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Tecomella undulata, Rohitaka PRO

ByAdam Tate

Tecomella undulata, Rohitaka Rohida TreeRohitaka, Rohi (Ayurveda)Malampulvan (Siddha) Tecomella undulataJ.S. Kerner, Hortus sempervirens, (1811) Botanical name: Tecomella undulata (syn. Tecoma undulata, T. glauca, Bignonia undulata, B. glauca) Parts used: Bark Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Pungent, Bitter Uses: 1. Clears Heat and Damp, Resists Poison:-Liver and Spleen diseases-Jaundice, Hepatitis-Blood disorders-Skin diseases, Eczema, eruptions, Leucoderma, Leprosy-Syphilis…

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Alchemilla arvensis, Parsley Piert

ByAdam Tate

Alchemilla arvensis, Parsley Piert Knawell, Parsley Breakstone, German Knotgrass, Polygonum germanicum Salmon, Botanologia, 1710 Oeder, Flora Danica, (1761-1883) Botanical name: Alchemilla arvensis (syn. Aphanes arvensis, Alchemilla occidentalis) Parts used: Herb, fresh or dried (fresh was considered best) Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry Classifications: Diuretic, Lithontriptic, Abstersive, Vulnerary, Nephritic Uses: 1. Clears Heat and Damp, Promotes…

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Serenoa, Saw Palmetto

ByAdam Tate

Serenoa, Saw Palmetto Sabal Saw Palmetto (Forestry Images) (Wikimedia) Saw Palmetto fruit(Photo by H. Zell) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Serenoa repens (syn. S. serrulata, Chamaerops serrulata Sabal serrulata) Parts used: Ripe Fruit Temperature & Taste: Warm, Dry. Pungent, slightly Sweet Classification: Uses: 1. Warms and Strengthens the Kidneys:-Impotence–urinary obstruction, Dysuria-nocturnal urination-Spermatorrhea-Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy (BPH), Prostatitis-it is…

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Turquoise

ByAdam Tate

Turquoise Turkey StoneTurchois (Latin)Gyu  གཡུ་ (Tibet)Lu Song Shi (TCM)Rajvart, Turkhaja, Viraja, Pirojaka (Ayurveda)Firoza (Unani) TurchoisHortus sanitatis, 1491 Turquoise (Arizona)(Photo by Rob Lavinsky, iRocks.com) Minerological name: Turquoise  CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O Hydrated Copper and Aluminium Phosphate (CuO 9.78%; Al2O3 37.6%; P2O5 34.9%; H2O 17.7%).Copper is responsible for its Green color, although Iron is said to contribute also.Dark blue Turquoise…

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Oxytropis, Stag sha PRO

ByAdam Tate

Oxytropis, Stag sha སྟག་ཤ Locoweed, CrazyweedStag sha  (lit. ‘Tiger flesh’, Tibet)–Stag sha dkar po: Oxyytropis microphylla (Tibet)–Stag sha nag po: Oxytropis chiliophylla (Tibet)Duo Ye Ji Dou (TCM) Oxytropis microphyllaJacquemont, V., Voyage dans l’Inde pendant les années 1828 a 1832, (1844) Oxytropis microphylla (as Astragalus microphylla)Pallas, P.S., Species Astragalorum, (1800-1803) Oxytropis lanata(Photo by Demidenko) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Oxytropis…

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Santalum, Sandalwood, Tan Xiang FREE

ByAdam Tate

Santalum, Sandalwood, Tan Xiang 檀香 Chanana (Ayurveda)Tan Xiang (TCM)Tsan Dan Dkar Po  ཙན་དན་དཀར་པོ  (Tibetan)Sandal Safed (Unani) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Santalum album,Medical Botany, Woodville, 1810 Australian Sandalwood available at the Chengdu Medicine Market (2010) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Santalum album (White); S. citrinum (Yellow);The Australian Sandalwood (S. spicatum, S. lanceolatum) are…

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Diseases of the Throat

ByAdam Tate

Diseases of the Throat The Throat is easily affected in acute conditions as it is a first line of attack when an acute disease affects the surface of the body and begins to penetrate the interior. An itchy or acute sore throat indicates a pathogen is working its way into the body (airways) and may…

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Conyza canadensis, Xiao Fei Peng PRO

ByAdam Tate

Conyza, Xiao Fei Peng 小飞蓬 Horseweed, Canadian FleabaneXiao Fei Peng, Qi Zhou Yi Zhi Hao, Xiao Bai Jiu Cao (TCM) Conyza canadensisSmith, J.E., English botany, or coloured figures of British plants, ed. 3 [B] [J.E. Sowerby et al] (1866) Conyza canadensis(Photo by Stan Shebs) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Conyza canadensis (Syn. Erigeron canadensis)Conyza bonariensis (Syn. Erigeron…

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Saussurea nepalensis, Kon pa gab skyes PRO

ByAdam Tate

Saussurea nepalensis, Kon pa gab skyes ཀོན་པ་གབ་སྐྱེས་ Kon pa gab skyes (Tibet)Nibo er Feng Mao Ju 尼泊尔风毛菊 (TCM) Left: Saussurea crepidifolia, Right: S. runcinataKomarov (Komorov), V.L., Flora of the U.S.S.R. (1934-1964) Botanical name: Saussurea spp.There are 3 types: Kon pa gab skyes (‘Male’): S. nepalensis Kon pa gab chen (‘Female’): S. ilkiangensis (syn. S. przewalskii,…

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Diploclisia, Cang Bai Cheng Gou Feng PRO

ByAdam Tate

Diploclisia, Cang Bai Cheng Gou Feng 苍白秤钩风 Glaucescent Diploclisia Cang Bai Cheng Gou Feng (TCM) Diploclisia glaucescens Wight, R., Illustrations of Indian botany (1840-1850) Diploclisia glaucescens (Photo by Vengolis) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Diploclisia glaucescens Parts used: Stem and leaf Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Bitter Uses: 1. Clears Wind and Damp:-Wind-Damp pain of the bones…

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Notopterygium, Qiang Huo PRO

ByAdam Tate

Notopterygium, Qiang Huo 羌活 Qiang Huo (TCM)Spru nag (Tibetan) Botanical name: Notopterygium incisum (syn. Hansenia weberbaueriana), N. forbesii Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Bitter, Pungent Classification: A. Clear Exterior Wind-Cold Uses: 1. Clears Wind-Cold, Clears the Exterior:-Fever with Chills, Cold, Flu-Occipital Headache-acute Body aches and pains from Wind-Cold-Damp-also for Dizziness 2. Clears…

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Melo, Melon

ByAdam Tate

Melo, Melon Tukhm Kharpaza (Cucumis melo, Melon seed) (Unani)Tukhm Khyarzah (Cucumis melo var: utilissimus, Long melon seed) (Unani) Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Several varieties of MelonLustgarten der Gesundtheit, Ryff, 1546  Icones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1804 Decorticated Melon seed(Calcutta Unani College, Adam, 2019) Botanical name: Several varieties of Cucumis spp.:  1. C. melo …

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