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Table 4 Information on class IV

From: A comparative study on shared-use medicines in Tibetan and Chinese medicine

No.

Family

Scientific name

Chinese name

Parts used in TCM

Parts used in TM

Uses in TCM

Uses in TM

Parts used

Disease groups treated in TCM

Disease groups treated in TM

1

Acanthaceae

Adhatoda vasica Nees

鸭嘴花

Whole plant

Twig

To dispel wind and activate blood circulation; eliminate blood stasis and relieve pain; and re-joint the bone [10]

Indications: blood and liver heat-related diseases, mkhris pa diseases, traumatic injury, boils, swelling, and pain [15]

A

Locomotor system ailments

Digestive, locomotor system ailments

2

Araceae

Acorus calamus L

菖蒲

Rhizome

Rhizome

To dispel wind to resolve the exterior, clear heat and remove dampness, relieve cough resolve phlegm, eliminate blood stasis, and reduce swelling [10]

Indications: dyspepsia, diphtheria, boils, and sores [7]

A

Respiratory and locomotor system ailments

Digestive disorders

3

Berberidaceae

Sinopodophyllum hexandrum (Royle) Ying.

桃儿七

Roots and rhizome

Fruits

Indications: rheumatic arthritis, traumatic injury, cough due to wind-cold, and menoxenia [10]

Indications: stasis syndrome of women, fetal death, mazischesis, and amenorrhea [8]

D

Immune system ailments, locomotor, respiratory, and reproductive system disorders

Reproductive system disorders

4

Bombacaceae

Gossampinus malabarica (DC.)Mern

木棉花*

Flower

Flower

Indications: diarrhea, dysentery, and hemorrhoids [10]

Indications: lung and liver diseases [15]

A

Digestive disorders

Digestive disorders

5

Bovidae

Bos taurus domesticus Gmelin *

牛黄*

Dry gallstones

Dry gallstones

Indications: impairment of consciousness in febrile diseases and stroke; infantile convulsion, epilepsy, mania; sore throat, ulcers in the mouth; carbuncles, and boils [10]

Indications: plague epidemic disease and liver-heat syndrome [11]

A

Nervous system ailments and respiratory disorders

Digestive disorders

6

Burseraceae

Boszvellia carterii Birdw *

乳香树*

Resin

Resin

Indications: stomach pain, dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea, rheumatism, traumatic injury, carbuncle, and sore [10]

Indications: skin diseases [14]

A

Circulatory system disorders and locomotor system ailments

Immune system ailments

7

Caryophyllaceae

Arenaria kansuensis Maxim

甘肃蚤缀

Whole plant

Whole plant

To nourish yin and tonify blood, replenish the kidney, and reinforce the bone [10]

Indications: pneumonia and various lung diseases [7]

A

Digestive disorders

Respiratory disorders

8

Cervidae

Moschus berezovskii Flerov

林麝

Secretions in sweet bursa of male body

Secretions in sweet bursa of male body, meat, testis, feces

To restore consciousness and activate blood circulation, stimulate menstruation, reduce swelling, and relieve pain [10]

Indications: stroke, syncope due to phlegm, sudden attack of precordial and abdominal pain, kidney disease, masses in the abdomen; external use for traumatic injury, carbuncle-abscess, and furuncles [15]

B

Nervous, circulatory and locomotor system ailments

Nervous system ailments, locomotor, reproductive, and digestive disorders

9

Cervidae

Moschus moschiferus Linnaeus

原麝

Secretions in sweet bursa of male body

Secretions in sweet bursa of male body, meat, testis, and feces

To restore consciousness and activate blood circulation, stimulate menstruation, reduce swelling, and relieve pain [10]

Indications: stroke, syncope due to phlegm, sudden attack of precordial and abdominal pain, kidney disease, masses in the abdomen; external use for traumatic injury, carbuncle-abscess, and furuncles [15]

B

Nervous, circulatory and locomotor system ailments

Nervous, locomotor, reproductive, and digestive disorders

10

Cervidae

Mochus sifanicus Buchner

马麝

Secretions in sweet bursa of male body

Secretions in sweet bursa of male body, meat, testis, and feces

To restore consciousness and activate blood circulation, stimulate menstruation, reduce swelling, and relieve pain [10]

Indications: stroke, syncope due to phlegm, sudden attack of precordial and abdominal pain, kidney disease, masses in the abdomen; external use for traumatic injury, carbuncle-abscess, and furuncles [15]

