Articles that can be used as health food, as well as substances that are both medicines and foods, have a clear catalogue in the country, mainly as plant parts of traditional Chinese medicine. The difference between the two is that the former can only be used for health food or medicine, and its use needs the approval of the state, while the latter can be directly sold and used as ordinary food without the approval of the state. Specific reference: 1. Items that can be used as health food (1 14): ginseng, ginseng leaf, ginseng fruit, notoginseng, Smilax glabra, Cirsium japonicum, Ligustrum lucidum, Cornus officinalis, Radix Cyathulae, Bulbus Fritillariae Cirrhosae, Chuanxiong, Cervus elaphus, Cervus Cervi Pantotrichum, Cervus elaphus, Salvia miltiorrhiza, etc. Bulbus Fritillariae Cirrhosae, Radix Scrophulariae, Radix Rehmanniae, Radix Polygoni Multiflori, Rhizoma Bletillae, Atractylodis Macrocephalae, Radix Paeoniae Alba, Fructus Amomi Rotundus, Concha Haliotidis, Dendrobium (proof of use is required), Cortex Lycii, Radix Angelicae Sinensis, Caulis Bambusae, Carthami Flos, Radix Rhodiolae, Radix Panacis Quinquefolii, Fructus Evodiae, Achyranthis Radix, Eucommiae Cortex, Radix Astragali, Cortex Moutan, Roselle, Rhizoma Ane Medicinal and edible substances (87): clove, star anise, sword bean, fennel, thistle, yam, hawthorn, purslane, zaocys dhumnades, dark plum, papaya, hemp seed, flower generation, Polygonatum odoratum, licorice, angelica dahurica, ginkgo, white lentil, white lentil flower and longan. Thallus Laminariae, Fructus Jujubae, Fructus Siraitiae Grosvenorii, Semen Pruni, Flos Lonicerae, Fructus Canarii Immaturus, Herba Houttuyniae, Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens, Semen Hoveniae, Fructus Lycii, Fructus Gardeniae, Fructus Amomi, Boat-fruited Sterculia, Poria, Fructus Citri, Herba Elsholtzia, Semen Persicae, Folium Mori, Fructus Amomi.