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Marrubium, Horehound PRO

ByAdam Tate

Marrubium, Horehound Prassium New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Two varieties of Marrubium traditionally usedHerbarum Vivae Eicones, Otto Brunfels, 1530 Koehler, F.E., Medizinal Pflanzen (1890) Botanical name: Marrubium vulgare Parts used: Herb Temperature & Taste: Cool (some said Warm), dry. Bitter, slightly Pungent Classifications: 2A APERIENT MEDICINES.    2K. RESOLVENT3G. EMMENAGOGUE.    3K. EXPECTORANT.    3L. ANTI-TUSSIVE4d. PECTORAL.    4f. SPLENETIC.   …

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Chrysosplenium, Gya kyi ma PRO

ByAdam Tate

Chrysosplenium, Gya kyi ma གྱའ་ ཀྱི་ མ་ Golden SaxifrageGya kyi ma (Tibet)Luo Jing Jin Yao 裸茎金腰 (C. nudicaule) (TCM)Jin Yao Zi  金腰子 (C. chinense) (TCM) Golden Saxifrage(Probably Chrysosplenium oppositifolium)Salmon, Botanologia, 1710 Chrysosplenium nudicaule Ledebour, C.F. von, Icones plantarum novarum vel imperfecte cognitarum floram Rossicam (1834) Chrysosplenium alternifoliumBonelli, G., Hortus Romanus juxta Systema Tournefortianum (1772-1793) Chrysosplenium…

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Inonotus obliquus, Chaga FREE

ByAdam Tate

Inonotus obliquus, Chaga Hua Jie Kong Jun 桦褐孔菌 (TCM)Kabanoatanake (Japan) Inonotus obliquus(Photo by Tocekas) (Wikimedia) Inonotus obliquus at the Chengdu Medicine Market(Adam, 2018) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Inonotus obliquus Parts used: Fungii, traditionally only from the Birch treeTypically found on Birch, Elm and Alder trees Temperature & Taste: Neutral. slightly…

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Hypecoum, Par pa ta PRO

ByAdam Tate

Hypecoum, Par pa ta པར་པ་ཏ Par pa ta (Tibetan Medicine)Xi Guo Jiao Hui Xiang (TCM) Hypecoum erectumV.L. Komarov, Flora of the U.S.S.R., Botanicheskii institut Akademii nauk SSSR, vol. 7 (?) Hypecoum erectum(Photo by Zinogre) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Hypecoum leptocarpumAccording to some Russian sources, H. erectum is also used. Parts used: Whole plant Temperature & Taste:…

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Blumea balsamifera, Ai Na Xiang PRO

ByAdam Tate

Blumea balsamifera, Ai Na Xiang 艾纳香 Balsamiferous Blumea Ai Na Xiang, Bing Pian Ai, Da Feng Ai (TCM) Blumea balsamiferaBlanco, M., Flora de Filipinas, ed. 3 (1877-1883) Botanical name: Blumea balsamifera (syn. B. densiflora) Parts used: Leaf; also the rootNote this is a source of Nagi Camphor. Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent, slightly Bitter…

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Lycopodium, Clubmoss, Shen Jin Cao FREE

ByAdam Tate

Lycopodium, Clubmoss, Shen Jin Cao 伸筋草 Clubmoss, Stag Horn, Wolf Claw, Snake Moss, Vegetable SulphurMuscus terrestris, Muscus clavatus, Plicaria (old names)Shen Jin Cao “Stretch Tendon Herb” (TCM) Lycopodium clavatumEicones plantarum seu stirpium, Jacobus Theodorus, 1590 Lycopodium clavatumF.E. Koehler, Medizinal Pflanzen, vol. 1 (1887) Lycodium spores under magnificationSquibb’s Atlas of the Official Drugs, Mansfield, 1919 Members…

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Bombyx, Silkworm, Bai Jiang Can

ByAdam Tate

Bombyx, Silkworm, Bai Jiang Can 白僵蚕 Bai Jiang Can (TCM) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Silkworm, Silkworm Cocoon, SilkInsectorum sive Minimorum Animalium Theatrum, 1634 Live Silkworms(Photo by Bingar1234) (Wikimedia) White Dead Silkworm (Bai Jiang Can) (Adam, 2019) Entomological name: Two main species supply the market: Bombyx mori Beauveria bassiana Parts used: 1. Dead Silkworm (West)2. White…

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Lycopodium, Clubmoss, Shen Jin Cao PRO

ByAdam Tate

Lycopodium, Clubmoss, Shen Jin Cao 伸筋草 Clubmoss, Stag Horn, Wolf Claw, Snake Moss, Vegetable SulphurMuscus terrestris, Muscus clavatus, Plicaria (old names)Shen Jin Cao “Stretch Tendon Herb” (TCM) Lycopodium clavatumEicones plantarum seu stirpium, Jacobus Theodorus, 1590 Lycopodium clavatumF.E. Koehler, Medizinal Pflanzen, vol. 1 (1887) Lycodium spores under magnificationSquibb’s Atlas of the Official Drugs, Mansfield, 1919 Botanical…

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Ulva, Sea Lungwort PRO

ByAdam Tate

Ulva, Sea Lungwort Oyster Green, Green Laver, Iceland Sea-Grass, Lichen MarinusShi Chuan (Lettuce-leaf Ulva, TCM) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 The Herbal Or General Historie of Plantes, Gerard, 1597 Botanical name: Ulva spp.  1. U. latissima, Sea Lungwort  2. U. lactuca, Lettuce-leaf Ulva  3. U. conglobata and U. pertusa are also used similarly in TCM. Parts…

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Omphalia, Lei Wan PRO

ByAdam Tate

Omphalia, Lei Wan 雷丸 Lei Wan (TCM) Omphalia Lei Wan from the early 18th centuryChinese encyclopedia Gujin Tushu Jicheng (Wikimedia) Omphalia (Ben cao tu pu, 1644)(Welcome images) Botanical name: Omphalia lapidescensIt is a parasitic fungii growing on the roots of certain species of Bamboo. Parts used: Fruiting body, collected in Autumn, washed, and sun-dried. Temperature…

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Sophora tonkinensis, Shan Dou Gen PRO

ByAdam Tate

Sophora tonkinensis, Shan Dou Gen 山豆根 Bushy SophoraShan Dou Gen (TCM) Sophora tonkinensis(Photo: 阿橋 HQ) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Sophora tonkinensis (syn. S. subprostrata), Sophora tonkinensis var. polyphylla Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Bitter Classification: B. Clears Heat and Poison Uses: 1. Clears Heat, Resists Poison, Benefits the Throat:-Swollen, painful Sore Throat, Tonsillitis-taken…

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Cynoglossum, Nad ma ‘byar ma PRO

ByAdam Tate

Cynoglossum, Nad ma ‘byar ma ནད་མ་འབྱར་མ་ Ceylon Hounds Tongue (C. zeylanicum), Small petaled Hounds Tongue (C. lanceolatum)Nad ma ‘byar ma (Tibet)Liu Li Cao (C. zeylanicum, TCM)Gou Shi Hua (C. amabile, TCM)Chitkari (Ayurveda) Cynoglossum lanceolatumJacquin, N.J. von, Plantarum rariorum horti caesarei Schoenbrunnensis descriptiones et icones (1804) Cynoglossum wallichiiLindley, J., Edwards’s Botanical Register (1841) Cynoglossum lanceolatum(Photo by…

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