Study on medicinal food plants in the Gaoligongshan Biosphere Reserve, the richest biocultural diversity center in China

Cheng, Zhuo; Lin, Shuyan; Wu, Ziyi; Lin, Chen; Zhang, Qing; Xu, Congli; Li, Jiahua; Long, Chunlin

doi:10.1186/s13002-023-00638-9

Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine

Table 2 The inventory of medicinal food plants in Gaoligong Mountains area

From: Study on medicinal food plants in the Gaoligongshan Biosphere Reserve, the richest biocultural diversity center in China

Scientific name	Chinese name	Family	Food categories	Part used and mode of consumption	Medicinal part and processing method	Medicinal effect	RFO	CFSI	IUCN	Voucher number
Angiosperm
Asystasia neesiana (Wall.) Nees	白接骨	Acanthaceae	Vegetables	Tender stem, tender leaf; boiled or stir-fried	Whole plant; decoction	Hemostasis	0.15	3.24		DLZ0086
Saurauia napaulensis DC	尼泊尔水东哥	Actinidiaceae	Fruits	Fruit; eaten freshly	Root, fruit; decoction	Dispersing blood stasis, swelling, fracture, fall injury	0.38	1.35	LC	DLZ0046, DXB0013
Sagittaria trifolia subsp. leucopetala (Miquel) Q. F. Wang	华夏慈姑	Alismataceae	Vegetables	Bulb; stir-fried	Bulb; decoction, external application	Activating blood, cooling blood, relieving cough	0.62	14.04
Spinacia oleracea L	菠菜	Amaranthaceae	Vegetables	Whole plant; boiled or stir-fried	Whole plant; decoction	Blurred vision, anemia, constipation	0.31	32.40
Amaranthus tricolor L	苋	Amaranthaceae	Vegetables	Tender stem, tender leaf; stir-fried	Whole plant; decoction	Clearing heat and detoxifying, bright eyes	0.46	9.36
Chenopodium album L	藜	Amaranthaceae	Vegetables	Tender stem, tender leaf; boiled or stir-fried	Whole plant; decoction	Dysentery, diarrhea, skin itching	0.08	1.20		DXB0102
Amaranthus cruentus L	老鸦谷	Amaranthaceae	Vegetables	Tender stem, tender leaf; stir-fried	Whole plant; decoction	Clearing heat and detoxifying, dysentery, jaundice	0.23	1.17
Amaranthus retroflexus L	反枝苋	Amaranthaceae	Vegetables	Tender stem, tender leaf; stir-fried	Whole plant; decoction	Diarrhea, dysentery, carbuncle swelling pain	0.08	0.78		GLG0050
Allium hookeri Thwaites	宽叶韭	Amaryllidaceae	Vegetables	Whole plant; boiled or stir-fried	Whole plant; decoction	Clearing heat and detoxifying, moistening lung and relieving cough	0.77	432.00		DXB0120
Allium fistulosum L	葱	Amaryllidaceae	Spices	Whole plant; boiled or stir-fried	Whole plant; decoction	Antisepsis and anti-inflammation	0.77	156.00
Allium sativum L	蒜	Amaryllidaceae	Spices	Whole plant; boiled or stir-fried	Whole plant; decoction	Antisepsis and anti-inflammation	0.69	175.50
Allium cepa L	洋葱	Amaryllidaceae	Vegetables	Bulb; stir-fried	Bulb; decoction	Antisepsis and anti-inflammation	0.46	47.39
Allium tuberosum Rottler ex Sprengle	韭	Amaryllidaceae	Vegetables	Whole plant; boiled or stir-fried	Whole plant; decoction	Antisepsis and anti-inflammation	0.77	70.20
Allium prattii C. H. Wright ex Hemsl	太白山葱	Amaryllidaceae	Vegetables	Whole plant; boiled or stir-fried	Whole plant; decoction	Antisepsis and anti-inflammation	0.15	1.35
Allium wallichii Kunth	多星韭	Amaryllidaceae	Vegetables	Whole plant; boiled or stir-fried	Whole plant; decoction	Antisepsis and anti-inflammation	0.23	2.03
Toxicodendron vernicifluum (Stokes) F. A. Barkl	漆	Anacardiaceae	Oils and fats	Fruit; press into oil	Seed; boiled with meat	Lactation, moon disease ( postpartum depression)	0.54	70.88	LC	DLZ0172, DXB0014
Choerospondias axillaris (Roxb.) B. L. Burtt & A. W. Hill	南酸枣	Anacardiaceae	Fruits	Fruit; eaten freshly	Fruit; decoction	Heart palpitations shortness of breath, restless mind	0.08	0.81	LC	GLG0051
Eryngium foetidum L	刺芹	Apiaceae	Spices	Aerial part; boiled or stir-fried	Whole plant; decoction	Diuresis, treatment of edema, snake bites	0.92	648.00		DXB0154
Centella asiatica (L.) Urban	积雪草	Apiaceae	Vegetables	Whole plant; boiled or stir-fried	Whole plant; decoction	Heat-clearing and detoxifying, jaundice, heat stroke, diarrhea, bruises	0.92	388.80	LC	GLG0052
