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Black Salt

ByAdam Tate

Black Salt, Kala Namak Halitum violaceum, Halitum purpureumHimalayan Black Salt, Sonchal SaltKala Namak, Sauvarcala Lavana, Visa Lavana (Ayurveda)Kha ru tsha (Tibet)Zi Nao Sha 紫硇砂 (TCM) Black Salt, Kala Namak(Photo by Hedonistin, Wikimedia) Minerological name: Halitum violaceum In the Western Tradition, “Indian Salt or “Black Salt” is sometimes listed in formulas. This is said to be…

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Campsis, Ling Xiao Hua PRO

ByAdam Tate

Campsis, Ling Xiao Hua 凌霄花 Trumpet CreeperLing Xiao Hua, Zi Wei (TCM) Campsis grandifloraWitte, H., Flora (1868) Campsis grandiflora(Photo by bastus917) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Campsis grandiflora (syn. C. chinensis), C. radicans Parts used: Flower is listed in the Chinese Pharmacopeia; Flower or whole plant (Barefoot Doctors Manual)Root and leaf are also used the same. Temperature…

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Alcea, Hollyhock

ByAdam Tate

Alcea, Hollyhock Hollihock, Tree MallowHubbazza (Unani)Gul Khera (Ayurveda, flower)Ha Lo  ཧ་ལོ  (Tibetan) Kreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 Kohler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Botanical name: Alcea rosea (syn. Althea rosea)Salmon listed 2 varieties: Common Hollyhock Tree Hollyhock Common Hollyhock has single-flowered and double-flowered varieties. There are several types of the ‘Tree Hollyhock’. Parts used: Primarily Flowers; other parts as…

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Persica, Peach tree, Tao Ren PRO

ByAdam Tate

Persica, Peach tree, Tao Ren 桃仁 Tao Ren (Peach kernel, TCM)Klung kham  ཀླུང་ཁམ་ (Tibet) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Icones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1806 Botanical name: Prunus persica Parts used: Kernels; Flowers; Leaf; FruitThe twigs were occasionally used the same as the Leaves in the West. Temperature & Taste: Kernel: Neutral…

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Cockle shell, Wa Leng Zi

ByAdam Tate

Arca, Cockle Shell, Wa Leng Zi 瓦楞子 Ark shell, Cockle shell, Concha StriataWa Leng Zi (TCM) One of the many species of Cockle-shellGeneral Conchology, Wood, 1815 Botanical name: Arca species: A. subcrenata A. granosa A. inflata Other species are also used. Parts used: Shell Temperature & Taste: Neutral. Salty Classifications: K. Move the BloodT. External…

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Vigna trilobata, Mudgaparni

ByAdam Tate

Vigna trilobata, Mudgaparni Mudgaparni (Ayurveda)Kattuppayaru (Siddha) Vigna angularis(Artist Kawahara Keiga , supplied by Naturalis Biodiversity Center) (Wikimedia) Vigna angularis var. nipponensis(Photo by Qwert1234) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Vigna trilobata (syn. Dolichos trilobatus, Phaseolus trilobatus, P. trilobus)A number of Vigna species supply Mudgaparni (Khare):  1. V. trilobata  2. V. pilosa  3. V. angularis  4. V. umbellata  5….

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Pennisetum, Rtsa ram pa PRO

ByAdam Tate

Pennisetum, Rtsa ram pa རྩ་རམ་པ་ Rtsa ram pa (Tibet)Bai Cao 白草 (TCM) Pennisetum flaccidumPhoto by Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Pennisetum flaccidum Parts used: Root (fine rootlets removed) Temperature & Taste: Cool. Sweet Classification: Uses: 1. Clears Heat, Resists Poison:-general for Poison and Toxicity-Scorpion poisoning; Sulphur poisoning-Lung heat Cough-also Thirst from excess Heat 2….

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Periploca, Xiang Jia Pi PRO

ByAdam Tate

Periploca, Xiang Jia Pi 香加皮 Chinese SilkvineXiang Jia Pi, Bei Wu Jia Pi (TCM) Periploca sepium; top, vine and leaves; bottom: flowersPhotos by Sten Botanical name: Periploca sepium Other species are used similarly including P. calophylla (Greensnake Vine, Qing She Teng) Parts used: Root bark Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent, Bitter. Toxic Classification: D….

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Taraxacum, Dandelion, Pu Gong Ying FREE

ByAdam Tate

Taraxacum, Dandelion, Pu Gong Ying 蒲公英 Pu Gong Ying  (TCM)Khur mong  ཁུར་མོང༌ (Tibetan) New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Kohler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 DANDELION ROOTSquibb’s Atlas of the Official Drugs, Mansfield, 1919 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Taraxacum spp.  1. T. officinale (Official Dandelion, used in Europe)  2. T. sinicum, T. mongolicum are…

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Usnea, Tree Moss PRO

ByAdam Tate

Usnea, Tree Moss Hairy Tree Moss, Muscus arboreus, Old Man’s BeardOak Moss, Muscus Quercnus (collected from Oak tree)Usna, Ushnah (Unani)Song Luo (TCM) UsenaHerbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 UsneaOrtus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Tree Moss, growing on OakNew Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Tree Moss, growing on OakDodoens, Stirpium historiae pemptades (1583) Botanical name: Usnea barbataThere are many species of…

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Marsdenia, Murva

ByAdam Tate

Marsdenia, Murva Tenacious Condorvine, Rajmahal Hemp, Sneeze Wort, Cotton Milk Plant, Green Milkweed Climber, Green Wax Flower, Sneezing SilkMurva (Ayurveda)Perunkurinjan (Siddha)Moorwa (Unani)Tong Guang Teng (TCM) Marsdenia volubilis(Photo: J.M.Garg) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Marsdenia spp. M. tenacissima (TCM, North India) (syn. Gongronemopsis tenacissima, Asclepias tenacissima, A. tomentosa, Gymnema tenacissima) M. volubilis (South India) (syn. Asclepias viridiflora, Dregea volubilis,…

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Lobelia chinensis, Ban Bian Lian PRO

ByAdam Tate

Lobelia chinensis, Ban Bian Lian 半边莲 Ban Bian Lian (TCM) Lobelia chinensisEdwards, S.T., Botanical Register (1815-1828) Botanical name: Lobelia chinensis (syn. L. radicans)L. pyramidalis and L. sessilifolia are also used. Parts used: Herb Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Slightly Sweet Classification: C. Clear Damp, Promote Urine Constituents: Alkaloids: lobeline, lobelanine, lobelanidine, isolobelanidine Uses: 1. Clears…

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