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Veronica, Paul’s Betony PRO

ByAdam Tate

Veronica, Paul’s Betony Speedwell Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Deutschlands Flora in Abbildungen, Sturm, 1796 Veronica officinalis(Photo by Kurt Stüber) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Veronica officinalisSeveral varieties of Veronica were known and used:  1. Male Speedwell (V. officinalis)  2. Female Speedwell (or Fluelin)    i. Round-leaved    ii. Cornered-leaved    iii. Blue-floweredThat growing at the base of Oak trees was…

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Amaranthus spinosus PRO

ByAdam Tate

Amaranthus spinosus Spiny AmaranthChaulai (Ayurveda) Bonelli, Giorgio, Hortus Romanus juxta Systema Tournefortianum (1783-1816) Botanical name: Amaranthus spinosus, A. polygamus Parts used: Whole plant; Seeds; Root Temperature & Taste: Cool, Sweet. Uses: 1. Clears Heat, Resists Poison: (West, Ayurveda)-Poisons, Toxic Fever-Intoxication, alcoholism; drowsiness due to poison or intoxication-High Fever, Chicken Pox, malaria-Boils, Eczema-Bites of Insects, Rats,…

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Aspidistra, Zhi Zhu Bao Dan PRO

ByAdam Tate

Aspidistra, Zhi Zhu Bao Dan 蜘蛛抱蛋 AspidistraZhi Zhu Bao Dan (TCM) Aspidistra elatiorAddisonia (1933) Aspidistra elatior(Photo by KENPEI) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Aspidistra elatior Parts used: Whole herb or Rhizome Temperature & Taste: Slightly Warm (some sources say Cool), dry. Sweet, Pungent Constituents: Steroidal saponins, inc. aspidogenin Uses: 1. Moves the Blood, Opens Obstructions, Eases Pain:-Amenorrhea,…

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Areca catechu, Betel nut PRO

ByAdam Tate

Areca, Betel nut, Bing Lang 槟榔 Bing Lang (Seed, TCM)Da Fu Pi (Fruit peel)Faufal (Unani) Koehler, F.E., Medizinal Pflanzen, 1890 Chaumeton, F.P., Flore médicale (vol. 1), 1833 Sliced Betel nut Betel nut(Photo by Thamizhpparithi Maari) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Areca catechu Parts used: Seed; also the Fruit peel Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry (Warm in TCM)….

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Cytisus, Broom FREE

ByAdam Tate

Cytisus, Broom Genista, Genesta, Genestra, Scoparius, Spartium, Scotch Broom Medical Botany, Woodville, Hooker, Vol. 3, 1832 BROOM TOPS1. Stem showing the two wings ending in a node.  2. A large flower and aflower bud.  3. The hairy pistil..  4. Fruit.  5. Three foliate leaves. Squibb’s Atlas of the Official Drugs, Mansfield, 1919 Members CLICK HERE…

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Gnaphalium, Shu Qu Cao PRO

ByAdam Tate

Gnaphalium, Shu Qu Cao 鼠曲草 CudweedShu Qu Cao (TCM)Gandha bha dra (Tibet) Gnaphalium uliginosumDietrich, A.G., Flora regni Borussici (1843) Gnaphalium affine(Photo by KENPEI) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Gnaphalium spp. G. affine (syn. G. multiceps) (TCM, Tibet) G. uliginosum has been used very similarly in the West. Parts used: Whole Herb Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Sour,…

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Ribes, Currant FREE

ByAdam Tate

Ribes, Currant Currans Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Red and Black CurrantMedical Botany, Woodville, Hooker, Vol. 3, 1832 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Ribes 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 & Taste: Neutral (slightly…

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Tragacantha, Gum Tragacanth PRO

ByAdam Tate

Tragacantha, Gum Tragacanth Kateera, Katira (Unani) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Atlas der officinellen pflanzen (2), Felix, 1899 Astragalus tragacanth(Photo by Aroche) (Wikimedia) Ribbons of Gum TragacanthNotes on PharmacognosyOtto Augustus Wall, 1902 BUY TRAGACANTH Botanical name: Astragalus spp.Standard species of Astragalus used include: A. tragacanth (Asia minor, Persia) A, gummifer (widely…

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Salt, Rock Salt, Yan 盐

ByAdam Tate

Salt, Rock Salt, Yan 盐 Rock Salt: Sal Gem; Halite;–Rgyam tshwa  རྒྱམ་ཚྭ  (Tibetan)–Namak e Sang (Unani)–Saindhava (Ayurveda)–Shi Yan 石盐 (TCM)Sea Salt:–Yan 盐 (TCM)–Namak e Toam (Unani)–Samudra (Ayurveda)Black Salt: Halite violaceum–Vida (Ayurveda)–kha ru tsha  ཁ་རུ་ཚ  (Tibetan)–Namak e Siyah (Unani) SaltOrtus Sanitatis, Beck, 1517 Halite, Salt crystalPhoto by Parent Gery (Wikimedia) Mineralogical Name: Sal; Sodium chloride Two…

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Anethum, Dill

ByAdam Tate

Anethum, Dill Anetum (old Latin)Shibt, Shabbat (Unani)Shatahva (Ayurveda, A. sowa) AnetumHerbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Anethum graveolensOrtus sanitatis, Cube, Johann von, 1501 Anethum graveolensDioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Anethum graveolensIcones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1800 Botanical name: Anethum graveolensA. sowa is also used in Ayurveda and Unani. They have the same effects and uses. Parts used: Seed;…

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Codonopsis, Dang Shen FREE

ByAdam Tate

Codonopsis, Dang Shen, 党参 Dang Shen (TCM) Codonopsis tangshenCurtis’s Botanical Magazine, 1906 Codonopsis pilosa(Photo by Kenraiz) (Wikimedia) Bunches of Codonopsis Dang Shen at the Chengdu Medicine Market (Adam, 2009) Codonopsis Dang Shen pieces as typically available in the West (Adam, 2023) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Codonopsis pilosula, C. tangshen; many…

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Cimicifuga racemosa, Black Cohosh

ByAdam Tate

Cimicifuga racemosa, Black Cohosh Black Snakeroot Cimicifuga racemosaThe Family Flora and Materia Medica Botanica, 1845 Cimicifuga racemosa(Photo by SB Johnny, edited) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Cimicifuga racemosa (syn. Actaea racemosa) Parts used: Dried root and rhizome Temperature & Taste: Neutral. Pungent, Bitter Classification: A. Clear Exterior Wind-Cold Uses: 1. Regulates Qi, Promotes Menstruation:-painful or delayed Menstruation;…

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