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Erinaceus, Hedgehog

ByAdam Tate

Erinaceus, Hedgehog Echinus, UrchinCi Wei Pi (Hide, TCM)Gild al-Qunfud (Unani)Byi Thur  བྱི་ཐུར་ (Tibetan) Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Thierbuch Das ist ein kurtze beschreybung aller vierfüssigen Thieren, Gesner, 1583 Zoological name: Erinaceus europeus, E. marionus; Hemiechinus auritus Parts used: 1. Ashed or Dried Whole animal (West)2. Prepared Hide (TCM) Temperature & Taste: Hide: Neutral. Bitter (TCM)Some considered…

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Viburnum, Crampbark

ByAdam Tate

Viburnum, Cramp-bark Black Haw, Wild Guelder Rose Viburnum prunifolium(Illustration by Pierre-Joseph Redouté) (Wikimedia) Viburnum prunifolium flowers(Photo by Famartin) (Wikimedia) Viburnum prunifolium bark Viburnum opulus bark Squibb’s Atlas of the Official Drugs, Mansfield, 1919 Botanical name: Viburnum spp. V. opulus–Cramp Bark, High Cranberry, Wild Guelder Rose V. prunifolium–Black Haw The Indian V. foetidum is used very…

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Sassafras

ByAdam Tate

Sassafras Icones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1804 S. albidumMedizinal-Pflanzen, Köhler, 1897 Botanical name: Sassafras albidum (syn. Laurus sassafras), S. officinale Parts used: Root bark; Wood Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Bitter, Pungent. Slightly Toxic Classifications: 2B ATTENUATERS3A. SUDORIFICS & DIAPHORETICS.    3M. ARTHRITICS4k. ARTHRITIC Uses: 1. Clears Heat and Damp, Resists Poison:-good for all Catarrhs for which…

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Centaurea behen, White Behen

ByAdam Tate

Centaurea behen, White Behen Cornflower, Star ThistleBehman Safed (Unani) Ortus sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 White BehenNew Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 White BehenDioscorides Materia Medica, Ruellio, 1549 Lychnis sylvestris was also listed as a source of White Behen(Image from New York Public Library‘s Digital Library) (Wikimedia) White Behen(Calcutta Unani College, Adam, 2019) Botanical name: Centaurea behen (syn. C…

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Delphinium grandiforum, Bya rkang PRO

ByAdam Tate

Delphinium grandiflorum, Bya rkang བྱ་རྐང༌ Bya rkang, བྱ་རྐང༌ (Tibetan)Dakhangu (Sanskrit); Asbarg (Hindi)D. grandiflorum: Cui Que Hua (TCM)D. kamaonense: Zhan Mao Cui Que Hua (TCM) Delphinium grandiflorum(The Botanical Register, Edward’s, 1820) Delphinium grandiflorum ‘Dwarf Blue Butterfly’(Photo by David Stang) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Delphinium grandiflorumThe Delphiniums are difficult to classify and have many varieties. Over 2 dozen…

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Galangae, Galangal, Gao Liang Jiang PRO

ByAdam Tate

Galangae, Galangal, Gao Liang Jiang 高良姜 Gao Liang Jiang (‘High Mountain Ginger’) (TCM)Kulanjana (Ayurveda) Perarattai (Siddha)Khulanjaan (Unani)Don gra  དོང་གྲ  (Tibet) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Lesser Galangal, Alpina officinarumBotanische wandplaten (1904–1914) Kaempferia galangaRedouté, P.J., Les Liliacées, (1805-1816 Greater and Lesser Galangal rootHerbarium, Matthioli (Polish), 1596 ALIPNA1. Annulate, wavy leaf bases or scars….

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Morus Cortex, Mulberry bark, Sang Bai Pi FREE

ByAdam Tate

Morus Cortex, Mulberry Bark, Sang Bai Pi 桑白皮 Sang Bai Pi (TCM） Morus albaBotanische wandplaten (Plantillustrations) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Morus alba Parts used: Root-Bark Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Sweet. Some older TCM sources said it was Warm, others said Neutral Classifications: Q. Stop Cough and Wheezing Uses: 1….

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Spring Onion, Cong Bai

ByAdam Tate

Allium fistulosum, Spring Onion, Cong Bai 葱白 Scallion, Green OnionCong Bai (TCM) Vietz, F.B., Icones plantarum medico-oeconomico-technologicarum, vol. 3 (1806) Botanical name: Allium fistulosumRelated Allium species are used similarly including A. macrostemon (Chinese Chive) Parts used: White part of the fresh stalks Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent Classification: A. Clear Exterior Wind-Cold Uses: 1….

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Pluchea, Rasana PRO

ByAdam Tate

Pluchea, Rasana Rasana, Rasnika, Rasa (Ayurveda)Rasna, Rasan, Zanjbeel-Shaami (Unani) Pluchea indicaWight, R., Illustrations of Indian botany, or figures illustrative of each of the natural orders of Indian plants (1850) Pluchea. indica leaf(Photo by Forest & Kim Starr) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Pluchea lanceolataDifferent plants are used for Rasana in different parts of India: Pluchea lanceolata is…

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Hyssopus, Hyssop PRO

ByAdam Tate

Hyssopus, Hyssop Zoofa (Unani) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Icones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1800 Botanical name: Hyssopus officinalisFive other European species have been used similarly: H. ambiguus, H. cuspidatus, H. latilabiatus, H. macranthus, and H. seravschanicusGarden and Wild types were traditionally differentiated. Parts used: Herb, flower Temperature & Taste:…

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Eleutherococcus, Siberian Ginseng PRO

ByAdam Tate

Eleutherococcus, Siberian Ginseng, Ci Wu Jia 刺五加 Russian Ginseng, Spiny Acanthopanax, Devil’s Shrub, Eleutherococcus GinsengCi Wu Jia (TCM) Eleutherococcus senticosusKomarov (Komorov), V.L., Flora of the U.S.S.R. (1934-1964) Eleutherococcus senticosus(Photo by Salicyna) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Eleutherococcus senticosus (syn. Acanthopanax senticosus, Hedera senticosa)E. koreanum is used in Korea.Acanthopanax gracilistylus Wu Jia Pi is similar. Eleutherococcus senticosus was previously…

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Tormentilla, Tormentil FREE

ByAdam Tate

Tormentilla, Tormentil Septfoil, Septifolium, Pentaphyllum, Heptaphyllum Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Kurtzes Handtbuchlein, Ryff, 1599 Flora von Deutschland (25), Kohler, 1886 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Potentilla tormentillaWild and Alpine varieties were differentiated Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Cool, very dry. Bitter Classifications: 2N. REPELLENT.    2O. ASTRINGENT.    2P. HEMOSTATICS.    2T….

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