| MOXA | Downy material obtained from Asian plants related to mugwort used in traditional Chinese medicine (4 |
| GINSENG | Root widely used in traditional Chinese medicine |
| CHI | Vital force in traditional Chinese medicine |
| GINSENGROOT | Plant in traditional Chinese medicine |
| PERILLA | Plant of the mint family used in Asian cooking as well as traditional Chinese medicine (7) |
| ENDIVES | Plants related to chicory, used in salads (7) |
| INKS | Fluids used in traditional Chinese painting |
| ALLIUM | From the Latin meaning garlic, any of the plants related to the latter including chives, leeks, onions, ramsons and shallots (6) |
| OCAS | Plants related to wood sorrel (4) |
| SANGUINARIA | Genus of perennial flowering plants, related to the poppy, and including the bloodroot (11) |
| GODETIA | Genus of showy garden plants related to the evening primrose, named after the Swiss botanist |
| ACUPUNCTURE | Component of traditional Chinese medicine in which metal needles are inserted into the skin (11) |
| CROCI | Plants related to the iris |
| CHRYSANTHEMUM | Genus of flowering plants related to the daisy family (13) |
| LOVERS | Admirers take head off plants related to pea family (6) |
| SCIRPUS | Genus of grass-like plants, related to sedge, with the common names club-rush, wood club-rush or bulrush (7) |
| TREFOILS | Plants related to the shamrock and clover (8) |
| FERNS | Plants related to horsetails |
| AZALEAS | Plants related to rhododendrons (7) |
| YANG | Positive element in traditional Chinese philosophy (4) |