Foeniculum vulgare Mill	茴香	Apiaceae	Spices	Whole plant; boiled or stir-fried, cold and dressed with sauce	Fruit; decoction	Balsam	0.62	630.00		GLG0062
Ligusticum sinense 'Chuanxiong'	川芎	Apiaceae	Medicinal diets	Rhizome; cook soup, fried with eggs	Root, rhizome; boiled with meat	Activating blood, relieving pain	0.62	192.00		GLG0054
Oenanthe javanica (Bl.) DC	水芹	Apiaceae	Vegetables	Tender stem, tender leaf; stir-fried, fried with eggs	Whole plant; decoction	Antihypertensive	0.38	81.00	LC	DLZ0062, DLZ0063
Coriandrum sativum L	芫荽	Apiaceae	Spices	Whole plant; stir-fried	Whole plant; decoction	Invigorating stomach, romoting digestion	0.15	54.00		GLG0055
Pimpinella candolleana Wight et Arn	杏叶防风	Apiaceae	Medicinal diets	Rhizome; cook soup	Root, rhizome; boiled with meat	Jaundice hepatitis, acute cholecystitis	0.23	13.50		GLG0058
Hansenia weberbaueriana (Fedde ex H. Wolff) Pimenov & Kljuykov	羌活	Apiaceae	Medicinal diets	Rhizome; cook soup	Stem, rhizome; boiled with meat	Wind cold cold cold, headache, rheumatism pain	0.08	1.24		GLG0061
Angelica sinensis (Oliv.) Diels	当归	Apiaceae	Medicinal diets	Rhizome; cook soup	Stem, rhizome; boiled with meat	Reinforcing blood and activating blood circulation, irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea, drop injury	0.08	2.48		GLG0067
Dregea volubilis (L. f.) Benth. ex Hook. f	南山藤	Apocynaceae	Vegetables	Tender stem, tender leaf; stir-fried	Whole plant; decoction	Stomachache	0.08	0.90		GLG0031
Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott	芋	Araceae	Staple food substitutes	Tuber; boiled or stir-fried, cook soup	Whole plant; decoction, external application	Mouth sores, burns, trauma bleeding	0.77	111.38	LC	DLZ0135
Amorphophallus konjac K. Koch	魔芋	Araceae	Staple food substitutes	Tuber; make gel-based foods	Stem; decoction, external application	Dispersing blood stasis to stop bleeding, detumescence and relieving pain, invigorating stomach and eliminating food	0.77	40.50		GLG0033
Leucocasia gigantea (Blume) Schott	大野芋	Araceae	Vegetables	Leaf stalk; boiled or stir-fried	Root, stem; decoction, external application	Falling injury, snakebite bite	0.15	4.50		GLG0035
Eleutherococcus senticosus (Ruprecht & Maximowicz) Maximowicz	刺五加	Araliaceae	Vegetables	Tender stem, tender leaf; stir-fried	Bark; decoction	Renal asthenia	0.23	13.50		GLG0039
Aralia chinensis L	黄毛楤木	Araliaceae	Vegetables	Tender stem, tender leaf; stir-fried	Bark, stem; decoction; external application	Gastritis, nephritis and rheumatic pain, knife wounds	0.62	10.80	VU	DLZ0166
Trevesia palmata (Roxb.) Vis	刺通草	Araliaceae	Vegetables	Tender stem, tender leaf; stir-fried	Leaf; decoction	Removing stasis and relieving pain, nourishing and strengthening, falling injury, trauma	0.08	0.90	LC	GLG0082
Panax bipinnatifidus Seemann	疙瘩七	Araliaceae	Medicinal diets	Rhizome; cook soup	Rhizome; boiled with meat	Activating blood circulation to remove blood stasis, falling injury	0.38	0.75		GLG0041
Panax japonicus (T. Nees) C. A. Meyer	竹节参	Araliaceae	Medicinal diets	Rhizome; cook soup	Rhizome; boiled with meat	Blood stasis hemostasis, detumescence pain, bruises, coughing	0.23	0.62		GLG0043
Trachycarpus fortunei (Hook.) H. Wendl	棕榈	Arecaceae	Vegetables	Inflorescence; stir-fried	Petiole, leaf sheath; decoction, external application	Convergent hemostasis, for hematuria, hematochezia	0.38	12.15		GLG0047
Caryota obtusa Griffith	董棕	Arecaceae	Staple food substitutes	Pith; processed into flour	Pith; decoction	Dysentery, indigestion, stomachache	0.15	0.34		DLZ0005
Maianthemum atropurpureum (Franchet) LaFrankie	高大鹿药	Asparagaceae	Vegetables	Tender stem, tender leaf; boiled or stir-fried	Stem, leaf; decoction	Clearing heat and detoxifying, lowering blood pressure	0.46	28.80		DXB0090
Polygonatum sibiricum Delar. ex Redoute	黄精	Asparagaceae	Medicinal diets	Rhizome; cook soup	Rhizome; decoction, external application, boiled with meat	Lung, kidney, spleen and stomach qi deficiency	0.23	3.38		DXB0101
