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Costus, Mu Xiang FREE

ByAdam Tate

Costus, Costus root, Mu Xiang 木香 Mu Xiang (‘Wood Fragrance’) (TCM)Kuth, Kushta (Ayurveda)Qust, Qust Shirin, Kuth (Unani)Ru Rta  རུ་རྟ  (Tibetan) Sweet and Bitter varieties of CostusHerbarium Blackwellianum, 1757 Arabian CostusA Complete History of Drugs, Pomet, London, 1748 Herbarium, showing various Costus types, A. Bitter Costus;B. Sweet Costus; C and D, Another Costus; E. Costus iridem;F. Costus…

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Auricula, Jew’s Ear

ByAdam Tate

Auricula, Jew’s Ear, Hei Mu Er 黑木耳 Wood Ear, Jelly EarHei Mu Er (TCM) Herbarium Blackwellianum, 1757 Black Auricula on the Chinese Market (Adam, 2017) Black Wood Ear (Hei Mu Ear)(Adam, 2024) Botanical name: Auricularia auricula-judae (syn. Hirneola auricula-Judae, Auricula judae)Several species are used including A. polytrichaIn China, White and Black varieties of Mu Er…

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Aloe, Lu Hui FREE

ByAdam Tate

Aloe, Lu Hui 芦荟 Lu Hui (TCM)Kumari (Ayurveda)Sibr (Unani) New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Aloe humilisIcones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1806 Aloe perfoliataIcones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1800 Left: Socrotine Aloes, Center: Curacao Aloes; Right: Cape AloeSquibb’s Atlas of the Official Drugs, Mansfield, 1919 Aloe as imported in a Keg (Socrotine Aloes); 2 cases of…

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Fucus, Kelp, Kun Bu PRO

ByAdam Tate

Fucus, Kelp, Kun Bu 昆布 BladderwrackKun Bu (TCM) Fucus spp.Notes on Pharmacognosy, Otto Augustus Wall, 1902 Fucus nodosaEnglish Botany, Sowerby, 1799 Botanical name: Fucus spp;F. vesiculosis, F. serratus, F. nodosus; also Macrocysts, Laminaria, and Ascophyllum sppLaminaria japonica (Hai Dai 海带), Ecklonia kurome, Undaria pinnatifida and others are used in TCM Parts used: Thallus (whole plant);…

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Physalis, Winter Cherry PRO

ByAdam Tate

Physalis, Winter Cherry Alkekengi, Halicacabus, CardispermumKaknaj, Habul Kaknaj, Kakenj (Unani)Suan Jiang (TCM) Gart der Gesundheit, Cuba, 1485 Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Flora von Deutschland (16), Kohler, 1884 Winter Cherry at the Urumqi Market, Xinjiang, China (Adam, 2017) Botanical name: Physalis alkekengiP. alkekengi var. francheti and P. pubescens of TCM are used similarlyThe related P. minima…

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Agnus Castus, Chaste tree FREE

ByAdam Tate

Agnus Castus, Chaste tree Monk’s Pepper Tree, Hemp TreeRenuka (Ayurveda)Sambhalu (Unani) Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Vitex agnus castusDuhamel du Monceau, H.L., Traité des arbres et arbustes, Nouvelle édition, 1815 Vitex agnus castus(Photo by Sten Porse) (Wikimedia) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Vitex agnus castusVitex…

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Eugenia, Clove, Ding Xiang PRO

ByAdam Tate

Eugenia, Clove, Ding Xiang 丁香 Caryophyllatus aromaticusAnthophyllum: Mother Cloves: Mature ClovesLavanga (Ayurveda)Kirambu, Ilavankam (Siddha)Ding Xiang (TCM); Mother Clove is Mu Ding Xiang (literally “Mother Clove”)Li Shi  ལི་ཤི  (Tibetan)Qaranful (Unani) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Medical Botany, Woodville, Hooker, Vol. 3, 1832 Botanische wandplaten, 1904–1914 Anthophyllum or ‘Mother Clove’Notes on Pharmacognosy, Otto Augustus Wall, 1902…

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Punica Flos et Pericarp, Pomegranate Flower & Rind PRO

ByAdam Tate

Punica Flos et Pericarp, Pomegranate Flower & Rind Wild Pomegranate Flower–Balaustium; Dadima (Ayurveda)–Anar, Bidana (Unani)–Ruman, Ruman Halw, Ruman Murr (Arabic);Cultivated Pomegranate flower: CytinoiPomegranate Rind:–Shi Liu Pi (TCM) Ortus Sanitatis, Cube, Johann von, 1501 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Flora von Deutschland (25), Kohler, 1886 Pomegranate fruit (left), Pomegranate flower, double (right)Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum,…

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Aesculus, Horse Chestnut

ByAdam Tate

Aesculus, Horse Chestnut Mandar (Ayurveda)Baloot (Unani)Suo Luo Zi 索罗子 (TCM) Icones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1806 Medical Botany, Stevenson & Churchill, Vol II, 1831 Botanical name: Aesculus hippocastanumTCM uses A. wilsonii, A. chinensis Parts used: Seed (ripe fruit without shell), leaf, bark Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent, SweetCool according to some TCM sources (Bensky). However,…

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Cyperus, Cyperus rotundus, Xiang Fu FREE

ByAdam Tate

Cyperus, Cyperus rotundus, Xiang Fu 香附 Nutsedge, NutgrassXiang Fu (TCM)Musta, Mustaka, Motha (Skt)Nagarmotha, Saad-e-Kufi (Unani) Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Sibthrop & Smith, Flora Graeca, 1806 Cyperus rotundus (Adam, 2017) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Cyperus rotundus Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent, slightly Bitter…

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Catechu Wood, Seng ldeng

ByAdam Tate

Catechu Wood, Seng ldeng སེང་ལྡེང༌ Seng ldeng  (Tibetan) Acacia catechuBotanische wandplaten, 1904–1914 Acacia catechuAn Encyclopaedia of useful and ornamental Plants, Burnett, 1852 Botanical name: A large number of plants supply Seng ldengWhite: Acacia catechu Cephalotaxus sinensis Taxus yunnanensi (Gsom seng ldeng) Red: Xanthoceras sorbifolium (Tsan dan seng ldeng) Caesalpinia sappan Yellow: Rhamnella gilgitica, R. forrestii,…

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Juniperus, Juniper PRO

ByAdam Tate

Juniperus, Juniper Abhal (Unani) JuniperGart der Gesundheit, Cuba, 1485 Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Koehler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Botanical name: Juniperus communis Parts used: Fruit; rarely the Wood or Gum Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent, Bitter“Some physicians hold it to be Hot and Dry in the Third degree”. (Avicenna) Classifications: 2B…

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