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Eugenia, Clove, Ding Xiang PRO

ByAdam Tate

Eugenia, Clove, Ding Xiang 丁香 Caryophyllatus aromaticusAnthophyllum: Mother Cloves: Mature ClovesLavanga (Ayurveda)Kirambu, Ilavankam (Siddha)Ding Xiang (TCM); Mother Clove is Mu Ding Xiang (literally “Mother Clove”)Li Shi  ལི་ཤི  (Tibetan)Qaranful (Unani) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Medical Botany, Woodville, Hooker, Vol. 3, 1832 Botanische wandplaten, 1904–1914 Anthophyllum or ‘Mother Clove’Notes on Pharmacognosy, Otto Augustus Wall, 1902…

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Euonymus, Gui Jian Yu PRO

ByAdam Tate

Euonymus, Gui Jian Yu 鬼箭羽 Winged Spindle tree, Winged Euonymus Gui Jian Yu (TCM) Euonymus alatusCurtis, W., Botanical Magazine (1919) Botanical name: Euonymus alatus (syn. E. alata) Parts used: Winged branches Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Pungent, Bitter (Classed as Warm in Barefoot Doctors Manual) Classification: Uses: 1. Moves the Blood, Promotes Menstruation:–Amenorrhea, Dysmenorrhea–Metrorrhagia-Postpartum stasis,…

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Galium odoratum, Woodruff

ByAdam Tate

Galium odoratum, Woodruff Sweet Woodruff, Woodroof, WoodrowelXiang Che Ye Cao (TCM) Galium odoratumIllustrated Flora, Vol 3, Britton and Brown, 1913 Galium odoratumMasclef, A., Atlas des plantes de France, vol. 2 (?) Botanical name: Galium odoratum (syn. Asperula odorata)Salmon (Botanologia) listed:  1. Common (White-flowered) Woodruff  2. Blue-flowered Woodruff  3. Small Stone-break Woodruff Parts used: Herb collected…

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Rubus fruticosus, Blackberry FREE

ByAdam Tate

Rubus fruticosus, Blackberry Bramble Fuchs, L., New Kreüterbuch (1543) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Rubus fruticosus (syn. R. fructicosus)R. villosus (Low-running or Tall Blackberry), R. flagellaris, R. nigrobaccus, R. cuneifolius are also used. Parts used: Fruit (ripe and unripe), Leaf Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Sweet Classification: R. AstringentThe unripe fruit is…

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Ganoderma applanatum, Artists Conk FREE

ByAdam Tate

Ganoderma applanatum, Artist’s Conk Artist’s BracketShu She Ling Zhi  樹舌靈芝 (TCM)Phansomba (Ayurveda, used for Phellinus and Ganoderma species) 2 local examples of Ganoderma (Adam, Victoria, 2019) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Ganoderma applanatum (syn. Elfvingia applanata, Polyporous applanatus)Several other Gandoerma spp. including Ganoderma australe (Southern Bracket Fungus) and G brownii of…

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Myrobalan, Black

ByAdam Tate

Myrobalan, Black Indian MyrobalanHalela Siyah (Unani) Chebulic, Emblic, Belleric, Citrine (Yellow) and Indian (Black) MyrobalanA Complete History of Drugs, Pomet, London, 1748  1. Yellow (Citrine) Myrobalan 2. Black (Indian, Nigrum) Myroabalan 3. Chebulic Myrobalan 4. Emblic Myrobalan 5. Belleric Myrobalan Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Left to Right: Yellow Myrobalan, Chebulic Myrobalan, Belleric Myrobalan, Emblic Myrobalan (stoned), Black Myrobalan (Adam, 2017) See…

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Rohdea, Wan Nian Qing PRO

ByAdam Tate

Rohdea, Wan Nian Qing 万年青 Nipponlily, China LilyWan Nian Qing (TCM) Rohdea japonicaCurtis, W., Curtis’s botanical magazine (1800-1948) Rohdea japonica(Photo by Alpsdake) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Rohdea japonica (syn. Orontium japonicum)Rohdea japonica var. variegata is also used. Parts used: Root and Rhizome Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Bitter, Sweet. Slightly Toxic Classification: B. Clears Heat Uses:…

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Thalictrum, Ma Wei Lian PRO

ByAdam Tate

Thalictrum, Meadow Rue Asian Meadow Rue, Leafy Meadow Rue, Gold ThreadJin Si Ma Wei Lian or Tang Song Cao (TCM)Pitaranga (Ayurveda)Piaranga (Unani)Mamira (along with Coptis, Unani)Babunay Almasakin (Arabic)Sngo Sprin (Tibet)Sngo Sprin Lo Ma Che Ba (Tibet, T. cultratum)Sngo Sprin Lo Ma Chung Ba (Tibet, T. reniforme) Thalictrum foliolosum(Photo by Dinesh Valke) (Wikimedia) Thalictrum reniforme(Photo by…

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Blepharis, Utangana PRO

ByAdam Tate

Blepharis, Utangana Utangana, Utingana, Shikhi (Ayurveda)Tukhm Utangan, Uttanjan (Seed, Unani)Anjura, Bazar-al-Qareez (Arabic) Blepharis edulisRaffeneau-Delile, A., Flore d’Egypte, Plates [in: Description d’Egypte] (1826) Blepharis edulisDie Natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien, Engler & Prantl, 1887 Botanical name: Blepharis spp: B. edulis (syn. B. persica, B. obovata, Acanthodium delilii Acanthodium spicatum, Acanthus delilei) B. linariifolia (syn. B. sindica, B. hirta) B….

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Juniperus, Juniper PRO

ByAdam Tate

Juniperus, Juniper Abhal (Unani) JuniperGart der Gesundheit, Cuba, 1485 Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Koehler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Botanical name: Juniperus communis Parts used: Fruit; rarely the Wood or Gum Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent, Bitter“Some physicians hold it to be Hot and Dry in the Third degree”. (Avicenna) Classifications: 2B…

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Calomel

ByAdam Tate

Calomel Hydrargyri Chloridum: Subchloride of Mercury, Calomelanos: Mercurius Dulcis: Manna metallorum: Aqila alba: Panchymagogum minerale: Draco mitigatusQing Fen 轻粉 (TCM)Rasakapoor (Unani) Native CalomelPhoto: Rob Lavinsky, iRocks.com Minerological name: Mercurous Chloride: HgCl Parts used: Mineral Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Pungent. Toxic Properties:Crystal system: tetragonalHardness: 1–2Specific Gravity: 6.4-6.5Luminescence: Red or OrangeCalomel is insoluble in Water or…

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Rhinoceros / Bubalus Cornu, Water Buffalo horn

ByAdam Tate

Rhinoceros / Bubalus Cornu, Water Buffalo horn Xi Jiao (Rhinoceros horn, TCM)Shui Niu Jiao (Water Buffalo Horn, TCM)Bse ru, བསེ་རུ (Tibetan Medicine) Rhinoceros (Albrecht Dürer, 1515)(Image: Metropolitan Museum of Art) Water BuffaloMuseum Museorum, Valentini, 1704 Water Buffalo(Photo by Djambalawa) (Wikimedia) Zoological name: Traditionally, the Rhinoceros horn supplied this medicine and was used in most Traditions. …

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