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Notoginseng, San Qi FREE

ByAdam Tate

Notoginseng, San Qi 三七 Pseudoginseng rootSan Qi, Tian Qi (TCM) The structure of Panax notoginseng, Chinese Flora, 1959 San Qi (Adam, Chengdu Medicine Market, 2018) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Panax notoginseng (syn. Panax pseudo-ginseng var. notoginseng) Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Sweet, slightly Bitter Classifications: K. Move…

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Costus speciosus, Push kar mu la PRO

ByAdam Tate

Costus speciosus, Push kar mu la Wild Ginger, Crepe GingerPush kar mu la (Tibetan)Kebuka (Ayurveda) (sometimes called Kustha)Zhang Liu Tou (TCM) Costus speciosusN. Witsen, H. de Jager, Plantae Javanicae pictae, ex Java transmissae anno MDCC, (1700) Costus speciosusBlanco, Flora de Filipinas. (1875) Costus speciosus(Photo by Mokkie) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Costus speciosus (syn. Banksia speciosus, Cheilocostus…

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Dioscorea polystachya, Shan Yao PRO

ByAdam Tate

Dioscorea polystachya, Shan Yao 山药 Chinese YamShan Yao (TCM) D. alataDescourtilz, Flore médicale des Antilles, 1829 Dioscorea polystachya(Photo by James H. Miller) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Dioscorea spp. D. polystachya is the standard species. D. opposita Also used are D. persimilis, D. alata, D. fordii, D. batatas Parts used: Rhizome Temperature & Taste: Neutral, slightly moist….

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Sedum sarmentosum, Chui Pen Cao PRO

ByAdam Tate

Sedum sarmentosum, Chui Pen Cao 垂盆草 Hanging Stonecrop, Stringy Stonecrop, Gold Moss Stonecrop, Graveyard MossChui Pen Cao, Shi Zhi Jia (TCM) Sedum sarmentosum (upper right)Bois, D., Atlas des plantes de jardins et d’appartements (1891-1896) Sedum sarmentosum (Photo by bastus917, Wikimedia) Botanical name: Sedum sarmentosumAs in the West, a number of related Sedum species are known…

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Aerva, Gorakshganja PRO

ByAdam Tate

Aerva, Gorakshganja Gorakshganja, Pattura (Ayurveda)Seru Peelai, Cirupilai Camulam (Siddha)Bisehri Booti, Patharphodi (Unani) Aerva lanata P. Miller, Figures of the most beautiful, useful and uncommonplants, described in the gardeners’ dictionary (1755-1760) Botanical name: Aerva lanataA. scandens is used in some parts of India Parts used: Root (or whole plant) Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Bitter, Pungent…

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Xanthium, Byi tsher PRO

ByAdam Tate

Xanthium, Byi tsher བྱི་ཚེར Cang Er Zi 苍耳子 (Fruit), Cang Er Cao 苍耳草 (Leaf) Cocklebur, BurweedByi tsher (Tibetan Medicine)Shankheshwara (Ayurveda)Maruloomatham (Siddha)Cang Er Zi (Fruit); Cang Er Cao (Herb) (TCM) Xanthium sibiricum(Illustration: Real Jardín Botánico, Madrid, Spain)(BotanicalIllustration) Xanthium sibericum(Photo by Zhuwq) (Wikimedia) Xanthium indicum(Photo by Vinayaraj) (Wikimedia) Xanthium, Cang Er Zi(Adam, 2024) Botanical name: Xanthium sibiricum…

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Physochlaina infundibularis, Hua Shan Shen PRO

ByAdam Tate

Physochlaina infundibularis, Hua Shan Shen 华山参 Hua Shan Shen, Lou Dou Pao Nang Cao (TCM) Physochlaina orientalisCurtis’s Botanical Magazine, 1823 Physochlaina praealtaCurtis’s Botanical Magazine, 1851 Physochlaina physoloides(Photo by Nina Filippova, edited) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Physochlaina spp. P. infundibularis (China); P. physoloides (syn. P. dahurica, P. lanosa, Hyoscyamus physaloides) (Mongolia) Physochlaina praealta is used similarly in…

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Gladiolus, Sou Shan Huang PRO

ByAdam Tate

Gladiolus, Sou Shan Huang 搜山黄 Sword-Lilies, Ghent Hybrid GladiolusSou Shan Huang, Tang Chang Pu, Biao Gan Hua (TCM) Gladiolus gandavensis var. citrinus(Flore des serres et des jardins de l’Europe, vol. 5) Botanical name: Gladiolus gandavensis (syn. Gladiolus x gandavensis)This is a hybrid of G. dalenii × G. oppositiflorus. Parts used: Bulb Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Bitter….

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Tabasheer, Tian Zhu Huang FREE

ByAdam Tate

Tabasheer, Tian Zhu Huang 天竺黄 Bamboo Silica, Bamboo Manna, Bamboo Salt, Bamboo CamphorTian Zhu Huang (TCM)Vasalocana (Ayurveda)Cu Gan (Tibetan)Tabaashir (Unani)Bansalochan (Persian)Qasab (Arabic) Indiae Utriusque re Naturali et Medica, Pisonis, 1658 Bambusa arundinacea (as Arundo bambos)Plantarum indigenarum et exoticarum Icones ad vivum coloratae, vol. 5 (1792) Two varieties of Tabasheer available on the market, Blue and…

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Nigella, Gith, Black Cumin PRO

ByAdam Tate

Nigella, Gith Black Cumin, MelanthiumKalonji (Unani)Habat al-Baraka (Arabic)Kalajira, Mugrela (Ayurveda)Karuncirakam (Siddha)Zi ra nag po  ཟི་ར་ནག་པོ  (Tibetan)Hei Zhong Cao Zi 黑种草子 (TCM) Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Botanical name: Nigella spp. N. sativa N. damascena N. glandulifera (syn. Nigella sativa var. hispidula) Parts used: Seed Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry,…

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Polyporus, Zhu Ling FREE

ByAdam Tate

Polyporus, Zhu Ling 猪苓 Zhu Ling (TCM)Chorei Matake (Japan) Polyporus umbellatus(Illustration by Emil Doerstling) (Wikimedia) Polyporus umbellatusPhoto by Lebrac (Wikimedia) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Polyporus umbellatus Parts used: Fruiting body (Fungi) Temperature & Taste: Neutral/Cool, dry. Sweet, bland Classification: D. Clear Damp, Promote Urine Uses: 1. Clears Damp, Promotes Urine:-Edema,…

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Adiantum, Maidenhair FREE

ByAdam Tate

Adiantum, Maidenhair Capillus Veneris, Venus HairParsiaoshan (Unani)Hamsapadi (Ayurveda)Rtsa rma dongs རྩརྨ་མདོངས་ Herbario nuovo, 1667 Common MaidenhairDioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 English Maidenhair (Trichomanes)Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Icones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1800 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Adiantum capillus-venerisA number of related species are used: Golden: Adiantum aureum (used as Maidenhair) White:…

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