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Pharmaceutical |
| akyo |
あきょう |
阿膠 |
e jiao |
collagen |
Asini Corii Colla |
| baimo |
ばいも |
貝母 |
bei mu |
fritillaria bulb |
Fritillariae Bulbus |
| bakuga |
ばくが |
麦芽 |
ma ya |
Barley sprouts, malt |
Hordei Fructus Germinatus |
| bakumondo |
ばくもんどう |
麦門冬 |
mai men dong |
mondo grass rhizome, ophiopogon tuber |
Ophiopogonis Radix |
| binroji |
びんろうじ |
檳榔子 |
bing lang |
betel nut/areca nut |
Arecae Semen |
| biwayo |
びわよう |
枇杷葉 |
pi pa ye |
loquat leaf |
Eriobotryae Folium |
| bofu |
ぼうふう |
防風 |
fang feng |
saposhnikovia root |
Saposhnikoviae Radix |
| boi |
ぼうい |
防已 |
qing feng teng |
Sesami Semen |
Sinomeni Caulis et Rhizoma |
| bokusoku |
ぼくそく |
樸樕 |
xiang shi |
sawtooth oak bark |
Quercus Cortex |
| borei |
ぼれい |
牡蠣 |
mu li |
pacific oyster shell |
Ostreae Concha |
| bosho |
ぼうしょう |
芒硝 |
mang xiao |
sodium sulfate |
Natrii Sulfus |
| botanpi |
ぼたんぴ |
牡丹皮 |
mu dan pi |
tree peony bark |
Paeoniae Moutan Cortex |
| bu shi |
ぶし |
附子 |
fu zi |
Carmichael's monkshood rhizome |
Aconiti Rhizoma |
| bukuryo |
ぶくりょう |
茯苓 |
fu ling |
tuckahoe mushroom |
Poria |
| byakugo |
びゃくごう |
百合 |
bai he |
tiger lily bulb |
Lilii Bulbus |
| byakujutsu |
びゃくじゅつ |
白朮 |
bai zhu |
white atractylodes rhizome |
Atractylodis macrocephalae |
| byakushi |
びゃくし |
白芷 |
bai zhi |
angelica root |
Angelicae dahuricae Radix |
| chayo |
ちゃよう |
茶葉 |
cha ye |
tea leaf |
Camelliae Folium |
| chikujo |
ちくじょ |
竹筎 |
zhu ru |
bamboo shavings |
Bambusae Caulis, Phyllostachysis Caulis |
| chikusenninjin |
ちくせつにんじん |
竹節人参 |
zhu jie ren shen |
Japanese ginseng root |
Panacis Japonicus |
| chimo |
ちも |
知母 |
zhi mu |
anemarrhena rhizome |
Anemarrhenae Rhizoma |
| chinpi |
ちんぴ |
陳皮 |
chen pi |
aged mikan orange peel |
Citri reticulatae Pericarpium |
| choji |
ちょうじ |
丁子 |
ding zi |
clove flower |
Caryophylli Flos |
| choko |
ちょうこう |
丁香 |
ding xiang |
clove |
Caryophylli Flos |
| chorei |
ちょれい |
猪苓 |
zhu ling |
polyporus mushroom |
Polyporus |
| chotoko |
ちょうとうこう |
釣藤鈎 |
diao gou teng |
gambier extract |
Uncariae Uncis Cum Ramulus |
| daifukuhi |
だいふくひ |
大腹皮 |
da fu pi |
areca husk, areca peel |
Arecae Pericarpium |
| daio |
だいおう |
大黄 |
da huang |
turkey rhubarb rhizome |
Rhei Rhizoma |
| dobukuryo |
どぶくりょう |
土茯苓 |
tu fu ling |
smooth greenbrier rhizome, smilax |
Smilacis glabrae Rhizoma |
| dokkatsu |
どっかつ |
独活(土當歸) |
tu dang gui |
Japanese spikenard rhizome |
Araliae pubescentis Radix, Cordatae Rhizoma |
| engosaku |
えんごさく |
延胡索 |
yan hu suo |
corydalis rhizome |
Corydalis Rhizoma |
| gaiyo |
がいよう |
艾葉 |
ai ye |
wormwood leaf, mugwort leaf |
Artemisiae Capillari Flos |
| gobaishi |
ごばいし |
五倍子 |
wu bei zi |
gallnut of Chinese sumac |
