2025 New Edition, List of Substances with Both Food and Medicinal Properties (106 kinds)

On November 17, 2023, the National Health Commission and the State Administration for Market Regulation of China jointly issued the "Announcement on the Implementation of Substances That Are Both Food and Traditional Chinese Medicine" (No. 9 of 2023), including nine substances: Codonopsis pilosula, Cistanche deserticola, Dendrobium officinale, Panax quinquefolius, Astragalus membranaceus, Ganoderma lucidum, Cornus officinalis, Gastrodia elata, and Eucommia ulmoides, into the catalog of substances that are both food and traditional Chinese medicine (referred to as food-medicine substances). No drugs may be added to food products, however, substances that are traditionally both food and medicine (food-medicine substances) may be added.

On August 26, 2024, the National Health Commission and the State Administration for Market Regulation of China jointly issued an announcement, deciding to officially include four substances—Rehmannia glutinosa, Ophiopogon japonicus, Asparagus cochinchinensis, and Aurantium × aurantium—in the catalog of substances that are traditionally both food and medicine.

The following is the latest list of food-medicine substances (106 kinds) for 2025.

First batch (87 kinds)

Syzygium aromaticum, Illicium verum, Canavalia gladiata, Foeniculum vulgare, Cirsium japonicum, Dioscorea opposita, Crataegus pinnatifida, Portulaca oleracea, Zaocys dhumnades, Prunus mume, Chaenomeles sinensis, Cannabis sativa, Osmanthus fragrans, Polygonatum odoratum, Glycyrrhiza uralensis, Angelica dahurica, Ginkgo biloba, Dolichos lablab, Dolichos lablab flower, Nephelium lappaceum (Longan), Cassia obtusifolia, Lilium brownii, Myristica fragrans, Cinnamomum cassia, Phyllanthus emblica, Citrus medica var. sarcodactylis, Prunus armeniaca (sweet and bitter almonds), Hippophae rhamnoides, Ostrea gigas, Euryale ferox, Zanthoxylum bungeanum, Vigna angularis, Asini Corii Colla, Gallus gallus domesticus gizzard, Hordeum vulgare, Laminaria japonica, Ziziphus jujuba (Jujube, Sour Jujube, Black Jujube), Siraitia grosvenorii, Prunus persica seed, Lonicera japonica, Eriobotrya japonica, Houttuynia cordata, Zingiber officinale (Ginger, Dry Ginger), Hovenia dulcis, Lycium barbarum, Gardenia jasminoides, Amomum villosum, Barringtonia asiatica, Poria cocos, Citrus medica, Agastache rugosa, Prunus persica seed, Morus alba leaf, Morus nigra, Aurantium × aurantium, Platycodon grandiflorum, Alpinia oxyphylla, Nelumbo nucifera leaf, Raphanus sativus, Nelumbo nucifera seed, Alpinia galanga, Lophatherum gracile, Glycine soja, Chrysanthemum morifolium, Cichorium intybus, Brassica juncea, Polygonatum sibiricum, Perilla frutescens, Perilla frutescens seed, Pueraria lobata, Sesamum indicum, Piper nigrum, Sophora japonica flower, Sophora japonica, Taraxacum mongolicum, Honey, Torreya grandis, Ziziphus jujuba seed, Imperata cylindrica, Phragmites australis, Agkistrodon blomhoffii, Citrus reticulata peel, Mentha haplocalyx, Coix lacryma-jobi, Allium macrostemon, Rubus chingii, Agastache rugosa.

Second batch (6 kinds)

Angelica sinensis, Kaempferia galanga, Crocus sativus (also known as "saffron" in spices and seasonings), Amomum tsaoko, Curcuma longa, Piper longum.

Third batch (9 kinds)

Codonopsis pilosula, Cistanche deserticola, Dendrobium officinale, Panax quinquefolius, Astragalus membranaceus, Ganoderma lucidum, Cornus officinalis, Gastrodia elata, Eucommia ulmoides.

Fourth batch (4 kinds)

Rehmannia glutinosa, Ophiopogon japonicus, Asparagus cochinchinensis, Aurantium × aurantium.