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Celosia, Qing Xiang Zi PRO

ByAdam Tate

Celosia, Qing Xiang Zi 青箱子 Wild Cockscomb, Feather CockscombSEED:–Qing Xiang Zi  青箱子 (TCM)–Sitivaraka (Ayurveda)–Pannaikeerai (Siddha)–Tukhm-e-Sarwali (Unani)FLOWER:–Ji Guan Hua  鸡冠花 (TCM)–Jatadhari (Ayurveda) C. argentea (as C. cristata)Basilius Bessler, Hortus Eystettensis, vol. 3: Secundus ordo collectarum plantarum autumnalium (1620) Celosia argentea E. Step, D. Bois, Favourite flowers of garden and greenhouse, vol. 3 (1896-1897) Celosia argentea var. cristata(Photo…

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Saxifraga umbellata, Sum cu tig PRO

ByAdam Tate

Saxifraga umbellata, Sum cu tig སུམ་ཅུ་ཏིག Sum cu tig (Tibetan) Saxifraga umbellataH.G.A. Engler, Das Pflanzenreich, Saxifragaceae – Saxifraga I, vol. 117  (1916) Botanical name: Saxifraga spp.Several species have been given: S. umbellata S. przewalskii S. tanguitica Parts used: Whole plant Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Bitter Uses: 1. Clears Liver Heat:-heat of the Liver and…

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Rhododendron molle, Nao Yang Hua PRO

ByAdam Tate

Rhododendron molle, Nao Yang Hua 闹羊花 Chinese Azalea, Yellow Azalea flowerNao Yang Hua, Yang Zhi Zhu Hua (TCM) Rhododendron molleHoutte, L. van, Flore des serres et des jardin de l’Europe, vol. 19 (1845) Rhododendron chrysanthumWoodville, W., Hooker, W.J., Spratt, G., Medical Botany, 3th edition, vol. 2 (1832) Botanical name: Rhododendron molle (syn. R. sinensis, Azalea molle)The…

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Holarrhena, Kutaja PRO

ByAdam Tate

Holarrhena, Kutaja Tellicherry, Easter treeKutaja, Kurchi, Kalinga, Vatsaka (Ayurveda)Indrayava (Seeds, Ayurveda);Teewaj, Kurchi (bark), Inderjao Talkh (seed) (Unani)Kudasappalai (Siddha)Dug Mo Nyung  དུག་མོ་ཉུང༌ (Tibetan) Holarrhena antidysentericaIllustrations of the forest flora of North-West and Central India, Brandis, 1874 Wrightia antidysenterica(Photo by Lionel Allorge) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Holarrhena antidysenterica (syn. H. pubescens, Wrightia antidysenterica)Two types of Indrayava are used…

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Rhododendron dauricum, Dahurian Rhododendron, Man Shan Hong PRO

ByAdam Tate

Rhododendron dauricum, Man Shan Hong 满山红 Indian Azalea, Dahurian RhododendronMan Shan Hong (TCM) Rhododendron dauricumThe botanist’s repository, vol. 1 (1797-1798) Botanical name: Rhododendron dauricum (TCM) Parts used: Leaf, collected Summer or Autumn Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent, Bitter Classifications: Q. Stop Cough and Wheezing Uses: 1. Stops Cough, Clears Cold-Phlegm: -Cough; acute and chronic…

Aegle marmelos, Bengal Quince PRO

ByAdam Tate

Aegle marmelos, Bengal Quince Bilva (Ayurveda)Vilva (Siddha)Bael (Unani)Bil ba (Tibetan) Roxburgh, Plants of the coast of Coromandel, 1798 Dried sliced fruit(Photo by Susan Slater) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Aegle marmelos (syn. Crateva marmelos, Belou marmelos) Parts used: Unripe fruitAlso Root, stem-bark, ripe fruit, leaf Temperature & Taste: FRUIT: Neutral (slightly Cool, moist)UNRIPE FRUIT/ PERICARP: Cool, dry…

