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Changium, Ming Dang Shen PRO

ByAdam Tate

Changium, Ming Dang Shen 明党参 Bright Changium rootMing Dang Shen (TCM) Botanical name: Changium smyrnioides (syn. Conopodium smyrnioides) Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Cool, moist. Sweet, slightly Bitter Classification: P. Clears Hot Phlegm Uses: 1. Moistens the Lungs, Transforms Phlegm:-Wind-Heat or Lung-heat Cough, Bronchitis with Yin deficiency-acute dry Cough with hard-to-clear Phlegm-can be used…

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Prepared Iron, Lcags rtsi

ByAdam Tate

Prepared Iron, Lcags rtsi ལྕགས་རྩི་ Lcags rtsi (Iron Essence, Tibetan)Lcags phye (Iron filings, Tibetan) Minerological name: Ferrum Parts used: Prepared Iron Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Sweet, Sour Classification: Uses: 1. Strengthens the Live, Nourishes Blood:–Liver disease–Liver obstruction–Anemia 2. Clears Heat, Benefits the Eyes:–improves Eyesight–Eye diseases with Heat 3. Clears Heat, Resists Poison:–Fever–Fever due to…

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Morina, Spyang tsher PRO

ByAdam Tate

Morina, Spyang tsher སྤྱང་ཚེར་ Spyang tsher (Tibet)Ci Xu Duan (TCM)Bishkandara (Ayurveda) Morina longifoliaLindley, J., Edwards’s Botanical Register (1840) Morina nepalensisCurtis, W., Botanical Magazine (1887) Morina longifolia(Photo by Vinayaraj) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Morina spp.Several types are differentiated: Spyang tsher: Morina nepalensis (syn. M. betanicoides) Spyang tsher dkar po (White): Morina longifolia, M. kokonorica, M. polyphylla Spyang…

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Erythrina, Hai Tong Pi PRO

ByAdam Tate

Erythrina, Hai Tong Pi 海桐皮 Coral Bean Tree, Indian Coral TreeHai Tong Pi (TCM)Paribhadra (Ayurveda)Kaliyanamurukkan (Siddha)Mkhal zho dkar po (Tibetan Medicine) Erythrina variegataBlanco, M., Flora de Filipinas, ed. 3 (1877-1883) Erythrina variegata flower(Photo by Sajith Erattupetta) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Erythrina variegata L. var. orientalis (syn. Erythrina indica)E. arborescens is also used in Sichuan, China and…

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Mastic, Mastic Gum PRO

ByAdam Tate

Mastic, Mastic Gum LentiskMastagi (Unani) Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Kreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 Botanische wandplaten (1904–1914) Left: P. lentiscus    Right: P. terebinthusFlora von Deutschland (21), Kohler, 1885 BUY MASTIC Botanical name: Pistachio lentiscus (syn. Lentiscus mastiches)Related species which have supplied Mastic or have been used as a substitute include P. terebinthus, P. cabulica (‘Roman Mastic’, ‘East…

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Human Urine

ByAdam Tate

Human Urine Tong Bian (Boy’s Urine, TCM) Zoological name: Homo sapiens Parts used: 1. Adult Urine2. Boy’s Urine (best, used in East and West) Temperature & Taste: Cool, moist. Salty Classification: dissolving, cleansing, discussing, resists Putrefaction Uses: ADULT URINE:1. Moves the Blood (TCM, West)-pain from blood stagnation; internal or external trauma-‘The common people do advise,…

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Gentiana algida, Spang rgyan PRO

ByAdam Tate

Gentiana algida, Spang rgyan Alpine Gentian, Small-leaf GentianSpang rgyan  སྤང་རྒྱན  (Tibet)Bai Hua Long Dan 白花龙胆, Gao Shan Long Dan 高山龙胆 (TCM) Gentiana algidaGartenflora [E. von Regel], vol. 29 (1880) Gentiana algida(Photo by Alpsdake) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Gentiana spp. Spang rgyan dkar po (White flowered): G. algida (syn. G. nubigena), G. szechenyii, G. stipitata Spang rgyan sngon…

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Bambusa, Zhu Li, Zhu Ru PRO

ByAdam Tate

Bambusa Succus, Zhu Li 竹沥 Bambusa Caulis, Zhu Ru 竹茹 Bamboo Sap: Zhu Li (TCM)Bamboo Shavings: Zhu Ru (TCM) Bambusa tuldoidesCamus, E.G., bambusées, Atlas (1913) Phyllostachys bambusoides(Photo by Marco Schmidt) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Bamboo species including the following: Bambusa tuldoides, B. emeiensis Sinocalamus beecheyanus var. pubescens Phyllostachys nigra var. henonis, P. bambusoides, P. pubescens Parts…

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Fermentum Cerevisiae, Yeast

ByAdam Tate

Fermentum Cerevisiae, Yeast Jiu Qu (Distillers Yeast, TCM) Botanical name: Saccharomyces cerevisiae and/or Candida utilis Parts used: Froth or scum which rises to the surface of the wort of beer while fermenting.Brewers or Distillers Yeast was traditionally prepared from Wheat, Barley or Rice, often mixed with other herbs, made into a paste, formed into pills,…

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Phaseolus angularis, Chi Xiao Dou

ByAdam Tate

Phaseolus angularis, Chi Xiao Dou 赤小豆 Adzuki Bean Adzuki beansAdam (2019) Botanical name: Phaseolus angularis; also P. calcaratus Parts used: Seed (Bean) Temperature & Taste: Neutral. Sweet, Sour Uses: 1. Clears Damp, Promotes Urine:-Edema, abdominal swelling, fluid retention-swollen, painful legs-Urinary difficulty 2. Clears Damp-Heat: -Jaundice (mild cases, or in cases with weakness) 3. Moves the…

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Lloydia serotina, Rtswa a wa PRO

ByAdam Tate

Lloydia serotina, Rtswa a wa རྩྭ་ཨ་ཝ Snowdon LilyRtswa a wa, A wa (Tibetan Medicine) Lloydia serotinaW. Baxter, British phaenogamous botany, (1834-1843) Lloydia serotina(Photo by Qwert1234) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Lloydia serotina (syn. L. serotina var. serotina, L. alpina, L. himalalensis, Bulbocodium serotinum) Parts used: Aerial parts Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Bitter Uses: 1. Clears Liver…

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Daphne genkwa, Yuan Hua PRO

ByAdam Tate

Daphne genkwa, Yuan Hua 芫花 Lilac Daphne flower budYuan Hua (Flora Japonica, P. Franz von Siebold and J. G. Zuccarini, 1870) Daphne genkwa in flower(Photo by Andrey Zharkikh, cropped) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Daphne genkwa Parts used: Flower; the Root is also used Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Bitter, Pungent. Toxic Classification: E. Cathartics Uses: 1….

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