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Triticum spelta, Spelt

ByAdam Tate

Triticum spleta, Spelt Spelt Corn, Zea DicoccosDinkel (German) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Several varieties of Triticum, that labelled ‘D’ being Spelt.A. Masclef, Atlas des plantes de France, vol. 3, (1893) Botanical name: Triticum spelta Parts used: Seed (Grain) Temperature & Taste: Neutral/slightly Warm. SweetGalen said Spelt is between Wheat and Barley in temperature. Uses: 1….

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Wasp Nest, Feng Fang

ByAdam Tate

Wasp Nest, Feng Fang 蜂房 Feng Fang, Lu Feng Fang (TCM) De Animalibvs Insectis, Ulisse Aldrovandi, 1602 Wasp nest (Polistes spp)(Photo by Ljn1111) (Wikimedia) Wasp Nest at the Chengdu Medicine Market (Adam, 2016) Entomological name: Polistes spp.A large number of species supply the market: Polistes olivaceus P. japonicus P. yokohamae P. mandarinus P. formosana P….

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Doellingera, Dong Feng Cai PRO

ByAdam Tate

Doellingera, Dong Feng Cai 东风菜 Dong Feng Cai (TCM) Aster scaberPhotos by Dalgial (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Doellingera scaber (syn. Aster scaber), D. marchandii Parts used: Whole plant and Rhizome Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Pungent, Sweet Uses: 1. Clears Wind-Heat, Resolves Toxin:-Wind-Heat common cold and Flu-Malaria-Headache, Dizziness with red eyes-red, sore, swollen Sore Throat-Lung Heat Hemoptysis-Abscesses,…

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Duck, Anas

ByAdam Tate

Duck, Anas Baj (Unani) Ortus Sanitatis, Cube, Johann von, 1501 Botanical name: Anas spp. and related.. 1. A. platyrhynchos domesticus (Common Domestic Duck)  2. A. galericulata is the Mandarin Duck.             Parts used: Flesh, Fat Temperature & Taste: Duck Meat: Warm and Moist. SweetAvicenna said ‘It is hotter than all other domestic fowls’….

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Nux Pinea, Pine Nuts FREE

ByAdam Tate

Nux Pinea, Pine nuts Song Zi (TCM)Chilghoza (Unani) Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Pine nuts in the shell (Adam, 2017) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Pinus gerardiana Parts used: Seed Temperature & Taste: Warm, moist. Sweet Classifications: 2E LENITIVE3J. INCREASE SEMEN.    3K. EXPECTORANT.    3L. ANTI-TUSSIVE4d. PECTORAL.    4j. NERVINE Uses: 1. Benefits the…

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Diseases of the Uterus

ByAdam Tate

Diseases of the Uterus Western Tradition Cold disorders of the Uterus Confection for a Cold and Moist UterusElectuary of Gems (Mesue)Powder of Calamint (Diacalamintha) (Nicholas) Powder of Galangal Compound (Diagalanga) (Mesue)Triphera Greater (Triphera Magnus) (Nicholas)Hiera PicraWarm the Palace 7 PillOil of SpikenardOil of LilliesOil of OrrisOil of RueOil of Pepper Auscpicious Conqueror (Bkra shis rnam…

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Cosmos, Mexican Aster PRO

ByAdam Tate

Cosmos, Mexican Aster Garden CosmosDa Bo Si Ju (TCM) Cosmos bipinnatusStep, E., Bois, D., Favourite flowers of garden and greenhouse (1896) Cosmos bipinnatus(Photo by Leo Michels, cropped) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Cosmos bipinnatus, C. sulphureus Parts used: Whole herb in flower; Flower; Root Temperature & Taste: Neutral. Sweet Classification: Uses: 1. Clears Heat, Stops Bleeding:-Heat-type bleeding-other disorders…

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Adiantum, Maidenhair PRO

ByAdam Tate

Adiantum, Maidenhair Capillus Veneris, Venus HairParsiaoshan (Unani)Hamsapadi (Ayurveda)Rtsa rma dongs རྩརྨ་མདོངས་ Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Common MaidenhairDioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 English Maidenhair (Trichomanes)Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Icones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1800 Botanical name: Adiantum capillus-venerisA number of related species are used: Golden: Adiantum aureum (used as Maidenhair) White: Asplenium Ruta…

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Populus, Poplartree

ByAdam Tate

Populus, Poplar-tree Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Black PoplarKrauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 White PoplarKrauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Black PoplarDella Materia Medicinale, Andrea Valuassori, 1562 White PoplarNew Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Black PoplarKoehler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 BLACK POPLAR BUDSSquibb’s Atlas of the Official Drugs, Mansfield, 1919 Botanical name: Populus nigra (less commonly White Poplar, P. alba)The Aspen (P. tremula) was…

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Balsam, Balsam tree

ByAdam Tate

Balsam, Balsam tree Balm of Gilead, Balsam of JudeaUnani:–Roghan-e-Balsaan (oil)–Hab-e-Balsaan (fruit)–Ood-e-Balsaan (wood) True Balsam tree with a guard protecting it, indicating its high valueMuseum Museorum, Valentini, 1704 Krater-Buch und kunstliche Conterfeyungen, 1703 Bruce, Travels to discover the source of the Nile, Cartes et figures du Voyage en Nubie et en Abyssinie, 1792 Hand-Atlas Medicinisch-Pharmaceutischer, 1884…

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Gypsum, Shi Gao 石膏

ByAdam Tate

Gypsum, Shi Gao 石膏 Shi Gao (TCM)Godanti (Ayurveda)Jibsin (Unani)Selenite, Lapis Selenite; Lapis Specularis: Affroselinum, Glacies Marie; the Crystallized form of Gypsum Gypsum Affroselinum (Selenite) Alabaster Hortus sanitatis, 1491 Die Mineralien, Weber, J. C., 1871 Gypsum (Chengdu Medicine Market, Adam, 2016) Mineralogical name: Calcium sulphateThere are 3 main types of Gypsum: Alabaster: Nicomar (a fine grained…

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Trapa natans, Water Chestnut PRO

ByAdam Tate

Trapa natans, Water Chestnut Water Caltrops, Tribulus aquaticus, Nux aquaticaShrngataka (Ayurveda) Singara, Singhara (Siddha)Singhara (Unani)Joz Al-qastal (Arabic)Ling (TCM) Trapa natansW. Roxburgh, Plants of the coast of Coromandel, vol. 3 (1819) Trapa natansRepräsentanten einheimischer Pflanzenfamilien in buntenWandtafeln mit erläuterndem, Bollmann (1879-1882) Trapa natans(Photo by MurielBendel) (Wikimedia) Trapa natans nuts: ‘Water Chestnuts’(Photo by Gdsaverio) (Wikimedia) Botanical name:…

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