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Mentha, Mint, Bo He FREE

ByAdam Tate

Mentha, Mint, Bo He 薄荷 Bo He (TCM)Pudina (Unani) Garden MintNew Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 ‘Greater’ (left) and ‘Lesser’ (right) MintsDella Materia Medicinale, Andrea Valuassori, 1562 M. piperitaKoehler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 M. viridisKoehler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Mentha spp.Various types are used: Peppermint (M x piperita); Crisp or…

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Sarcandra, Zhong Jie Feng PRO

ByAdam Tate

Sarcandra, Zhong Jie Feng 肿节风 Glabrous SarcandraZhong Jie Feng, Jiu Jie Cha (TCM) Sarcandra glabraNakai, T., Trees and shrubs indigenous in Japan proper [Dai Nihon jumokushi] (1935-1951) Sarcandra glabra(Photo by KENPEI) (Wikimedia) Specimen of Sarcandra glabra at the Guangzhou TCM Museum (Adam, 2024) Botanical name: Sarcandra glabra (syn. Chloranthus glaber, Ardisia japonica) Parts used: Herb…

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Anemone rivularis, Srub ka PRO

ByAdam Tate

Anemone rivularis, Srub ka སྲུབ་ཀ River Anemone, Brooklet AnemoneSrub ka, Sngo srub (Tibetan)Hu Zhang Cao (TCM) Anemone rivularis Edwards’s Botanical Register, vol. 28 (1842) Botanical name: Anemone rivularis (syn. A. dubia, A. geraniifolia, A. hispida, A. wightiana) Parts used: Root; whole plantRoot is used in TCM; Seed is used in Tibet Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry….

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Typha, Cattail Pollen, Pu Huang

ByAdam Tate

Typha, Cattail pollen, Pu Huang 蒲黄 Bulrush, Juncus asperPu Huang (TCM) Cattail (right)Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Typha angustifoliaA. Masclef, Atlas des plantes de France, vol. 3 (1893) Typha latifolia(Photo by AnRo0002) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Typha spp: T. latifolia (Common Cattail-common Western source; also used in TCM) T. angustifolia (Official TCM source) T. orientalis (Oriental Cattail–Official TCM…

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Tiger (Pig) Bone

ByAdam Tate

Tiger Bone, Hu Gu 虎骨 Pig Bone, Zhu Gu 猪骨 Hu Gu (Tiger Bone, TCM)Zhu Gu (Pig Bone, TCM) NOTE:This monograph is only given to show traditional use, and also to show how modern acceptable substitutes can replace this traditional medicine. MedicineTraditions DOES NOT CONDONE THE USE OF ENDANGERED OR UNETHICAL ANIMAL MEDICINES. Zoological name:…

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Achillea, Yarrow PRO

ByAdam Tate

Achillea, Yarrow Milfoil, MillefoliumBrinjasif, Biranjaasif (Unani)Al-Biranjaasf (Arabic)Yang Shi Cao (TCM) Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 ‘Greater’ (left) and ‘Lesser’ (right) YarrowDella Materia Medicinale, Valuassori, 1562 Koehler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Botanical name: Achillea millefolium Parts used: Herb in flower Temperature & Taste: Cool (some said Warm), dry. Bitter“Cold and Moist in the First…

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Pueraria tuberosa, Vidari PRO

ByAdam Tate

Pueraria tuberosa, Vidari Indian KudzuVidari (Ayurveda) (Vidarikanda is the Tuber)Kuai Jing Ge (TCM) Pueraria tuberosaK.R. Kirtikar, B.D. Basu, Indian medicinal plants, Plates, vol. 2 (1918) Pueraria tuberosa(Photo by Dinesh Valke) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Two different species supply Vidari in India: Pueraria tuberosa (North) Ipomoea digitata (South) Pueraria is the standard drug listed in Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia…

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Senna, Fan Xie Ye FREE

ByAdam Tate

Senna, Fan Xie Ye 番泻叶 Fan Xie Ye (TCM)Svarna-pattri, Markandi (Ayurveda)Sanna (Unani) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Left: Indian Senna (C. angustifolia); Right: Alexandrian Senna (C. acutifolia)Kreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 Cassia acutifoliaAtlas der officinellen pflanzen (2), Felix, 1899 Cassia angustifoliaAtlas der officinellen pflanzen (2), Felix, 1899 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Cassia spp. …

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ByAdam Tate

Chinese Ink, Jing Mo 京墨 Chinese Ink XXX Botanical name: XXX Parts used: Xxx Temperature & Taste: Xxx Classification: Uses: 1. XXX:–XXX 2. XXX:–XXX 3. XXX:–XXX 4. XXX:–XXX Dose: XXX Substitute: XXX Comment: XXX Preparation: XXX Main Combinations: XXX Major Formulas: Cautions: None noted Main Preparations used: XXX Nothing at Present Nothing at Present

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Lycopus, Bugleweed, Ze Lan PRO

ByAdam Tate

Lycopus, Bugleweed, Ze Lan 泽兰 Bugleweed, Gypsywort, Paul’s Betony, Water HorehoundZe Lan, Shiny Bugleweed TCM) Lycopus europaeus (used in both Europe and TCM)Lindman, C.A.M., Bilder ur Nordens Flora 1922 Botanical name: Lycopus spp.The following species can be considered fairly synonymous in effect: L. europaeus (syn. L. vulgaris) (Europe, and in XinJiang, China as Ze Lan)…

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Osmanthus, Gui Hua

ByAdam Tate

Osmanthus, Gui Hua 桂花 Gui Hua (TCM)Vasuka, Buka (Ayurveda) Osmanthus fragransDuhamel du Monceau, H.L., Traité des arbres et arbustes,Nouvelle édition [Nouveau Duhamel] (1812) Osmanthus flowersPhoto by Rudolphous (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Osmanthus fragrans (syn. Olea fragrans), Osmanthus fragrans Lour, var. aurantiacus  O. suavis is used as a variety of Vasuka in India. Parts used: Flower Temperature…

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Striga, Du Jiao Jin

ByAdam Tate

Striga, Du Jiao Jin, 独脚金 Asiatic Witchweed, Indian WitchweedDu Jiao Jin (TCM)Talakh, Taukla (Ayurveda) Striga asiatica(Photo by Nativeplants garden) (Wikimedia) Dried Striga Du Jiao Jin in bunches as sold in the market(Adam, 2024) Botanical name: Striga asiatica Parts used: Whole herbCollected in Summer or Autumn, washed, and dried. Temperature & Taste: Neutral. Sweet Classification: Uses:…

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