Hemerocallis citrina Baroni	黄花菜	Asphodelaceae	Vegetables	Flower; boiled or stir-fried	Flower; dry	Invigorating stomach, diuresis, detumescence	0.08	3.24
Taraxacum mongolicum Hand.-Mazz	蒲公英	Asteraceae	Vegetables	Whole plant; boiled or stir-fried	Whole plant; decoction	Heat-clearing and detoxifying, swelling and resolving masses, used for furuncle swelling, sore throat, jaundice	0.62	108.00		DLZ0016
Arctium lappa L	牛蒡	Asteraceae	Medicinal diets	Rhizome; cook soup	Root; boiled with meat	Colds, coughs, sore throats	0.23	12.15		GLG0048
Sonchus oleraceus L	苦苣菜	Asteraceae	Vegetables	Whole plant; boiled or stir-fried	Whole plant; decoction, external application	clearing away heat andtoxic materials	0.08	13.50		GLG0091
Dichrocephala integrifolia (Linnaeus f.) Kuntze	鱼眼草	Asteraceae	Vegetables	Tender stem,tender leaf; boiled or stir-fried	Whole plant; decoction	Anti-inflammatory, antidiarrheal, treatment of dyspepsia in children	0.15	12.48		GLG0099
Crassocephalum crepidioides (Benth.) S. Moore	野茼蒿	Asteraceae	Vegetables	Tender stem,tender leaf; boiled or stir-fried	Whole plant; decoction	Spleen, swelling, treatment of indigestion	0.23	16.20		GLG0092
Cirsium japonicum Fisch. ex DC	蓟	Asteraceae	Vegetables	Root; cook soup	Root; decoction	Cooling blood to stop bleeding, removing blood stasis and detoxification, used for hematuria, hematochezia, traumatic bleeding, carbuncle sore poison	0.31	13.50		GLG0093
Tanacetum tatsienense (Bureau & Franchet) K. Bremer & Humphries	川西小黄菊	Asteraceae	Medicinal diets	Whole plant; boiled with meat	Whole plant; boiled with meat	Activating blood, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, falling injury	0.15	1.20		GLG0015
Pseudognaphalium affine (D. Don) Anderberg	鼠曲草	Asteraceae	Vegetables	Tender stem, tender leaf; stir-fried	Stem, leaf; decoction	Antitussive, expectorant, treatment of asthma and bronchitis and non-infectious ulcers, trauma; oral administration to reduce blood pressure	0.08	4.32		GLG0016
Chrysanthemum lavandulifolium (Fischer ex Trautvetter) Makino	甘菊	Asteraceae	Tea substitute	Flower; dry, soaking in water	Flower; decoction	Clearing heat and detoxifying, colds	0.08	0.84
Helianthus tuberosus L	菊芋	Asteraceae	Vegetables	Tuber; stir-fried	Root; decoction	Prevention of intestinal infection	0.08	1.17	LC	GLG0014
Basella alba L	落葵	Basellaceae	Vegetables	Tender stem, tender leaf; boiled or stir-fried	Whole plant; decoction	Facilitate excretion	0.08	5.40
Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes Linnaeus	擘蓝	Brassicaceae	Vegetables	Bulb, tender leaf; cold and dressed with sauce,stir-fried, cook soup	Bulb; decoction	Digestion, duodenal ulcer	0.23	49.91
Brassica juncea (Linnaeus) Czernajew	芥菜	Brassicaceae	Vegetables	Bulb; stir-fried	Leaf, seed; decoction	Digestion, duodenal ulcer	0.46	16.20
Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medic	荠	Brassicaceae	Vegetables	Whole plant; stir-fried	Whole plant; decoction	Diuresis, hemostasis, indigestion	0.08	4.68
Cardamine tangutorum O. E. Schulz	紫花碎米荠	Brassicaceae	Vegetables	Tender stem, tender leaf; boiled or stir-fried	Whole plant; decoction	Tendon pain	0.38	21.60		GLG0097
Brasenia schreberi J. F. Gmel	莼菜	Cabombaceae	Vegetables	tender stem, tender leaf; stir-fried	Tender stem and leaf; decoction	Clearing away heat andtoxic materials	0.08	0.27	LC
Campanumoea javanica Bl	金钱豹	Campanulaceae	Medicinal diets	Rhizome; cook soup	Rhizome; boiled with meat	Neurasthenia	0.08	0.84
Canna indica 'Edulis'	蕉芋	Cannaceae	Vegetables	Tuber; boiled or stir-fried	Root; decoction	Diarrhea	0.38	40.50		GLG0022
Valeriana jatamansi Jones	蜘蛛香	Caprifoliaceae	Medicinal diets	Whole plant; cook soup	Whole plant; decoction, external application	Abdominal pain, diarrhea, dyspepsia, rheumatism, soreness and weakness of waist and knees, insomnia	0.31	3.30		GLG0023
Lonicera japonica Thunb	金银花	Caprifoliaceae	Herbal tea	Flower; dry, soaking in water	Flower; decoction	Cold, fever	0.15	3.38		GLG0024
