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Gardenia

03 November, 2025 / Wayan Darmayasa

Gardenia (Mountain Gardenia) (Oval, red-yellow, shiny, prominent longitudinal ridges, thin and brittle skin, persistent calyx...

Gou Teng (Uncaria)

03 November, 2025 /

Gou Teng (Uncaria) Gou Teng (Uncaria) 【Name】 Gou Teng (Uncaria)  【Source】 Bie Lu (Miscellaneous Records...

Gastrodia Tuber (Tianma)

03 November, 2025 /

First-Grade Sichuan Gastrodia Tuber (Sesame seed dots, round disc base) (Oval, slightly flattened, yellowish-white, wrinkled,...

Gastrodia Tuber (Tian Ma)

03 November, 2025 /

First Grade Sichuan Gastrodia Tuber (Tian Ma) (Sesame seed spots, disc-shaped base) (Oval, slightly flattened,...

Tian Men Dong (Asparagus Root)

03 November, 2025 /

Tian Men Dong (Long spindle-shaped, curved, plump in the middle and slender at both ends,...

Suan Zao Ren (Sour Jujube Seed)

03 November, 2025 /

Suan Zao Ren (Sour Jujube Seed) (Stir-fried) (Flat round or oval, reddish-brown, smooth and glossy...

Danshen (Salvia Root)

03 November, 2025 /

<img class="wp-image-13034 size-full" src="https://whatsintcm.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/p46-6-1川丹參-e1602487615928.png” alt=”” width=”590″ height=”888″ /> Sichuan Danshen (Brick red, coarse longitudinal wrinkles)...

Amomi Fructus

03 November, 2025 /

<a href='https://whatsintcm.com/dt_articles/Amomi Fructus/’>Amomi Fructus (Yangchun Amomum) (elliptical or ovoid shell with ridges, brownish-red, densely covered...

Musk

03 November, 2025 /

Musk with fur (spherical, oval, or oblate, densely covered with fine, short, white-gray-brown hairs; the...

Radix Scrophulariae

03 November, 2025 /

<img class="size-full wp-image-13051" src="https://whatsintcm.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/p64-14-1-玄參.png” alt=”” width=”886″ height=”594″ /> Radix Scrophulariae (Large Radix Scrophulariae) (Coarse longitudinal...

Qing Dai (Indigo Naturalis)

03 November, 2025 /

Qing Dai (Fine powder, grayish-blue to dark blue, light in texture, easily scattered, feels fine...

Zi Hua Di Ding (Viola)

03 November, 2025 /

Zi Hua Di Ding (Viola) (Wrinkled into clumps, yellowish-brown leaves grayish-green, hairy wings on both...

Zhu Ling (Polyporus)

03 November, 2025 /

Zhu Ling (Polyporus) (Elongated, sub-circular, flattened mass, greyish-brown to black, shrunken, with wart-like protuberances and...

Dandelion

03 November, 2025 /

Dandelion (Whole plant with roots, shrunken, curled, and bent; root head conical, brownish-yellow, and fuzzy)...

Wild Chrysanthemum

03 November, 2025 /

<a href='https://whatsintcm.com/dt_articles/野菊花/’>Wild Chrysanthemum Plum Blossom <a href='https://whatsintcm.com/dt_articles/野菊花/’>Wild Chrysanthemum 【Naming】 <a href='https://whatsintcm.com/dt_articles/野菊花/’>Wild Chrysanthemum  【Source】 Ben Cao...