The TCM medical garden currently comprises about 100 of the most commonly used plants for the production of TCM medicines. This basic assortment is to be expanded continuously to around 200 plants. In the following, you will find an overview of the plants in the garden as well as the medicines obtained from them.
Sources:
The drawings of medicinal plants were created by Lilian Lai Bensky and taken out of the book Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica (3rd edition) by Dan Bensky, Steven Clavey and Erich Stoeger. They are reproduced here with the permission of Eastland Press.
001. Achyranthes bidentata
牛膝 niu xi
Medicines made from this plant:
淮牛膝 huai niu xi (Achyranthis bidentatae Radix)
001. Characteristics
Amaranthaceae
Height: 90 cm
Origin:
all of
China, except in northeast
淮牛膝 huai niu xi (Achyranthis bidentatae Radix)
Temperature: neutral
Properties: bitter, sour
Meridian: liver, kidney
002. Aconitum carmichaelii
乌头 wu tou
Medicines made from this plant:
乌头 wu tou (Aconiti Radix Praep.)
附子 fu zi (Aconiti Radix Lateralis Praep.)
002.
Characteristics
Ranunculaceae
Height: 80 cm
Origin: Sichuan, Yunnan
乌头 wu tou (Aconiti Radix Praep.)
Temperature: heiss
Properties
:
acrid, bitter, sehr toxisch
Meridian: Liver, Milz
附子 fu zi (Aconiti Radix Lateralis Praep.)
Temperature: heiss
Properties:
acrid, toxic
Meridian: heart, kidney, spleen
003. Acorus calamus var. angustatus
金钱蒲 jin qian pu
Medicines made from this plant:
石菖蒲shi chang pu (Acori Tatarinowii Rhizoma)
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003.
Characteristics
Araceae
Height: 70 cm
Origin:
all of
South China
石菖蒲 shi chang pu (Acori Tatarinowii Rhizoma)
Temperature: warm
Properties:
acrid, bitter, aromatic
Meridian: heart, stomach
005. Albizia julibrissin
合欢 he huane
Medicines made from this plant:
合欢皮 he huan pi (Albiziae Cortex) /合欢花 he huan hua (Albiziae Flos)
005.
Characteristics
Fabaceae
Height: 6 m
Origin: Central China, Southwest China
合欢皮 he huan pi (Albiziae Cortex)
Temperature: neutral
Properties: sweet
Meridian: heart, liver
合欢花 he huan hua (Albiziae Flos)
Temperature: neutral
Properties: sweet
Meridian: liver, stomach
007. Angelica dahurica
白芷 bai zhi
Medicines made from this plant:
白芷 bai zhi (Angelicae Dahuricae Radix)
007.
Characteristics
Apiaceae
Height: 1.20 m
Origin: North and middle China, mountains in the southwest
白芷 bai zhi (Angelicae Dahuricae Radix)
Temperature: warm
Properties:
acrid
Meridian: lungs, stomach, spleen
009. Arisaema erubescens
A. erubescens 一把伞南星
yi ba san nan xing
Medicines made from this plant:
天南星 tian nan xing (Arisaematis Rhizoma)
010. Artemisia annua
黄花蒿 huang hua hao
Medicines made from this plant:
青蒿 qing hao (Artemisiae Annuae Herba)
010.
Characteristics
Height:
Origin:
天南星 tian nan xing (Arisaematis Rhizoma)
Temperature: warm
Properties: bitter,
acrid, toxic
Meridian: liver ,
lungs
, spleen
青蒿 qing hao (Artemisiae Annuae Herba)
Temperatur: kalt
properties: bitter,
acrid
Meridian: kidney, liver, gallbladder
012. Iris domestica (Syn. Belamcanda chinensis)
射干 she gan
012.
Characteristics
Iridaceae
Height: 50 cm
Origin:
all of
China
射干 she gan (Belamcandae Rhizoma)
Temperature: cold
Properties: bitter
Meridian:
lungs
023. Eleutherococcus senticosus (Syn. Acanthopanax senticosus)
刺五加 ci wu jia
Medicines made from this plant:
刺五加 ci wu jia (Acanthopanacis Senticosi Radix et Rhizoma seu Caulis)
023.
