Forsythia ~ Forsythia suspensa
Forsythia Latin name: Forsythia suspensa Family: Oleaceae Part used: fruit (mainly), flowers, leaves, root Habitat:China, cultivated in temperate regions worldwide Main constituents: …
Honeysuckle ~ Lonicera caprifolium
Honeysuckle Latin name: Lonicera caprifolium Family: Caprifoliaceae Part used: flowers (mainly), leaves, seeds, juice, bark Habitat: widespread in temperate zones Main constituents: …
Isatidis ~ Isatis tinctoria (English name is “woad”)
Isatidis Latin name: Isatis tinctoria (English name is “woadâ€) Family: Cruciferae Part used: leaf, root (mainly) Habitat: cultivated worldwide Main constituents: indigo, …
Tree Peony ~ Paeonia moutan/suffruticosa
Tree peony Latin name: Paeonia moutan/suffruticosa Family: Ranunculaceae Part used: root bark Habitat: throughoutChina Main constituents: gallic acid, paeonol, paeonoside, paeonolide, apiopaeonoside …
Rehmannia Root (Chinese foxglove) ~ Rehmanniae glutinosae
Rehmannia root (Chinese foxglove) Latin name: Rehmanniae glutinosae Family: Scrophulariaceae Part used: root Habitat: native toChina Main constituents: rehmanniosides, calcium, zinc, rehmaglutins …
Lotus ~ Nelumbo nucifera
Lotus Latin name: Nelumbo nucifera Family: Nymphaeceae Part used: seeds and root, leaves, sprout Habitat: freshwater; native toSingapore Main constituents: root: asparagine, …
Rhubarb ~ Rheum palmatum
Rhubarb Latin name: Rheum palmatum Family: Polygonaceae Part used: rhizome Habitat: cultivated worldwide Main constituents: anthraquinone derivatives (chrysophanic acid, emodin), tannins Energetics: …
Bupleurum (Hare’s Ear) ~ Bupleurum falcatum
Bupleurum (Hare’s Ear) Latin name: Bupleurum falcatum Family: Apiaceae Part used: root Habitat:E. Asia Main constituents: triterpenoid saponins (saikosaponins) Energetics: bitter, cooling …
Kudzu ~ Pueraria lobata
Kudzu Latin name: Pueraria lobata Family: Leguminosae Part used: root Habitat: native to E. Asia; considered a weed in the southern USA …
Chrysanthemum ~ Chrysanthemum morifolium or Chrysanthemum indicum
Chrysanthemum Latin name: Chrysanthemum morifolium or Chrysanthemum indicum Family: Asteraceae Part used: flowers (mainly), leaves, bark Habitat: native to Mediterranean, cultivated in …