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Hibiscus rosasinensis, China Rose PRO

ByAdam Tate

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, China Rose Rose of China, Chinese HibiscusJapa (Ayurveda)Gul-e-Gurhal (Unani)Semparuthi (Siddha)Fu Sang Hua (TCM) Hibiscus rosa-sinensisEdwards’s Botanical Register, vol. 21 (1836) Hibiscus rosa-sinensis(Photo by Buendia22) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Parts used: Flower Temperature & Taste: Neutral (slightly Cool and moist according to some). Sweet, Pungent, Bitter Uses: 1. Calms the Heart, Settles Wind,…

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Begonia, Zi Bei Tian Kui

ByAdam Tate

Begonia, Zi Bei Tian Kui 紫背天葵 Tea BegoniaZi Bei Tian Kui, Hong Tian Kui (TCM) Begonia fimbristipulaCurtis, W., Botanical Magazine (1887) Botanical name: Begonia fimbristipula (syn. B. cyclophylla) Begonia laciniata appears to be used similarly in India for Fever, Liver disease and Venereal diseases Parts used: Herb Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Sweet (mildly Toxic)…

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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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Triticum spelta, Spelt

ByAdam Tate

Triticum spleta, Spelt Spelt Corn, Zea DicoccosDinkel (German) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Several varieties of Triticum, that labelled ‘D’ being Spelt.A. Masclef, Atlas des plantes de France, vol. 3, (1893) Botanical name: Triticum spelta Parts used: Seed (Grain) Temperature & Taste: Neutral/slightly Warm. SweetGalen said Spelt is between Wheat and Barley in temperature. Uses: 1….

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Rhaponticum uniflorum, Lou Lu PRO

ByAdam Tate

Rhaponticum uniflorum, Lou Lu 漏芦 RhaponticumLou Lu (TCM) Rhaponticum uniflorum Gmelin, J.G., Flora sibirica, (1747) Rhaponticum uniflorum flower(Photo by Straybird726) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Rhaponticum uniflorum Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Bitter, Salty Classification: B. Clear Heat and Toxin Uses: 1. Clears Heat, Resists Toxin., Resolves Swellings:-early stages of Sores, Boils, Carbuncles, Abscesses,…

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Wasp Nest, Feng Fang

ByAdam Tate

Wasp Nest, Feng Fang 蜂房 Feng Fang, Lu Feng Fang (TCM) De Animalibvs Insectis, Ulisse Aldrovandi, 1602 Wasp nest (Polistes spp)(Photo by Ljn1111) (Wikimedia) Wasp Nest at the Chengdu Medicine Market (Adam, 2016) Entomological name: Polistes spp.A large number of species supply the market: Polistes olivaceus P. japonicus P. yokohamae P. mandarinus P. formosana P….

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Doellingera, Dong Feng Cai PRO

ByAdam Tate

Doellingera, Dong Feng Cai 东风菜 Dong Feng Cai (TCM) Aster scaberPhotos by Dalgial (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Doellingera scaber (syn. Aster scaber), D. marchandii Parts used: Whole plant and Rhizome Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Pungent, Sweet Uses: 1. Clears Wind-Heat, Resolves Toxin:-Wind-Heat common cold and Flu-Malaria-Headache, Dizziness with red eyes-red, sore, swollen Sore Throat-Lung Heat Hemoptysis-Abscesses,…

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Duck, Anas

ByAdam Tate

Duck, Anas Baj (Unani) Ortus Sanitatis, Cube, Johann von, 1501 Botanical name: Anas spp. and related.. 1. A. platyrhynchos domesticus (Common Domestic Duck)  2. A. galericulata is the Mandarin Duck.             Parts used: Flesh, Fat Temperature & Taste: Duck Meat: Warm and Moist. SweetAvicenna said ‘It is hotter than all other domestic fowls’….

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Cosmos, Mexican Aster PRO

ByAdam Tate

Cosmos, Mexican Aster Garden CosmosDa Bo Si Ju (TCM) Cosmos bipinnatusStep, E., Bois, D., Favourite flowers of garden and greenhouse (1896) Cosmos bipinnatus(Photo by Leo Michels, cropped) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Cosmos bipinnatus, C. sulphureus Parts used: Whole herb in flower; Flower; Root Temperature & Taste: Neutral. Sweet Classification: Uses: 1. Clears Heat, Stops Bleeding:-Heat-type bleeding-other disorders…

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Lepidium meyenii, Maca

ByAdam Tate

Lepidium meyenii, Maca Peruvian Ginseng Lepidium meyenii(Photo by Vahe Martirosyan) (Wikimedia) Maca root at the Chengdu Medicine Market (Adam, 2018) Botanical name: Lepidium meyenii (syn. L. peruvianum) Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Warm, moist. Sweet Uses: 1. Warms and Strengthens the Kidneys:-Aphrodisiac; increases Sperm-Impotence-Infertility (in men and women)-useful for Menopause (loss of libido, flushing,…

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Trapa natans, Water Chestnut PRO

ByAdam Tate

Trapa natans, Water Chestnut Water Caltrops, Tribulus aquaticus, Nux aquaticaShrngataka (Ayurveda) Singara, Singhara (Siddha)Singhara (Unani)Joz Al-qastal (Arabic)Ling (TCM) Trapa natansW. Roxburgh, Plants of the coast of Coromandel, vol. 3 (1819) Trapa natansRepräsentanten einheimischer Pflanzenfamilien in buntenWandtafeln mit erläuterndem, Bollmann (1879-1882) Trapa natans(Photo by MurielBendel) (Wikimedia) Trapa natans nuts: ‘Water Chestnuts’(Photo by Gdsaverio) (Wikimedia) Botanical name:…

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Sea Hare, Aplysia

ByAdam Tate

Aplysia, Sea Hare Lepus marinus Arnab bahri (Unani) Ocean World : Being a Descriptive History of the Sea and its Living InhabitantsFibuier, Louis (1868) Aplysia depilans(Photo by Jeffdelonge) (Wikimedia) Zoological name: Aplysia spp.A. depilans is most often cited, although related species are no doubt used.Dolabella auricularia is the Wedge Sea Hare, which may have been considered…

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