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Triticum spelta, Spelt

ByAdam Tate

Triticum spleta, Spelt Spelt Corn, Zea DicoccosDinkel (German) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Several varieties of Triticum, that labelled ‘D’ being Spelt.A. Masclef, Atlas des plantes de France, vol. 3, (1893) Botanical name: Triticum spelta Parts used: Seed (Grain) Temperature & Taste: Neutral/slightly Warm. SweetGalen said Spelt is between Wheat and Barley in temperature. Uses: 1….

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Rhaponticum uniflorum, Lou Lu PRO

ByAdam Tate

Rhaponticum uniflorum, Lou Lu 漏芦 RhaponticumLou Lu (TCM) Rhaponticum uniflorum Gmelin, J.G., Flora sibirica, (1747) Rhaponticum uniflorum flower(Photo by Straybird726) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Rhaponticum uniflorum Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Bitter, Salty Classification: B. Clear Heat and Toxin Uses: 1. Clears Heat, Resists Toxin., Resolves Swellings:-early stages of Sores, Boils, Carbuncles, Abscesses,…

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Wasp Nest, Feng Fang

ByAdam Tate

Wasp Nest, Feng Fang 蜂房 Feng Fang, Lu Feng Fang (TCM) De Animalibvs Insectis, Ulisse Aldrovandi, 1602 Wasp nest (Polistes spp)(Photo by Ljn1111) (Wikimedia) Wasp Nest at the Chengdu Medicine Market (Adam, 2016) Entomological name: Polistes spp.A large number of species supply the market: Polistes olivaceus P. japonicus P. yokohamae P. mandarinus P. formosana P….

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Doellingera, Dong Feng Cai PRO

ByAdam Tate

Doellingera, Dong Feng Cai 东风菜 Dong Feng Cai (TCM) Aster scaberPhotos by Dalgial (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Doellingera scaber (syn. Aster scaber), D. marchandii Parts used: Whole plant and Rhizome Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Pungent, Sweet Uses: 1. Clears Wind-Heat, Resolves Toxin:-Wind-Heat common cold and Flu-Malaria-Headache, Dizziness with red eyes-red, sore, swollen Sore Throat-Lung Heat Hemoptysis-Abscesses,…

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Duck, Anas

ByAdam Tate

Duck, Anas Baj (Unani) Ortus Sanitatis, Cube, Johann von, 1501 Botanical name: Anas spp. and related.. 1. A. platyrhynchos domesticus (Common Domestic Duck)  2. A. galericulata is the Mandarin Duck.             Parts used: Flesh, Fat Temperature & Taste: Duck Meat: Warm and Moist. SweetAvicenna said ‘It is hotter than all other domestic fowls’….

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Nux Pinea, Pine Nuts FREE

ByAdam Tate

Nux Pinea, Pine nuts Song Zi (TCM)Chilghoza (Unani) Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Pine nuts in the shell (Adam, 2017) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Pinus gerardiana Parts used: Seed Temperature & Taste: Warm, moist. Sweet Classifications: 2E LENITIVE3J. INCREASE SEMEN.    3K. EXPECTORANT.    3L. ANTI-TUSSIVE4d. PECTORAL.    4j. NERVINE Uses: 1. Benefits the…

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Cosmos, Mexican Aster PRO

ByAdam Tate

Cosmos, Mexican Aster Garden CosmosDa Bo Si Ju (TCM) Cosmos bipinnatusStep, E., Bois, D., Favourite flowers of garden and greenhouse (1896) Cosmos bipinnatus(Photo by Leo Michels, cropped) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Cosmos bipinnatus, C. sulphureus Parts used: Whole herb in flower; Flower; Root Temperature & Taste: Neutral. Sweet Classification: Uses: 1. Clears Heat, Stops Bleeding:-Heat-type bleeding-other disorders…

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Adiantum, Maidenhair PRO

ByAdam Tate

Adiantum, Maidenhair Capillus Veneris, Venus HairParsiaoshan (Unani)Hamsapadi (Ayurveda)Rtsa rma dongs རྩརྨ་མདོངས་ Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Common MaidenhairDioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 English Maidenhair (Trichomanes)Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Icones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1800 Botanical name: Adiantum capillus-venerisA number of related species are used: Golden: Adiantum aureum (used as Maidenhair) White: Asplenium Ruta…

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Lepidium meyenii, Maca

ByAdam Tate

Lepidium meyenii, Maca Peruvian Ginseng Lepidium meyenii(Photo by Vahe Martirosyan) (Wikimedia) Maca root at the Chengdu Medicine Market (Adam, 2018) Botanical name: Lepidium meyenii (syn. L. peruvianum) Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Warm, moist. Sweet Uses: 1. Warms and Strengthens the Kidneys:-Aphrodisiac; increases Sperm-Impotence-Infertility (in men and women)-useful for Menopause (loss of libido, flushing,…

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Trichosanthes Radix, Tian Hua Fen FREE

ByAdam Tate

Trichosanthes Radix, Tian Hua Fen 天花粉 Tian Hua Fen, Guo Lou Gen (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) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Trichosanthes kirilowii, T.  rosthornii Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Cold,…

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Verdigris, Aerugo, Tong Lu 铜绿

ByAdam Tate

Verdigris, Aerugo, Tong Lu 铜绿 Verdigris, Copper acetateAeris erugoTong Lu (TCM)Zangar, Zanjar (Unani) Aeris erugoHortus sanitatis, 1491 Mineralogical Name: Copper subacetate Parts used: Two main types recognized:  1. Blue or French Verdigris, consisting chiefly of mono-basic Copper Acetate;  2. Green, English, German or Swedish varieties which is chiefly semi-basic Copper Acetate. Temperature & Taste: Hot,…

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Populus, Poplartree

ByAdam Tate

Populus, Poplar-tree Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Black PoplarKrauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 White PoplarKrauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Black PoplarDella Materia Medicinale, Andrea Valuassori, 1562 White PoplarNew Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Black PoplarKoehler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 BLACK POPLAR BUDSSquibb’s Atlas of the Official Drugs, Mansfield, 1919 Botanical name: Populus nigra (less commonly White Poplar, P. alba)The Aspen (P. tremula) was…

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