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Balsam, Balsam tree

ByAdam Tate

Balsam, Balsam tree Balm of Gilead, Balsam of JudeaUnani:–Roghan-e-Balsaan (oil)–Hab-e-Balsaan (fruit)–Ood-e-Balsaan (wood) True Balsam tree with a guard protecting it, indicating its high valueMuseum Museorum, Valentini, 1704 Krater-Buch und kunstliche Conterfeyungen, 1703 Bruce, Travels to discover the source of the Nile, Cartes et figures du Voyage en Nubie et en Abyssinie, 1792 Hand-Atlas Medicinisch-Pharmaceutischer, 1884…

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Gypsum, Shi Gao 石膏

ByAdam Tate

Gypsum, Shi Gao 石膏 Shi Gao (TCM)Godanti (Ayurveda)Jibsin (Unani)Selenite, Lapis Selenite; Lapis Specularis: Affroselinum, Glacies Marie; the Crystallized form of Gypsum Gypsum Affroselinum (Selenite) Alabaster Hortus sanitatis, 1491 Die Mineralien, Weber, J. C., 1871 Gypsum (Chengdu Medicine Market, Adam, 2016) Mineralogical name: Calcium sulphateThere are 3 main types of Gypsum: Alabaster: Nicomar (a fine grained…

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Dryopteris crassirhizoma, Mian Ma Guan Zhong PRO

ByAdam Tate

Dryopteris crassirhizoma, Guan Zhong 贯众 Male Fern, Shield-fernGuan Zhong, Mian Ma Guan Zhong (TCM) Dryopteris crassirhizoma (Photo by Kenraiz) (Wikimedia) Dryopteris Guan Zhong(Adam, 2024) Botanical name: Dryopteris crassirhizoma A number of other species have been said to provide varieties of Guan Zhong including: Woodwardia japonica Blechnum orientale Lunathyrium acrostichoides Osmunda japonica Matteuccia struthiopteris Parts used:…

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Trapa natans, Water Chestnut PRO

ByAdam Tate

Trapa natans, Water Chestnut Water Caltrops, Tribulus aquaticus, Nux aquaticaShrngataka (Ayurveda) Singara, Singhara (Siddha)Singhara (Unani)Joz Al-qastal (Arabic)Ling (TCM) Trapa natansW. Roxburgh, Plants of the coast of Coromandel, vol. 3 (1819) Trapa natansRepräsentanten einheimischer Pflanzenfamilien in buntenWandtafeln mit erläuterndem, Bollmann (1879-1882) Trapa natans(Photo by MurielBendel) (Wikimedia) Trapa natans nuts: ‘Water Chestnuts’(Photo by Gdsaverio) (Wikimedia) Botanical name:…

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Pulegium, Pennyroyal FREE

ByAdam Tate

Pulegium, Pennyroyal Herbarum Vivae Eicones, Otto Brunfels, 1530 Medical Botany, Woodville, 1810 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Mentha pulegium Parts used: Herb Temperature & Taste: Slightly Warm, dry. Pungent, Bitter Classifications: 2A APERIENT.    2B ATTENUATER.    2F. PURIFYING.    2H. CARMINATIVE.    2J. RAREFYING3C. ALEXIPHARMIC.    3G. EMMENAGOGUE.    3H. LACTAGOGUE.    3K. EXPECTORANT.    3M. ARTHRITICS4a. CEPHALIC.   …

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Angelica pubescens, Du Huo FREE

ByAdam Tate

Angelica pubescens, Du Huo, 独活 Du Huo (TCM) Angelica pubescens flowerPhoto by Koichi Oda Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Angelica pubescens; others used include A. brevicaulis, A. polyclada, A. hemsleyanum Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent, bitter Classification: D. Clear Wind and Damp Uses: 1. Clears Wind and…

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Borago, Borage FREE

ByAdam Tate

Borago, Borage Gaozaban (Unani Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Herbarum Vivae Eicones, Otto Brunfels, 1530 Flora von Deutschland (19), Kohler, 1884 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Borago officinalis Parts used: Root (bark removed); Leaf; Flower Temperature & Taste: Neutral (some said Warm), moist; Schroder said Warm and Moist in the 1st…

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Sea Hare, Aplysia

ByAdam Tate

Aplysia, Sea Hare Lepus marinus Arnab bahri (Unani) Ocean World : Being a Descriptive History of the Sea and its Living InhabitantsFibuier, Louis (1868) Aplysia depilans(Photo by Jeffdelonge) (Wikimedia) Zoological name: Aplysia spp.A. depilans is most often cited, although related species are no doubt used.Dolabella auricularia is the Wedge Sea Hare, which may have been considered…

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Hygrophila, Kokilaksha PRO

ByAdam Tate

Hygrophila, Kokilaksha Long-leaved Barberia Kokliaksha (Ayurveda)Neermulli (Siddha)Talamakhana (Unani)Afqeet (Arabic) Hygrophila schulliH.A. van Rheede tot Drakestein, Hortus Indicus Malabaricus, vol. 2 (1679) Hygrophila auriculata(Photo by Rison Thumboor) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Hygrophila auriculata (syn. H. schulli, H. spinosa, Asteracantha longifolia, Barleria longifolia)Blue and White-flowered varieties were traditionally known. Only the blue-flowered variety is used. Parts used: Seed,…

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Gymnema, Gurmar PRO

ByAdam Tate

Gymnema, Gurmar Miracle fruit, Sweet Fruit, Australian Cow plantGurmar, Meshashringi (Ayurveda)Cirukurincan (Siddha)Hashishatul Saboon, Gurmar Buti (Unani)Geng Teng (TCM) Gymnema sylvestre(Photo by FarEnd2018) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Gymnema sylvestre (syn. Marsdenia sylvestris)Also used are G. montanum and G. hirsutum Parts used: Leaf; rarely the root Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Bitter Uses: 1. Clears Heat, Resists Poison:-acute…

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Pogostemon seu Agastache, Huo Xiang PRO

ByAdam Tate

Pogostemon seu Agastache, Huo Xiang 藿香 Wrinkled Giant-Hyssop, Patchouli (Agastache)Cablin Patchouli (Pogostemon)Huo Xiang (Agastache) (TCM)Guang Huo Xiang (Pogostemon) (TCM)Paachi (Pogostemon, Ayurveda) Agastache rugosaPhoto by Dalgial (Wikimedia) Pogostemon cablinPhoto by Forest & Kim Starr (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Two different herbs supply Huo Xiang:  1. Agastache rugosa (Tu Huo Xiang)  2. Pogostemon cablin (syn. P. patchouli var. sauvis,…

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Agrimonia, Agrimony, Xian He Cao FREE

ByAdam Tate

Agrimonia, Agrimony Chinese Agrimony, Xian He Cao 仙鹤草 Xian He Cao (TCM Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Thomé, O.W., Flora von Deutschland Österreich und der Schweiz, Tafeln, (1885) Eupatorium of Avicenna (left); Eupatorium of Mesue (right)New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Agrimonia eupatoriaA, pilosa and…

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