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CHINESE HERBAL FORMULAS FOR VETERINARIANS
PREFACE
Chinese Herbal Formulas for Veterinarians is intended to be used with Chinese Medical Herbology and Pharmacology. The former text provides insight on how Chinese herbal formulas are used specifically in veterinary medicine, while the latter text provides indepth understanding of how each individual herb functions within these formulas.
In referencing between these two texts, it is important to note that the nomenclature for some herbs has been changed since the publication of Chinese Medical Herbology and Pharmacology in 2004. Most changes correspond to the 2005 edition of 
Zhong Hua Ren Min Gong He Guo Yao Dian (Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China), which is the official pharmacopoeia in China, as well as our primary reference. Changes have been made to:
- correctly pronounce the pinyin name, from Huang Bai (Cortex Phellodendri) to Huang Bo (Cortex Phellodendri Chinensis)
- precisely describe the processing method, from Zhi Gan Cao (Radix Glycyrrhizae Praeparata) to Zhi Gan Cao (Radix et Rhizoma Glycyrrhizae Praeparata cum Melle)
- be more specific: Kun Bu (Thallus Laminariae seu Eckloniae) is separated into Hai Dai (Thallus Laminariae) and Kun Bu (Thallus Eckloniae)
- be more inclusive: from Shan Ci Gu (Pseudobulbus Cremastrae) to Shan Ci Gu (Pseudobulbus Cremastrae seu Pleiones)
- adapt to the current rules and regulations, from Xi Xin (Herba Asari) to Xi Xin (Radix et Rhizoma Asari). Note: The aerial parts of asarum contain aristolochic acid, and have been banned by many countries around the world. As a result, the root and rhizome of asarum are now used, as they are believed to have little or no aristolochic acid.1
- and lastly, to humbly correct our previous errors, such as replacing the incorrect Mu Fang Ji (Radix Couulus Trilobus) with Mu Fang Ji (Radix Cocculi Trilobi).
| Chinese Medical Herbology and Pharmacology | Chinese Herbal Formulas and Applications |
|---|---|
| Ba Yue Zha (Fructus Akebiae) | Yu Zhi Zi (Fructus Akebiae) |
| Bai Dou Kou (Fructus Amomi Rotundus) | Dou Kou (Fructus Amomi Rotundus) |
| Bai Dou Kou Ke (Pericarpium Amomi Rotundus) | Dou Kou Ke (Pericarpium Amomi Rotundus) |
| Bai Hua She (Bungarus Parvus) | Jin Qian Bai Hua She (Bungarus Parvus) |
| Bai Hua She She Cao (Herba Oldenlandia) | Bai Hua She She Cao (Herba Hedyotis) |
| Bai Ji Li (Fructus Tribuli) | Ji Li (Fructus Tribuli) |
| Bai Qian (Rhizoma Cynanchi Stauntonii) | Bai Qian (Rhizoma et Radix Cynanchi Stauntonii) |
| Bai Wei (Radix Cynanchi Atrati) | Bai Wei (Radix et Rhizoma Cynanchi Atrati) |
| Bei Mu (Bulbus Fritillaria) | Bei Mu (Bulbus Fritillariae) |
| Bei Wu Jia Pi (Cortex Periploca Sepium Radicis) | Xiang Jia Pi (Cortex Periplocae) |
| Bi Ba (Fructus Piperis Longi) | Bi Bo (Fructus Piperis Longi) |
| Bi Xie (Rhizoma Dioscoreae Hypoglaucae) | Fen Bi Xie (Rhizoma Dioscoreae Hypoglaucae) |
