補益藥

补气药 (herbs used to improve qi)

• 刺五加, Eleutherococcus senticosus
• 灵芝, Ganoderma lucidum
• 西洋参, Panax quinquefolius
• 高丽参, Korean ginseng
• 大枣, fruit of the Chinese date palm
• 蜂蜜, honey
• 党参, root of the Codonopsis pilosula
• 甘草, root of the Glycyrrhiza glabra
• 白朮, 白术, rhizome of the Atractylodes macrocephala
• 山药, rhizome of the Dioscorea
• 人参, Panax ginseng
• 绞股蓝, Gynostemma pentaphyllum
• 三七, Panax pseudoginseng
• 黄蓍, root of the milk vetch
• 黃芪, root of the astragalus

补阴药 (herbs used to improve yin)

• 海参, sea cucumber
• 刺参, Holothuria forskali
• 天门冬, root of the asparagus
• 麦门冬, root of the Ophiopogon plant
• 沙参, coastal glehnia root Glehnia littoralis
• 南沙参, root of the Adenophora
• 北沙参, root of the Glehnia
• 鱉甲, carapace of the Trionychidae
• 龟板, plastron of the Testudinidae
• 山茱萸, fruit of the Cornus
• 女贞子, fruit of the Ligustrum lucidum
• 枸杞子, fruit of the Lycium'
• 石斛, Dendrobium plant
• 墨旱莲 Eclipta plant
• 黄精, rhizome of the Polygonatum plant
• 玉竹, rhizome of the Polygonatum odoratum
• 甜玉竹, root of the Polygonatum macropodum
• 桑椹, fruit of the mulberry
• 百合花, lily flower
• 黑芝麻, black sesame seed
• 太子参, false starwort

补血药 (herbs used to improve blood)

• 当归, root of the Angelica sinensis
• 龙眼肉, flesh of the longan fruit
• 何首乌, root of the Polygonatum multiflorum
• 阿胶, glue from donkey hide
• 白芍, root of the Paeonia
• 熟地黄, prepared root of the Rehmannia plant

补阳药 (herbs used to improve yang)

• 冬虫夏草, Cordyceps
• 鹿角, deer antler
• 鹿角胶, glue from deer antler
• 鹿角霜, de-gelatinated deer antler
• 鹿茸, velvet from deer antler
• 杜仲, bark of the Eucommia ulmoides
• 益智仁, fruit of the Alpinia
• 补骨脂, fruit of the Psoralea
• 肉苁蓉, Cistanche
• 淫羊霍, 淫羊藿, Epimedium
• 续断, root of the Dipsacus'
• 狗脊, rhizome of the Cibotium
• 胡桃肉, 胡桃仁, seed of the walnut
• 蛤蚧, gecko
• 菟丝子, seed of the dodder
• 仙茅, rhizome of the Curculigo
• 巴戟, root of the Morinda
• 紫河车, dried human placenta