Chinese Medicine Regulatory Office

Government Chinese Medicines Testing Institute (GCMTI)

Identification of Easily Confused Species of Chinese Materia Medica in Hong Kong by Macroscopic and Microscopic Characteristics

Monographs


Radix Isatidis versus Rhizoma et Radix Baphicacanthis Cusiae	Unprocessed Semen Hyoscyami versus Semen Hygrophilae Salicifoliae	Semen Vaccariae versus Fructus Fici Pumilae

Semen Allii Tuberosi versus Semen Allii Fistulosi	Herba Lysimachiae versus Herba Desmodii Styracifolii	Flos Albiziae versus Flos Magnoliae Cocinis

Rosae Rugosae Flos versus Flos Rosae Chinensis	Herba Spirodelae versus Herba Pistiae Stratiotis	Hedyotidis Diffusae Herba versus Herba Hedyotidis Corymbosae

Herba Violae versus Herba Gentianae Loureirii	Lonicerae Japonicae Flos versus Lonicerae Flos	Stigma Croci versus Carthami Flos

Cortex Acanthopanacis versus Caulis Hedyotidis	Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae versus Radix Cyathulae	Flos Buddlejae versus Flos Edgeworthiae Chrysanthae

Semen Lini versus Sesami Semen Nigrum	Herba Lycopi versus Herba Eupatorii	Periostracum Cicadae versus Periostracum Cicadae Flammatae


Semen Cassiae versus Semen Cassiae Occidentalis	Radix Arnebiae or Radix Lithospermi versus Herba Potentillae Chinensis	Laminariae Thallus or Eckloniae Thallus versus Alga Ulvae Pertusae or Alga Ulvae Lactucae

Fructus Malvae versus Semen Abutili	Herba Taxilli versus Herba Visci	Folium Isatidis versus Folium Baphicacanthi Cusiae

Cacumen Platycladi versus Folium Podocarpi	Ramulus Euonymi versus Buchnerae Cruciatae Herba	Rhizoma Acori Tatarinowii versus Rhizoma Anemones Altaicae

Herba Glechomae versus Herba Centellae	Radix Cynanchi Atrati versus Gerberae Piloselloidis Herba	Flos Inulae versus Flos Anisopappi Chinensis

Folium Apocyni Veneti versus Apocyni Picti Folium	Radix Acanthopanacis Senticosi versus Cortex Acanthopanacis Giraldii	Radix Sophorae Tonkinensis versus Rhizoma Menispermi

Hordei Fructus Germinatus versus Oryzae Fructus Germinatus	Bulbus Fritillariae Cirrhosae versus Bulbus Fritillariae Ussuriensis	Cordyceps versus Cordyceps Hawkesii


Flos Daturae Metelis versus Flos Campsis	Canarii Fructus versus Chebulae Fructus Immaturus	Eupolyphaga seu Steleophaga versus Opisthoplatia

Pollen Typhae versus Typhae Flos et Pollen	Radix Fici versus Herba Gelsemii Elegantis	Fructus Kochiae versus Fructus Leonuri

Herba Artemisiae Scopariae versus Herba Origani	Folium Mahoniae versus Folium Ilicis Cornutae	Rhizoma Curcumae Longae versus Rhizoma Wenyujin Concisa

Radix Cynanchi Paniculati versus Herba Cynanchi Paniculati	Fructus Amomi Rotundus versus Semen Alpiniae Katsumadai	Radix Pulsatillae versus Polycarpaeae Corymbosae Herba

Rhizoma Polygonati(steamed Polygonati Rhizoma) versus Radix Rehmanniae(Rehmanniae Radix Praeparata)	Processed Radix Aconiti Lateralis(Baifupian(white slice)) versus Processed Rhizoma Typhonii	Flos Celosiae Cristatae versus Flos Celosiae Argenteae

Cortex Lycii versus Lycii Radix	Fructus Evodiae versus Fructus Corni	Radix Curcumae versus Rhizoma Curcumae


Flos Albiziae versus Fructus Celastri Orbiculati	Caulis Spatholobi versus Caulis Sargentodoxae	Fructus Tribuli versus Semen Astragali Complanati

Fructus Carotae versus Fructus Torilis	Cortex Acanthopanacis versus Cortex Periplocae	Folium Artemisiae Argyi versus Artemisiae Indicae Herba

Herba Lophatheri versus Folium Phyllostachydis Henonis	Folium Isatidis versus Folium Polygoni Tinctorii	Fructus Nelumbinis Nuciferae versus Semen Caesalpiniae Minacis

Herba Cirsii Japonici (aerial part) versus Herba Cirsii	Pollen Typhae versus Pollen Pini	Radix Ilicis Asprellae versus Radix Rhodomyrti

Caulis Trachelospermi versus Psychotriae Caulis et Folium	Perillae Fructus versus Semen Ricini	Folium Apocyni Veneti versus Folium Sennae

Herba Schizonepetae versus Schizonepetae Spica	Herba Polygoni Avicularis versus Rhizoma Belamcandae	Fructus Carpesii versus Fructus Torilis


Radix Rehmanniae (Sheng Dihuang) versus Radix Rehmanniae (Rehmanniae Radix Praeparata)	Polygonati Odorati Rhizoma versus Rhizoma Polygonati	Rhizoma Drynariae versus Rhizoma Davalliae Divaricatae

Radix Stellariae versus Gypsophilae Radix	Luffae Fructus Retinervus versus Luffae Acutangula Fructus Retinervus	Rhizoma Dryopteris Crassirhizomae versus Rhizoma Braineae Insignis

Poria versus Poria cum Radix Pini	Herba Potentillae Discoloris versus Herba Potentillae Chinensis