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Amomum, Greater Cardamon, Sha Ren PRO

ByAdam Tate

Amomum, Greater Cardamon, Sha Ren 砂仁 Greater Cardamon, Large Cardamon, Nepal Cardamon, Black 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 Botanical name: Amomum spp: A. villosum A. villosum var. xanthioides A. longiligulare A….

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Agnus Castus, Chaste tree PRO

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) Botanical name: Vitex agnus castusVitex negundo is used in TCM and Ayurveda…

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Auricula muris, Mouseear

ByAdam Tate

Auricula muris, Mouse-ear Also called Hawkweed, PilosellaAdhan al-far (Unani) Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Ortus sanitatis, Cube, Johann von, 1501 Bulliard, Flora Parisiensis, 1776-1781 Botanical name: Hieracium pilosella (syn. Pilosella officinalis; there are many synonyms for this plant of either Hieracium or Pilosella spp.) Parts used: Herb Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry (Galen described 2 kinds,…

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Mentha, Mint, Bo He PRO

ByAdam Tate

Mentha, Mint, Bo He 薄荷 Bo He (TCM)Pudina (Unani)Gur tig གུར་ཏིག་ (Tibet) Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Left: ‘Greater’ and Right ‘Lesser’ MintsDella Materia Medicinale, Andrea Valuassori, 1562 M. piperitaKoehler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 M. viridisKoehler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Botanical name: Mentha spp.Various types are used: Peppermint: M x piperita, M. arvensis var….

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Musk, Moschus, She Xiang 麝香

ByAdam Tate

Musk, Moschus, She Xiang 麝香 MuskMuska (Persian)Mushk (Unani)Mrgamadah (Sanskrit)Gla Rtsi  གླ་རྩི  (Tibetan) Gart der Gesundheit, Cuba, 1485 Tibetan Musk Deer (Wikimedia) Above: Container traditionally used to transport Musk pods. (Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578)Left: Musk Deer (Shaw, G. Zoological Lectures delivered at the Royal Institution, 1809) Left: Tonkin Musk; Right: Russian MuskHandbook of Pharmaceutical Practice, Hager, 1878…

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Gentiana, Gentian, Long Dan Cao PRO

ByAdam Tate

Gentiana, Gentian, Long Dan Cao 龙胆草 Ghaafis, Jantiana (Unani)related species:–In TCM G. gabra (Long Dan Cao)–In Ayurveda, G. kurroo (Trayamana)–In Tibet G. robusta (Kyi lce) Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Greater and Lesser GentiansDella Materia Medicinale, Andrea Valuassori, 1562 Japanese Herbal, 17th century (Welcome) Gentiana luteaFlora Medica, Royal College of Physicians, 1829 Gentiana purpureaFlora von Deutschland…

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Earthworm, Di Long FREE

ByAdam Tate

Earthworm, Di Long 地龙 Di Long ‘Earth Dragon’ (TCM)Kharateen (Unani) Materia Medica Animalia, Peter Peyto Good, 1853 Bulk Prepared Earthworm as available on the Chinese Market (Chengdu Medicine Market, Adam, 2015) Dried Earthworm as used in Unani medicine (Calcutta Unani College, Adam, 2019) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Entomological name: Primarily Lumbricus and…

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