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Litchi, Li Zhi He

ByAdam Tate

Litchi, Li Zhi He 荔枝核 Lychee, LeecheeLi Zhi He (TCM) LitchiBen Cao Yuan Shi, 1612 (Welcome) LitchiBoym, M., Flora sinensis, (1656) LitchiSpach, E., Histoire naturelle des végétaux, Atlas (coloured version), (1803) Litchi seed(Adam, 2024) Botanical name: Litchi chinensis (syn. Nephelium litchi) Parts used: Seed Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. SweetThe fruit is Cool (some say…

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Snake Slough, She Tui

ByAdam Tate

Snake Slough, She Tui 蛇蜕 Snake SkinShe Tui (TCM)Sbrul lpags (Tibetan) Snake Slough at the Chengdu Herbal Medicine Market (Adam, 2016) Zoological name: Various species have been used as a source of Snake SloughTCM mainly uses members of Colubridae (the largest family of Snakes, found Worldwide), especially: Elaphe carinata (King Ratsnake) Elaphe taeniura (Beautiful Ratsnake)…

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Wikstroemia, Le Ge Wang PRO

ByAdam Tate

Wikstroemia, Le Ge Wang 了哥王 Indian Stringbush, Small-Leaf SalagoLe Ge Wang, Pu Yin, Liao Ge Wang (TCM) Wikstroemia indica (as Daphne indica)The Botany of Captain Beechey’s Voyage, Hooker et al., 1825 Wikstroemia indicaPhoto by Peter Woodard) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Wikstroemia indica (syn. W. viridiflora, Daphne indica) Parts used: Root, Root-bark Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry….

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Helicteres, Avartani PRO

ByAdam Tate

Helicteres, Avartani East Indian Screw Tree Avartani (Ayurveda)Marorphali (Unani)Valamburi (Siddha)Huo Suo Ma (root, TCM) Helicteres isoraC.J. Trew, G.D. Ehret, Plantae selectae, vol. 10 (1773) Helicteres isora flower(Photo by J.M.Garg) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Helicteres isora Parts used: Bark, fruit Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry (Avicenna said hot and dry in the 3rd degree) Uses: 1. Clears…

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Tecomella undulata, Rohitaka PRO

ByAdam Tate

Tecomella undulata, Rohitaka Rohida TreeRohitaka, Rohi (Ayurveda)Malampulvan (Siddha) Tecomella undulataJ.S. Kerner, Hortus sempervirens, (1811) Botanical name: Tecomella undulata (syn. Tecoma undulata, T. glauca, Bignonia undulata, B. glauca) Parts used: Bark Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Pungent, Bitter Uses: 1. Clears Heat and Damp, Resists Poison:-Liver and Spleen diseases-Jaundice, Hepatitis-Blood disorders-Skin diseases, Eczema, eruptions, Leucoderma, Leprosy-Syphilis…

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Alchemilla arvensis, Parsley Piert

ByAdam Tate

Alchemilla arvensis, Parsley Piert Knawell, Parsley Breakstone, German Knotgrass, Polygonum germanicum Salmon, Botanologia, 1710 Oeder, Flora Danica, (1761-1883) Botanical name: Alchemilla arvensis (syn. Aphanes arvensis, Alchemilla occidentalis) Parts used: Herb, fresh or dried (fresh was considered best) Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry Classifications: Diuretic, Lithontriptic, Abstersive, Vulnerary, Nephritic Uses: 1. Clears Heat and Damp, Promotes…

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Serenoa, Saw Palmetto

ByAdam Tate

Serenoa, Saw Palmetto Sabal Saw Palmetto (Forestry Images) (Wikimedia) Saw Palmetto fruit(Photo by H. Zell) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Serenoa repens (syn. S. serrulata, Chamaerops serrulata Sabal serrulata) Parts used: Ripe Fruit Temperature & Taste: Warm, Dry. Pungent, slightly Sweet Classification: Uses: 1. Warms and Strengthens the Kidneys:-Impotence–urinary obstruction, Dysuria-nocturnal urination-Spermatorrhea-Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy (BPH), Prostatitis-it is…

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Turquoise

ByAdam Tate

Turquoise Turkey StoneTurchois (Latin)Gyu  གཡུ་ (Tibet)Lu Song Shi (TCM)Rajvart, Turkhaja, Viraja, Pirojaka (Ayurveda)Firoza (Unani) TurchoisHortus sanitatis, 1491 Turquoise (Arizona)(Photo by Rob Lavinsky, iRocks.com) Minerological name: Turquoise  CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O Hydrated Copper and Aluminium Phosphate (CuO 9.78%; Al2O3 37.6%; P2O5 34.9%; H2O 17.7%).Copper is responsible for its Green color, although Iron is said to contribute also.Dark blue Turquoise…

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Oxytropis, Stag sha PRO

ByAdam Tate

Oxytropis, Stag sha སྟག་ཤ Locoweed, CrazyweedStag sha  (lit. ‘Tiger flesh’, Tibet)–Stag sha dkar po: Oxyytropis microphylla (Tibet)–Stag sha nag po: Oxytropis chiliophylla (Tibet)Duo Ye Ji Dou (TCM) Oxytropis microphyllaJacquemont, V., Voyage dans l’Inde pendant les années 1828 a 1832, (1844) Oxytropis microphylla (as Astragalus microphylla)Pallas, P.S., Species Astragalorum, (1800-1803) Oxytropis lanata(Photo by Demidenko) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Oxytropis…

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Conyza canadensis, Xiao Fei Peng PRO

ByAdam Tate

Conyza, Xiao Fei Peng 小飞蓬 Horseweed, Canadian FleabaneXiao Fei Peng, Qi Zhou Yi Zhi Hao, Xiao Bai Jiu Cao (TCM) Conyza canadensisSmith, J.E., English botany, or coloured figures of British plants, ed. 3 [B] [J.E. Sowerby et al] (1866) Conyza canadensis(Photo by Stan Shebs) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Conyza canadensis (Syn. Erigeron canadensis)Conyza bonariensis (Syn. Erigeron…

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Saussurea nepalensis, Kon pa gab skyes PRO

ByAdam Tate

Saussurea nepalensis, Kon pa gab skyes ཀོན་པ་གབ་སྐྱེས་ Kon pa gab skyes (Tibet)Nibo er Feng Mao Ju 尼泊尔风毛菊 (TCM) Left: Saussurea crepidifolia, Right: S. runcinataKomarov (Komorov), V.L., Flora of the U.S.S.R. (1934-1964) Botanical name: Saussurea spp.There are 3 types: Kon pa gab skyes (‘Male’): S. nepalensis Kon pa gab chen (‘Female’): S. ilkiangensis (syn. S. przewalskii,…

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Diploclisia, Cang Bai Cheng Gou Feng PRO

ByAdam Tate

Diploclisia, Cang Bai Cheng Gou Feng 苍白秤钩风 Glaucescent Diploclisia Cang Bai Cheng Gou Feng (TCM) Diploclisia glaucescens Wight, R., Illustrations of Indian botany (1840-1850) Diploclisia glaucescens (Photo by Vengolis) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Diploclisia glaucescens Parts used: Stem and leaf Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Bitter Uses: 1. Clears Wind and Damp:-Wind-Damp pain of the bones…

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