Welcome to our growing list of Eastern and Western healing herbs! The herbs below are listed in alphabetical order by their common Eastern names, pin yin names, and the common Western names are included in parenthesis. (Alphabetical list of Western names.) Some herbs are listed multiple times, under different pin yin names. In TCM, some plant parts have unique pin yin names, differentiating the parts because to their differing functions. Oak is an example of an herb with multiple listings for each of its various parts having distinct functions.