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glossary (Chinese Formulae)
Chinese herbs: Plant Taxonomy Nomenclature
Chinese Formulae

definition

Chinese English Latin

Hua Flower Flos

Zi Seed Semen

Ren Fruit Fructus

Ye Leaves Folium

Cao (Grass) Whole plant Herba

Stems and Leaves

Teng Vine Caulis

Zhi Twig Ramulus

Branch Ramus

Pi Skin or peel Pericarpium

Bark Cortex

Root bark Cortex radicis

Gen Root Radix

Rhizome Rhizoma

Shen Special roots (like ginseng)

Jia Thorn Spina

Gu Bone Os

Shi Stone or mineral

Sha Sand (granular)

(excrement) Excrementum

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