A Comprehensive Guide to the Origins of Traditional Chinese Medicinal Materials—A Collector’s Edition!
Release Date:
2021-07-13
Authentic medicinal materials represent a unique, comprehensive standard for evaluating the quality of high-grade Chinese medicinal herbs that originated in ancient times; they also serve as a distinctive, integrated criterion for quality control in the field of Chinese pharmacology. It is generally believed that: “ Authentic medicinal materials “refers to Chinese medicinal materials that have been rigorously selected through long-term clinical application in traditional Chinese medicine, are produced in specific geographic regions, exhibit superior quality and therapeutic efficacy compared with the same species of medicinal materials grown in other regions, demonstrate consistent quality, and enjoy high recognition.” 。
| Commonly Used Authentic Medicinal Materials | ||
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| Types | Main producing area | Specific Chinese medicinal materials |
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1. Sichuan Medicine |
Sichuan, Tibet, etc. |
Fritillaria cirrhosa 、 Chuanxiong 、 Coptis 、 Aconite 、 Aconite , Ophiopogon, Salvia miltiorrhiza 、 Dried Ginger 、 Angelica dahurica 、 Tianma 、 Chuan Niuxi 、 Melia toosendan , Melia toosendan bark, Dipsacus asperoides, Sichuan pepper, Phellodendron bark 、 Houpu , Herba Lysimachiae, Galla Chinensis, Cordyceps sinensis, musk, and others |
| 2 Guangzhou Pharmaceutical (South Pharmaceutical) | Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, and Taiwan | Yangchun Sand 、 Patchouli , Guang Jinqiancao, benefit Wisdom and benevolence 、 Dried Tangerine Peel , Sophora root, gecko, Cinnamon , Curcuma wenyujin, Sappan wood, Morinda officinalis , galangal, star anise, Citrus grandis peel , camphor, cinnamon twig, Areca nut Wait |
| 3 cloud medicine | Yunnan | Three-seven 、 Agarwood 、 Paris polyphylla , Poria, Rauvolfia, Terminalia, Amomum tsao-ko 、 Strychnos seeds 、 Catechu Wait |
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4. Expensive medicine |
Guizhou |
Asparagus 、 Tianma 、 Polygonatum 、 Eucommia 、 Evodia rutaecarpa , gallnuts, Cinnabar Wait |
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5. Medicinal Herbs |
Henan |
“ The Four Great Huai Medicinals ”— Rehmannia 、 Achyranthes 、 Chinese yam 、 Chrysanthemum ; as well as Hedyotis diffusa, Trichosanthes kirilowii, Angelica dahurica, Magnolia biondii, Carthamus tinctorius, Lonicera japonica, Cornus officinalis, and others. |
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6. Zhejiang Pharmaceutical |
Zhejiang |
“ Eight Flavors of Xizhou ”— Fritillaria thunbergii 、 Atractylodes 、 Corydalis 、 Warm Turmeric 、 Scrophularia 、 Hangzhou White Peony 、 Hangzhou Chrysanthemum 、 Hang Ophiopogon ; and Cornus fruit Curcuma, Angelica dahurica, Gardenia, Black Plum, and Chinese Rat Snake, among others. |
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7. Closing the medicine cabinet |
North of Shanhaiguan, the three northeastern provinces, and eastern Inner Mongolia |
Ginseng 、 Deer antler 、 Asarum , Liaoning Schisandra, Windproof 、 Guan Huangbo 、 Gentian , Fritillaria cirrhosa, Acanthopanax senticosus, Cimicifuga heracleifolia, Platycodon grandiflorus, toad oil, Licorice , Ephedra, Astragalus, Red Peony Root, Atractylodes, and others |
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8. Northern Medicine |
Hebei, Shandong, Shanxi, and central Inner Mongolia |
Codonopsis , Ziziphus jujuba seed, Bupleurum , Angelica dahurica, Glehnia root, Isatis root, Large Green Leaf 、 Indigo , Scutellaria, Cyperus rotundus, Anemarrhena, Hawthorn, Honeysuckle , Forsythia, Peach Kernel, Bitter Almond, Coix Seed, Fennel Seed, Jujube, Periploca forrestii Bark, Ejiao , whole scorpion, earth beetle, talc, ochre, etc. |
