Welcome to our growing list of Eastern and Western healing herbs! The herbs are listed in alphabetical order by their common Western names with the common Eastern (Traditional Chinese Medicine/TCM) names, pin yin names, included in parenthesis. (Alphabetical list of Eastern names.) Some herbs list multiple pin yin names as in TCM, various plant parts are often differentiated as unique due to their differing functions. Oak is an example of an herb with multiple listings for each of its various parts having distinct functions.