B

Nervous, circulatory and locomotor system ailments

Nervous system ailments, locomotor, reproductive, and digestive disorders

11

Combretaceae

Terminalia chebula Retz. *

诃子*

Fruit

Fruit

Indications: protracted diarrhea with hematochezia or prolapse of the rectum and chronic cough with sore throat and hoarseness [10]

Indications: rlung diseases, blood diseases, mkhris pa diseases, and badkan diseases [15]

A

Digestive, urinary, and respiratory disorders

Digestive and circulatory system disorders

12

Combretaceae

Terminalia chebula Retz. var. tomentella (Kurz) C. B. Clarke

绒毛诃子

Fruit

Fruit

To check diarrhea and chronic cough and subdue the upward qi [10]

Indications: rlung diseases, blood diseases, mkhris pa diseases, and badkan diseases [15]

A

Digestive and reproductive system disorders

Digestive disorders

13

Asteraceae

Carthamus tinctorius L. *

红花*

Flower

Flower

Indications: amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea; retention of lochia; abdominal masses; traumatic injuries, sores, and ulcers with swelling and pain [10]

Indications: pneumonia, hepatitis, blood heat, carbuncles, traumatic injury, and gynecopathia [14]

A

Reproductive and locomotor system ailments

Respiratory, locomotorand reproductive system disorders

14

Asteraceae

Saussurea laniceps Hand.-Mazz.

绵头雪莲花

Whole plant

Whole plant

To tonify kidney and reinforce yang; regulate menstruation by arresting bleeding [9]

Indications: head trauma, anthrax, pricking pain, gynecopathy, rheumatic arthritis, and stroke. External use for swelling [7]

A

Reproductive system disorders

Reproductive and immune system ailments

15

Cucurbitaceae

Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standl.

葫芦

Exocarp, seed

Seed

To cause urination, reduce swelling. Used in edema, ascites, and tuberculous cervical lymphadenitis [9]

Indications: dysentery due to heat, pulmonary disease, and rash [7]

C

Urinary and respiratory disorders

Respiratory and immune system ailments

16

Dipterocarpaceae

Dipterocarpus turbinatus Gaertn.f. *

龙脑香*

Resin

Resin

Indications: loss of consciousness in stroke and attack of noxious factors, syncope due to violent excitement or postpartum anemia; inflammation of eyes, aphtha, and swollen sore throat [10]

Indications: high fever and chronic hotness fever [14]

A

Nervous system ailments and respiratory disorders

Respiratory disorders

17

Equidae

Equus asinus L.

Skin

Blood, meat

Indications: hemostasis [10]

Indications: rheumatism [14]

D

Circulatory system disorders

Nervous system ailments

18

Gentianaceae

Gentiana crassicaulis Duthie ex Burk *

粗茎秦艽*

Roots

Flower, roots

Indications: rheumatic or rheumatoid arthritis with muscular contracture and severe joint pain; fever recurring in the afternoon, and fever in infants with malnutrition [10]

Indications: tonsillitis, urticaria, carbuncle, and rheumatoid arthritis [13]

B

Nervous, locomotor system ailments

Respiratory and immune system ailments

19

Gentianaceae

Gentiana straminea Maxim

麻花艽

Roots

Flower, whole plant

To dispel wind and dampness and subdue deficient heat [10]

Indications: gastroenteritis, hepatitis, and cholecystitis [7, 8]

B

Respiratory ailments

Digestive disorders

20

Gramineae

Bambusae Concretio Silicea*

天竺黄

Secretion

Secretion

Indications: coma, stroke, and epilepsy and convulsion in children [10]

Indications: lung diseases [8]

A

Nervous system ailments

Respiratory disorders

21

Gramineae

Saccharum sinense Roxb.

甘蔗加工成红糖

Stem

Stem

Indications: blood stasis symptom [10]

Indications: diarrhea, impotence [14]

A

Digestive disorders

Reproductive system disorders

22

Iridaceae

Crocus sativus L.

