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Myrobalan, Yellow PRO

ByAdam Tate

Myrobalan, Yellow Citrine MyrobalanHalela Zard (Unani)A ru gser mdog  ཨ་རུ་གསེར་མདོག་ (Tibetan) Chebulic, Emblic, Belleric, Citrine (Yellow) and Indian (Black) MyrobalanA Complete History of Drugs, Pomet, London, 1748 Yellow MyrobalanIcones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1804  1. Yellow (Citrine) Myrobalan 2. Black (Indian, Nigrum) Myroabalan 3. Chebulic Myrobalan 4. Emblic Myrobalan 5. Belleric Myrobalan Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Left to Right: Yellow Myrobalan, Chebulic…

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Rubia, Madder, Qian Cao PRO

ByAdam Tate

Rubia, Madder, Qian Cao 茜草 Dyers MadderQian Cao (TCM)Manjistha (Ayurveda)Manjeeth, Manjesta, Favvah (Unani)Btsod  བཙོད  (Tibetan) Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Rubia tinctorumMedizinal-Pflanzen, Köhler, 1897 Madder root as used in Tibetan Medicine (Adam, 2016) Botanical name: Rubia spp.Two main species are used: R. tinctorum (Europe) R. cordifolia…

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Satureia, Savory

ByAdam Tate

Satureia, Savory Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Kurtzes Handtbuchlein, Ryff, 1599 S. montanaSturm & Sturm, Deutschlands flora, 1845-1849 Botanical name: Satureja montana; S. hortensis (Summer Savory)Garden, Mountain, Cretic and Thyme-leaved varieties were known Parts used: Herb Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent Classifications: 2D ATTENUATERS OF CONGEALED BLOOD4a. CEPHALIC.    4i. UTERINE Uses: 1. Clears Damp, Moves…

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Sparrow Brain

ByAdam Tate

Sparrow Brain Maghz Sar Kanjishk (Sparrow brain, Unani)Maghz Sar Kanjishk Ner (Male sparrow brain, Unani)Que Nao 雀脑 (TCM) House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)Photo by Boothsift (Wikimedia) Sparrow ‘Brain’ as available on the Chinese market (with skull) Sparrow skullPhoto by Hirvenkürpa (Wikimedia) Zoological name: Passer domesticus is the Common European Sparrow. P. montanus is the Tree sparrow.P. rutilans…

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Stauntonia, Ye Mu Gua PRO

ByAdam Tate

Stauntonia, Ye Mu Gua 野木瓜 Chinese Stauntonvine, False Lychee, Japanese QuinceYe Mu Gua (TCM) Stauntonia chinensisHooker, W.J., Hooker, J.D., Icones Plantarum [Hooker’s Icones plantarum] (1909) Botanical name: Stauntonia chinensisChinese sources state that there are several other closely related species that look similar and have similar effects, without giving specific species. Parts used: Root, Root-bark, Stem…

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Robinia, Ci Huai Hua PRO

ByAdam Tate

Robinia, Ci Huai Hua 刺槐花 Black Locust, Yellow Locust, False AcaciaCi Huai Hua (Flower, TCM) Robinia pseudoacaciaRevue horticole (1863) Robinia Pseudoacacia flower(Photo by MichalPL) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Robinia pseudoacacia (syn. Pseudoacacia odorata) Parts used: Flower (TCM)Bark and Leaf have been used in the U.S., the root-bark being most active (King) Temperature & Taste: Flower is…

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Dysosma, Liu Jiao Lian PRO

ByAdam Tate

Dysosma, Liu Jiao Lian 六角莲 Eight Corner LotusLiu Jiao Lian, Ba Jiao Lian, Gui Jiu (TCM) Dysosma pleianthaCurtis, W., Botanical Magazine (1890) Dysosma pleiantha(Photo by Kenraiz) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Dysosma spp.Several species are used: D. pleiantha (syn. D. chengii, D. hispida, Podophyllum pleianthum, P. chengi, P. hispidium) D. veitchii D. versipellis D. aurantiocaulis Parts used:…

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Litchi, Li Zhi He

ByAdam Tate

Litchi, Li Zhi He 荔枝核 Lychee, LeecheeLi Zhi He (TCM) LitchiBen Cao Yuan Shi, 1612 (Welcome) LitchiBoym, M., Flora sinensis, (1656) LitchiSpach, E., Histoire naturelle des végétaux, Atlas (coloured version), (1803) Litchi seed(Adam, 2024) Botanical name: Litchi chinensis (syn. Nephelium litchi) Parts used: Seed Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. SweetThe fruit is Cool (some say…

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Saponaria, Soapwort

ByAdam Tate

Saponaria, Soapwort Saporis; Bruisewort Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Medical Botany, Woodville, Hooker, Vol. 3, 1832 Hand-Atlas Medicinisch-Pharmaceutischer, 1884 SAPONARIA ROOTNotes on Pharmacognosy, Otto Augustus Wall, 1902 Botanical name: Saponaria officinalisOthers used similarly include S. vaccaria, the Perfoliate Soapwort. Parts used: Root; rarely the leaf Temperature & Taste: Mildly Warm, dry….

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Snake Slough, She Tui

ByAdam Tate

Snake Slough, She Tui 蛇蜕 Snake SkinShe Tui (TCM)Sbrul lpags (Tibetan) Snake Slough at the Chengdu Herbal Medicine Market (Adam, 2016) Zoological name: Various species have been used as a source of Snake SloughTCM mainly uses members of Colubridae (the largest family of Snakes, found Worldwide), especially: Elaphe carinata (King Ratsnake) Elaphe taeniura (Beautiful Ratsnake)…

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Wikstroemia, Le Ge Wang PRO

ByAdam Tate

Wikstroemia, Le Ge Wang 了哥王 Indian Stringbush, Small-Leaf SalagoLe Ge Wang, Pu Yin, Liao Ge Wang (TCM) Wikstroemia indica (as Daphne indica)The Botany of Captain Beechey’s Voyage, Hooker et al., 1825 Wikstroemia indicaPhoto by Peter Woodard) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Wikstroemia indica (syn. W. viridiflora, Daphne indica) Parts used: Root, Root-bark Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry….

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Helicteres, Avartani PRO

ByAdam Tate

Helicteres, Avartani East Indian Screw Tree Avartani (Ayurveda)Marorphali (Unani)Valamburi (Siddha)Huo Suo Ma (root, TCM) Helicteres isoraC.J. Trew, G.D. Ehret, Plantae selectae, vol. 10 (1773) Helicteres isora flower(Photo by J.M.Garg) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Helicteres isora Parts used: Bark, fruit Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry (Avicenna said hot and dry in the 3rd degree) Uses: 1. Clears…

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