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Zhi Mu (Anemarrhena)

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Hairy Zhi Mu (Long, slightly curved, brownish-gray) Zhi Mu Zhi Mu Chunk Zhi Mu Slice...

Winter Melon Seed

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Winter Melon Seed (Flat, long oval shape, yellowish-white, blunt and round at one end and...

Bai Zi Ren (Semen Platycladi)

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Bai Zi Ren (Semen Platycladi) (Long conical shape, seed coat with kernel inside, slightly pointed...

Yi Tang (Maltose)

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Yi Tang (Maltose) [Naming] Yi Tang (Maltose)  [Source] Annotations to the Classic of Herbal Medicine...

Apricot Kernel (Xing Ren)

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Apricot Kernel (Xing Ren) (Top: Sweet Apricot Kernel, Bottom: Bitter Apricot Kernel) (Sweet Apricot Kernel:...

Zhishi

03 November, 2025 / Wayan Darmayasa

Zhishi (Hemispherical, black-green-brown, with granular protrusions showing wrinkles, oil spots, sliced peel slightly raised, yellow-white...

Safflower

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Western Safflower Western Safflower (Flattened stigma in three parts, funnel-shaped, red and yellow, unevenly serrated...

Fang Ji (防己)

03 November, 2025 / Wayan Darmayasa

Han Fang Ji (漢防己) (= Fen Fang Ji (粉防己) (Cylindrical or semi-cylindrical, curved, with transverse...

Xu Duan (Radix Dipsaci)

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Xu Duan (Top 4 from Sichuan, Bottom 3 from Hanzhong) (Cylindrical and flattened, greyish-brown, with...

Xu Duan (Radix Dipsaci)

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Xu Duan (Top 4 from Sichuan, Bottom 3 from Hanzhong) (Cylindrical and flat, grayish-brown, with...

Tao Ren (Peach Kernel)

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Tao Ren (Peach Kernel) (Flat, long oval shape with a pointed tip, reddish-brown, enlarged in...

Shen Qu (Medicated Leaven)

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Shen Qu (Medicated Leaven) (Square or rectangular block, yellowish-brown, rough, stale odor) Stir-fried Shen Qu...

Du Zhong (Eucommia Bark)

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Du Zhong (Eucommia Bark) (First grade) (Flat sheets, grayish-brown exterior, rough, with longitudinal fissures and...

Gypsum

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Gypsum (Fibrous crystalline aggregate, white-gray, loose and light, easily broken into small pieces, fibrous texture...

Dan Dou Chi (Fermented Soybean)

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Dan Dou Chi (Fermented Soybean) (Fermented, oval, black, with a grayish-yellow film on top, often...