| Bian Dou (Semen Lablab Album) | Bai Bian Dou (Semen Lablab Album) |
| Can Sha (Excrementum Bombycis Mori) | Can Sha (Faeces Bombycis) |
| Chi Fu Ling (Poria Rubrae) | Chi Fu Ling (Poria Rubra) |
| Chi Shao (Radix Paeoniae Rubrae) | Chi Shao (Radix Paeoniae Rubra) |
| Chong Wei Zi (Semen Leonuri) | Chong Wei Zi (Fructus Leonuri) |
| Chuan Xiong (Rhizoma Ligustici Chuanxiong) | Chuan Xiong (Rhizoma Chuanxiong) |
| Chun Gen Pi (Cortex Ailanthi) | Chun Pi (Cortex Ailanthi) |
| Ci Wu Jia (Radix et Caulis Acanthopanacis Senticosi) | Ci Wu Jia (Radix et Rhizoma seu Caulis Acanthopanacis Senticosi) |
| Da Hui Xiang (Fructus Anisi Stellati) | Ba Jiao Hui Xiang (Fructus Anisi Stellati) |
| Da Ji (Herba seu Radix Cirsii Japonici) | Da Ji (Herba Cirsii Japonici) |
| Dai Zhe Shi (Haematitum) | Zhe Shi (Haematitum) |
| Dan Shen (Radix Salviae Miltiorrhizae) | Dan Shen (Radix et Rhizoma Salviae Miltiorrhizae) |
| Dang Gui (Radicis Angelicae Sinensis) | Dang Gui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis) |
| Dang Gui Shen (Corpus Radicis Angelicae Sinensis) | Dang Gui Shen (Corpus Radix Angelicae Sinensis) |
| Dang Gui Tou (Caput Radicis Angelicae Sinensis) | Dang Gui Tou (Caput Radix Angelicae Sinensis) |
| Dang Gui Wei (Extremitas Radicis Angelicae Sinensis) | Dang Gui Wei (Extremitas Radix Angelicae Sinensis) |
| Di Bie Chong (Eupolyphaga) | Tu Bie Chong (Eupolyphaga seu Steleophaga) |
| Duan Shi Gao (Gypsum Fibrosum Preparata) | Duan Shi Gao (Gypsum Fibrosum Praeparatum) |
| Fen Fang Ji (Radix Stephaniae Tetandrae) | Fang Ji (Radix Stephaniae Tetrandrae) |
| Fu Xiao Mai (Semen Tritici Aestivi Levis) | Fu Xiao Mai (Fructus Tritici Levis) |
| Gan Cao (Radix Glycyrrhizae) | Gan Cao (Radix et Rhizoma Glycyrrhizae) |
| Gan Song (Radix seu Rhizoma Nardostachys) | Gan Song (Radix et Rhizoma Nardostachydis) |
| Gan Sui (Radix Euphorbiae Kansui) | Gan Sui (Radix Kansui) |
| Gao Ben (Rhizoma Ligustici) | Gao Ben (Rhizoma et Radix Ligustici) |
| Ge Gen (Radix Puerariae) | Ge Gen (Radix Puerariae Lobatae) |
| Gu Zhi Hua (Semen Oroxyli) | Mu Hu Die (Semen Oroxyli) |
| Gua Lou Ren (Semen Trichosanthis) | Gua Lou Zi (Semen Trichosanthis) |
| Gua Lou Shi (Fructus Trichosanthis) | Gua Lou (Fructus Trichosanthis) |
| Guan Bai Fu (Rhizoma Aconitum Coreanum) | Guan Bai Fu (Radix Aconiti Coreani) |
| Guan Ye Lian Qiao (Herba Hypericum) | Guan Ye Jin Si Tao (Herba Hyperici Perforati) |
| Guan Zhong (Rhizoma Dryopteridis) | Mian Ma Guan Zhong (Rhizoma Dryopteridis Crassirhizomatis) |
| Hai Ge Fen (Concha Meretricis seu Cyclinae) | Ge Qiao (Concha Meretricis seu Cyclinae) |
| Hai Jin Sha (Herba Lygodii) | Hai Jin Sha (Spora Lygodii) |
| Han Fang Ji (Radix Stephaniae Tetandrae) | Fang Ji (Radix Stephaniae Tetrandrae) |
| Han Lian Cao (Herba Ecliptae) | Mo Han Lian (Herba Ecliptae) |
| Hei Cha (Folium Camelliae Nigrum) | Hei Cha (Folium Camelliae Nigrum) |
| Hei Dou (Semen Glycine Max) | Hei Dou (Semen Sojae) |
| Hong Dou Kou (Fructus Alphiniae Galangae) | Hong Dou Kou (Fructus Galangae) |
