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Da Fu Pi (Areca Peel)

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Da Fu Pi (Areca Peel) (Gourd-shaped, yellowish-gray hard shell, longitudinal fibers, light) Da Fu Pi...

Dì Gǔ Pí (Lycium chinense root bark)

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Dì Gǔ Pí (Tubular or trough-shaped, grayish-yellowish-brown, rough, with longitudinal cracks, easily peels off, light...

Wu Jia Pi (Acanthopanax Bark)

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Northern Wu Jia Pi (Cylindrical rolls, grayish-brown-yellow, rough, with loose and cracked cork, peeling off...

Schizonepeta

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Schizonepeta (Stems and branches with flower spikes, square stems branching upwards, yellow-green, leaves divided, slender,...

Pu Huang (Cattail Pollen)

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Pu Huang (Cattail Pollen) (Fresh yellow fine pollen, floats on water, smooth to the touch)...

Lotus Root Node

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Lotus Root Node (mostly large round holes) Lotus Root Node Charred Lotus Root Node [Naming]...

Lophatherum gracile

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Lophatherum gracile (Stem is yellowish-green, hollow in the center with nodes; nodes have white, soft...

Tetrapanax papyrifer

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Tetrapanax papyrifer (Cylindrical, white, light and soft) Tetrapanax papyrifer (Flat and lustrous, silver-white outer ring,...

Cao Wu (Radix Aconiti Kusnezoffii)

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Cao Wu (Radix Aconiti Kusnezoffii) (Conical shape, greyish-brown to black, with residual stem at the...

Myrrh

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Myrrh (Aggregated lumps, rough reddish-brown, oily luster translucent, hard and brittle granular) Myrrh (Mixed with...

Frankincense

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Frankincense (Smells like rosin, tastes extremely bitter, chews into a soft, gummy mass that turns...

Dilong (Earthworm)

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Dilong (Earthworm) (White-necked) (Long, thin, curved strips, earthy brown, with many obvious segments, white neck...

Ze Lan (Lycopus)

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Ze Lan (Lycopus) Ze Lan (Lycopus) Ze Lan (Lycopus)(Roughleaf Bugleweed Sprout)(Square stem with few branches,...

Selaginella

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Selaginella (Curled into a ball, fist-shaped, with small scaly leaves, distinctly membranous serrated leaf margins,...

Gui Ban (Turtle Shell)

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【Naming】 Gui Ban (Turtle Shell)  【Source】 Shen Nong’s Herbal Classic  【Common Usage Level】 B  【Origin】...