Herb Database
Medicinal Herbs
Explore herbs from TCM and Western traditions with detailed properties, safety data, and clinical evidence.
Xiao Ji
Cirsium setosum (Willd.) MB.
Field Thistle Herb, 小蓟
herb cool sweetbitter
Parts: whole-plant
Xiao Mai
Triticum aestivum L.
Wheat grain, 小麦
grass cool sweet
Parts: seed
Xiao Shi
Nitrokalite (KNO₃)
Saltpetre, 消石
cold bittersalty
Xiao Tong Cao
Stachyurus himalaicus Hook.f. et Thoms.
Stachyurus pith, 小通草
shrub cold sweetbland
Parts: stem
Xie Bai
Allium macrostemon Bge.
Chinese garlic bulb, 薤白
herb warm pungentbitter
Parts: bulb
Xin Yi (Hua)
Unknown
Magnolia Flower Yulan
tree warm pungent
Parts: flower
Xin Yi Hua
Magnolia biondii Pamp.
Magnolia flower bud, 辛夷花
tree warm pungent
Parts: flower
Xing Ren
Prunus armeniaca
Apricot, Apricot Kernel, Apricot Seed
tree warm bitter
Parts: seed
Xiong Dan
Unknown
Bear Gallbladder
cold bitter
Xiong Huang
As4S4 (arsenic sulfide mineral of the realgar group)
Realgar, 雄黄
warm pungentbitter
Xu Chang Qing
Cynanchum paniculatum (Bge.) Kitag.
Paniculate swallowwort root, 徐长卿
herb warm pungent
Parts: rhizome
Xu Duan
Dipsacus asperoides C. Y. Cheng et T. M. Ai
Teasel root, 续断
herb warm bitterpungent
Parts: root