Terminology in any study is an important part. In traditional medicine, especially in meteria medica, ther are many sections of explanation, which are origin, place of production, component, taste, effectiveness meridian entry, symptoms of disease, etc. "Bonchohak(本草學)" is one of the textbook of meteria medica in Korea. In that book, descriptions of meteria medica by effectiveness, symptoms of disease are supposed to be with accordance in the same section. However, unfortunately it is not. In this paper, I will explain those discordances and differences.