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Datura, Stramonium

ByAdam Tate

Datura, Thorn Apple Jimson Weed, StramoniumDhattura (Ayurveda and Unani)Thang phrom  ཐང་ཕྲོམ  (Tibetan) New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Materia Medica Botanica, Wellman, 1845 Medical Botany, Woodville, 1810 Atlas der Officinellen Pflanzen, Berg & Schmidt, Leipzig, 1893 Left: Flower, Above: Seed pod (Adam, 2017) Botanical name: Datura stramoniumOthers used include D. alba, D. metal, D. Ferox, D. fastuosa…

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Kadsura, Hong Gu She PRO

ByAdam Tate

Kadsura, Hong Gu She 红骨蛇 Hong Gu She (TCM) Kadsura japonicaSiebold, P.F. von, Zuccarini, J.G., Flora Japonica (1842-1870) Kadsura japonica(Photo by KENPEI) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Kadsura japonica (syn. Uvaria japonica) Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Pungent, Bitter Classification: D. Clear Wind and Damp Uses: 1. Clears Wind-Damp, Opens the Channels, Eases Pain:-Wind-Damp…

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Saxifraga, ‘od ldan PRO

ByAdam Tate

Saxifraga, ‘od ldan འོད་ལྡན་ ‘od ldan, Rtag ngu (Tibet) Left: Saxifraga egregia   Right: Saxifraga melanocentraEngler, H.G.A., Pflanzenreich (1916) Saxifraga melanocentra(Photo by Woudloper) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Saxifraga spp:Several species supply this medicine: ‘od ldan dkar po: S. melanocentra (syn. Saxifraga pseudopallida, Micranthes melanocentra) ‘od ldan ser po: S. egregia S. elliptica has also been listed as…

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Edgeworthia, Lu Luo Hua PRO

ByAdam Tate

Edgeworthia, Lu Luo Hua 绿萝花 Nepalese PaperbushLu Luo Hua (TCM) Edgeworthia gardneriCurtis, W., Botanical Magazine (1800-1948) Edgeworthia gardneri flower bud(Photo by Kenraiz) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Edgeworthia gardneri, E. chrysantha Parts used: Flower bud Temperature & Taste: Cool, moist. Sweet Classification: Uses: 1. Nourish Yin, Benefits Liver and Kidneys:-Hypoglycemia, Diabetes-Hypertension, High Cholesterol-Bone Fractures, Rheumatalgia-Benefits Immunity-Anti-tumor 2….

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Delphinium brunonianum, Bya rgod spos PRO

ByAdam Tate

Delphinium brunonianum, Bya rgod spos བྱ་རྒོད་སྤོས་ Musk LarkspurBya rgod spos (Tibet)Sprika (Ayurveda)Ke Shen Mi Er Cui Que (D. cashmirianum) (TCM) Delphinium brunonianumCurtis’s Botanical Magazine (1864) Delphinium cashmerianumIllustrations of the Botany … of the Himalayan Mountains, Royle, 1839 Delphinium brunonianum(Photo by Hectonichus) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Delphinium spp.Two species supply this medicine: D. brunonianum (syn. D. moschatum)…

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Aquilaria, Aloeswood, Chen Xiang PRO

ByAdam Tate

Aquilaria, Aloeswood, Chen Xiang 沉香 Eaglewood, Agar, Agarwood, Aloes Wood, Wood of AloesChen Xiang (TCM)Agaru (Ayurveda)A gar  ཨ་གར (Tibetan)Ood, Ood Hindi, Ood-ul Hindi, Ood Gharqi (Unani) Left: True Aloeswood; Center: Aloeswood tree; Right: ‘Spurious’ (false) AloeswoodMuseum Museorum, Valentini, 1704 A. agallocha (left)Royle, J.F., Illustrations of the botany and other branches of the naturalhistory of the…

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Stephania japonica, Qian Jin Teng PRO

ByAdam Tate

Stephania japonica, Qian Jin Teng 千金藤 Snake VineQian Jin Teng (TCM)Raj-Patha (variety of, Ayurveda) Stephania japonica Ben Cao Tu Pu (Illustrated Herbal) 1644 (Welcome, Wikimedia) Stephania japonica Wight, R., Spicilegium Neilgherrense (1846) Stephania japonica(Photo by MargaretRDonald) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Stephania japonica (syn. S. hernandiifolia, S. rotunda, Menispermum japonicum, Cissampelos hernamdiifolia)The Australian Stephania japonica var. australis…

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Ribes, Currant PRO

ByAdam Tate

Ribes, Currant Currans Gart der Gesundheit, Cuba, 1485 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Red and Black CurrantMedical Botany, Woodville, Hooker, Vol. 3, 1832 Botanical name: Ribes spp. R. nigrum–Black Currant Ribes rubrum–Red Currant White, Black and Red varieties were used, the White being mildest. Parts used: Fruit; rarely the leaf Temperature &…

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Auricula muris, Mouseear

ByAdam Tate

Auricula muris, Mouse-ear Also called Hawkweed, PilosellaAdhan al-far (Unani) Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Ortus sanitatis, Cube, Johann von, 1501 Bulliard, Flora Parisiensis, 1776-1781 Botanical name: Hieracium pilosella (syn. Pilosella officinalis; there are many synonyms for this plant of either Hieracium or Pilosella spp.) Parts used: Herb Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry (Galen described 2 kinds,…

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Pix Liquida, Wood Tar

ByAdam Tate

Pix Liquida, Wood Tar Stockholm TarPix liquida nigra, Pix fluida, Pissa Cedrica, PissahygraZift (Arabic) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Botanical name: Sourced from various conifersIn Northern Europe, Pinus sylvestris (Scotch Fir) and P. ledebouri (Larix siberica) are the most commonly used tree species. Parts used: Obtained by slow, dry and descending distillation of wood chips from…

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Sandarac, Cypress Gum

ByAdam Tate

Sandarac, Cypress Gum Alerce Cypress, Vernix, Gum Juniper SandaracOrtus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Tetraclinis articulataF.E. Köhler, Medizinal Pflanzen, vol. 2 (1890) Botanical name: Two distinct species are credited with supplying Sandarac: Tetraclinis articulata (syn. Callitris quadrivalvis, Thuja articulata); the typical product on the market) Juniper communis (traditional Tetraclinis is known as the Sandarac Tree, and can…

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Tilia, Linden FREE

ByAdam Tate

Tilia, Linden Lime flower, Tile tree, Tilia Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Atlas der officinellen pflanzen, Felix, 1899 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Tilia europaalso T. vulgaris, T. cordata (Winter Linden),  T. platyphylla (Summer Linden), T. intermedia and T. americana.Male and Female types were listed…

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