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Lithospermum, Gromwell, Zi Cao PRO

ByAdam Tate

Lithospermum, Gromwell, Zi Cao 紫草 Milium Solis, GrommelZi Cao (TCM) Milium solisHerbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Greater and Lesser GromwellDioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Greater and Lesser LithospermumKrauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Lithospermum officinaleOeder, G.C., Flora Danica (1761-1861) Lithospermum erythrorhizon(Photo by Doronenko) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Lithospermum spp.  1. L. officinale  2. L. erythrorhizon (syn. Lithospermum officinale L. subsp….

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Lycium Fructus, Gou Qi Zi PRO

ByAdam Tate

Lycium Fructus, Gou Qi Zi 枸杞子 ‘Goji’; Chinese WolfberryGou Qi Zi (TCM)Chirchita (Ayurveda)‘Dre tsher ma འདྲེ་ཚེར་མ་, ‘Phang ‘bras  འཕང་འབྲས  (Tibet) L. barbarumDuhamel du Monceau, Traité des arbres et arbustes, Nouvelle édition 1800-1803 Gou Qi (Adam, 2017) Botanical name: Lycium chinense, L. barbarum.There are a number of Lycium species that supply the market. Parts used: FruitThe…

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Gastrodia, Tian Ma PRO

ByAdam Tate

Gastrodia, Tian Ma 天麻 Tian Ma (TCM) Gastrodia elata(Photo by Qwert1234) (Wikimedia) Sichuan Gastrodia Tian Ma root (Adam, 2016)  Above: Sliced fresh Tian Ma available at the Chengdu MedicineMarket. (Adam, 2018) Gastrodia, Collection des Orchidées … Indien et du Japon, 1858 Botanical name: Gastrodia elataThe best quality is Winter Gastrodia from Yunnan and Sichuan Parts…

Baliospermum, Danti PRO

ByAdam Tate

Baliospermum, Danti Wild Croton, Wild Castor, Red Physic NutDanti (Ayurveda)Neeradimuthu (Siddha)Ban Zi Mu (TCM) R. Wight, Icones Plantarum Indiae Orientalis, vol. 5, 1885 H.G.A. Engler, Das Pflanzenreich, Euphorbiaceae, vol. 147 (1912) Baliospermum montanum(Photo by Vinayaraj) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Baliospermum montanum (syn. B. axillare, B. polyandrum, B. solanifolium, Croton polyandrus) Parts used: Root; purified Seed Temperature…

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Crotalaria, Sana PRO

ByAdam Tate

Crotalaria, Sana Sunn HempSana (Seed, Ayurveda)Sanal (Siddha)Tukhm Sun (Unani) Crotalaria juncea(Curtis’s Botanical Magazine, 1800) Crotalaria juncea(Photo by A16898) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Crotalaria juncea Parts used: Primarily Seed; also the leaf and Root (TCM) Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Sour, Pungent, Bitter. Toxic Uses: 1. Warms the Stomach:-Indigestion, Loss of appetite 2. Clears Toxin from the…

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Euphorbia thymifolia, Dudhi PRO

ByAdam Tate

Euphorbia thymifolia, Dudhi Asthma plant, Pill-bearing Spurge, Small EuphorbiaLesser variety (E. thymifolia):–Thyme-leaved Euphorbia–Dudhi, Chhoti Dudhi (Ayurveda)–Thar nu (Tibetan)–Sittrapaladi (Siddha)–Dudhi Khurd (Unani)–Shabram (Arabic)Greater variety (E. hirta, E. pilulifera):–Small Euphorbia–Badi Dudhi (Ayurveda)–Ammanptharisi (Siddha)–Dudhi Kalan (Unani)–Laban Maghrabi (Arabic)–Da Fei Yang Cao (TCM)E. prostrata:–Dagdhika (Ayurveda) Euphorbia thymifoliaK.R. Kirtikar, B.D. Basu, Indian medicinal plants, Plates, vol. 5: t. 847 (1918) Euphorbia…

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Clerodendrum serratum, Bharangi PRO

ByAdam Tate

Clerodendrum serratum, Bharangi Serrate GlorybowerBharangi (Ayurveda)Kandoorbarangi (Siddha) San Tai Hong Hua (TCM) Curtis’s Botanical Magazine, vol. 52 (1825) Clerodendrum serratum(Photo by Yercaud-elango) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Clerodendrum serratum (syn. Clerodendron serratum, Rotheca serrata)In TCM, Clerodendrum serratum var. amplexifolium is also used. In parts of India, C. indicum (syn. C. siphonanthus) is used synomymously. Parts used: Root…

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Cotoneaster, Tshar ‘brum PRO

ByAdam Tate

Cotoneaster, Tshar ‘brum ཚར་འབྲུམ་ CotoneasterTshar ‘brum (fruit), Tshar pa dkar po (Tibet) Cotoneaster acuminatusRevue horticole, sér. 4, Vol 61 (1889) Cotoneaster acuminatus(Photo by Aka) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Cotoneaster spp.Three types are mentioned in Tibetan texts: 1. Black type; 2. White type; 3. one growing on ‘high rocks’ C. acuminatus (syn. C. bakeri, C. nepalensis, C….

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Terebinth, Turpentine PRO

ByAdam Tate

Terebinth, Turpentine Pinus sylvestrisKoehler, F.E., Medizinal Pflanzen, vol. 1 (1887) Botanical name: A number of Pinus spp. and related conifers have been used as a source of Turpentine:  1. Common Turpentine: Pinus sylvestris, P. abies  2. Strasburg Turpentine: P. picea  3. Venice Turpentine, Larch Turpentine: P. larix  4. Chian Turpentine: Pistachia terebinthus  5. Hungarian Turpentine:…

Acalypha, Haritamanjari PRO

ByAdam Tate

Acalypha, Haritamanjari Indian AcalyphaHaritamanjari, Akakiya, Kuppi (Ayurveda)Kuppaimani (Siddha)Kuppi (Unani)Tie Xian (TCM) M. Blanco, Flora de Filipinas. (1875) Botanical name: Acalypha Indica, A. ciliata (Lesser variety) Parts used: Leaf, root; Whole Plant Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent, Bitter. Slightly Toxic. Uses: 1. Clears Phlegm, Stops Cough and Wheezing: (Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani)-violent and spasmodic Cough, Asthma…

Cannabis Semen, Hemp Seed PRO

ByAdam Tate

Cannabis Semen, Hemp Seed, Huo Ma Ren 火麻仁 Huo Ma Ren (TCM)Shahdanaj (Unani) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Kohler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Botanical name: Cannabis sativa, C. indica Parts used: Seed, prepared SeedSee also Cannabis Flower Temperature & Taste: Neutral, slightly Moist, Pungent Classifications: E. Laxative, Purgatives and Cathartics Uses: 1. Moist Laxative:-chronic constipation, constipation from…

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Eucommia, Du Zhong PRO

ByAdam Tate

Eucommia, Du Zhong 杜仲 Du Zhong (TCM)Stabs seng སྟབས་སེང་, Spyi bzhur  སྤྱི་བཞུར་ (Tibetan) Eucommia ulmoides tree(Photo by David Stang) (Wikimedia) Eucommia ulmoides bark(Photo by Kenraiz) (Wikimedia) Bundles of chopped, wild Eucommia bark for sale at the Chengdu Market.(Adam, 2017) Botanical name: Eucommia ulmoidesIn Tibet, E. vyazolifolia is also used. Parts used: BarkThe best quality is…

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