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Herbs in Chinese Pinyin Name     Index S

by: Joe Hing Kwok Chu

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Toxicity of Some Herbs         Side Effect of Some Herbs

Select the First Letter of Herbs in Latin  Names: 

A    

  

C   

D,E,F,G

H,I,J,K,L

 M,N,O

 P,Q,R  

  S,T.  

U,V.X,Z

Select the First Letter of Herbs in Chinese Names:

 AB 

 C 

 E,F,G

 H 

 I,J  

K,L,M,N,O

P,Q,R

 S

 T  

 

 X 

 Y 

 Z 

  Pinyin

Chinese

Latin

Uses

san leng

三 棱 Scirpus maritimus, L.  
san qi 三 七 Panax pseudoginseng, Wall.  
san qi cao 三 七 草 Gynura pinnatifida, D.C.  
sang, sang bai pi 桑 , 桑 白 皮 Morus bombycis, Koidz.;Morus australis Poir.; Morus multicaulis,    
sang shen 桑椹

Morus australis Poir.;

Morus multicaulis,

Morus bombycis 

 
sha ren 砂 仁 Amomum xanthioides, Wallich as diuretics, diuretics, getting rid of puss, making mentrual periods easier.
sha shen 沙 參 Adenophora verticillata, Fisch  
shan ci gu 山 慈 菇

Cremastra variabilis (Bl.) Nakai

 
shan dao nian 山道年    
shan dou gen 山 豆 根 Euchresta japonica, Benth.  
shan jiao 山 椒 Xanthoxylum piperitum, D.C.  
shan ma huang 山 麻 黃 Ephedra distachya﹔Ephedra  equisetina.﹔Ephedra  sinica.  
shan nai Kaempferia galanga L.  
shan yao 山 藥 Dioscorea batatas, Decne.﹔ Dioscorea guingueloba, Thunb  
shan zha 山 楂 Crataegus cuneata, S. et. Z.  
shan zha Crataegus  oxyacantha.  
shan zha Crataegus  Pinnatifida, Bze.  
shan zhi zi 山 梔 子 Gardenia florida, L.  
shan zhu yu 山 茱 萸 Cornus officinalis, Sieb. et Zucc.  
shang lu 蔏 陸

Phytolacca acinosa Roxb. 

var. esculenta.﹔ 

var. Kaempferi.﹔

var. esculenta.

 
shao_yao 芍藥 Paeonia albiflora Pallas, var. trichocarpa, B  
she chuang zi 蛇床子 Selinum monnieri, L.  
she gan 射 干 Belamcanda chinensis, Lam  
she xiang 麝 香 Moschus moschiferus, L.  
she zu shi shan 蛇 足 石 杉 Huperzia serrata Thunb  
shen qu 神麴﹐六神麴,建神麴。 Medicata Fermentita Fujianensis Massa indigestion, lack of appetite, flatulence, diarrhea due to spleen deficient, stomach flu. 消化不良,食慾不振,飲食積滯,胸腹脹滿,脾虛泄瀉,胃腸流行性感冒。
sheng di huang 生地黃 Rehmannia glutinosa Libosch   
sheng jiang 生 姜 Zingiber offcinale, Boscoe.  
sheng ma 升 麻 Cimicifuga foetida, L. var, intermedia, Regel﹔Cimicifuga heracleifolia, Kom.  
shi Diospyros chinsenis, Bl.; Diospyros kaki, L. f.  
shi chang pu 石 菖蒲 Acorus gramineus, Soland  
shi cao 蓍 草 Achillea millefolium, Linn.  consumption. In the West it has been used in: colic, common cold, sore throat from cold, Crohn's disease, indigestion and hearthburn, painful menstruation, premenstrual syndrome, ulcerative colitis, and overactive thyroid
shi hu 石 斛 Dendrobium monielforme, Kranzl.; Dendrobium nobile, Lindl.  
shi jue ming 石 決 明 Halitotis gigatea, Chem.  
shi jun zi 使 君 子 Quisqualis indica, L.  
shi liu 石 榴 Punica granatum. L.  
shi luo 蒔 蘿 Anenthum graveolens L.  
shi shang bai 石 上 柏 Selaginella doederleinii, Hieron  
shi suan 石 蒜 Lycoris ratiata.  
shi wei 石 葦 Pyrrosia lingua, Thunb. clear damp heat and unblock pain in urination, stop bleeding in urinary tracks, uterus, and digestive tracks, clear phlegm, clear lung heat that causes heat coughs and wheezing
shi zhu yu 茱 萸 Fagara ailanthoides, Engl.  
shu chong 庶 蟲 Eupolyphaga sinensis Walker correct blood stasis, and external use for polio 
shu di huang 熟地黃 Rehmannia glutinosa Libosch 
shu gu jiang huang 束骨薑黃 Curcuma xanthorrhiza  for getting rid of toxins in the liver
shui hong hua zi 水紅花子

Polygonum Orientalis L.

 
shui xian 水 仙 Narcissus tazetta, L. Var. chinensis., R.  
su he xiang 蘇合香 Liquidambar orientalis Mill.
su mu 蘇 木 Caesalpinia sappan, L  
su xing hua 素磬花﹐大茉莉花 Jasminum officinalis. Fam. Oleaceae.  
suan zao ren 酸 棗 仁 Zizyphus vulgaris Lam. var. spinosa, (Bunge.) Huex H.F. Chow  

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