Characteristics
Araliaceae
Height: 5 m
Origin: Central and North China
刺五加 ci wu jia (Acanthopanacis Senticosi Radix et Rhizoma seu Caulis)
Temperature: warm
Properties:
acrid,
slightly
bitter
Meridian: spleen, heart,
kidney
027. Reynoutria multiflora (Syn. Fallopia multiflora)
何首乌 he shou wu
Chinesischer Staudenknöterich
Medicines made from this plant:
何首乌 he shou wu (Polygoni Multiflori Radix)
夜交藤 ye jiao teng (Polygoni Multiflori Cauli)
027.
Characteristics
Polygonaceae
Height: 2.50 m
Origin:
Central and South China
何首乌 he shou wu (Polygoni Multiflori Radix)
Temperature: neutral
Properties: bitter, sweet, adstringent
Meridian: liver, heart, large intestine
夜交藤 ye jiao teng (Polygoni Multiflori Caul)
Temperatur: neutral
Properties: sweet
Meridian: heart, liver
029. Forsythia suspensa
连翘 lian qiao
Medicines made from this plant:
连翘 lian qiao (Forsythiae Fructus)
029.
Characteristics
Oleaceae
Height: 150 cm
Origin:
Central and North China
连翘 lian qiao (Forsythiae Fructus)
Temperature:
slightly cold
Properties: bitter,
slightly
acrid
Meridian: heart,
lungs, gallbladder
032. Glycyrrhiza uralensis
甘草 gan cao
Medicines made from this plant:
甘草 gan cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma)
032.
Characteristics
Fabaceae
Height: 150 cm
Origin: North China
甘草 gan cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma)
Temperature: neutral
Properties: sweet
Meridian: all 12 meridians, mainly heart, lungs, spleen, stomach
042. Magnolia officinalis var. biloba
厚朴 hou po
Medicines made from this plant:
厚朴 hou po (Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex)
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042.
Characteristics
Magnoliaceae
Height: 12 m
Origin: Central and South China
厚朴 hou po (Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex)
Temperature: warm
Properties: bitter,
acrid
Meridian: large intestine, lungs, spleen, stomach
043. Melia azedarach (Syn. M. toosendan)
川楝chuan lian
Medicines made from this plant:
川楝子chuan lian zi (Toosendan Fructus)
043.
Characteristics
Meliaceae
Height: 20 m
Origin: Sichuan
川楝子 chuan lian zi (Toosendan Fructus)
Temperature: cold
Properties: bitter,
slightly
toxic
Meridian: bladder, liver, small intestine, stomach
044. Mentha canadensis (Syn. M. haplocalyx)
薄荷 bo he
Medicines made from this plant:
薄荷 bo he (Menthae Herba, Menthae Haplocalycis Herba)
044.
Characteristics
Lamiaceae
Height: 30 cm
Origin:
all of
China
薄荷 bo he (Menthae Herba, Menthae Haplocalycis Herba)
Temperature: cool
Properties:
acrid, aromatic
Meridian:
lungs
, liver
046. Oryza sativa
稻 dao
Medicines made from this plant:
梗米 jing mi (Oryzae Sativae Semen), 稻芽 dao ya (Oryzae Fructus germinatus)
046.
Characteristics
Ranunculaceae
Height: 80 cm
Origin: Sichuan, Yunnan
梗米 jing mi (Oryzae Sativae Semen)
Temperatur: cool
Properties: sweet
Meridian: spleen, stomach
稻芽 dao ya (Oryzae Fructus germinatus)
Temperatur: neutral
Properties: sweet
Meridian: spleen, stomach
047. Paeonia lactiflora
芍药 shao yao
Medicines made from this plant:
白芍 bai shao (Paeoniae Radix Alba)
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047.
Characteristics
Paeoniaceae
Height: 60 cm
Origin: North China
白芍 bai shao (Paeoniae Radix Alba)
Temperature:
slightly cold
Properties: bitter,
sour
Meridian: liver, spleen
048. Paeonia x suffruticosa
牡丹 mu dan
Medicines made from this plant:
牡丹皮 mu dan pi (Moutan Cortex
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048.