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9. South China Pharmaceutical |
South of the Yangtze River and north of the Nanling Mountains (including Hunan, Hubei, Jiangsu, Anhui, Fujian, and other provinces). |
Aconite and Atractylodes, Nansha Shen 、 Prince Ginseng , Codonopsis pilosula, Citrus aurantium fruit 、 Citrus aurantium peel , Moutan Bark, Papaya , black plum, mugwort leaf, peppermint, turtle shell, soft-shelled turtle shell, toad venom, centipede, Chinese rat snake, gypsum, alisma, Lotus seed 、 Polygonatum Wait |
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10. Northwest medicine |
The vast region west of Xi’an, the starting point of the “Silk Road” (including Shaanxi, Gansu, Ningxia, Qinghai, Xinjiang, and western Inner Mongolia) |
Rhubarb 、 Angelica , Qin Jiao, Qin Pi, Notopterygium 、 Goji berries ,银柴胡,党参, Lithospermum 、 Asafoetida Wait |
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11. hide medicine |
Qinghai-Tibet Plateau region |
Cordyceps 、 Snow Lotus 、 Fritillaria cirrhosa 、 Rhodiola , as well as Gansong, Hu Huanglian, Tibetan Wood Fragrance, Tibetan Acorus, Emblica, Terminalia chebula, musk, and others. |
All over the country Major Chinese medicinal materials grown in provinces and cities (province/city By first letter Sort) :
Anhui :
Prince’s Ginseng, Southern Sand Ginseng, Cornus leaves, Lotus stamens, Prunella (sphere), Ligustrum fruit, Peony, Lysimachia, Asarum, Epimedium, Houttuynia, Peony, Isatis indigotica, Stemona, Smilax glabra, Atractylodes, Pinellia, Angelica pubescens, Platycladus orientalis, Papaya Peucedanum praeruptorum, Eucommia ulmoides, Lysimachia christinae, Honeysuckle, Ampelopsis japonica, Cynanchum atratum, Smilax glabra, Pueraria lobata, Rubia cordifolia, Aristolochia debilis, Sanguisorba officinalis, Stephania tetrandra, Artemisia argyi, Sparganium stoloniferum, Phytolacca acinosa, Belamcanda chinensis, Gastrodia elata, Lindera aggregata, Cyperus rotundus, Polygonatum sibiricum, Crataegus pinnatifida, Polygonatum odoratum, Aster tataricus, Piper betle, Rosa laevigata, Ziziphus jujuba, Morus alba, Lepidium sativum, Perilla frutescens, Albizzia cortex, Lophatherum gracile, Chrysanthemum indicum, Lobelia chinensis, Cirsium japonicum, Potentilla discolor, Testudinis carapax, Rana chensinensis, Scolopendra subspinipes, and others.
Beijing :
Motherwort, Polygonatum, Scutellaria, Anemarrhena, Atractylodes, Ziziphus jujuba, Dianthus superbus, Bupleurum, Polygala, and others.
Chongqing :
Pinellia, Ophiopogon, Coptis, Eucommia, Magnolia bark, Fagopyrum dibotrys, Curculigo orchioides, and others.
Fujian :
Prince Ginseng, Sour Orange, Longan, Andrographis, Alisma , black plum, trichosanthes fruit, rubus fruit, magnolia bark, drynaria rhizome, polygonum cuspidatum, cibotium barometz, morinda root, and others.
Guangdong :
Amomum villosum, cinnamon, Amomum villosum var. xanthioides, Alpinia oxyphylla, Morinda officinalis, Terminalia chebula, Citrus medica var. sarcodactylis, Citrus reticulata, Citrus maxima from Huazhou, Curculigo orchioides, Polygonum multiflorum, Lindera aggregata, Pogostemon cablin, Stephania tetrandra, Amomum kravanh, Andrographis paniculata, and others.
Guangxi :
Dendrobium, Evodia rutaecarpa, Siraitia grosvenorii, Desmodium styracifolium, Abrus cantoniensis, Curcuma zedoaria, Asparagus cochinchinensis, Curcuma wenyujin, Euphorbia pekinensis, Cinnamomum cassia, Drynaria fortunei, Smilax glabra, Trichosanthes kirilowii, Poria cocos, Polygonum multiflorum, Illicium verum, Pueraria lobata, and others.
