For ease of reference, the table below has been ordered alphabetically by pin yin name.
PinYin is the official phonological system for transcribing the Mandarin pronunciations of Chinese characters into the Latin alphabet.
Other names for the herbs are then easy to identify.
I have made no reference to the Pharmaceutical name as it is not within our scope to discuss TCM as a therapy but simply to ensure the the plant discussed in Traditional Chinese Medicine is the plant that we grow for seed.
I have only included in this list, the plants that we grow.
Some listed, but without a hyperlink to the seed page, indicates that we do not grow sufficient quantity to harvest for seed yet. Stay tuned!!
Pinyin | Common Name | Latin |
| ba ji tian | Brahmi | Bacopa monniera |
| ba la gui cha ma dai cha | Yerba mate | Ilex paraguariensis |
| ba xian cao | Cleavers | Galium aparine |
| bai bian dou | Lablab Bean | Dolichos lablab |
| bai guo | Ginkgo | Ginkgo biloba, L. |
| bai jie cai | Greater Celandine | Chelidonium majus |
| bai jie zi | Mustard | Sinapis alba |
| bei chai hu | Bupleurum | Bupleurum chinense |
| beng da wan, han ke cao | Gotu Kola | Centella asiatica L. |
| bi bo | Long Pepper | Piper longum |
| bi qi | Water Chestnut | Eleocharis dulcis |
| cai ji | Globe Artichoke | Cynara scolymus |
| can dou, hu dou | Broad Bean | Vicia faba |
| cang er zi | Cocklebur | Xanthium strumarium |
| chan su | Cane Toad | Bufo bufo gargarizans |
| chang chun teng | Common Ivy | Hedera helix |
| che qian cao | Japanese Plantain | Plantago major |
| chi xiao dou | Mung Bean | Phaseolus radiatus |
| chou cao | Rue Herb | Ruta graveolens. |
| chuan da huang | Rhubarb | Rheum officinale |
| ci wu jia | Siberian Ginseng | Eleutherococcus senticosus |
| da mai mai ya | Barley | Hordeum sativum |
| da jiao hua | Cooking Bananas | Musa paradisiaca |
| di dan cao, ku ao, ku ban | Common Thistle | Cirsium ovalifolium |
| dong gua ren, dong gua zi | Winter Melon | Benincasa hispida |
| dou shu, sha ge | Yam Bean | Pachyrhizus erosus |
| fan mu gua | PawPaw – Papaya | Carica papaya |
| fan shi liu | Common Guava | Psidium guajava |
| fu xiao mai | Wheat | Triticum aestivum |
| gan cao | Chinese Licorice | Glycyrrhiza glabra |
| gan shu | Sweet Potato | Ipomoea batatas |
| gan zhe shao | Sugar Cane | Saccharum Officinarum |
| gan, chen pi | Mandarine | Citrus nobilis |
| gan, chen pi | Bitter Orange | Citrus aurantium |
| gang song | Weeping Coast Myrtle | Baeckea frutescens L. |
| gou qi zi ; di gu pi | Chinese Goji | Lycium chinense |
| gou qi zi ; di gu pi | Goji | Lycium barbarum |
| gou zhua dou | Velvet Bean | Mucuna cochinchinensis |
| gua di | Rockmelon | Cucumis melo |
| guan ye lian qiao | St. John’s Wort | Hypericum perforatum |
| gui zhen cao | Cobblers Pegs | Bidens pilosa |
| hai feng teng | Japanese Pepper | Piper kadsura |
| he ye | Sacred Lotus Leaf | Nelumbo nucifera |
| hei zhong cao zi | Nigella | Nigella sativa |
| hong hua | Safflower | Carthamus tinctorius |
| hou po | Magnolia | Magnolia officinalis |
| hu jiao | Black Pepper | Piper nigrum |
| hu lo fu | Purple Carrot | Daucus carota |
| hu lu ba | Fenugreek | Trigonella foenum-graecum |
| hu sui, yuan sui, xiang cai | Coriander | Coriandrum sativum |
| ji | Shepherds Purse | Capsella bursa–pastoris |
| jia ye shu | Butcher’s Broom | Ruscus aculeatus |
| jia ye song guo | Echinacea | Echinacea angustifolia |
| jia zhu tao | Oleander | Nerium incidum |
| jian hua, ba wang hua | Dragonfruit | Hylocereus undatus |
| jiang | Ginger | Zingiber offcinale |
| jiang huang | Turmeric | Curcuma Longa |
| jiao gu lan | Immortality Vine | Gynostemma pentaphyllum |
| jie geng | Balloon Flower | Platycodon grandiflorum |
| jie gu mu | Elder | Sambucus nigra |
| jie zi | Mustard Greens | Brassica cernua |
| jin yin hua | Honeysuckle | Lonicera japonica |
| ju hong, chen pi | Pomolo | Citrus maxima |
| ke fei | Coffee | Coffea Arabica |
| ku gua | Bitter Melon | Momordica charantia |
