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Hydnocarpus, Chaulmoogra, Da Feng Zi PRO

ByAdam Tate

Hydnocarpus, Chaulmoogra, Da Feng Zi 大风子 Tuvaraka, Katu-kapittha, Chaulmoogra (Ayurveda)Maravattai (Siddha)Da Feng Zi (TCM) Hydnocarpus heterophyllaBlume, Rumphia, 1848 Chaulmoogra Seed (Adam, 2017) Chaulmoogra Oil as traditionally available in India(Adam, 2019) Botanical name: Hydnocarpus spp: H. laurifolia (syn. H. wightiana) (Primary source) H. anthelmintica H. kurzii (syn. H. heterophylla) H. hainanensis Parts used: Seeds; Oil Temperature &…

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Valeriana, Valerian PRO

ByAdam Tate

Valeriana, Valerian Baldrain; Phu (Classical name)Tagar (Indian Valerian, Ayurveda)Asaroon (Indian Valerian, Unani)Xie Cao 缬草(TCM) Gart der Gesundheit, Cuba, 1485 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Köhler’s Medizinal-Pflanzen, 1897 VALERIAN ROOT1. Stem scar of valerian and folded roots. 2. Double band of grass. 3. Mass of roots. 4. Split rhizome and the large roots of Belgian valerian (Squibb’s…

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Plantago ovata, Ispaghul

ByAdam Tate

Plantago ovata, Ispaghul, Psyllium Ispaghul, Ispaghula, Blonde PsylliumAshwagol (Ayurveda)Tukhm Aspghol (Unani) H.G.A. Engler, Das Pflanzenreich, Plantaginaceae, vol. 269 (1937) Botanical name: Plantago spp.Two main species supply Psyllium or Ispaghul: Blonde, White, Indian Psyllium, or Ispaghul: P. ovata (syn. P. orbignyanus, P. decumbens, P. ispaghula) Black, French or Spanish Psyllium: P. psyllium and P. afra Parts used:…

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Callicarpa, Zi Zhu PRO

ByAdam Tate

Callicarpa, Zi Zhu 紫珠 Beauty Berry, Perfumed CherryZi Zhu (‘Purple Pearl’), Du Hong Hua (TCM)Priyangu (Ayurveda)Gnazhal (Siddha) Callicarpa fomosanaBlanco, M., Flora de Filipinas, ed. 3 (1877-1883) Callicarpa japonicaAddisonia (1918 Callicarpa dichotoma (Van Houtte, Flore des serres et des jardin de l’Europe (1858) Callicarpa bodonieri(Photo by Kenraiz) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Callicarpa spp.A number of species are…

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Tamarindus, Tamarind PRO

ByAdam Tate

Tamarindus, Tamarind Chincha (Ayurveda)Tamar Hindi (Unani) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Tamarind tree and Seed podParkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Tamarind treeAtlas der officinellen pflanzen (2), Felix, 1899 Tamarind Seed pod, Plantæ Utiliores, Burnett & Burnett, 1842 Botanical name: Tamarindus indica Parts used: Fruit; Fruit Pulp Temperature & Taste: Cool, moist. Sweet, Sour Classifications: 2B ATTENUATERS.    2S….

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Costus, Mu Xiang FREE

ByAdam Tate

Costus, Costus root, Mu Xiang 木香 Mu Xiang (‘Wood Fragrance’) (TCM)Kuth, Kushta (Ayurveda)Qust, Qust Shirin, Kuth (Unani)Ru Rta  རུ་རྟ  (Tibetan) Sweet and Bitter varieties of CostusHerbarium Blackwellianum, 1757 Arabian CostusA Complete History of Drugs, Pomet, London, 1748 Herbarium, showing various Costus types, A. Bitter Costus;B. Sweet Costus; C and D, Another Costus; E. Costus iridem;F. Costus…

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Pisum, Peas

ByAdam Tate

Pisum, Peas Karsana (Unani) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Flora von Deutschland (24), Kohler, 1886 Botanical name: Pisum sativumSeveral varieties were known and used Parts used: Peas Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Sweet“Hot from the first to the second degree and dry in the third degree”. (Avicenna) Uses: 1….

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Auricula, Jew’s Ear

ByAdam Tate

Auricula, Jew’s Ear, Hei Mu Er 黑木耳 Wood Ear, Jelly EarHei Mu Er (TCM) Herbarium Blackwellianum, 1757 Black Auricula on the Chinese Market (Adam, 2017) Black Wood Ear (Hei Mu Ear)(Adam, 2024) Botanical name: Auricularia auricula-judae (syn. Hirneola auricula-Judae, Auricula judae)Several species are used including A. polytrichaIn China, White and Black varieties of Mu Er…

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Asphaltus, Bitumen

ByAdam Tate

Asphaltus, Bitumen Judaicum Judean Pitch, Jew’s Pitch, Resina TerraPissasphaltum is manufactured from Bitumen and PitchQafr al-Yahud (Avicenna) Minerological name: Bitumen Parts used: Traditionally from Judea (Dead Sea) and BabylonThe best was accounted purplish-black. However, other Bitumenous substances were commonly used in its place.‘It is found in the form of light black pieces which are fragile…

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Aloe, Lu Hui FREE

ByAdam Tate

Aloe, Lu Hui 芦荟 Lu Hui (TCM)Kumari (Ayurveda)Sibr (Unani) New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Aloe humilisIcones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1806 Aloe perfoliataIcones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1800 Left: Socrotine Aloes, Center: Curacao Aloes; Right: Cape AloeSquibb’s Atlas of the Official Drugs, Mansfield, 1919 Aloe as imported in a Keg (Socrotine Aloes); 2 cases of…

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Fucus, Kelp, Kun Bu PRO

ByAdam Tate

Fucus, Kelp, Kun Bu 昆布 BladderwrackKun Bu (TCM) Fucus spp.Notes on Pharmacognosy, Otto Augustus Wall, 1902 Fucus nodosaEnglish Botany, Sowerby, 1799 Botanical name: Fucus spp;F. vesiculosis, F. serratus, F. nodosus; also Macrocysts, Laminaria, and Ascophyllum sppLaminaria japonica (Hai Dai 海带), Ecklonia kurome, Undaria pinnatifida and others are used in TCM Parts used: Thallus (whole plant);…

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Physalis, Winter Cherry PRO

ByAdam Tate

Physalis, Winter Cherry Alkekengi, Halicacabus, CardispermumKaknaj, Habul Kaknaj, Kakenj (Unani)Suan Jiang (TCM) Gart der Gesundheit, Cuba, 1485 Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Flora von Deutschland (16), Kohler, 1884 Winter Cherry at the Urumqi Market, Xinjiang, China (Adam, 2017) Botanical name: Physalis alkekengiP. alkekengi var. francheti and P. pubescens of TCM are used similarlyThe related P. minima…

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