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Eclipta, Han Lian Cao FREE

Eclipta, Han Lian Cao 旱莲草 Han Lian Cao, Mo Han Lian (TCM)Bhringaraja (Ayurveda)Bhangra (Unani) Eclipta albaMoninckx, Moninckx atlas, vol. 8; (1682-1709) Eclipta albaBlanco, Flora de Filipinas. (1875) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Eclipta alba (syn. E. prostrata, E. punctata, E. erecta, Verbesina alba) Parts used: Herb Temperature & Taste: Cool (TCM),…

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Trauma & Burns

Trauma & Burns Illustration from The Book of Distillation, Brunschwig, 1532 See also:Sprains & Strains Bruising Fractures Herbal Functions useful in the treatment of Wounds Antibacterial Antioxidant Anti-inflammatory Antiseptic Depurative or Detoxicant Immunostimulatory Astringent Primary Traditional Herbs for Wounds & Trauma AloeAngelicaBasilBugleCalendulaCentella ComfreyCyperus rotundusDragons BloodEcliptaFrankincenseLicorice MadderMulleinMyrobalan, BellericMyrobalan, ChebulicMyrrhNeem Red SandalwoodSt. Johns wortTurmericYarrow Trauma, Wounds Western…

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Honey, Mel, Feng Mi PRO

Honey, Mel, Feng Mi 蜂蜜 Feng Mi (TCM)Asl (Unani)Sbrang rtsi  སྦྲང་རྩི  (Tibetan) Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Entomological name: Apis spp. A. mellifera, Western Honey Bee, A. cerana, Eastern Honey Bee These are the two main species of domesticated Honey Bees. Other wild and Stingless Bee species have…

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Acute, Epidemic and Infectious Diseases

Acute, Epidemic & Infectious Diseases Due to the fact that the TCM system of Acute and Infectious Diseases (Wen-Re Bing) is so well organised, we will give special attention here. TCM regards acute diseases as an attack from an external pathogen, usually Heat or Cold, which is moved into the body by Wind; therefore, Wind-Heat…

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*Argemone mexicana, Mexican Poppy

Argemone mexicana, Mexican Poppy Prickly Poppy, Yellow ThistleShialkanta, Swarnaksiri (Ayurveda)Satyanasi (Unani)Piramathandu (Siddha)Ji Ying Su (TCM) Millspaugh, C.F., American medicinal plants, vol. 1 (1892) Botanical name: Argemone mexicana Parts used: 1. Seed; Expressed Oil of the Seed2. Whole plant; Plant latex Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent, Bitter Constituents: Alkaloids:Seed: sanguinarine, dihydrosanguinarine Latex: berberine (0.74%), protopine…

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Manna

Manna Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Fraxinus ornus (Flowering Ash)Medical Botany, Woodville, Hooker, Vol. 3, 1832 Atlas der Officinellen Pflanzen, Berg & Schmidt, Leipzig, 1893 Botanical name: Fraxinus ornus (Flowering Ash, Manna Ash) and F. rotundifoliaFraxinus excelsior and other species also supply some Manna Manna has been collected from several other plants, used synonymously: Persian or…

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China root, Tu Fu Ling

China root, Tu Fu Ling, 土茯苓 Tu Fu Ling (TCM)Thu pu ling  ཐུ་པུ་ལིང་ལིང་ (Tibetan)Chopachini (Ayurveda)Paranki Cakkai (Siddha)Chob Chini (Unani) A Complete History of Drugs, Pomet, London, 1748 Icones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1800 Medical Botany, Woodville, 1810 CHINA ROOTNotes on Pharmacognosy, Otto Augustus Wall, 1902 Botanical name: Smilax glabraOthers used include S. ovalifolia, S. zeylanica, S….

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Tinospora, Guduchi FREE

Tinospora, Guduchi Guduchi (Ayurveda)Gilo (Unani)Zet al-Roomi, Zet al-Buta (Arabic)Sle Tres  སླེ་ཏྲེས  (Tibetan)Kuan Jin Teng (TCM) Tinospora cordifolia Tinospora cordifolia with fruit(Photo by Sanu N) (Wikimedia) Tinospora cordifolia stems as used in Tibetan Medicine.(Adam, 2016) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Tinospora cordifolia (syn. Menispermum cordifolium, Cocculus cordifolius)Related species used similarly include T. crispa,…

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Clitoria ternatea PRO

Clitoria ternatea Butterfly pea, Asian Pigeonwings, Wing-leaved Clitoris, Indian MezereonHu Die Hua Dou (Seed, TCM)Aparajita (Ayurveda)Kakkanam, Kakkana Ver (Root, Siddha)Mezereon Hindii (Root, Unani)Battikh Hindi (Arabic) Clitoria ternateaPaxton’s Magazine of Botany, 1840 Clitoria ternatea flower(Photo by Wilfredor) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Clitoria ternatea Parts used: Root, Leaf, Seed Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry, Pungent, Bitter Uses: 1….

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Aspongopus, Stink Bug

Aspongopus, Stink Bug, Jiu Xiang Chong 九香虫 Jiu Xiang Chong (TCM) Aspongopus spissusSchouteden, Genera Insectorum 153rd fascicule 1913 (Image from Wikimedia) Stink Bug (Menecles insertus)(Photo by Katja Schulz) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Aspongopus chinensis and others are used in ChinaMenecles spp. are also sources of Stink Bug.Related species can probably be used synonymously.A. nepalensis is used…

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Tormentillae, Tormentil PRO

Tormentillae, Tormentil Septfoil, Erect Cinquefoil, Septifolium, Pentaphyllum, Heptaphyllum Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Kurtzes Handtbuchlein, Ryff, 1599 Flora von Deutschland (25), Kohler, 1886 Tormentil root with cross-section(A Manual of Organic Materia Medica) Botanical name: Potentilla tormentilla (syn. Potentilla erecta, Potentilla laeta, Tormentilla erectaWild and Alpine varieties were differentiated Parts used: Root Temperature…

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Ardisia, Zi Jin Niu PRO

Ardisia, Zi Jin Niu 紫金牛 Zi Jin Niu, Ai Di Cha (TCM) Nakai, T., Trees and shrubs indigenous in Japan proper [Dai Nihon jumokushi] (1935-1951) Ardisia japonica (Photo by Kenraiz) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Ardisia japonica Parts used: Whole Herb Temperature & Taste: Neutral. Bitter, Pungent Classifications: Q. Stop Cough and Wheezing Uses: 1. Clears Phlegm,…

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