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Mespilus, Medlar

ByAdam Tate

Mespilus, Medlar Dutch Medlar Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Kreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 Flora von Deutschland (25), Kohler, 1886 Botanical name: Mespilus germanica (syn. M. vulgaris)The Mediterranean Medlar is Crataegus azarolus (syn. Mespilus azarolus), called Azarole, and was used similarly.Pliny listed three varieties: Anthedon (Crataegus azarolus)–Mespilon Eteron of Dioscorides Setania (Italian Medlar) Gallic (French…

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Verbascum, Mullein FREE

ByAdam Tate

Verbascum, Mullein High Taper, Torchweed Della Materia Medicinale Andrea Valuassori, 1562 Kurtzes Handtbuchlein, Ryff, 1599 Koehler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Verbascum thapsus (syn. V. thapsiforme), V. phlomoidesIt has been used in TCM (Mao Rui Hua) but is not a commonly used medicine. Parts used: Leaf; Flower; Root…

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Sempervium, Sedum, Houseleek

ByAdam Tate

Sempervium, Sedum, Houseleek Crassula major; Herba Sempervivi, Sedi majorisWall Stone crop: Sedum acre Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Sempervivum majusDella Materia Medicinale Andrea Valuassori, 1562 Lesser and Middle HouseleekDioscorides Materia Medica, Ruellio 1549 Wall or Lesser Stonecrop (Sedum acre)Medical Botany, Woodville, Vol III, 1810 Sempervivum tectorumIcones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1806 Sempervivum tectorum(Photo by Consultaplantas) (Wikimedia) Botanical…

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Chili, Capsicum annum FREE

ByAdam Tate

Capsicum, Chili Chili Pepper, Hot PepperFilfil-i-Surkh (Unani) Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 C. annuaAtlas der Officinellen Pflanzen, Berg & Schmidt, Leipzig, 1893  Left: Fresh Chili;  Center: Dried Chili;  Right: Crushed Chili Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Capsicum spp. C. annum var. annum (longum type) C. frutescens (syn. C. minimum) C. baccatum C. chinensis…

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Astragalus et al., Srad ma PRO

ByAdam Tate

Astragalus et al., Srad ma སྲད་མ Srad ma (Tibet) Thermopsis barbataCurtis’s Botanical Magazine (1855) Botanical name: Sources of Srad ma are complex and varied:  1. Astragalus spp.  2. Oxytropis spp.  3. Hedysarum spp.  4. Thermopsis spp. There are 9 varieties of Srad ma:  1. srad ma dkar po (srad dkar), flowers of Astragalus floridus, Oxytropis…

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Corydalis conspera, Stong ri zil ba PRO

ByAdam Tate

Corydalis conspersa, Stong ri zil ba སྟོང་རི་ཟིལ་བ Stong ri zil ba (Tibet)Tiao Lie Huang Jin (TCM) C. boweriHooker, W.J., Hooker, J.D., Icones Plantarum [Hooker’s Icones plantarum] (1837-1922) C. linarioidesMaximowicz, C.J., Historia naturalis itinerum N. M. Przewalskiiper Asiam Centralem vol. 1, Flora Tangutica (1889) Botanical name: Corydalis conspersa, C. boweriiOther including C. linarioides have been listed….

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Artemisia Scoparia, Yin Chen Hao PRO

ByAdam Tate

Artemisia scoparia, Yin Chen Hao 茵陈蒿 Virgate WormwoodYin Chen Hao (TCM)Tshar bong dkar po  ཚར་བོང་བོང་དཀར་པོ་ (Tibetan Medicine) Artemisia scopariaWaldstein & Kitaibel, Descriptiones et icones plantarum rariorum Hungariae (1799-1802) Botanical name: Artemisia capillaris, A. scopariaLocal varieties used include A. frigida, A. gmelinii, A. anethoides, A. haichowensis Parts used: HerbAccording to Tibetan texts, the root is most…

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Epimedium, Yin Yang Huo FREE

ByAdam Tate

Epimedium, Yin Yang Huo 淫羊藿 ‘Horny Goat Weed’, EpimediumYin Yang Huo (TCM) Epimedium sagittatum(Photo by Qwert1234) (Wikimedia) Epimedium koreanumPhotos by Dalgial Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Epimedium spp.Several species are used: E. brevicornum E. sagittatum E. pubescens E. koreanum E. wushanensis There are several species in the West which may have…

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Lyonia, Li Mu PRO

ByAdam Tate

Lyonia, Li Mu 悷木 Tibetan LyoniaLi Mu, Nan Zhu (TCM) LyoniaBen Cao Tu Pu, 1644 (Welcome) Lyonia ovalifolia(Photo by Krish Dulal) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Lyonia spp. L. ovalifolia (syn. Pieris ovalifolia, Andromeda ovalifolia, Xolisma ovalifolia) L.  ovalifolia var. elliptica Parts used: Leafy twigs and fruit Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Sweet Classification: Uses: 1. Moves…

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Eruca, Rocket FREE

ByAdam Tate

Eruca, Rocket Jirjir, Jirjeer (Unani) Wild RocketFuchs, New Kreuterbuch, 1543 Garden RocketSturm et al, Flora von Deutschland in Abbildungennach der Natur, Zweite auflage, vol. 6, 1902 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Eruca spp.GARDEN ROCKET: E. sativa (syn. E. vesicaria, Brassica eruca)WILD ROCKET: E. sylvestris Parts used: Seed Temperature & Taste: Hot,…

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Calamintha, Calamint PRO

ByAdam Tate

Calamintha, Calamint Also called Mountain Mint New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Greater (left) and Lesser (right) CalamintParkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Curtis, William, Flora Londinensis, vol. 6 (1789-1798) Botanical name: Calamintha officinalis (syn. Clinopodium nepeta)C. nepeta (Lesser Calamint) is used similarly and is stronger.Galen mentioned 3 types. Parts used: Herb Temperature & Taste: Warm,…

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Lupinus, Lupin

ByAdam Tate

Lupinus, Lupin Turmus, Tarmus (Unani) Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Lupinus albus(Photo by Jean-Claude Echardour) (Wikimedia) Lupin seed(Photo by Calapito) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Lupinus albus (White), L. luteus (Yellow); In Unani, L. polyphyllus is used; the Blue Lupin, L. angustifolia has also been used.Note that 2 distinct varieties of Lupin occur: Bitter…

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