| ku zhu | Bamboo | Phyllostachys bambusoides |
| kuan dong hua | Coltsfoot | Tussilago farfara |
| kui hua | Sunflower | Helianthus annuus |
| la jiao | Bird’s Eye Chilli | Capsicum annuum |
| lai fu zi | Radish | Raphanus sativus |
| li zhi he | Lychee | Litchi chinensis |
| lian zi, lian xin | Sacred Lotus | Nelumbo nucifera |
| liang dang, tian xian zi | Henbane | Hyoscyamus niger |
| long yan | Longan | Euphoria longana |
| lu e mei | Chinese Plum | Prunus mume |
| luo shen hua, luo shen kui. | Rosella | Hibiscus sabdariffa |
| man jing zi | Chinese Vitex | Vitex trifolia |
| man tuo luo | Datura | Datura stramonium |
| mao gen | Kunai or Blady Grass | Imperata arundinacea Cyr. |
| mao xu cha, shen cha | Cat’s Whiskers | Ocimum Aristatum |
| mei gui hua | Dog Rose | Rosa rugosa. |
| mo li hua | Tea Jasmine | Jasminum sambac |
| mu shu | Cassava | Manihot utilissima |
| nan jiang | Galangal | Languas galanga . Alpinia galanga |
| nan tian zhu | Sacred Bamboo | Nandina domestica |
| pu gua | Bottle Gourd | Lagenaria siceraria |
| ri ben chuan xiong | Cinidium | Cnidium officinale |
| shan nai | Lesser Galangal | Kaempferia galanga |
| shan yao | Wild Yam | Dioscorea batatas |
| shan zhi zi | Gardenia | Gardenia florida |
| shang lu | Pokeroot | Phytolacca acinosa |
| she gan | Leopard Lily | Belamcanda chinensis |
| shen luo le | Tulsi- Holy Basil | Ocimum sanctum |
| shi da gong lao | Mahonia | Mahonia japonica |
| shu wei cao | Sage | Salvia officinali |
| shui fei ji | St. Mary’s Thistle | Silybum marianum |
| shui qie | Ashwagandha | Withania somnifera |
| shui xian | Paperwhite Jonquil | Narcissus tazetta |
| si gua luo | Angled Luffa | Luffa acutangula |
| si gua luo | Smooth Loofa | Luffa cylindrica |
| su mu | Caesalpinia | Caesalpinia sappan |
| su xing hua, da mo li hua | Common Jasmine | Jasminum officinalis |
| tan hua. | Night Blooming Cactus | Epiphyllum oxypetalum |
| tian hu su | Dwalf Pennywort | Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides |
| tong hao | Garland Chrysanthemum | Chrysanthemum coronarium |
| tu jing jie | Wormseed | Chenopodium ambrosioides |
| tu mu xiang | Elecampane | Inula helenium |
| wang bu liu xing | Soapwort | Saponaria vaccaria |
| wang jiang nan zi | Cassia | Cassia occidentalis |
| wu qing | Rapeseed Canola | Brassica rapa |
| wu zhao jin long | Morning Glory | Ipomoea cairica |
| xi gua | Watermelon | Citrullus vulgaris |
| xi shu guo | Noni | Morinda citrifolia |
| xi ye bai tou weng | Wind Flower | Pulsatila vulgaris |
| xia ku cao | Selfheal | Prunella vulgaris |
| xiang fu zi | Nut Grass | Cyperus rotundus |
| xiang lin tou.. | Screwpine | Pandanus amaryllifolius . |
| xiang mao | Noosa Native | Curculigo ensifolia |
| xiang ru | California Poppy | Elscholtzia patrini |
| xiao bai ju | Feverfew | Tanacetum parthenium |
| xiao hao | Barberry | Berberis vulgaris |
| xiao suan mo | Sheep Sorrel | Rumex acetosella |
| xie cao | Valerian | Valeriana officinalis |
| xun ma | Nettle | Urtica dioica. |
| xun ma | Stinging Nettle | Urtica urens. |
| ya ma, hu ma | Flax | Linum usitatissimum |
| ya pian | Poppy | Paparver somniferum |
| yang gan ju | German Chamomile | Matricaria recutita |
| yang hui xiang | Anise | Pimpinella anisum |
| ye tang hao | Tall Fleabane | Erigeron sumatrensis |
| yi mu cao; chong wei zi | Chinese Motherwort | Leonurus heterophyllus |
| yi tang | Sugar cane seed | Saccharum Granorum |
| yi yi ren | Job’s Tears | Coix lacrym-jobi. |
| yong jiu hua (la ju) | Curry Plant (Grey) | Helichrysum italicum |
| yu gan zi | Indian Gooseberry | Phyllanthus emblica |
| yu shu shu, yu mi xu | Corn | Zea mays |
| yuan wei | Wall or Water Iris | Iris tectorum |
| ze lan | Bugle | Lycopus |
| zhang nao | Camphor Laurel | Cinnamomum camphora |
| zhi ma; hu ma ren | Sesame | Sesamum indicum |
| zi ran | Cumin | Cuminum cyminum |
| zi su | Perillia | Perilla frutescens |
| zi zhui ju, zi hua song guo ju | Echinacea | Echinacea purpurea |