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Viscum, Mistletoe, Sang Ji Sheng PRO

ByAdam Tate

Viscum, Mistletoe, Hu Ji Sheng 槲寄生 Viscus (Latin)Hu Ji Sheng (Northen Mistletoe, Viscum spp., TCM) Loranthus, Sang Ji Sheng 桑寄生 Sang Ji Sheng (Mulberry Mistletoe, Loranthus [Taxillus] spp. TCM) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Mistletoe (Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563) ViscumBotanische wandplaten, 1904–1914 Viscum albumKoehler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Loranthus europeausFlora von Deutschland (27),…

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Pumex, Pumice

ByAdam Tate

Pumex, Pumice, Fu Shi 浮石 Spuma maris (“Sea Foam”)Fu Shi (TCM) Pumex and TofusConradi Gesneri de Rerum Fossilium Lapidum et Gemmarum, 1565 Metallotheca Vaticana, Mercati, 1719 2 types of Pumice(Adam, 2022) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Mineralogical Name:Pumex; Volcanic scoria Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Salty Classifications: 2F. PURIFYING3K. EXPECTORANT TCM:P. Clears Hot…

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Sagapenum, Sagapen FREE

ByAdam Tate

Sagapenum, Sagapen SerapinumSakbinaj (Unani)  Krauter Buch und kunstliche Conterfeyungen, 1703 Sagapen in containers for exportKrauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Ferula persica Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Ferula persica (syn. Peucedanum persicum) Parts used: Gum Temperature & Taste: Hot, dry. Pungent Classifications: 4j. NERVINE Uses: 1. Clears Cold-Phlegm and Damp:-clears Phlegm, Water and Damp…

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Sarsaparilla, Sarsaparilla PRO

ByAdam Tate

Sarsaparilla Ushba (Unani) Icones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1804 Medical Botany, Woodville, 1810 Left: Rio Negro (Brazillian) Sarsaparilla root; Center: Hondruas Sarsaparilla root; Right: Mexican Sarsaparilla rootNotes on Pharmacognosy, Otto Augustus Wall, 1902 Bundles of Sarsaparilla as imported; the 2 on the left from Honduras;the middle from Mexico; the large on the right from Brazillian (Para).A…

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*Collinsonia canadensis

ByAdam Tate

Collinsonia, Stoneroot Stone Root Collinsonia canadensis Descourtilz, Flore [pittoresque et] médicale des Antilles (1821-1829) Collinsonia canadensis (Photo by H. Zell) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Collinsonia canadensis Parts used: Root, Rhizome Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Uses: 1. Clears Heat and Damp, Promotes Urine, Clears Stones:-Edema, Fluid retention, Ascites-Acute Urinary Tract Infection, Bladder Pain-Gravel and Stones of…

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Imperata, Bai Mao Gen PRO

ByAdam Tate

Imperata, Bai Mao Gen 白茅根 Japanese Blood Grass, Lalang Grass, Woolly Grass, Thatch GrassBai Mao Gen (TCM)Darbha (Ayurveda) Jaume Saint-Hilaire, J.H., La flore et la pomone francaises, vol. 5  (1832) Imperata cylindrica(Photo by L. M. Marsh) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Imperata cylindrica var. majorThere are a number of synonyms: Imperata allang, I. angolensis, I. arundinacea, I….

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Cocos, Coconut

ByAdam Tate

Cocos, Coconut Indian nutNarikela (Ayurveda)Narjeel (Unani)Thenkai (Siddha) Kreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 F.E. Koehler, Medizinal Pflanzen, vol. 3 (1890) Botanical name: Cocos nucifera (syn. Cocos indica) Parts used: Coconut water, Dried pulp, Oil Temperature & Taste: Cool, moist. Sweet“Hot in the first phase of the Second degree and Dry in the first degree. It contains some noticeable…

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Leptadenia, Jivanti PRO

ByAdam Tate

Leptadenia, Jivanti Cork Swallow-wortJivanti (Ayurveda)Palalkkodi, Keeripalai (Siddha)Doodhi Khurd (Unani) Leptadenia reticulata (Official drug)R. Wight, Icones Plantarum Indiae Orientalis, (1846) Dendrobium plicatile (Flickingeria fimbriata)W.J. Hooker, J.D. Hooker, Icones Plantarum (1890)  Dendrobium macraei (syn. Flickingeria macraei)K.R. Kirtikar, B.D. Basu, Indian medicinal plants, (1918) Holostemma ada-kodien(Photo by Shantanu Kuveskar) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Leptadenia reticulataAccording to Indian sources, the…

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Eucommia, Du Zhong FREE

ByAdam Tate

Eucommia, Du Zhong 杜仲 Du Zhong (TCM) Eucommia ulmoides tree(Photo by David Stang) (Wikimedia) Eucommia ulmoides bark(Photo by Kenraiz) (Wikimedia) Bundles of chopped, wild Eucommia bark for sale at the Chengdu Market.(Adam, 2017) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Eucommia ulmoides Parts used: Bark Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Sweet, slightly Pungent…

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Salvia haematodes, Red Behen PRO

ByAdam Tate

Salvia haematodes, Red Behen Meadow SageBehman Surkh (Unani) Red BehenNew Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Red BehenKrauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Limonium maritimum (Sea Lavender) is often listed as a source of Red Behen(Source New York Public Library‘s Digital Library) (Wikimedia) Red Behen root(Calcutta Unani College, Adam, 2019) Botanical name: Salvia haematodes (syn. Salvia pratensis subsp. haematodes)White Behen is…

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Myristica, Nutmeg; Macis, Mace PRO

ByAdam Tate

Myristica, Nutmeg, Rou Dou Kou 肉豆蔻 Nux Muscata (Latin)Jatiphala (Ayurveda, Unani)Cathikkay (Siddha)Rou Dou Kou 肉豆蔻 (TCM)Dza ti  ཛཱ་ཏི (Tibetan) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Darstellung und Beschreibung sammtliche, Berg, 1858 Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Top: Whole NutmegBottom: Mace Botanical name: Myristica fragrans Parts used: Fruit (Nutmeg); Mace Temperature & Taste: Hot, dry. Pungent,…

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Teucrium polium, Poley Montane PRO

ByAdam Tate

Teucrium polium, Poley Montane Poley, Mountain Germander, Narrow-leaf GermanderKalpooreh (Unani)Hui Bai Shi Cao (TCM) New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Kurtzes Handtbuchlein, Ryff, 1599 Left: Polium campestre;  Right: P. montanumKrauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Common (left), Spanish (middle) and Lavender-leaved (right) Poley MontaneParkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Teucrium polium(Photo by Kenraiz) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Teucrium polium (syn. T. capitatum)Campestre (rural)…

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