Characteristics
Paeoniaceae
Height: 1 m
Origin: Anhui, Henan
牡丹皮 mu dan pi (Moutan Cortex)
Temperature:
slightly cold
Properties:
acrid, bitter
Meridian: heart, liver, kidney
049. Paeonia anomala subsp. veitchii
川赤芍 chuan chi shao
Medicines made from this plant:
赤芍药 chi shao (yao) (Paeoniae Radix Rubra)
049.
Characteristics
Paeoniaceae
Height: 50 cm
Origin: Sichuan
赤芍药 chi shao (yao) (Paeoniae Radix Rubra)
Temperature:
slightly cold
Properties:
sour, bitter
Meridian: liver, spleen
052. Perilla frutescens
紫苏 zi su
Medicines made from this plant:
紫苏叶 zi su ye (Perillae Folium, Folium Perillae Frutescentis)/紫苏子zi su zi ( Perillae Fructus) / 紫苏梗 zi su geng (Perillae Caulis)
052.
Characteristics
Lamiaceae
Height: 80 cm
Origin:
all of
China
紫苏叶 zi su ye (Perillae Folium, Folium Perillae Frutescentis)
Temperature: warm
Properties:
acrid, aromatic
Meridian:
lungs, spleen
紫苏子 zi su zi ( Perillae Fructus)
Temperature: warm
Properties:
acrid
Meridian: large intestine, lungs
紫苏梗 zi su geng (Perillae Caulis)
Temperatur:
slightly
warm
Geschmack:
acrid, sweet
Meridian:
lungs, spleen, stomach
055. Phyllostachys nigra
紫竹 zi zhu
Medicines made from this plant:
竹茹 / 竹沥 zhu ru (Bambusae Caulis in Taenia) / zhu li (Bambusae Succus)
055.
Characteristics
Poaceae
Height: 8 m
Origin: all of China
竹茹 / 竹沥 zhu ru (Bambusae Caulis in Taenia)
Temperatur:
slightly cold
Properties: sweet
Meridian: lungs, stomach, gallbladder
zhu li (Bambusae Succus)
Temperature: cold
Properties: sweet
Meridian: heart, lungs, stomach
063. Rehmannia glutinosa
地黄 di huang
Medicines made from this plant:
生地黄 sheng di huang (Rehmanniae Radix);熟地黄 shu di huang (Rehmanniae Radix Praeparata, Rehmanniae Radix Conquitae)
063.
Characteristics
Scrophulariaceae
Height: 50 cm
Origin: North of Changjiang
地黄 di huang (Rehmanniae Radix)
Temperature: cold
Properties: sweet, bitter
Meridian: heart, kidney, liver
熟地黄 shu di huang (Rehmanniae Radix Praeparata, Rehmanniae Radix Conquitae)
Temperatur:
slightly
warm
Properties: sweet
Meridian: heart, kidney, liver
064. Rheum officinale
R. officinale 药用大黄
yao yong da huang
Medicines made from this plant:
大黄 da huang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma)
064.
Characteristics
Polygonaceae
Height: 2 m
Origin: High mountains of
West China
大黄 da huang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma)
Temperature: cold
Properties: bitter
Meridian: heart, large intestine, liver, stomach
065. Rhodiola rosea (Syn. Sedum roseum)
红景天 hong jing tian
Medicines made from this plant:
红景天 hong jing tian (Rhodiola Crenulatae Radix et Rhizoma)
065.
Characteristics
Crassulaceae
Height: 15 m
Origin: Northwest China, Grassland
红景天 hong jing tian (Rhodiola Crenulatae Radix et Rhizoma)
Temperature: cold
Properties: sweet,
acrid
Meridian: spleen, stomach,
lungs
066. Salvia miltiorrhiza
丹参 dan shen
066.
Characteristics
Lamiaceae
Height: 60 cm
Origin:
all of
China
丹参 dan shen (Salviae Miltiorrhizae Radix et Rhizoma)
Temperature:
slightly cold
Properties: bitter
Meridian: pericardium, heart, liver
068. Nepeta tenuifolia (Syn. Schizonepeta tenuifolia)
裂叶荆芥 lie ye jing jie
Medicines made from this plant:
荆芥 jing jie (Schizonepetae Herba)
068.
