玉竹又名萎蕤,黄精別名黃芝,都是屬于百合科多年生草本植物。药用部分也同是根莖。这兩种药材的俗名也很多,玉竹又叫笔管菜、小叶蘆、鈴鐺草根、山包米、地节、娃草、委蛇等。黃精又叫黄鷄菜、玉芝草、野生姜、鹿竹、竹大根、老虎姜等。有的是按照植物形态 Yuzhu also known as wilt, Huang Jing alias Huang Zhi, are Liliaceae perennial herb. The medicinal part is also the rhizome. The common names of these two medicinal herbs are also many, Yuzhu also known as pen cuisine, lobular reeds, bell grass roots, shanbaomi, ground festival, baby grass, commissioned snakes and so on. Huang Jing is also called yellow chicken dish, Yuzhi grass, wild ginger, deer bamboo, bamboo root, tiger ginger and so on. Some are in the form of plants