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Arnica

ByAdam Tate

Arnica Leopard’s Bane, Mountain Arnica, Mountain Tobacco Losch, F., Krauterbuch, unsere Heilpflanzen in Wort und Bild, Zweite Auflage, 1905 Atlas der Officinellen Pflanzen, Berg & Schmidt, Leipzig, 1893 Kohler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Botanical name: Arnica montana Parts used: Root, flower; less commonly the leaf Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Bitter, pungent. Slightly Toxic Uses: 1….

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Gleditsia Spina, Zao Jiao Ci

ByAdam Tate

Gleditsia Spina, Zao Jiao Ci 皂角刺 Chinese Honeylocust ThornZao Jiao Ci (TCM) Jaume Saint-Hilaire, J.H., Traité des arbres forestiers, (1824) Gleditsia sinensis(Photo by Rupp.de~commonswiki) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Gleditsia sinensis Parts used: Spine or Thorn Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent Uses: 1. Clears Toxin, Discharges Pus:-early stages of Sores to bring them to a head…

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Calamine, Lu Gan Shi 炉甘石

ByAdam Tate

Calamine, Lu Gan Shi 炉甘石 Lapis Calminaris, Smithsonite, Zinc sparLu Gan Shi (TCM)Gangs Thigs  གངས་ཐིགས  (‘Drops of Snow’, Tibetan)Rasaka, Kharpara (Ayurveda) Smithsonite(Photo: Rob Lavinsky, iRocks.com) Mineralogical name: Calamina; Smithsonitum Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Sweet Classifications: 2T. GLUTINATE    2Z. CICATRIZING4b. OPTHALMICS TCM:T. External Medicines Uses: 1. Clears Heat, Clears the Eyes, Removes Films (West, TCM,…

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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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Rosmarinus, Rosemary FREE

ByAdam Tate

Rosmarinus, Rosemary Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Darstellung und Beschreibung Pharmacopoea Borussica, Berg, 1858 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Rosmarinus officinalis Parts used: Herb in flower; Flower. Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent, Bitter Classifications: 2B ATTENUATER.     2C INCIDERS.     2G. CLEANSING.    2S. STRENGTHENING3C. ALEXIPHARMIC.    3D. CORDIALS & CARDIACS.    3E. DIURETIC.    3G. EMMENAGOGUE.    3H….

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Cassia Fistula FREE

ByAdam Tate

Cassia fistula Indian Laburnum, Purging Cassia, Cassia SolutivaAmaltas (Unani)Amaltas (Hindi)Arag-vadha (Sanskrit)Dong ga དོང་ག (Tibetan) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Icones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1800 CASSIA FISTULA1, 2. Grooves and ridges on one side of the fruit.3, Short stout pedicle. 3 (lower), Shows the cross partitionsand several seeds. 4, Round disk…

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Oreganum, Marjoram, Oregano FREE

ByAdam Tate

Marjorana, Oreganum; Marjoram and Oregano Marjoram: Sweet Marjoram, Marjoram gentleOregano: Wild or Winter Marjoram Oregano (left) and Marjoram (right)Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Oregano and MarjoramKrauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Left Oregano;    Right MarjoramIcones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1804 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Oreganum spp.O. marjorana (Marjoram), O. vulgare (Oregano)A number of…

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Butea PRO

ByAdam Tate

Butea Flame of the Forest; Bengal Kino (Gum)Tesu, Dhak, Palas (Hindi); Palasha, Kimshuka (Sanskrit)Palas, Dhak, Tesu, Samagh Dhak, Kamarkas (Unani)Ma ru rtse  མ་རུ་རྩེ་ (Tibetan) Butea monospermaKerner, Hortus sempervirens, 1802 Butea monosperma(Photo by Varinder Naturaphile) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Butea monosperma (syn. B. frondosa) Parts used: Gum; also seed, leaf and flower Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry….

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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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Astragalus, Huang Qi FREE

ByAdam Tate

Astragalus, Huang Qi 黄芪 Huang Qi (TCM) Astragalus mongholicusLedebour, C.F. von, Icones plantarum novarum, vol. 4 (1833) Wild Astragalus Huang Qi root in long, uncut lengths at the Chengdu Medicine Market. Steamed and flattened Huang Qi (Adam, 2017) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name:   1. Astragalus membranaceus (syn. Astragalus propinquus)  2….

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