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Over 300 herbs are in common use. Some of the most commonly used herbs are ginseng, dong quai and astragalus. Animal, fungal and mineral products are also used in TCM. Over 100,000 medicinal recipes are recorded in the ancient literature. Some TCM ingredients are known to be toxic and cause disease, including cancer.

Angelica sinensis, commonly known as dong quai, is a herb belonging to the family Apiaceae, indigenous to China. The dried root of Angelica sinensis, called Chinese angelica, is used in Chinese traditional medicine in the belief that it benefits women's health, cardiovascular conditions and other complaints. Phytochemicals contained in Angelica sinensis include phytosterols, polysaccharides, ligustilide, butylphthalide, cnidilide and isocnidilide. Ligustilide is a volatile compound, found in the essential oil of various herb roots.

Astragalus mongholicus is used in traditional Chinese medicine. Chemical constituents of the roots include polysaccharides and triterpenoids such as astragalosides, as well as isoflavones. Chuanxiong and Japanese chuanxiong are officially used in traditional medicine and recorded in the Chinese Pharmacopoeia or Japanese Pharmacopeia.

Liquorice root is one of the 50 fundamental herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine, where it has the name gancao. In Chinese medicine it is used to harmonize other herbs and to reduce the harsh effects of other herbs. Glycyrrhiza uralensis contains a glycoside that is 30-50 times sweeter than sucrose, glycyrrhizin. The root of Bupleurum chinense, known as Radix Bupleuri, is used in traditional Chinese medicine. The roots contain polyacetylenes and saponins/triterpenoids. The jujube fruit and its seeds are used in Traditional Chinese Medicine, Traditional Korean Medicine and Kampo for many purposes. The taste of chenpi is first slightly sweet, but the aftertaste is pungent and bitter. Chenpi is sun-dried mandarin orange peel used as a traditional seasoning in Chinese cooking and traditional medicine. (+)-Borneol from Dipterocarpus species is used in traditional Chinese medicine.

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