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Crataegus, Hawthorn, Shan Zha FREE

ByAdam Tate

Crataegus, Hawthorn, Shan Zha 山楂 Oxyacantha, White ThornShan Zha (TCM) Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 C. oxyacanthaFlora von Deutschland (25), Kohler, 1886 Chinese Hawthorn fruit slices (Adam, 2017) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Crataegus laevigata (formerly C. oxyacantha) and C. monogyna are the principle sources used in Europe.In TCM, C. cuneata…

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Bidens, Gui Zhen Cao PRO

ByAdam Tate

Bidens, Gui Zhen Cao 鬼针草 Beggarticks, Spanish Needles, Cuckolds, Black JackGui Zhen Cao (TCM) Bidens bipinnataRuiz, H., Pavón, J., Drawings of the Royal Botanical Expedition to the Viceroyalty of Peru (1777-1816) Bidens bipinnata(Photo by Cbaile19) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Bidens bipinnata, B. parviflora, B. pilosaTCM also uses B. pilosa var. minor (Xian Fen Cao) similarly.In the…

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Quisqualis, Shi Jun Zi PRO

ByAdam Tate

Quisqualis, Shi Jun Zi 使君子 Rangoon Creeper fruitShi Jun Zi (TCM)Rangoon-ki-Bel (Ayurveda)Irangunmalli (Siddha) Quisqualis indicaLowis, L., Familiar Indian flowers (1881) Quisqualis indica(Photo by Forest and Kim Starr) (Wikimedia) Quisqualis seed(Adam, 2024) Botanical name: Quisqualis indica (syn. Combretum indicum)Q. densiflora is also used. Parts used: Fruit; Seed Temperature & Taste: Warm, moist. Sweet Classification: S. Worms…

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Diseases of the Spleen

ByAdam Tate

Diseases of the Spleen A. Spleen. B, C, E. Veins of the SpleenDer gantzen Artzenei, Dryander, 1542 ‘Spleen’ disease refers to diseases affecting the Spleen. The Spleen is most affected by Damp and Melancholy which are associated with Spleen Pain or ‘Obstruction’, Hardness and Tumors of the Spleen. Spleen Disease can also be viewed in…

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Chaenomeles, Chinese Quince, Mu Gua FREE

ByAdam Tate

Chaenomeles, Chinese Quince, Mu Gua 木瓜 Chinese Quince, Flowering Quince, ChaenomelesMu Gua (TCM)Bse yab  བསེ་ཡབ (Tibetan) Chaenomeles lagenariaDuhamel du Monceau, H.L., Traité des arbres et arbustes, 1815 Chaenomeles speciosa(Photo by MOs810) (Wikimedia) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Chaenomeles spp. C. lagenaria C. speciosa (Bengal Quince) C. sinensis (Chinese Quince) In Tibetan…

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Tragacantha, Gum Tragacanth FREE

ByAdam Tate

Tragacantha, Gum Tragacanth Kateera, Katira (Unani) Medical Botany, Woodville, Hooker, Vol. 3, 1832 Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Atlas der officinellen pflanzen (2), Felix, 1899 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Astragalus tragacanth (Asia minor, Perisa), A, gummifer (widely distributed through central Asia) Parts used: Gum Temperature &…

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Platycladus Folium, Ce Bai Ye PRO

ByAdam Tate

Platycladus Folium, Ce Bai Ye 侧柏叶 Arbor VitaeCe Bai Ye (TCM) Platycladus orientalisL’ Illustration horticole, vol. 9 (1862) Platycladus orientalisMouillefert, Traité des arbres et arbrissaux, (1892-1898) Botanical name: Platycladus orientalisSynonyms include: Biota orientalis, B. chengii, Thuja orientalis, T. australis, Cupressus thuja, Retinispora decurvata Parts used: Young Leaf and twig Temperature & Taste: Slightly Cool, dry….

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Lawsonia, Henna, Madayanti PRO

ByAdam Tate

Lawsonia, Henna, Madayanti Madayanti (Ayurveda)Hina, Mehndhi (Unani) HennaBlanco, Flora de Filipinas. (1875) Lawsonia inermis flower(Photo by Tu7uh) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Lawsonia inermis (syn. L. spinosa), L. alba Parts used: Leaf, Seed Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Bitter“Henna is Cold in the First degree and Dry in the Second degree”. (Avicenna) Uses: 1. Clears Heat and…

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Oenanthe, Shui Qin PRO

ByAdam Tate

Oenanthe, Shui Qin 水芹 Java Water DropwortShui Qin (TCM)Jatera (Ayurveda) Bencao pinhui jingyao, 1505 (Welcome Collection) Oenanthe javanica(Photo by 阿橋) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Oenanthe spp.Several species are used: O. javanica (syn. O. stolonifera) – Shui Qin O. benghalensis O. rivularis O. decumbens Parts used: Whole plant Temperature & Taste: Neutral/Slightly Cool. Sweet, Pungent, Sour Uses:…

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Trogopterus, Wu Ling Zhi

ByAdam Tate

Trogopterus Feces, Wu Ling Zhi 五灵脂 Flying Squirrel Feces, Complex-Toothed Flying SquirrelWu Ling Zhi (TCM) Trogopterus xanthipesRecherches pour servir à l’histoire naturelle des mammifères, Milne-Edwards (1874) Botanical name: Trogopterus xanthipes or Pteromys volansOther species supply the market but they are considered adulterants. Parts used: Feces Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Bitter, Sweet, Pungent, Salty (some…

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Papaver rhoeas, Corn Poppy

ByAdam Tate

Papaver rhoeas, Corn Poppy Field Poppy, Red Poppy, Corn RoseRakta Posta (Ayurveda)Btsun pa me tog  བཙུན་པ་མེ་ཏོག  (Tibetan)Li Chun Hua (TCM) Papaver rhoeasKöhler, Medizinal Pflanzen, vol. 3 (1890) Botanical name: Papaver rhoeas (syn. P. commutatum), P. erraticum Parts used: Flowers Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Bitter Classifications: 3L. ANTI-TUSSIVE Preparers and Purgers of Bile Uses: 1….

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Erinaceus, Hedgehog

ByAdam Tate

Erinaceus, Hedgehog Echinus, UrchinCi Wei Pi (Hide, TCM)Gild al-Qunfud (Unani)Byi Thur  བྱི་ཐུར་ (Tibetan) Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Thierbuch Das ist ein kurtze beschreybung aller vierfüssigen Thieren, Gesner, 1583 Zoological name: Erinaceus europeus, E. marionus; Hemiechinus auritus Parts used: 1. Ashed or Dried Whole animal (West)2. Prepared Hide (TCM) Temperature & Taste: Hide: Neutral. Bitter (TCM)Some considered…

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