| Hong Teng (Caulis Sargentodoxae) | Da Xue Teng (Caulis Sargentodoxae) |
| Hu Jiao (Fructus Piper) | Hu Jiao (Fructus Piperis) |
| Hu Zhang (Rhizoma Polygoni Cuspidati) | Hu Zhang (Rhizoma et Radix Polygoni Cuspidati) |
| Huai Niu Xi (Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae) | Niu Xi (Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae) |
| Huang Bai (Cortex Phellodendri) | Huang Bo (Cortex Phellodendri Chinensis) |
| Huang Teng (Caulis Fibraurea) | Huang Teng (Caulis Fibraureae) |
| Huo Xiang (Herba Agastache) | Huo Xiang (Herba Agastaches) |
| Huo Xiang Ye (Folium Agastache) | Huo Xiang Ye (Folium Agastaches) |
| Jin Bo (Native Gold) | Jin Bo (gold foil) |
| Jin Yin Hua (Flos Lonicerae) | Jin Yin Hua (Flos Lonicerae Japonicae) |
| Jing Jie Sui (Flos Schizonepetae) | Jing Jie Sui (Spica Schizonepetae) |
| Jing Sui (Flos Schizonepetae) | Jing Jie Sui (Spica Schizonepetae) |
| Ju He (Semen Citri Rubrum) | Ju He (Semen Citri Reticulatae) |
| Ju Luo (Fibra Citri Rubrum) | Ju Luo (Vascular Citri Reticulatae) |
| Ju Ye (Folium Citri Rubrum) | Ju Ye (Folium Citri Reticulatae) |
| Ku Shen Gen (Radix Sophorae Flavescentis) | Ku Shen (Radix Sophorae Flavescentis) |
| Kun Bu (Thallus Laminariae seu Eckloniae) | Kun Bu (Thallus Eckloniae) |
| Long Dan Cao (Radix Gentianae) | Long Dan (Radix et Rhizoma Gentianae) |
| Lu Cha (Folium Camellia Sinensis) | Cha Ye (Folium Camelliae) |
| Lu Feng Fang (Nidus Vespae) | Feng Fang (Nidus Vespae) |
| Lu Han Cao (Herba Pyrolae) | Lu Xian Cao (Herba Pyrolae) |
| Lu Jiao Jiao (Gelatinum Cornu Cervi) | Lu Jiao Jiao (Colla Cornus Cervi) |
| Lu Jiao Shuang (Cornu Cervi Degelatinatium) | Lu Jiao Shuang (Cornu Cervi Degelatinatum) |
| Ma Huang Gen (Radix Ephedrae) | Ma Huang Gen (Radix et Rhizoma Ephedrae) |
| Mai Men Dong (Radix Ophiopogonis) | Mai Dong (Radix Ophiopogonis) |
| Mi Jiao (Cornu Elapnurus) | Mi Lu Jiao (Cornu Elaphuri) |
| Mi Rong (Cornu Elapnurus Parvum) | Mi Lu Rong (Cornu Elaphuri Pantotrichum) |
| Ming Fan (Alumen) | Bai Fan (Alumen) |
| Mu Fang Ji (Radix Couulus Trilobus) | Mu Fang Ji (Radix Cocculi Trilobi) |
| Niu Xi (Radix Cyathulae seu Achyranthis) | Niu Xi (Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae) |
| Pao Jiang (Rhizoma Zingiberis Preparatum) | Pao Jiang (Rhizoma Zingiberis Praeparatum) |
| Qian Cao (Radix Rubiae) | Qian Cao (Radix et Rhizoma Rubiae) |
| Qian Jin Zi (Semen Euphorbiae Lathyridis) | Qian Jin Zi (Semen Euphorbiae) |
| Ren Dong Cao (Herba Lonicerae) | Ren Dong Cao (Herba Lonicerae Japonicae) |
| Ren Dong Teng (Caulis Lonicerae) | Ren Dong Teng (Caulis Lonicerae Japonicae) |
| Ren Gong Niu Huang (Calculus Bovis Syntheticum) | Ren Gong Niu Huang (Calculus Bovis Artifactus) |
| Ren Shen (Radix Ginseng) | Ren Shen (Radix et Rhizoma Ginseng) |
| Rui Ren (Semen Prinsepiae) | Rui Ren (Nux Prinsepiae) |
| San Qi (Radix Notoginseng) | San Qi (Radix et Rhizoma Notoginseng) |
| Sang Shen Zi (Fructus Mori) | Sang Shen (Fructus Mori) |
