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Teucrium polium, Poley Montane PRO

ByAdam Tate

Teucrium polium, Poley Montane Poley, Mountain Germander, Narrow-leaf GermanderKalpooreh (Unani)Hui Bai Shi Cao (TCM) New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Kurtzes Handtbuchlein, Ryff, 1599 Left: Polium campestre;  Right: P. montanumKrauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Common (left), Spanish (middle) and Lavender-leaved (right) Poley MontaneParkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Teucrium polium(Photo by Kenraiz) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Teucrium polium (syn. T. capitatum)Campestre (rural)…

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Dracocephalum, Pri yang ku PRO

ByAdam Tate

Dracocephalum, Pri yang ku པྲི་ཡང་ཀུ DragonheadPri yang ku (D. tanguticum, Nodding Dragonhead) (Tibet)Faranjmushk (D. moldavicum) (Unani)Xiang Qing Lan (D. moldavicum); Yang Qing Lan (D. rupestre) (TCM) Dracocephalum moldavicumDeutschlands Flora in Abbildungen, Sturm  (1796) Botanical name: Dracocephalum tanguticum (Tibet); D. fruticulosum has also been mentionedDracocephalum moldavicum (syn. Nepeta moldavicum) (Unani) D. foetidum is listed as a…

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Angelica glauca, Lca ba PRO

ByAdam Tate

Angelica glauca, Lca ba ལྕ་བ Lca ba (Tibet)Coraka (Ayurveda) K.R. Kirtikar, B.D. Basu, Indian medicinal plants (1918) Botanical name: Angelica glaucaSome sources have listed A. sinensis, A. archangelica and A. dahurica for Lca ba. Parts used: Root, leaf Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent, Sweet, Bitter Uses: Generally used as for Angelica Archangelica 1. Warms…

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Caulophyllum, Blue Cohosh FREE

ByAdam Tate

Caulophyllum, Blue Cohosh Squaw root, Yellow Ginseng, Blue Ginseng Blue CohoshMillspaugh, C.F., American medicinal plants (1882-1887) (Photo by USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab) (Wikimedia) Blue Cohosh root and rhizomeSquibb’s Atlas of the Official Drugs, Mansfield, 1919 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Caulophyllum thalictroides Parts used: Root and Rhizome (fresh or…

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Apium, Celery PRO

ByAdam Tate

Apium, Celery SmallageAjmoda (Seed, Ayurveda) Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Garden Celery (Left), Wild Celery (Right)Della Materia Medicinale, Andrea Valuassori, 1562 Kops, Flora Batava, 1822 Botanical name: Apium graveolensGarden, Wild and Mountain types were recognisedMacedonian Smallage is Macedonian Parsley (Italian Parsley) Parts used: Root; Seed; Juice Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent. Juice is Cool and…

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Scorzonera PRO

ByAdam Tate

Scorzonera Garden or Spansih Scorzonera; Viper’s Grass, Black Salsify New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Scorzonera hispanicaFlora von Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz, Thomé, 1905 Scorzonera hispanica(Photos by H. Zell) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Scorzonera spp. S. hispanica (Spanish Scorzonera) S. humilis (S. latifolia), Serpentaria, is also used but is more bitter and therefore, probably less tonifying. S….

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Trigonella, Fenugreek PRO

ByAdam Tate

Trigonella, Fenugreek, Hu Lu Ba 葫芦巴 Foenum GraecumHu Lu Ba (TCM)Hulba (Unani)Methi (Ayurveda)Venthayam (Siddha) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Medical Botany, Woodville, Hooker, Vol. 3, 1832 Botanical name: Trigonella foenum-graecum Parts used: Seed Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Bitter, Pungent“Hot in the last phase of the First degree and Dry in…

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Copper Sulphate

ByAdam Tate

Copper Sulphate Cuprum Sulphuricum, Vitriolum Cupri, Vitriolum coeruleumBlue Vitriol, Spanish, Roman, Cyprian or Salzburg VitriolChalcanthite (native hydrated Copper Sulphate)Tuttham (Ayurveda)Big pan བིག་པན་ (Chalcanthite, Tibet) VitriolHortus sanitatis, 1491 Natural Copper Sulphate Crystal (Chalcanthite)Photo by Didier Descouens (Wikimedia) Artificial Copper Sulphate CrystalPhoto by Lamiot (Wikimedia) Minerological name: Copper Sulphate CuSO4.5H2O Parts used: Native or Artificial Copper Sulphate…

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Rumex, Dock

ByAdam Tate

Rumex, Dock LapathumHummad (Unani, Avicenna) Top Left: R. crispus.   Top Right: R. obtusifoliusAbove Left: R. acutus.    Above Right: R. sanguineusFlora von Deutschland (9), Kohler, 1882 RUMEX CRISUPS1. Twisted root. 2. Transverse and longitudinal sections.3. Stem of the plant. 4. The thick cortex.5. Radiate wood. RUMEX OBTUSIFOLIUS1. A twisted, furrowed root, annulate at the crown….

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Stachys palustris, Clowns Woundwort

ByAdam Tate

Stachys palustris, Clowns Woundwort Woundwort, Clown’s All-Heal, Purple-flowered Woundwort, Marsh BetonyPanax Coloni, Panax Heracleum Alterum (Latin)Guang Ye Shui Su (TCM) Salmon, Botanologia, 1710 Stachys palustris(«Bilder ur Nordens Flora», Lindman, 1917) (Wikimedia) Stachys palustris(Photo by Kenraiz) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Stachys palustrisS. sylvatica is Hedge Woundwort, used synonymously. Parts used: Whole herb or Root Temperature & Taste:…

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Abroma augusta, Pishacha karpasa PRO

ByAdam Tate

Abroma augusta, Pishacha karpasa Devil’s Cotton, Perennial HempPishacha karpasa, Pivari (Ayurveda)Ulat kambal (Unani)Sivapututi (Siddha) Abroma augusta Botanical Register, vol. 6 (1820) Abroma augusta Photo by Aparajita Datta) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Abroma augusta Parts used: Root, root-bark, leaves Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Uses: 1. Moves the Blood, Regulates Menstruation, Eases Pain:-Amenorrhea, Dysmenorrhea-regarded as regulating menstruation…

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Vernonia anthelmintica PRO

ByAdam Tate

Vernonia anthelmintica Purple Flea-bane, Worm Seed FleabaneKalijiri, Somaraj, Krsna Jiraka (Ayurveda)Kaddu Cirakam (Siddha)Shabit al-fahuz, Kali zeeri (Unani) Vernonia anthelminticaBurman, J., Thesaurus Zeylanicus, 1737 Vernonia anthelmintica(Photo by Vinayaraj) (Wikimedia) Vernonia anthelmintica(Photo by Kingbossix) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Vernonia anthelmintica (syn. Centratherum anthelminticum, Serratula anthelmintica) Parts used: Seed Temperature & Taste: Hot, dry. Pungent Uses: 1. Kills Worms:-Roundworm,…

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