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Herb Identification

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Licensed Acupuncturist and Practitioner of Chinese Medicine

John S. Aguilar Jr., L.Ac.

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The following photos were taken of the herbs from my pharmacy in Denver. (We get our herbs from Nu Herbs Company in Oakland, CA).

The first name listed is the Chinese pin-yin name, with common variations given in parantheses and modifiers following the name. Next listed, in italix, is the species as listed in the Nu Herbs 2007-2008 Professional Catalog. This is followed by the common English name(s).

Multiple names and quality pictures are important for herb identification, as any given herb may be known by several names, Chinese, English, pharmaceutical, botanical, etc. and may look different depending on source, cut, grade, quality, etc.

If you would like to search for an herb by a name other than the Chinese pin-yin, go the Home Page and use the search box left side of your screen.

Alphabetical by Chinese Pin-yin Name

Ai Ye Artemisia argyi; Folium Mugwort leaf; artmesia Top of Page Ba Ji Tian Morinda officinalis; Radix Praeparata Morinda root Top of Page (Bai) Bian Dou Dolichos lablab; Semen Hyacinth bean Top of Page Bai Dou Kou Amomum kravanh; Fructus Round cardamom Top of Page Bai He Lilium spp; Bulbus Lily bulb Top of Page Bai Hua She She Cao Oldenlandia diffusa; Herba Oldenlandia Top of Page Bai Jiang Cao Patrinia spp; Herba Patrinia Top of Page Bai Shao (Yao) Paeonia lactiflora; Radix White peony root Top of Page Bai Zhi Angelica dahurica; Radix Angelica root *Note - There is another popular Chinese herb, Dang Gui, that is known as 'Chinese angelica root'. Top of Page Bai Zhu Atractylodes macrocephala; Rhizoma White atractylodes Top of Page Bai Zi Ren Platycladus orientalis; semen Biota seed Top of Page Ban Len Gen, Bei (Northern, True) Isatis indigotica; Radix Isatis root; Woad root Top of Page (Fa) Ban Xia, prepared with Gan Cao and Shi Hui Pinellia ternata; Rhizome cum Zingerberis Pinellia Top of Page (Bei) Sha Shen Glehnia littoralis; Radix Glehnia Top of Page Bei Xie Dioscorea hypoglauca; Rhizoma Top of Page Bie Jie [Carapax Amydae Sinensis] Chinese soft-shelled turtle shell Top of Page Bo He Mentha spp; Herba Field mint Top of Page Bu Gu Zhi, zhi Psoralea corylifolia; Fructus Psoralea fruit Top of Page

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John Aguilar, Jr. 2008