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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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Choerospondias, Guang Zao FREE

ByAdam Tate

Choerospondias, Guang Zao 广枣 Hog Plum; Choerospondias fruitGuang Zao  广枣  (TCM)Snying Zho Sha  སྙིང་ཞོ་ཤ  (Tibetan) Choerospondias axillaris Hooker, Icones Plantarum, vol. 26 (1898) Choerospondias axillaris (Photo by Zhangzhugang) (Wikimedia) Choerospondias Guang Zao(Chengdu Medicine Market, Adam, 2017) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Choerospondias axillaris Parts used: Dried Ripe Fruit; the seed is used…

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Achyranthes, Niu Xi FREE

ByAdam Tate

Achyranthes, Niu Xi 牛膝 Prickly Chaff flowerNiu Xi (TCM)Apamarga, Chirchita (A. aspera, Ayurveda)Shveta Apamarga (A. bidentata, Ayurveda)Chirchita (Unani) Achyranthes asperaSibthrop & Smith, Flora Graeca, 1819 Achyranthes aspera(Photo by Renjusplace) (Wikimedia) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Achyranthes bidentata, A. aspera (syn. A. argentea, A. indica), A. longifolia Parts used: Root; also Leaf…

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Prunus mume, Wu Mei PRO

ByAdam Tate

Prunus mume, Wu Mei 乌梅 Wu Mei (TCM)  von Siebold, P. &, J. Zuccarini Flora Japonica, Sectio Prima (Tafelband), 1870 Prunus mume Wu Mei (Adam, 2017) Botanical name: Prunus mume Parts used: Fruit, almost ripe and baked until blackened Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Sour (has both dry and moistening qualities) Classification: Astringent Uses: 1….

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Perilla, Perilla leaf, Zi Su Ye PRO

ByAdam Tate

Perilla Folium, Perilla leaf, Zi Su Ye 紫苏叶 Perilla leafZi Su Ye (TCM) Curtis’s Botanical Magazine, vol. 50 (1823) Perilla frutescens(Photo by Dalgial) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Perilla frutescens Parts used: Leaf Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent Classification: A. Clear Exterior Wind-Cold Uses: 1. Clears Wind-Cold, Resists Poison: -Cold, Flu with Cough-acute Cough with Cold-Phlegm-Fish…

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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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Acetosella, Wood Sorrel FREE

ByAdam Tate

Acetosella, Wood Sorrel Teen Pattia (Ayurveda)Paliakiri (Siddha)Shan Zuo Jiang Cao (TCM) Icones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1800 Oxalis acetosellaFlora von Deutschland (21), Kohler, 1885 Oxalis corniculataFlora Danica [G.C. Oeder et al], fasicle 30, (1761-1883) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Oxalis acetosella Parts used: Herb; sometimes the Seed Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Sour…

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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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Plantago Herba, Plantain Herb PRO

ByAdam Tate

Plantago Herba, Plantain Herb, Che Qian Cao 车前草 ArnoglossumBartang (Unani)Che Qian Cao (TCM, Herb)Tha ram ཐ་རམ  (Tibetan) Gart der Gesundheit, Cuba, 1485 Plantago majorOrtus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Plantago minor (P. lanceolata)Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491      Red Plantain (variety)                                Greater Plantain       Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Left:…

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Swertia, Chiretta PRO

ByAdam Tate

Swertia, Chiretta Chiretta, SwertiaKirata, Katutikta (Ayurveda)Tig Ta ཏིག་ཏ  (Tibetan)Chiraita (Unani); Qasab al-dhariarah (Avicenna) Swertia chirataWallich, Plantae Asiaticae Rariores, vol. 3: 1832 Swertia chirata(Photo by Rison Thumboor) (Wikimedia) 1. Root.  2. Flowering and fruiting top.  3. Fruit.4. Leaf showing characteristic venation. (Squibb’s Atlas of the Official Drugs, Mansfield, 1919) Swertia tied into bundles with bamboo as imported.(A…

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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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