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Sro lo PRO

Sro lo Sro lo (Tibetan Medicine) Pegaeophyton scapiflorumThe journal of the Linnean society, Botany (1893) Rhodiola crenulataW.J. Hooker, J.D. Hooker, Icones Plantarum (1896) Botanical name: There are 3 types of Sro lo: Sro lo dkar po: Pegaeophyton scapiflorum (syn. Eutrema scapiflorum) Sro lo dmar po (mtskhan dmar, chan dmar) Rhodiola euryphylla or Rhodiola crenulata Sro…

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Coriolus (Trametes), Yun Zhi PRO

Coriolus (Trametes), Yun Zhi 云芝 Turkey TailYun Zhi (TCM)Kawaratake (Japan) Bulliard, Flora Parisiensis, vol. 7 (1776-1781) Coriolus (Adam, 2016) Botanical name: Coriolus versicolor (syn Trametes versicolor, Boletus versicolor) Parts used: Dried Mushroom (sporphore) Temperature & Taste: Neutral, dry. Bitter Constituents: Copper (326 mg/kg) Uses: 1. Clears Damp, Strengthens Qi, Benefits Immunity: -increases Immunity-chronic Viral Infections–Hepatitis,…

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Morus Cortex, Mulberry bark, Sang Bai Pi PRO

Morus Cortex, Mulberry Bark, Sang Bai Pi 桑白皮 Sang Bai Pi (TCM) Botanische wandplaten (Plantillustrations) Botanical name: Morus alba Parts used: Root-Bark Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Sweet. Some older TCM sources said it was Warm, others said Neutral Classifications: Q. Stop Cough and Wheezing Uses: 1. Clears Lung Heat, Stop Cough and Wheezing:-Cough and…

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Costus speciosus, Push kar mu la PRO

Costus speciosus, Push kar mu la Wild Ginger, Crepe GingerPush kar mu la (Tibetan)Kebuka (Ayurveda) (sometimes called Kustha)Zhang Liu Tou (TCM) Costus speciosusN. Witsen, H. de Jager, Plantae Javanicae pictae, ex Java transmissae anno MDCC, (1700) Costus speciosusBlanco, Flora de Filipinas. (1875) Costus speciosus(Photo by Mokkie) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Costus speciosus (syn. Banksia speciosus, Cheilocostus…

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Dioscorea polystachya, Shan Yao PRO

Dioscorea polystachya, Shan Yao 山药 Chinese YamShan Yao (TCM) D. alataDescourtilz, Flore médicale des Antilles, 1829 Dioscorea polystachya(Photo by James H. Miller) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Dioscorea spp. D. polystachya is the standard species. D. opposita Also used are D. persimilis, D. alata, D. fordii, D. batatas Parts used: Rhizome Temperature & Taste: Neutral, slightly moist….

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Sedum sarmentosum, Chui Pen Cao PRO

Sedum sarmentosum, Chui Pen Cao 垂盆草 Hanging Stonecrop, Stringy Stonecrop, Gold Moss Stonecrop, Graveyard MossChui Pen Cao, Shi Zhi Jia (TCM) Sedum sarmentosum (upper right)Bois, D., Atlas des plantes de jardins et d’appartements (1891-1896) Sedum sarmentosum (Photo by bastus917, Wikimedia) Botanical name: Sedum sarmentosumAs in the West, a number of related Sedum species are known…

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Aerva, Gorakshganja PRO

Aerva, Gorakshganja Gorakshganja, Pattura (Ayurveda)Seru Peelai, Cirupilai Camulam (Siddha)Bisehri Booti, Patharphodi (Unani) Aerva lanata P. Miller, Figures of the most beautiful, useful and uncommonplants, described in the gardeners’ dictionary (1755-1760) Botanical name: Aerva lanataA. scandens is used in some parts of India Parts used: Root (or whole plant) Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Bitter, Pungent…

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Xanthium, Byi tsher PRO

Xanthium, Byi tsher བྱི་ཚེར Cang Er Zi 苍耳子 (Fruit), Cang Er Cao 苍耳草 (Leaf) Cocklebur, BurweedByi tsher (Tibetan Medicine)Shankheshwara (Ayurveda)Maruloomatham (Siddha)Cang Er Zi (Fruit); Cang Er Cao (Herb) (TCM) Xanthium sibiricum(Illustration: Real Jardín Botánico, Madrid, Spain)(BotanicalIllustration) Xanthium sibericum(Photo by Zhuwq) (Wikimedia) Xanthium indicum(Photo by Vinayaraj) (Wikimedia) Xanthium, Cang Er Zi(Adam, 2024) Botanical name: Xanthium sibiricum…

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Physochlaina infundibularis, Hua Shan Shen PRO

Physochlaina infundibularis, Hua Shan Shen 华山参 Hua Shan Shen, Lou Dou Pao Nang Cao (TCM) Physochlaina orientalisCurtis’s Botanical Magazine, 1823 Physochlaina praealtaCurtis’s Botanical Magazine, 1851 Physochlaina physoloides(Photo by Nina Filippova, edited) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Physochlaina spp. P. infundibularis (China); P. physoloides (syn. P. dahurica, P. lanosa, Hyoscyamus physaloides) (Mongolia) Physochlaina praealta is used similarly in…

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Gladiolus, Sou Shan Huang PRO

Gladiolus, Sou Shan Huang 搜山黄 Sword-Lilies, Ghent Hybrid GladiolusSou Shan Huang, Tang Chang Pu, Biao Gan Hua (TCM) Gladiolus gandavensis var. citrinus(Flore des serres et des jardins de l’Europe, vol. 5) Botanical name: Gladiolus gandavensis (syn. Gladiolus x gandavensis)This is a hybrid of G. dalenii × G. oppositiflorus. Parts used: Bulb Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Bitter….

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Nigella, Gith, Black Cumin PRO

Nigella, Gith Black Cumin, MelanthiumKalonji (Unani)Habat al-Baraka (Arabic)Kalajira, Mugrela (Ayurveda)Karuncirakam (Siddha)Zi ra nag po  ཟི་ར་ནག་པོ  (Tibetan)Hei Zhong Cao Zi 黑种草子 (TCM) Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Botanical name: Nigella spp. N. sativa N. damascena N. glandulifera (syn. Nigella sativa var. hispidula) Parts used: Seed Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry,…

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Citrus reticulata, Tangerine peel, Chen Pi PRO

Citrus reticulata, Tangerine peel, Chen Pi 陈皮 Ju Pi (Peel) Chen Pi (aged Peel)Qing Pi (Unripe Peel) Guillot, Revue horticole, serié 4, (1852-1974) Whole dried Tangerine peel (Ju Pi) Sliced Tangerine Peel (Ju Pi) Bundles of Aged (20 year old) Tangerine Peel (Chen Pi) Botanical name: Citrus reticulata Parts used: 1. Ripe Peel (Ju Pi)2….

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