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Bursa pastoris, Shepherds Purse FREE

ByAdam Tate

Bursa pastoris, Shepherd’s Purse Ji Cai  荠菜 (TCM)Sog ka pa  སོག་ཀ་པ  (Tibetan) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Masclef, Atlas des plantes de France, (?) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Capsella bursa-pastoris Parts used: Herb Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Mildly Sweet and Bitterdries, binds, astringes Classification: 2P. HEMOSTATIC Uses:…

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Trifolium, Red Clover PRO

ByAdam Tate

Trifolium, Red Clover Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 T. pratenseFlora von Deutschland (23), Kohler, 1885 Florigraphia Britannica, Deakin, 1857 Red Clover Flower (Adam, 2017) Botanical name: Trifolium pratense, T. medium; T. repens is the White Parts used: Flowers Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Slightly Sweet and Bitter Classification: B. Clear Heat, Cools the Blood Uses: 1….

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Formica, Ant

ByAdam Tate

Formica, Ant Pismire, Emmet Formica rufaPhoto by Richard Bartz (Makro Freak) Entomological name: Formica spp.Wood Ant: Formica rufaMany species have been used. Various species are used for different conditions in modern TCM. Parts used: Whole AntVarious ants are used which have a strong acid odor (due to formic acid) Temperature & Taste: Hot, dry. Pungent…

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Lycopodium, Clubmoss, Shen Jin Cao FREE

ByAdam Tate

Lycopodium, Clubmoss, Shen Jin Cao 伸筋草 Clubmoss, Stag Horn, Wolf Claw, Snake Moss, Vegetable SulphurMuscus terrestris, Muscus clavatus, Plicaria (old names)Shen Jin Cao “Stretch Tendon Herb” (TCM) Lycopodium clavatumEicones plantarum seu stirpium, Jacobus Theodorus, 1590 Lycopodium clavatumF.E. Koehler, Medizinal Pflanzen, vol. 1 (1887) Lycodium spores under magnificationSquibb’s Atlas of the Official Drugs, Mansfield, 1919 Members…

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Bombyx, Silkworm, Bai Jiang Can

ByAdam Tate

Bombyx, Silkworm, Bai Jiang Can 白僵蚕 Bai Jiang Can (TCM) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Silkworm, Silkworm Cocoon, SilkInsectorum sive Minimorum Animalium Theatrum, 1634 Live Silkworms(Photo by Bingar1234) (Wikimedia) White Dead Silkworm (Bai Jiang Can) (Adam, 2019) Entomological name: Two main species supply the market: Bombyx mori Beauveria bassiana Parts used: 1. Dead Silkworm (West)2. White…

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Lycopodium, Clubmoss, Shen Jin Cao PRO

ByAdam Tate

Lycopodium, Clubmoss, Shen Jin Cao 伸筋草 Clubmoss, Stag Horn, Wolf Claw, Snake Moss, Vegetable SulphurMuscus terrestris, Muscus clavatus, Plicaria (old names)Shen Jin Cao “Stretch Tendon Herb” (TCM) Lycopodium clavatumEicones plantarum seu stirpium, Jacobus Theodorus, 1590 Lycopodium clavatumF.E. Koehler, Medizinal Pflanzen, vol. 1 (1887) Lycodium spores under magnificationSquibb’s Atlas of the Official Drugs, Mansfield, 1919 Botanical…

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Ulva, Sea Lungwort PRO

ByAdam Tate

Ulva, Sea Lungwort Oyster Green, Green Laver, Iceland Sea-Grass, Lichen MarinusShi Chuan (Lettuce-leaf Ulva, TCM) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 The Herbal Or General Historie of Plantes, Gerard, 1597 Botanical name: Ulva spp.  1. U. latissima, Sea Lungwort  2. U. lactuca, Lettuce-leaf Ulva  3. U. conglobata and U. pertusa are also used similarly in TCM. Parts…

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Sambucus Flos, Elder flower FREE

ByAdam Tate

Sambucus Flos, Elder Flower Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Della Materia Medicinale, Andrea Valuassori, 1562 ‘Common’ and ‘Jagged’ ElderParkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Koehler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Sambucus nigra Parts used: Flower Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Pungent, Sweet Classifications: 2B ATTENUATERS.    2F. PURIFYING.    2J. RAREFYING.    2L….

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Omphalia, Lei Wan PRO

ByAdam Tate

Omphalia, Lei Wan 雷丸 Lei Wan (TCM) Omphalia Lei Wan from the early 18th centuryChinese encyclopedia Gujin Tushu Jicheng (Wikimedia) Omphalia (Ben cao tu pu, 1644)(Welcome images) Botanical name: Omphalia lapidescensIt is a parasitic fungii growing on the roots of certain species of Bamboo. Parts used: Fruiting body, collected in Autumn, washed, and sun-dried. Temperature…

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Sophora tonkinensis, Shan Dou Gen PRO

ByAdam Tate

Sophora tonkinensis, Shan Dou Gen 山豆根 Bushy SophoraShan Dou Gen (TCM) Sophora tonkinensis(Photo: 阿橋 HQ) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Sophora tonkinensis (syn. S. subprostrata), Sophora tonkinensis var. polyphylla Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Bitter Classification: B. Clears Heat and Poison Uses: 1. Clears Heat, Resists Poison, Benefits the Throat:-Swollen, painful Sore Throat, Tonsillitis-taken…

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Sinapi, Mustard PRO

ByAdam Tate

Sinapi, Mustard Khardal, Rai (Black Mustard, Unani)Safaid Sarson (White Mustard, Ayurveda)Yungs Dkar  ཡུངས་དཀར  (White Mustard, Tibetan) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Two varieties of MustardDella Materia Medicinale, Andrea Valuassori, 1562 Brassica nigraKohler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Sinapsis alba(Photo by Agnieszka Kwiecień, Nova) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: There are 2 types of Mustard: Sinapsis alba (White, syn. Brassica alba)…

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Verbena, Vervain PRO

ByAdam Tate

Verbena, Vervain, Ma Bian Cao 马鞭草 Sacra Herba, Sideritis, Herba Sanguinalis, ColumbinaMa Bian Cao (TCM) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Male Vervain (left) and Female Vervain (above)Herbarum Vivae Eicones, Otto Brunfels, 1530 Flora von Deutschland (19), Kohler, 1884 Botanical name: Verbena officinalisSeveral different varieties are used including ‘Male’ and ‘Female’ Parts used:…

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