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Meconopsis, Ut pal PRO

ByAdam Tate

Meconopsis, Ut pal ཨུཏ་པལ Blue PoppyUt Pal (Tibetan)Lu Rong Hao (TCM) Meconopsis paniculataCurtis’s Botanical Magazine 1852 Meconopsis puniceaCurtis’s Botanical Magazine 1907 Meconopsis simplicifolia(Illustrations of Himalayan Plants, Hooker, 1855) Meconopsis grandis flower(Photo by Hedwig Storch) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Meconopsis spp.There are 4 varieties of Ut pal: based on the color of their flower: Blue: Ut pal…

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Silybum, Mary’s Thistle PRO

ByAdam Tate

Silybum, Milk Thistle Mary’s Thistle, Carduus Mariae, Carduus lacteus Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Chaumeton, Flore médicale, 1829 Silybum marianum (Photo by Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Silybum marianum (syn. Carduus marianus) Parts used: Seed; herb; rarely the root Temperature & Taste: Temperate, dry. Bittercuts, opens, gently binds Classification: B. Clear…

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Iris, Orris, or Flower de Luce PRO

ByAdam Tate

Iris, Orris and Flower de Luce Bekh e Sosan, Irsa (Unani)Susan (Arabic) Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 De Materia Medica, Andres de Laguna, 1555 Left: Iris germanica;   Right: I. florentinaDella Materia Medicinale, Andrea Valuassori, 1562 (left) Iris germanicaFlora von Deutschland, Kohler, 1886 Iris florentinaDarstellung und Beschreibung sammtliche, Berg, 1858 IRIS FLORENTINA1, Branched…

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Andrographis, Chuan Xin Lian PRO

ByAdam Tate

Andrographis, Chuan Xin Lian 穿心莲 Indian GentianKalmegha (Ayurveda)Kiryat (Unani)Rgya Tig  རྒྱ་ཏིག  (Tibetan)Chuan Xin Lian (TCM) Wight, Icones Plantarum Indiae Orientalis (1846) Andrographis paniculata(Photo by H. Zell) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Andrographis paniculata Parts used: Herb Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Bitter Uses: 1. Clears Liver Heat, Resolves Damp:-Liver Fever; Bile Fever-Hepatitis, Jaundice-hot, painful, dribbling urine-Diarrhea; Dysentery;…

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Cyperus, Cyperus, Xiang Fu PRO

ByAdam Tate

Cyperus, Cyperus, Xiang Fu 香附 Nutgrass; Sweet Cyperus, GalingaleXiang Fu (TCM)Musta, Mustaka, Motha (Skt)Nagarmotha, Saad-e-Kufi (Unani) Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1555 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Japanese Herbal, 17th(Welcome) Sibthrop & Smith, Flora Graeca, 1806 Cyperus rotundus root (Adam, 2017) Botanical name: Cyperus rotundus; C. scariosusTwo types were known, Long and Round: Round or English Cyperus: root…

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Rhaponticum uniflorum, Lou Lu PRO

ByAdam Tate

Rhaponticum uniflorum, Lou Lu 漏芦 RhaponticumLou Lu (TCM) Rhaponticum uniflorum Gmelin, J.G., Flora sibirica, (1747) Rhaponticum uniflorum flower(Photo by Straybird726) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Rhaponticum uniflorum Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Bitter, Salty Classification: B. Clear Heat and Toxin Uses: 1. Clears Heat, Resists Toxin., Resolves Swellings:-early stages of Sores, Boils, Carbuncles, Abscesses,…

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Doellingera, Dong Feng Cai PRO

ByAdam Tate

Doellingera, Dong Feng Cai 东风菜 Dong Feng Cai (TCM) Aster scaberPhotos by Dalgial (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Doellingera scaber (syn. Aster scaber), D. marchandii Parts used: Whole plant and Rhizome Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Pungent, Sweet Uses: 1. Clears Wind-Heat, Resolves Toxin:-Wind-Heat common cold and Flu-Malaria-Headache, Dizziness with red eyes-red, sore, swollen Sore Throat-Lung Heat Hemoptysis-Abscesses,…

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Cosmos, Mexican Aster PRO

ByAdam Tate

Cosmos, Mexican Aster Garden CosmosDa Bo Si Ju (TCM) Cosmos bipinnatusStep, E., Bois, D., Favourite flowers of garden and greenhouse (1896) Cosmos bipinnatus(Photo by Leo Michels, cropped) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Cosmos bipinnatus, C. sulphureus Parts used: Whole herb in flower; Flower; Root Temperature & Taste: Neutral. Sweet Classification: Uses: 1. Clears Heat, Stops Bleeding:-Heat-type bleeding-other disorders…

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Adiantum, Maidenhair PRO

ByAdam Tate

Adiantum, Maidenhair Capillus Veneris, Venus HairParsiaoshan (Unani)Hamsapadi (Ayurveda)Rtsa rma dongs རྩརྨ་མདོངས་ Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Common MaidenhairDioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 English Maidenhair (Trichomanes)Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Icones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1800 Botanical name: Adiantum capillus-venerisA number of related species are used: Golden: Adiantum aureum (used as Maidenhair) White: Asplenium Ruta…

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Dryopteris crassirhizoma, Mian Ma Guan Zhong PRO

ByAdam Tate

Dryopteris crassirhizoma, Guan Zhong 贯众 Male Fern, Shield-fernGuan Zhong, Mian Ma Guan Zhong (TCM) Dryopteris crassirhizoma (Photo by Kenraiz) (Wikimedia) Dryopteris Guan Zhong(Adam, 2024) Botanical name: Dryopteris crassirhizoma A number of other species have been said to provide varieties of Guan Zhong including: Woodwardia japonica Blechnum orientale Lunathyrium acrostichoides Osmunda japonica Matteuccia struthiopteris Parts used:…

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Trapa natans, Water Chestnut PRO

ByAdam Tate

Trapa natans, Water Chestnut Water Caltrops, Tribulus aquaticus, Nux aquaticaShrngataka (Ayurveda) Singara, Singhara (Siddha)Singhara (Unani)Joz Al-qastal (Arabic)Ling (TCM) Trapa natansW. Roxburgh, Plants of the coast of Coromandel, vol. 3 (1819) Trapa natansRepräsentanten einheimischer Pflanzenfamilien in buntenWandtafeln mit erläuterndem, Bollmann (1879-1882) Trapa natans(Photo by MurielBendel) (Wikimedia) Trapa natans nuts: ‘Water Chestnuts’(Photo by Gdsaverio) (Wikimedia) Botanical name:…

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Pills to Strongly Promote Menstruation

ByAdam Tate

Pills to Strongly Promote Menstruation Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Herb Name AloeFerrous SulphateSaffron Latin Aloe spp. Ferrous Sulphate Crocus sativus Amount 150 grams 75 grams 12 grams Preparation: Powder, and with water, form pills of size 4 Function: Strongly moves the Blood to promote Menstruation Use: 1. Amenorrhea from excess2. Dysmenorrhea Dose: 1…

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