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Tilia, Linden PRO

ByAdam Tate

Tilia, Linden Lime flower, Tile tree, Tilia Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Atlas der officinellen pflanzen, Felix, 1899 Botanical name: Tilia europaalso T. vulgaris, T. cordata (Winter Linden),  T. platyphylla (Summer Linden), T. intermedia and T. americana.Male and Female types were listed in older herbals, but only the female…

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Cepa, Onion FREE

ByAdam Tate

Cepa, Onion Piyaz (Unani) Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Two varieties of OnionKreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 Left: A. oleraceum, Right: A. cepaFlora von Deutschland, Kohler, 1886 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Allium cepaVarious related species are used similarly: Spring Onion: A. fistulosum; Chinese Onion: A. macrostemon, A. oleraceum…

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Ligularia amplexicaulis, Ri sho PRO

ByAdam Tate

Ligularia amplexicaulis, Ri sho རི་ཤོ་ Ri sho (Tibet) Ligularia amplexicaulisPhoto by Vinayaraj (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Ligularia amplexicaulis (syn. L. corymbosa, Senecio amplexicaulis)According to one classification, there are a number of types of Sho in Tibetan Medicine: Ri sho: Ligularia amplexicaulis Klung sho: Rumex spp. Lug sho: Oxyria digyna Rgya sho: Rumex crispus Chu sho: Rumex…

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Dichondra, Ma Ti Jin PRO

ByAdam Tate

Dichondra, Ma Ti Jin 马蹄金 Ma Ti Jin (TCM) Dichondra repensRuiz, H., Pavón, J., Drawings of the Royal Botanical Expedition to the Viceroyalty of Peru (1777) Dichondra repens in flower(Photo by Harry Rose) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Dichondra repens (syn. D. microcalyx) Parts used: Whole Herb Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Bitter, Pungent Classification: C. Clears…

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Gelsemium elegans, Gou Wen PRO

ByAdam Tate

Gelsemium elegans, Gou Wen 鉤吻 Graceful JessamineGou Wen (TCM) Gelsemium elegansFlora Malesiana (1962) Gelsemium elegans(Photo by Toby Y) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Gelsemium elegansThis is one of only 3 species of Gelsemium and is native to Southeast Asia. Gelsemium sempervirens is native to the US. Parts used: Root, Root-bark, Whole herb. Root is strongest Temperature &…

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Mukia, Mao Er Gua PRO

ByAdam Tate

Mukia, Mao Er Gua 帽儿瓜 Madras Pea PumpkinMao Er Gua, Dao Diao Jin Zhong (TCM)Ahilekhana, Trikoshaki (Ayurveda)Musumsukkai (Siddha) Mukia maderaspatanaAnonymous, Plantarum Malabaricum icones (1694-1710) Mukia maderaspatanaKirtikar, K.R., Basu, B.D., Indian medicinal plants (1918) Mukia maderaspatanaPhoto by Vinayaraj) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Mukia maderaspatana (syn. Melothria maderaspatana, Cucumis maderaspatanus, Bryonia scabrella) Parts used: Root, Leaf Temperature &…

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Symplocos Cortex, Lodhra PRO

ByAdam Tate

Symplocos Cortex, Lodhra Sapphireberry, SweetleafLodhra (Ayurveda)Velli-lethi (Siddha)Lodh Pathani (Unani)Satrak (Arabic)Hua Shan Fan (S. chinensis) (TCM) Symplocos racemosaEngler, H.G.A., Das Pflanzenreich, Symplocaceae, 1901 Symplocos racemosa bark(Photo by Miansari66) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Symplocos racemosa (syn. S. beddomei, S. candolleana)In some parts of India other species are used: S. laurina, S. spicata, S. ramosissima, S. sumuntia, S. cochinchinensis…

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Orobanche, Broomrape

ByAdam Tate

Orobanche, Broomrape Gro shang rtse  གྲོ་ཤང་རྩེ  (Tibetan Medicine)Cao Cong Rong, Lie Dang (Sky-blue Broomrape, O. coerulescens, TCM) Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Orobanche Major (O. caryophyllacea)Curtis, Flora Londinensis, vol. 4: 1781-1784 Orobanche albaA.G. Dietrich, Flora regni borussici, vol. 4 (1836) A number of Broomrape varieties found in England and Europe including (from…

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Lepidium/Descurainia, Ting Li Zi PRO

ByAdam Tate

Lepidium seu Descurainia, Ting Li Zi 葶苈子 Pepperweed, Pepper grassTing Li Zi (TCM)Shang tshe dkar po ཤང་ཚེ་ དཀར་པོ་ (Descurainia, Tibetan Medicine) Lepidium apetalumClark, G.H., Fletcher, J., Farm weeds of Canada Descurainia sophiaKorsmo, E., Unkrauttaflen – Weed plates – Planches des mauvaises herbes – Ugressplansjer (1934-1938) Lepidium apetalum(Photo by Dalgial) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Two separate plants supply…

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Sophora moorcroftiana, Skyi ba PRO

ByAdam Tate

Sophora moorcroftiana, Skyi ba སྐྱི་བ་ Sandliving SophoraSkyi ba (Tibet)Sha Sheng Huai (TCM) Sophora moorcroftiana var. davidii (syn Sophora davidii)(Photo by Denis.prévôt) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Sophora spp. S. moorcroftiana (syn. Astragalus moorcroftiana) S. davidii Parts used: Seed Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Bitter Classification: Uses: 1. Clears Heat and Damp: (Tibet, TCM)-Jaundice (Tibet, TCM)-Indigestion, Stomachache 2….

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Hydrastis, Golden Seal FREE

ByAdam Tate

Hydrastis, Golden Seal Koehler’s Medicinal Plants, 1887 Hydrastis canadensis(Photo by James Steakley) (Wikimedia) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Hydrastis canadensis Parts used: Root and Rhizome Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Bitter Uses: 1. Clears Heat and Damp:-Gastritis, Gastroenteritis, Diarrhea-Catarrh, Sinusitis from Heat and Damp-Jaundice 2. Clears Liver Heat:-Eczema, skin diseases from…

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Cerasa, Cherry

ByAdam Tate

Cerasa, Cherry Aloo Baloo Valo, Aluvalu, Elavaluka (Ayurveda) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Koehler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Dried Sour Cherry as used in Ayurveda and Unani Botanical name: Prunus spp.  1. P. avium (Mazzard, or Sweet Cherry)  2. P. cerasus (Morello, or Sour Cherry)Sour Red and Sweet Black varieties…

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