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Hygrophila, Kokilaksha PRO

ByAdam Tate

Hygrophila, Kokilaksha Long-leaved Barberia Kokliaksha (Ayurveda)Neermulli (Siddha)Talamakhana (Unani)Afqeet (Arabic) Hygrophila schulliH.A. van Rheede tot Drakestein, Hortus Indicus Malabaricus, vol. 2 (1679) Hygrophila auriculata(Photo by Rison Thumboor) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Hygrophila auriculata (syn. H. schulli, H. spinosa, Asteracantha longifolia, Barleria longifolia)Blue and White-flowered varieties were traditionally known. Only the blue-flowered variety is used. Parts used: Seed,…

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Pogostemon seu Agastache, Huo Xiang PRO

ByAdam Tate

Pogostemon seu Agastache, Huo Xiang 藿香 Wrinkled Giant-Hyssop, Patchouli (Agastache)Cablin Patchouli (Pogostemon)Huo Xiang (Agastache) (TCM)Guang Huo Xiang (Pogostemon) (TCM)Paachi (Pogostemon, Ayurveda) Agastache rugosaPhoto by Dalgial (Wikimedia) Pogostemon cablinPhoto by Forest & Kim Starr (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Two different herbs supply Huo Xiang:  1. Agastache rugosa (Tu Huo Xiang)  2. Pogostemon cablin (syn. P. patchouli var. sauvis,…

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Benzoin, An Xi Xiang

ByAdam Tate

Benzoin, An Xi Xiang 安息香 An Xi Xiang (TCM)Loban (Unani) Atlas der Officinellen Pflanzen, Berg & Schmidt, Leipzig, 1893 Two Different varieties of Benzoin available at the Chengdu Medicine Market (Adam, 2016)Left: is Benzoin Amygdaloides;  Right: was called Benzoin in sortis; Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Styrax benzoinSeveral types were traditionally…

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Ophicalcite, Hua Rui Shi

ByAdam Tate

Ophicalcite, Hua Rui Shi 花蕊石 Hua Rui Shi (TCM) OphicalcitePhoto by Lysippos (Wikimedia) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Minerological name: OphicalcitumSerpentine mixed with CalciteSee Serpentine which is similar and used in Ayurveda. Parts used: Prepared Mineral Temperature & Taste: Neutral. Sour, astringent Classification: L. Stop Bleeding: Constituents: Calcium carbonate, magnesium carbonate, magnesium silicate,…

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Pinus, Pine Tree

ByAdam Tate

Pinus, Pine tree Wild Pine, Scotch Fir, Scotch PineTurpentine: Terebinthina communis, Terebinthina pinea Left: Pinus; Right: Pinus sylvestrisKreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 Medical Botany, Woodville, 1810 Medical Botany, Stevenson & Churchill, Vol II, 1831 Kohler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Botanical name: Pinus sylvestrisNote a number of Pinus have been used similarly.In Tibetan Medicine, P. tabuliformis is used. P….

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Polygonum, Knotgrass FREE

ByAdam Tate

Polygonum, Knotgrass, Bian Xu 萹蓄 KnotweedBian Xu (TCM)Snyo lo སྙ་ལོ  (Tibetan Medicine) Kurtzes Handtbuchlein, Ryff, 1599 Chaumeton, Flore médicale, 1829 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Polygonum aviculareGreater and Lesser types were used Parts used: Herb Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Classifications: 2T. GLUTINATE4i. UTERINE Uses: 1. Clears Heat and Damp, Promotes Urine…

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Crystallus, Crystal

ByAdam Tate

Crystallus, Crystal Sphatika (Ayurveda)Sang e Murda (Unani) Quartz Crystal(Photo by Robert M. Lavinsky) (Wikimedia) Minerological name: Silicon dioxide Parts used: Prepared CrystalSalmon said there were 4 main types of Crystal: Rock Crystal Iris: “from a differing though colorless glory” Citrine Pseudo Adamas–False Diamond; “so hard and sparkle so excellently, that they can scarcely be distinguished…

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Aster atticus, Starwort

ByAdam Tate

Aster atticus, Star-wort Asteriscos, Asterion, Bubonium, Bubo Grass, InguinalisAstaratiqus (Unani) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Kreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 A. Masclef, Atlas des plantes de France, vol. 2: t. 174 (?) Botanical name: Aster atticus (syn. A amellus)Many Aster species were recognised. Purple-flowered variety was preferred.Salmon listed a number of varieties:  1. True or Yellow Starwort  2….

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Verbascum, Mullein FREE

ByAdam Tate

Verbascum, Mullein High Taper, Torchweed Della Materia Medicinale Andrea Valuassori, 1562 Kurtzes Handtbuchlein, Ryff, 1599 Koehler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Verbascum thapsus (syn. V. thapsiforme), V. phlomoidesIt has been used in TCM (Mao Rui Hua) but is not a commonly used medicine. Parts used: Leaf; Flower; Root…

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Sempervium, Sedum, Houseleek

ByAdam Tate

Sempervium, Sedum, Houseleek Crassula major; Herba Sempervivi, Sedi majorisWall Stone crop: Sedum acre Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Sempervivum majusDella Materia Medicinale Andrea Valuassori, 1562 Lesser and Middle HouseleekDioscorides Materia Medica, Ruellio 1549 Wall or Lesser Stonecrop (Sedum acre)Medical Botany, Woodville, Vol III, 1810 Sempervivum tectorumIcones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1806 Sempervivum tectorum(Photo by Consultaplantas) (Wikimedia) Botanical…

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Astragalus et al., Srad ma PRO

ByAdam Tate

Astragalus et al., Srad ma སྲད་མ Srad ma (Tibet) Thermopsis barbataCurtis’s Botanical Magazine (1855) Botanical name: Sources of Srad ma are complex and varied:  1. Astragalus spp.  2. Oxytropis spp.  3. Hedysarum spp.  4. Thermopsis spp. There are 9 varieties of Srad ma:  1. srad ma dkar po (srad dkar), flowers of Astragalus floridus, Oxytropis…

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Corydalis conspera, Stong ri zil ba PRO

ByAdam Tate

Corydalis conspersa, Stong ri zil ba སྟོང་རི་ཟིལ་བ Stong ri zil ba (Tibet)Tiao Lie Huang Jin (TCM) C. boweriHooker, W.J., Hooker, J.D., Icones Plantarum [Hooker’s Icones plantarum] (1837-1922) C. linarioidesMaximowicz, C.J., Historia naturalis itinerum N. M. Przewalskiiper Asiam Centralem vol. 1, Flora Tangutica (1889) Botanical name: Corydalis conspersa, C. boweriiOther including C. linarioides have been listed….

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