Galla chinensis |
| goboshi |
ごぼうし |
牛蒡子 |
niu bang zi |
greater burdock fruit |
Arcti Fructus |
| gokahi |
ごかひ |
五加皮 |
wu jia pi |
acanthopanax root bark, eleutherococus root bark |
Acanthopanacis Cortex |
| gokai |
ごうかい |
蛤蚧 |
ge jie |
gecko |
Gecko |
| goma |
ごま |
胡麻 |
hu ma |
sesame seed |
Sesami Semen |
| gomishi |
ごみし |
五味子 |
we wei zi |
schisandra fruit |
Schisandrae Fructus |
| goo |
ごおう |
牛黄 |
nu huang |
cattle gallstone |
Bovis Calculus |
| goshitsu |
ごしつ |
牛膝 |
niu xi |
achyranthis root |
Achyranthis bidentatae Radix |
| goshuyu |
ごしゅゆ |
呉茱萸 |
wu zhu yu |
evodia fruit |
Evodiae Fructus |
| hakka |
はっか |
薄荷 |
bo he |
wild mint herb |
Menthae haplocalycis Herba |
| hamabofu |
はまぼうふう |
浜防風 |
bei sha shen |
glehnia rhizome |
Glehniae Radix Cum Rhizoma |
| hange |
はんげ |
半夏 |
ban xia |
pinellia rhizome |
Pinelliae Rhizoma |
| hanmyo |
はんみょう |
斑猫 |
ban mao |
mylabris, cantharides |
Mylabris |
| hazu |
はず |
巴豆 |
ba dou |
croton seed |
Crotonis Fructus |
| hokouei |
ほこうえい |
蒲公英 |
pu gong ying |
dandelion, taraxacum |
Taraxaci Herba |
| inchinko |
いんちんこう |
茵蔯蒿 |
yin chen hao |
capillary wormwood |
Artemisia Capillaris Thunb |
| inyokaku |
いんようかく |
淫羊藿 |
yin yang huo |
epimedium |
Epimedii Herba |
| ireisen |
いれいせん |
威霊仙 |
wei ling xian |
clematis root |
Clematidis Radix |
| jako |
じゃこう |
麝香 |
she xiang |
musk (navel gland secretions of the musk deer) |
Moschus |
| jashoshi |
じゃしょうし |
蛇床子 |
she chuang zi |
cnidium seed |
Cinidii Fructus |
| jikoppi |
じこっぴ |
地骨皮 |
di gu pi |
wolfberry tree bark |
Lycii Cortex |
| jingyo |
じんぎょう |
秦艽 |
qin jiao |
large gentian root, gentiana macrophylla root |
Gentianae macrophyllae Radix |
| jinko |
じんこう |
沈香 |
chen xiang |
aquilaria wood, aloeswood |
Aquilariae Lignum resinatum |
| jio |
じおう |
地黄 |
di huang (sheng) |
rehmannia root, Chinese foxglove root |
Rehmanniae Radix |
| juyaku |
じゅうやく |
十薬 |
yu xing cao |
houttuynia |
Houttuyniae Herba |
| kagoso |
かごそう |
夏枯草 |
xia ku cao |
prunella, selfheal spike |
Prunellae Spica |
| kaikujin |
かいくじん |
海狗腎 |
hai gou shen |
male seal sexual organs |
Callorhini Testes et Penis |
| kakko |
かっこう |
藿香 |
huo xiang |
pogostemon |
Pogostemonis, Agstaches Herba |
| kakkon |
かっこん |
葛根 |
ge gen |
kudzu root |
Puerariae Radix |
| kankyo |
かんきょう |
乾姜 |
gan jiang |
dried ginger rhizome |
Zingiberis Siccatum Rhizoma |
| kantoka |
かんとうか |
款冬花 |
kuan dong hua |
coltsfoot |
Farfarare Flos |
| kanzo |
かんぞう |
甘草 |
gan cao |
Chinese liquorice root |
Glycyrrhizae Radix |
| karokon |
かろこん |
栝楼根 |
gua lou gen |
trichosanthes root |
Trichosanthis Radix |
| karonin |
かろにん |
栝楼仁 |
gua lou ren |
trichosanthes seed |
Trichosantis Semen |
| kashi |
かし |
訶子 |
he zi |
chebule, myrobalan fruit, terminalia, chebgium |
