Quantitative and Molecular Similarity Analyses of the Metabolites of Cold- and Hot-Natured Chinese Herbs

Table 1

Names and properties of the 30 Chinese herbs used for metabolite extraction.

Number	Name	Latin index	Family	Medicinal part	Natures	Flavor
1	Radix Aconiti Praeparata	Aconitum carmichaelii Debeaux	Ranunculaceae	Root	Hot	Pungent, sweet
2	Cortex Cinnamomi	Cinnamomum cassia Nees ex Blume	Lauraceae	Bark	Hot	Pungent, sweet
3	Rhizoma Zingiberis	Zingiber officinale Rosc.	Zingiberaceae	Rhizome	Hot	Pungent
4	Rhizoma Alpiniae Officinarum	Alpinia officinarum Hance	Zingiberaceae	Rhizome	Hot	Pungent
5	Fructus Foeniculi	Foeniculum vulgare mill.	Umbelliferae	Fruit	Warm	Pungent
6	Flos Caryophylli	Syzygium aromaticum (L.) Merr. and L. M. Perry	Myrtaceae	Flower bud	Warm	Pungent
7	Pericarpium Zanthoxyli	Zanthoxylum bungeanum Maxim.	Rutaceae	Pericarp	Warm	Pungent
8	Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae	Citrus reticulata Blanco	Rutaceae	Pericarp	Warm	Pungent, bitter
9	Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae Viride	Citrus reticulata Blanco	Rutaceae	Pericarp	Warm	Pungent, bitter
10	Fructus Aurantii Immaturus	Citrus × aurantium Linn.	Rutaceae	Fruit	Warm	Pungent, bitter
11	Radix Aucklandiae	Aucklandia lappa DC.	Asteraceae	Root	Warm	Pungent, bitter
12	Radix Linderae	Lindera aggregata (Sims) Kosterm.	Lauraceae	Root	Warm	Pungent
13	Fructus Citri Sarcodactylis	Citrus medica var. Sarcodactylis (Noot.) Swingle	Rutaceae	Fruit	Warm	Pungent, bitter
14	Rhizoma Chuanxiong	Ligusticum sinense “Chuanxiong” S. H. Qiu et al.	Umbelliferae	Rhizome	Warm	Pungent
15	Semen Arecae	Areca catechu Linn.	Palmae	Seed	Warm	Pungent, bitter
16	Bulbus Fritillariae Cirrhosae	Fritillaria cirrhosa D. Don	Liliaceae	Rhizome	Cold	Bitter, sweet
17	Radix Scutellariae	Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi	Labiatae	Root	Cold	Bitter
18	Cortex Phellodendri	Phellodendron chinense Schneid.	Rutaceae	Bark	Cold	Bitter
19	Radix Gentianae	Gentiana scabra Bunge	Gentianaceae	Rhizome	Cold	Bitter
20	Radix Sophorae Flavescentis	Sophora flavescens Ait.	Papilionaceae	Root	Cold	Bitter
21	Cortex Fraxini	Fraxinus chinensis subsp. Rhynchophylla (Hance) E. Murray	Oleaceae	Bark	Cold	Bitter
22	Cortex Dictamni	Dictamnus dasycarpus Turcz.	Rutaceae	Velamen	Cold	Bitter
23	Folium Isatidis	Isatis tinctoria Linn.	Cruciferae	Leaf	Cold	Bitter
24	Radix Isatidis	Isatis tinctoria Linn.	Cruciferae	Root	Cold	Bitter
25	Herba Andrographis	Andrographis paniculata (Burm. f.) Nees	Acanthaceae	Stem leaf	Cold	Bitter
26	Radix Sophorae Tonkinensis	Euchresta japonica Regel	Papilionaceae	Rhizome	Cold	Bitter
27	Herba Artemisiae Annuae	Artemisia annua L.	Compositae	Stem leaf	Cold	Bitter, pungent
28	Radix et Rhizoma Rhei	Rheum palmatum Linn	Polygonaceae	Rhizome	Cold	Bitter
29	Rhizoma Belamcandae	Belamcanda chinensis (Linn.) DC.	Iridaceae	Rhizome	Cold	Bitter
30	Radix Pulsatillae	Pulsatilla chinensis (Bunge) Regel	Ranunculaceae	Root	Cold	Bitter