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Gnetum, Mai Ma Teng PRO

ByAdam Tate

Gnetum, Mai Ma Teng 买麻藤 Joint FirMai Ma Teng (TCM)Anapendu (Siddha) Gnetum parvifoliumRumphius (Rumpf), G.E., Herbarium amboinense (1741-1750) Gnetum scandens(Photo by Dinesh Valke) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Gnetum parvifolium, G. montanum (syn. G. scandens) Parts used: Stem with Leaf; also the Root; Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Bitter Uses: 1. Clears Wind and Damp: -Wind-Cold-Damp muscle…

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Melia azedarach, Ku Lian Pi PRO

ByAdam Tate

Melia azedarach, Ku Lian Pi 苦楝皮 Persian Lilac, Pride of India, ChinaberryMahanimba (Ayurveda)Bakayan, Bakain, Azad Darakht (Unani)Malaivembu (Siddha)Ku Lian Pi (TCM) Melia azedarachF.A. Michaux, The North American sylva, vol. 3 (1819) Melia azedarach fruit, used in Unani(Unani Medicine College, Kolkata, Adam, 2019) Botanical name: Melia spp. M. azedarach M. dubia is used in some parts…

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Mosla / Elsholtzia, Xiang Ru PRO

ByAdam Tate

Mosla seu Elsholtzia, Xiang Ru 香茹 Aromatic Madder (Mosla)Created Latesummer Mint (Elsholtzia)Xiang Ru (TCM) Elsholtzia ciliataNaturalis Biodiversity Centre, Netherlands / Wikimedia commons Elsholtzia ciliata(Photo by Prenn) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: This herb is supplied by 2 species: Mosla chinensis (syn. Orthodon chinensis) Elsholtzia ciliata, E. splendens Parts used: Herb Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent Classification:…

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Pogonatherum crinitum, Jin Si Cao PRO

ByAdam Tate

Pogonatherum, Jin Si Cao 金丝草 Jin Si Cao, Bi Zi Cao (TCM) Pogonatherum crinitumThunberg, C.P., Flora Japonica (1784) Pogonatherum crinitum(Photo by 天問 小窩) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Pogonatherum crinitum (syn. Pogonantherum crinitum, Andropogon crinitum) Parts used: Whole Herb Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Sweet Classification: C. Clear Damp, Promote Urine Uses: 1. Clears Heat and Damp,…

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Hemiphragma, A bi ra PRO

ByAdam Tate

Hemiphragma, A bi ra ཨ་བི་ར A bi ra (Tibet)Bian Da Xiu Qiu (TCM) Hemiphragma heterophyllumWallich, N., Tentamen florae Napalensis illustratae (1826) Hemiphragma heterophyllum(Photo by Vinayaraj) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Hemiphragma heterophyllum Parts used: Whole Herb or Root Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Sweet (Warm in TCM) Classification: Uses: 1. Clears Wind-Damp, Opens the Channels, Eases Pain:…

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Eleutherococcus, Siberian Ginseng FREE

ByAdam Tate

Eleutherococcus, Siberian Ginseng, Ci Wu Jia 刺五加 Russian Ginseng, Spiny Acanthopanax, Devil’s Shrub, Eleutherococcus GinsengCi Wu Jia (TCM) Eleutherococcus senticosusKomarov (Komorov), V.L., Flora of the U.S.S.R. (1934-1964) Eleutherococcus senticosus(Photo by Salicyna) (Wikimedia) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Eleutherococcus senticosus (syn. Acanthopanax senticosus, Hedera senticosa) Parts used: Root, Root-bark or Stem-bark Temperature…

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Piper methysticum, Kava PRO

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) Botanical name: Piper methysticum Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent, slightly Bitter. Numbing Uses: 1. Moves the Qi, Calms the Nerves:-Anxiety, mild Depression; in Anxiety, its effects…

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Fraxinus rhynchophylla, Qin Pi PRO

ByAdam Tate

Fraxinus rhynchophylla, Qin Pi 秦皮 Korean or Chinese Ash treeQin Pi (TCM)Stab seng  སྟབ་སེང༌ (Tibet) F. chinensisNakai, T., Trees and shrubs indigenous in Japan proper [Dai Nihon jumokushi] (1935-1951) Fraxinus rhynchophylla(Photo by 阿橋) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Fraxinus rhynchophylla (syn. F. chinensis)Other sources reportedly used in TCM include: F. bungeana, F. szaboana (syn. F. chinensis var…

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Leonotis, Granthiparni PRO

ByAdam Tate

Leonotis, Granthiparni Lion’s Ear, Christmas CandlestickGranthiparni (Ayurveda)Then Thumbai (Siddha) Leonotis nepetifoliaBotanical Register, vol. 4: (1818) Leonotis nepetifolia in Peru(Wonderful Photo by Cbrescia) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Leonotis nepetifolia Parts used: Primarily Root (API); Herb (leaf); Flower Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Bitter, Pungent Uses: 1. Relieves Wind, Resists Poison:-Fever; Intermittent Fever (leaf decoction); also used in…

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Actiniopteris, Mayurashikhaa PRO

ByAdam Tate

Actiniopteris, Mayurashikhaa Peacock’s TailMayurashikha, Sahastrahi (Ayurveda) Actiniopteris radiataL. van Houtte, Flore des serres et des jardin de l’Europe (1845) Botanical name: Actiniopteris radiata (syn. A. dichotoma, A. australia) Parts used: Root; according to some sources, the whole plant is used. Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Uses: 1. Benefits Fertility, Astringes Essence:-promotes conception; used for infertility-classically…

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Camptotheca, Xi Shu PRO

ByAdam Tate

Camptotheca, Xi Shu 喜树 Happy TreeXi Shu (TCM) Camptotheca acuminataManual of Vascular Plants of the Lower Yangtze Valley China (Wikimedia) Camptotheca mature fruit(Photo by Syrio) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Camptotheca acuminata Parts used: Fruit; Root bark Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Bitter, Pungent, Toxic Classification: Uses: 1. Clears Heat and Toxin:-Herpes, Psoriasis (topical)-Toxic Sores–Hepatosplenomegaly caused by…

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Aconitum fischeri, Bong nga ser po PRO

ByAdam Tate

Aconitum fischeri, Bong nga ser po, བོང་ང་སེར་པོ Bong nga ser po (Tibetan Medicine)Bao ye wu tou  薄叶乌头  (A. fischerii, TCM)Gong bu wu tou  工布乌头  (A. kongboense, TCM) Aconitum tauricumF.G. Hayne, Getreue Darstellung und Beschreibung der in der Arzneykunde gebräuchlichen Gewächse, vol. 12 (1833) Aconitum fischeriCurtis’s Botanical Magazine, vol. 116 (1890) Botanical name: Several Aconitum spp….

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