English name | Latin name | Chinese Pinyin name | Frequency of usage |
---|---|---|---|
Pruritus relief | |||
 Fructus Kochiae | Fructus Kochiae Scopariae | Difuzi | 15 |
 Lightyellow Sophora Root | Radix Sophorae Flavescentis | Kushen | 13 |
 Densefruit Pittany Root-bark | Cortex Dictamni | Baixianpi | 13 |
 Cicada Slough | Periostracum Cicadae | Chantui | 12 |
 Common Cnidium Fruit | Fructus Cnidii | Shechuangzi | 4 |
 Chinese Honeylocust Spine | Spina Gleditsiae | Zaojiaoci | 3 |
 Puncturervine Caltrop Fruit | Fructus Tribuli Terrestris | Baijili | 3 |
 Tuber Fleeceflower Root | Radix Polygoni Multiflori | Heshouwu | 3 |
Activating blood circulation | |||
 Chinese Angelica | Radix Angelicae Sinensis | Danggui | 12 |
 Manchurian Wildginger | Herba Asari | Xixin | 12 |
 Szechuan Lovage Rhizome | Rhizoma Chuanxiong | Chuanxiong | 11 |
 Suberect Spatholobus Stem | Caulis Spatholobi | Jixueteng | 5 |
 Dan-shen root | Radix Salviae Miltiorrhizae | Danshen | 4 |
Stimulating secretion of sweat | |||
 Chinese Ephedrs Herb | Ephedra sinica Stapf | Mahuang | 7 |
 Fineleaf Schizonepeta Herb | Herba Schizonepetae | Jingjie | 8 |
 Angelica Dahurica | Radix Angelicae Dahuricae | Baizhi | 6 |
 Divaricate Saposhniovia Root | Radix Saposhnikoviae | Fangfeng | 4 |
Promoting detoxification | |||
 Rhubarb Root and Rhizome | Rheum Officinale Baill | Dahuang | 7 |