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Pyrethrum, Pellitory

ByAdam Tate

Pyrethrum, Pellitory Spanish Camomile, Pellitory of Spain; BertramAaqarqarha, Ood al-qarh (Unani)Akarkara, Aakarakarabha (Ayurveda)Akirakaram (Siddha) Della Materia Medicinale Andrea Valuassori, 1562 Krauterbuch, Rihel, 1565 Left: Greater Pyrethrum; Right: Lesser PyrethrumKrauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Kreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586  Medical Botany, Stephenson & Churchill, 1836(Image by Rawpixel) (Wikimedia) 1, Broken surface showing radiate ridges. 2. Tuft of white fibers in…

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Punica Fructus, Pomegranate Fruit PRO

ByAdam Tate

Punica Fructus, Pomegranate fruit Shi Liu Zi (TCM)Se bru  སེ་འབྲུ  (Tibetan)Dadima (Ayurveda)Anardana (Unani) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Kreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 Pomegranate Fruit (Adam, 2019) Dried Pomegranate fruit as used inAyurveda and Tibetan Medicine (Adam, 2016) Botanical name: Punica granatum Parts used: Fruit; the dried, ripe fruit-seed are used in Tibetan Medicine and Ayurveda.Unani…

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Heracleum candicans, Spru dkar PRO

ByAdam Tate

Heracleum candicans, Spru dkar སྤྲུ་དཀར་ Spru dkar (Tibet)Ruan Mao Du Huo (H. lanatum, TCM) Heracleum lanatumIllustrated Flors of the US, Canada, and the British Possessions, Britton & Brown, 1913 Heracleum lanatum(Photo by Dr. Alexey Yakovlev) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Heracleum candicans, H. nepalense, H. lanatum (Masterwort)H. lanatum and H. hemsleyanum are used as alternate sources of…

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Lobelia

ByAdam Tate

Lobelia Indian Tobacco, Pukeweed, Asthma Weed, Emetic rootDevanala (Ayurveda) Lobelia inflataAtlas der Officinellen Pflanzen, Berg & Schmidt, Leipzig, 1893 1. Channeled and winged stems. 2. Mass of leaves and stems. 3. Inflated calyx.  4. Three typesof leaves.  5. Raceme of flowers(Squibb’s Atlas of the Official Drugs,Mansfield, 1919) Botanical name: Lobelia inflata Parts used: Whole Herb; Dried aerial…

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Lycoris, Red Spider Lily, Shi Suan PRO

ByAdam Tate

Lycoris, Red Spider Lily, Shi Suan 石蒜 Shorttube Lycoris Shi Suan (“Stone Garlic”, TCM) Lycoris radiata(Kerner, J.S., Hortus sempervirens, 1795-1830) Lycoris radiata(Herbert, 1822) (Wikimedia) Lycoris radiata(Photo by Kakidai) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Lycoris spp. L. radiata (syn. Amaryllis radiata) L. chinensis Parts used: Bulb; occasionally the aerial parts Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent, Sweet. Slightly…

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Malachite

ByAdam Tate

Malachite Molochite, Melochites, Chrysocolla (Dioscorides)Kong Que Shi  孔雀石 (TCM)Spang ma  སྤང་མ (Tibetan) MelochitesHortus sanitatis, 1491 MalachitePhoto by Miguel Calvo (Wikimedia) Minerological name: MalachitumGreen Copper Carbonate with admixture Parts used: Mineral, usually washed or burned for internal use.Nodular or laminate varieties are used. Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Sour, Astringent. Slightly Toxic Properties:Hardness: 4Specific Gravity: 4Of…

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Sweating

ByAdam Tate

Sweating Western Tradition Compounds Sage infusion (taken cool)Gelatin of Deer HornSyrup Against ConsumptionSage TinctureCooling Pearl Powder (Diamargariton Frigidum)Tragacanth Cooling Powder (Diatragacanth Frigidum)Halys PowderNew Rose Powder (Rosata Nouvelle)Restorative Electuary (Antidotus Analeptica) (Nicholas)Electuary of Coral (Diacorallion)Electuary of Pine Kernels (Lohoch de Pino) (Mesue) Powder for Excess Sweating (externally)Oil of Quince (externally)Myrtle leaf powder (externally)Alum (externally) Spontaneous Sweating…

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Andrographis, Chuan Xin Lian FREE

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) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Andrographis paniculata Parts used: Herb Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Bitter Uses: 1. Clears Liver Heat, Resolves Damp:-Liver Fever;…

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Resources for the study of Traditional Medicine

ByAdam Tate

Resources SubstitutesLinks & TextsWeights & MeasuresHow to Modify a Traditional FormulaSynopsis of the Primary Formulas of the Western Tradition History Glossaries Brief Overview of Traditional MedicineTraditional Medicine SystemsTimeline of Traditional MedicineAuthors and Sources Study and Research Aids Reading Old English Medical BooksLatin Formula NamesPhotosPictures from Old HerbalsThe Elemental Universe Glossaries PageGlossary of Western Medicine namesGlossary…

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Vinca Pevinca, Periwinkle PRO

ByAdam Tate

Vinca Pevinca, Periwinkle Alexandria, Laureola, Lactago, Daphnitis, Clematis Daphnoides, Chamedaphne, Hippoglossum Herbarum Vivae Eicones, Otto Brunfels, 1530 V, majorEnglish Botany, Sowerby, 1799 (Photo by Cslucas) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Vinca major (Greater); V. minor (Lesser) Parts used: Herb Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry Classification: 3N. Vulnerary Uses: 1. Calms the Mind, Moves the Blood, Stops Wind:-Dizziness,…

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Melicope, Thin Evodia, San Ya Ku

ByAdam Tate

Melicope, Thin Evodia, San Ya Ku 三丫苦 Thin Evodia, CorkwoodSan Ya Ku, San Cha Ku, Bai Yun Xiang (TCM) Photo by 阿橋 HQ (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Melicope pteleifolia (syn. Evodia lepta, Euodia lepta, Ilex lepta) Parts used: Root, Leaf Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Bitter Classification: Uses: 1. Clears Wind-Heat, Resists Toxin:–Cold, Influenza–Rhinitis–Throat swelling and…

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Ficus, Fig PRO

ByAdam Tate

Ficus, Fig Dried Figs were traditionally called CariceAnjeer (Unani) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Flora von Deutschland, Kohler, 1886 Dried Fig slices added to flower teas in China (Adam, 2017) Botanical name: Ficus caricaRelated species are used similarly in various systems. Parts used: Fruit, most commonly in their dried form Temperature & Taste:…

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