Compendium of Materia Medica

Volume Two

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Dragon Pearl	Sweet Dew Seed	Eventide	Orchid Root	Earth Blood	Child’s Daisy	Wild Ginger	Fragrant Herb
Red Pearl Common Rush original: "Shilongchu."	Ground Silkworm original: "Dican," a nickname for the tubers of Chinese Artichoke. Sweet Banana Seed	Mimosa Tree original: "Hehuan," the "Silk Tree." Royal Brigade	Thoroughwort Ledebouriella original: "Fangfeng," an important root for treating "wind" ailments.	Gromwell original: "Zicao," used for purple dye. Madder original: "Qiancao," used for red dye.	Thoroughwort Water Horehound	Wild Ginger original: "Duruo." Horse-hoof Fragrance	Green Smoke Basil
Immortal Herb	Thunder Ball	Night Closer	Medicinal Seed	Wood Peony	Leaking Gourd	Fragrant Perilla	Ground Sinew
Spike Moss original: "Juanbai," known for its ability to revive when soaked in water. Lilyturf	Bamboo Poria original: "Zhuling," a medicinal fungus. Ghost Mallow	Mimosa Tree Fo-ti original: "Heshouwu."	Fritillary original: "Beimu." Round Medicinal Seed	Tree Peony Red Peony Root	Musk Thistle original: "Feilian." Demon Sesame	Justicia original: "Juechuang." Water Stachys	White Cogongrass Root Pipe Reed Root
Bitter Daisy	Horse Thistle	Mulberry-Bearer	Self-heal	White Hyacinth Orchid	Orchid Root	Mouse Aunt	Douliang Fragrance
Wild Chrysanthemum Lotus Plumule The bitter heart of the lotus seed.	Wood Thistle Japanese Thistle original: "Dajie."	Astragalus original: "Huangqi." Inula Flower	Winter-enduring Herb original: "Naidongcao." Motherwort Seed	Linked Connection A reference to the way the orchid's tubers are joined. Solomon’s Seal	Thoroughwort White Cogongrass	Tree Peony Woodlouse original: "Shufuchong." It is notable that a plant and an insect share this folk name.	Thoroughwort Water Horehound