区别一、科属不同
dalihuaweizhiwujie、beizizhiwumen、shuangziyezhiwugang、hebanhuayagang、jiegengmu、juke、guanzhuanghuayake、xiangrikuizu、dalihuashuduonianshengcaobenzhiwu；shaoyaoweizhiwujie、beizizhiwumen、shuangziyezhiwugang、wuyaguomu、shaoyaoke、shaoyaoyake、shaoyaoshuduonianshengcaobenzhiwu。
区别二、形态不同
dalihuayoujudabangzhuangkuaigen，jingzhili，duofenzhi，gao1.5-2mi，ye1-3huiyuzhuangquanlie，touzhuanghuaxuda，youzhanghuaxugeng，changxiachui，shouguozhangyuanxing，huaqi6yue-12yue，guoqi9yue-10yue；shaoyaokuaigenyougenjingxiafangshengchu，rouzhi，cuzhuang，chengfangchuixinghuozhangzhuxing，yacongshengzaigenjingshang，jingyougenbucusheng，gaoyue50～110limi，huayibandukaizaijingdedingduanhuojindingduanyeyechu，gutuguochengfangchuixing、tuoyuanxing、pingxingdeng，zhongziheisehuoheihese，daxing，chengyuanxing、zhangyuanxinghuojianyuanxing，huaqi5～6yue。
区别三、分布不同
dalihuabiechengdalihua、tianzhumudan、dongyangju、daliju、xifanlian、diguahuadeng，yuanchanmoxige，shiquanshijiezaipeizuiguangdeguanshangzhiwu，20shijichuyinruzhongguo，xianzaiduogeshengqujunyouzaipei；shaoyaobiechengjiangli、licao、lanweichun、yurong、lishi、meiguhua、heiqianyi、hongyaodeng，zhongguofenbuyujiangsu、dongbei、huabei、shanxijigansunanbu，dongbeifenbuyuhaiba480-700mideshanpocaodijilinxia，qitageshengfenbuyuhaiba1000-2300mideshanpocaodi，chaoxian、riben、menggujixiboliyadiquyeyoufenbu。
区别四、功效不同
dalihuaweixin、gan，xingping，guiganjing，juyouhuoxuesanyudegongxiao，zhuzhidiedasunshangdengzheng；shaoyaoweiku、suan，xingweihan，guigan、pijing，juyouyangxuelianyin、rouganzhitong、pingyiganyangdegongxiao，yongyuyuejingbudiao、benglou、xuhan、wanfujitong、xieleitengtong、sizhiluantong、toutongxuanyundengzheng。
