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Eclipta, Han Lian Cao PRO

ByAdam Tate

Eclipta, Han Lian Cao 旱莲草 Han Lian Cao, Mo Han Lian (TCM)Bhringaraja (Ayurveda)Bhangra (Unani)Karisalai (Siddha) Moninckx, Moninckx atlas, vol. 8; (1682-1709) Eclipta albaBlanco, Flora de Filipinas. (1875) Botanical name: Eclipta alba (syn. E. prostrata, E. punctata, E. erecta, Verbesina alba) Parts used: Herb Temperature & Taste: Cool (TCM), Warm (Unani), dry. Sweet, Sour Classifications: N….

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Schoenanthum, Squinanth PRO

ByAdam Tate

Schoenanthus, Squinanth Sweet-smelling Rush, Camel’s Hay; Flos Junci, Juncus odoratusIdhkhir (Unani) SquinanthHerbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Botanical name: Cymbopogon schoenanthus (syn. Andropogon schoenanthus, A. laniger; formerly Juncus odoratus) Parts used: Herb; also the Root and Seed are sometimes used.“The best is the Arabian variety which is red and…

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Honey, Mel, Feng Mi PRO

ByAdam Tate

Honey, Mel, Feng Mi 蜂蜜 Feng Mi (TCM)Asl (Unani)Sbrang rtsi  སྦྲང་རྩི  (Tibetan) Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Entomological name: Apis spp. A. mellifera, Western Honey Bee, A. cerana, Eastern Honey Bee These are the two main species of domesticated Honey Bees. Other wild and Stingless Bee species have…

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Coix, Job’s Tear, Yi Yi Ren PRO

ByAdam Tate

Coix, Job’s Tear, Yi Yi Ren 薏苡仁 Lachryma JobiYi Yi Ren (TCM) Rariorum Plantarum Historia, Clusius, 1601 Bonelli, Giorgio, Hortus Romanus juxta Systema Tournefortianum, 1783-1816 Coix Yi Yi Ren Botanical name: Coix lachryma;Coix lachryma-jobi and Coix lacryma-jobi var. ma-yuen are official in TCM. Parts used: Seed Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Sweet, Bland Classification: C….

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Clitoria ternatea PRO

ByAdam Tate

Clitoria ternatea Butterfly pea, Asian Pigeonwings, Wing-leaved Clitoris, Indian MezereonHu Die Hua Dou (Seed, TCM)Aparajita (Ayurveda)Kakkanam, Kakkana Ver (Root, Siddha)Mezereon Hindii (Root, Unani)Battikh Hindi (Arabic) Clitoria ternateaPaxton’s Magazine of Botany, 1840 Clitoria ternatea flower(Photo by Wilfredor) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Clitoria ternatea Parts used: Root, Leaf, Seed Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry, Pungent, Bitter Uses: 1….

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Ligusticum chuanxiong, Chuan Xiong PRO

ByAdam Tate

Ligusticum chuanxiong, Chuan Xiong 川芎 Sichuan LovageChuan Xiong (TCM) Sichuan Lovage Chuan Xiong whole and sliced root (Adam 2017) Botanical name: Ligusticum chuanxiong (syn. L. wallichi, L. striatum) Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent Classifications: K. Medicines which Move the Blood Uses: 1. Moves Blood and Qi, Eases Pain:-Amenorrhea, Dysmenorrhea-difficult Labor; retained…

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Tormentillae, Tormentil PRO

ByAdam Tate

Tormentillae, Tormentil Septfoil, Erect Cinquefoil, Septifolium, Pentaphyllum, Heptaphyllum Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Kurtzes Handtbuchlein, Ryff, 1599 Flora von Deutschland (25), Kohler, 1886 Tormentil root with cross-section(A Manual of Organic Materia Medica) Botanical name: Potentilla tormentilla (syn. Potentilla erecta, Potentilla laeta, Tormentilla erectaWild and Alpine varieties were differentiated Parts used: Root Temperature…

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Ardisia, Zi Jin Niu PRO

ByAdam Tate

Ardisia, Zi Jin Niu 紫金牛 Zi Jin Niu, Ai Di Cha (TCM) Nakai, T., Trees and shrubs indigenous in Japan proper [Dai Nihon jumokushi] (1935-1951) Ardisia japonica (Photo by Kenraiz) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Ardisia japonica Parts used: Whole Herb Temperature & Taste: Neutral. Bitter, Pungent Classifications: Q. Stop Cough and Wheezing Uses: 1. Clears Phlegm,…

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Viola, Violet PRO

ByAdam Tate

Viola, Violet Banafsha (Unani)Zi Hua Di Ding  紫花地丁 (TCM)Sngo Rta Rmig  སྔོ་ རྟ་རྨིག་ (Tibet) Gart der Gesundheit, Cuba, 1485 Herbarius latinus, Petri, ‘ Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 V. odorataKurtzes Handtbuchlein, Ryff, 1599 V. odorataPlantæ Utiliores, Burnett & Burnett, 1842 V. biflora (used in Tibetan Medicine)Lindman, C.A.M., Bilder ur Nordens Flora (1922) Botanical name: Viola spp.:…

Papaver Semen, Poppy seed PRO

ByAdam Tate

Papaver Semen, Poppy seed Khas Khas (Ayurveda)Kacakaca (Siddha)Tukhm-e-khashkash (Unani)Ying Zi Su Mi (TCM) Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Atlas der officinellen pflanzen, Felix, 1899 Botanische wandplaten, 1904–1914 Botanical name: Papaver spp.P. somniferum is the Opium Poppy Parts used: Seed“The best and safest kind of Poppy is the White Poppy”. (Avicenna) Temperature &…

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Centella, Pennywort PRO

ByAdam Tate

Centella, Pennywort, Ji Xue Cao 积雪草 Indian Pennywort, Gotu KolaBrahmi, Mandukaparni (Ayurveda)Ji Xue Cao (TCM) Kirtikar, Basu, Indian medicinal plants, Plates, 1918 Centella asiatica(Photo by Md. Siddiq Hasan) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Centella asiatica (syn. Hydrocotyle asciatica)The European C. vulgaris has been used similarly.In India, Brahmi also encompasses Bacopa monieri Parts used: Herb Temperature & Taste:…

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Pyrrosia, Shi Wei PRO

ByAdam Tate

Pyrrosia, Shi Wei 石韦 Shi Wei (TCM) Pyrrosia linguaLowe, E.J., Ferns [a history of Ferns]: British and exotic (1856-1860) Botanical name: Pyrrosia spp.A number of species are used:  1. P. lingua  2. P. sheareri  3. P. petiolosa  4. P. davidii  5. P. calvata  6. P. drakeana Parts used: Herb Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Bitter,…

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