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Melicope, Thin Evodia, San Ya Ku

ByAdam Tate

Melicope, Thin Evodia, San Ya Ku 三丫苦 Thin Evodia, CorkwoodSan Ya Ku, San Cha Ku, Bai Yun Xiang (TCM) Photo by 阿橋 HQ (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Melicope pteleifolia (syn. Evodia lepta, Euodia lepta, Ilex lepta) Parts used: Root, Leaf Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Bitter Classification: Uses: 1. Clears Wind-Heat, Resists Toxin:–Cold, Influenza–Rhinitis–Throat swelling and…

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Cynanchum atratum, Bai Wei PRO

ByAdam Tate

Cynanchum atratum, Bai Wei 白微 Blackened Swallow-wortBai Wei (TCM) Botanical name: Cynanchum atratum, C. versicolorLocal varieties used include C. inamoenum, C. paniculatum, C. amplexicaule Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Cold, neutral in respect of dryness/moisture. Bitter, Salty Classification: B. Clears Deficient Heat Uses: 1. Clears Heat, Cools the Blood:-low-grade Fever; Chronic Fever, Yin-deficient Fever,…

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Tabanus, Gad Fly, Meng Chong

ByAdam Tate

Tabanus, Gad Fly, Meng Chong 虻虫 Tabanus, Horse Fly Meng Chong (TCM) Tabanus mandarinus Tabanus chrysurus Blood Sucking Insects of Formosa, Shiraki & Hakushi, 1918 Entomological name: Tabanus spp.A number of species supply the market, the main ones being:  1. T. bivittatus   2. T. mandarinus   3. T. kiangsuensis   4. T. pleskei  5….

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Symplocos folium, Zhu mkhan PRO

ByAdam Tate

Symplocos Folium, Zhu mkhan ཞུ་མཁན Sapphireberry, Asciatic SweetleafLodhra Pattika (Ayurveda)Zhu mkhan  ཞུ་མཁན  (Tibet)Ladh Pathani (Unani) Symplocos paniculataBotanical Register, 1823 Symplocos paniculata(Photo by Kristine Paulus) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Symplocos paniculata (syn. S. crataegoides, S. chinensis, Prunus paniculata, P. mairei, Palura chinensis) Parts used: Leaf Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Bitter Uses: 1. Clears Heat from the…

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Cedrus, Cedar PRO

ByAdam Tate

Cedrus, Cedar Libani, Cedrus Magna (C. libani)Devadaru (C. deodara, Ayurveda)Devadhari (C. deodara, Siddha)Sidr (C. libani, Unani)Qitran, Sharbin (C. libani resin, Unani)Deodaar (C. deodara, Unani)Xue Song (C. deodara, TCM)Thang Shing  ཐང་ཤིང༌  (C. deodara, Tibetan) Cedrus libaniKreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 Cedrus libaniC.J. Trew, G.D. Ehret, Plantae selectae, vol. 6 (1760) Left: Cedrus libani Right: Cedrus deodaraA.B. Lambert, Description…

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Alpinia oxyphylla, Yi Zhi Ren PRO

ByAdam Tate

Alpinia oxyphylla, Yi Zhi Ren 益智仁 Black Cardamon, Bitter-seeded Cardamon, Sharp-leaved GalangalYi Zhi Ren (TCM) Alpinia oxyphylla(Photo by 阿橋 HQ) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Alpinia oxyphylla Parts used: Fruit kernels (shell removed) Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent Classification: N. Tonify Yang Uses: 1. Warms the Kidneys, Astringes Essence:-frequent, pale and copious urination-Incontinence, Dribbling Urine-Spermatorrhea, Leukorrhea-Irregular…

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Seahorse & Pipefish

ByAdam Tate

Seahorse, Hai Ma 海马 Pipefish, Hai Long 海龙 Seahorse-Hai MaPipefish-Hai Long Seahorse (Hippocampus spp.) and Pipefish (Syngnathus acus)Illustrated natural history of the animal kingdom, Goodrich, 1859 A seller at the old Chengdu Medicine Market specialising in Seahorse and PipefishThese types of stalls are no longer seen at the new Chengdu Medicine market. (Adam, 2009) Dried…

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Salvia haematodes, Red Behen FREE

ByAdam Tate

Salvia haematodes, Red Behen Meadow SageBehman Surkh (Red behen, Unani)Behman Safaid (White Behen, Unani) Red BehenNew Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Red BehenKrauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Limonium maritimum (Sea Lavender) is often listed as a source of Red Behen(Source New York Public Library‘s Digital Library) (Wikimedia) Red Behen root(Calcutta Unani College, Adam, 2019) Members CLICK HERE for the…

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Crisinis carbonis, Burnt Hair, Xue Yu Tan

ByAdam Tate

Crisinis carbonis, Burnt Hair, Xue Yu Tan 血余炭 Xue Yu Tan (Carbonised Human Hair) (TCM)Sha’r (Unani, Avicenna) From ‘Treatise on the Hair‘, Nashua & Co., 1876 (Wikimedia) Zoological name: Homo sapiensIn TCM, burnt Human hair is used.The burnt hair and wool from various quadripeds or from Humans was used in the West. Parts used: Burnt…

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Black Salt

ByAdam Tate

Black Salt, Kala Namak Halitum violaceum, Halitum purpureumHimalayan Black Salt, Sonchal SaltKala Namak, Sauvarcala Lavana, Visa Lavana (Ayurveda)Kha ru tsha (Tibet)Zi Nao Sha 紫硇砂 (TCM) Black Salt, Kala Namak(Photo by Hedonistin, Wikimedia) Minerological name: Halitum violaceum In the Western Tradition, “Indian Salt or “Black Salt” is sometimes listed in formulas. This is said to be…

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Campsis, Ling Xiao Hua PRO

ByAdam Tate

Campsis, Ling Xiao Hua 凌霄花 Trumpet CreeperLing Xiao Hua, Zi Wei (TCM) Campsis grandifloraWitte, H., Flora (1868) Campsis grandiflora(Photo by bastus917) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Campsis grandiflora (syn. C. chinensis), C. radicans Parts used: Flower is listed in the Chinese Pharmacopeia; Flower or whole plant (Barefoot Doctors Manual)Root and leaf are also used the same. Temperature…

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Alcea, Hollyhock

ByAdam Tate

Alcea, Hollyhock Hollihock, Tree MallowHubbazza (Unani)Gul Khera (Ayurveda, flower)Ha Lo  ཧ་ལོ  (Tibetan) Kreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 Kohler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Botanical name: Alcea rosea (syn. Althea rosea)Salmon listed 2 varieties: Common Hollyhock Tree Hollyhock Common Hollyhock has single-flowered and double-flowered varieties. There are several types of the ‘Tree Hollyhock’. Parts used: Primarily Flowers; other parts as…

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