Geranium, Herb Robert Cranesbill is the common name of the GeraniumsGratia Dei (used for a number of Geranium species) Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Geranium robertumDeutschlands Flora in Abbildungen, Sturn, 1796 Geranium robertumFlora von Deutschland (21), Kohler, 1885 Botanical name: Geranium robertum (syn. G. robertianum)A number of Geranium species are used similarly: …
Liriope, Shan Mai Dong 山麦冬 Shan Mai Dong (TCM) Liriope spicata(Edwards, S.T., Botanical Register (1815-1828)) Liriope spicataCurstis’s Botanical Maagazine, Volume 88, 1862 Botanical name: Liriope L. spicata L. spicata var. prolifera L. platyphylla (Kuo Ye Shan Mai Dong) L. muscari (Duan Ting Shan Mai Dong) Parts used: Root (Tuber) Temperature & Taste: Cool, moist. Sweet…
Cissus, Asthisamhara Quadrangularis, Square Stalked Vine, Grape Leaf VineAsthisamhara, Vajravalli (Ayurveda)Pirandai (Siddha)Hadjoda (Unani) Cissus quadrangularis(Kolkata Botanical Gardens, Adam, 2019) Cissus quadrangularisPhoto by SAplants Botanical name: Cissus quadrangularis (syn. Vitex quadrangularis) Parts used: Stem, Tuber Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Sweet, Pungent Uses: 1. Strengthens the Bones and Joints:-Fractures, Bone bone, Dislocations, Bone alignment problems (internally…
Senecio scandens, Rgu drus dman pa རྒུ་དྲུས་དམན་པ་ Climbing Groundsel, Climbing SenecioRgu drus dman pa (Tibet)Qian Li Guang 千里光 (TCM) Senecio scandensWight, R., , Icones plantarum Indiae orientalis (1840-1853) Senecio scandens(Photo by Yercaud-elango) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Senecio scandens Parts used: Whole herb, Root Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Bitter, Pungent Classification: Uses: 1. Clears Heat, Resists…
Azadirachta, Neem, Nimba Margosa treeNimba, Nimbaka, Arishta (Ayurveda)Neem, Aazaad-Darakht-e-Hindi (Unani)Vemmu, Vembu, Veppan (Siddha)Nim Pa ནིམ་པ (Tibetan) ‘Azeadarach’, Ortus sanitatisCube, Johann von, 1501 Lobel, M. de, Plantarum seu stirpium icones,vol. 2 (1581) Prodromi fasciculi rariorum plantarum,Breyne (1739) (Photo by Jimmy tikhak) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Azadirachta indica (syn. Melia azadirachta)M. toosenden and M. azedarach are regarded as different…
Rhododendron anthopogon, Dwa lis, དྭ་ལིས Savoury Rhododendron Dwa Li (Flower), Ba Lu (Leaf) (Tibetan)Xiao Ye Pi Pa, Lie Xiang Du Juan (TCM) Rhododendron setosumThe rhododendrons of Sikkim-Himalaya, Hooker, 1851 Rhododendron anthopogon subsp. hypenanthumPhoto by Ulf Eliasson (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Rhododendron spp.Two varieties are used in Tibetan Medicine for Dwa Li: Dwa li dkar po (‘White’):…
Menispermum, Bei Dou Gen 北豆根 Asiatic MoonseedBei Dou Gen, Bian Fu Ge Gen (TCM) Menispermum dauricum Komarov (Komorov), V.L., Flora of the U.S.S.R., vol. 7 (?) Menispermum dauricum (Photo by yakovlev.alexey) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Menispermum dauricum Parts used: Rhizome Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Bitter Classification: B. Clear Heat and Poison Constituents: Alkaloids: dauricine (approx….
Premna, Agnimantha Headache treeAgnimantha (Ayurveda)Arani (Sanskrit)Munnai (Siddha)Arni (Unani) Premna serratifoliaR. Wight, Icones Plantarum Indiae Orientalis, vol. 4 (1846) Premna serratifolia(Photo by Vengolis) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Premna spp. P. serratifolia (syn. P. obtusifolia, P. corymbosa, P. integrifolia, Cornutia corymbosa, Gumira litorea) in South India. P. latifolia is used as Agnimantha. in Northern and Western India. P….
Verbascum, Mullein High Taper, Torchweed, Taxus barbatusMao Rui Hua (TCM)Busir (Unani)Gyug pa’i gser bye གགྱུག་པའི་གསེར་བྱེ (Tibet) Taxus barbatusHerbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 TapsusOrtus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Della Materia Medicinale Andrea Valuassori, 1562 Kurtzes Handtbuchlein, Ryff, 1599 Koehler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Botanical name: Verbascum thapsus (syn. V. thapsiforme), V. phlomoidesVarious local species are used including V. lasianthum.,…
Sparganium, San Leng 三棱 Burr-reed rhizome, Scirpus, XiphidionSan Leng (TCM) Sparganium ramosum (syn. S. erectum)Eicones plantarum seu stirpium, Jacobus Theodorus, 1590 Sparganium simplex (S. emersum)Flora Danica [G.C. Oeder et al], (1761-1883) Sparganium stenophyllum(Photo by Show ryu) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Sparganium stoloniferum (syn. S. erectum, S. ramosum)Others used include S. stenophyllum (syn. S. subglobosum), S. simplex…
O. Promote Digestion These medicines promote digestion. This is either through their enzyme content, or by stimulating proper digestion. They are most often used in cases of poor appetite, bloating, nausea, thick tongue coat, and other symptoms traditionally classified as food stagnation, which may include foul-smelling gas being passed, diarrhea or vomiting etc. Use with…
Cassia tora, Jue Ming Zi 决明子 Cassia seed, Foetid Cassia seedJue Ming Zi (TCM)Chakramarda (Ayurveda)Thal ka rdo rje ཐལ་ཀ་རྡོ་རྗེ (Tibetan) Blanco, M., Flora de Filipinas, 1875 Botanical name: Cassia tora; also used are C. obtusifolia, C. occidentalis, C. sophera Parts used: Seed Temperature & Taste: Cool, moist. Bitter, Sweet, Salty Classification: B1. Clear Strong Heart…
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