藏红花*

Stigma

Stigma

Indications: amenorrhea, abdominal mass, and palpitation due to fright [10]

Indications: pneumonia and liver diseases [13]

A

Circulatory system disorders

Digestive disorders

23

Lamiaceae

Lagopsis supine(Steph. ex Willd.)Ikonn.-Gal. ex Knorr

夏至草

Whole plant

Flower, aerial parts and seed

To regulate menstruation by nourishing blood [9]

Indications: blood diseases due to heat, bloodshot eyes of nebula due to blood heat, parasitosis [15]

C

Nervous, reproductive system disorders

Immune system ailments

24

Lamiaceae

Leonurus japonicus Thunb.( Leonurus japonicas Houtt.)*

益母草*

Whole plant, fruits

Fruits, seed and aerial parts

Indications: menstrual disorders, dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea, incessant dripping of lochia; edema and oliguria such as edema in acute nephritis [10]

Indications:

Fruits: enoxenia, amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, masses formation in the stomach, conjunctival congestion edema pain, eye inflammation, corneal opacity, and hypertension [8]; aerial parts;

Seed: blood diseases due to heat, bloodshot eyes of nebula due to blood heat, and parasitosis [15]

C

Reproductive and urinary system disorders

Reproductive and circulatory system disorders

25

Lamiaceae

Leonurus sibiricus L.

细叶益母草

Whole plant

Aerial parts and seed

Indications: menoxenia, amenorrhea, postpartum congestion abdominal pain, nephritis edema, dysuria, and hematuria [10]

Indications: blood diseases due to heat, bloodshot eyes of nebula due to blood heat, and parasitosis [15]

C

Reproductive and urinary system disorders

Immune system ailments

26

Fabaceae

Acacia catechu (L.f.)Willd*

儿茶*

Twig

Wood

Indications: festering wound difficult to heal up, skin diseases with watery discharge, ulcers in the mouth, and traumatic injury with pain and bleeding [10]

Indications: cough and thirst, external use for skin diseases with watery discharge, ulcerative gingivitis, and ulcers in the mouth and hemorrhoid [8]

A

Immune, locomotor system ailments

Respiratory and immune system ailments

27

Leguminosae

Cassia tora Linn.

决明*

Seed

Seed

Indications: headache and vertigo, eye diseases, and constipation [10]

Indications: skin diseases and epilepsy [15]

A

Five sense organs related ailments

Immune system ailments

28

Fabaceae

Pterocarpus indicus Willd.

紫檀

Heartwood

Heartwood

Indications: furuncle and swollen [20]

Indications: hypertension, pneumonia, and heart diseases [7]

A

Immune system ailments

Immune system ailments and respiratory disorders

29

Fabaceae

Abrus precatorius L

相思子

Roots, rattan cane, leaf, and seed

Seed

Roots, rattan: sore throat, and hepatitis.

Leaf: bronchitis, seed external use for boils, and eczema [9]

Indications: gynecopathy and gallbladder masses [15]

C

Respiratory an immune system ailments

Reproductive system disorders

30

Liliaceae

Fritillaria cirrhosa D.Don *

川贝母*

Bulb

Bulb

Indications: dry cough due to heat in the lung and cough with bloody sputum in consumptive diseases [10]

Indications: yellow fluid diseases, menometrorrhagia, and trachitis [13]

A

Respiratory disorders

Locomotor and respiratory disorders

31

Loganiaceae

Strychnos nux-vomica Linn. *

马钱*

Seed

Seed

Indications: protracted arthritis, rheumatoid arthralgia; numbness and paralysis; sequela of poliomyelitis; traumatic injury; boils and sores [10]

Indications: rlung diseases, blood heat diseases, stomach cramps toxicosis [15]

A

Nervous system ailments, locomotor, immune system ailments

Circulatory system disorders

32

Malvaceae

Abelmoschus moschatus Medic

黄葵

Roots, leaf, and flower

Leaf, flower, and seed

Indications:

Root: high fever, cough due to lung heat, postpartum milk atresia, stool constipate, dysentery, and urinary calculi.

Leaf: topical fester swelling, felon, bone fracture.

Flower: burns and scalds [9]

Indications: yellow fluid diseases, dermatosis, parasitosis, and itching [16]

E

Respiratory and digestive, urinary system disorders

Immune system ailments

33

Menispermaceae

Tinospora sinensis (Lour.) Merr.

中华青牛胆

Rattan

Stem

To soothe tendons and activate collaterals; dispel wind and relieve pain [10]

Indications: lung disease, rheumatoid arthritis [7]

D

Respiratory, digestive disorders

Digestive, immune system ailments

34

Oleaceae

Fraxinus stylosa Lingelsh.

宿柱白蜡树

Bark

Bark

Indications: diarrhea, leukorrhea, and conjunctive congestion with swelling and pain [10]

Indications: fracture, hyperosteogeny, and osteomyelitis [14]

A

Urinary system disorders

Locomotor system ailments

35

Orchidaceae

Dendrobium hookerianum Lindl.

