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Polygonatum, Solomans Seal PRO

ByAdam Tate

Polygonatum, Soloman’s Seal, Yu Zhu 玉竹 Sigillum SalomonisYu Zhu (TCM)Ra mnye  ར་མཉེ  (Tibetan) P. sibiricum, Siberian Soloman’s Seal, Huang Jing 黄精 Narrow-leafed Soloman’s Seal, Siberian Soloman’s SealHuang Jing (TCM) New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Japanese Herbal, 17th century (Welcome)       Official Soloman’s Seal                                     Narrow-leaved Soloman’s Seal                Turners Herbal,…

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Levisticum, Lovage FREE

ByAdam Tate

Levisticum, Lovage HipposelinumSisaliyus (Unani) Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Kurtzes Handtbuchlein, Ryff, 1599 Flora von Deutschland (27), Kohler, 1886 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Levisticum officinaleLigusticum chinensis (syn. L. sinensis, L. wallichi) is the Chinese Lovage Ligusticum Chuan Xiong. Parts used: Root; also the Seed and Leaf Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry….

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Curcuma, Turmeric PRO

ByAdam Tate

Curcuma, Turmeric, Jiang Huang 姜黄 Tumeric; Cyperus indicus (Dioscorides)Jiang Huang (TCM)Haridra (Ayurveda)Mancal (Siddha) Icones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1800 Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Whole Turmeric Root (Adam, 2016) LONG AND ROUND TURMERICNotes on Pharmacognosy, Otto Augustus Wall, 1902 Long and Round Turmeric, Chengdu Medicine Market(Adam, 2017) Botanical name: Curcuma longa (syn. C. domestica, C. rotunda, C….

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Scrophularia, Figwort, Xuan Shen FREE

ByAdam Tate

Scrophularia, Figwort, Xuan Shen 玄参 Xuan Shen (Chinese Figwort)Gyer shing pa  གཡེར་ཤིང་པ  (Tibetan) Herbarum Vivae Eicones, Otto Brunfels, 1530 Flora von Deutschland (17), Kohler, 1884 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Scrophularia spp.  1. S. nodosa (West)  2. S. ningpoensis, S. buergeriana (TCM)  3. S. incisa, S. ningpoensis, S. koelzii (Tibetan) Parts…

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Arctium Semen, Burdock Seed FREE

ByAdam Tate

Arctium Semen, Burdock seed, Niu Bang Zi 牛蒡子 Niu Bang Zi (TCM, Seed) Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Medicinal Plants, Millspaugh, 1892 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Artcium lappaGreater and Lesser types were recognised. Parts used: Seed Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Bitter, pungent Classifications: A. Clears Exterior Wind-Heat Uses: 1….

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Calamintha, Calamint FREE

ByAdam Tate

Calamintha, Calamint Also called Mountain Mint New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Greater (top left) and Lesser (right) CalamintParkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Curtis, William, Flora Londinensis, vol. 6 (1789-1798) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Calamintha officinalis (syn. Clinopodium nepeta subsp. glandulosum, Melissa nepeta, Melissa calamintha)C. nepeta (Lesser Calamint) is used…

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Punica Fructus, Pomegranate Fruit FREE

ByAdam Tate

Punica Fructus, Pomegranate fruit Shi Liu Zi (TCM)Se bru  སེ་འབྲུ  (Tibetan)Dadima (Ayurveda)Anardana (Unani) Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Kreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 Pomegranate Fruit (Adam, 2019) Dried Pomegranate fruit as used inAyurveda and Tibetan Medicine (Adam, 2016) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Punica granatum Parts used: Fruit; the dried, ripe fruit-seed are used in Tibetan…

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Morus Ramulus, Mulberry twig, Sang Zhi FREE

ByAdam Tate

Morus Ramulus, Mulberry Twig, Sang Zhi 桑枝 Sang Zhi (TCM） Botanische wandplaten (Plantillustrations) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Morus alba Parts used: Twig Temperature & Taste: Neutral. Bitter Classifications: D. Clear Wind and Damp Uses: 1. Clear Wind-Damp, Clears the Channels, Benefits Joints: -wind-damp joint and muscle pain, especially of the…

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Cardamon, Elettaria cardamomum FREE

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) Members CLICK HERE for the…

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Scabiosa, Scabious PRO

ByAdam Tate

Scabiosa, Scabious Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Greater ScabiousNew Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Lesser ScabiousNew Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Greater (left) and Lesser (right) ScabiousKreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 Botanical name: Scabiosa arvensis (syn. Knautia arvensis)There were 5 types traditionally recoginsed, all with the same virtues. Parts used: Root, leaf, flower; usually the whole herb with…

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Prunella, Self Heal, Xia Ku Cao FREE

ByAdam Tate

Prunella, Self-heal, Xia Ku Cao 夏枯草 Also called Consolida minorXia Ku Cao (TCM) New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Kurtzes Handtbuchlein, Ryff, 1599 Dietrich, Flora regni borussici, 1834 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Prunella vulgaris Parts used: Flowering tops; Herb Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. (Warm in the West) Sweet, BitterBitter, Cleansing, Binding…

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Nymphyae, Water Lilly PRO

ByAdam Tate

Nymphyae, Water Lilly Nenufar (Latin)Nilofar, Nasreen (Unani)Utpala (White-flolwered, Ayurveda)Nitopal (Blue-flowered, Ayurveda)Neelothpalam (Blue-flowered, Siddha) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 The Family Flora and Materia Medica Botanica, Good, 1847 Botanical name: Nymphea alba.Related species have been used. N. stellata (Indian Blue Water Lily) is used in Ayurveda, and both N. alba…

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