Gansu :
Notopterygium, Gentiana macrophylla, Codonopsis pilosula, Astragalus membranaceus, Cynomorium songaricum, Angelica , rhubarb, licorice, poria, anemarrhena, nine-section calamus, ephedra, polygala, goji berries, and others.
Guizhou :
Pinellia, Evodia, Arisaema, Qian Dangshen, Chuan Niuxi, He Shou Wu, Bai Ji, Epimedium, Phellodendron, Magnolia Bark, Atractylodes, Ophiopogon, Lily, Uncaria, Dipsacus, Chrysanthemum, Chinese Yam, Trichosanthes, Phellodendron, Platycodon, Gentian, Peucedanum, Paeoniae Radix, Prunella, American Ginseng, Tetrapanax, Belamcanda, Black Plum, Papaya, Notoginseng, Dendrobium, Xanthium Seed, Honeysuckle, Southern Solomon’s Seal, Turmeric, Tianma Eucommia bark, Asparagus root, Polygonatum rhizome, Poria mushroom, Peach kernel, Stemona tuber, Curculigo orchioides, Scutellaria baicalensis, Aconitum carmichaelii, Polygonatum odoratum, Red peony root, Gentiana macrophylla, Saposhnikovia divaricata, Alisma plantago-aquatica, Angelica pubescens, Poria mushroom, White peony root, Angelica dahurica, Coptis chinensis, Scrophularia ningpoensis, Rheum palmatum, Gardenia jasminoides, Aucklandia lappa, Coix seed, Cannabis sativa seed, Pueraria lobata, Strychnos nux-vomica, Houttuynia cordata, Acorus tatarinowii, Papilionanthe palawanensis, Galla chinensis, and others.
Hebei :
Bupleurum, Polygala, Anemarrhena, Scutellaria, Saposhnikovia, Isatis, Coix Seed, Chrysanthemum, Atractylodes, Aster, Trollius, Cistanche, Ziziphus Jujuba, Angelica, Platycodon, Ligusticum, and others.
Hubei :
Houpu, Duzhong, Fuling, Huanglian, Duhuo, Cangzhu, Banxia, Shegan, Duzhong, Baizhu, Hubei Fritillaria, and others.
Heilongjiang :
Anemarrhena, Schisandra, Red Peony Root, Phellodendron, Ginseng, Gentian, Mistletoe, Astragalus, Ledebouriella, Atractylodes, Burdock, Eleutherococcus, and Isatis Root, among others.
Hunan :
Polygonatum, peony, magnolia bark, papaya, polygonatum, Lindera, Peucedanum, evodia, lotus, peony, winter jasmine, as well as (Bletilla), Prunella, lily, and others.
Henan :
Magnolia buds, honeysuckle, rehmannia, achyranthes, white angelica root, white aconite, burdock seed, platycodon, chrysanthemum, yam, cornelian cherry, forsythia, pinellia, poria, single-horned arisaema, winter jasmine, bupleurum, coltsfoot, trichosanthes, alocasia, and sour jujube, among others.
Hainan :
Pepper, cloves, areca nut, amomum villosum, amomum kravanh, nutmeg, aloe, galangal, morinda officinalis, patchouli, anoectochilus roxburghii, and others.
Jilin :
Ginseng, Schisandra, Polygonatum, Ophiopogon, Baikal Skullcap, Platycodon, Viola yedoensis, Anemarrhena, Codonopsis, Scutellaria, Sanguisorba, and Dactylorhiza…
Jiangsu :
Prince Ginseng, reed, platycodon, Mint Chrysanthemum, Chinese cabbage, woad, Euryale seed, Pinellia, Schizonepeta, Perilla, Trichosanthes fruit, Lily bulb, Salvia miltiorrhiza, Prunella vulgaris, and Burdock, among others.
Jiangxi :
Celosia, Plantain, Citrus aurantium peel Alisma, Elsholtzia, peppermint, Uncaria, Stephania, bitter orange, gardenia, schizonepeta, Vitex, summer-heat-relieving herb, and straw, among others.
Liaoning :
Atractylodes, Coix Seed, Polygala, Ligusticum, Phellodendron, Codonopsis, Cimicifuga, Ginseng, Asarum, Schisandra, Bupleurum, and Ziziphus jujuba, among others.
