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Przewalskia, Thang phrom dkar po PRO

ByAdam Tate

Przewalskia, Thang phrom dkar po ཐང་ཕྲོམ་དཀར་པོ་ Thang phrom dkar po (Tibet)Ma Niao Pao, Ma Sui Pao (TCM) Botanical name: Przewalskia tangutica (syn. P. roborowskii, Mandragora shebbearei)Various types of Thang phrom are used in Tibetan Medicine: Thang phrom dkar po (‘White’): Przewalskia tangutica Thang phrom: Datura stramonium Thang phrom nag po (‘Black’): Anisodus tanguiticus Thang phrom…

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Anthocephalus, Kadamba PRO

ByAdam Tate

Anthocephalus, Kadamba Wild CinchonaKadamba (Ayurveda)Venkadambu (Siddha) Anthocephalus cadambaP.W. Korthals, Kruidkunde [Verhandelingen over de natuurlijke geschiedenis der Nederlandsche overzeesche bezittingen; deel Botanie], (1839-1842) Botanical name: Anthocephalus cadamba (syn. A. indicus, A. chinensis, A. morindaefolius, Neolamarckia cadamba, Nauclea cadamba, Sarcocephalus cadamba) Parts used: Stem-bark; also fruits and flowers Temperature & Taste: Cool. Sweet, Salty, Pungent Uses: 1….

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Cynanchum paniculatum, Xu Chang Qing PRO

ByAdam Tate

Cynanchum paniculatum, Xu Chang Qing 徐長卿 Paniculate Swallow-wortXu Chang Qing (TCM) Botanical name: Cynanchum paniculatum (syn. Vincetoxicum pycnostelma) Parts used: Root and Rhizome Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent Classification: D. Clear Wind and Damp Uses: 1. Clears Wind-Damp, Moves the Blood, Relieves Pain: (TCM)-Wind-Damp painful obstruction of the Joints and Muscles-Arthritis, Rheumatism, Rheumatic arthralgia-Lower…

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Zerumbet PRO

ByAdam Tate

Zerumbet Mahabhari Vacha (Ayurveda)Zarambad, Narkachoor (Unani) Icones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1800 Zingiber zerumbet(Photo by Forest & Kim Starr) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Zingiber zerumbet (syn. Z. spurium, Amomum zerumbet, A. spurium, A. sylvestre) Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent, Aromatic Uses: 1. Warms the Lungs, Clears Cold Phlegm:-Cold-type Cough, Asthma 2. Warms the…

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Juncus, Deng Xin Cao PRO

ByAdam Tate

Juncus, Rush, Deng Xin Cao 灯心草 Common or Soft Rush, Green Bull RushDeng Xin Cao (TCM) Juncus effususSturm, J., Krause, E.H.L., Lutz, K.G., Flora von Deutschland in Abbildungen nach der Natur, Zweite auflage (1900-1907) Juncus effusus(Photo by Christian Fischer) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Juncus effusus (TCM, West)The Rushes were used in the Western tradition too. Salmon…

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Potentilla fruticosa, Spen nag PRO

ByAdam Tate

Potentilla fruticosa, Spen nag སྤེན་ནག་ Bush CinquefoilSpen nag (Tibet) Potentilla fruticosaLindman, C.A.M., Bilder ur Nordens Flora (1922) Potentilla fruticosa(Photo by Walter Siegmund) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Potentilla spp. Span nag: P. fruticosa (Yellow variety) (syn. Dasiphora fruticosa, Pentaphylloides fruticosa) Span dkar: P. dahurica (White variety) Parts used: Herb in flower Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Bitter,…

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Turpeth, Turbith FREE

ByAdam Tate

Turpeth, Turbith TurpethumTrivrita, Tri-vrta (Ayurveda)Nishoth (Hindi)Turbud, Turbud Mujaffif, Turbud Safed (Unani) Arabian TurbithOrtus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 TurbithMuseum Museorum, Valentini, 1704 Turbith RootHerbario nuovo, 1667 Turbith root(Calcutta Unani College, Adam, 2019) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Operculina spp. O. turpethum (syn. Ipomoea turpethum, Convolvulus turpethum, Merremia turpethum, Spiranthera turpethum; Convolvulus triqueter, C….

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ByAdam Tate

Lapis Memphites Ophites (Serpent Stones), Tephrites (Ash-colored Stones) Lapis MemphitesHortus sanitatis, 1491 Minerological name: Two different minerals have been suggested as the source of Memphites: A type of Serpentine (dark green hard mineral of hydrated magnesium silicate, often spotted like a snake’s skin) Porphyry (hard, fine-grained igneous rock containing crystals, usually of feldspar or quartz,…

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Copper Bhasma

ByAdam Tate

Copper Bhasma Copper ashTamra Bhasma (Ayurveda)Zangs thal (Tibet) Minerological name: Cuprum Parts used: Copper ash Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Bitter, SweetSome Indian (and Tibetan) sources have claimed it to be Cool.Copper Bhasma principally settles Kapha (Phlegm) and Pitta (Bile) Classification: Uses: 1. Clears Heat and Phlegm, Clears Pus:–Bronchitis, Asthma–Bronchiectasis, Tuberculosis–Chronic Rhinitis–Pus in the Lungs…

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Zea, Corn Silk FREE

ByAdam Tate

Zea, Corn Silk, Yu Mi Xu 玉米须 Yu Mi Xu (TCM) Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Flora von Deutschland, Kohler, 1886 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Zea mays Parts used: Corn Silk Temperature & Taste: Neutral, Sweet. Uses: 1. Clears Heat and Damp, Promotes Urine, Clears Stones (TCM, West, Ayurveda):-scanty or difficult urination   2….

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Ailanthus, Tree of Heaven, Chun Pi

ByAdam Tate

Ailanthus, Tree of Heaven, Chun Pi 椿皮 Tree of HeavenChun Pi (TCM)Aralu, Katvanga, Putivrksha (Ayurveda)Mahanimba (Unani) Duhamel du Monceau, Traité des arbres et arbustes, Nouvelle édition, 1800-1803 Botanical name: Ailanthus altissima (syn. A. glandulosa, A. japonica, A peregrina, A pongelion, A. procera, A. rhodoptera, A. sinensis)Ayurveda and Unani use A. excelsa Parts used: Bark of…

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Eupatorium, Pei Lan

ByAdam Tate

Eupatorium, Pei Lan 佩兰 Thoroughwort, Orchid Grass, Fragrant GrassPei Lan (TCM) Eupatorium japonicumPhoto by Sen Itto Botanical name: Eupatorium fortuneiAlso E. japonicum, E. heterophyllum Parts used: Herb, fresh or dried Temperature & Taste: Neutral. Pungent Classification: J. Aromatics that Resolve Dampness Uses: 1. Clears Damp, Benefits the Stomach:-poor appetite, nausea, vomiting from Damp obstruction-sickly sweet…

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