Compendium of Materia Medica

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Foreign Mint Asiatic Pennywort original: "Jixuecao," literally "Accumulated Snow Grass."	Wild Safflower Peking Spurge original: "Daji," a potent and somewhat toxic purgative root.	Wild Carrot	Wild Melon Superior Melon	Black Dog-Spine Fern Holly Fern original: "Guanzhong," a common fern rhizome used to clear heat and toxins.	Local Wild Ginger False Wintergreen original: "Duheng."	Grass Heavenly Hero Grass shaped like an orchid A variant of Aconite.	Woody False Hellebore Deer-Lily
Camphor Mint Water Mint original: "Shuisu."	Bamboo Garden Coriander Japanese Fern Spores original: "Haijinsha," literally "Sea Golden Sand."	Grass Aconite Root Holly Fern Note the repeated use of Guanzhong as a substitute name.	Wild Daylily Blackberry Lily original: "Shegan."	Grass Dragon’s Blood Creeping Spurge original: "Dijin," literally "Earth Brocade."	Fawn-Ear Wild Ginger Chloranthus original: "Jiyi."	Grass Aconite Accessory Nutgrass original: "Xiangfu," one of the most important herbs for regulating Qi.	Mountain Buckwheat Red Ground-Profit original: "Chidili."
Blue Clam Powder Indigo original: "Qingdai," a blue pigment made from fermented leaves.	Wild Garden Coriander Centipeda Herb original: "Ebushi cao," literally "Grass that Geese won't eat."	Wild Fennel Cumin original: "Maqin."	Wild Asparagus Root Stemona Root original: "Baibu," used primarily for coughs and parasites.	Water Morinda Nutgrass	Grass Iris Head Iris original: "Yuwei," meaning "Kite's Tail."	Earth Aconite Accessory Wild Aconite original: "Caowutou," a highly toxic root when not processed.	Standing Buckwheat Dock original: "Yangti," meaning "Sheep's Hoof."