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Ebulus, Dwarf Elder

ByAdam Tate

Ebulus, Dwarf Elder Danewort, Helion Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 English Botany, Vol VII, Smith, 1798 Icones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1800 Botanical name: Sambucus ebulus Parts used: Flower; Leaf; Berry; Inward bark; Seed Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry Classifications: 2F. PURIFYING3M. ARTHRITICS4f. SPLENETIC    4k. ARTHRITIC Uses: Flowers:-promote Sweat; generally used as…

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Crataegus, Hawthorn, Shan Zha PRO

ByAdam Tate

Crataegus, Hawthorn, Shan Zha 山楂 Oxyacantha, White ThornShan Zha (TCM) Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 C. oxyacanthaFlora von Deutschland (25), Kohler, 1886 C. monogynaFlora von Deutschland (25), Kohler, 1886 Chinese Hawthorn fruit slices (Adam, 2017) Botanical name: Crataegus spp.In Europe: C. laevigata (formerly C. oxyacantha); Branched Hawthorn C. monogyna; Single Hawthorn C. pentagyna; Five-headaed Hawthorn…

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Nardostachys, Indian Spikenard FREE

ByAdam Tate

Nardostachys, Indian Spikenard Nardi IndicaJatamansi, Mansi (Ayurveda)Sumbul-e-Hindi, Sambul-ut-Teeb, Balchhar (Unani)Gan Song 甘松 (TCM) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Krauterbuch, Danz & Uffenbach, 1610 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Nardostachys jatamansi‘there is a false Spikenard of Narbo, and a mountain Spikenard like Valerian’. (Schroder) Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste:…

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Agaricus, Agaric FREE

ByAdam Tate

Agaricus, Agaric AgarikonGhariqoon (Unani)Ku Bai Tie  苦白蹄; A Li Hong  阿里红 (TCM) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 True ‘Larch Agaric’New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 AgaricKreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 Polyporus officinalis (Nees von Esenbeck,T.F.L., Plantae officinales, vol. 2, 1828-1833) Polyporus officinalisKoehler, F.E., Medizinal Pflanzen, vol. 4 (1890) Laricifomes officinalis (as Fomitopsis officinalis)(Photo by Steph Jarvis) (Wikimedia) 2 Different samples…

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Blessed Thistle, Carduus benedictus FREE

ByAdam Tate

Carduus Benedictus, Blessed Thistle New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Kurtzes Handtbuchlein, Ryff, 1599 Koehler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Carduus benedictus Parts used: Herb; Seed Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Bitter, pungentattenuates, opens, discusses, and is cordial Classification: 2F. PURIFYING3A. SUDORIFICS & DIAPHORETICS.    3C. ALEXIPHARMIC.   3D. CORDIALS & CARDIACS.  …

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Althea, Marshmallow FREE

ByAdam Tate

Althaea, Marshmallow BismalvaKhatmi (Unani) New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Fuchs, L., New Kreüterbuch, (1543)  Botanische wandplaten, 1904–1914 1. Longitudinal section showing dark cambium zone.  2, Longitudinal furrow.  3, Irregular cut pieces.  4, Cross-section showing wavy cortex, dark cambium zone and wood. Squibb’s Atlas of the Official Drugs, Mansfield, 1919 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION…

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Melissa, Balm PRO

ByAdam Tate

Melissa, Balm Lemon Balm; Mountain Balm, Sweet BalmMelissophyllum, ApiastrumBillilotan (Unani) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Della Materia Medicinale, Andrea Valuassori, 1562 Kurtzes Handtbuchlein, Ryff, 1599 Melissa officinalisKoehler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Melissa officinalis(Photo by Takács István) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Melissa officinalisA number of varieties were recognised: Parts used: Herb Temperature & Taste: Mildly Cool (usually classed as…

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Seseli, Siler Montane PRO

ByAdam Tate

Seseli, Siler Montane Hartwort, Laserwort, Mountain Cumin Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 SeseliNew Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Left: Seseli massiliense;  Right: Seseli ethiopicumKrauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Left: Seseli peloponnesiacum,  Right: Seseli creticum,Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Siler montanumFlora von Deutschland (27), Kohler, 1886 Siler tortuosumFlora von Deutschland (27), Kohler, 1886 The Chinese Saposhnikovia divaricata (syn. Siler…

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Mercury, Quicksilver, Argentum Vivum, Shui Yin 水银

ByAdam Tate

Argentum Vivum, Mercury, Shui Yin 水银 Hydrargyrum: Quicksilver: older names include: Alohar: Altaris: Alozet: Azoch: Azet: Besech: Besec;  Argentum VivumRasa, Para, Parada (Ayurveda)Shui Yin (TCM)Prepared Mercury:–Tsothel, Btso thal (Tibetan Medicine)–Zuotai (TCM) Hortus sanitatis, 1491 MercuryPhoto by Dnn87 Minerological name: Hydrargyrum Parts used: Purified Mercury.Most commonly used internally in all Traditions is a Sulphide form:  1….

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Sarsaparilla FREE

ByAdam Tate

Sarsaparilla Ushba (Unani) Icones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1804 Medical Botany, Woodville, 1810 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Smilax sarsaparilla (syn. S. glauca)The related Smilax glabra, ‘China root’ (and others) from China are also used. See China root, Tu Fu Ling Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Neutral. Sweet. Classifications: 2F. PURIFYING3A….

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Glycyrrhiza, Licorice, Gan Cao PRO

ByAdam Tate

Glycyrrhiza, Licorice, Gan Cao 甘草 Liquorice, Dulcis radix (‘Sweet root’)Gan Cao (“Sweet root”, TCM)Yastimadhu (Ayurveda)Athimathuram (Siddha) Shing Mnar   ཤིང་མངར  (Tibetan)Asl us Soos (Unani) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 G. glabraAtlas der officinellen pflanzen (2), Felix, 1899 G. echinataDarstellung und Beschreibung sammtliche, Berg, 1858 Three varieties of Licorice root available on the…

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Cytisus, Broom FREE

ByAdam Tate

Cytisus, Broom Genista, Genesta, Genestra, Scoparius, Spartium, Scotch Broom Medical Botany, Woodville, Hooker, Vol. 3, 1832 BROOM TOPS1. Stem showing the two wings ending in a node.  2. A large flower and aflower bud.  3. The hairy pistil..  4. Fruit.  5. Three foliate leaves. Squibb’s Atlas of the Official Drugs, Mansfield, 1919 Members CLICK HERE…

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