Stellaria yunnanensis Franch	千针万线草	Caryophyllaceae	Herbal tea	Whole plant; dry, soaking in water	Whole plant; decoction	Tonifying qi and invigorating spleen, nourishing liver and activating blood circulation	0.15	7.43		GLG0025
Garcinia esculenta Y. H. Li	山木瓜	Clusiaceae	Fruits	Fruit; eaten freshly, soaking in wine	Fruit; decoction, soaking in wine	Clearing heat, detoxification, periodontitis, rheumatism	0.31	12.15		DXB0158
Disporum bodinieri (Lévl. et Vant.) Wang et Tang	短蕊万寿竹	Colchicaceae	Medicinal diets	Rhizome; cook soup	Rhizome; boiled with meat	Reinforcing qi and tonifying kidney, moistening lung and relieving cough	0.08	0.41		GLG0026
Disporum uniflorum Baker ex S. Moore	少花万寿竹	Colchicaceae	Medicinal diets	Rhizome; cook soup	Rhizome; boiled with meat	Reinforcing qi and tonifying kidney, moistening lung and relieving cough	0.08	0.41
Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lamarck	番薯	Convolvulaceae	Vegetables	Tender stem, tender leaf; boiled or stir-fried	Stem; decoction	Constipation	0.23	38.88	DD
Cornus capitata Wallich	头状四照花	Cornaceae	Fruits	Fruit; eaten freshly	Bark; decoction	Hepatitis	0.23	2.43	LC	GLG0028
Hellenia speciosa (J.Koenig) S.R.Dutta	闭鞘姜	Costaceae	Medicinal diets	Tender stem; stir-fried	Rhizome; boiled with meat	Anti-inflammatory diuresis, blood stasis detumescence	0.15	1.32	LC
Sechium edule (Jacq.) Swartz	佛手瓜	Cucurbitaceae	Vegetables	Fruit, tender stem, tender leaf, seed; boiled, stir-fried, cook soup	Fruit; decoction	Clearing away heat andtoxic materials,Spleen appetizer, anorexia	0.77	864.00		GLG0029
Cucurbita moschata (Duch. ex Lam.) Duch. ex Poiret	南瓜	Cucurbitaceae	Vegetables	Flower, tender stem, tender leaf, fruit; boiled or stir-fried,fried with eggs	Fruit; decoction	Clearing heat and detoxifying, indigestion	0.62	280.80
Momordica charantia L	苦瓜	Cucurbitaceae	Vegetables	Fruit; stir-fried	Fruit; decoction	Clearing away heat andtoxic materials	0.31	21.60
Gynostemma pentaphyllum (Thunb.) Makino	绞股蓝	Cucurbitaceae	Tea substitute	Stem, leaf; dry, soaking in water	Whole plant; decoction	Anti-inflammatory detoxification, cough expectorant	0.23	10.13		GLG0001
Cucumis hystrix Chakr	野黄瓜	Cucurbitaceae	Vegetables	Fruit; stir-fried	Stem; decoction	Anti-inflammatory, expectorant, antispasmodic	0.23	6.08		GLG0002
Momordica cochinchinensis (Lour.) Spreng	木鳖子	Cucurbitaceae	Vegetables	Fruit; stir-fried	Seed, root, leaf; decoction	Ulcer swelling, dry tinea, bald sores	0.08	0.66		GLG0005
Cyclanthera pedata (L.) Schrad	小雀瓜	Cucurbitaceae	Vegetables	Fruit; stir-fried	Fruit; decoction	Clearing heat and detoxifying, cooling blood	0.15	2.03		GLG0018
Momordica subangulata Bl	凹萼木鳖	Cucurbitaceae	Vegetables	Fruit; stir-fried	Fruit; decoction	Clearing away heat andtoxic materials	0.08	0.66		GLG0088
Eleocharis dulcis (N. L. Burman) Trinius ex Henschel	荸荠	Cyperaceae	Fruits	Bulb; boiled, eaten freshly	Bulb; decoction	Quench thirst, relieve fever	0.23	7.29	LC	GLG0087
Dioscorea polystachya Turczaninow	薯蓣	Dioscoreaceae	Staple food substitutes	Tuber; boiled, cook soup	Tuber; decoction	Eliminating phlegm and treating indigestion	0.38	56.70
Dioscorea sp.	薯蓣属某种	Dioscoreaceae	Medicinal diets	Tuber; cook soup	Tuber; boiled with meat	Eliminating phlegm and treating indigestion	0.08	0.50
Elaeagnus conferta Roxb	密花胡颓子	Elaeagnaceae	Fruits	Fruit; eaten freshly	Fruit; decoction	Diarrhea, dysentery, cough	0.08	1.01	LC
Elaeagnus umbellata Thunb	牛奶子	Elaeagnaceae Juss	Fruits	Fruit; eaten freshly	Fruit; decoction	Dispelling wind and dampness, rheumatic joint pain	0.08	0.41	LC
Hippophae rhamnoides subsp. yunnanensis Rousi	云南沙棘	Elaeagnaceae Juss	Fruits	Fruit; eaten freshly	Fruit; decoction	stomachache,cough,indigestion	0.08	0.41
Elaeocarpus braceanus Watt ex C. B. Clarke	滇藏杜英	Elaeocarpaceae	Fruits	Fruit; eaten freshly, soaking in wine	Fruit; decoction, soaking in wine	Traumatic injury	0.54	21.26		GLG0089
Rhododendron decorum Franch	大白杜鹃	Ericaceae	Vegetables	Flower; boiled or stir-fried	Root; decoction	Clearing damp heat, activating blood and relieving pain	0.15	1.62	LC
