Anemone flaccida Fr. Shmidt (Ranunculaceae), commonly known as “Di Wu” in China (Figures 1A–D), is a perennial herb that is distributed around the world. In southern and central China, more than 50 species of Anemone has been investigated. Traditionally, the rhizome of A. flaccida is considered as a valuable Chinese traditional medicine for treatment of punch injury and rheumatoid arthritis. Previous studies have shown that triterpenoid saponins are the main active ingredients in Anemone.

Year: 2016

Institution: Department of Medicinal Plant, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China

Material:  Hubei, China

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Resurrection plants constitute a unique cadre within angiosperms. Boea clarkeana Hemsl. (Boea, Gesneriaceae) is a desiccation-tolerant dicotyledonous herb that is endemic to China. 

Year: 2016

Institution: College of Life Sciences, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, Anhui, China

Material: Anhui，China

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Paeonia suffruticosa has a long history of being used as medicine in Chinese medicine. There are more than 1000 Chinese tree peony cultivars with various kind of flower colors and flower forms that have been selected artificially for medicinal uses for more than 2000 years. The root bark, often referred to as Mu Dan Pi or Cortex Moutan, is the main part that is used in Chinese medicine. Mu Dan Pi’s main functions include clears heat, cools blood, clears fire from deficiency, clears ascending Liver fire, and mildly invigorates the blood.  Mu Dan Pi that has best quality should be very fragrant, and is thick, white and starchy.  The flower is now mostly cultivated for medical uses. Due to over-harvesting, the wild plant is threatened with extinction. 

Year：2012

Institution：College of Life Sciences, Qingdao Agricultural University, Key Lab of Plant Biotechnology in Universities of Shandong Province, Changcheng Road 700, Qingdao

Material: Shandong, China

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Thalictrum aquilegifolium,a perennial herb, is in Family Ranunculaceae. T. Aquilegifolium is distributed in the northeast、shandong 、zhejiang and in other places, such as Korea, Japan.

Year：2016

Institution：South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences

             Yunnan Agricultural University

Material: Wuhan, China

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