2. Named after characters, such as Asarum. Asarum is like onion roots, clustered, very thin and spicy.
3. transliteration. Such as crane lice. For example, Atractylodes macrocephala, formerly called Qilijia Pill, was called Qilijia Pill because there was Atractylodes macrocephala in Suhexiang Pill (now Guanxin Suhexiang is used to treat coronary heart disease).
4. Use a formal name. Like a gentleman. The envoy is the official name of the Han Dynasty, and Liu Bei is the official. For example, Cao Cao once said to Liu Bei, "The only heroes in the world are Jun and Cao Er". Botanical names, such as ephedra. 6. Harvest season, such as Pinellia ternata, Pinellia ternata harvest.
7. Strange medicine, saffron. (Tibet doesn't produce saffron, because all the ancient imported goods were introduced into Tibet from abroad and then entered the wasteland. )
8. Special usage. For example, dried tangerine peel is called orange peel, because the effect is better after aging.
9. Authentic medicinal materials. For example, the beauty in Chenzhou, Cinnabar is called Cinnabar. The beauty of ochre replacing the state is called ochre.
10. Exquisite degree. For example, mirabilite is a common name. The unrefined product is called simple nitrate, which means simple, and the refined product is called horse tooth nitrate, not to say that it is as big as a horse tooth, because the refining process is recrystallization, and the big crystal is called horse tooth nitrate. (The ingredients of mirabilite brought by Jian Zhen monks in Japan are sodium sulfate and magnesium sulfate.)