金耳石斛

Stem

Aerial part

Indications: thirst, hiccup, and lassitude in the loin and legs [10]

Indications: indigestion, gastric ulcer, sore throat, and hemorrhoids [12]

B

Digestive disorders

Digestive disorders

36

Phytolaccaceae

Phytolacca acinosa Roxb.*

商陆*

Root

Root

Indications: anasarca with oliguria and constipation; external use for carbuncles and sores [10]

Indications: febrile disease, edema, distension, dysuria; external use for carbuncles, boils, swelling, and toxicity [15]

A

Digestive, urinary system disorders

Digestive, urinary system disorders

37

Polypodiaceae

Pyrrosia lingua (Thunb.) Farw.*

石韦*

Whole plant

Whole plant

Indications: urinary infection and urination; spitting of blood, epistaxis, hematuria, and abnormal uterine bleeding; and cough and asthma due to heat in the lung [10]

Indications: pus and sores in the chest, cough due to heat in the lung. Laryngopharyngitis, spinal cord cavity disease, traumatic injury, trauma hemorrhage, seminal emission in kidney deficiency syndrome, nephritis, edema, and urinary tract infections [16]

A

Urinary and respiratory disorders

Respiratory, locomotor, and reproductive system disorders

38

Pteriidae

Pinctada martensii( Dunker) *

马氏珍珠贝*

Pearl and dry shell

Pearl and dry shell

Indications:

Pearl: palpitation and insomnia; convulsion, epilepsy; nebula; skin ulcerations difficult to heal.

Nacre: headache, dizziness, fidgetingness, and insomnia; inflammation of the eyes due to heat in the liver; and blurred vision in deficiency of the liver [10]

Indications: commotio cerebri, head injury, white veins disease, numbness and pain in arthritis, and nosotoxicosis [14]

A

Nervous system ailments

Nervous system ailments

39

Lythraceae

Punica granatum L.*

石榴

Root, stem, bark, flower, leaf, fruit

Seed

Indications: protracted diarrhea, chronic dysentery; hematochezia, prolapse of the rectum; abnormal uterine bleeding, leukorrhagia; and intestinal parasitosis with abdominal pain [10]

Indications: anorexia, dyspepsia, and aching of kidney and loins due to cold in the stomach [14]

D

Digestive and reproductive system disorders

Digestive disorders

40

Ranunculaceae

Paeonia veitchii Lynch*

川赤芍*

Roots

Roots

Indications: maculation in epidemic diseases; spitting of blood, epistaxis; inflammation of the eye; pain in the chest; amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea; mass formation in the abdomen; traumatic injuries; and boils and sores [10]

Indications: carbuncles, fever.

Flower: dermatosis, dermatitis [16]

B

Immune system ailments and reproductive and locomotor system ailments

Immune system ailments

41

Santalaceae

Santalum album L.*

檀香*

Heartwood

Heartwood

Indications: pectoral and abdominal pain due to stagnation of qi with cold; epigastric pain, loss of appetite; and angina pectoris in heart disease [10]

Indications: pneumonia and lung abscess [16]

A

Digestive and circulatory system disorders

Circulatory and respiratory system disorders

42

Sapindaceae

Sapindus mukorossi Gaertn.

无患子

Root, fruit

Seed

To remove heat and phlegm, check diarrhea and blood stasis [9]

Indications: diphtheria, vesicula seminalis disease, stranguria with turbid discharge, and frequent urination [7]

D

Respiratory disorders

Respiratory and urinary system disorders

43

Saxifragaceae

Bergenia purpurascens (Hook. f. et Thoms.) Engl *

岩白菜*

Rhizome

Rhizome, whole plant

To remove toxic heat, arrest bleeding, and regulate menstruation [9]

Epidemic febrile diseases, liver and lung heat diseases, and dysentery [15]

A

Circulatory system disorders

Respiratory and digestive disorders

44

Styracaceae

Styrax benzoin Dryand. *

安息香*

Resin

Resin

Indications: loss of consciousness in stroke and attack of noxious factors, syncope due to violent excitement or postpartum anemia; pain in the chest and epigastrium; infantile convulsion [10]

Indications: rlung diseases, subcutaneous ulcer, and boils [15]

A

Nervous system ailments and circulatory system disorders

Digestive, immune system ailments

45

ApiaceaeApiaceae

Angelica sinensis (Oliv.) Diels.*

当归*

Roots

Roots

Indications: anemia with dizziness and palpitation; menstrual disorders, amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea; constipation; rheumatic arthralgia; traumatic injuries; carbuncles, boils, and sores. Radix Angelicae Sinensis (stri-baked with wine) amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, rheumatic, arthralgia, and traumatic injuries [10]

Indications: chronic febrile diseases, cardiopyretic disease, toxicosis, and complication of badkan diseases and rlung diseases [15]

A

Reproductive, digestive, immune, and locomotor system ailments

Digestive and respiratory disorders

46

ApiaceaeApiaceae

Heracleum candicans Wall. ex DC..

