Medicinal Herbs
Explore herbs from TCM and Western traditions with detailed properties, safety data, and clinical evidence.
Yu Xing Cao
Houttuynia cordata
Fishy-smelling Herb, Chameleon Plant, Fish Mint
Yu Yu Liang
Limonite (FeO(OH))
Limonite, 禹余粮
Yu zhu
Polygonatum odoratum (Mill.) Druce
Solomon's seal rhizome, 玉竹
Zang Qing Guo
Terminalia chebula Retz.
Immature Terminalia fruit, 藏青果
Zanthoxylum nitidum
Zanthoxylum nitidum
shiny-leaf prickly-ash, 两面针 (Liang Mian Zhen)
Zanthoxylum piperitum
Zanthoxylum piperitum
Japanese pepper, Japanese prickly ash
Zanthoxylum rhoifolium
Zanthoxylum rhoifolium
Prickly ash
Zanthoxylum simulans
Zanthoxylum simulans
flatspine prickly ash, Chinese pepper
Zao Fan
Melanterite (ferrous sulfate, FeSO4·7H2O)
Melanterite Ferrous Sulfate
Zao Jiao
Gleditsia sinensis Lam.
Gleditsia Fruit Chinese
Zao Jiao Ci
Gleditsia sinensis Lam.
Chinese Honeylocust Spine, 皂角刺
Zao Xin Tu
N/A (not derived from a living organism; this is baked earth from a traditional wood-burning stove hearth)
Hearth Center Earth, 灶心土