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Marrubium, Horehound PRO

ByAdam Tate

Marrubium, Horehound Prassium New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Two varieties of Marrubium traditionally usedHerbarum Vivae Eicones, Otto Brunfels, 1530 Koehler, F.E., Medizinal Pflanzen (1890) Botanical name: Marrubium vulgare Parts used: Herb Temperature & Taste: Cool (some said Warm), dry. Bitter, slightly Pungent Classifications: 2A APERIENT MEDICINES.    2K. RESOLVENT3G. EMMENAGOGUE.    3K. EXPECTORANT.    3L. ANTI-TUSSIVE4d. PECTORAL.    4f. SPLENETIC.   …

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Chrysosplenium, Gya kyi ma PRO

ByAdam Tate

Chrysosplenium, Gya kyi ma གྱའ་ ཀྱི་ མ་ Golden SaxifrageGya kyi ma (Tibet)Luo Jing Jin Yao 裸茎金腰 (C. nudicaule) (TCM)Jin Yao Zi  金腰子 (C. chinense) (TCM) Golden Saxifrage(Probably Chrysosplenium oppositifolium)Salmon, Botanologia, 1710 Chrysosplenium nudicaule Ledebour, C.F. von, Icones plantarum novarum vel imperfecte cognitarum floram Rossicam (1834) Chrysosplenium alternifoliumBonelli, G., Hortus Romanus juxta Systema Tournefortianum (1772-1793) Chrysosplenium…

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Hypecoum, Par pa ta PRO

ByAdam Tate

Hypecoum, Par pa ta པར་པ་ཏ Par pa ta (Tibetan Medicine)Xi Guo Jiao Hui Xiang (TCM) Hypecoum erectumV.L. Komarov, Flora of the U.S.S.R., Botanicheskii institut Akademii nauk SSSR, vol. 7 (?) Hypecoum erectum(Photo by Zinogre) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Hypecoum leptocarpumAccording to some Russian sources, H. erectum is also used. Parts used: Whole plant Temperature & Taste:…

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Blumea balsamifera, Ai Na Xiang PRO

ByAdam Tate

Blumea balsamifera, Ai Na Xiang 艾纳香 Balsamiferous Blumea Ai Na Xiang, Bing Pian Ai, Da Feng Ai (TCM) Blumea balsamiferaBlanco, M., Flora de Filipinas, ed. 3 (1877-1883) Botanical name: Blumea balsamifera (syn. B. densiflora) Parts used: Leaf; also the rootNote this is a source of Nagi Camphor. Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent, slightly Bitter…

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Trifolium, Red Clover PRO

ByAdam Tate

Trifolium, Red Clover Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 T. pratenseFlora von Deutschland (23), Kohler, 1885 Florigraphia Britannica, Deakin, 1857 Red Clover Flower (Adam, 2017) Botanical name: Trifolium pratense, T. medium; T. repens is the White Parts used: Flowers Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Slightly Sweet and Bitter Classification: B. Clear Heat, Cools the Blood Uses: 1….

Galbanum PRO

ByAdam Tate

Galbanum ‘Syrian Ferula’, Fennel Giant, MetopiumJaosheer (Unani)Kamashir (Avicenna) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Icones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1800 Atlas der officinellen pflanzen (2), Felix, 1899 BUY GALBANUM Botanical name: Ferula galbaniflua (syn. F. rubricaulis, Bubon galbanum) Parts used: Gum“The best gum is characterised by a highly Bitter taste, White interior and Saffron coloured exterior, brittleness and…

Canavalia, Sword Bean, Dao Dou PRO

ByAdam Tate

Canavalia, Sword Bean, Dao Dou 刀豆 Sword Bean; Dao Dou (TCM)Mkhal ma zho sha (Tibetan) Canavalia gladiataPlantarum indigenarum et exoticarum Icones ad vivum coloratae, 1790 Canavalia gladiataM. Blanco, Flora de Filipinas. (1875) Botanical name: Canavalia gladiata (syn. Dolichos gladiatus), C. ensiformisIn Tibet there are 2 varieties of Mkhal zho: Mkhal zho dmar po: Canavalia gladiata…

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Lycopodium, Clubmoss, Shen Jin Cao PRO

ByAdam Tate

Lycopodium, Clubmoss, Shen Jin Cao 伸筋草 Clubmoss, Stag Horn, Wolf Claw, Snake Moss, Vegetable SulphurMuscus terrestris, Muscus clavatus, Plicaria (old names)Shen Jin Cao “Stretch Tendon Herb” (TCM) Lycopodium clavatumEicones plantarum seu stirpium, Jacobus Theodorus, 1590 Lycopodium clavatumF.E. Koehler, Medizinal Pflanzen, vol. 1 (1887) Lycodium spores under magnificationSquibb’s Atlas of the Official Drugs, Mansfield, 1919 Botanical…

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Ulva, Sea Lungwort PRO

ByAdam Tate

Ulva, Sea Lungwort Oyster Green, Green Laver, Iceland Sea-Grass, Lichen MarinusShi Chuan (Lettuce-leaf Ulva, TCM) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 The Herbal Or General Historie of Plantes, Gerard, 1597 Botanical name: Ulva spp.  1. U. latissima, Sea Lungwort  2. U. lactuca, Lettuce-leaf Ulva  3. U. conglobata and U. pertusa are also used similarly in TCM. Parts…

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Malva, Mallow, Dong Kui Zi PRO

ByAdam Tate

Malva Semen, Mallow seed Tukhm e Khubbazi (M. sylvestris, Unani) Malva Moschata, Musk Mallow, Dong Kui Zi 冬葵子 Dong Kui Zi (TCM)Lcam pa  ལྕམ་པ  (Tibetan) Gart der Gesundheit, Cuba, 1485 New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Malva sylvestrisKoehler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Left: Musk Mallow   Right: Low MallowFlora von Deutschland (21), Kohler, 1885 Musk Mallow Seed (Dong Kui…

Albizia cortex, He Huan Pi PRO

ByAdam Tate

Albizia Cortex, He Huan Pi 合欢皮 Silk Tree barkHe Huan Pi (TCM)Siras (Unani)Shirisha (Ayurveda) Albizia julibrissin (as A. rosea)Revue horticole, serié 4, vol. 42: (1870) Albizia lebbeckM. Blanco, Flora de Filipinas., (1875) Botanical name: Albizia spp.Three species can be noted: Albizia julibrissin (Syn: A. nemu, A. rosea, Mimosa julibrissin, M. speciosa, Feuilleea julibrissin, Acacia julibrissin);…

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