Chebulae Fructus |
| kashu |
かしゅう |
何首烏 |
he shou wu |
Chinese knotweed root |
Polygoni Multiflori Radix |
| kasseki |
かっせき |
滑石 |
hua shi |
talcum powder |
Talcum Crystallinum |
| keigai |
けいがい |
荊芥 |
jing jie |
schizonepeta spikes |
Schizonepetae Herba |
| keihi |
けいひ |
桂皮 |
gui pi |
Chinese cinnamon bark |
Cinnamomi Cortex |
| keishi |
けいし |
桂枝 |
gui zhi |
cinnamon twig |
Cinnamomi Ramulus |
| ketsumeishi |
けつめいし |
決明子 |
jue ming zi |
senna seed |
Cassiae Semen |
| kijitsu |
きじつ |
枳実 |
zhi shi |
unripe bitter orange |
Auranti Fructus immaturus |
| kikoku |
きこく |
枳殻 |
zhi ke |
bitter orange |
Auranti Fructus |
| kikuka |
きくか |
菊花 |
ju hua |
chrysanthemum flower |
Chrysanthemi Flos |
| kikyo |
ききょう |
桔梗 |
jie geng |
Chinese bellflower root, balloon flower root |
Platycodi Radix |
| kinginka |
きんぎんか |
金銀花 |
jin yin hua |
honeysuckle flower, lonicera |
Lonicerae Flos |
| koboku |
こうぼく |
厚朴 |
hou po |
magnolia bark |
Magnoliae officinalis Cortex |
| kobushi |
こうぶし |
香附子 |
xiang fu zi |
nut-grass rhizome |
Cyperi Rhizoma |
| koka |
こうか |
紅花 |
hong hua |
safflower flower |
Carthami Flos |
| koubei |
こうべい |
粳米 |
jing mi |
rice seed |
Oryzae Semen |
| koui |
こうい |
膠飴 |
jiao yi |
ground sugar |
Saccharum Granorum |
| kujin |
くじん |
苦参 |
ku shen |
sophora root |
Sophorae flavescentis Radix |
| kukoshi |
くこし |
枸杞子 |
gou qi zi |
wolfberry tree fruit |
Lycii Fructus |
| kyokatsu |
きょうかつ |
羗活 |
qiang huo |
notopterygium rhizome |
Notopterygii Rhizoma seu Radix |
| kyonin |
きょうにん |
杏仁 |
xing ren |
apricot kernel |
Armeniacae Semen |
| mankeishi |
まんけいし |
蔓荊子 |
man jing zi |
vitex fruit |
Viticis Fructus |
| mao |
まおう |
麻黄 |
ma huang |
ephedra herb |
Ephedrae Herba |
| mashinin |
ましにん |
麻子仁 |
ma zi ren |
hemp fruit |
Cannabis Fructus |
| mokka |
もっか |
木瓜 |
mu gua |
chaenomeles fruit, Chinese quince fruit |
Chaenomelis Fructus |
| mokko |
もっこう |
木香 |
mu xiang |
saw-wort root, snow lotus root |
Aucklandiae Radix |
| mokuboi |
もくぼうい |
木防已 |
mu fang ji |
cocculus root |
Cocculi Radix |
| mokutsu |
もくつう |
木通 |
mu tong |
chocolate vine stem |
Akebiae Caulis |
| nikujuyo |
にくじゅよう |
肉蓯容 |
rou cong rong |
cictanche, broomrape |
Cistanches Herba |
| nindo |
にんどう |
忍冬 |
ren dong teng |
Japanese honeysuckle stem |
Lonicerae Folium Cum Caulis |
| ninjin |
にんじん |
人参 |
ren shen |
ginseng root |
Ginseng Radix |
| obaku |
おうばく |
黄柏 |
huang bai |
cork-tree bark |
Phellodendri Cortex |
| ogi |
おうぎ |
黄耆 |
huang qi |
astragalus root |
Astragali Radix |
| ogon |
おうごん |
黄芩 |
huang qin |
skullcap root |
Scutellariae Radix |
| onji |
おんじ |
遠志 |
yuan zhi |
milkwort root, snakeroot |
Polygalae Radix |
| oren |
おうれん |
黄連 |
huang lian |
goldenthread rhizome |
Coptidis Rhizoma |
