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Bruscus, Butcher’s Broom PRO

ByAdam Tate

Bruscus, Butcher’s Broom Ruscus, Knee Holy Ortus sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Flora von Deutschland, Kohler, 1886 Botanical name: Ruscus aculeatus Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent, bittercuts, attenuates, opens Classification: 2A APERIENT4g. HEPATIC.   4h. NEPHRITIC Uses: 1. One of the Opening Roots:-obstruction of the Liver, Spleen,…

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Petroselinum, Parsley FREE

ByAdam Tate

Petroselinum, Parsley Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Parsley New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Macedonian ParsleyNew Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Darstellung und Beschreibung Pharmacopoea Borussica, Berg, 1861 PARSLEY ROOT1, Longitudinal section with recurved cortex and ridge of pith. 2. Annulate surface.  3. Transverse section showing round resin cavities. Squibb’s Atlas of the Official Drugs, Mansfield, 1919 Members CLICK HERE…

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Acetum, Vinegar

ByAdam Tate

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

ByAdam Tate

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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Chalcopyrite Bhasma

ByAdam Tate

Chalcopyrite Bhasma Copper Pyrite AshSwarna Makshika Bhasma (Ayurveda) Minerological name: Copper PyritePyrite is a compound of Iron, Copper and Sulphur. That with greater Iron is called Iron Pyrite, that with more Copper is called Copper Pyrite. Copper Pyrite is softer than Iron Pyrite. Parts used: Copper Pyrite ash Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Bitter, SweetIt…

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Chlorophytum, Musali FREE

ByAdam Tate

Chlorophytum, Musali Shveta Musali (Ayurveda)Safed Musali (Unani)Vallai Musali (Siddha)Tibbati Ginseng (Folk) Chlorophytum tuberosumRoxburgh, W., Plants of the coast of Coromandel, vol. 2 (1798) Chlorophytum tuberosum(Photo by Dinesh Valke) (Wikimedia) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Chlorophytum spp.  1. C. arundinaceum (official species)  2. C. borivillianum  3. C. tuberosum  4. C. indicum (syn. C….

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Lindera, Wu Yao PRO

ByAdam Tate

Lindera, Wu Yao 乌药 SpicebushWu Yao (TCM) Lindera aggregataPhoto by KENPEI (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Lindera aggregata (syn. L. strychnifolia) (Official)L. chunii is also used. Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent Classification: J. Regulate Qi Uses: 1. Moves the Qi, Eases Pain:-chest, epigastric, abdominal or hypochondriac distention and pain, especially with Cold-Gastric Ulcers,…

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Calendula, Marigold PRO

ByAdam Tate

Calendula, Marigold CalthaMe tog gur gum མེ་ཏོག་གུརགུམ་ (Tibetan Medicine) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Kreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 Icones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1800 Botanical name: Calendula officinalis Parts used: Flower Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. PungentOpen, discuss, astringe Classifications: 2L. EMOLLIENT3A. SUDORIFICS & DIAPHORETICS.   3C. ALEXIPHARMIC.   3D. CORDIALS & CARDIACS.   3E. DIURETIC.   3G. EMMENAGOGUE4c. CARDIAC Uses: 1. Moves…

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Vincetoxicum, Swallowwort PRO

ByAdam Tate

Vincetoxicum, Swallow-wort Hirundinaria, Asclepias (Dioscorides), Silk-wort, German Ipecac, German Contrayerva, White Swallow-wortQunna bara (Unani) Swallow-wortJapanese Herbal, 17th century (Welcome) Left: White Swallow-wort; Right: Black Swallow-wortSalmon, Botanologia, 1710 Vincetoxicum officinaleDie Giftpflanzen Deutschlands, Esser, 1910 Vincetoxicum officinale(Photo by Olivier Pichard) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Vincetoxicum officinale (syn: V. hirundinaria, Asclepias vincetoxicum, Cynanchum vincetoxicum).White-flowered, Black-flowered, Cretian, and Virginian types…

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Punica Flos et Pericarp, Pomegranate Flower & Rind FREE

ByAdam Tate

Punica Flos et Pericarp, Pomegranate Flower & Rind Wild Pomegranate Flower–Balaustium; Dadima (Ayurveda)–Anar, Bidana (Unani)–Ruman, Ruman Halw, Ruman Murr (Arabic);Cultivated Pomegranate flower: CytinoiPomegranate Rind:–Shi Liu Pi (TCM) Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Flora von Deutschland (25), Kohler, 1886 Pomegranate fruit (left), Pomegranate flower, double (right)Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Pomegranate rindNotes on Pharmacognosy, Otto Augustus Wall, 1902 Dried…

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Gentiana macrophylla, Qin Jiao FREE

ByAdam Tate

Gentiana macrophylla, Qin Jiao 秦艽 Large Leaf GentianQin Jiao (TCM) Gentiana dahurica Curtis’s Botanical Magazine, vol. 141 (1915) Gentiana macrophylla flower(Photo by Orchi) (Wikimedia) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Gentiana spp.A number of species are used:  G. macrophylla G. straminea G. crassicaulis G. dahurica Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Neutral/slightly Cool,…

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Datura, Stramonium

ByAdam Tate

Datura, Thorn Apple Jimson Weed, StramoniumDhattura (Ayurveda and Unani)Thang phrom  ཐང་ཕྲོམ  (Tibetan) New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Materia Medica Botanica, Wellman, 1845 Medical Botany, Woodville, 1810 Atlas der Officinellen Pflanzen, Berg & Schmidt, Leipzig, 1893 Left: Flower, Above: Seed pod (Adam, 2017) Botanical name: Datura stramoniumOthers used include D. alba, D. metal, D. Ferox, D. fastuosa…

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