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Nelumbo Stamen, Lotus Stamen, Lian Xu FREE

Nelumbo Stamen, Lotus Stamen, Lian Xu 莲须 Lian Xu (TCM) Descourtilz, M.E., Flore médicale des Antilles, vol. 8 (1829) Illustrations of Indian Botany, Wight, 1840 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Nelumbo nucifera Parts used: Stamen Temperature & Taste: Neutral, dry. Sweet Classification: R. Astringents Uses: 1. Astringes the Kidneys, Stabilizes the…

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Sanguisorba, Burnet PRO

Sanguisorba, Burnet, Di Yu 地榆 Di Yu (TCM) Della Materia Medicinale, Andrea Valuassori, 1562 New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 S. officinalisFlora von Deutschland (25), Kohler, 1886 S. minorFlora von Deutschland (25), Kohler, 1886 Botanical name: Sanguisorba officinalisGreater and Lesser types were known Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Slightly Cool, dry. Bitter, Sour. ‘of a pleasant…

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Trichosanthes Radix, Tian Hua Fen PRO

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) Botanical name: Trichosanthes kirilowii, T.  rosthornii Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Cold, slightly moist. Bitter, slightly Sweet. Classifications: B….

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Sesbania grandiflora PRO

Sesbania grandiflora Red Wisteria, Swamp PeaPo so cha  པོ་སོ་ཆ  (Fruits, Tibetan)Agasti, Agatya, Muni, Munidrum (Ayurveda)Agatti (Siddha) Sesbania grandifloraBlanco, Flora de Filipinas. (1875) Sesbania grandiflora(Photo by 阿橋) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Sesbania grandiflora (syn. Agati grandiflora) Parts used: Whole Plant; bark; fruit; flowers Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Bitter Uses: 1. Clears Heat, Resists Poison:-Fever, Intermittent Fever (whole…

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Abies, Fir Tree

Abies, Fir Tree Tannub (Unani) Ortus sanitatis, Cube, Johann von, 1501 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Kreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 Abies albaKohler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Botanical name: Abies spp. A number of different species are used:  1. White or Silver Fir: A. alba (dealt with here)  2. Spruce Fir, Norway Spruce Fir: A. excelsa (syn. Pinus abies, P….

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Codonopsis, Klu bdud rdo rje PRO

Codonopsis, Klu bdud rdo rje Klu bdud rdo rje (C. ovata) (Tibet)Xin Jiang Dang Shen (C. clematidea) (TCM) C. ovata.Edwards’s Botanical Register, vol. 28  (1842) C. ovata (Royle, J.F., Illustrations of the botany … of the Himalayan Mountains and … of Cashmere (1839) Codonopsis clematidea(Photo by Agnieszka Kwiecień) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Codonopsis spp.Several types are…

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Dipsacus, Teasel, Xu Duan PRO

Dipsacus, Teasel, Xu Duan 续断 Virga Pastoris, Carduus Veneris, Labrum VenerisXu Duan (Chinese Teasel)Chir, Moleta (Arabic) Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Gart der Gesundheit, Cuba, 1485 Flora von Deutschland (28), Kohler, 1886 Botanical name: Dipsacus spp.Salmon said there were many varieties, but 2 main types were used. In addition the Chinese (or Japanese) variety is used…

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Spatholobus, Ji Xue Teng PRO

Spatholobus, Ji Xue Teng 鸡血藤 Ji Xue Teng (TCM) Spatholobus Ji Xue Teng Spatholobus Ji Xue Teng(Adam, 2024) Botanical name: Spatholobus suberectus (syn. S. floribundus, S. laoticus, Butea laotica, B. suberecta)Also S. harmandii, S. sinensisA number of plants have been used for Ji Xue Teng in different parts of China (see substitutes below). Parts used:…

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Serpentine, Jahara Mohara

Serpentine, Jahara Mohara Mineral BezoarJahara Mohara, Zehar Mohra, Zehr Mohra (Unani)Jawahar Mohra (Ayurveda)Naga pasana (Sanskrit)Shi Men Yan (TCM)Ophicalcite Hua Rui Shi of TCM is Serpentine mixed with Calcite.  Serpentine (Calcutta Unani College, Adam, 2019) Mineralogical Name: Serpentine (Soapstone variety); hydrous magnesium iron phyllosilicateSerpentine is a group of hydrous magnesium iron phyllosilicate ((Mg, Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4) minerals. There…

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Rubus, Kanda ka ri PRO

Rubus, Kan da ka ri ཀན་ད་ཀ་རི Kan da ka ri (Tibetan) Rubus niveusBotanical Register, vol. 10 (1824) Rubus niveus(Photo by Forest & Kim Starr) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Rubus spp.Several types of Kanda ka ri are recognised in Tibetan Medicine: Kanda ka ri dkar po (Kanda ka ri), R. niveus (White barked variety) Kanda ka ri…

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Chondrodendron, Pareira

Chondrodendron, Pareira Curare, Velvet Leaf. Ice VineNan Mei Fang Ji (TCM) Chondrodendron tomentosumBentley and Trimen, Medicinal Plants, Vol 2, 1875 Cross-section of the rootManual of Organic Materica Medica, Sayre, 1879 Botanical name: Chondrodendron tomentosum (syn. C. scabrum)A number of related plants were available as varieties of Pareira Parts used: Root, Stem Temperature & Taste: Bitter,…

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Myrobalan, Belleric PRO

Myrobalan, Belleric Bibhitaki (Ayurveda)Thandrikkai , Tanrikkay (Siddha)Bahera (Unani)Ba Ru Ra བ་རུ་ར (Tibetan)Mao He Zi 毛诃子 (TCM) Belleric MyrobalanIllustrations of Indian Botany, Wight, 1840 Chebulic, Emblic, Belleric, Citrine (Yellow) and Indian (Black) MyrobalanA Complete History of Drugs, Pomet, London, 1748  1. Yellow (Citrine) Myrobalan 2. Black (Indian, Nigrum) Myroabalan 3. Chebulic Myrobalan 4. Emblic Myrobalan 5. Belleric Myrobalan Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Left…

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