Sauropus androgynus (L.) Merr	守宫木	Euphorbiaceae	Vegetables	Tender stem, tender leaf; stir-fried	Tender stem and leaf; decoction	Headache,hypertension	0.08	0.45
Senegalia pennata (L.) Maslin	印度藤儿茶	Fabaceae	Vegetables	Tender leaf; fried with eggs	Tender leaf; decoction	Clearing damp heat	0.38	12.15	LC	GLG0090
Phaseolus coccineus L	荷包豆	Fabaceae	Vegetables	Seed; boiled or stir-fried	Seed; decoction	Removing damp-heat	0.62	28.08	LC
Pueraria montana var. thomsonii (Bentham) M. R. Almeida	粉葛	Fabaceae	Staple food substitutes	Root; steam, processed into flour	Root; decoction	Fever, headache	0.23	12.15		GLG0059
Vicia lens (L.) Coss. et Gern	兵豆	Fabaceae	Staple food substitutes	Stem; dry, processed into flour	Seed; decoction	Constipation	0.31	3.12
Tamarindus indica L	酸角	Fabaceae	Fruits	Fruit; eaten freshly	Fruit; decoction	Curing rheumatism	0.08	0.81	LC	GLG0055
Pachyrhizus erosus (L.) Urb	豆薯	Fabaceae	Vegetables	Root; stir-fried, cold and dressed with sauce	Root; decoction	Antialcoholism, lowering blood pressure	0.15	5.85
Styphnolobium japonicum (L.) Schott	槐	Fabaceae	Tea substitute	Seed; soaking in water	Flower, kernel; decoction	Headache, dizziness	0.15	2.70		GLG0088
Spatholobus suberectus Dunn	密花豆	Fabaceae	Medicinal diets	Stem; cook soup	Stem; boiled with meat	Expelling pathogenic wind and promoting blood circulation,relaxing tendons and activating collaterals, waist and knee pain	0.31	0.80
Caragana sinica (Buc'hoz) Rehd	锦鸡儿	Fabaceae	Vegetables	Flower; stir-fried, fried with eggs	Bark; decoction	Dispelling wind and activating blood, relieving cough and resolving phlegm	0.08	1.22
Guilandina minax (Hance) G. P. Lewis	喙荚鹰叶刺	Fabaceae	Herbal tea	Seed; soaking in water	Seed; decoction	Tonifying qi	0.08	0.15		GLG0082
Bauhinia acuminata L	白花羊蹄甲	Fabaceae	Vegetables	Flower; stir-fried	Flower; decoction	Clearing away heat andtoxic materials,constipation,indigestion	0.08	0.41	LC
Castanea mollissima Blume	板栗	Fagaceae	Nuts	Seed; eaten freshly, roast	Seed; decoction	Stomach vomiting, sore knees	0.23	12.15	LC
Gentiana rigescens Franch. ex Hemsl	滇龙胆草	Gentianaceae	Herbal tea	Whole plant; soaking in water	Whole plant; decoction	Jaundice hepatitis, tonsillitis, laryngopharyngitis	0.38	9.00		GLG0084
Ginkgo biloba L	银杏	Ginkgoaceae	Nuts,vegetables	Fruit, inflorescence; cook soup, stir-fried	Fruit; decoction	Children with convulsions, convulsions, skin itching	0.23	27.34	EN	GLG0085
Gnetum montanum Markgr	买麻藤	Gnetaceae	Nuts	Seed; roast	Stem and leaf; external application	Falling injury, rheumatic bone pain	0.15	1.35	LC
Curculigo orchioides Gaertn	仙茅	Hypoxidaceae	Tea substitute	Whole plant; soaking in water, cook soup	Rhizome; decoction	Knee cold pain, reinforcing kidney	0.15	13.65
Juglans regia L	胡桃	Juglandaceae	Nuts, oils and fats	Seed; press into oil	kernel; decoction	Asthma, constipation	0.46	32.40	LC	GLG0033
Ocimum basilicum var. pilosum (Willd.) Benth	疏柔毛罗勒	Lamiaceae	Spices	Stem, leaf; boiled or stir-fried,cold and dressed with sauce	Stem, leaf; decoction	Stomachache,indigestion,enteritis,cold,headache	0.92	630.00
Elsholtzia kachinensis Prain	水香薷	Lamiaceae	Spices,tea substitute	Stem, leaf; boiled or stir-fried,cold and dressed with sauce	Stem, leaf; decoction	Vomiting, diarrhea, colds	0.92	840.00		GLG0044
Mentha canadensis Linnaeus	薄荷	Lamiaceae	Spices,tea substitute	Stem, leaf; boiled or stir-fried, cold and dressed with sauce, soaking in water	Stem, leaf; decoction	Wind heat cold, headache	0.77	765.00		DXB0081
Agastache rugosa (Fisch. et Mey.) O. Ktze	藿香	Lamiaceae	Vegetables	Tender stem, tender leaf; boiled or stir-fried	Stem, leaf; decoction	Relieving summer-heat,stomachache,headache	0.31	86.40
Perilla frutescens (L.) Britt	紫苏	Lamiaceae	Spices	Stem, leaf; boil, stir-fried	Stem, leaf, seed; decoction	Cough,asthma, constipation	0.15	32.40	LC	DXB0180
Elsholtzia ciliata (Thunb.) Hyland	香薷	Lamiaceae	Tea substitute	Stem, leaf; soaking in water	Whole plant; decoction	Cold,headache, stomachache	0.23	24.30		DLZ0160, DXB0055
