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Veronica ciliata, Ldum nag dom mkhris PRO

ByAdam Tate

Veronica ciliata, Ldum nag dom mkhris ལྡུམ་ནག་དོམ་མཁྲིས་ Ldum nag dom mkhris (Tibet) Veronica ciliata(Photo by Peter L Achuff) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Veronica ciliata (syn. V. chingii)Verionica incana appears to be used similarly in Mongolia. Parts used: Whole herb Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Bitter Classification: Uses: 1. Clears Heat, Resists Poison, Moves the Blood, Stops…

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Desmos, Jiu Bing Ye PRO

ByAdam Tate

Desmos, Jiu Bing Ye 酒饼叶 Jia Ying Zhao, Jiu Bing Ye (TCM) Blume, C.L., Flora Javae nec non insularum adjacentium (1828-1851) Desmos chinensis(Photo by 阿橋) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Desmos cochinchinensis (syn. Desmos chinensis) Parts used: Leaf; less commonly the Root Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Bitter, Sweet. Regarded as slightly Toxic Uses: 1. Clears Wind-Damp:-Wind-Damp…

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Flemingia lineata, Yi Tiao Gen PRO

ByAdam Tate

Flemingia lineata, Yi Tiao Gen 一条根 MoghaniaYi Tiao Gen, Qian Jin Ba (TCM) Flemingia lineataBurman, N.L., Flora Indica (Burman) (1768) Flemingia macrophylla(Photo by 阿橋) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Flemingia spp. (syn Moghania spp.) F. lineata F. prostrata F. macrophylla (Guangdong, Guangxi) F. stricta is used in Ayurveda for joint disease and may be a synoymous herbs….

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Malus, Apple

ByAdam Tate

Malus, Apple Mala hortense, Pippin (Red and Yellow Apple)Seb (Unani)Sinchitika (Ayurveda)Ku Shu  ཀུ་ཤུ  (Tibetan)Ping Guo 苹果 (TCM) Kreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 Koehler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Botanical name: Malus pumila (syn. M. domestica, Pyrus malus) There are numerous species and cultivars Parts used: Fruit, Fruit Juice Temperature & Taste: Cool, moist. Sweet, SourRed Apples are more Sweet,…

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Albizia Semen PRO

ByAdam Tate

Albizia Semen Siris treeShirish, Kapitana (Ayurveda)Tukhm e Siras (Seed, Unani)Darakht e Zakaria (Arabic)Vagai (Siddha) Albizia lebbeck(Photo by Forest & Kim Starr) (Wikimedia) Albizia seed(Calcutta Unani College, Adam, 2019) Botanical name: Albizia lebbeckAs noted in the other Albizia monographs, A. julibrissin and A. odoritissima are considered equivalent plants; both have been used as a source in…

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Balanites aegyptiaca, Ingudi PRO

ByAdam Tate

Balanites aegyptiaca, Ingudi Desert Date, Lebbek Tree, Egyptian Chebulic MyrobalanIngudi (Ayurveda)Nanjunda (Siddha)Hingan, Hanguul (Unani) P. Alpino, J. Vesling, De plantis Aegypti liber, editio altera emendatior, (1640) Fresh twigs and fruit of Balanites aegyptiaca(Photo by T.K. Naliaka) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Balanites aegyptiaca (syn. B. roxburghii) Parts used: Fruit; also Leaf, Bark, Seed, Temperature & Taste: Neutral….

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Colocasia, Taro

ByAdam Tate

Colocasia, Taro Egyptian Bean, Wild TaroYe Yu (TCM)Alupam (Ayurveda)Arvi (Unani)Qulqas (Arabic) Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Kreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 Botanical name: Colocasia esculenta (syn. Arum aegyptiacum, A. colocasia) Parts used: Dried Rhizome Temperature & Taste: Toxic when fresh; Seed is also regarded as Toxic Uses: 1. Clears Heat, Resists Poison, Resolves Swelling: -Toxic Sores and Swellings, Boils,…

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Caulophyllum, Blue Cohosh PRO

ByAdam Tate

Caulophyllum, Blue Cohosh Squaw root, Yellow Ginseng, Blue Ginseng Blue CohoshMillspaugh, C.F., American medicinal plants (1882-1887) (Photo by USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab) (Wikimedia) Blue Cohosh root and rhizomeSquibb’s Atlas of the Official Drugs, Mansfield, 1919 Botanical name: Caulophyllum thalictroides Parts used: Root and Rhizome (fresh or dried) Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Sweet,…

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Akebia Caulis, Mu Tong PRO

ByAdam Tate

Akebia Caulis, Mu Tong 木通 Chocolate VineMu Tong (TCM) Akebia quinataLindley, J., Edwards’s Botanical Register (1829-1847) Botanical name: Akebia spp.  1. A. quinata  2. A. trifoliata  3. A. trifoliata var. australis Parts used: Caulis Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Bitter Classification: C. Clears Damp, Promote Urine Uses: 1. Clears Damp and Heat, Promotes Urine:-Damp-Heat obstructing…

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Saussurea superba, Sngo spyi bzhar PRO

ByAdam Tate

Saussurea superba, Sngo spyi bzhar སྔོ་སྤྱི་བཞར་ Hawkweed SaussureaSngo spyi bzhar (Tibet)Chang Mao Feng Mao Ju 长毛风毛菊 (TCM) Botanical name: Saussurea superba (syn. S. hieracioides, S. villosa) Parts used: Whole plant Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Bitter, Pungent Classification: Uses: 1. Clears Damp, Purges Water: (Tibet, TCM)-Edema (general or localized; Kidney or Heart)-difficult urination, Cystitis-Ascites, Pleural…

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Stellaria holostea, Stitchwort

ByAdam Tate

Stellaria holostea, Stitchwort Holosteum, All Bones Greater StitchwortBotanologia, Salmon, 1710 Bulliard, P., Flora Parisiensis, vol. 2 (1776-1781) Stellaria holostea(Photo by Jerzy Opioła) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Stellaria holostea Parts used: Herb; Seed Temperature & Taste: Seed: Warm, dry. Pungent Uses: 1. Moves the Qi, Eases Pain:-stitches, pain in the sides; flowers have been chewed for stitches-muscular…

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Ipomoea sepiaria, Lakshmana

ByAdam Tate

Ipomoea sepiaria, Lakshmana Purple Heart Glory, Hedge BindweedLakshmana, Banakalami (Ayurveda)Thaalikeerai, Taalikkirai (Siddha) Ipomoea sepiaria(Image from Leiden University Libraries, Leyden, The Netherlands) Ipomoea sepiaria(Photo by George Muttathil Pulikurumba) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Ipomoea sepiaria (syn. I. marginata, I. maxima, I. sagittifolia, Convolvulus marginatus)The Ayurvedic plant Lakshmana has also been equated with Ginseng and Mandrake. Parts used: Root;…

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