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Sagapenum, Sagapen PRO

ByAdam Tate

Sagapenum, Sagapen SerapinumSakbinaj (Unani)  Krauter Buch und kunstliche Conterfeyungen, 1703 Sagapen in containers for exportKrauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Curtis’s Botanical Magazine, 1819 Ferula persica Botanical name: Ferula persica (syn. Peucedanum persicum) Parts used: Gum“The best varieties of Sagapen are those which are relatively thicker and cleaner with a red interior and white exterior”. (Avicenna) Temperature &…

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Sarcocolla PRO

ByAdam Tate

Sarcocolla Azerat (Unani)Anzarut, Anzurut (Arabic, Persian)Gujar (Ayurveda) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Vollstandiges Materialien Lexicon, Lemery, 1721 Astragalus sarcocolla(Photo by auoob farabi) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Astragalus sarcocolla, A. fasciculufolius Parts used: Gum“The best variety is that which is yellowish and resembles Luban (Olibanum)”. (Avicenna) Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent, Bitter, Sweet“Some physicians say that Sarcocolla…

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Marjorana, Oreganum; Marjoram and Oregano PRO

ByAdam Tate

Marjorana, Oreganum; Marjoram and Oregano Marjoram: Sweet Marjoram, Marjoram gentleOregano: Wild or Winter Marjoram Left: Marjoram, Right: OreganoOrtus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Oregano (left) and Marjoram (right)Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Oregano and MarjoramKrauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Left: Oregano; Right: MarjoramIcones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1804 Botanical name: Oreganum spp.O. marjorana (Marjoram), O. vulgare (Oregano)A number of related…

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Panax, Xi Yang Shen, American Ginseng FREE

ByAdam Tate

Panax, American Ginseng, Xi Yang Shen 西洋参 Xi Yang Shen (TCM) Panax quinquefoliumMedicinal Plants, Millspaugh, 1892 American Ginseng rootNotes on Pharmacognosy, Otto Augustus Wall, 1902 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Panax quinquefolium Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Cool, moist. Sweet, slightly Bitter Classification: N. Yin Tonics Uses: 1. Benefits Qi,…

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Onosma, Bri mog, Ratanjot PRO

ByAdam Tate

Onosma, Bri mog, Ratanjot Onosma hookeri, O. multiramosum, O. echioides: Bri mog  འབྲི་མོག་ (Tibetan)Onosma echioides, O. hispidum: Ratanjot (Unani)Onosma echioides; Anchusa ex albido flora (Clusius), PseudoanchusaO. hookeri: Xi Hua Dian Zi Cao (TCM); Bri mog mchog  འབྲི་མོག་ མཆོག་ (Tibetan)O. hispidum: Cu Ying Mao Dian Zi Cao (TCM)O. paniculatum: Dian Zi Cao (TCM Onosma echioidesR. Dodonaeus…

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Clerodendron phlomidis, Agnimantha PRO

ByAdam Tate

Clerodendrum phlomidis, Agnimantha Agnimantha (Ayurveda)Tazhuthaazhai (Siddha)Baharangi (Unani) Clerodendron phlomidisN.L. Burman, Flora Indica, (1768) Clerodendrum phlomidis flower(Photo by J.M.Garg) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Clerodendrum phlomidis (syn. Clerodendron phlomidis, C. multiflorum)Agnimantha is Premna spp. However, C. phlomidis is the accepted substitute for Agnimantha.According to some sources, C. phlomidis is the lesser variety, and Premna spp. is the greater…

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Symphytum, Comfrey FREE

ByAdam Tate

Symphytum, Comfrey Consolida Major Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Koehler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Comfrey root (Adam, 2022) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Symphytum officinaleOther related species such as the Russian Comfrey (Symphytum x uplandicum) and Prickly Comfrey (S. asperum) have been used, but these should be avoided due to the higher levels…

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Rumex Acetosa, Sorrel FREE

ByAdam Tate

Acetosa, Sorrel Oxalis AcetosaHerbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 AcetosaOrtus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 AcetosaGerards Herbal, 1636 Acetosa minorNew Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Flora von Deutschland (9), Kohler, 1882 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Rumex acetosa (syn. Acetosa vulgaris)Greater and Lesser types were known; Lesser type appears to be ‘Sheep Sorrel’ Parts used: Herb, Seed;…

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Rumex Acetosa, Sorrel PRO

ByAdam Tate

Acetosa, Sorrel Oxalis AcetosaHerbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 AcetosaOrtus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 AcetosaGerards Herbal, 1636 Acetosa minorNew Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Flora von Deutschland (9), Kohler, 1882 Botanical name: Rumex acetosa (syn. Acetosa vulgaris)Greater and Lesser types were known; Lesser type appears to be ‘Sheep Sorrel’ Parts used: Herb, Seed; also the Roots Temperature & Taste: Cool,…

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Trichosanthes Semen, Gua Lou Ren PRO

ByAdam Tate

Trichosanthes Semen, Gua Lou Ren 瓜娄仁 Gua Lou Ren, Gua Lou Zi  (TCM) Dian Nan Ben Cao Tu Shuo (Illustrated Yunnan Pharmacopoeia) Ming Dynasty (1773 edition) (Welcome, Wikimedia) Trichosanthes kirilowii var. japonica(Photo by 杉山龍彦) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Trichosanthes kirilowii, T.  rosthornii Parts used: Trichosanthes Seed Temperature & Taste: Cold, moist. Sweet Classification: P. Clears Hot…

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Belemite, Lynx Stone

ByAdam Tate

Belemnite, Lynx Stone Thunderstone, Belemite, Dactylus, lapis Lincis Lynx Stone is an ancient stone that was classically said to be the solidified Urine of a male Lynx, although later authors disputed this. By the 16th century, Belemnites were commonly accepted as ‘Lynx Stone’. Ortus Sanitatis, Beck, 1517 Museum Wormianum, 1655 BelemnitesMetallotheca Vaticana Opus Posthuman, 1719…

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Paeoniae suffruticosa, Tree Peony rootbark, Mu Dan Pi PRO

ByAdam Tate

Paeonia suffruticosa, Tree Peony, Mu Dan Pi 牡丹皮 Tree PeonyMu Dan Pi (TCM)Shing pad ma ser po  ཤིང་པད་མ་སེར་པོ་ (P. delavayi, Tibetan Medicine) Paeonia suffruticosaThe botanist’s repository [H.C. Andrews] 1806-1807 Paeonia suffruticosa(Photo by Cillas) (Wikimedia) Tree Peony root bark Mu Dan Pi (Adam, 2022) Botanical name: Paeonia suffruticosaP. delavayi (syn. P. lutea) is a yellow-flowered Tree…

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