Inner Mongolia :
Scutellaria baicalensis, Bupleurum chinense, Glycyrrhiza uralensis, Ephedra sinica, Paeonia lactiflora, Saposhnikovia divaricata, Sanguisorba officinalis, Cimicifuga foetida, Cynomorium songaricum, Sophora flavescens, Cistanche deserticola, Equisetum arvense, Prunus humilis, and others.
Ningxia :
Silver Bupleurum, Cynomorium, Gentian, Bupleurum, Dictamnus, Rheum, Ningxia Goji Berry , licorice, ephedra, codonopsis, cimicifuga, polygala, and others.
Qinghai :
Scutellaria baicalensis, Farfarae Flos, Cuscuta chinensis, Rheum palmatum, Fritillaria thunbergii, Glycyrrhiza uralensis, Notopterygium incisum, Polyporus umbellatus, Cynomorium songaricum, Gentiana macrophylla, Cistanche deserticola, Cordyceps sinensis, and others.
Sichuan :
Chuanmuxiang, Ophiopogon, Chuanxiong, Aconite, Fritillaria, Houttuynia, Chuanmutong, Peony, Safflower, Rheum, Dipsacus, Cordyceps, Dried Ginger, Quisqualis, Melia, Phellodendron, Alisma, Pinellia, Honeysuckle, Notopterygium, Coptis, Tianma Eucommia bark, Platycodon root, Sichuan pepper, White peony root, Phellodendron bark, Citrus medica var. sarcodactylis, Loquat leaf, Lysimachia herb, Codonopsis root, Gentian, Magnolia flower bud, Black plum, Tremella fuciformis, Sichuan glehnia root, Bupleurum root, Angelica dahurica, Sichuan achyranthes root, Salvia root, Psoralea corylifolia, Curcuma wenyujin, Turmeric, Curcuma zedoaria, Asparagus cochinchinensis, Magnolia bark, and others.
Shanghai :
Trichosanthes, Isatis indigotica, saffron, Corydalis, Salvia miltiorrhiza, and others.
Shandong :
Trichosanthes, Ziziphus jujuba, Artemisia capillaris, Cyperus rotundus, Polygala tenuifolia, Scutellaria baicalensis, Crataegus pinnatifida, Lonicera japonica, Glehnia littoralis, Paeonia suffruticosa, Cynanchum auriculatum, Ganoderma lucidum, Arisaema erubescens.
Shanxi :
Apricot, fennel, forsythia, ephedra, astragalus, ledebouriella, poria, anemarrhena, Codonopsis Polygala, Gentiana macrophylla, Atractylodes lancea, Euphorbia kansui, and others.
Shaanxi :
Gastrodia, Eucommia, Salvia, Rehmannia, Scutellaria, Cornus, Aconite, Stephania, Forsythia, Polygala, Gynostemma, Ephedra, Bupleurum, Dioscorea, Gentiana, and others.
Tianjin : Isatis indigotica, Artemisia capillaris, Ziziphus jujuba, Achyranthes bidentata, Glehnia littoralis, and others.
Xinjiang :
Red peony root, asafoetida, cistanche, burdock, lithospermum, licorice, fritillaria, goji berry, gentian, ephedra, safflower, cistanche deserticola, farfara, snow lotus, and others.
Tibet :
Gentiana macrophylla, Ephedra, Hyoscyamus, Saussurea costus, Notopterygium, Picrorhiza scrophulariiflora, Rheum, Fritillaria, Cordyceps sinensis, and others.
Yunnan :
Dang Gui, Fritillaria, Drynaria, Three-seven , Yunmuxiang, Coptis, Gastrodia, Dendrobium, Terminalia, Cinnamon, Saposhnikovia, Polyporus, Camphor Tree Bark, Amomum, Sappanwood, Gentian, Mimusops, Amomum villosum, Pinellia, and others.
Zhejiang :
Atractylodes, Scrophularia, Fritillaria cirrhosa, Cornus, Prunella vulgaris, Chrysanthemum, Angelica dahurica, Fritillaria thunbergii, Corydalis, Paeonia, Magnolia officinalis, Lindera, Leonurus cardiaca, and others.