Castor oil
Caulophyllum thalictroides blue cohosh
Capsicum minimum cayenne pepper
Centaurea sp. cornflower, knap
weed
Centaurium erythraea century, feverwort
Centella asiatica gotu kola,
hydrocotyle
Chamomilla recutita chamomile
Chrysanthemum chrysanthemum
morifolium
Cimicifuga (now known as black cohosh
Actaea racemosa)
(NUTT.)
Cinnamomum zeylanicum cinnamon
Citrus aurantium aurantium
Citrus grandis tangerine
Citrus reticulata citrus
Clematis spp. clematis
Codonopsis spp. codonopsis, dang
shen
Coix lachryma-jobi coix
Colchicum autumnale autumn crocus,
meadow saffron
Commiphora mukul guggul
Commiphora myrrh myrrh resin
Coptis chinensis coptis
Coriander
Cornus florida & dogwood
C. officinalis
Corydalis yanhusuo corydalis
Crataegus oxyacantha hawthorn
Cumin
Curculigo orchioides curculigo
Curcuma longa turmeric
Cuscuta chinensis cuscuta
Cynara cardunculus cardoon
Cynara scolymus artichoke
Cyperus rotundus cyperus
Dendrobium nobile dendrobium
Dianthus chinensis dianthus
Dioscorea opposita dioscorea
Dioscorea villosa wild yams
Dipsacus asper dipsacus
Dryopteris male fern
Echinacea purpurea, echinacea
E. angustifolia and
E. pallida
Eclipta spp eclipta,
han lian cao
Eleutherococcus eleuthero, Siberian
(Acanthopanax) senticosus Ginseng
Ephedra sinica ephedra, ma huang
Epimedium spp epimedium, yin
yang huo
Equisetum arvense horsetail
Equus asinus donkey gelatin
Eriobotrya japonica loquat leaf
Eriodictyon californicum yerba santa
Eschscholzia californica California poppy
Cham
Eucalyptus globulus Labill eucalyptus
Eucommia ulmoides eucommia
Eugenia sp. clove
Eugenia caryophyllata clove bud
Eupatorium fortunei eupatorium
Euphoria longan longan
Eurale ferox euryales
Evodia rutaecarpa evodia
Flax seeds
Filipendula ulmaria meadowsweet
Foeniculum vulgare fennel
Forsythia suspensa forsythia, lian qiao
(Thunb.) Vahl
Fritillaria cirrhosa fritillary bulb
Fucus vesiculosus L. bladderwrack
Ganoderma lucidum ganoderma
Garcinia cambogia citrin, gambooge
Garcinia kola bitter kola
Garcinia mangostana mangosteen
Garcinia sp. garcinia
Gardenia jasminoides gardenia
Gastrodia elata gastrodia
Gentiana spp gentian
Ginkgo biloba ginkgo
Glauber’s salt sodium sulfate
Glehnia littoralis glehnia
Glycyrrhiza glabra licorice
Glycyrrhiza uralensis licorice
Gotu kola
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