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Spongia Marina, Sponge PRO

ByAdam Tate

Spongii, Sponge Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Spongia officinalisMedical Zoology and Mineralogy, Stephendon, 1832 Spongia officinalisPhoto by Liez Botanical name: Various Species of Sponge. Spongia officinalis (“Official”, “Commercial” or “Bath” Sponge) Spongia lacinulosa (of the Red Sea, Mediterranean and Indian Ocean). Many Sponges have been used including Phylum porifera. Parts used: 1. Whole dried Sponge2. Sponge ashes3….

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Polygonum cuspidatum, Hu Zhang PRO

ByAdam Tate

Polygonum cuspidatum, Hu Zhang 虎杖 Bushy Knotweed, Giant KnotweedHu Zhang (TCM) Polygonum cuspidatum (as Fallopia japonica)Curtis, W., Curtis’s botanical magazine (1800-1948) Polygonum cuspidatum(Photo  by Superior National Forest) (Wikimedia) Polygonum Hu Zhang root slice(Adam, 2024) Botanical name: Polygonum cuspidatum (syn. Reynoutria japonica, Fallopia japonica) Parts used: Rhizome Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Bitter Classification: K. Move…

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Leonurus, Motherwort FREE

ByAdam Tate

Leonurus, Motherwort, Yi Mu Cao 益母草 Also called Cardiaca, MatricariaYi Mu Cao (TCM) LeonurusNew Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 LeonurusKurtzes Handtbuchlein, Ryff, 1599 L. cardiacaOeder et al., Flora Danica, 1756 (1761-1883) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Leonurus cardiaca (syn. L. crispus, L. campestris, L. glabra, L. discolor)In TCM L. heterophyllus (syn. L. artermisia),…

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Hibiscus rosasinensis, China Rose PRO

ByAdam Tate

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, China Rose Rose of China, Chinese HibiscusJapa (Ayurveda)Gul-e-Gurhal (Unani)Semparuthi (Siddha)Fu Sang Hua (TCM) Hibiscus rosa-sinensisEdwards’s Botanical Register, vol. 21 (1836) Hibiscus rosa-sinensis(Photo by Buendia22) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Parts used: Flower Temperature & Taste: Neutral (slightly Cool and moist according to some). Sweet, Pungent, Bitter Uses: 1. Calms the Heart, Settles Wind,…

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Cardamon, Elettaria cardamomum PRO

ByAdam Tate

Cardamomum, Lesser Cardamom Sukshmaila (Ayurveda)Heel Khurd (Fruit, Unani)Dana Heel Khurd (Seed, Unani)Sug smel སུག་སྨེལ  (Tibetan) Ortus Sanitatis, Cube, Johann von, 1501 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Lesser CardamonIcones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1800 Indiae Utriusque re Naturali et Medica, Pisonis, 1658 Lesser, Medium and Greater CardamonsNew Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Lesser Cardamon (Adam, 2016) Botanical name: Elettaria cardamomum (syn. Amomum…

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Meconopsis, Ut pal PRO

ByAdam Tate

Meconopsis, Ut pal ཨུཏ་པལ Blue PoppyUt Pal (Tibetan)Lu Rong Hao (TCM) Meconopsis paniculataCurtis’s Botanical Magazine 1852 Meconopsis puniceaCurtis’s Botanical Magazine 1907 Meconopsis simplicifolia(Illustrations of Himalayan Plants, Hooker, 1855) Meconopsis grandis flower(Photo by Hedwig Storch) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Meconopsis spp.There are 4 varieties of Ut pal: based on the color of their flower: Blue: Ut pal…

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Silybum, Mary’s Thistle PRO

ByAdam Tate

Silybum, Milk Thistle Mary’s Thistle, Carduus Mariae, Carduus lacteus Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Chaumeton, Flore médicale, 1829 Silybum marianum (Photo by Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Silybum marianum (syn. Carduus marianus) Parts used: Seed; herb; rarely the root Temperature & Taste: Temperate, dry. Bittercuts, opens, gently binds Classification: B. Clear…

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Iris, Orris, or Flower de Luce PRO

ByAdam Tate

Iris, Orris and Flower de Luce Bekh e Sosan, Irsa (Unani)Susan (Arabic) Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 De Materia Medica, Andres de Laguna, 1555 Left: Iris germanica;   Right: I. florentinaDella Materia Medicinale, Andrea Valuassori, 1562 (left) Iris germanicaFlora von Deutschland, Kohler, 1886 Iris florentinaDarstellung und Beschreibung sammtliche, Berg, 1858 IRIS FLORENTINA1, Branched…

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Andrographis, Chuan Xin Lian PRO

ByAdam Tate

Andrographis, Chuan Xin Lian 穿心莲 Indian GentianKalmegha (Ayurveda)Kiryat (Unani)Rgya Tig  རྒྱ་ཏིག  (Tibetan)Chuan Xin Lian (TCM) Wight, Icones Plantarum Indiae Orientalis (1846) Andrographis paniculata(Photo by H. Zell) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Andrographis paniculata Parts used: Herb Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Bitter Uses: 1. Clears Liver Heat, Resolves Damp:-Liver Fever; Bile Fever-Hepatitis, Jaundice-hot, painful, dribbling urine-Diarrhea; Dysentery;…

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Begonia, Zi Bei Tian Kui

ByAdam Tate

Begonia, Zi Bei Tian Kui 紫背天葵 Tea BegoniaZi Bei Tian Kui, Hong Tian Kui (TCM) Begonia fimbristipulaCurtis, W., Botanical Magazine (1887) Botanical name: Begonia fimbristipula (syn. B. cyclophylla) Begonia laciniata appears to be used similarly in India for Fever, Liver disease and Venereal diseases Parts used: Herb Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Sweet (mildly Toxic)…

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Dipsacus, Teasel, Xu Duan FREE

ByAdam Tate

Dipsacus, Teasel, Xu Duan 续断 Virga Pastoris, Carduus Veneris, Labrum VenerisXu Duan (Chinese Teasel)Chir, Moleta (Arabic) Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Gart der Gesundheit, Cuba, 1485 Flora von Deutschland (28), Kohler, 1886 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Dipsacus spp.Salmon said there were many varieties, but 2 main types were used. In addition…

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Cyperus, Cyperus, Xiang Fu PRO

ByAdam Tate

Cyperus, Cyperus, Xiang Fu 香附 Nutgrass; Sweet Cyperus, GalingaleXiang Fu (TCM)Musta, Mustaka, Motha (Skt)Nagarmotha, Saad-e-Kufi (Unani) Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1555 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Japanese Herbal, 17th(Welcome) Sibthrop & Smith, Flora Graeca, 1806 Cyperus rotundus root (Adam, 2017) Botanical name: Cyperus rotundus; C. scariosusTwo types were known, Long and Round: Round or English Cyperus: root…

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