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Piper Longum, Long Pepper PRO

ByAdam Tate

Piper longum, Long Pepper, Bi Ba 荜茇 Bi Ba (TCM)Pippali (Ayurveda)Thippili (Siddha)Filfil Daraz, Peepal (Unani)Pi pi ling  པི་པི་ལིང༌  (Tibetan)The root of Long Pepper is called Peepalmool (Unani), Thippiliver (Siddha) Long Pepper, Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Piper longumWoodville, Hooker, Spratt, Medical Botany, 1832 Long Pepper (Adam, 2017) Botanical name: Piper spp. P. longum P. officinum Classical…

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Acorus, Calamus, Shi Chang Pu PRO

ByAdam Tate

Acorus, Calamus, Shi Chang Pu 石菖蒲 Sweet FlagVacha (Ayurveda)Vasambu (Siddha)Shi Chang Pu 石菖蒲 (TCM)Shu dag  ཤུ་དག  (A. calamus, Tibetan)Waj, Waj e Turki (Unani) Gart der Gesundheit, Cuba, 1485 Ortus Sanitatis, Cube, Johann von, 1501 Calamus (Acorum verum, Acorus of Dioscorides)Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578  PseudoacorusNew Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Acorus calamusKohler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 The ‘True’ (original) Acorus…

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Leech, Shui Zhi 水蛭

ByAdam Tate

Leech, Shui Zhi 水蛭 Shui Zhi (TCM)Jonk, Pichchian, Jonkan (Unani) Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Materia Medica Animalia, Peter Peyto Good, 1853 Dried Leech as used in TCM.(Chengdu Medicine Market, Adam, 2009) See also Leeching Entomological name: Hirudo and Whitmania spp.In TCM, the Official species used are: Hirudo nipponica Whitmania acranulata W. pigra There are…

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Bellis, Daisy

ByAdam Tate

Bellis, Daisy Consolida minor, Bruisewort Flora von Deutschland (16), Kohler, 1884 Botanical name: Bellis perennisGreater and Lesser varieties were known and used. Parts used: Herb, fresh or dried Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Sweet Uses: 1. Moves the Blood, Clears Stasis, Stops Pain:-bruising from Trauma, all types of Swellings, Aches and Pains associated with Blood…

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Ammi, Bishop’s Weed, Ajowan FREE

ByAdam Tate

Ammi, Bishop’s Weed, Ajowan Ameos, Ethiopian Cumin, Alexandrian Cumin, Cuminum RegiumNankhuah, Ajwain (Unani)Aatrilal (Ammi majus, Unani)Ajowan, Ajwain, Yavani (Ayurveda) Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Salmon, Botanologia, 1710  Left: Ammi copticum; Right: A. majusIcones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1806 Trachyspermum ammi(Photo by Sanjay ach) (Wikimedia) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Several plants supply Ammi: Trachyspermum…

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Bees, Apis

ByAdam Tate

Bees, Apis Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Lustgarten der Gesundtheit, Ryff, 1546 1. Queen Bee, 2. Worker Bee, 3. Male BeeThe Natural History of Insects, Rennie, 1838 Botanical name: Apis spp.A. mellifera; A. indicus, A. sinensis (in China) Parts used: Whole dried Bees; usually toasted or ashed for use Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Sweet….

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Lithospermum, Gromwell, Zi Cao FREE

ByAdam Tate

Lithospermum, Gromwell, Zi Cao 紫草 Milium Solis, GrommelZi Cao (TCM) Milium solisHerbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Greater and Lesser GromwellDioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Greater and Lesser GromwellKrauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Lithospermum officinaleOeder, G.C., Flora Danica (1761-1861) Lithospermum erythrorhizon(Photo by Doronenko) (Wikimedia) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Lithospermum spp.  1. L. officinale  2….

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Inula, Elecampane FREE

ByAdam Tate

Inula, Elecampane Also called Enulae Campane, Helenii Inula racemosa Rasan (Unani)Pushkar (Ayurveda)Ma Nu  མ་ནུ  (Tibetan)Tu Mu Xiang (TCM) Kurtzes Handtbuchlein, Ryff, 1599 Fuchs, L., New Kreüterbuch (1543) ELECAMPANE ROOT1, Longitudinally furrowed surface. 2, Stem scar. 3, Cutsurface of the rhizome. 4. Resinous cut surface. Squibb’s Atlas of the Official Drugs, Mansfield, 1919 Members CLICK HERE…

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Anagallis, Scarlet Pimpernel

ByAdam Tate

Anagallis, Scarlet Pimpernel Bird’s Eye, Bird’s Tongue, Blue Pimpernel (‘Female’)Anaghalis (Unani)Liu Li Fan Lu, Hai Lu (TCM) Male (Left) and Female (Right)Herbarum Vivae Eicones, Otto Brunfels, 1530 Male (left) and Female (right)Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Icones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1800 Botanical name: Anagallis arvensisTwo varieties are known, both used similarly:  1. ‘Male’ is red…

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Eryngium, Sea Holly PRO

ByAdam Tate

Eryngium, Sea Holly Shaukah al-Yahud, Qirsana (Unani, Avicenna) Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Left: E. campestre.      Right: E. planumFlora von Deutschland (4), Kohler, 1884 Botanical name: Eryngium spp.Although E. maritimum is the principle species, several species are used: E,. maritimum (Sea Eryngo or Sea Holly) E. campestre (Common…

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Sal Ammoniac, Ammonium Chloride, Nao Sha 硇砂

ByAdam Tate

Sal Ammoniac, Ammonium Chloride, Nao Sha 硇砂 Ammonium chloride, Muriate of AmmoniacNao Sha (TCM)Naushadur (Unani)Rgya tsha  རྒྱ་ཚ  (Tibetan) Ortus Sanitatis, 1491 Native Ammonium ChlorideExotic Mineralogy, Sowerby, 1811 Natural Sal Ammoniac crystalsPhoto by Rob Lavinsky iRocks.com Mineralogical Name: Ammonium chloride Parts used: purified Salt Temperature & Taste: Very Warm, dry. Salty, Pungent, Bitter Classifications: 2G. CLEANSING.   …

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Chili, Capsicum PRO

ByAdam Tate

Capsicum, Chili Chili Pepper, Hot PepperFilfil-i-Surkh (Unani) Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 C. annuaAtlas der Officinellen Pflanzen, Berg & Schmidt, Leipzig, 1893  Left: Fresh Chili;  Center: Dried Chili;  Right: Crushed Chili Botanical name: Capsicum spp. C. annum var. annum (longum type) C. frutescens (syn. C. minimum) C. baccatum C. chinensis C. pubescens Cayenne is a long variety…

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