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Latin NameCommon NameEdibility RatingMedicinal Rating
Bupleurum chinenseBei Chai Hu23
Bupleurum falcatumThorow-Wax22
Hypericum sampsonii 12
Platycodon grandiflorusBalloon Flower23
Polygala sibiricaYuan Zhi13
Polygala tenuifoliaYuan Zhi13
Prunus davidianaChinese Wild Peach23
Prunus persicaPeach, Flowering Peach, Ornamental Peach, Common Peach53
Prunus persica nucipersicaNectarine43
Scrophularia ningpoensis 03
Tamus communisBlack Bryony12
Sapindus mukorossiChinese Soapberry, Soap Berry, Chinese Soapberry, Soapnut Tree12
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