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Sandarac, Cypress Gum

ByAdam Tate

Sandarac, Cypress Gum Alerce Cypress, Vernix, Gum Juniper SandaracOrtus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Tetraclinis articulataF.E. Köhler, Medizinal Pflanzen, vol. 2 (1890) Botanical name: Two distinct species are credited with supplying Sandarac: Tetraclinis articulata (syn. Callitris quadrivalvis, Thuja articulata); the typical product on the market) Juniper communis (traditional Tetraclinis is known as the Sandarac Tree, and can…

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Tilia, Linden FREE

ByAdam Tate

Tilia, Linden Lime flower, Tile tree, Tilia Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Atlas der officinellen pflanzen, Felix, 1899 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Tilia europaalso T. vulgaris, T. cordata (Winter Linden),  T. platyphylla (Summer Linden), T. intermedia and T. americana.Male and Female types were listed…

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Codonopsis convolvulacea, Snyi ba PRO

ByAdam Tate

Codonopsis convolvulacea, Snyi ba སྙི་བ་ Snyi ba (Tibet)Ji Dang Shen (TCM) Codonopsis convolvulaceaCurtis, W., Botanical Magazine (1908) Flower of Codonopsis convolvulacea(Photo by Ping an Chang) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Codonopsis spp.There are 2 main types of this medicine: C. convolvulacea C. macrocalyx Parts used: Root. Occasionally the flower and seed Temperature & Taste: Neutral/Warm. Sweet, slightly…

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Anisodus, Thang phrom nag po PRO

ByAdam Tate

Anisodus, Thang phrom nag po ཐང་ཕྲོམ་ནག་པོ་ Thang phrom nag po (Tibet)Zang Qie (A. tanguiticus, TCM)Sai Lang Dang (A. luridus, TCM)San Fen San (A. acutangulus, TCM) Anisodus luridusLink, J.H.F., Otto, F., Icones plantarum selectarum (1828) Anisodus tanguticusPhoto by BIO341prj (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Anisodus spp: A. tanguticus (syn. Scopolia tangutica) (Tibet) A. luridus (Nepal) A. acutangulus In…

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Fox Lungs

ByAdam Tate

Fox Lungs Wa yi glo ba (Tibetan Medicine)Riat at talab (Arabic) (Mivart, St. George Jackson, 1890) Zoological name: Vulpes spp. Parts used: Dried Lungs Temperature & Taste: Neutral Uses: 1. Strengthens the Lungs, Stops Cough and Wheezing: (West, Tibetan)-Chronic Cough, Chronic Bronchitis, Asthma, Wheezing, Breathlessness-Lohoch of Fox Lungs was commended ‘above all other remedies’ to…

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Lycium Fructus, Gou Qi Zi FREE

ByAdam Tate

Lycium Fructus, Gou Qi Zi 枸杞子 ‘Goji’; Chinese WolfberryGou Qi Zi (TCM)Chirchita (Ayurveda)‘Dre tsher ma འདྲེ་ཚེར་མ་ (Tibet) Lycium barbarumDuhamel du Monceau, Traité des arbres et arbustes, Nouvelle édition 1800-1803 Lycium Gou Qi (Adam, 2017) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Lycium chinense, L. barbarum.There are a number of Lycium species that supply…

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Mentha, Mint, Bo He PRO

ByAdam Tate

Mentha, Mint, Bo He 薄荷 Bo He (TCM)Pudina (Unani)Gur tig གུར་ཏིག་ (Tibet) Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Left: ‘Greater’ and Right ‘Lesser’ MintsDella Materia Medicinale, Andrea Valuassori, 1562 M. piperitaKoehler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 M. viridisKoehler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Botanical name: Mentha spp.Various types are used: Peppermint: M x piperita, M. arvensis var….

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Musk, Moschus, She Xiang 麝香

ByAdam Tate

Musk, Moschus, She Xiang 麝香 MuskMuska (Persian)Mushk (Unani)Mrgamadah (Sanskrit)Gla Rtsi  གླ་རྩི  (Tibetan) Gart der Gesundheit, Cuba, 1485 Tibetan Musk Deer (Wikimedia) Above: Container traditionally used to transport Musk pods. (Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578)Left: Musk Deer (Shaw, G. Zoological Lectures delivered at the Royal Institution, 1809) Left: Tonkin Musk; Right: Russian MuskHandbook of Pharmaceutical Practice, Hager, 1878…

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Gentiana, Gentian, Long Dan Cao PRO

ByAdam Tate

Gentiana, Gentian, Long Dan Cao 龙胆草 Ghaafis, Jantiana (Unani)related species:–In TCM G. gabra (Long Dan Cao)–In Ayurveda, G. kurroo (Trayamana)–In Tibet G. robusta (Kyi lce) Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Greater and Lesser GentiansDella Materia Medicinale, Andrea Valuassori, 1562 Japanese Herbal, 17th century (Welcome) Gentiana luteaFlora Medica, Royal College of Physicians, 1829 Gentiana purpureaFlora von Deutschland…

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Mantis Egg Case, Sang Piao Xiao

ByAdam Tate

Praying Mantis Egg Case, Sang Piao Xiao 桑螵蛸 Sang Piao Xiao (TCM) Mantis religiosa Egg CasePhoto by Dhrm77 (Wikimedia) Above: Praying Mantis Egg Case for sale atthe Chengdu Medicine Market (Adam, 2016) Left: Mantis religiosa (Photo by Chaos) (Wikimedia) Entomological name: Various species of Praying Mantis: Mantis religiosa (Bao Chi Tang Lang) Paratenodera sinensis (syn….

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Scilla, Squill PRO

ByAdam Tate

Scilla, Squill Isqeel (Unani)Vana-Pataandu, Korikanda (Ayurveda, S. indica)Kattu Velvengayam (Siddha, S. indica) Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Kurtzes Handtbuchlein, Ryff, 1599 Koehler, Medizinal Pflanzen, 1890 Left: South Indian Squill, S. indica; Right: Indian Squill, Urginea indicaFigures of Indian Plants, Wight, 1853 SQUILL1. Concentric slices of Squill bulb.  2….

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Viscum, Mistletoe, Sang Ji Sheng FREE

ByAdam Tate

Viscum, Mistletoe, Sang Ji Sheng 桑寄生 Viscus (Latin)Sang Ji Sheng (Mulberry Mistletoe, Loranthus [Taxillus] spp. TCM);Hu Ji Sheng (Northern Mistletoe, Viscum spp., TCM) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 ViscumBotanische wandplaten, 1904–1914 Viscum albumKoehler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Loranthus europeausFlora von Deutschland (27), Kohler, 1886 Viscum (Adam, 2017) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION…

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