Table 5 Comparison of the used parts/product used among folk medicinae, TMM and TCM
Folk medicinal plants | Folk medicine | TMM | TCM |
|---|---|---|---|
Adenophora wulingshanica | Roots | – | Roots |
Artemisia argyi | Whole plant | Leaves | Leaves |
Artemisia brachyloba | Whole plant | Aerial parts | Whole plant |
Artemisia frigida | Whole plant | Aerial parts | Aerial parts |
Cirsium maackii | Whole plant | – | Whole plant |
Cirsium vlassovianum | Leaves | – | Whole plant, roots |
Clinopodium chinense subsp. grandiflorum | Leaves | – | Whole plant |
Cuscuta chinensis | Whole plant | Seeds | Seeds |
Ephedra sinica | Roots, aerial part | Herbaceous stems | Herbaceous stems and roots |
Erodium stephanianum | Roots | Whole plant | Whole plant |
Euphorbia esula | Roots | – | Whole plant |
Glycyrrhiza uralensis | Roots | Roots and rhizome | Roots and rhizome |
Incarvillea sinensis | Roots | Aerial parts | Aerial parts |
Iris dichotoma | Roots | – | Rhizome or whole plant |
Leontopodium leontopodioides | Leaves | Aerial parts | Aerial parts |
Oxytropis myriophylla | Whole plant | Aerial parts | Aerial parts |
Pinus tabuliformis | Seeds | Nodular branch, leaves, cones, pollens, resin | Nodular branch, leaves, cones |
Plantago depressa | Roots | seeds | Seeds, whole plant |
Polygonum aviculare | Roots | – | Aerial parts |
Potentilla longifolia | Whole plant | Whole plant | Whole plant, roots |
Prunus humilis | Roots | – | Kernel of seeds |
Prunus sibirica | Kernel of seeds | Seeds | Seeds |
Pulsatilla chinensis | Aerial parts | Whole plant | Roots |
Pyrus ussuriensis | Fruits | Fruits | Fruits and leaves |
Rhododendron micranthum | Branches | Leaves or flowering branches | Branches and leaves, flowers |
Sabina vulgaris | Branches | Branches and leaves | Branches and leaves |
Sanguisorba officinalis | Roots | – | Roots |
Saposhnikovia divaricata | Roots | – | Roots |
Scutellaria baicalensis | Roots | Roots | Roots |
Scutellaria viscidula | Roots | Roots | Roots |
Sonchus arvensis | Whole plant | Whole plant | Whole plant |
Sophora flavescens | Roots | Roots | Roots |
Sphaerophysa salsula | Seeds | – | Whole plant and fruits |
Stellera chamaejasme | Roots | Roots | Roots |
Taraxacum mongolicum | Whole plant | Whole plant | Whole plant |
Thymus serpyllum var. asiaticus | Aerial parts | – | Aerial parts |
Tribulus terrestris | Fruits | Fruits | Fruits |
Urtica cannabina | Whole plant, leaves, stem | Whole plant | Whole plant |