白亮独活

Roots

Roots

Indications: rheumatism and pain in the waist and knee [10]

Indications: boils, sores, and leprosy [15]

A

Immune system ailments

Immune system ailments

47

ApiaceaeApiaceae

Notopterygium forbesii de Boiss.

宽叶羌活

Roots and rhizome

Roots and rhizome

Indications: common cold caused by exterior wind-cold, rheumatism numbness, urticaria, and itching [10]

Indications: plague, greenfly and pinworm, hemorrhage disease, constipation, and leprosy [14]

A

Respiratory and immune system ailments

Immune system ailments and circulatory system disorders

48

Apiaceae

Notopterygium incisum Ting ex H. T. Chang*

羌活*

Roots and rhizome

Roots and rhizome

Indications: headache in common cold, rheumatic arthralgia, and aching of the back and shoulders [10]

Indications: leprosy, headache, laryngopathy, rheumatic arthralgia, and epidemic disease or cholera [15]

A

Respiratory and immune system ailments

Immune system ailments and circulatory system disorders

49

Unionidae

Cristaria plicata (Leach)*

褶纹冠蚌*

Pearl and dry shell

Pearl and dry shell

Indications: pearl: palpitation and insomnia; convulsion, epilepsy; nebula; skin ulcerations difficult to heal. Nacre: headache, dizziness, fidgetingness and insomnia; inflammation of the eyes due to heat in the liver; and blurred vision in deficiency of the liver [10]

Indications: commotio cerebri, head injury, white veins disease, numbness and pain in arthritis, nosotoxicosis [14]

A

Nervous system ailments

Nervous system ailments

50

Unionidae

Hyriopsis cumingii(Lea).*

三角帆蚌*

Pearl and dry shell

Pearl and dry shell

Indications: pearl: palpitation and insomnia; convulsion, epilepsy; nebula; skin ulcerations difficult to heal. Nacre: headache, dizziness, fidgetingness and insomnia; inflammation of the eyes due to heat in the liver; and blurred vision in deficiency of the liver [10]

Indications: commotio cerebri, head injury, white veins disease, numbness and pain in arthritis, and nosotoxicosis [14]

A

Nervous system ailments

Nervous system ailments

51

Valerianaceae

Nardostachys chinensis Batal.*

甘松*

Roots and rhizome

Roots and rhizome

Indications: epigastric and abdominal distension with anorexia and vomiting; and external use for toothache and swollen feet [10]

Indications: accumulation of damp-cold in the spleen and the stomach manifested by epigastric distention and pain, external use for ulcerative gingivitis, and dental caries and swollen feet [8]

A

Digestive disorders

Digestive disorders

52

Valerianaceae

Nardostachys jatamansi (D. Don) DC.

匙叶甘松

Roots and rhizome

Roots and rhizome

To regulate the flow of qi and relieve pain and to invigorate the spleen function [10]

To remove toxic heat, dispel cold and eliminate swelling [14]

A

Digestive disorders

Immune system ailments

53

Vitaceae

Vitis vinifera L.

葡萄

Fruits and roots

Fruits

Indications: measles, dysuria, rheumatism, and fracture [9]

Indications: lung diseases [15]

C

Respiratory, urinary , and locomotor system ailments

Respiratory disorders

54

Zingiberaceae

Curcuma longa L.*

姜黄*

Rhizome

Rhizome

Indications: pricking pain in the chest and hypochondriac regions, menorrhea, mass formation in the abdomen, rheumatic pain of the shoulders and arms, and traumatic swelling and pain [10]

Indications: ulceration and hemorrhoids, sores, and epidemic diseases [14]

A

Reproductive, immune, and locomotor system ailments

Immune system ailments

55

Zygophyllaceae

Tribulus terrestris L.*

蒺藜*

Fruits, whole plant

Fruits

Indications: headache and dizziness, distending pain in the hypochondrium; cessation of lactation, mastitis, and bloodshot eyes of nebula; and urticaria with itching [10]

