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Desmodium gangeticum, Salparni PRO

ByAdam Tate

Desmodium gangeticum, Salparni Salpan, Hooked Hairypod Tickclover Salparni, Shaliparni, Saal parni (Root, Ayurveda)Pulladi, Peramalli (Siddha)Hong Mu Ji Cao (TCM) Desmodium gangeticumN. Witsen, H. de Jager, Plantae Javanicae pictae (1700) Desmodium gangeticumBlanco, Flora de Filipinas. (1875 Desmodium gangeticum(Photo by Vinayaraj) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Desmodium gangeticum (syn. Hedysarum gangeticum)D. latifolium and D. pulchellum have also been used…

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Curculigo, Xian Mao FREE

ByAdam Tate

Curculigo, Xian Mao 仙茅 Xian Mao (TCM)Talpatri, Krishna Musali, Sveta Musali (‘Black Musali’) (Ayurveda)Musali Siyah (Unani)Nilappanan Kizhangu (Siddha) Curculigo orchioidesKerner, Hortus sempervirens, 1806 Curculigo orchioides(Photo by 阿橋) (Wikimedia) Curculigo Xian Mao dried root (Adam 2023) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Curculigo orchioides Parts used: Rhizome Temperature & Taste: Hot, dry. Pungent,…

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Magnetite, Ci Shi

ByAdam Tate

Magnetite, Ci Shi 磁石 LodestoneKanta (Ayurveda)Ci Shi (TCM)Khab len  ཁབ་ལེན  (Tibetan) Ortus Sanitatis, 1491 Magnetite specimen (from Bolivia)Photo by Rob Lavinsky iRocks.com (Wikimedia) Mineralogical Name:Magnetitum Parts used: The best is black and strongly magnetic Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Pungent, Bitter and Salty Constituents: Ferriferrous oxide (Fe3O4); traces of Si, Pb, Ti, P, Mn, Ca, As,…

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Potassium carbonate, Potash

ByAdam Tate

Potassium carbonate, Potash Salt of Tartar, Pearl ash, Carbonate of PotassaKali carbonicum, Sal Tartari, Kali Lignorum Purum, Sal Absinthii (Salt of Wormwood), Sal Cinereum Clavellatorum Depuratum, Potassii carbonas impura Yavaksara, Yavasukaja (Ayurveda)Ya bak sha ra (Tibetan)Jawakhar, Javakhar (Unani)Natrun (Arabic) Preparation of Potassium carbonate(Museum Museorum, Valentini, 1704) Minerological name: Impure Potassium carbonate; K2CO3 Parts used: Purified…

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Pistacia, Pistacio FREE

ByAdam Tate

Pistacia, Pistachio Pistah, Pista, Fastaq (Unani)Mistaka (Arabic) Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Duhamel du Monceau, Traité des arbres et arbustes, Nouvelle édition, 1809 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Pistacia vera Parts used: Nut Temperature & Taste: Warm, moist. Sweet Classifications: 2F. PURIFYING.    2S. STRENGTHENING3J. INCREASE SEMEN.    4d. PECTORAL.   …

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Fumaria, Fumitory PRO

ByAdam Tate

Fumaria, Fumitory Traditionally called Fuma Terra (‘Earth Smoke’)Parpata (Ayurveda)Shahtara (Unani) Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Herbarum Vivae Eicones, Otto Brunfels, 1530 Medicinal Plants, Millspaugh, 1892 F. officinalis (left), F. parviflora (right)Florigraphia Britannica, Deakin, 1857 Botanical name: Fumaria spp. F. officinalis (official western) F. indica, F. parviflora, F. vaillantii (used in Ayurveda) Salmon…

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Armenian Earth, Bole Armeniac, Red Earth, Chi Shi Zhi 赤石脂

ByAdam Tate

Armenian Earth, Red Earth, Chi Shi Zhi 赤石脂 Bole Armeniac, Armenian BoleBura Armani (Unani)Chi Shi Zhi (TCM, related Earth)Gairika is Red Ochre, used in Ayurveda. The Earthy–Clay variety is basically the same Hortus sanitatis, 1491 Red Earth (Adam, 2016) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Mineralogical name: Hydrated Aluminium Silicate with small amounts of…

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Helichrysum, Yellow Everlasting

ByAdam Tate

Helichrysum, Yellow Everlasting Immortelle, Eternal Flower, Sandy Everlasting, Strawflower Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Helichrysum arenariumDeutschlands Flora in Abbildungen, Sturm, 1796 Helichrysum arenarium(Photo by Аимаина хикари) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Helichrysum arenarium (syn. Gnaphalium arenarium)There are over 300 species and many sub-species. Those of the Mediterranean are broadly grouped into large-flowered (ie. H. stoechas) and small-flowered (ie….

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Sigesbeckia, Xi Xian Cao FREE

ByAdam Tate

Siegesbeckia, Xi Xian Cao 稀薟草 St. Paul’s WortXi Xian Cao (TCM) Siegesbeckia orientalisWight, R., , Icones plantarum Indiae orientalis (1840-1853) Siegesbeckia orientalis(Photo by Elouanne) (Wikimedia) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Siegesbeckia (Sigesbeckia) spp. S. orientalis S. pubescens S. glabrescens Parts used: Herb Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Bitter Classification: D. Clear…

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Btso thal, Purified Mercury

ByAdam Tate

Btso thal, Purified Mercury ash Btso thal, Tsotel (“Cooked ash”)Bcud kyi rgyal po (“The King of Essences”)Zuo Tai (Chinese) XXX Minerological name: Refined Mercuric sulphide Parts used: Prepared Mercury sulphideThere are 3 varieties of processed Mercury used in Tibetan Medicine: Btso thal, also called Dngul chu btso thal or Dngul chu btso bkru chen mo–Purified…

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Bacopa, Brahmi FREE

ByAdam Tate

Bacopa, Brahmi Brahmi (Ayurveda)Brahmi (Unani) M. Blanco, Flora de Filipinas. (1875) Bacopa monnieri(Photo by Forest & Kim Starr) (Wikimedia) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Bacopa monnieri (syn. B. monniera, Herpestis monniera, Moniera cuneifolia) Parts used: Whole plant Temperature & Taste: Neutral/slightly Warm. Bitter. Uses: 1. Settles Wind, Calms the Mind:-Neurasthenia, Nervous…

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Sesamum, Sesame, Hei Zhi Ma FREE

ByAdam Tate

Sesamum, Sesame, Hei Zhi Ma 黑芝麻 Til, Tila (Ayurveda)Hei Zhi Ma (TCM)Kunjad Siyah (Unani)Til snum  ཏིལ་སྣུམ་ (Tibet) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Koehler, Medizinal Pflanzen, 1890 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Sesamum indicum Parts used: Seed (Black are stronger) Temperature & Taste: Slightly Warm, moist. Sweet Classifications: 2K. RESOLVENT.    2L. EMOLLIENT.    2P….

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