| Shan Ci Gu (Pseudobulbus Cremastrae) | Shan Ci Gu (Pseudobulbus Cremastrae seu Pleiones) |
| Shan Dou Gen (Radix Sophorae Tonkinensis) | Shan Dou Gen (Radix et Rhizoma Sophorae Tonkinensis) |
| Sheng Di Huang (Radix Rehmanniae) | Di Huang (Radix Rehmanniae) |
| Shi Chang Pu (Rhizoma Acori) | Shi Chang Pu (Rhizoma Acori Tatarinowii) |
| Shi Hu (Herba Dendrobii) | Shi Hu (Caulis Dendrobii) |
| Shu Di Huang (Radix Rehmanniae Preparata) | Shu Di Huang (Radix Rehmanniae Praeparata) |
| Shui Chang Pu (Rhizoma Acori Calami) | Zang Chang Pu (Rhizoma Acori Calami) |
| Su Geng (Caulis Perillae) | Zi Su Geng (Caulis Perillae) |
| Su Ye (Folium Perillae) | Zi Su Ye (Folium Perillae) |
| Su Zi (Fructus Perillae) | Zi Su Zi (Fructus Perillae) |
| Suan Zao Ren (Semen Zizyphi Spinosae) | Suan Zao Ren (Semen Ziziphi Spinosae) |
| Tian Men Dong (Radix Asparagi) | Tian Dong (Radix Asparagi) |
| Tu Bei Mu (Bulbus Bolbostemma Paniculatum) | Tu Bei Mu (Rhizoma Bolbostematis) |
| Tu Niu Xi (Radix Achyranthes Longifolia) | Tu Niu Xi (Radix Achyranthis Longifoliae) |
| Wan Nian Song (Herba Selaginellae) | Juan Bai (Herba Selaginellae) |
| Wei Ling Xian (Radix Clematidis) | Wei Ling Xian (Radix et Rhizoma Clematidis) |
| Wu Ling Zhi (Excrementum Trogopteri seu Pteromi) | Wu Ling Zhi (Faeces Trogopteri) |
| Wu Long Cha (Folium Camellia Sinensis Fermentata) | Wu Long Cha (Folium Camelliae Fermentata) |
| Xi Xin (Herba Asari) | Xi Xin (Radix et Rhizoma Asari) |
| Xiang Ru (Herba Elsholtziae seu Moslae) | Xiang Ru (Herba Moslae) |
| Xiao Ji (Herba Cirisii) | Xiao Ji (Herba Cirsii) |
| Xing Ren (Semen Armeniacae Amarum) | Ku Xing Ren (Semen Armeniacae Amarum) |
| Xu Chang Qing (Radix Cynanchi Paniculati) | Xu Chang Qing (Radix et Rhizoma Cynanchi Paniculati) |
| Xuan Ming Fen (Matrii Sulfas Exsiccatus) | Xuan Ming Fen (Natrii Sulfas Exsiccatus) |
| Ye Jiao Teng (Caulis Polygoni Multiflori) | Shou Wu Teng (Caulis Polygoni Multiflori) |
| Ye Ming Sha (Excrementum Vespertilionis Murini) | Ye Ming Sha (Faeces Vespertilionis Murini) |
| Yi Tang (Saccharum Granorum) | Yi Tang (Maltosum) |
| Yi Zhi Ren (Fructus Alpiniae Oxyphyllae) | Yi Zhi (Fructus Alpiniae Oxyphyllae) |
| Yin Chen Hao (Herba Artemisiae Scopariae) | Yin Chen (Herba Artemisiae Scopariae) |
| Yin Guo Ye (Folium Ginkgo) | Yin Xing Ye (Folium Ginkgo) |
| Yuan Ming Fen (Matrii Sulfas Exsiccatus) | Xuan Ming Fen (Natrii Sulfas Exsiccatus) |
| Zang Hong Hua (Flos Crocus Sativus) | Xi Hong Hua (Stigma Croci) |
| Zhen Zhu Mu (Concha Margaritaferae) | Zhen Zhu Mu (Concha Margaritiferae) |
| Zhi Gan Cao (Radix Glycyrrhizae Preparata) | Zhi Gan Cao (Radix et Rhizoma Glycyrrhizae Praeparata cum Melle) |
| Zhi Ke (Fructus Aurantii) | Zhi Qiao (Fructus Aurantii) |
| Zhi Mu (Radix Anemarrhenae) | Zhi Mu (Rhizoma Anemarrhenae) |
| Zi Cao Gen (Radix Lithospermi) | Zi Cao (Radix Arnebiae) |
| Zi Wan (Radix Asteris) | Zi Wan (Radix et Rhizoma Asteris) |
| Zong Lu Pi (Fibra Stipulae Trachycarpi) | Zong Lu (Petiolus Trachycarpi) |