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Lycopus, Bugleweed, Ze Lan PRO

ByAdam Tate

Lycopus, Bugleweed, Ze Lan 泽兰 Bugleweed, Gypsywort, Paul’s Betony, Water HorehoundZe Lan, Shiny Bugleweed TCM) Lycopus europaeus (used in both Europe and TCM)Lindman, C.A.M., Bilder ur Nordens Flora 1922 Botanical name: Lycopus spp.The following species can be considered fairly synonymous in effect: L. europaeus (syn. L. vulgaris) (Europe, and in XinJiang, China as Ze Lan)…

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Osmanthus, Gui Hua

ByAdam Tate

Osmanthus, Gui Hua 桂花 Gui Hua (TCM)Vasuka, Buka (Ayurveda) Osmanthus fragransDuhamel du Monceau, H.L., Traité des arbres et arbustes,Nouvelle édition [Nouveau Duhamel] (1812) Osmanthus flowersPhoto by Rudolphous (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Osmanthus fragrans (syn. Olea fragrans), Osmanthus fragrans Lour, var. aurantiacus  O. suavis is used as a variety of Vasuka in India. Parts used: Flower Temperature…

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Striga, Du Jiao Jin

ByAdam Tate

Striga, Du Jiao Jin, 独脚金 Asiatic Witchweed, Indian WitchweedDu Jiao Jin (TCM)Talakh, Taukla (Ayurveda) Striga asiatica(Photo by Nativeplants garden) (Wikimedia) Dried Striga Du Jiao Jin in bunches as sold in the market(Adam, 2024) Botanical name: Striga asiatica Parts used: Whole herbCollected in Summer or Autumn, washed, and dried. Temperature & Taste: Neutral. Sweet Classification: Uses:…

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Polygonatum, Soloman’s Seal, Yu Zhu FREE

ByAdam Tate

Polygonatum, Soloman’s Seal, Yu Zhu 玉竹 Sigillum SalomonisYu Zhu (TCM)Ra mnye  ར་མཉེ  (Tibetan) Polygonatum sibiricum, Siberian Soloman’s Seal, Huang Jing 黄精 Narrow-leafed Soloman’s Seal, Siberian Soloman’s SealHuang Jing (TCM) New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563       Official Soloman’s Seal                                     Narrow-leaved Soloman’s Seal                Turners Herbal, 1551                                Dioscorides…

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Hemerocallis, Xuan Cao PRO

ByAdam Tate

Hemerocallis, Xuan Cao 萱草 Day LilyLilium Agreste Xuan Cao (TCM) HemerocallisNew Kreüterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Two varieties of Hemerocallis(Herbarium, Matthioli (Polish), 1596) Hemerocallis fulva Bonelli, G., Hortus Romanus juxta Systema Tournefortianum (1772-1793) Hemerocallis fulva(Photo b y George Chernilevsky) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Hemerocallis spp. H. fulva H. minor H. lilio-asphodelus H. citrina is used very similarly. Parts…

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Wrightia tinctoria, Shveta kutaja PRO

ByAdam Tate

Wrightia tinctoria Dyer’s Oleander, Blue Dying Roseberry, Pala Indigo plant, Sweet Inderajo/IndrajaoShveta kutaja, Indrayava (seed) (Ayurveda)Nila Palai (Siddha)Lisan al-Asafeer (Arabic)Inderjao Shireen (seed) (Unani) Wrightia tinctoriaEdward’s Botanical Register, vol. 11 (1825) Wrightia tinctoria(Photo by Vinayaraj) (Wikimedia) Wrightia tinctoria seed(Photo by Vinayaraj) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Wrightia tinctoria (syn. Nerium tinctorium)Also reportedly used include W. tomentosa, W. rothii,…

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Vitex, Nirgundi, Man Jing Zi PRO

ByAdam Tate

Vitex negundo, Nirgundi, Man Jing Zi 蔓荆子 Five-leaved Chaste TreeNirgundi; Renuka (seed) (Ayurveda)Man Jing Zi (TCM)Tukhm-e-Sambhalu (Unani) Vitex negundoM. Blanco, Flora de Filipinas. (1875) Vitex negundo(Photo by peganum) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Vitex spp:Two main varieties are recognised: Vitex negundo (syn. V. negundo vat. incisa, V. incisa) (Blue flowers) (Ayurveda, Unani) V. trifolia, V. rotundifola (Pale…

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Eupatorium purpureum, Queen of the Meadow

ByAdam Tate

Eupatorium purpureum, Queen of the Meadow Gravel root, Joe Pye Weed, Purple Joe Pye Weed, Kidney Root, Gravel Root, Fever Weed, Trumpet Weed, Purple Boneset Eupatorium purpureumThesaurus Botanicus (1805-1819), Trattinnick Eupatorium purpureum(Photo by A. Barra) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Eupatorium purpureum (syn. E. falcatum, Eutrochium purpureum, Cunigunda purpurea, Eupatoriadelphus purpureus)E. maculatum, E. fistulosum E. verticillatum are…

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Tanacetum, Tansy FREE

ByAdam Tate

Tanacetum, Tansy Medical Botany, Woodville, 1810 Darstellung und Beschreibung Pharmacopoea Borussica, Berg, 1861 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Tanacetum vulgareTwo types were known: the sweet, and that without scent; the Sweet was divided into the common yellow, curly leaved, small white, and that from the Alps; that without scent is also…

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Piper methysticum, Kava FREE

ByAdam Tate

Piper methysticum, Kava Kava KavaKa Wa Hu Jiao 卡瓦胡椒 (TCM) Image from Natural History Museum, London Piper methysticum (Photo by Forest & Kim Starr) (Wikimedia) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Piper methysticum Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent, slightly Bitter. Numbing Uses: 1. Moves the Qi, Calms the…

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Sanicula, Sanicle

ByAdam Tate

Sanicula, Sanicle Wood Sanicle, Sanicula, Sennicula, Diapensia, Ferraria minor, Consolida minor Herbarum Vivae Eicones, Otto Brunfels, 1530 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Kreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 Botanical name: Sanicula europaWirtzung described three separate herbs called and used for Sanicle: True (‘Male’) Sanicle Alpine Sanicle: fat leaves similar to Plantain, with flowers like Cowslip, blue or purple colored ‘Female’…

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Sargentodoxa, Da Xue Teng PRO

ByAdam Tate

Sargentodoxa, Da Xue Teng 大血藤 Da Xue Teng, Hong Teng (TCM) Sargentodoxa cuneata (Photo by JohnJGasper2) (Wikimedia) Sargentodoxa Hong Teng (Adam, 2013) Botanical name: Sargentodoxa cuneata Parts used: Vine Temperature & Taste: Neutral/Slightly Cool. Bitter Classification: B. Clears Heat and Poison Uses: 1. Clears Heat, Resists Poison:-Abscesses, Boils, Carbuncles, Toxic Swellings-Breast Abscess, Intestinal Abscess with…

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