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Tetrapanax, Tong Cao PRO

ByAdam Tate

Tetrapanax, Tong Cao 通草 Rice Paper PlantTong Cao (TCM) Tetrapanax papiferaVan Houtte, L.B., Flore des serres et des jardin de l’Europe (1845-1880) Botanical name: Tetrapanax papifera Parts used: Stem Pith Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Sweet Classification: C. Clears Damp, Promote Urine Uses: 1. Clears Heat and Damp, Promotes Urine:-dark, painful, dribbling and difficult Urination;…

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Euphorbia neriifolia, Snuhi PRO

ByAdam Tate

Euphorbia neriifolia, Snuhi Holy Milk Hedge, Common Milk Hedge, Dog’s TongueSnuhi (Ayurveda)Elak kali (Siddha)Farfiyun (Unani)Zaqum (Arabic) Euphorbia neriifoliaJ. Moninckx, Moninckx atlas, vol. 5 (1682-1709) Botanical name: Euphorbia neriifolia (syn. E. ligularia, E. caducifolia) Parts used: Latex; Juice; Root Temperature & Taste: Hot, dry. Pungent. Latex is hottest Uses: 1. Purges Phlegm and Water, Opens Obstructions:-Constipation-Jaundice…

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Tuber, Truffles PRO

ByAdam Tate

Tuber, Truffles Earth Balls, Tubera TerraKamat (Avicenna) TuberaDioscorides Materia Medica TuberaKreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Tuber macrosporum(Photo by Nicolò Oppicelli) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Tuber spp.A number of species are used: T. cibarium–Common Truffle T. moschatum–Musky Truffle T. griseum–Grey Truffle T. album, T. magnatum–White Truffle T. cervinum–Deer Truffle, Bastard Truffle T. solidum–Hard Truffle T….

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Anchusa officinalis, Bugloss

ByAdam Tate

Anchusa officinalis, Bugloss Oshsenzung (German) Ortus sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Museum Museorum, Valentini, 1704 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Botanical name: Anchusa officinalis Parts used: Root; Herb; Flower Temperature & Taste: Neutral, moist. Sweet, Bitter Uses: Use and Dose as for Borage Substitute: Borage Main Combinations: Often combined with Borage 1. Fever, Bugloss water, Plantain water, Syrup of…

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Morus Ramulus, Mulberry twig, Sang Zhi PRO

ByAdam Tate

Morus Ramulus, Mulberry Twig, Sang Zhi 桑枝 Sang Zhi (TCM） Botanische wandplaten (Plantillustrations) Botanical name: Morus alba Parts used: Twig Temperature & Taste: Neutral. Bitter Classifications: D. Clear Wind and Damp Uses: 1. Clear Wind-Damp, Clears the Channels, Benefits Joints: -wind-damp joint and muscle pain, especially of the upper body-Numbness of the extremities-Hemiplegia following Stroke-“good…

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Bauhinia, Kanchanara PRO

ByAdam Tate

Bauhinia, Kanchanara Mountain EbonyKanchanara (Ayurveda)Pita Kanchanara (Buds of B. racemosa)Cai Ban Yang Ti Jia (TCM) Bauhinia variegataCurtis’s Botanical Magazine (1885) Bauhinia variegata(Photo by SAplants) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Bauhinia variegata (syn. B. chinensis, B. decora, Phanera variegata), B. purpurescensB. racemosa (B. parviflora) is also used in Unani.Two varieties were mentioned in Ayurvedic classics; purple or rose-red…

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Cissampelos, Patha

ByAdam Tate

Cissampelos, Patha Velvet-Leaf Pareira Patha (Ayurveda)Patha (Unani)Apatta (Siddha)Ya Hu Nu (TCM) Cissampelos pareiraMedicinal Plants, Bentley and Triman, 1875 Cissampelos pareiraWeinmann, J.W., Phytanthoza iconographia (1737-1745) Botanical name: Cissampelos pareira, C. pareira var. hirsutaCyclea peltata is used as a source of Patha in South India. Parts used: Root; or the whole herb or leaf Temperature & Taste:…

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Stoechas FREE

ByAdam Tate

Stoechas, Stoechas CassidonieUstukhuddus (Unani) StoechasOrtus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Stoechas(Photo by Carsten Niehaus) (Wikimedia) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Lavandula stoechasSalmon listed 5 varieties. Parts used: Flowers Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Bitter, pungent Classifications: 2A APERIENT.    2F. PURIFYING.    2H. CARMINATIVE.    2U. SUPPURATIVE3G. EMMENAGOGUE.    3M. ARTHRITIC4a. CEPHALIC.    4j….

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Brass Bhasma

ByAdam Tate

Brass Bhasma Pittala Bhasma (Ayurveda)Rag thal (Tibetan) Minerological name: AerisBrass is prepared by smelting 2 parts of Copper with 1 part of Zinc. Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Bitter Classification: Uses: 1. Nourishes Blood, Stops Bleeding:–Bleeding from various parts of the body–serious types of Anemia 2. Clears Wind and Damp, Resists Poison:–obstinate skin diseases inc….

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Amberboa ramosa, Badaward PRO

ByAdam Tate

Amberboa ramosa White Acanthus, Arabian ThornBadaward, Shukai (Unani)Shokat-al-Baida (Arabic)Sakayi (Hindi)Fen Zhi Po Ju (TCM) Amberboa ramosa as Volutarella divaricataKirtikar, K.R., Basu, B.D., Indian medicinal plants, Plates, vol. 3 (?) Onopordum acanthium(Photo by H. Zell) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Amberboa ramosaSynonyms: Oligochaeta ramosa Centaurea divaricata Volutarella divaricata Microlonchus divaricatus Tricholepis procumbens Onopordum acanthium has also been equated…

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Phellodendron, Huang Bai FREE

ByAdam Tate

Phellodendron, Huang Bai 黄柏 Amur cork-tree barkHuang Bai (TCM) Phellodendron amurenseSargent, Trees and shrubs, illustrations of new or little known ligneous plants, 1855 Phellodendron amurense(Photo by Jean-Pol GRANDMONT) (Wikimedia) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Phellodendron chinense, P. amurense Parts used: Bark Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Bitter Classification: B. Clears Heat…

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Shiraia, Zhu Huang PRO

ByAdam Tate

Shiraia, Zhu Huang 竹黄 Bamboo Mushroom, Bamboo Ginseng, Bamboo NotoginsengZhu Huang ‘Bamboo Yellow’ (TCM) Shiraia bambusicolaThis shows fungus still attached to branches of Bamboo. Botanical name: Shiraia bambusicola found on Bambusa, Chrysophyllum or Phyllostachys species. Parts used: Fleshy Stroma (Fungus) growing on Bamboo and spores Temperature & Taste: Slightly Cool. Sweet Uses: 1. Clears Phlegm, Stops…

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