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Curcuma, Turmeric PRO

ByAdam Tate

Curcuma, Turmeric, Jiang Huang 姜黄 Tumeric; Cyperus indicus (Dioscorides)Jiang Huang (TCM)Haridra (Ayurveda)Mancal (Siddha) Icones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1800 Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Whole Turmeric Root (Adam, 2016) LONG AND ROUND TURMERICNotes on Pharmacognosy, Otto Augustus Wall, 1902 Long and Round Turmeric, Chengdu Medicine Market(Adam, 2017) Botanical name: Curcuma longa (syn. C. domestica, C. rotunda, C….

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Scrophularia, Figwort, Xuan Shen FREE

ByAdam Tate

Scrophularia, Figwort, Xuan Shen 玄参 Xuan Shen (Chinese Figwort)Gyer shing pa  གཡེར་ཤིང་པ  (Tibetan) Herbarum Vivae Eicones, Otto Brunfels, 1530 Flora von Deutschland (17), Kohler, 1884 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Scrophularia spp.  1. S. nodosa (West)  2. S. ningpoensis, S. buergeriana (TCM)  3. S. incisa, S. ningpoensis, S. koelzii (Tibetan) Parts…

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Arctium Semen, Burdock Seed FREE

ByAdam Tate

Arctium Semen, Burdock seed, Niu Bang Zi 牛蒡子 Niu Bang Zi (TCM, Seed) Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Medicinal Plants, Millspaugh, 1892 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Artcium lappaGreater and Lesser types were recognised. Parts used: Seed Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Bitter, pungent Classifications: A. Clears Exterior Wind-Heat Uses: 1….

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Spondias pinnata, Amrata PRO

ByAdam Tate

Spondias pinnata, Amrata Hog Plum, Wild MangoAmrata  (Bark); Amrataka (Fruit) (Ayurveda)Mambulichi (Siddha) Spondias pinnataN. Witsen, H. de Jager, Plantae Javanicae pictae, ex Java transmissae anno MDCC (1700) Spondias pinnata fruit(Photo by Dinesh Valke) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Spondias pinnata (syn. S. mangifera, S. acuminata)A ‘Greater’ variety is derived from S. cytherea Parts used: Principally the Stem-barkAlso…

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Astragalus, Huang Qi PRO

ByAdam Tate

Astragalus, Huang Qi 黄芪 Huang Qi (TCM) Astragalus mongholicusLedebour, C.F. von, Icones plantarum novarum, vol. 4 (1833) Astragalus membranaceus(Photo by Doronenko) (Wikimedia) Astragalus mongholicus(Photo by Averater) (Wikimedia) Wild Astragalus Huang Qi root bundled at the Chengdu Medicine Market. (Adam, 2016) Steamed and flattened Huang Qi (Adam, 2017) Botanical name: Astragalus pp.: Astragalus membranaceus (syn. Astragalus…

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Chlorite Schist, Meng Shi

ByAdam Tate

Chlorite Schist, Meng Shi 礞石 Qing Meng Shi (Chlorite Schist)Jin Meng Shi  (Vermiculite Schist)Gser bye (Vermiculite) (Tibetan) Chlorite SchistPhoto by Ser Amantio di Nicolao (Wikimedia) Minerological name: Several Minerals fall within the classification of Meng Shi:  1. Chlorite–Qing Meng Shi (Biotite 90–95%, Quartz 2–4%, Andesinum or Epidotum 1–2%), regarded as best  2. Chlorite–Fang Jie Shi…

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Lodoicea, Sea Coconut PRO

ByAdam Tate

Lodoicea, Sea Coconut Double Coconut, Maldive Coconut, Coco-de-MerAklari (Ayurveda)Kadalthengai (Siddha)Narjeel Daryai (Unani) Sea Coconut palm, Lodoicea maldivicaCurtis, W., Botanical Magazine (1827) Sea Coconuts (left, in a bunch, right individual)Curtis, W., Botanical Magazine (1827) Lodoicea maldivica(Photo by David Stanley) (Wikimedia0 Botanical name: Lodoicea maldivica, L. seychellarum Parts used: Kernel Temperature & Taste: Cool, moist. Sweet, PungentAccording…

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Isatis, Woad, Da Qing Ye, Ban Lan Gen PRO

ByAdam Tate

Isatis, Woad Root: Isatis Radix: Ban Lan Gen, 板蓝根Leaf: Isatis Folium: Da Qing Ye, 大青叶 Isatis tinctoria(Atlas des plantes de France. 1891) Persicaria tinctoria(Photo by Udo Schröter) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Isatis indigotica (syn. I. tinctoria)The Leaf (Da Qing Ye) may be obtained from: Isatis tinctoria (syn. I. indigotica) Geum aleppicum Persicaria tinctoria (syn. Polygonum tinctorium)…

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Calamintha, Calamint FREE

ByAdam Tate

Calamintha, Calamint Also called Mountain Mint New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Greater (top left) and Lesser (right) CalamintParkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Curtis, William, Flora Londinensis, vol. 6 (1789-1798) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Calamintha officinalis (syn. Clinopodium nepeta subsp. glandulosum, Melissa nepeta, Melissa calamintha)C. nepeta (Lesser Calamint) is used…

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Castoreum

ByAdam Tate

Castoreum Jundbedastar (Unani) Gart der Gesundheit, Cuba, 1485 Materia Medica Animalia, Peter Peyto Good, 1853 Zoological name: Castor fiber (Eurasian); C. canadensis (North American) Parts used: Aromatic Gland, dried Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent, BitterThe genuine has a highly aromatic, fetid, strong, unpleasant scent“It is essentially Hot from the last phase of Third degree…

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Lapis Hystericus

ByAdam Tate

Lapis Hystericus Mother Stone, Woman Stone, Womb Stone, Vulva Stone, Stone of VenusHysterolithos, Hysteroptera Museum Museorum, Valentini, 1704 Palaeozoologie, Zittel, 1876–1880 Photo taken from Zoologische und paläontologische Objekte, Carola Fey & Reinhard Ziegler (University of Heidelberg website) Zoological name: Fossil brachiopods, most often spiriferids and ortids. (Duffin)Schizophoria vulvaria is commonly given as the source. Parts…

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Anaphalis, Spra ba PRO

ByAdam Tate

Anaphalis, Spra ba སྤྲ་བ Pearl EverlastingSpra ba (Tibetan Medicine)Xuan Ye Xiang Qing (A. contorta, TCM)Da Huo Cao (A. nepalensis, TCM) Anaphalis contortaBotanical Register, vol. 7 (1822) Anaphalis triplinervisCurtis’s Botanical Magazine, (1824) Anaphalis triplinervis(Photo by Ghislain118) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Anaphalis spp.Several varieties are known: Spra rgod, Greater variety: A. triplinervis Spra g-yung, Lesser variety: A.. contorta,…

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