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Eupatorium purpureum, Queen of the Meadow

ByAdam Tate

Eupatorium purpureum, Queen of the Meadow Gravel root, Joe Pye Weed, Purple Joe Pye Weed, Kidney Root, Gravel Root, Fever Weed, Trumpet Weed, Purple Boneset Eupatorium purpureumThesaurus Botanicus (1805-1819), Trattinnick Eupatorium purpureum(Photo by A. Barra) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Eupatorium purpureum (syn. E. falcatum, Eutrochium purpureum, Cunigunda purpurea, Eupatoriadelphus purpureus)E. maculatum, E. fistulosum E. verticillatum are…

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Piper methysticum, Kava FREE

ByAdam Tate

Piper methysticum, Kava Kava KavaKa Wa Hu Jiao 卡瓦胡椒 (TCM) Image from Natural History Museum, London Piper methysticum (Photo by Forest & Kim Starr) (Wikimedia) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Piper methysticum Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent, slightly Bitter. Numbing Uses: 1. Moves the Qi, Calms the…

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Sargentodoxa, Da Xue Teng PRO

ByAdam Tate

Sargentodoxa, Da Xue Teng 大血藤 Da Xue Teng, Hong Teng (TCM) Sargentodoxa cuneata (Photo by JohnJGasper2) (Wikimedia) Sargentodoxa Hong Teng (Adam, 2013) Botanical name: Sargentodoxa cuneata Parts used: Vine Temperature & Taste: Neutral/Slightly Cool. Bitter Classification: B. Clears Heat and Poison Uses: 1. Clears Heat, Resists Poison:-Abscesses, Boils, Carbuncles, Toxic Swellings-Breast Abscess, Intestinal Abscess with…

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Alstonia, Saptaparna PRO

ByAdam Tate

Alstonia, Saptaparna Devil’s Tree, Shaitan or Chatiyan Wood, Dita Bark Saptaparna, Vishaal-tvak, Sharad (Ayurveda)Chattun, Chhativan, Satauna, Chatni (Unani)Pala, Ezhilaippali, Mukkam palai (Siddha) Alstonia scholaris M. Blanco, Flora de Filipinas. (1875) Botanical name: Alstonia scholaris A. macrophylla is also used in Unani. Parts used: Primarily the Bark; also the flower, leaf Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry….

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Liquidambar, Lu Lu Tong PRO

ByAdam Tate

Liquidambar, Lu Lu Tong 路路通 Liquidambar, Fragrant MapleLu Lu Tong (TCM) Liquidambar formosana Hooker, W.J., Hooker, J.D., Icones Plantarum [Hooker’s Icones plantarum] (1867) Liquidambar formosana fruit(Photo by Yoiyoi kancho) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Liquidambar formosana Parts used: Fruit Temperature & Taste: Neutral. Bitter Classification: K. Move the Blood Uses: 1. Moves Qi and Blood, Opens Obstructions:-Abdominal…

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Celastrus, Jyotishmati PRO

ByAdam Tate

Celastrus, Jyotishmati Staff TreeJyotishmati, Malkuki (Ayurveda)Valuzuvai (Siddha)Mal Kangni (Unani)Arujee (Arabic)Nan Sha Teng (TCM) Celastrus orbiculatusCurtis’s Botanical Magazine, (1898) Celastrus paniculatus fruit(Photo by Vinayaraj) (Wikimedia) Celastrus paniculatus fruit and seed(Photo by DrLee) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Celastrus spp.Two main species are used in 2 different systems:  1. Celastrus paniculatus (Ayurveda)  2. Celastrus orbiculatus (syn. C. articulatus) (TCM)The…

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Caragana, Mdzo mo shing

ByAdam Tate

Caragana, Mdzo mo shing མཛོ་མོ་ཤིང་ Shag-Spine PeashrubMdzo mo shing (Tibet)Gui Jian Jin Ji Er or Zuo Mu Xing (TCM) Caragana jubataVan Houtte, L.B., Flore des serres et des jardin de l’Europe (1873) Botanical name: Caragana spp. C. jubata (syn. Astragalus jubata, Aspalathus jubatus, Robinia jubata) C. tibetica C. changduensis C. franchetiana There are a number of…

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Lentinus, Shiitake PRO

ByAdam Tate

Lentinus, Shiitake, Xiang Gu 香菇 Golden Oak Mushroom, Black Forest MushroomShiitake (Japan)Xiang Gu (TCM) Dried Shiitake Mushroom (Adam, 2017) Botanical name: Lentinus edodes (syn. Lenticus edodes, Lentinan edodes, Lentinula edodes, Tricholomopsis edodes) Parts used: Mushroom, fresh or dried Temperature & Taste: Neutral. Sweet Constituents: Lentinin (beta-D-glucan), Heteroglucan-protein Eritadenine Ergosterol, Nucleic acidsAll essential amino acids, rich…

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Cypripedium, Khu byug pa PRO

ByAdam Tate

Cypripedium, Khu byug pa ཁུ་བྱུག་པ་ Himalayan Lady’s Slipper, Big Flower Lady’s Slipper (C. macranthos)Shao Lan (TCM)Da Hua Shao Lan (C. macranthos) (TCM)Khu byug pa (Tibet) Cypripedium macranthos(“L’Illustration horticole“, Lemaire, 1857) Cypripedium macranthosEdwards’s Botanical Register, 1832 Cypripedium himalaicum(Orchids of the Sikhim Himalaya, Robert, 1898) Cypripedium tibeticum(“Curtis’s Botanical Magazine” 1906) Cypripedium tibeticum(Photo by Orchi) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Cypripedium…

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Tin Bhasma

ByAdam Tate

Tin Bhasma Tin ashVanga Bhasma (Ayurveda)Gsha thal (Tibet) Mineralogical name: Stannum Parts used: Tin oxide (ash) Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Bitter Classification: Uses: 1. Benefits Liver, Nourishes Blood:–disorders of Liver and Uterus–Anemia–improves Eyesight–promotes Beauty 2. Clears Heat, Resists Poison:–Syphilis, Gonorrhea and other STD’s–obstinate Skin diseases–Lymph and Pus accumulation (Tibet, Ayurveda)–diseases caused by Evil Spirits…

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Catharanthus, Madagascar Periwinkle PRO

ByAdam Tate

Catharanthus, Madagascar Periwinkle Madagascar Periwinkle, Rosey Periwinkle, Rose PeriwinkleSadapushpa, Nayantara (Ayurveda)Nithiya kalyani , Sudukadu mallikai (Siddha)Sadabahar (Unani)Chang Chun Hua (TCM) Catharanthus roseusStep, E., Bois, D., Favourite flowers of garden and greenhouse (1896) Catharanthus roseus(Photo by Vengolis) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Catharanthus roseus (syn. Vinca rosea, Lochera rosea, Ammocallis rosea) Parts used: Herb; sometimes the root Temperature…

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Aconitum naviculare, Bong nga dmar po PRO

ByAdam Tate

Aconitum naviculare, Bong nga dmar po བོང་ང་དམར་པོ Red Aconite, ‘Bang Ga’Bong nga dmar po, Bong dmar (Tibetan Medicine)Gan Qing Wu Tou (A. tanguticum, TCM)Chuan Kui Wu Tou 船盔乌头, Wu Tou Zhou Gu  乌头舟骨 Aconitum gymnandrum‘Red Aconite’ (Lesser variety)Curtis’s Botanical Magazine (1907) Botanical name: The first two listed are the primary species supply this medicine in Tibetan…

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