Stachys sieboldii Miquel	甘露子	Lamiaceae	Vegetables	Tuber; boiled or stir-fried	Whole plant; decoction	Pneumonia, wind-heat cold	0.08	2.70
Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge	丹参	Lamiaceae	Medicinal diets	Rhizome; cook soup	Rhizome; boiled with meat	Activating blood circulation and removing blood stasis, dredging channels and relieving pain	0.08	1.95
Holboellia angustifolia Wallich	五月瓜藤	Lardizabalaceae	Fruits	Fruit; eaten freshly	Fruit; decoction	Falling injury	0.15	0.41		DXB0116
Decaisnea insignis (Griffith) J. D. Hooker et Thomson	猫儿屎	Lardizabalaceae	Fruits	Fruit; eaten freshly	Fruit; decoction	Clearing away heat andtoxic materials, hernia	0.08	0.15		DXB0150
Litsea cubeba (Lour.) Pers	山鸡椒	Lauraceae	Spices	Fruit; stir-fried	Fruit; decoction	Balsam	0.31	10.80	LC	DLZ0037
Litsea pungens Hemsl	木姜子	Lauraceae	Spices	Fruit; stir-fried	Fruit; decoction	Invigorating spleen to promote digestion	0.08	2.70	LC	DLZ0042
Cinnamomum cassia Presl	肉桂	Lauraceae	Spices	Bark; cook soup	Bark; decoction	Balsam	0.08	0.26
Lindera communis Hemsl	香叶树	Lauraceae	Oils and fats	Fruit; press into oil	Bark; decoction	Falling injury	0.15	1.62	LC
Lilium davidii Duchartre ex Elwes	川百合	Liliaceae	Vegetables	Bulb; boiled or stir-fried, fried with eggs	Bulb; decoction	Moistening lung to arrest cough	0.31	16.20
Cardiocrinum giganteum (Wall.) Makino	大百合	Liliaceae	Staple food substitutes	Bulb; boiled or stir-fried, fried with eggs	Bulb; decoction	Moistening lung to arrest cough	0.15	8.10		DLZ0029
Fritillaria cirrhosa D. Don	川贝母	Liliaceae	Vegetables	Bulb; boiled or stir-fried	Bulb; decoction	Moistening lung to arrest cough	0.38	6.75	VU
Lycopodium japonicum Thunb. ex Murray	石松	Lycopodiaceae	Herbal tea	Whole plant; soaking in water	Whole plant; decoction	Arthralgia	0.15	5.85
Hibiscus sabdariffa L	玫瑰茄	Malvaceae	Tea substitute	Flower; soaking in water	Flower; decoction	Cough, lower blood pressure	0.08	0.84
Paris polyphylla var. yunnanensis (Franch.) Hand.-Mzt	滇重楼	Melanthiaceae	Medicinal diets	Tuber; cook soup	Stem; boiled with meat	Throat swelling and pain, snake bites, falling injury	0.31	1.65
Toona sinensis (A. Juss.) Roem	香椿	Meliaceae	Vegetables	Tender stem, tender leaf; stir-fried, fried with eggs	Stem, leaf; decoction	Hemostasis	0.46	58.32	LC	DXB0043
Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam	波罗蜜	Moraceae	Fruits	Fruit, seed; eaten freshly, roast	Fruit; decoction	Stimulation of lactation	0.23	15.19
Ficus auriculata Lour	大果榕	Moraceae	Fruits	Fruit; eaten freshly	Fruit; decoction	Stimulation of lactation	0.31	2.70	LC
Morus alba L	桑	Moraceae	Fruits	Fruit; eaten freshly	Fruit; decoction	Cold, cough	0.08	1.01	LC
Musa basjoo Sieb. et Zucc	芭蕉	Musaceae	Vegetables	Tender pseudostem, flower; boiled or stir-fried	Pseudoste; decoction	Cold, stomachache	0.54	88.20	LC
Musella lasiocarpa (Franchet) C. Y. Wu ex H. W. Li	地涌金莲	Musaceae	Vegetables	Tender pseudostem, flower; stir-fried	Flower; decoction	Hemostasis	0.08	0.56	EN
Psidium guajava L	番石榴	Myrtaceae	Fruits	Fruit; eaten freshly	Leaf; decoction	Stop dysentery, stop bleeding, invigorating stomach	0.08	0.29	LC
Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn	莲	Nelumbonaceae	Vegetables	Tender leaf; stir-fried	Leaf; decoction	Palpitation, insomnia	0.08	2.03
Bletilla formosana (Hayata) Schltr	小白及	Orchidaceae	Medicinal diets	Bulb; cook soup	Bulb; boiled with meat	Traumatic bleeding, sores, swelling, skin chapped	0.31	2.25
Dendrobium longicornu Lindl	长距石斛	Orchidaceae	Herbal tea	Succulent stem; soaking in water	Stem; decoction	Eating less, retching, fever does not retreat after illness	0.23	1.27
Gastrodia elata Bl	天麻	Orchidaceae	Medicinal diets	Rhizome; cook soup	Rhizome; boiled with meat	Child convulsion,headache,dizziness	0.23	1.69	VU
Passiflora edulis Sims	鸡蛋果	Passifloraceae	Fruits	Fruit; eaten freshly	Fruit; decoction	Clearing away heat andtoxic materials	0.46	12.15
