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Drymaria, He Lian Dou Cao PRO

ByAdam Tate

Drymaria, He Lian Dou Cao 荷莲豆草 Tropical ChickweedHe Lian Dou Cao, Er Rui He Lian Dou (TCM) Drymaria diandraSwartz, O.P., Icones plantarum (1794) Drymaria cordata(Photo by Vinayaraj) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Drymaria diandra (syn. D. cordata) Parts used: Herb; sometimes the root Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Bitter Uses: 1. Clears Heat and Damp:-Jaundice, Acute Hepatitis-Edema,…

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Corydalis thyrisiflora, Stong zil PRO

ByAdam Tate

Corydalis meifolia, Stong zil སྟོང་ཟིལ Stong zil (Tibet) Corydalis meifoliaWallich, N., Tentamen florae Napalensis illustratae (1826) Corydalis gortschakoviiGartenflora [E. von Regel] (1885) Corydalis govanianaIllustrations of the Botany … of the Himalayan Mountains, Royle, 1839 Corydalis cashmeriana(Photo by DoF CC-BY-X) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Corydalis spp.Blue and Yellow-flowered varieties are mentioned in texts, the Blue regarded as…

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Leibnitzia, Khrog chung ba PRO

ByAdam Tate

Leibnitzia, Khrog chung ba ཁྲོག་ཆུང་བ་ Japanese GerberaKhrog chung ba (Tibet)Da Ding Cao (TCM) Leibnitzia anandria(Photo by Qwert1234) (Wikimeda) Botanical name: Leibnitzia anandria (syn. Gerbera anandria, Tussilago anandria) Parts used: Root (Tibet); Whole herb (TCM) Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Bitter Classification: Uses: 1. Clears Heat, Resists Toxin: (Tibet, TCM)-Lung Heat Cough-Toxic Sores, Boils, Abscesses-Insect and…

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Artemisia anomala, Liu Ji Nu PRO

ByAdam Tate

Artemisia anomala, Liu Ji Nu 刘寄奴 Liu Ji Nu (TCM) Arternisia lactifloraLéveillé, H., Catalogue illustré et alphabetique des plantes du Seu Tchouen (1918) Arternisia lactiflora(Photo by Dominicus Johannes Bergsma) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Artemisia anomala (syn. Artemisia anomala var. anomala)Other species supplying this herb include A. lactiflora and A. argyi var. incana Parts used: Above-ground Herb…

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Medicated Leaven, Shen Qu PRO

ByAdam Tate

Medicated Leaven, Shen Qu 神曲 Shen Qu (TCM)Jian Qu (Medicated Leaven produced in Fujian) (TCM) Pharmaceutical name: Massa Medicata Fermentata Parts used: Fermented mixture of flour and medicinal Herbs. Temperature & Taste: Slightly Warm, dry. Sweet, Pungent, Aromatic Classification: O. Promotes Digestion Uses: 1. Promotes Digestion, Clears Food Stagnation:-Indigestion, Food Stagnation (abdominal distention, fullness, poor…

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Sarcandra, Zhong Jie Feng PRO

ByAdam Tate

Sarcandra, Zhong Jie Feng 肿节风 Glabrous SarcandraZhong Jie Feng, Jiu Jie Cha (TCM) Sarcandra glabraNakai, T., Trees and shrubs indigenous in Japan proper [Dai Nihon jumokushi] (1935-1951) Sarcandra glabra(Photo by KENPEI) (Wikimedia) Specimen of Sarcandra glabra at the Guangzhou TCM Museum (Adam, 2024) Botanical name: Sarcandra glabra (syn. Chloranthus glaber, Ardisia japonica) Parts used: Herb…

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Anemone rivularis, Srub ka PRO

ByAdam Tate

Anemone rivularis, Srub ka སྲུབ་ཀ River Anemone, Brooklet AnemoneSrub ka, Sngo srub (Tibetan)Hu Zhang Cao (TCM) Anemone rivularis Edwards’s Botanical Register, vol. 28 (1842) Botanical name: Anemone rivularis (syn. A. dubia, A. geraniifolia, A. hispida, A. wightiana) Parts used: Root; whole plantRoot is used in TCM; Seed is used in Tibet Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry….

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Typha, Cattail Pollen, Pu Huang

ByAdam Tate

Typha, Cattail pollen, Pu Huang 蒲黄 Bulrush, Juncus asperPu Huang (TCM) Cattail (right)Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Typha angustifoliaA. Masclef, Atlas des plantes de France, vol. 3 (1893) Typha latifolia(Photo by AnRo0002) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Typha spp: T. latifolia (Common Cattail-common Western source; also used in TCM) T. angustifolia (Official TCM source) T. orientalis (Oriental Cattail–Official TCM…

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Tiger (Pig) Bone

ByAdam Tate

Tiger Bone, Hu Gu 虎骨 Pig Bone, Zhu Gu 猪骨 Hu Gu (Tiger Bone, TCM)Zhu Gu (Pig Bone, TCM) NOTE:This monograph is only given to show traditional use, and also to show how modern acceptable substitutes can replace this traditional medicine. MedicineTraditions DOES NOT CONDONE THE USE OF ENDANGERED OR UNETHICAL ANIMAL MEDICINES. Zoological name:…

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Pueraria tuberosa, Vidari PRO

ByAdam Tate

Pueraria tuberosa, Vidari Indian KudzuVidari (Ayurveda) (Vidarikanda is the Tuber)Kuai Jing Ge (TCM) Pueraria tuberosaK.R. Kirtikar, B.D. Basu, Indian medicinal plants, Plates, vol. 2 (1918) Pueraria tuberosa(Photo by Dinesh Valke) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Two different species supply Vidari in India: Pueraria tuberosa (North) Ipomoea digitata (South) Pueraria is the standard drug listed in Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia…

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Senna, Fan Xie Ye FREE

ByAdam Tate

Senna, Fan Xie Ye 番泻叶 Fan Xie Ye (TCM)Svarna-pattri, Markandi (Ayurveda)Sanna (Unani) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Left: Indian Senna (C. angustifolia); Right: Alexandrian Senna (C. acutifolia)Kreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 Cassia acutifoliaAtlas der officinellen pflanzen (2), Felix, 1899 Cassia angustifoliaAtlas der officinellen pflanzen (2), Felix, 1899 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Cassia spp. …

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ByAdam Tate

Chinese Ink, Jing Mo 京墨 Chinese Ink XXX Botanical name: XXX Parts used: Xxx Temperature & Taste: Xxx Classification: Uses: 1. XXX:–XXX 2. XXX:–XXX 3. XXX:–XXX 4. XXX:–XXX Dose: XXX Substitute: XXX Comment: XXX Preparation: XXX Main Combinations: XXX Major Formulas: Cautions: None noted Main Preparations used: XXX Nothing at Present Nothing at Present

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