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Anisomeles, Bhangra PRO

ByAdam Tate

Anisomeles, Bhangra Bhangra (Ayurveda)Bhangra (Unani)Guang Fang Feng, Fang Feng Cao (TCM) R. Wight, Illustrations of Indian botany, principally of the southern parts of the peninsula, Supplement (1850) Anisomeles indica(Photo by J.M.Garg) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Anisomeles indica (syn. A. ovata, Epimeredi indica) Parts used: Whole herb Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry Uses: 1. Clears Wind and…

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Sanguinaria, Bloodroot PRO

ByAdam Tate

Sanguinaria, Bloodroot Bloodroot, Redroot, Puccoon Sanguinaria canadensis The Botanical Magazine, Curtis, 1792 Mary Vaux Walcott, North American wild flowers (1925-1927) BloodrootA Manual of Organic Materia Medica, Maisch, 1882 Botanical name: Sanguinaria canadensis Parts used: Rhizome, root Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Bitter, Pungent Uses: 1. Clears Lung Heat:-Laryngitis Pharyngitis-Cough, Bronchitis, Whooping Cough, Asthma-Pneumonia-Allergic Rhinitis 2….

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Piper nigrum et album, Pepper, Black & White PRO

ByAdam Tate

Piper nigrum, Black Pepper, Hu Jiao 胡椒 Marica (Ayurveda)Milaku (Siddha)Hu Jiao (TCM)Na le sham  ན་ལེ་ཤམ  (Tibetan)Filfil Siyah (Unani) Piper album, White Pepper, Bai Hu Jiao 白胡椒 Bai Hu Jiao (TCM)Filfil Safaid (Unani) Black Pepper, Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Piper nigrumKoehler, Medizinal Pflanzen, vol. 2: 1890 Green Piper fruits(Calcutta Unani College, Adam, 2019) Black and White…

Abutilon indicum, Country Mallow PRO

ByAdam Tate

Abutilon, Indian Mallow Abutilon Semen, Qing Ma Zi 青麻子 Indian MallowAtibala (Ayurveda)Kanghi (Unani)Mao Zi Dun Tou (Herb, TCM)Qing Ma Zi (Seed TCM) Abutilon avicennae, under the section on MarshmallowA Niewe Herball, or Historie of Plantes (Dodoens, 1578) Abutilon avicennaeKreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 Abutilon avicennaeFlora von Deutschland (21), Kohler, 1885 Botanical name: Abutilon spp. A. indicum (syn….

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Urtica, Nettle PRO

ByAdam Tate

Urtica, Nettle Anjuraa, Bhichu Ghans (Unani)Sisona (Ayurveda)Xun Ma 荨麻Za rgod  ཟ་རྒོད་ (Tibet) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Herbarum Vivae Eicones, Otto Brunfels, 1530 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Flora von Deutschland, Kohler, 1886 Botanical name: Urtica dioicaRelated species are used including Roman Nettle, U. pilulifera.Greater, Lesser, Roman and Dead Nettles (Lamium) were recognised in Western texts.In TCM, a…

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Cymbopogon martinii, Rohisha PRO

ByAdam Tate

Cymbopogon martinii, Rohisha Russ Grass, Rusa Grass, Palmarosa GrassRohisha, Lamajaka (Ayurveda)Kavathampillu (Siddha)Izkhir (Unani)Izkhir Makki (Arabic) Cymbopogon jwarancusaK.B. Trinius, Species graminum, vol. 3: (1830-1836) Cymbopogon martinii(Photo by Agasthiar1) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Cymbopogon martinii (syn. Andropogon martinii), C. jwarancusa (Andropogon jwarancusa)Two main oil chemotypes are recognised: Cymbopogon martinii var. Motia (source of Palmarosa, Rusa, East Indian Geranium…

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