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Colocasia, Taro

ByAdam Tate

Colocasia, Taro Egyptian Bean, Wild TaroYe Yu (TCM)Alupam (Ayurveda)Arvi (Unani)Qulqas (Arabic) Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Kreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 Botanical name: Colocasia esculenta (syn. Arum aegyptiacum, A. colocasia) Parts used: Dried Rhizome Temperature & Taste: Toxic when fresh; Seed is also regarded as Toxic Uses: 1. Clears Heat, Resists Poison, Resolves Swelling: -Toxic Sores and Swellings, Boils,…

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Caulophyllum, Blue Cohosh PRO

ByAdam Tate

Caulophyllum, Blue Cohosh Squaw root, Yellow Ginseng, Blue Ginseng Blue CohoshMillspaugh, C.F., American medicinal plants (1882-1887) (Photo by USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab) (Wikimedia) Blue Cohosh root and rhizomeSquibb’s Atlas of the Official Drugs, Mansfield, 1919 Botanical name: Caulophyllum thalictroides Parts used: Root and Rhizome (fresh or dried) Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Sweet,…

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Parietaria, Pellitory of the Wall

ByAdam Tate

Parietaria, Pellitory of the Wall Helxine, Perdicium, Sideritis, Heraclea Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Parietaria erectaFlora von Deutschland, Kohler, 1886 Botanical name: Parietaria spp.Several varieties have been used:  1. P. officinalis (Official)  2. P. diffusa  3. P. erecta Parts used: Herb Temperature & Taste: Cool, moistmollifies, ripens, cleanses Classifications: 2L. EMOLLIENT3K. EXPECTORANT.    3M….

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Ocimum, Basil PRO

ByAdam Tate

Ocimum, Basil BasilicumBabuitulsi (Basil); Tusli (Sacred Basil) (Ayurveda)Kali Tulsi (Basil); Raihan (Sacred Basil) (Unani)Jiu Ceng Ta, Luo Le (TCM) Ortus Sanitatis, Cube, Johann von, 1501 Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Clove Basil (Left);  Great Basil (Right)Krauterbuch, Rihel, 1565 Chaumeton, Flore médicale (vol. 1), 1833 Botanical name: Ocimum spp. O. basilicum: Common or…

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Akebia Caulis, Mu Tong PRO

ByAdam Tate

Akebia Caulis, Mu Tong 木通 Chocolate VineMu Tong (TCM) Akebia quinataLindley, J., Edwards’s Botanical Register (1829-1847) Botanical name: Akebia spp.  1. A. quinata  2. A. trifoliata  3. A. trifoliata var. australis Parts used: Caulis Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Bitter Classification: C. Clears Damp, Promote Urine Uses: 1. Clears Damp and Heat, Promotes Urine:-Damp-Heat obstructing…

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Sapphirus, Sapphire

ByAdam Tate

Sapphirus, Sapphire Nilama (Ayurveda)Nilam (Unani)Ain gra ni la  ཨཻན་གྲ་ནི་ལ་ (pronounced ‘Inda nila’) (Tibetan) Ortus Sanitatis, 1491 Ruby Crystal and Star SapphiresExotic Mineralogy, Sowerby, 1811 Sapphire crystalPhoto by Rob Lavinsky iRocks.com Mineralogical Name: Corundum (Al2O3) Parts used: Blue Sapphire prepared; Ayurveda also uses Yellow Sapphire Temperature & Taste: Neutral (slightly Warm in Unani), dry. Salty and…

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Saussurea superba, Sngo spyi bzhar PRO

ByAdam Tate

Saussurea superba, Sngo spyi bzhar སྔོ་སྤྱི་བཞར་ Hawkweed SaussureaSngo spyi bzhar (Tibet)Chang Mao Feng Mao Ju 长毛风毛菊 (TCM) Botanical name: Saussurea superba (syn. S. hieracioides, S. villosa) Parts used: Whole plant Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Bitter, Pungent Classification: Uses: 1. Clears Damp, Purges Water: (Tibet, TCM)-Edema (general or localized; Kidney or Heart)-difficult urination, Cystitis-Ascites, Pleural…

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Punica Cortex, Pomegranate Bark

ByAdam Tate

Punica Cortex, Pomegranate Bark Post Bekh e Anar (Unani) Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Flora von Deutschland (25), Kohler, 1886 Botanical name: Punica granatum Parts used: Bark, especially Root-Bark Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Classification: 3Q. ANTHELMINTIC Uses: 1. Kills Worms:-Tape-, Round-, and Pin-worms and Ascaris-this is the primary action of the Bark 2. Astringes to Stop…

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Spongia Marina, Sponge FREE

ByAdam Tate

Spongii, Sponge Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Spongia officinalisPhoto by Liez Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Phylum poriferaSpongia officinalisSpongia lacinulosa (of the Red Sea, Mediterranean and Indian Ocean was said to be most used). Many sponges have been used. Parts used: whole dried Sponge; Sponge ashes; Sponge stone, a stone at the center…

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Rhabarbari, Rhubarb, Da Huang PRO

ByAdam Tate

Rhabarbari, Rhubarb, Da Huang 大黄 Rha Barbarum, Raved Sceni, Turkey RhubarbDa Huang: ‘Big Yellow’ (TCM)Amla-Vetasa or Amla Parni (Ayurveda)Chu rtsa  ལྕུམ་རྩ  (Tibet) Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Kreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Two forms of RhubarbBotanische wandplaten, (1904–1914) Wild-crafted Rhubarb: whole (left) and sliced (right)(Chengdu, 2016, photo by Adam) Wine prepared Rhubarb root (Shu Da Haung)(Adam,…

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Stellaria holostea, Stitchwort

ByAdam Tate

Stellaria holostea, Stitchwort Holosteum, All Bones Greater StitchwortBotanologia, Salmon, 1710 Bulliard, P., Flora Parisiensis, vol. 2 (1776-1781) Stellaria holostea(Photo by Jerzy Opioła) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Stellaria holostea Parts used: Herb; Seed Temperature & Taste: Seed: Warm, dry. Pungent Uses: 1. Moves the Qi, Eases Pain:-stitches, pain in the sides; flowers have been chewed for stitches-muscular…

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Sabina, Savin

ByAdam Tate

Sabina, Savin Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 The Family Flora and Materia Medica Botanica, Good, 1847 Botanische wandplaten, 1904–1914 Male SavinIcones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1804 Female SavinIcones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1804 Botanical name: Juniperus sabina Parts used: Leaf; sometimes the Fruit (Fruit is used in Persian Medicine) Temperature & Taste: Very…

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