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Cockle shell, Wa Leng Zi

Arca, Cockle Shell, Wa Leng Zi 瓦楞子 Ark shell, Cockle shell, Concha StriataWa Leng Zi (TCM) One of the many species of Cockle-shellGeneral Conchology, Wood, 1815 Botanical name: Arca species: A. subcrenata A. granosa A. inflata Other species are also used. Parts used: Shell Temperature & Taste: Neutral. Salty Classifications: K. Move the BloodT. External…

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Vigna trilobata, Mudgaparni

Vigna trilobata, Mudgaparni Mudgaparni (Ayurveda)Kattuppayaru (Siddha) Vigna angularis(Artist Kawahara Keiga , supplied by Naturalis Biodiversity Center) (Wikimedia) Vigna angularis var. nipponensis(Photo by Qwert1234) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Vigna trilobata (syn. Dolichos trilobatus, Phaseolus trilobatus, P. trilobus)A number of Vigna species supply Mudgaparni (Khare):  1. V. trilobata  2. V. pilosa  3. V. angularis  4. V. umbellata  5….

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Pennisetum, Rtsa ram pa PRO

Pennisetum, Rtsa ram pa རྩ་རམ་པ་ Rtsa ram pa (Tibet)Bai Cao 白草 (TCM) Pennisetum flaccidumPhoto by Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Pennisetum flaccidum Parts used: Root (fine rootlets removed) Temperature & Taste: Cool. Sweet Classification: Uses: 1. Clears Heat, Resists Poison:-general for Poison and Toxicity-Scorpion poisoning; Sulphur poisoning-Lung heat Cough-also Thirst from excess Heat 2….

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Periploca, Xiang Jia Pi PRO

Periploca, Xiang Jia Pi 香加皮 Chinese SilkvineXiang Jia Pi, Bei Wu Jia Pi (TCM) Periploca sepium; top, vine and leaves; bottom: flowersPhotos by Sten Botanical name: Periploca sepium Other species are used similarly including P. calophylla (Greensnake Vine, Qing She Teng) Parts used: Root bark Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent, Bitter. Toxic Classification: D….

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Usnea, Tree Moss PRO

Usnea, Tree Moss Hairy Tree Moss, Muscus arboreus, Old Man’s BeardOak Moss, Muscus Quercnus (collected from Oak tree)Usna, Ushnah (Unani)Song Luo (TCM) UsenaHerbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 UsneaOrtus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Tree Moss, growing on OakNew Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Tree Moss, growing on OakDodoens, Stirpium historiae pemptades (1583) Botanical name: Usnea barbataThere are many species of…

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Marsdenia, Murva

Marsdenia, Murva Tenacious Condorvine, Rajmahal Hemp, Sneeze Wort, Cotton Milk Plant, Green Milkweed Climber, Green Wax Flower, Sneezing SilkMurva (Ayurveda)Perunkurinjan (Siddha)Moorwa (Unani)Tong Guang Teng (TCM) Marsdenia volubilis(Photo: J.M.Garg) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Marsdenia spp. M. tenacissima (TCM, North India) (syn. Gongronemopsis tenacissima, Asclepias tenacissima, A. tomentosa, Gymnema tenacissima) M. volubilis (South India) (syn. Asclepias viridiflora, Dregea volubilis,…

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Lobelia chinensis, Ban Bian Lian PRO

Lobelia chinensis, Ban Bian Lian 半边莲 Ban Bian Lian (TCM) Lobelia chinensisEdwards, S.T., Botanical Register (1815-1828) Botanical name: Lobelia chinensis (syn. L. radicans)L. pyramidalis and L. sessilifolia are also used. Parts used: Herb Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Slightly Sweet Classification: C. Clear Damp, Promote Urine Constituents: Alkaloids: lobeline, lobelanine, lobelanidine, isolobelanidine Uses: 1. Clears…

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Ampelopsis, Bai Lian PRO

Ampelopsis, Bai Lian 白蔹 Japanese AmelopsisBai Lian (TCM) Ampelopsis japonicaRegel, E.A. von, Gartenflora (1867) Ampelopsis japonica(Photo by Nova) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Ampelopsis japonica (syn. Paullinia japonica)A number of other species of Ampelopsis are recognised in TCM. All clear Heat and Resist Poison, however, their indications are slightly different. Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Slightly…

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Cornelian

Cornelian Carnelian, CarbunculusSard (Pliny)Aqiq Yamani (Unani)Ma Nao (TCM, used for Cornelian and Agate)Ma no ho (Tibetan) Hortus sanitatis, 1491 Photo: Сергей 6662 Minerological name: Chalcedony Parts used: Blood-red ChalcedonySeveral types were recognised in the Lexicon of Alchemy: bright red pinkish, approaching the color of skin one has small white spots one has white lines (Agate)…

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Paraquilegia anemonoides, Yu mo mde’u ’byin PRO

Paraquilegia anemonoides, Yu mo mde’u ’byin ཡུ་མོ་མདེའུ་འབྱིན Yu mo mde’u ’byin (Tibetan)Jia lou dou cai 假楼斗菜 (TCM) Paraquilegia microphylla J.F. Royle, Illustrations of the botany and other branches of the naturalhistory of the Himalayan Mountains and of the flora of Cashmere, Plates, vol. 2 (1839) Paraquilegia microphylla Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information, vol. 1920 (1920) Paraquilegia…

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Acetum, Vinegar

Acetum, Vinegar Cu 醋 (TCM) Herbario Nuovo, 1667 Chemical name: Acetum Parts used: Wine Vinegar was most used in the West Vinegar prepared from Apples and various other fruits can also be used.In the East, Rice vinegar is most used.Later, Acetic acid was more often used. Temperature & Taste: ‘Vinegar is made of hot and…

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Brassica campestris, Field Mustard

Brassica campestris, Field Mustard Field Mustard, Turnip Rape, Rape SeedSarshapa (Ayurveda)Kadugu (Siddha)Sarson (Unani) R. Dodonaeus [Dodoens], Stirpium historiae pemptades sex, sive libri XXX (1583) Botanical name: Brassica campestris (syn. B. rapa, B. campestris var. oleifera) Parts used: Seed; Oil is used as Mustard oil Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent Uses: 1. Clears Wind-Cold:-Fever, Cold,…

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