Licorice (medicinal name: Radix Glycyrrhiza) is a tonic Chinese herbal medicine. The medicinal parts are the roots and rhizomes. The medicinal properties of the roots are cylindrical, 25 to 100 cm long, and 0.6 to 3.5 cm in diameter. The outer skin is of varying tightness, with a reddish-brown or gray-brown surface. The rhizome is cylindrical, with bud marks on the surface and pith in the middle of the cross section. The smell is sweet and special. Functions: Clearing away heat and detoxifying, eliminating phlegm and relieving cough, epigastric disease, etc. It likes a dry climate with plenty of sunshine, long days and low temperatures. Licorice grows mostly in arid and semi-arid desert grasslands, desert edges and loess hilly areas.

Ginger, a plant of the Zingiberaceae family, has yellow-green flowers and a rhizome with a pungent aroma. The roots can be used fresh or dried as a condiment. Ginger is brewed and used as one of the medicinal materials of traditional Chinese medicine. The surname Jiang is one of the Chinese surnames.

Huaishan, also known as Huaishan Yao, is the finished product name of yam (scientific name: Dioscorea opposita). It is the root tuber of Dioscorea, a perennial herbaceous plant of the Dioscoreaceae family, and is harvested in winter. It grows in areas with an altitude of 350 meters to 1,100 meters, mostly on hillsides, valley understory, roadside bushes, streams and weeds. Yams are easy to cultivate and are most suitable for growing in loess soil. China has a history of cultivating yam for hundreds of years. It is widely distributed, famously in Henan, Fujian, Shandong, Hebei and other places. It is rich in nutrients and has extremely high medicinal value. Functions and Indications: Replenishing qi and nourishing yin, nourishing the spleen, lungs and kidneys, strengthening essence and stopping vaginal discharge. It is used for spleen deficiency, less food, persistent diarrhea, lung deficiency, asthma and cough, kidney deficiency, spermatorrhea, vaginal discharge, frequent urination, deficiency of heat and thirst.

There are too many common Chinese herbal medicines. Here are the 3 most common ones. If you want, I can list the names and explain them to you. Chinese herbal medicines also include regional medicines, etc. Herbal medicines vary from region to region. The ones I listed are common in the south. Three kinds of Chinese herbal medicine.