| | Chinese | Latin Botanical or Zoological Names | Uses |
|---|
| wa leng zi | 瓦楞 子 | Arca granosa Linnaeus (泥蚶) Arca subcrenata Lischke (毛蚶) Arca inflata Reeve. (魁蚶) | |
| wan nian qing | 萬年青 | Rhodea japonica Roth. | |
| wang bu liu xing | 王不留行 | Saponaria vaccaria, L. | |
| wei ling xian | 威靈仙 | Clematis japonica Houtt. var. simsii, Makino.; Clematis terniflora DC. var.mandshurica（Rupr.）Ohwi | |
| wen jing | 問荊 | Equisetum arvense, L. | |
| wu bei zi | 五倍子 | gallnut of insects Melaphis chinensis (Bell) the live on these plants: Rhus chinensis Mill.、盐肤木 Rhus potaninii Maxim.青麸杨 Rhus punjabensis Ste W.var.sinica Rehd.et Wils.红麸杨 | |
| wu gong | 螐 蚣 | Scolopendra subspinipes Leach | |
| wu jia pi | 五加皮 | Acanthopanax sessiliflorus, Se | |
| wu jia pi | 五加皮 | Acanthopanax spinosum, Mig | |
| wu jiu | 烏桕 | Sapium sebiferum (L.) Roxb. | |
| wu ling zhi | 五靈脂 | Trogopterus xanthipes Milne-Edwards | |
| wu mei | 烏梅 | Prunus mume, Sieb. et Zucc. | relieving coughs, alleviates thirst, rid of round worms, stopping bleeding, treating corns and warts (external use), |
| wu she | 烏蛇 | Zaocys dhumnades (Cantor) | |
| wu shao she | 烏梢蛇 | Zaocys dhumnades (Cantor) | |
| wu tong | 梧 桐 | Firmiana simplex (L.) W. Wight | |
| wu tou | 烏頭 | Aconitum autumnale, Lindl | |
| wu tou | 烏頭 | Aconitum chinensis | |
| wu tou | 烏頭 | Aconitum variegatum | |
| wu tou | 烏頭 | Aconitum mandschuricum, Nakai | |
| wu tou, fu zi | 烏頭﹐附子 | Aconitum Fischeri Reich | |
| wu wei teng | 五味藤 | Claoxylon indicum (Reinw.ex Bl.)Hassk
Claoxylon polot (Burm.) Merr | |
| wu wei zi | 五味子 | Schizandra chinensis (Turcz) Baill (northern wu wei zi) Schizandra sphenanthera Rehd. et Wils (southern wu wei zi) | |
| wu yao | 烏 藥 | Lindera aggregata（Sims）Kosterm | |
| wu zei gu | 烏賊骨, 海螵蛸 | Sepia pharaonis Sepia esculenta | |
| wu zhao long | 五 爪 龍 | Ipomoea cairica (L.) Sweet | |
| wu zhu yu | 吳茱萸 | Evodia rutaecarpa Hook. fit. et. Th. | |
