Herb Database

Medicinal Herbs

Explore herbs from TCM and Western traditions with detailed properties, safety data, and clinical evidence.

Showing 1585–1596 of 2046 herbs

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She Han Shi

Limonitum (limonite concretion, hydrated ferric oxide)

Oxidized Iron Pyrite

cold sweet 2 systematic reviews · 5 studies on record

Shellflower

Pistia stratiotes

Shellflower

herb Traditional use

She Mei

Duchesnea indica (Andrews) Focke

Indian Strawberry Snake

herb cold sweetbitter 4 studies on record

Sheng Di Huang

Rehmannia glutinosa (Gaertn.) DC.

Rehmannia Root Chinese

herb cold sweetbitter 2 RCTs · 7 studies on record

Sheng Jiang

Zingiber officinale Rosc.

Fresh ginger rhizome, 生姜

herb warm pungent 2 systematic reviews on record

Sheng Jiang Pi

Zingiber officinale Rosc.

Fresh ginger peel, 生姜皮

herb cool pungent 1 RCT · 2 studies on record

Sheng Ma

Cimicifuga foetida L., Cimicifuga dahurica (Turcz.) Maxim., Cimicifuga heracleifolia Kom.

Cimicifuga rhizome, 升麻

herb cool pungentsweet 2 systematic reviews · 7 studies on record

Sheng Tie Luo

Fe₃O₄ (Ferrosoferric oxide, from Magnetite ore)

Iron filings, 生铁落

cool pungent 1 RCT on record

Sheng Yao

Red mercuric oxide (HgO; mercury sublimate)

Mercuric Oxide

hot pungent 4 studies on record

Shen Jin Cao

Lycopodium japonicum Thunb.

Club moss herb, 伸筋草

fern warm bitterpungent 5 studies on record

Shen Qu

N/A (fermented preparation of flour, Polygonum hydropiper, Artemisia annua, Prunus armeniaca, Vigna angularis, Xanthium sibiricum)

Medicated leaven, 神曲

warm sweetpungent 6 studies on record

She Tui (Pi)

Elaphe taeniura Cope

Snake Skin Slough

neutral sweetsalty 2 studies on record