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Terebinth, Turpentine PRO

ByAdam Tate

Terebinth, Turpentine Pinus sylvestrisKoehler, F.E., Medizinal Pflanzen, vol. 1 (1887) Botanical name: A number of Pinus spp. and related conifers have been used as a source of Turpentine:  1. Common Turpentine: Pinus sylvestris, P. abies  2. Strasburg Turpentine: P. picea  3. Venice Turpentine, Larch Turpentine: P. larix  4. Chian Turpentine: Pistachia terebinthus  5. Hungarian Turpentine:…

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Eupolyphaga, Wingless Cockroach, Tu Bie Chong

ByAdam Tate

Eupolyphaga, Tu Bie Chong 土鳖虫 Ground Beetle, Wingless CockroachTu Bie Chong (TCM) Tu Bie Chong(Adam, Chengdu Medicine Market, 2009) Entomological name: Eupolyphaga sinensis is the official species.Other species supplying the market include: E. thibetana E. everestians Polyphaga plancyi Opisthoplatia orientalis Parts used: Whole dried insect Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Salty. Slightly Toxic Constituents: Nutrient…

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Meum athamanticum

ByAdam Tate

Meum athamanticum, Spignel Baldmoney, SpicknelMeum macedonicum, Meum hispanicum (Pliny) Meum athamanticumFlora von Deutschland Österreich und der Schweiz, Otto Wilhelm Thomé, 1885 Botanical name: Meum athamanticumSalmon listed several varieties:  1. Common Spignel  2. Bastard or Italian Spignel  3. Mountain or German Spignel Parts used: Root only is used, but the seed has the same effects. Temperature…

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Panicum, Millet

ByAdam Tate

Panicum, Millet Cheena (Ayurveda)Panivaragu (Siddha)China Ghas, Faluda (Unani)Khre ཁྲེ (Tibetan) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Kreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 Botanical name: Panicum spp.  1. P. miliaceum; Common or White Millet;  2. P. sumatrense; Little MilletOther plants supplying types of Millet include:  3. Setaria italica; Italian Millet  4. Pennisetum glaucum; Pearl Millet; Bajra (Ayurveda)The genus Digitaria and Echinochloa…

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Guaiaci, Guaiacum PRO

ByAdam Tate

Guaiaci, Guaiacum Pock Wood, Lignum Sancti, Lignum Vitae Icones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1800 Atlas der officinellen pflanzen, Felix, 1899 LEFT: GUAIACUM WOOD;  RIGHT: GUAIACUM GUM1.  Mass of chips showing white non-official pieces. 2.  Portion ofa boring from a bowling ball. 3,  Projecting fibers of the wood. Squibb’s Atlas of the Official Drugs, Mansfield, 1919 Botanical…

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Parmelia, Rock Moss PRO

ByAdam Tate

Parmelia, Rock Moss Stone Flower, Rock MossParmelia tinctorum:–Rdo dreg  རྡོ་དྲེག  (Tibetan)–Mei Yi (TCM)–Ashmapushpa (, Ayurveda)Parmelia perlata:–Shaileya, Saileya, Charela (Ayurveda)–Ushna, Charela (Unani)–Karpasi, Kal Pasi (Siddha)Parmelia saxatilis:–Shi Hua (TCM) Parmelia perlata (as P. perforata)Verhandlungen der Kaiserlichen Leopoldinisch-Carolinischen Akademie der Naturforscher;Nova acta physico-medica academiae caesareae leopoldino-carolinae naturae curiosorum (1841-1843) Parmelia saxatilis (top), P. perlata (bottom)Flora Batava of Afbeelding…

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Lavendula, Lavender PRO

ByAdam Tate

Lavendula, Lavender Spike Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Koehler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Lavendula angustifoliaBotanische wandplaten, (1904–1914) Botanical name: Lavendula officinalis (syn. L. vera, L. angustifolia, L. spica, L. vulgaris) Parts used: Flower Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent, Bitter Classifications: 2H. CARMINATIVE3A. SUDORIFICS & DIAPHORETICS.    3E. DIURETIC.    3G. EMMENAGOGUE.   …

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Elephantopus, Ding Shu Xiu PRO

ByAdam Tate

Elephantopus, Ding Shu Xiu 丁竖朽 Ding Shu Xiu, Ku Di Dan (TCM)Gojivha (Ayurveda)Yanaichhuvadi (Siddha) Elephantopus scaber Dillenius, J.J., Hortus Elthamensis (1732) Elephantopus scaber (Photo by Shyamal) (Wikimedia) Specimen of Elephantopus scaber at the Guangzhou TCM Museum (Adam, 2024) Botanical name: Elephantopus scaber Parts used: Whole Herb is most used in TCMRoot is most used in…

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Patrinia, Bai Jiang Cao FREE

ByAdam Tate

Patrinia, Bai Jiang Cao 败酱草 Bai Jiang Cao (TCM) Patrinia scabiosifolia Loddiges, C.L., botanical cabinet [C. Loddiges] (1828) Patrinia villosa(Photo by 阿橋) (Wikimedia) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Patrinia villosa, P. scabiosifolia (P. scabiosaefolia ) Parts used: Whole Herb (sometimes just the root is used) Temperature & Taste: Slightly Cool, dry….

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Veronica ciliata, Ldum nag dom mkhris PRO

ByAdam Tate

Veronica ciliata, Ldum nag dom mkhris ལྡུམ་ནག་དོམ་མཁྲིས་ Ldum nag dom mkhris (Tibet) Veronica ciliata(Photo by Peter L Achuff) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Veronica ciliata (syn. V. chingii)Verionica incana appears to be used similarly in Mongolia. Parts used: Whole herb Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Bitter Classification: Uses: 1. Clears Heat, Resists Poison, Moves the Blood, Stops…

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Salt, Rock Salt, Yan 盐

ByAdam Tate

Salt, Rock Salt, Yan 盐 Rock Salt: Sal Gem; Halite;–Rgyam tshwa  རྒྱམ་ཚྭ  (Tibetan)–Namak e Sang (Unani)–Saindhava (Ayurveda)–Shi Yan 石盐 (TCM)Sea Salt:–Yan 盐 (TCM)–Namak e Toam (Unani)–Samudra (Ayurveda)Black Salt: Halite violaceum–Vida (Ayurveda)–kha ru tsha  ཁ་རུ་ཚ  (Tibetan)–Namak e Siyah (Unani) SaltOrtus Sanitatis, Beck, 1517 Halite, Salt crystalPhoto by Parent Gery (Wikimedia) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO…

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Desmos, Jiu Bing Ye PRO

ByAdam Tate

Desmos, Jiu Bing Ye 酒饼叶 Jia Ying Zhao, Jiu Bing Ye (TCM) Blume, C.L., Flora Javae nec non insularum adjacentium (1828-1851) Desmos chinensis(Photo by 阿橋) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Desmos cochinchinensis (syn. Desmos chinensis) Parts used: Leaf; less commonly the Root Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Bitter, Sweet. Regarded as slightly Toxic Uses: 1. Clears Wind-Damp:-Wind-Damp…

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