Synonyms: Pan Jitui (herbal medicine for disaster relief), Tian 'ou 'er (wild prescription), Hu Jitui (herbal medicine), Jijiaocao, Jiyuancao (herbal prescription), Wupifuer, Crotalaria japonica (flora), Chinese cabbage poria cocos (modern), drumstick root, Chinese Pulsatilla [Guangxi, Fujian], Phyllanthus urinaria, Salvia miltiorrhiza, and Wei Wei.
Potentilla discolor belongs to Rosaceae. Herbal Medicine for Disaster Relief is called chicken leg root, Wild Cookbook is called Tianou, and Jiangsu is also called chicken leg seedling and white chicken leg. There are wild ones all over China. Both raw food and cooked food can be used as medicine.