Traditional Chinese Medicine/Source Of Materia Medica

Traditionally, materia medica used in Chinese medicine were sourced from plants, minerals or were animal-based. Some of these sources are given below (1):


 * 1) ../From Abelmoschus Manihot To Azorella Cryptantha/
 * 2) ../From Babylonia Japonica To Buxus Wallichiana/
 * 3) ../From Cabucala Fasciculata To Cytisus Scoparius/
 * 4) ../From Daemonorops Draco To Dysoxylum Malabaricum/
 * 5) ../From Ecballium Elaterium To Excoecaria Cochinchinensis/
 * 6) ../From Fabiana Imbricata To Fuscoporia Obliqua/
 * 7) ../From Gaillardia Pulchella To Gypsophila Pacifica/
 * 8) ../From Halenia Corniculata To Hyssopus Officinalis/
 * 9) ../From Iberis Amara To Ixora Chinensis/
 * 10) ../From Jackiella Javanica To Justicia Simplex/
 * 11) ../From Kadsura Ananosma To Kyllinga Brevifolia/
 * 12) ../From Lablab Niger To Lytta Caraganae/
 * 13) ../From Maackia Amurensis To Myrsine Semiserrata/
 * 14) ../From Naematoloma Fasciculare To Nyssa Sylvatica/
 * 15) ../From Ochna Calodendron To Oxytropis Myriophylla/
 * 16) ../From Pachydictyon Coriaceum To Python Molurus Bivittatus/
 * 17) ../From Quassia Africana To Quisqualis Indica/
 * 18) ../From Rabdosia Adenantha To Ruta Tuberculata/
 * 19) ../From Sabal Peregrina To Syzygium Samarangense/
 * 20) ../From Tabebuia Avellanedae To Tyromyces Fissilis/
 * 21) ../From Ulex Europaeus To Uvaria Scheffleri/
 * 22) ../From Vaccaria Segetalis To Vouacapoua Macropetala/
 * 23) ../From Walsura Piscidia To Zostera Marina/

(1) Ref: Zhou, Jiaju. "Encyclopedia of Traditional Chinese Medicines - Molecular Structures, Pharmacological Activities, Natural Sources and Applications". Springer, 2011. ISBN 978-3-642-16743-0