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Salix, Willow FREE

ByAdam Tate

Salix, Willow Bed Sada (Unani) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Salix albaThomé, Flora von Deutschland Österreich und der Schweiz, 1885 Salix fragilisMedical Botany, Woodville, 1810 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Salix albaOther species used include S. penandria and S. fragilis, the last of which was claimed to be…

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Hemiphragma, A bi ra PRO

ByAdam Tate

Hemiphragma, A bi ra ཨ་བི་ར A bi ra (Tibet)Bian Da Xiu Qiu (TCM) Hemiphragma heterophyllumWallich, N., Tentamen florae Napalensis illustratae (1826) Hemiphragma heterophyllum(Photo by Vinayaraj) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Hemiphragma heterophyllum Parts used: Whole Herb or Root Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Sweet (Warm in TCM) Classification: Uses: 1. Clears Wind-Damp, Opens the Channels, Eases Pain:…

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Lilium candidum, White Lily

ByAdam Tate

Lilium candidum, White Lily Rosa Junonis Gart der Gesundheit, Cuba, 1485 Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 White Lily Yellow Lily Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Atlas des plantes de jardins, Klincksieck, 1896 Botanical name: Lilium candidum (syn. L. album) Parts used: Bulb (fresh and dried); Flower (fresh and dried) Temperature & Taste: Neutral, moist. Sweet. (Salmon said the…

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Eleutherococcus, Siberian Ginseng FREE

ByAdam Tate

Eleutherococcus, Siberian Ginseng, Ci Wu Jia 刺五加 Russian Ginseng, Spiny Acanthopanax, Devil’s Shrub, Eleutherococcus GinsengCi Wu Jia (TCM) Eleutherococcus senticosusKomarov (Komorov), V.L., Flora of the U.S.S.R. (1934-1964) Eleutherococcus senticosus(Photo by Salicyna) (Wikimedia) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Eleutherococcus senticosus (syn. Acanthopanax senticosus, Hedera senticosa) Parts used: Root, Root-bark or Stem-bark Temperature…

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Viola tricolor, Heartsease

ByAdam Tate

Viola tricolor, Heart’s Ease Heartsease, Herba Trinitatis Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Hand-Atlas Medicinisch-Pharmaceutischer, 1884 Kohler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Botanical name: Viola tricolor Parts used: Whole Herb Temperature & Taste: Cool, moist. Slightly Pungent and Sweet Uses: 1. Clears Wind and Heat, Settles Spasms:-various acute conditions coming from Wind and Heat-itchy skin conditions from wind;-infantile Convulsions, Epilepsy-rheumatic…

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Piper methysticum, Kava PRO

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) Botanical name: Piper methysticum Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent, slightly Bitter. Numbing Uses: 1. Moves the Qi, Calms the Nerves:-Anxiety, mild Depression; in Anxiety, its effects…

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Skin Diseases

ByAdam Tate

Skin Diseases in General Skin diseases are generally acknowledged to be due to Blood disorder, especially Heat or Heat and Toxin of the Blood. Cases with Burning indicate excess Heat; when there is itching, Wind is involved. Weeping as is seen in ‘Wet Eczema’ indicates involvement of Damp. Skin diseases may also be associated with…

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Fraxinus rhynchophylla, Qin Pi PRO

ByAdam Tate

Fraxinus rhynchophylla, Qin Pi 秦皮 Korean or Chinese Ash treeQin Pi (TCM)Stab seng  སྟབ་སེང༌ (Tibet) F. chinensisNakai, T., Trees and shrubs indigenous in Japan proper [Dai Nihon jumokushi] (1935-1951) Fraxinus rhynchophylla(Photo by 阿橋) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Fraxinus rhynchophylla (syn. F. chinensis)Other sources reportedly used in TCM include: F. bungeana, F. szaboana (syn. F. chinensis var…

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Leonotis, Granthiparni PRO

ByAdam Tate

Leonotis, Granthiparni Lion’s Ear, Christmas CandlestickGranthiparni (Ayurveda)Then Thumbai (Siddha) Leonotis nepetifoliaBotanical Register, vol. 4: (1818) Leonotis nepetifolia in Peru(Wonderful Photo by Cbrescia) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Leonotis nepetifolia Parts used: Primarily Root (API); Herb (leaf); Flower Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Bitter, Pungent Uses: 1. Relieves Wind, Resists Poison:-Fever; Intermittent Fever (leaf decoction); also used in…

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Actiniopteris, Mayurashikhaa PRO

ByAdam Tate

Actiniopteris, Mayurashikhaa Peacock’s TailMayurashikha, Sahastrahi (Ayurveda) Actiniopteris radiataL. van Houtte, Flore des serres et des jardin de l’Europe (1845) Botanical name: Actiniopteris radiata (syn. A. dichotoma, A. australia) Parts used: Root; according to some sources, the whole plant is used. Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Uses: 1. Benefits Fertility, Astringes Essence:-promotes conception; used for infertility-classically…

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Camptotheca, Xi Shu PRO

ByAdam Tate

Camptotheca, Xi Shu 喜树 Happy TreeXi Shu (TCM) Camptotheca acuminataManual of Vascular Plants of the Lower Yangtze Valley China (Wikimedia) Camptotheca mature fruit(Photo by Syrio) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Camptotheca acuminata Parts used: Fruit; Root bark Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Bitter, Pungent, Toxic Classification: Uses: 1. Clears Heat and Toxin:-Herpes, Psoriasis (topical)-Toxic Sores–Hepatosplenomegaly caused by…

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Aconitum fischeri, Bong nga ser po PRO

ByAdam Tate

Aconitum fischeri, Bong nga ser po, བོང་ང་སེར་པོ Bong nga ser po (Tibetan Medicine)Bao ye wu tou  薄叶乌头  (A. fischerii, TCM)Gong bu wu tou  工布乌头  (A. kongboense, TCM) Aconitum tauricumF.G. Hayne, Getreue Darstellung und Beschreibung der in der Arzneykunde gebräuchlichen Gewächse, vol. 12 (1833) Aconitum fischeriCurtis’s Botanical Magazine, vol. 116 (1890) Botanical name: Several Aconitum spp….

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