Herb Database
Medicinal Herbs
Explore herbs from TCM and Western traditions with detailed properties, safety data, and clinical evidence.
Shan Ci Gu
Cremastra appendiculata (D.Don) Makino
Cremastra pseudobulb, 山慈菇
herb cool sweetpungent
Parts: bulb
Shan Dou Gen
Sophora tonkinensis Gagnep.
Bushy Sophora Root, 山豆根
shrub cold bitter
Parts: root
Shan Hai Luo
Unknown
Lance Asiabell Root
neutral sweetpungent
Shan Yang Jiao
Unknown
cold salty
Shan Yao
Dioscorea opposita Thunb.
Chinese yam, 山药
vine neutral sweet
Parts: rhizome
Shan Zha
Crataegus pinnatifida Bge. var. major N.E.Br.
Hawthorn fruit, 山楂
tree warm soursweet
Parts: fruit
Shan Zhu Yu
Cornus officinalis Sieb. et Zucc.
Cornelian Cherry Fruit, 山茱萸
tree warm sour
Parts: fruit
Shang Lu
Phytolacca acinosa Roxb.
Poke root, 商陆
herb cold bitter
Parts: root
She Chuang Zi
Cnidium monnieri (L.) Cuss.
Cnidium fruit, 蛇床子
herb warm pungentbitter
Parts: fruit
She Fu Zi
Agkistrodon halys (Pallas)
Hemsley Rockvine Root, 蛇附子
warm sweet
She Gan
Iris domestica (L.) Goldblatt & Mabb. (syn. Belamcanda chinensis (L.) DC.)
Blackberry lily rhizome, 射干
herb cold bitter
Parts: rhizome
She Han Shi
Unknown
Oxidized Iron Pyrite
cold sweet