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Mesua ferrea, Cobras Saffron PRO

ByAdam Tate

Mesua ferrea, Cobras Saffron Iron Wood treeNagakesara, Keshara (Ayurveda)Narmushk, Nag Kesar (Unani) Mesua ferreaDrakestein, Hortus Indicus Malabaricus, 1682 Mesua ferrea flower(Photo by Ajtjohnsingh) Botanical name: Mesua ferrea (syn. M. nagassarium) Parts used: Flowers, Stamens, Flower budsalso Fruit, Root-bark and Seed Oil Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry.“hot and dry in the third degree” (Avicenna) Uses: 1….

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Bolbostemma paniculatum, Tu Bei Mu PRO

ByAdam Tate

Bolbostemma paniculatum, Tu Bei Mu 土贝母 Tu Bei Mu (TCM) Engler, H.G.A., Das Pflanzenreich, Cucurbitaceae – Fevilleae & Melothrieae, vol. 275 (1916)  Bolbostemma paniculatum BulbBulletin du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, sér. 2 (1939) Botanical name: Bolbostemma paniculatum (syn. Actinostemma multilobum, Actinostemma paniculatum, Mitrosicyos paniculatus, Schizopepon fargesii) Parts used: Tuber/Bulb Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Bitter,…

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Topaz

ByAdam Tate

Topaz Chrysolite of Pliny is thought to be the modern ‘Topaz’Huang Yu (‘Yellow Jade’, TCM) Ortus Sanitatis, Beck, 1517 Topaz(Photo by Rob Lavinsky iRocks.com) Mineralogical Name: TopazChrysolite (yellow-green variety of Olivine), Prase, or Chrysoprase have all been suggested as the ‘Topaz‘ of Pliny. Parts used: Prepared Stone (levigated or burned) Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry….

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Olibanum, Frankincense, Ru Xiang PRO

ByAdam Tate

Olibanum, Frankincense, Ru Xiang 乳香 Also called Thus, LibanosRu Xiang (TCM)Shallaki (Ayurveda)Kundur (Unani)Spos dkar  སྤོས་དཀར  (Tibetan) Left: Olibanum; Right: ThusOrtus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Boswellia SerrataMedical Botany, Stephenson and Churchill, 1836 Frankincense tree (Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640) Herbarium, Matthioli (Polish), 1596 Frankincense (Adam, 2022) Botanical name: Boswellia spp.Frankincense is often divided into types based on the…

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Bufonite, Toad Stone

ByAdam Tate

Bufonite, Toad Stone Serpents’ EyesLapis Bufon, Stelon, Lapis Borax, Batrachites (Pliny), Crapodinae, Lycodontes Hortus sanitatis, 1491 BufoniteMetallotheca Vaticani, Mercati, 1719 Museum Wormianum,Olao Worm, 1655 De Omni Rerum Fossilium,Gesner, 1565 Aldrovandi,Musaeum metallicum, 1648 A History of Fossils, Hill, 1751 Lepidote Fossilized Teeth (Toad stone)(Photo by Natural history museum) (Wikimedia) Examples of Toadstone (Lepidotes spp.)(Photo by Baldovio,…

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Chicken

ByAdam Tate

Chicken Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Materia Medica Animalia, Peter Peyto Good, 1853 Zoological name: Gallus domesticus Parts Used:Cock and HenMeat, Brains, Liver, Gall Bladder, Gizzard SkinBlood, Bones, Fat, DungEgg Uses: MEAT (Warm, Sweet):1. Strengthens the Spleen, Benefits Qi:-strengthens the digestion and increases Qi.-loose stools and poor digestion from weakness of the Spleen; also for…

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Rumex, Dock

ByAdam Tate

Rumex, Dock LapathumHummad (Unani, Avicenna) Top Left: R. crispus.   Top Right: R. obtusifoliusAbove Left: R. acutus.    Above Right: R. sanguineusFlora von Deutschland (9), Kohler, 1882 RUMEX CRISUPS1. Twisted root. 2. Transverse and longitudinal sections.3. Stem of the plant. 4. The thick cortex.5. Radiate wood. RUMEX OBTUSIFOLIUS1. A twisted, furrowed root, annulate at the crown….

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Garnet

ByAdam Tate

Granatum, Garnet Carbunculus (also used for other red gems)Cinnamon stone (Hessonite)Gomed (Hessonite, Ayurveda) Ortus Sanitatis, 1491 Left and Above:Various GarnetsBritish Mineralogy, Sowerby, 1811 Garnet (South Africa)Photo by Rob Lavinsky iRocks.com Mineralogical name: The Garnet family is complex and is divided into various types:    1. Aluminium Garnets:      Pyrope (Red, Violet, to Black and Green): Mg3Al2(SiO4)3   …

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Stachys palustris, Clowns Woundwort

ByAdam Tate

Stachys palustris, Clowns Woundwort Woundwort, Clown’s All-Heal, Purple-flowered Woundwort, Marsh BetonyPanax Coloni, Panax Heracleum Alterum (Latin)Guang Ye Shui Su (TCM) Salmon, Botanologia, 1710 Stachys palustris(«Bilder ur Nordens Flora», Lindman, 1917) (Wikimedia) Stachys palustris(Photo by Kenraiz) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Stachys palustrisS. sylvatica is Hedge Woundwort, used synonymously. Parts used: Whole herb or Root Temperature & Taste:…

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Bufo, Toad

ByAdam Tate

Bufo, Toad, Chan 蟾 Toad Venom, Chan Su 蟾酥 Toad Venom: Chan Su (TCM) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Toad Bufo gargarizans(Photo by DrewHeath) (Wikimedia) Zoological name: Bufo spp.  1. Bufo gargarizans (TCM)  2. B. melanostictus (TCM)  3. B. vulgaris (common European Toad)  4. B. marinus (Cane Toad) and B. alvaris may be used similarly. Parts…

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Plantago Herba, Plantain Herb FREE

ByAdam Tate

Plantago Herba, Plantain Herb, Che Qian Cao 车前草 ArnoglossumChe Qian Cao (TCM) Plantago majorOrtus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Plantago minor (P. lanceolata)Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Left: Red Plantain;   Right: Greater Plantain       Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Plantago majorFlora von Deutschland (20), Kohler, 1885 Plantago. lanceolataFlora von Deutschland (20), Kohler, 1885 Plantago asciaticaIllustrations Of Indian Botany, Vol. II, Wight, 1850 Members CLICK…

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Abroma augusta, Pishacha karpasa PRO

ByAdam Tate

Abroma augusta, Pishacha karpasa Devil’s Cotton, Perennial HempPishacha karpasa, Pivari (Ayurveda)Ulat kambal (Unani)Sivapututi (Siddha) Abroma augusta Botanical Register, vol. 6 (1820) Abroma augusta Photo by Aparajita Datta) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Abroma augusta Parts used: Root, root-bark, leaves Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Uses: 1. Moves the Blood, Regulates Menstruation, Eases Pain:-Amenorrhea, Dysmenorrhea-regarded as regulating menstruation…

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