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Crocus, Saffron, Xi Hong Hua PRO

ByAdam Tate

Crocus, Saffron, Xi Hong Hua 西红花 Kum Kuma (Sanskrit)Safran (Hindi)Xi Hong Hua, Fan Hong Hua (TCM)Zafrah (Unani); Qarqum (Avicenna)Kha che gur gum  ཁ་ཆེ་གུར་གུམ་  (Tibetan) Della Materia Medicinale, Andrea Valuassori, 1562 Flora von Deutschland, Kohler, 1886 Saffron Filaments from Iran Botanical name: Crocus sativusIn Tibetan Medicine there are several types of Gur gum: Kha che gur gum:…

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Alpinia oxyphylla, Yi Zhi Ren

ByAdam Tate

Alpinia oxyphylla, Yi Zhi Ren 益智仁 Black Cardamon, Bitter-seeded Cardamon, Sharp-leaved GalangalYi Zhi Ren (TCM) Alpinia oxyphylla(Photo by 阿橋 HQ) (Wikimedia) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Alpinia oxyphylla Parts used: Fruit kernels (shell removed) Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent Classification: N. Tonify Yang Uses: 1. Warms the Kidneys, Astringes Essence:-frequent,…

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Wind Diseases

ByAdam Tate

Wind Diseases Wind is of the Air Element, is moving by natural, and tends to be erratic. In the body is disrupts nervous function and causes irregularities in body function. Wind is either Internal or External. External Wind manifests as acute conditions like Cold and Flu and is dealt with elsewhere. Internal Wind is synonymous…

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Polygonum, Knotgrass PRO

ByAdam Tate

Polygonum, Knotgrass, Bian Xu 萹蓄 KnotweedBian Xu (TCM)Snyo lo སྙ་ལོ  (Tibetan Medicine) Kurtzes Handtbuchlein, Ryff, 1599 Polygonum aviculareChaumeton, Flore médicale, 1829 Botanical name: Polygonum aviculareGreater and Lesser types were usedThe Tibetan Medicine Snya lo incorporates P. aviculare, as well as a number of related speices: P. aviculare P. amphibium P. angustifolium P. divaricatum P. sibiricum and…

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Clam Shell, Ge Ke

ByAdam Tate

Clam Shell, Ge Ke 蛤壳 Ge Qiao, Hai Ge Ke, Hai Ge Qiao (TCM) Several varieties of Clam shell.Conchologia Iconica: Or, Illustrations of the Shells of Molluscous Animals: XIVReeve, 1864 Botanical name: Two primary species supply the Chinese market: Meretrix meretrix (Wen Ge) Cyclina sinensis (Qing Ge) Other species are also used. Parts used: Shell;…

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Corydalis nepalensis, Re skon PRO

ByAdam Tate

Corydalis nepalensis, Re skon རེ་སྐོན Nepalese FumewortRe skon; Re skon rtsi dmar (Tibet) C. boweriHooker, W.J., Hooker, J.D., Icones Plantarum [Hooker’s Icones plantarum], vol. 25 (1896) Corydalis edulis(Photo by 阿橋) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Corydalis spp. Re skon rtsi dmar–C. nepalensis (syn. C. hendersonii) Re skon rtsi skya–C. boweri Other species reportedly used include C. dubia…

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Vespertilio Faeces, Bat Feces, Ye Ming Sha

ByAdam Tate

Vespertilio Faeces, Bat Feces, Ye Ming Sha 夜明砂 Ye Ming Sha (TCM) Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Spicilegia Zoologica, Pallas, 1767 Plecotus auritus(Illustration by Ernst Haeckel) (Wikimedia) Zoological name: Several species supply this medicine in China: Vespertilio superans (Asian particolored bat, official) Pipistrellus abrarnus (Japanese House bat) Rhinolopus ferrurnequinum (Greater Horseshoe bat) Plecotus auritus (Brown Long-eared bat,…

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*Pegaeophyton, Sro lo dkar po PRO

ByAdam Tate

Pegaeophyton, Sro lo dkar po སྲོ་ལོ་དཀར་པོ Sro lo dkar po (Tibetan)Dan Hua Jie 单花芥 (TCM) Pegaeophyton scapiflorumThe journal of the Linnean society, Botany, 1893 Botanical name: Pegaeophyton scapiflorum (syn. Eutrema scapiflorum, Cochlearia scapiflorum)Tibetan texts describe three types of Sro lo: Sro lo dkar po: Pegaeophyton scapiflorum Sro lo dmar po: Rhodiola spp. Sro lo smug…

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Stellera chamaejasme, Re lcag PRO

ByAdam Tate

Stellera chamaejasme, Re lcag pa རེ་ལྕག་པ Chinese Stellera Re lcag pa (Tibetan)Lang Du (TCM) Stellera chamaejasmePhoto: Jan Reurink (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Stellera chamaejasme Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Bitter. Toxic. Uses: 1. Promotes Urine, Purges Water:-Edema, Water retention (TCM) 2. Clears Phlegm, Resolves Masses:-Phlegm accumulation and obstruction-Cough, Asthma-Scrofula, Fibroid, Cancer (Tibet, TCM)-Tumors,…

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Magnolia Flos, Xin Yi FREE

ByAdam Tate

Magnolia Flos, Xin Yi 辛夷 Magnolia FlowerXin Yi (TCM) Magnolia denudataKerner, J.S., Hortus sempervirens (1795-1830) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Magnolia spp.  1. M. biondii  2. M. denudata  3. M. sprengeri Parts used: Flower bud Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent Classification: A. Clear Exterior Wind-Cold Uses: 1. Clears Wind, Opens…

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Scindapsus, Gajakrishna PRO

ByAdam Tate

Scindapsus, Gajakrishna Gajakrishna, Gajapippali (Ayurveda)Anaitippili (Siddha) Scindapsus officinalisR. Wight, , Icones Plantarum Indiae Orientalis, (1846) Botanical name: Scindapsus officinalis Parts used: Fruits Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent, Sweet Uses: 1. Clears Phlegm, Stops Cough and Wheezing:-Chronic Cough, Bronchitis, Asthma with excess Phlegm (Ayurveda, Unani)-acute throat diseases 2. Clears Wind-Cold, Promotes Sweat:-Fever, acute diseases-promotes sweat…

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Gomphrena, Qian Ri Hong PRO

ByAdam Tate

Gomphrena, Qian Ri Hong 千日红 Globe AmaranthQian Ri Hong (TCM)Amlana (Ayurveda) Gomphrena globosa Descourtilz, M.E., Flore [pittoresque et] médicale des Antilles (1821-1829) Gomphrena globosa (Photo by Carl Lewis) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Gomphrena globosa Parts used: Flowering tops or Whole Herb Temperature & Taste: Neutral. Sweet, slightly Salty Uses: 1. Stops Cough and Wheezing: -Cough, Whooping…

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