| osei |
おうせい |
黄精 |
huang jing |
poligonatum rhizome, Siberian Soloman's seal |
Polygonati Rhizoma |
| reiyokaku |
れいようかく |
羚羊角 |
ling yang cao |
antelope horn |
Saigae tataricae Cornu |
| rengyo |
れんぎょう |
連翹 |
lian qao |
forsythia fruit |
Forsythiae Fructus |
| renniku |
れんにく |
蓮肉 |
lian rou |
sacred lotus seed |
Nelumbis Semen |
| rensenso |
れんせんそう |
連銭草 |
lian qian cao |
glechoma, longtube ground ivy |
Glechomae Herba |
| renshi |
れんし |
蓮子 |
lian zi |
lotus seed |
Nelumbinis Semen |
| rokujo |
ろくじょう |
鹿茸 |
lu rong |
deer velvet |
Cervi Cornu pantotrichum |
| ryokyo |
りょうきょう |
良姜 |
liang jiang |
lesser galangal rhizome |
Alpiniae Officinari Rhizoma |
| ryuganniku |
りゅうがんにく |
竜眼肉 |
long yan rou |
longan fruit flesh |
Longan Arillus |
| ryukotsu |
りゅうこつ |
竜骨 |
long gu |
dragon bone, fossilized vertebrae and bones |
Fossilia Ossis Mastodi |
| ryutan |
りゅうたん |
竜胆 |
long dan cao |
Chinese gentian root |
Gentianae Scabrae Radix |
| saikaku |
さいかく |
犀角 |
xi jiao |
rhinoceros horn |
Rhinocerotis Cornu |
| saiko |
さいこ |
柴胡 |
chai hu |
bupleurum root |
Bupleuri Radix |
| saishin |
さいしん |
細辛 |
xi xin |
asarum, Chinese wild ginger |
Asari Radix et Rhizoma |
| sanshishi |
さんしし |
山梔子 |
shan zhi zi |
gardenia fruit |
Gardeniae Fructus |
| sanshuyu |
さんしゅゆ |
山茱萸 |
shan zhu yu |
Japanese cornel fruit |
Corni Fructus |
| sansonin |
さんそうにん |
酸棗仁 |
suan zao ren |
sour jujube seed |
Zizyphi Spinosae Semen |
| sanyaku |
さんやく |
山薬 |
shan yao |
Chinese yam rhizome |
Dioscoreae Rhizoma |
| sanzashi |
さんざし |
山楂子 |
shan zha |
Japanese hawthorn fruit |
Crataegi Fructus |
| sekketsumei |
せっけつめい |
石決明 |
shi jue ming |
abalone shell |
Halitotidis Concha |
| sekko |
せっこう |
石膏 |
shi gao |
gypsum mineral |
Gypsum fibrosum |
| sekkoku |
せっこく |
石斛 |
shi hu |
dendrobium |
Dendrobii Herba |
| senkotsu |
せんこつ |
川骨 |
chuan gu |
Japanese water lily rhizome |
Nupharis Rhizoma |
| senkyu |
せんきゅう |
川芎 |
chuan xiong |
cnidium root |
Chuanxiong Rhizoma |
| senpukuka |
せんぷくか |
旋覆花 |
xuan fu hua |
inula flower |
inulae Flos |
| senso |
せんそ |
蟾酥 |
chan su |
toad venom |
Bufonis Venenum |
| shachu |
しゃちゅう |
土鳖虫 |
tu bie chong |
ground beetle, wingless cockroach |
Eupolyphaga |
| shakanzo |
しゃかんぞう |
炙甘草 |
zhi gan cao |
Chinese liquorice root (prepared) |
Glycyrrhizae Radix preparata |
| shakuyaku |
しゃくやく |
芍薬 |
shao yao |
Chinese peony root |
Paeoniae Radix |
| shazenshi |
しゃぜんし |
車前子 |
che qian zi |
Chinese plantain seed |
Plantaginis Semen |
| shikon |
しこん |
紫根 |
zi gen |
lithospermum root |
Lithospermi Radix |
| shikunshi |
しくんし |
使君子 |
shi jun zi |
rangoon creeper fruit with seeds, quisqualis |
Quisqualis Fructus |
| shini |
しんい |
辛夷 |
xin yi |
willow-leafed magnolia flower |
Magnoliae Flos |