Characteristics
Lamiaceae
Height: 80 cm
Origin: Northeast China
荆芥 jing jie (Schizonepetae Herba)
Temperature:
slightly
warm
Properties:
acrid
Meridian: lungs, liver
070. Scutellaria barbata
半枝莲 ban zhi lian
Medicines made from this plant:
半枝莲 ban zhi lian (Scutellariae Barbatae Herba)
070.
Characteristics
Lamiaceae
Height: 30 cm
Origin: Central and South China
半枝莲 ban zhi lian (Scutellariae Barbatae Herba)
Temperature: cool
Properties:
acrid,
slightly
bitter
Meridian: liver, lungs, stomach
081. Ziziphus jujuba var. spinosa
酸枣 suan zao
Medicines made from this plant:
酸枣仁 suan zao ren (Ziziphi Spinosae Semen)
081.
Characteristics
Rhamnaceae
Height: 10 m
Origin: North China
酸枣仁 suan zao ren (Ziziphi Spinosae Semen)
Temperature: neutral
Properties: sweet,
sour
Meridian: gallbladder, heart, liver, spleen
086. Saposhnikovia divaricata
防风 fang feng
Medicines made from this plant:
防风 fang feng
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086.
Characteristics
Apiaceae
Height: 60 cm
Origin: Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Neimenggu, Shanxi, Hebei
防风 fang feng
Temperature:
slightly
warm
Properties:
acrid, sweet
Meridian: bladder, liver, spleen
087. Nelumbo nucifera
莲 lian
Medicines made from this plant:
莲子 lian zi, 藕节 oujie, 荷叶 he ye, 莲房 lian fang, 莲须 lian xu, 莲子心 lian zi xin
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087.
Characteristics
Nymphaeaceae
Height: bis 1.5 m
Origin: East Asia
莲子 lian zi, 藕节 oujie, 荷叶 he ye, 莲房 lian fang, 莲须 lian xu, 莲子心 lian zi xin
Temperature: cold
Properties: bitter
Meridian: heart, Perikard
089. Trichosanthes kirilowii
栝楼 gua lou
Medicines made from this plant:
瓜蒌皮gua lou pi
瓜蒌子gua lou zi
瓜蒌gua lou
天花粉tian hua fen
089.
Characteristics
Cucurbitaceae
Height: 2 m
Origin: North of Changjiang
瓜蒌皮 gua lou pi
Temperature: cold
Properties: sweet
Meridian: lungs, large intestine, stomach
瓜蒌子 gua lou zi
Temperature: cold
Properties: sweet
Meridian: lungs, large intestine, stomach
瓜蒌 gua lou
Temperature: cold
Properties: sweet
Meridian: lungs, large intestine, stomach
天花粉 tian hua fen
Temperature: cold
Properties: bitter,
slightly
sweet,
sour
Meridian:
lungs, stomach
107. Citrus medica var. sarcodactylis
佛手柑 foshougan
Medicines made from this plant:
佛手柑 Fo Shou Gan
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107.
Characteristics
Rutaceae
Height: bis 2m
Origin: Guangxi, SW Guizhou, Hainan, Sichuan, E Xizang, Yunnan [native to NE India and possibly Myanmar].
佛手柑 Fo Shou Gan
Temperature:
Properties:
Meridian:
119. Salvia przewalskii
甘西鼠尾草 gan xi shu wei cao
Medicines made from this plant:
Replacement for dan shen in Lijiang, Yunnan or qin jiao in Sichuan
119.
Characteristics
Lamiaceae
Height: 60cm
Origin: Gansu, Sichuan, Yunnan
Ersatz für dan shen in Lijiang, Yunnan oder für qin jiao in Sichuan
Temperature:
slightly cold
Properties: bitter, würzig
Meridian: heart, pericardium, liver
124. Zingiber officinale
姜 jiang
Medicines made from this plant:
生姜 sheng jiang
干姜 gan jiang
炮姜 pao jiang
生姜皮 sheng jiang pi
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124.
Characteristics
Zingiberaceae
Height: 120cm
Origin:
all of
China
生姜/干姜/炮姜 /生姜皮 sheng jiang/gan jiang/ pao jiang, sheng jiang pi
Temperature:
Properties:
Meridian:
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