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Leonurus, Motherwort FREE

ByAdam Tate

Leonurus, Motherwort, Yi Mu Cao 益母草 Also called Cardiaca, MatricariaYi Mu Cao (TCM) LeonurusNew Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 LeonurusKurtzes Handtbuchlein, Ryff, 1599 L. cardiacaOeder et al., Flora Danica, 1756 (1761-1883) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Leonurus cardiaca (syn. L. crispus, L. campestris, L. glabra, L. discolor)In TCM L. heterophyllus (syn. L. artermisia),…

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Cardamon, Elettaria cardamomum PRO

ByAdam Tate

Cardamomum, Lesser Cardamom Sukshmaila (Ayurveda)Heel Khurd (Fruit, Unani)Dana Heel Khurd (Seed, Unani)Sug smel སུག་སྨེལ  (Tibetan) Ortus Sanitatis, Cube, Johann von, 1501 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Lesser CardamonIcones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1800 Indiae Utriusque re Naturali et Medica, Pisonis, 1658 Lesser, Medium and Greater CardamonsNew Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Lesser Cardamon (Adam, 2016) Botanical name: Elettaria cardamomum (syn. Amomum…

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Silybum, Mary’s Thistle PRO

ByAdam Tate

Silybum, Milk Thistle Mary’s Thistle, Carduus Mariae, Carduus lacteus Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Chaumeton, Flore médicale, 1829 Silybum marianum (Photo by Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Silybum marianum (syn. Carduus marianus) Parts used: Seed; herb; rarely the root Temperature & Taste: Temperate, dry. Bittercuts, opens, gently binds Classification: B. Clear…

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Iris, Orris, or Flower de Luce PRO

ByAdam Tate

Iris, Orris and Flower de Luce Bekh e Sosan, Irsa (Unani)Susan (Arabic) Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 De Materia Medica, Andres de Laguna, 1555 Left: Iris germanica;   Right: I. florentinaDella Materia Medicinale, Andrea Valuassori, 1562 (left) Iris germanicaFlora von Deutschland, Kohler, 1886 Iris florentinaDarstellung und Beschreibung sammtliche, Berg, 1858 IRIS FLORENTINA1, Branched…

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Dipsacus, Teasel, Xu Duan FREE

ByAdam Tate

Dipsacus, Teasel, Xu Duan 续断 Virga Pastoris, Carduus Veneris, Labrum VenerisXu Duan (Chinese Teasel)Chir, Moleta (Arabic) Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Gart der Gesundheit, Cuba, 1485 Flora von Deutschland (28), Kohler, 1886 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Dipsacus spp.Salmon said there were many varieties, but 2 main types were used. In addition…

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Cyperus, Cyperus, Xiang Fu PRO

ByAdam Tate

Cyperus, Cyperus, Xiang Fu 香附 Nutgrass; Sweet Cyperus, GalingaleXiang Fu (TCM)Musta, Mustaka, Motha (Skt)Nagarmotha, Saad-e-Kufi (Unani) Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1555 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Japanese Herbal, 17th(Welcome) Sibthrop & Smith, Flora Graeca, 1806 Cyperus rotundus root (Adam, 2017) Botanical name: Cyperus rotundus; C. scariosusTwo types were known, Long and Round: Round or English Cyperus: root…

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Nux Pinea, Pine Nuts FREE

ByAdam Tate

Nux Pinea, Pine nuts Song Zi (TCM)Chilghoza (Unani) Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Pine nuts in the shell (Adam, 2017) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Pinus gerardiana Parts used: Seed Temperature & Taste: Warm, moist. Sweet Classifications: 2E LENITIVE3J. INCREASE SEMEN.    3K. EXPECTORANT.    3L. ANTI-TUSSIVE4d. PECTORAL.    4j. NERVINE Uses: 1. Benefits the…

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Adiantum, Maidenhair PRO

ByAdam Tate

Adiantum, Maidenhair Capillus Veneris, Venus HairParsiaoshan (Unani)Hamsapadi (Ayurveda)Rtsa rma dongs རྩརྨ་མདོངས་ Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Common MaidenhairDioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 English Maidenhair (Trichomanes)Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Icones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1800 Botanical name: Adiantum capillus-venerisA number of related species are used: Golden: Adiantum aureum (used as Maidenhair) White: Asplenium Ruta…

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Populus, Poplartree

ByAdam Tate

Populus, Poplar-tree Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Black PoplarKrauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 White PoplarKrauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Black PoplarDella Materia Medicinale, Andrea Valuassori, 1562 White PoplarNew Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Black PoplarKoehler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 BLACK POPLAR BUDSSquibb’s Atlas of the Official Drugs, Mansfield, 1919 Botanical name: Populus nigra (less commonly White Poplar, P. alba)The Aspen (P. tremula) was…

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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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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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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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