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Elephantopus, Ding Shu Xiu PRO

ByAdam Tate

Elephantopus, Ding Shu Xiu 丁竖朽 Ding Shu Xiu, Ku Di Dan (TCM)Gojivha (Ayurveda)Yanaichhuvadi (Siddha) Elephantopus scaber Dillenius, J.J., Hortus Elthamensis (1732) Elephantopus scaber (Photo by Shyamal) (Wikimedia) Specimen of Elephantopus scaber at the Guangzhou TCM Museum (Adam, 2024) Botanical name: Elephantopus scaber Parts used: Whole Herb is most used in TCMRoot is most used in…

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Patrinia, Bai Jiang Cao FREE

ByAdam Tate

Patrinia, Bai Jiang Cao 败酱草 Bai Jiang Cao (TCM) Patrinia scabiosifolia Loddiges, C.L., botanical cabinet [C. Loddiges] (1828) Patrinia villosa(Photo by 阿橋) (Wikimedia) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Patrinia villosa, P. scabiosifolia (P. scabiosaefolia ) Parts used: Whole Herb (sometimes just the root is used) Temperature & Taste: Slightly Cool, dry….

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Veronica ciliata, Ldum nag dom mkhris PRO

ByAdam Tate

Veronica ciliata, Ldum nag dom mkhris ལྡུམ་ནག་དོམ་མཁྲིས་ Ldum nag dom mkhris (Tibet) Veronica ciliata(Photo by Peter L Achuff) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Veronica ciliata (syn. V. chingii)Verionica incana appears to be used similarly in Mongolia. Parts used: Whole herb Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Bitter Classification: Uses: 1. Clears Heat, Resists Poison, Moves the Blood, Stops…

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Desmos, Jiu Bing Ye PRO

ByAdam Tate

Desmos, Jiu Bing Ye 酒饼叶 Jia Ying Zhao, Jiu Bing Ye (TCM) Blume, C.L., Flora Javae nec non insularum adjacentium (1828-1851) Desmos chinensis(Photo by 阿橋) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Desmos cochinchinensis (syn. Desmos chinensis) Parts used: Leaf; less commonly the Root Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Bitter, Sweet. Regarded as slightly Toxic Uses: 1. Clears Wind-Damp:-Wind-Damp…

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Flemingia lineata, Yi Tiao Gen PRO

ByAdam Tate

Flemingia lineata, Yi Tiao Gen 一条根 MoghaniaYi Tiao Gen, Qian Jin Ba (TCM) Flemingia lineataBurman, N.L., Flora Indica (Burman) (1768) Flemingia macrophylla(Photo by 阿橋) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Flemingia spp. (syn Moghania spp.) F. lineata F. prostrata F. macrophylla (Guangdong, Guangxi) F. stricta is used in Ayurveda for joint disease and may be a synoymous herbs….

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Malus, Apple

ByAdam Tate

Malus, Apple Mala hortense, Pippin (Red and Yellow Apple)Seb (Unani)Sinchitika (Ayurveda)Ku Shu  ཀུ་ཤུ  (Tibetan)Ping Guo 苹果 (TCM) Kreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 Koehler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Botanical name: Malus pumila (syn. M. domestica, Pyrus malus) There are numerous species and cultivars Parts used: Fruit, Fruit Juice Temperature & Taste: Cool, moist. Sweet, SourRed Apples are more Sweet,…

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Carum, Caraway FREE

ByAdam Tate

Carum, Caraway Zeera Siyah (Unani)Krishnajeeraka (Ayurveda)Go snyod  གོ་སྙོད  (Tibetan) New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Atlas der officinellen pflanzen (2), Felix, 1899 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Carum carvi Parts used: Seed Temperature & Taste: Very warm, dry. Pungent, Sweetdiscusses, attenuates Classification: 2C INCIDERS.   2H. CARMINATIVE3C. ALEXIPHARMIC.    3F. LITHONTRIPTIC.    4e. STOMACHIC Uses: 1….

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Albizia Semen PRO

ByAdam Tate

Albizia Semen Siris treeShirish, Kapitana (Ayurveda)Tukhm e Siras (Seed, Unani)Darakht e Zakaria (Arabic)Vagai (Siddha) Albizia lebbeck(Photo by Forest & Kim Starr) (Wikimedia) Albizia seed(Calcutta Unani College, Adam, 2019) Botanical name: Albizia lebbeckAs noted in the other Albizia monographs, A. julibrissin and A. odoritissima are considered equivalent plants; both have been used as a source in…

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Balanites aegyptiaca, Ingudi PRO

ByAdam Tate

Balanites aegyptiaca, Ingudi Desert Date, Lebbek Tree, Egyptian Chebulic MyrobalanIngudi (Ayurveda)Nanjunda (Siddha)Hingan, Hanguul (Unani) P. Alpino, J. Vesling, De plantis Aegypti liber, editio altera emendatior, (1640) Fresh twigs and fruit of Balanites aegyptiaca(Photo by T.K. Naliaka) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Balanites aegyptiaca (syn. B. roxburghii) Parts used: Fruit; also Leaf, Bark, Seed, Temperature & Taste: Neutral….

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Colocasia, Taro

ByAdam Tate

Colocasia, Taro Egyptian Bean, Wild TaroYe Yu (TCM)Alupam (Ayurveda)Arvi (Unani)Qulqas (Arabic) Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Kreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 Botanical name: Colocasia esculenta (syn. Arum aegyptiacum, A. colocasia) Parts used: Dried Rhizome Temperature & Taste: Toxic when fresh; Seed is also regarded as Toxic Uses: 1. Clears Heat, Resists Poison, Resolves Swelling: -Toxic Sores and Swellings, Boils,…

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Caulophyllum, Blue Cohosh PRO

ByAdam Tate

Caulophyllum, Blue Cohosh Squaw root, Yellow Ginseng, Blue Ginseng Blue CohoshMillspaugh, C.F., American medicinal plants (1882-1887) (Photo by USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab) (Wikimedia) Blue Cohosh root and rhizomeSquibb’s Atlas of the Official Drugs, Mansfield, 1919 Botanical name: Caulophyllum thalictroides Parts used: Root and Rhizome (fresh or dried) Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Sweet,…

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Parietaria, Pellitory of the Wall

ByAdam Tate

Parietaria, Pellitory of the Wall Helxine, Perdicium, Sideritis, Heraclea Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Parietaria erectaFlora von Deutschland, Kohler, 1886 Botanical name: Parietaria spp.Several varieties have been used:  1. P. officinalis (Official)  2. P. diffusa  3. P. erecta Parts used: Herb Temperature & Taste: Cool, moistmollifies, ripens, cleanses Classifications: 2L. EMOLLIENT3K. EXPECTORANT.    3M….

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