Phyllanthus emblica L	余甘子	Phyllanthaceae	Fruits	Fruit; eaten freshly, soaking in wine	Fruit; decoction, soaking in wine	Indigestion, abdominal distension,cough, laryngalgia	0.62	121.50	LC
Phytolacca acinosa Roxb	商陆	Phytolaccaceae	Vegetables	Tender stem, tender leaf; stir-fried	Root; decoction	Purge, carbuncle swelling sore virus	0.08	0.78
Piper flaviflorum C. DC	黄花胡椒	Piperaceae	Medicinal diets	Fruit; dry	Fruit; boiled with meat	Toothache	0.54	15.36
Plantago asiatica L	车前	Plantaginaceae	Vegetables	Whole plant; boiled or stir-fried	Whole plant; decoction	clearing away heat andtoxic materials	0.08	18.00		GLG0077
Cymbopogon citratus (D. C.) Stapf	香茅草	Poaceae	Herbal tea	Stem, leaf; soaking in water	Whole plant; decoction	Driving wind and dredging collaterals	0.08	4.50		GLG0076
Zizania latifolia (Griseb.) Stapf	菰	Poaceae	Vegetables	Tender stem; stir-fried	Stem; decoction	Health care	0.54	4.73
Persicaria viscosa (Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don) H. Gross ex Nakai	香蓼	Polygonaceae	Spices	Whole plant; boiled or stir-fried	Whole plant; decoction	Stomachache, indigestion, infantile malnutrition, rheumatism pain	0.38	216.00		GLG0066
Fagopyrum dibotrys (D. Don) Hara	金荞麦	Polygonaceae	Vegetables	Tender stem, tender leaf; boiled or stir-fried	Root; decoction	Clearing away heat andtoxic materials,expelling pus and removing blood stasis	0.23	37.44		DLZ0089
Fagopyrum tataricum (L.) Gaertn	苦荞麦	Polygonaceae	Herbal tea	Seed; soaking in water	Seed; decoction	Moisturizing bowel, constipation	0.31	6.24
Pleuropterus multiflorus (Thunb.) Nakai	何首乌	Polygonaceae	Medicinal diets	Root; cook soup	Root; boiled with meat	Moisturizing bowel, constipation	0.08	0.41
Portulaca oleracea L	马齿苋	Portulacaceae	Vegetables	Whole plant; boiled or stir-fried	Whole plant; decoction	Snake bite, hematochezia	0.08	9.36	LC
Coptis teeta Wall	云南黄连	Ranunculaceae	Medicinal diets	Root; cook soup	Root; boiled with meat	Stomachache	0.23	0.83	EN
Thalictrum alpinum L	高山唐松草	Ranunculaceae	Medicinal diets	Root; cook soup	Root; boiled with meat	Infantile malnutrition, infantile convulsions	0.31	1.60
Aconitum carmichaelii Debeaux	乌头	Ranunculaceae	Medicinal diets	Root; cook soup	Tuber; boiled with meat	Wind-cold syndrome, joint pain	0.08	0.30
Hovenia acerba Lindl	枳椇	Rhamnaceae	Fruits	Fruit; eaten freshly	Fruit; decoction	Rheumatism, hangover	0.31	6.75	LC	DXB0100
Pseudocydonia sinensis (Thouin) C. K. Schneid	木瓜	Rosaceae	Fruits	Fruit; cold and dressed with sauce, dry	Fruit; decoction	Rheumatism, joint pain	0.85	386.10	LC	DLZ0124
Prunus salicina Lindl	李	Rosaceae	Fruits	Fruit; eaten freshly	Fruit; decoction	Cough, diarrhea	0.08	4.05	LC
Rosa rugosa Thunb	玫瑰	Rosaceae	Tea substitute	Flower; soaking in water	Flower; decoction	Wind-heat cold, laryngalgia	0.08	1.01
Prunus mume Siebold & Zucc	梅	Rosaceae	Fruits	Fruit; eaten freshly	Fruit; decoction	Cough, diarrhea	0.08	4.05	LC
Malus asiatica Nakai	花红	Rosaceae	Fruits	Fruit; eaten freshly	Fruit; decoction	Stopping thirst and generating fluid, digesting food and resolving stagnation	0.15	0.34	DD
Rubus sumatranus Miq	红腺悬钩子	Rosaceae	Fruits	Fruit; eaten freshly	Root; decoction	Clearing away heat andtoxic materials, diuresis	0.08	0.34		DXB0107
Dimetia scandens (Roxb.) R. J. Wang	藤耳草	Rubiaceae	Herbal tea	tender stem, tender leaf; cook soup	Stem and leaf; decoction	Lung disease, pneumonia	0.15	6.60
Scleromitrion diffusum (Willd.) R. J. Wang	白花蛇舌草	Rubiaceae	Herbal tea	Stem, leaf; soaking in water	Stem and leaf; decoction	Anti-inflammatory, laryngalgia	0.15	4.95
Gardenia jasminoides Ellis	栀子	Rubiaceae	Herbal tea	Fruit; soaking in water	Fruit; decoction	Promote digestion	0.15	3.71
Citrus medica L	香橼	Rutaceae	Tea substitute	Fruit; dry, soaking in water	Fruit; decoction	Excessive phlegm,cough	0.54	56.70	LC
Zanthoxylum armatum DC	竹叶花椒	Rutaceae	Spices	Fruit; dry	Fruit; decoction	Rheumatoid arthritis, toothache, bruising pain	0.31	32.40	LC	DLZ0143
