Herbs were given standard names to end the confusion caused by different regional names, classified according to type and then described in detail.
總之，中藥店的藥草名，都是沿用「本草綱目」上的記載；而草藥店的藥草名，則只是當地（產地）的土名而已。儘管名稱相異，但中藥藥書上記載的藥效、用法，跟草藥口耳相傳的藥效、用法，倒是相去不遠。