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Loofah Sponge

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Loofah Sponge (Multi-layered filamentous fiber network of vascular bundles, yellowish-white, light and soft) Loofah Sponge...

Fig

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Fig 【Name】 Fig  【Source】 Jiuhuang Bencao (Famine Relief Herbal)  【Frequency of Use】 F  【Botanical Source】...

She Chuang Zi (Cnidium Fruit)

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【Naming】 She Chuang Zi (Cnidium Fruit)  【Source】 Shen Nong’s Classic of Materia Medica, Upper Grade...

Trichosanthes Fruit (Gua Lou)

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Trichosanthes Fruit (Gua Lou) (Cultivated in Hebei Province) Trichosanthes Fruit (Gua Lou) (Round, earthy yellow,...

Mulberry

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Mulberry Mulberry(Steamed) Mulberry(Inflorescence has many stems, achenes aggregate, brown, purplish-black) 【Name Origin】 Mulberry  【Source】 Classified...

Chong Wei Zi (Motherwort Seed)

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Chong Wei Zi (Motherwort Seed) (Trigonous, small hard fruit, grayish-brown, thin-skinned with many spots, one...

Japanese Raisin Tree Fruit

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Japanese Raisin Tree Fruit (Curved chicken claws, seeds are flattened and round, brownish-black, with a...

Citron

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Citron (Xiang Yuan) (Thick mesocarp, 9-12 segments in the pulp) Citron (Gou Yuan) Citron 【Naming】...

Pepper

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Black and White Pepper (spherical, dark brownish-gray black, reticulated wrinkles, the base where the fruit...

Coriander Seed

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Coriander Seed 【Name】 Coriander Seed n 【Source】n Jia You of the Song Dynasty‧Coriander Seed n 【Common Usage...

Malva Nut (Pang Da Hai)

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Malva Nut (Pang Da Hai) (Similar to olive, full of wrinkles, dark brown luster, light...

Hong Dou Kou (Red Galangal Fruit)

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Hong Dou Kou (Red Galangal Fruit) Hong Dou Kou (Red Galangal Fruit) (Slightly thinner in...

Nanzhuzi (South Candle Berry)

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Nanzhuzi (Nantian Zhu) 【Name】 Nanzhuzi  【Source】 Compendium of Materia Medica  【Commonly Used Level】 E  【Botanical...

Jin Ying Zi (Cherokee Rose Fruit)

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Jin Ying Zi (Large Cherokee Rose Fruit) (Vase-shaped, reddish-brown, with prickly bristles, persistent calyx at...

Sichuan Peppercorn

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Sichuan Peppercorn (Part 2) Pericarpium Zanthoxyli Sichuan Peppercorn (Two-lobed, like deflated balls, reddish-purple, bumpy and...