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Lophatherum, Dan Zhu Ye

ByAdam Tate

Lophatherum, Dan Zhu Ye 淡竹叶 Dan Zhu Ye (TCM) Lophatherum gracile Duperrey, L.I., Voyage autour du monde sur la corvette deS.M. La Coquille, pendant les années 1822-1825, Atlas (1826) Botanical name: Lophatherum gracile Parts used: Leaf and stem Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Sweet, Bitter Classifications: B. Clear Strong Heat or Fire Uses: 1. Clears…

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Clerodendrum paniculatum, Bai Long Chuan Hua Tou PRO

ByAdam Tate

Clerodendrum paniculatum, Bai Long Chuan Hua Tou 白龙船花头 Scarlet Glory Bower, Red Pagoda TreeBai Long Chuan Hua Tou, Long Chuan Hua (TCM) Clerodendrum paniculatumAndrews, H.C., botanist’s repository (1810) Clerodendrum paniculatum(Photo by Renjusplace) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Clerodendrum paniculatum (syn. Clerodendron paniculatum) Parts used: Root; leaf is also used Temperature & Taste: Warm (some sources say Cool),…

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Frog Oviduct, Ha Ma You

ByAdam Tate

Frog Oviduct, Ha Ma You 蛤蟆油 Forest Frog OviductHa Ma You (TCM) Rana dybowskii(Photo by Pierre Fidenci) (Wikimedia) The worm-like organ marked “Od” represents the Oviduct of the Frog(The annals and magazine of natural history, 1838) Botanical name: Rana dybowskii (Official)Other species are also used including R. chinensis and R. temporaria Parts used: Dried Oviduct,…

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Styrax, Storax PRO

ByAdam Tate

Styrax, Storax, Su He Xiang 苏合香 Rosa MallasSu He Xiang (TCM)Salaras, Asl Labni (Unani) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Left: Styrax officinalis (ancient source); Center & Right: Liquidamber (modern source)Museum Museorum, Valentini, 1704 Styrax officinalisMedical Botany, Woodville, 1810 Liquidambar orientalis, the modern source of StoraxKöhler’s Medizinal-Pflanzen, 1897 Styrax officinalis(Photo by Davidbena) (Wikimedia) Liquidambar orientalis(Photo by Rohit…

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Silver Bhasma

ByAdam Tate

Silver Bhasma Rajata Bhasma, Raupya Bhasma (Ayurveda)Dngul thal (Tibetan)Nuqra Kushta (Unani) Minerological name: Argentum Parts used: Prepared Silver Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Sour, SweetCopper Bhasma principally settles Kapha (Phlegm) and Vata (Wind) Constituents: Silver 67-96%, with admixtures of Al, Ca, phosphate, chloride and carbonate. Uses: 1. Clears Heat, Resists Poison:–Heat and Toxin affecting the …

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Phellinus, Sang Huang FREE

ByAdam Tate

Phellinus, Sang Huang 桑黄 Black Hoof MushroomSang Huang (‘Mulberry Yellow’), Sang Huang Ling Zhi  (TCM)Meshima (Japan)Phansomba (Ayurveda, used for Phellinus and Ganoderma species) Boletus igniarius (syn. Phellinus igniarius)Coloured Figures of English Fungi or Mushrooms (Sowerby, 1797–1809) Sang Huang from the Chengdu Medicine Market. (Adam, 2018) Phellinus igniarius, photo by George Chernilevsky (Wikimedia) Members CLICK HERE…

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Euphorbia dracunculoides, Satala PRO

ByAdam Tate

Euphorbia dracunculoides, Saptala Saptala (Ayurveda)Tillakada (Siddha)Thuhar (Unani) Botanical name: Euphorbia dracunculoides (syn. E. angustifolia) Parts used: Herb / Whole Plant Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent Uses: 1. Benefits Digestion, Promotes Stool:-indigestion, flatulence, phantom tumors (from wind)-mild laxative to keep the bowels regular; constipation-extract increases gastrointestinal motility-abdominal masses 2. Externally:-fruit is applied to remove Warts-Erysipelas…

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Seseli, Siler Montane PRO

ByAdam Tate

Seseli, Siler Montane Hartwort, Laserwort, Mountain Cumin Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 SeseliNew Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Left: Seseli massiliense;  Right: Seseli ethiopicumKrauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Left: Seseli peloponnesiacum,  Right: Seseli creticum,Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Siler montanumFlora von Deutschland (27), Kohler, 1886 Siler tortuosumFlora von Deutschland (27), Kohler, 1886 The Chinese Saposhnikovia divaricata (syn. Siler…

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Tragopogon, Salsify PRO

ByAdam Tate

Tragopogon, Salsify Goat’s Beard, Oyster Plant, Vegetable Oyster, Joseph’s Flower, Noon Plant, Jack-go-to-bed-at-NoonHirci Barbula Tragopogon pratensisSalmon, Botanologia, 1710 Tragopogon pratensisMasclef, A., Atlas des plantes de France (1890-1893) Botanical name: Tragopogon spp. T. pratensis (Yellow Goat’s Beard) T. porrifolius (syn. T. sinuatum) (Purple Goat’s Beard) Parts used: Root; also the Herb in flower or whole plant…

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Zedoaria, Zedoary, E Zhu PRO

ByAdam Tate

Zedoaria, Zedoary, E Zhu 莪术 E Zhu (TCM)Karchura (Ayurveda)Kachuri, Zaranbad (Unani) Medizinal-Pflanzen, Köhler, 1897 Long and Round ZedoaryMuseum Museorum, Valentini, 1704 Long and Round ZedoaryParkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 ZEDOARY1, Large transverse section of the rhizome. 2. Longitudinal section of the rhizome. 3. Top of the rhizomeshowing concentric leaf scars. 4. Cross-section showing sunken tissue inside…

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Ulmus rubra, Slippery Elm

ByAdam Tate

Ulmus rubra, Slippery Elm Red Elm C.S. Sargent, The Silva of North America, (1898) F.A. Michaux, The North American sylva, vol. 3 (1819) Slippery Elm bark 1, Outer surface of the peeled bark with adhering patches of cork. 2, Fibers showing at the broken ends. 3, The long, coarsely striated inner surface. (Squibb’s Atlas of…

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Sarsaparilla FREE

ByAdam Tate

Sarsaparilla Ushba (Unani) Icones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1804 Medical Botany, Woodville, 1810 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Smilax sarsaparilla (syn. S. glauca)The related Smilax glabra, ‘China root’ (and others) from China are also used. See China root, Tu Fu Ling Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Neutral. Sweet. Classifications: 2F. PURIFYING3A….

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