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Hygrophila, Kokilaksha PRO

ByAdam Tate

Hygrophila, Kokilaksha Long-leaved Barberia Kokliaksha (Ayurveda)Neermulli (Siddha)Talamakhana (Unani)Afqeet (Arabic) Hygrophila schulliH.A. van Rheede tot Drakestein, Hortus Indicus Malabaricus, vol. 2 (1679) Hygrophila auriculata(Photo by Rison Thumboor) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Hygrophila auriculata (syn. H. schulli, H. spinosa, Asteracantha longifolia, Barleria longifolia)Blue and White-flowered varieties were traditionally known. Only the blue-flowered variety is used. Parts used: Seed,…

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Pogostemon seu Agastache, Huo Xiang PRO

ByAdam Tate

Pogostemon seu Agastache, Huo Xiang 藿香 Wrinkled Giant-Hyssop, Patchouli (Agastache)Cablin Patchouli (Pogostemon)Huo Xiang (Agastache) (TCM)Guang Huo Xiang (Pogostemon) (TCM)Paachi (Pogostemon, Ayurveda) Agastache rugosaPhoto by Dalgial (Wikimedia) Pogostemon cablinPhoto by Forest & Kim Starr (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Two different herbs supply Huo Xiang:  1. Agastache rugosa (Tu Huo Xiang)  2. Pogostemon cablin (syn. P. patchouli var. sauvis,…

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Cynosbatus, Rose Hip PRO

ByAdam Tate

Cynosbatus, Rose Hip Cherokee Rose Hip, Jin Ying Zi 金樱子 CynosbatusCherokee Rose Hip, Jin Ying Zi  金樱子 (TCM)Se rgod  སེ་རྒོད  (Tibetan) Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 R. caninaFlora von Deutschland (25), Kohler, 1886 R. laevigata (Jin Ying Zi) used in TCMEdwards’s Botanical Register, vol. 23, 1922 Botanical name: Rosa caninaA number of different Rose species have supplied…

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Ophicalcite, Hua Rui Shi

ByAdam Tate

Ophicalcite, Hua Rui Shi 花蕊石 Hua Rui Shi (TCM) OphicalcitePhoto by Lysippos (Wikimedia) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Minerological name: OphicalcitumSerpentine mixed with CalciteSee Serpentine which is similar and used in Ayurveda. Parts used: Prepared Mineral Temperature & Taste: Neutral. Sour, astringent Classification: L. Stop Bleeding: Constituents: Calcium carbonate, magnesium carbonate, magnesium silicate,…

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Crystallus, Crystal

ByAdam Tate

Crystallus, Crystal Sphatika (Ayurveda)Sang e Murda (Unani) Quartz Crystal(Photo by Robert M. Lavinsky) (Wikimedia) Minerological name: Silicon dioxide Parts used: Prepared CrystalSalmon said there were 4 main types of Crystal: Rock Crystal Iris: “from a differing though colorless glory” Citrine Pseudo Adamas–False Diamond; “so hard and sparkle so excellently, that they can scarcely be distinguished…

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Aster atticus, Starwort

ByAdam Tate

Aster atticus, Star-wort Asteriscos, Asterion, Bubonium, Bubo Grass, InguinalisAstaratiqus (Unani) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Kreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 A. Masclef, Atlas des plantes de France, vol. 2: t. 174 (?) Botanical name: Aster atticus (syn. A amellus)Many Aster species were recognised. Purple-flowered variety was preferred.Salmon listed a number of varieties:  1. True or Yellow Starwort  2….

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Astragalus et al., Srad ma PRO

ByAdam Tate

Astragalus et al., Srad ma སྲད་མ Srad ma (Tibet) Thermopsis barbataCurtis’s Botanical Magazine (1855) Botanical name: Sources of Srad ma are complex and varied:  1. Astragalus spp.  2. Oxytropis spp.  3. Hedysarum spp.  4. Thermopsis spp. There are 9 varieties of Srad ma:  1. srad ma dkar po (srad dkar), flowers of Astragalus floridus, Oxytropis…

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Corydalis conspera, Stong ri zil ba PRO

ByAdam Tate

Corydalis conspersa, Stong ri zil ba སྟོང་རི་ཟིལ་བ Stong ri zil ba (Tibet)Tiao Lie Huang Jin (TCM) C. boweriHooker, W.J., Hooker, J.D., Icones Plantarum [Hooker’s Icones plantarum] (1837-1922) C. linarioidesMaximowicz, C.J., Historia naturalis itinerum N. M. Przewalskiiper Asiam Centralem vol. 1, Flora Tangutica (1889) Botanical name: Corydalis conspersa, C. boweriiOther including C. linarioides have been listed….

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Lyonia, Li Mu PRO

ByAdam Tate

Lyonia, Li Mu 悷木 Tibetan LyoniaLi Mu, Nan Zhu (TCM) LyoniaBen Cao Tu Pu, 1644 (Welcome) Lyonia ovalifolia(Photo by Krish Dulal) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Lyonia spp. L. ovalifolia (syn. Pieris ovalifolia, Andromeda ovalifolia, Xolisma ovalifolia) L.  ovalifolia var. elliptica Parts used: Leafy twigs and fruit Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Sweet Classification: Uses: 1. Moves…

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Iron Bhasma

ByAdam Tate

Iron Bhasma Iron ashLauha Bhasma (Ayurveda)Lcags Thal (Tibetan) Minerological name: Ferrum Parts used: Because of the difficulty in reduction, Iron more than other metals is often recommended to have more putums (firings). It is most potent after having 100 putums (firings)1. Lauha Bhasma: Bhasma prepared from several putums (firings).2. Shatputi Lauha Bhasma: Bhasma prepared from…

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Bombyx Faeces, Silkworm Feces, Can Sha

ByAdam Tate

Bombyx Faeces, Silkworm Feces, Can Sha 蚕沙 Can Sha (TCM) Silkworm, Silkworm Cocoon, SilkInsectorum sive Minimorum Animalium Theatrum, 1634 Entomological name: Bombyx mori Parts used: Feces Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Sweet, Pungent Uses: 1. Clears Wind, Transforms Damp:-painful obstruction of the muscles or joints from Wind-Damp-Wind-Damp damp and itchy rashes from Wind-Damp; Pruritus, Eczema-Convulsions,…

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Pedicularis, Lug Ru PRO

ByAdam Tate

Pedicularis, Lug ru, ལུག་རུ Lug ru dkar po  ལུག་རུ་དཀར་པོ  Lug ru dmar po  ལུག་རུ་དམར་པོ   Lug ru smug po  ལུག་རུ་སྨུག་པོLug ru ser po  ལུག་རུསེར་པོ  Pedicularis siphonanthaK.R. Kirtikar, B.D. Basu, Indian medicinal plants (1918) Pedicularis megalanthaCurtis’s Botanical Magazine (1890) Pedicularis longiflora(Photo by Krokus) (Wikimedia) Pedicularis punctata(Photo by Vinayaraj) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Pedicularis spp. White: Lug ru dkar po:…

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