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A List of Common Sinoherbs with "Cool" Properties
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No. |
English Name |
Chinese Name (phoneticized) |
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1. |
water melon |
Xigua |
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2. |
mung bean |
Ludou |
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3. |
sweet wormwood |
Qinghao |
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4. |
loofah |
Sigua |
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5. |
root-bark of peony |
Danpi |
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6. |
root of Zhejiang figwort |
Xuanshen |
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7. |
fresh root of rehmanniae |
Shengdi |
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8. |
root-bark of Chinese wolfberry |
Digupi |
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9. |
scutellariae |
Huangqin |
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10. |
Chinese goldthread |
Huanglian |
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11. |
corktree |
Huangbai |
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12. |
matrine |
Kushen |
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13. |
honeysuckle flower |
Jinyinhua |
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14. |
weeping forsythia |
Lianqiao |
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15. |
dandelion |
Pugongying |
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16. |
dyers woad leaf |
Daqing |
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17. |
purslane |
Machixian |
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18. |
lucid asparagus |
Tianmendong |
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19. |
rhizome of wind-weed |
Zhimu |
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20. |
capejasmine |
Zhizi |
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21. |
common reed rhizome |
Lugen |
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22. |
sickle senna seed |
Juemingzi |
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23. |
seed of feather cockscomb |
Qingxiangzi |