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Omphalia, Lei Wan PRO

ByAdam Tate

Omphalia, Lei Wan 雷丸 Lei Wan (TCM) Omphalia Lei Wan from the early 18th centuryChinese encyclopedia Gujin Tushu Jicheng (Wikimedia) Omphalia (Ben cao tu pu, 1644)(Welcome images) Botanical name: Omphalia lapidescensIt is a parasitic fungii growing on the roots of certain species of Bamboo. Parts used: Fruiting body, collected in Autumn, washed, and sun-dried. Temperature…

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Sophora tonkinensis, Shan Dou Gen PRO

ByAdam Tate

Sophora tonkinensis, Shan Dou Gen 山豆根 Bushy SophoraShan Dou Gen (TCM) Sophora tonkinensis(Photo: 阿橋 HQ) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Sophora tonkinensis (syn. S. subprostrata), Sophora tonkinensis var. polyphylla Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Bitter Classification: B. Clears Heat and Poison Uses: 1. Clears Heat, Resists Poison, Benefits the Throat:-Swollen, painful Sore Throat, Tonsillitis-taken…

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Sinapi, Mustard PRO

ByAdam Tate

Sinapi, Mustard Khardal, Rai (Black Mustard, Unani)Safaid Sarson (White Mustard, Ayurveda)Yungs Dkar  ཡུངས་དཀར  (White Mustard, Tibetan) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Two varieties of MustardDella Materia Medicinale, Andrea Valuassori, 1562 Brassica nigraKohler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Sinapsis alba(Photo by Agnieszka Kwiecień, Nova) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: There are 2 types of Mustard: Sinapsis alba (White, syn. Brassica alba)…

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Verbena, Vervain PRO

ByAdam Tate

Verbena, Vervain, Ma Bian Cao 马鞭草 Sacra Herba, Sideritis, Herba Sanguinalis, ColumbinaMa Bian Cao (TCM) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Male Vervain (left) and Female Vervain (above)Herbarum Vivae Eicones, Otto Brunfels, 1530 Flora von Deutschland (19), Kohler, 1884 Botanical name: Verbena officinalisSeveral different varieties are used including ‘Male’ and ‘Female’ Parts used:…

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Cynoglossum, Nad ma ‘byar ma PRO

ByAdam Tate

Cynoglossum, Nad ma ‘byar ma ནད་མ་འབྱར་མ་ Ceylon Hounds Tongue (C. zeylanicum), Small petaled Hounds Tongue (C. lanceolatum)Nad ma ‘byar ma (Tibet)Liu Li Cao (C. zeylanicum, TCM)Gou Shi Hua (C. amabile, TCM)Chitkari (Ayurveda) Cynoglossum lanceolatumJacquin, N.J. von, Plantarum rariorum horti caesarei Schoenbrunnensis descriptiones et icones (1804) Cynoglossum wallichiiLindley, J., Edwards’s Botanical Register (1841) Cynoglossum lanceolatum(Photo by…

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Sambucus Flos, Elder Flower PRO

ByAdam Tate

Sambucus Flos, Elder Flower Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Della Materia Medicinale, Andrea Valuassori, 1562 ‘Common’ and ‘Jagged’ ElderParkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Koehler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Botanical name: Sambucus nigra Parts used: Flower Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Pungent, Sweet Classifications: 2B ATTENUATERS.    2F. PURIFYING.    2J. RAREFYING.    2L. EMOLLIENT.    2Q. ANODYNE3A. SUDORIFICS & DIAPHORETICS                   4a. CEPHALICTCM:A….

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Nardostachys, Indian Spikenard PRO

ByAdam Tate

Nardostachys, Indian Spikenard Nardi Indica, NardJatamansi, Mansi (Ayurveda)Cadamancil (Siddha)Sumbul-e-Hindi, Sambul-ut-Teeb, Balchhar (Unani)Gan Song 甘松 (TCM)Spang spos  སྤང་སྤོས་ (Tibet) Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Indian SpikenardDe Materia Medica, Dioscorides, 1555 Indian SpikenardKrauterbuch, Danz & Uffenbach, 1610 Various types of Spikenard, including Indian and Celtic SpikenardMuseum Museorum, Valentini, 1704 Indian SpikenardCurtis’s Botanical Magazine, vol….

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Crataeva, Varuna PRO

ByAdam Tate

Crataeva, Varuna Three Leaved CaperVaruna (Ayurveda)Maranlingan (Siddha)Barana (Unani) Crataeva. religiosaBlanco, Flora de Filipinas. (1875) Crataeva religiosa(Photo by Rison Thumboor) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Crataeva nurvala (syn. C. magna, C. religiosa, Capparis trifoliata) Parts used: Bark Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Bitter, Sweet Uses: 1. Clears Wind-Damp, Promotes Urine:-Cystitis, chronic Urinary Tract Infections-Kidney and Bladder Stones (since…

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Lycium Cortex, Di Gu Pi PRO

ByAdam Tate

Lycium Cortex, Di Gu Pi 地骨皮 Chinese Wolfberry root-barkDi Gu Pi (TCM) Lycium chinenseDuhamel du Monceau, H.L., Traité des arbres et arbustes, Nouvelle édition (1800-1803) Botanical name: Lycium chinense, L. barbarum Parts used: Root-bark Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Sweet Classification: B. Clears Deficient Heat Uses: 1. Cools the Blood, Clears Deficient-Heat:-clears Kidney heat-Steaming Bone…

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Leonurus, Motherwort, Yi Mu Cao PRO

ByAdam Tate

Leonurus, Motherwort, Yi Mu Cao 益母草 Also called Cardiaca, MatricariaYi Mu Cao (TCM) Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Kurtzes Handtbuchlein, Ryff, 1599 L. cardiacaOeder et al., Flora Danica, 1756 (1761-1883) Botanical name: Leonurus cardiaca (syn. L. crispus, L. campestris, L. glabra, L. discolor)In TCM L. heterophyllus (syn. L. artermisia), L. sibiricus, L. macrathus and L. turkestanicus…

Pila Marina, Sea Balls PRO

ByAdam Tate

Pila Marina, Sea Balls Sphaera marina, Sphaera thalasia, Halcyonium rotundum, Globulus marinus Metallotheca Vaticana, Mercati, 1719 Left: whole Pila Marina; Right: internal part of Pila marina showing different SeaweedsMuseum Museorum, Valentini, 1704 Botanical name: Composed of various seagrass and seaweed species Parts used: Round balls made of fibers of various species of sea-grasses. Wind and…

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Bacopa, Brahmi PRO

ByAdam Tate

Bacopa, Brahmi Water Hyssop, Indian PennywortBrahmi (Ayurveda)Pirammi Vazukkai (Siddha)Brahmi (Unani) M. Blanco, Flora de Filipinas. (1875) Bacopa monnieri(Photo by Forest & Kim Starr) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Bacopa spp.: B. monnieri (syn. B. monniera, Herpestis monniera, Moniera cuneifolia) B. floribunda Parts used: Whole plant Temperature & Taste: Neutral/slightly Warm. Bitter. Uses: 1. Settles Wind, Calms the…

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