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Euphorbia pekinensis, Jing Da Ji PRO

Euphorbia pekinensis, Jing Da Ji 京大戟 Jing Da Ji (TCM)Dur byid  དུར་བྱིད།  (Tibet) Left & Above: Euphorbia pekinensisPhotos by Dalgial Botanical name: Euphorbia pekinensisE. fischeriana is also used in Tibet.  There are two types of Da Ji used in TCM: Euphorbia pekinensis (Jing Da Ji–the original source) Knoxia valerianoides (Hong Da Ji–more commonly used today)…

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Succisa, Devil’s Bit PRO

Succisa, Devil’s Bit Devils Bit Scabious, Premorse; Morsus diaboli, Praemorsa, Lacea nigra Gart der Gesundheit, Cuba, 1485 Flora Batava, Kops, 1814 Succisa pratensis(Photo by Christian Fischer) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Succisa pratensis (syn. Scabiosa succisa) Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Bitter, sweet Uses: 1. Clears Heat and Poison:-Fevers, Epidemic Diseases, Plague-Spotted Fevers, Measles,…

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Cyananthus, Sngon bu mchog PRO

Cyananthus, Sngon bu mchog སྔོན་བུ་མཆོག་ Trailing BellflowerSngon bu mchog (Tibet)Lie Ye Lan Zhong Hua 裂叶蓝钟花 (TCM) Cyananthus lobatus(Curtis’s botanical magazine, 1880) Cyananthus lobatus growing wild in Bhutan(Photo by Vinayaraj) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Cyananthus spp.Several varieties are known:  1. Superior; Sngon bu mchog (larger with dark blue flowers)    a. C. lobatus    b. C. argenteus    c. C….

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Tripterygium, Lei Gong Teng PRO

Tripterygium, Lei Gong Teng 雷公藤 Triptolide, Three-Wingnut Root; Thunder God VineLei Gong Teng (TCM) Tripterygium wilfordiiRegel, E.A. von, Gartenflora (1869) Tripterygium regelii(Photo by Qwert1234) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Tripterygium wilfordii (syn. T. hypoglaucum, T. regelii) Parts used: Root (bark is generally scraped off due to its excess toxicity) Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Bitter, Pungent. Very…

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Salvia, Sage PRO

Salvia, Sage Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Koehler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Botanical name: Salvia officinalis Parts used: Leaf; Flowering tops Temperature & Taste: Neutral (Traditionally regarded as Warm; Cool by some), dry. Bitter, Pungent Classifications: 2F. PURIFYING.    2O. ASTRINGENT.    2S. STRENGTHENING.    3C. ALEXIPHARMIC.    3D. CORDIALS & CARDIACS.    3G. EMMENAGOGUE.    3M. ARTHRITICS.    3P. MASTICATORIES…

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Androsace, Sga tig PRO

Androsace, Sga tig སྒ་ཏིག Rock JasmineSga tig (Tibetan Medicine)Dian Di Mei (A. aizoon, TCM) Androsace sarmentosaCurtis’s Botanical Magazine, vol. 102 (1876) Androsace sarmentosa(Photo by Kenraiz) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Androsace spp. Sga tig nag po (Black variety): A. mariae var. tibetica Sga tig smug po (Brown variety): A. aizoon var. coccinea, A. sarmentosa, A. strigillosa Other…

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Galls, Wu Bei Zi PRO

Galla, Galls, Wu Bei Zi 五倍子 Oak or Aleppo Gall–Mazu (Unani)–Majuphalaka, Mayaphala (Ayurveda)–Mo Shi Zi (TCM)Chinese Gall (Rhus): Galla chinensis–Wu Bei Zi (TCM)–Galla Rhois–Karkatashringe (Ayurveda)–Kakrasingi (Unani) Gart der Gesundheit, Cuba, 1485 Oak GallKrauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Oak GallMedical Botany, Bohn, 1832 Some of the Gall varieties from Tabernaemontanus (1664) Oak Galls (Adam, 2016) Chinese Galls (Rhus)…

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Nerium, Oleander PRO

Nerium, Oleander Oleander, Rose Bay, Rose LaurelKaravira, Viraka, Ashvamaraka (White-flowered variety, Ayurveda)Raktapushpa, Raktaprasava, Ravipriya (Red-flowered variety, Ayurveda)Kaner, Chandani (Unani)Sanbul Aqleeti (Arabic)Arali (Siddha)Jia Zhu Tao (TCM) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Nerium oleanderBotanical Register, vol. 1, (1815) Botanical name: Nerium spp.: N. oleander (syn. N. odorum); Red Oldeander, Rose Bay N. indicum; White Oleander…

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Betonica, Betony PRO

Betonica, Betony Chiron, Serratula Ortus Sanitatis, Cube, Johann von, 1501 Dioscorides Materia Medica, Ruellio, 1549 Kurtzes Handtbuchlein, Ryff, 1599 Medical Botany, Woodville, 1810 Botanical name: Betonica officinalis (syn. Stachys betonica, S. officinalis)It appears that local varieties were also used synonymously Parts used: Herb; flower Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Bitter, pungentdiscusses, attenuates, opens, cleanses Classification:…

Birth, to Promote

To Promote Birth Western Tradition Simples Cassia barkPennyroyalBetonyMyrrhDate kernelsBorax CinnamonBasilHyssopSaffronVervainAmber To Prepare for BirthThe following can be taken 2–4 weeks before the due date to prepare for Birth: 1. Raspberry leaf tea can be taken daily in the last month, adding a teaspoon of Honey.2. Cinnamon and Licorice powder taken daily for 2 weeks before…

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Poria, Fu Ling PRO

Poria, Fu Ling 茯苓 Poria Rubra, Chi Fu Ling 赤茯苓 Poria Cutis, Fu Ling Pi 茯苓皮 Poria Pararadicis, Fu Shen 茯神 Indian Bread, Tuckahoe, Hoelen, PoriaFu Ling (TCM)Phu Ling (Tibetan) A whole, wild Poria root (approx. 25cm across) (Chengdu Medicine Market, Adam, 2016) Fu Shen, Poria with tree root.Left: Poria still attached to the root;…

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Nelumbo Stamen, Lotus Stamen, Lian Xu PRO

Nelumbo Stamen, Lotus Stamen, Lian Xu 莲须 Lian Xu (TCM)Padma Kesara (Ayurveda)Padma ge sar (Tibetan) Descourtilz, M.E., Flore médicale des Antilles, vol. 8 (1829) Illustrations of Indian Botany, Wight, 1840 Botanical name: Nelumbo nucifera Parts used: Stamen Temperature & Taste: Neutral, dry. Sweet Classification: R. Astringents Uses: 1. Astringes the Kidneys, Stabilizes the Essence: -Spermatorrhea,…

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