Indications: headache, itching, distending pain in the hypochondrium; reverse of qi, inflammation of eyes, corneal opacity, masses formation in the abdomen, and cessation of lactation [8]

A

Digestive, reproductive and immune system ailments

Urinary system disorders

56

Calamina

炉甘石

Natural mineral

Natural mineral

Indications: eye diseases and pruritus [10]

Indications: skin diseases [12]

A

Immune system ailments

Digestive disorders

57

Realgar

雄黄*

Natural mineral

Natural mineral

Indications: carbuncle, furunculosis, snake bite, epilepsy, and malaria [10]

Indications: gall and diphtheria [13]

A

Immune system ailments and digestive disorders

Immune system ailments

58

Actinolite asbestos.

(阳起石)石棉

Natural mineral

Natural mineral

Indications: pain in waist and knee and impotence [20]

Indications: tendon injury, cough, swollen sore throat, and dysuria [14]

A

Reproductive system disorders

Locomotor and respiratory disorders

59

Calcitum*

寒水石*

Sulfate minerals

Sulfate minerals

Indications: fever and polydipsia, swollen sore throat, ulcers in the mouth on the tongue, toothache, and external use for burns and scalds [9]

Indications: various gastropathy and gastric ulcer due to dyspepsia, masses in the abdomen, edema, diarrhea, and trauma [14]

A

Respiratory disorders

Digestive disorders

60

Cinnabaris*

朱砂*

The sulfide minerals of cinnabar

The sulfide minerals of cinnabar

Indications: palpitation, insomnia and dream-disturbed sleep; epilepsy, mania, and infantile convulsion; blurred vision; ulcers in the mouth; painful swelling of the throat; and boils and sores [10]

Indications: pus of wounds, yellow fluid diseases, inflammation, and bone fracture [21]

A

Nervous system ailments and respiratory disorders

Locomotor system ailments

61

Gypsum Fibrosum

石膏

Natural mineral

Natural mineral

Indications: heal sore and promote granulation [10]

Indications: thirst, coma, delirium, heat stroke, dyspnea, headache, and toothache [22]

A

Immune system ailments

Respiratory disorders

62

Hematitum

刚玉族赤铁矿

Natural mineral

Natural mineral

Indications: vertigo and tinnitus, vomiting, hiccup, hematemesis, and metrorrhagia [10]

Indications: fracture, traumatic injury [14]

A

Digestive disorders

Locomotor system ailments

63

Magnetitum *

磁石*

The oxide minerals spinel clan

The oxide minerals spinel clan

Indications: dizziness, blurring of vision, tinnitus, impairment of hearing, palpitation, insomnia, and dyspnea due to diminished function of the kidney [10]

Indications: traumatic injury of head [12]

A

Nervous system ailments

Locomotor system ailments

64

Natrii sulfas

芒硝

Natural mineral

Natural mineral

Indications: constipation, pruritus, alopecia [10]

Indications: indigestion, constipation, edema, heart diseases, tumor, and jaundice [14]

A

Digestive disorders

Digestive disorders

65

Pyritum*

自然铜*

Pyrite sulphide minerals

Pyrite sulphide minerals

Indications: traumatic swelling and pain, and bone fracture [10]

To benefit brain and the liver [12]

A

Locomotor system ailments

Nervous system ailments

66

Succinite (Amber)

琥珀

Resin

Resin

Indications: infantile convulsion, epilepsy, diseases, palpitation, insomnia, dysuria, urodynia, hematuria, and amenorrhea [9]

Indications: blurred vision, corneal ulcer, leukoma, and poisoning [14]

A

Nervous and urinary system disorders

Five sense organ-related ailments

67

渣驯

Mineral

Mineral

Indications: hemostasis [10]

Indications: stomach and liver diseases [12]

A

Circulatory system disorders

Digestive disorders

  1. *Shared-use medicines recorded by the 2015 edition of China Pharmacopoeia
  2. Class A included the shared-use medicines with the same medicinal parts in TM and TCM; class B included the shared-use medicines with medicinal parts in TM covering that in TCM; class C included the shared-use medicines with medicinal parts in TCM covering that in TM; class D included the shared-use medicines with totally different medicinal parts in the two medical systems; and class E included the shared-use medicines with partial overlapping medicinal parts in the two medicinal systems