Picrorhiza kurrooa is widely used in traditional as well as modern system of medicine for the treatment of liver disorders, fever, asthma and jaundice . Indiscriminate and extensive harvesting and lack of organized cultivation has threatened the status of this plant in nature and is listed as "endangered species" by International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.

Year：2012

Institution：Biotechnology Division, CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research)

Material: Rohtang pass, India

Data link: http://www.herbal-genome.cn/index.php?m=content&c=index&a=show&catid=100&id=95

Rehmannia glutinosa, commonly known as the Chinese foxglove (Scrophulariaceae), is native to China, Japan, and Korea. The Chinese medical classic “Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing” (the earliest monograph on Chinese materia medica) lists R. glutinosa as a “top grade” herb. Traditional Chinese medicine uses three types of tuberous roots, namely, fresh, dried, and treated, to nourish the Yin (the negative, dark, and feminine, according to Chinese philosophy), abate pathogenic heat, strengthen the body, and replenish vitality. Modern pharmacological studies indicate that Rehmannia extracts exert broad-spectrum pharmacological effects on various human systems such as the circulatory, endocrine, cardiovascular, nervous, and immune systems. There has been a surge in the use of Rehmannia in treating ailments such as angiocardiopathy, diabetes, hypertension, vascular dementia, cerebral infarction, urinary tract problems, and menstrual disorders.

Year：2012

Institution：Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100193, China

Material: Beijing, China

Data link: http://www.herbal-genome.cn/index.php?m=content&c=index&a=show&catid=100&id=96

Digitalis purpurea,  is a common ornamental and useful medicinal plant throughout the world. It is commercially cultivated to obtain cardiotonic glycosides, namely digitoxin and digoxin. Both glycosides are the best-known products used to strengthen cardiac diffusion and regulate heart rhythm. Recently, it was also noted that both glycosides were effective against several types of cancer. 

Year：2012

Institution：Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College

Material: Beijing, China

Data link: http://www.herbal-genome.cn/index.php?m=content&c=index&a=show&catid=100&id=97