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Thymus, Thyme PRO

ByAdam Tate

Thymus, Thyme Serpyllum, Mother of Thyme Mother of Thyme: Serpillum, Quendel–Ajagandha (Ayurveda)–Hasha, Jangali Pudina (Unani) Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 ThymeOrtus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 SerpyllumOrtus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Thyme (Left), Mother of Thyme (Right)New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 ThymeKoehler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Left: T. vulgars; Right: T. serpyllum (Atlas der Officinellen Pflanzen, Berg & Schmidt, Leipzig, 1893)…

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Cuminum, Cumin PRO

ByAdam Tate

Cuminum, Cumin Sweta Jiraka (Ayurveda)Cirakam (Siddha)Zeera Safaid (Unani)Zi ra dkar po  ཟི་ར་དཀར་པོ  (Tibetan) Della Materia Medicinale, Andrea Valuassori, 1562 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Botanical name: Cuminum cyminumFour Kinds were described in Unani: Farsi, or Persian Nabti, Nabathean Kirmani, Black Cumin Shami, or Syrian Parts used: Seed Temperature & Taste: Very Warm, dry. Pungent“Cumin is hot in…

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Paeoniae suffruticosa, Tree Peony rootbark, Mu Dan Pi FREE

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) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Paeonia suffruticosa Parts…

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Momordica cochinchinensis, Mu Bie Zi PRO

ByAdam Tate

Momordica cochinchinensis, Mu Bie Zi 木鳖子 Momordica seedMu Bie Zi (TCM)Karkataka, Karavella-jalaja (Ayurveda) Momordica cochinchinensisHoutte, L. van, Flore des serres et des jardin de l’Europe (1845) Momordica fruits sold in Thailand where it is called GacThe fresh fruit and juice are sold as a health foodThe seeds can be seen in the center. (Photo, Adam,…

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Carum, Caraway PRO

ByAdam Tate

Carum, Caraway Zeera Siyah (Unani)Krishnajeeraka (Ayurveda)Go snyod  གོ་སྙོད  (Tibetan) Ortus sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Atlas der officinellen pflanzen (2), Felix, 1899 Botanical name: Carum carvi Parts used: Seed Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent“Hot and dry in the second degree” (Avicenna) Classification: 2C INCIDERS.   2H. CARMINATIVE3C. ALEXIPHARMIC.    3F. LITHONTRIPTIC.    4e. STOMACHIC Uses:…

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Scammonia, Scammony PRO

ByAdam Tate

Scammonia, Scammony Diagridium, Diagrydium (when prepared)Saqmunia (Unani) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Icones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1804 Botanische wandplaten (1904–1914) Scammony Root1. Crown with stem scars and bases. 2. Twisted root with deep furrows.3. Cross-section showing mottled surface. 4. Fractured surface. Squibb’s Atlas of the Official Drugs, Mansfield, 1919…

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Clematis, Wei Ling Xian PRO

ByAdam Tate

Clematis, Wei Ling Xian 威灵仙 Wei Ling Xian “Superpower God” (TCM) Clematis hexapetalaE. Spach, Histoire naturelle des végétaux, Atlas (1834-1847) Clematis Wei Ling Xian root(Adam, 2024) Botanical name: Three species of Clematis supply this medicine: C. chinensis C. manshurica C. hexapetala Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Salty, Pungent Classification: D. Clear Wind…

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Rapi, Turnip

ByAdam Tate

Rapi, Turnip Rape Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Round-rooted TurnipDella Materia Medicinale, Andrea Valuassori, 1562 Long-rooted TurnipNew Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Botanical name: Brassica rapaLong (‘Female’), Round (‘Male’) types were differentiated Parts used: Seed, Root Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Sweet, Pungent Classifications: 3H. LACTAGOGUE.    3I. APHRODISIAC.    3J. INCREASE SEMEN4b. OPTHALMIC Uses: 1. Strengthens Stomach and Spleen,…

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Polipodium, Polypody PRO

ByAdam Tate

Polipodium, Polypody Bisfayaj (Unani)Shui Long Gu, Duo Zu Jue Shu [lit. ‘Multi-Foot fern’=Polypodium] (TCM) Gart der Gesundheit, Cuba, 1485 Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Kurtzes Handtbuchlein, Ryff, 1599   Official Polypody                                              …

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Aconitum carmichaeli, Wu Tuo PRO

ByAdam Tate

Aconitum carmichaeli, Wu Tuo 乌涂 Aconitum, Chuan Wu 川乌 Aconitum, Cao Wu 草乌 Chuan Wu, Cao Wu, Wu Tuo (TCM) Aconitum carmichaeliCurtis, W., Curtis’s botanical magazine (1841) Left: Aconitum Cao Wu (prepared); Right: Aconitum Chuan Wu (prepared)(Adam, 2024) Botanical name: Aconitum spp.  1. A. carmichaeli (Chuan Wu, Wu Tuo)  2. A. kusnezoffii (Cao Wu)Over 20…

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Torreya, Fei Zi PRO

ByAdam Tate

Torreya, Fei Zi 榧子 Chinese Nutmeg Yew, Chinese TorreyaFe Zi (TCM) Torreya grandisRevue horticole, serié 4 (1879) Torreya grandis(Photo by VoDeTan2) (Wikimedia) Torreya grandis seed(Photo by VoDeTan2) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Torreya grandis (syn. T. nucifera) Parts used: Seed collected when ripe in Autumn, remove shell (testa) and break into pieces. Temperature & Taste: Neutral, moist….

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Arctium, Burdock FREE

ByAdam Tate

Arctium Radix, Burdock Root Bardana, Lappa Major, PersonataNiu Bang Gen (TCM)Byi bzung  བྱི་བཟུང་ (Tibetan Medicine) Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Kurtzes Handtbuchlein, Ryff, 1599 Medicinal Plants, Millspaugh, 1892 ARCTIUM LAPPA1, Crown with tuft of white hairs. 2. Longitudinal section showing the white pith and the incurved edges of the cortex. 3, Small curved root. 4,…

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