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Desmos, Jiu Bing Ye PRO

ByAdam Tate

Desmos, Jiu Bing Ye 酒饼叶 Jia Ying Zhao, Jiu Bing Ye (TCM) Blume, C.L., Flora Javae nec non insularum adjacentium (1828-1851) Desmos chinensis(Photo by 阿橋) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Desmos cochinchinensis (syn. Desmos chinensis) Parts used: Leaf; less commonly the Root Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Bitter, Sweet. Regarded as slightly Toxic Uses: 1. Clears Wind-Damp:-Wind-Damp…

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Flemingia lineata, Yi Tiao Gen PRO

ByAdam Tate

Flemingia lineata, Yi Tiao Gen 一条根 MoghaniaYi Tiao Gen, Qian Jin Ba (TCM) Flemingia lineataBurman, N.L., Flora Indica (Burman) (1768) Flemingia macrophylla(Photo by 阿橋) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Flemingia spp. (syn Moghania spp.) F. lineata F. prostrata F. macrophylla (Guangdong, Guangxi) F. stricta is used in Ayurveda for joint disease and may be a synoymous herbs….

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Malus, Apple

ByAdam Tate

Malus, Apple Mala hortense, Pippin (Red and Yellow Apple)Seb (Unani)Sinchitika (Ayurveda)Ku Shu  ཀུ་ཤུ  (Tibetan)Ping Guo 苹果 (TCM) Kreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 Koehler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Botanical name: Malus pumila (syn. M. domestica, Pyrus malus) There are numerous species and cultivars Parts used: Fruit, Fruit Juice Temperature & Taste: Cool, moist. Sweet, SourRed Apples are more Sweet,…

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Glehnia, Bei Sha Shen FREE

ByAdam Tate

Glehnia, Bei Sha Shen 北沙参 Adenophora, Nan Sha Shen 南沙参 Glehnia littoralis(Photo by Pieria) (Wikimedia) Adenophora stricta(Photo by Kenraiz) (Wikimedia) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: There are two main varieties of Sha Shen: Bei Sha Shen: Glehnia littoralis (Northern China) Nan Sha Shen: Adenophora tetraphylla, A. stricta (Southern China) The two roots…

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Jugulans, Green Walnut Hull

ByAdam Tate

Jugulans Pericarp, Green Walnut Hull Akhrot Sabz (Unani) Della Materia Medicinale, Andrea Valuassori, 1562 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Botanische wandplaten, 1904–1914 Kohler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Botanical name: Jugulans regia Parts used: Green Walnut shell Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Bitter Classifications: 2O. ASTRINGENTS3C. ALEXIPHARMICS Uses: 1. Resists Poison:-potently resists Poison, Plague and Epidemic diseases 2. Astringes…

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Citrullus, Melon, Watermelon

ByAdam Tate

Citrullus, Watermelon Seed Maghz e Tukhm e Tarbuz (Unani) New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Fuchs, L., New Kreüterbuch, (1543) Decorticated Water Melon seed as used in Unani(Calcutta Unani College, Adam, 2019) Botanical name: Citrullus vulgaris, C. lanatusSeveral varieties of Melon are used similarly including Sweet Melon,. Cucumis melo Parts used: Seed kernel Temperature…

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Skink and Gecko

ByAdam Tate

Skink and Gecko Ge Jie  蛤蚧 (TCM, Gecko)Rtsangs pa རྩངས་པ  (Tibetan) SkinkGart der Gesundheit, Cuba, 1485 Official SkinkDioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Official SkinkKrauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Lacerta, LizardDioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Type of ‘Skink’ found on the banks of the NileKrauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Bulk dried Ge Jie at the Chengdu Medicine Market (Adam, 2016) Above:…

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Cinnamonum, Cinnamon, Rou Gui FREE

ByAdam Tate

Cinnamonum, Cinnamon, Cassia Lignea, Rou Gui 肉桂 Cinnamon:–Gui Pi  桂皮 (TCM)–Dar Chini (Unani)–Shing tsha  ཤིང་ཚ  (Tibetan)Cassia Lignea:–Rou Gui 肉皮 (TCM)–Taj Qalmi (Unani) Above: Cinnamon leaf and bark (left); Cassia bark (right)Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640Left: Cinnamon, Medical Botany, Stephenson and Churchill, 1836 CinnamonKoehler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 CassiaKoehler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Chinese Cinnamon bark (Adam, 2016) Members…

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Carum, Caraway FREE

ByAdam Tate

Carum, Caraway Zeera Siyah (Unani)Krishnajeeraka (Ayurveda)Go snyod  གོ་སྙོད  (Tibetan) New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Atlas der officinellen pflanzen (2), Felix, 1899 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Carum carvi Parts used: Seed Temperature & Taste: Very warm, dry. Pungent, Sweetdiscusses, attenuates Classification: 2C INCIDERS.   2H. CARMINATIVE3C. ALEXIPHARMIC.    3F. LITHONTRIPTIC.    4e. STOMACHIC Uses: 1….

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Albizia Semen PRO

ByAdam Tate

Albizia Semen Siris treeShirish, Kapitana (Ayurveda)Tukhm e Siras (Seed, Unani)Darakht e Zakaria (Arabic)Vagai (Siddha) Albizia lebbeck(Photo by Forest & Kim Starr) (Wikimedia) Albizia seed(Calcutta Unani College, Adam, 2019) Botanical name: Albizia lebbeckAs noted in the other Albizia monographs, A. julibrissin and A. odoritissima are considered equivalent plants; both have been used as a source in…

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Lycium Cortex, Di Gu Pi FREE

ByAdam Tate

Lycium Cortex, Di Gu Pi 地骨皮 Chinese Wolfberry root-barkDi Gu Pi (TCM) Lycium chinenseDuhamel du Monceau, H.L., Traité des arbres et arbustes, Nouvelle édition (1800-1803) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Lycium chinense, L. barbarum Parts used: Root-bark Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Sweet Classification: B. Clears Deficient Heat Uses: 1. Cools…

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Salvia miltiorrhiza, Dan Shen PRO

ByAdam Tate

Salvia miltiorrhiza, Dan Shen 丹参 Dan Shen (TCM) Salvia Dan Shen flower(Photo by 阿橋) (Wikimedia) Salvia Dan Shen dried root at the Chengdu Medicine Market (Adam 2015) Botanical name: Salvia miltiorrhiza Other species used include S. przewalskii, S. yunnanensis, S. digitaloides, S. trijuga, S. plectanthoides, S. bowleyan, S. pararniltiorrhiza Parts used: Root and rhizome Temperature…

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