Houttuynia cordata Thunb	蕺菜	Saururaceae	Spices	Whole plant; boiled or stir-fried, cold and dressed with sauce	Whole plant; decoction	Enteritis, dysentery	1.00	1365.00		DLZ0023
Schisandra neglecta A. C. Smith	滇藏五味子	Schisandraceae	Fruits	Fruit; eaten freshly, soaking in wine	Fruit; soaking in wine	Palpitation, insomnia	0.15	2.93		DLZ0039
Buddleja officinalis Maxim	密蒙花	Scrophulariaceae	Dyes	Flower; dye	Flower; decoction	Clearing away heat andtoxic materials,improving acuity of vision	0.08	0.29	LC
Smilax china L	菝葜	Smilacaceae	Vegetables	Tender stem, tender leaf; stir-fried	Stem; decoction	Rheumatalgia	0.08	1.04
Solanum americanum Miller	少花龙葵	Solanaceae	Vegetables	Leaf; boiled or stir-fried	Leaf; decoction	Laryngalgia	0.31	54.00
Cyphomandra betacea Sendt	树番茄	Solanaceae	Vegetables	Fruit; stir-fried	Fruit; decoction	Invigorate the spleen and stomach	0.69	31.59		GLG0011
Solanum torvum Swartz	水茄	Solanaceae	Vegetables	Fruit; stir-fried	Fruit, leaf; decoction	Improving acuity of vision, sore toxins	0.23	7.02		GLG0017
Lycium chinense Miller	枸杞	Solanaceae	Vegetables	Tender leaf; boiled or stir-fried	Fruit; decoction	Lumbar and knee pain, dizziness, tinnitus	0.23	7.80
Solanum aethiopicum Linnaeus	红茄	Solanaceae	Vegetables	Fruit; stir-fried	Fruit; decoction	Inflammatory pain, stomach pain, lymph nodes	0.77	23.40		GLG0019
Camellia reticulata Lindl	滇山茶	Theaceae	Oils and fats	Seed; fried with eggs	Seed; decoction	Clearing away heat andtoxic materials, prevention of cardiovascular disease	0.08	0.33	DD
Zingiber officinale Roscoe	姜	Zingiberaceae	Spices	Rhizome; boiled or stir-fried	Rhizome; decoction	Stomachache, vomiting, diarrhea, colds	0.46	64.80	DD
Amomum tsaoko Crevost et Lemarie	草果	Zingiberaceae	Spices	Fruit; boiled	Fruit; decoction	Stomachache, fever	0.54	18.90		GLG0020
Amomum villosum Lour	砂仁	Zingiberaceae	Spices	Fruit; boiled with meat	Fruit; decoction	Stomachache	0.15	5.40	LC
Hedychium coronarium Koen	姜花	Zingiberaceae	Vegetables	Flower; fried with eggs	Rhizome; decoction	Headache,body pain, rheumatic pain, falling injury	0.08	0.90	DD
Gymnosperm
Pinus armandii Franch	华山松	Pinaceae	Nuts	Seed; stir-fried	Seed; decoction	Pulmonary dryness, cough, constipation	0.23	4.68	LC
Fern
Diplazium esculentum (Retz.) Sm	菜蕨	Athyriaceae	Vegetables	Tender stem, tender leaf; boiled or stir-fried	Stem, leaf; decoction	Clearing away heat andtoxic materials	0.23	2.17	LC	DLZ0027
Osmunda japonica Thunb	紫萁	Osmundaceae	Vegetables	Tender stem, tender leaf; boiled or stir-fried	Tender stem and leaf; decoction	Cold, carbuncle swelling virus	0.46	77.76		DXB0106
Sceptridium ternatum (Thunb.) Y. X. Lin	阴地蕨	Ophioglossaceae	Herbal tea	Whole plant; soaking in water, cook soup	Whole plant; decoction	Trachitis, pneumonia	0.23	16.20
Angiopteris esculenta Ching	食用观音座莲	Marattiaceae	Staple food substitutes	Rhizome; processed into flour	Rhizome; external application	Pruritus	0.08	0.29		DXB0103
Diplazium viridissimum Christ	深绿短肠蕨	Athyriaceae	Vegetables	Tender stem, tender leaf; boiled or stir-fried	Tender stem and leaf; decoction	Clearing away heat andtoxic materials	0.15	12.96
Pteridium aquilinum var. latiusculum (Desv.)Underw.ex Heller	蕨	Dennstaedtiaceae	Vegetables	Tender leaf; stir-fried, cold and dressed with sauce	Whole plant; decoction	Clearing away heat andtoxic materials,diuresis	0.77	90.00
Rhodobryum giganteum Par	暖地大叶藓	Bryaceae	Medicinal diets	Whole plant; cook soup	Whole plant; boiled with meat	Heart disease such as palpitations, palpitations	0.31	2.40
Lygodium japonicum (Thunb.) Sw	海金沙	Lygodiaceae	Herbal tea	Whole plant; soaking in water	Stem and leaf; decoction	Balsam	0.15	3.60
Lichen
Thamnolia vermicularis (Sw.) Ach. ex Schaer	雪茶	Thamnoliaeeae	Tea substitute	Thallus; soaking in water	Thallus; decoction	Cough, fever	0.23	5.06
Ramalina fastigiata (Pers.) Ach	从生树花	Ramalinaceae	Vegetables	Thallus; cold and dressed with sauce, stir-fried	Thallus; decoction	Clearing away heat andtoxic materials	0.69	43.88

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