| shisoyo |
しそよう |
紫蘇葉 |
zi su ye |
perilla leaf |
Perillae Folium |
| shitsurishi |
しつりし |
蒺藜子 (刺蒺藜) |
ji li zi (ci ji li) |
caltrop fruit, puncture vine fruit, tribulus |
Tribuli Fructus |
| shokyo |
しょうきょう |
生姜 |
sheng jiang |
fresh ginger rhizome |
Zingiberis Rhizoma |
| shoma |
しょうま |
升麻 |
sheng ma |
cemicifuga, bugbane rhizome, black cohosh rhizome |
Cimicifugae Rhizoma |
| shoubaku |
しょうばく |
小麦 |
xiao mai |
wheat seed |
Tritici Semen |
| shukusha |
しゅくしゃ |
縮砂 (砂仁) |
sha ren |
black cardamom seed |
Amomi Semen |
| shusha |
しゅしゃ |
朱砂 |
zhu sha |
cinnabar |
Cinnabaris |
| soboku |
そぼく |
蘇木 |
su mu |
sappan wood shavings |
Sappan Lignum |
| sohakuhi |
そうはくひ |
桑白皮 |
sang bai pi |
mulberry root bark |
Mori Cortex |
| sojutsu |
そうじゅつ |
蒼朮 |
cang zhu |
atractylodes rhizome |
Atractylodis Lanceae Rhizoma |
| sokuhakuyo |
そくはくよう |
側柏葉 |
ce bai ye |
Oriental arborvitae leafy twig |
Platycladi Cacumen |
| soyo |
そうよう |
桑葉 |
sang ye |
white mulberry leaf |
Mori Folium |
| soyo |
そよう |
蘇葉 |
su ye |
shiso herb, beefsteak plant |
Perillae Herba |
| taishaseki |
たいしゃせき |
代赭石 |
dai zhe shi |
hematite |
Haematitum |
| taisou |
たいそう |
大棗 |
da zao |
jujube fruit, Chinese date |
Jujubae Fructus |
| takuchikuyo |
たんちくよう |
淡竹葉 |
dan zhu ye |
lophatherum stem and leaves |
Lophatheri Herba |
| takusha |
たくしゃ |
沢瀉 |
ze xie |
water plantain rhizome |
Alismatis Rhizoma |
| tenma |
てんま |
天麻 |
tian ma |
gastrodia rhizome |
Gastrodiae Rhizoma |
| tenmondo |
てんもんどう |
天門冬 |
tian men dong |
asparagus root |
Asparagi Radix |
| tennansho |
てんなんしょう |
天南星 |
tian nan xing |
arisaema rhizome |
Arisaematis Rhizoma |
| tochu |
とちゅう |
杜仲 |
du zhong |
eucommia bark |
Eucommiae Cortex |
| tochukaso |
とうちゅうかそう |
冬虫夏草 |
dong chong xia cao |
cordyceps, Chinese caterpillar fungus |
Cordyceps |
| togashi |
とうがし |
冬瓜子 |
dong gua zi |
winter melon seed |
Benincasae Semen |
| toki |
とうき |
当帰 |
dang gui |
Chinese angelica root |
Angelicae sinensis Radix |
| tonin |
とうにん |
桃仁 |
tao ren |
peach kernel |
Persicae Semen |
| uikyo |
ういきょう |
茴香 |
hui xiang |
fennel fruit |
Foeniculi Fructus |
| ukon |
うこん |
鬱金 |
yu jin |
curcuma tuber |
Curcumae Radix |
| uyaku |
うやく |
烏薬 |
wu yao |
spicebush root, benjamin bush root |
Linderae Radix |
| wakyokatsu |
わきょうかつ |
和羗活 |
tu dang gui |
Japanese spikenard root |
Araliae Cordatae Radix |
| yakumoso |
やくもそう |
益母草 |
yi mu cao |
Chinese motherwort herb |
Leonuri Herba |
| yokuinin |
よくいにん |
薏苡仁 |
yi yi ren |
job's tears seed |
Coicis Semen |
| yutan |
ゆうたん |
熊胆 |
xion dan |
bear gallbladder |
Vesica Fellea Ursi |
| zenko |
ぜんこ |
前胡 |
quan hu |
persicae semen |
Peucedani Radix |
| zentai |
ぜんたい |
蝉退 |
chan tui |
cicada molting |
Cicadae Periostracum |
