The origin of the name of Chinese medicine

Most of the naming conventions of Chinese medicine are based on the laws, which are generally based on the characteristics of the drug's form, odor, color, function, origin, medicinal part, and harvesting season, and are named separately or in combination.

Named after its shape, such as Achyranthes bidentata, because of its thick stems and bulging, named after the bovine knee joint; Pulsatilla is named after its ''white antler near the roots, like a white-headed man''; The golden hairs on the roots resemble a dog's ridge and are named for life.Others such as Birthwort, Forsythia, Double-sided Needle, Octagonal Lotus, Wooded Plate, and Seven-leaf Flower are all named after the form.

The sour-flavored Suanzaoren, the sweet licorice, the bitter flavescens, and the spicy Asarum are named after their odor. The schisandra is known for its “flavoured rind, bitterness and pungency”. Because of its fishy taste, its name derives from the fact that its leaves have a fishy smell; musk, cloves, musk, and scent are all named after their aromas; stinky Dan, stinky jasmine, and stench have a bad smell. Get its name.

Named after color Many traditional Chinese medicines have a variety of natural colors, so the color of the medicine has also become one of the sources of medicine names. Such as red safflower, red peony root, red sage root, etc.; yellow with yellow cypress, berberine, yellow peony root, rhubarb, etc.: green with blue skin, Artemisia annua, barley, Daqingye, etc.; white with Atractylodes, white peony, Bai Wei, White pheasants, etc.; black with black beans, black ugly, black sesame, etc.; purple with comfrey, violet and so on.

Names of origins such as Chuanlian, Chuanxiong and Fritillaria are all mainly produced in Libya in Sichuan; patchouli, Guangpi, and Yiguang are produced in Guangdong; Jianqu and Jianliao are produced in Fujian; Clouds are produced in Yunnan; Guanfeng and Guan Huangbai are produced in the northeast region, hence the name. There are pickled peppers, chrysanthemums, Zhebei shellfish, and donkey-hide gelatin, all named after their origins.

Named after the growth characteristics, such as Pinellia, the mature lunar calendar in May, it happens to be half of the summer, so it gets its name: Prunella is named after every summer solstice; Evergreen is named after four seasons; Cordyceps sinensis is named after its winter worm and summer grass, and the adult body is associated with the bacilli. The holly fruit is named after picking its mature fruit in winter.

Named after the efficacy of the wind can cure all kinds of wind headache; Alisma can benefit water wet; Motherwort can cure gynecological diseases; Millennium health "Hurricane Yannian"; Polygala can be puzzled nerves strong mind; Broken bone can make blood circulation strong tendons , Continued bone healing: Children used to help children qi deficiency and so on.

Name the medicinal portion. Plants that use herbal medicines include chrysanthemums, golden flowers, and inulas; lotuses, radish seeds, and dodder seeds are used as herbs.