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Adiantum, Maidenhair FREE

ByAdam Tate

Adiantum, Maidenhair Capillus Veneris, Venus HairParsiaoshan (Unani)Hamsapadi (Ayurveda)Rtsa rma dongs རྩརྨ་མདོངས་ Herbario nuovo, 1667 Common MaidenhairDioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 English Maidenhair (Trichomanes)Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Icones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1800 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Adiantum capillus-venerisA number of related species are used: Golden: Adiantum aureum (used as Maidenhair) White:…

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Eucalyptus

ByAdam Tate

Eucalyptus Gum Tree, Blue-Gum (E. globulus)Lan An 蓝桉 (TCM)Tilaparna (Ayurveda)Karpooramaram (Siddha) Eucalyptus globulusKöhler, F.E., Köhler’s Medizinal Pflanzen (1898) 1, Upper surface of the leaf at the left; under surface at the right.2, An older fruit with the lid removed. 3, Persistent stamen and acentral style. 4, Lid of the fruit. 5, Side view of a young…

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Citrus reticulata, Tangerine peel, Chen Pi PRO

ByAdam Tate

Citrus reticulata, Tangerine peel, Chen Pi 陈皮 Ju Pi (Peel) Chen Pi (aged Peel)Qing Pi (Unripe Peel) Guillot, Revue horticole, serié 4, (1852-1974) Whole dried Tangerine peel (Ju Pi) Sliced Tangerine Peel (Ju Pi) Bundles of Aged (20 year old) Tangerine Peel (Chen Pi) Botanical name: Citrus reticulata Parts used: 1. Ripe Peel (Ju Pi)2….

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Celosia, Qing Xiang Zi PRO

ByAdam Tate

Celosia, Qing Xiang Zi 青箱子 Wild Cockscomb, Feather CockscombSEED:–Qing Xiang Zi  青箱子 (TCM)–Sitivaraka (Ayurveda)–Pannaikeerai (Siddha)–Tukhm-e-Sarwali (Unani)FLOWER:–Ji Guan Hua  鸡冠花 (TCM)–Jatadhari (Ayurveda) C. argentea (as C. cristata)Basilius Bessler, Hortus Eystettensis, vol. 3: Secundus ordo collectarum plantarum autumnalium (1620) Celosia argentea E. Step, D. Bois, Favourite flowers of garden and greenhouse, vol. 3 (1896-1897) Celosia argentea var. cristata(Photo…

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Saxifraga umbellata, Sum cu tig PRO

ByAdam Tate

Saxifraga umbellata, Sum cu tig སུམ་ཅུ་ཏིག Sum cu tig (Tibetan) Saxifraga umbellataH.G.A. Engler, Das Pflanzenreich, Saxifragaceae – Saxifraga I, vol. 117  (1916) Botanical name: Saxifraga spp.Several species have been given: S. umbellata S. przewalskii S. tanguitica Parts used: Whole plant Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Bitter Uses: 1. Clears Liver Heat:-heat of the Liver and…

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Amomum, Greater Cardamon, Sha Ren

ByAdam Tate

Amomum, Greater Cardamon, Sha Ren 砂仁 Greater Cardamon, Nepal CardamonSha Ren (TCM)Sthoolaila (Ayurveda)Heel Kalan (Unani)Ka Ko La  ཀ་ཀོ་ལ (Tibetan) Amomum subulatumRoxburgh, Plants of the coast of Coromandel, vol. 3, 1819 Lesser, Medium and Greater CardamonsNew Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Amomum spp: A. villosum A. villosum var. xanthioides…

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Anisomeles, Bhangra PRO

ByAdam Tate

Anisomeles, Bhangra Bhangra (Ayurveda)Bhangra (Unani)Guang Fang Feng, Fang Feng Cao (TCM) R. Wight, Illustrations of Indian botany, principally of the southern parts of the peninsula, Supplement (1850) Anisomeles indica(Photo by J.M.Garg) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Anisomeles indica (syn. A. ovata, Epimeredi indica) Parts used: Whole herb Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry Uses: 1. Clears Wind and…

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Sanguinaria, Bloodroot PRO

ByAdam Tate

Sanguinaria, Bloodroot Bloodroot, Redroot, Puccoon Sanguinaria canadensis The Botanical Magazine, Curtis, 1792 Mary Vaux Walcott, North American wild flowers (1925-1927) BloodrootA Manual of Organic Materia Medica, Maisch, 1882 Botanical name: Sanguinaria canadensis Parts used: Rhizome, root Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Bitter, Pungent Uses: 1. Clears Lung Heat:-Laryngitis Pharyngitis-Cough, Bronchitis, Whooping Cough, Asthma-Pneumonia-Allergic Rhinitis 2….

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Piper nigrum et album, Pepper, Black & White PRO

ByAdam Tate

Piper nigrum, Black Pepper, Hu Jiao 胡椒 Marica (Ayurveda)Milaku (Siddha)Hu Jiao (TCM)Na le sham  ན་ལེ་ཤམ  (Tibetan)Filfil Siyah (Unani) Piper album, White Pepper, Bai Hu Jiao 白胡椒 Bai Hu Jiao (TCM)Filfil Safaid (Unani) Black Pepper, Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Piper nigrumKoehler, Medizinal Pflanzen, vol. 2: 1890 Green Piper fruits(Calcutta Unani College, Adam, 2019) Black and White…

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Ulmus, Elm

ByAdam Tate

Ulmus, Elm tree Dirdar (Unani) New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 UlmusKreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 Ulmus laevisFlora von Deutschland (4), Kohler, 1884 Botanical name: Ulmus spp.;Traditional varieties include U. procera (English Elm), U. campestris (Wild Elm), U. laevis (syn. U. effusa, the White Elm) and U. montanus (Mountain Elm) Parts used: Bark; Leaf“The Bark and…

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Urtica, Nettle PRO

ByAdam Tate

Urtica, Nettle Anjuraa, Bhichu Ghans (Unani)Sisona (Ayurveda)Xun Ma 荨麻Za rgod  ཟ་རྒོད་ (Tibet) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Herbarum Vivae Eicones, Otto Brunfels, 1530 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Flora von Deutschland, Kohler, 1886 Botanical name: Urtica dioicaRelated species are used including Roman Nettle, U. pilulifera.Greater, Lesser, Roman and Dead Nettles (Lamium) were recognised in Western texts.In TCM, a…

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Cymbopogon martinii, Rohisha PRO

ByAdam Tate

Cymbopogon martinii, Rohisha Russ Grass, Rusa Grass, Palmarosa GrassRohisha, Lamajaka (Ayurveda)Kavathampillu (Siddha)Izkhir (Unani)Izkhir Makki (Arabic) Cymbopogon jwarancusaK.B. Trinius, Species graminum, vol. 3: (1830-1836) Cymbopogon martinii(Photo by Agasthiar1) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Cymbopogon martinii (syn. Andropogon martinii), C. jwarancusa (Andropogon jwarancusa)Two main oil chemotypes are recognised: Cymbopogon martinii var. Motia (source of Palmarosa, Rusa, East Indian Geranium…

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