Table 2 Inventoried species pharmacologically validated in the Chinese Pharmacopoeia (ChP) [12, 32]

Inventoried species and parts coinciding with ChP (included in the calculations of this paper)

 Allium sativum

Dausan

Allii Sativi Bulbus

 Angelica sinensis

Danggui

Radix Angelicae Sinensis

 Astragalus propinquus (under A. membranaceus)

Huangqi

Radix Astragali

 Atractylodes macrocephala

Baizhu

Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae

 Benincasa hispida var. chieh-gua

Dongguapi

Exocarpium Benincasae

 Capsicum annuum

Lajiao

Fructus Capsici*

 Cinnamomum cassia

Guizhi

Cortex Cinnamomi

 Codonopsis pilosula

Dangshen

Radix Codonopsis

 Coix lachryma-jobi

Yiyiren

Semen Coicis

 Crataegus pinnatifida

Shanzha

Fructus Crataegi

 Dimocarpus longan

Longyanrou

Arillus Longan

 Dioscorea oppositifolia (under D. opposita)

Shanyao

Rhizoma Dioscoreae

 Euryale ferox

Qianshi

Semen Euryales

 Glycine max

Dandouchi

Semen Sojae Preparatum

 Glycyrrhiza uralensis

Gancao

Radix Glycyrrhizae

 Illicium verum

Bajiao Huixiangyou

Fructus Anisi Stellati

 Isatis tinctoria (under I. indigotica)

Qingdai (Daqingye), Banlangen

Radix Isatidis

 Juglans regia

Hetaoren

Semen Juglandis

 Lablab purpureus

Baibiandou

Lablab Semen Album*

 Ligusticum striatum (under L. chuanxiong)

Chuanxiong

Rhizoma Chuanxiong

 Lilium brownii

Baihe

Bulbus Lilii

 Litchi chinensis

Lizhihe

Semen Litchi

 Lonicera japonica

Jinyinhua

Caulis Lonicerae

 Nelumbo nucifera

Lianzixin/Lianzi/Lianfang/Lianxu/Oujie

Plumula Nelumbinis, Semen Nelumbinis, Receptaculum Nelumbinis, Stamen Nelumbinis, Rhizomatis Nodus

 Paeonia lactiflora

Chishao

Radix Paeoniae Alba

 Panax ginseng

Renshen

Radix Ginseng

 Prunella vulgaris

Xiakucao

Spica Prunellae

 Prunus persica

Taoren

Semen Persicae

 Raphanus sativus

Laifuzi

Semen Raphani

 Rehmannia glutinosa

Dihuang

Radix Rehmanniae

 Rosa rugosa

Meiguihua

Flos Rosae Rugosae

 Salvia miltiorrhiza

Danshen

Radix Salviae Miltiorrhizae

 Scaphium affine (under Sterculia lychnophora)

Pangdahai

Semen Sterculiae Lychnophorae*

 Sesamum idicum

Heizhima

Oleum Sesami

 Siraitia grosvenorii (under Momordica grosvenorii)

Luohanguo

Fructus Siraitiae

 Vigna angularis (under Phaseolus angularis)

Chixiaodou

Semen Vignae

 Zingiber officinale

Ganjiang

Rhizoma (Recens) Zingiberis

 Ziziphus jujuba

Dazao

Fructus Jujubae

Inventoried species (but not their parts) coinciding with ChP (not included in the calculations of this paper)

 Allium tuberosum

Jiucaizi

Semen Allii Tuberosi

 Brassica juncea

Jiezi

Semen Sinapis

 Daucus carota

Nanheshi

Fructus Carotae

 Hordeum vulgare

Maiya

Fructus Hordei Germinatus

 Lycium chinense

Digupi

Cortex Licii

 Oryza sativa

Daoya

Fructus Oryzae Germinatus