Corydalis melanochlora, De wa དེ་ཝ De wa དེ་ཝ (Tibet)An Lu Zi Jin 暗绿紫堇 (TCM) Maximowicz, C.J., Historia naturalis itinerum N. M. Przewalskii per Asiam Centralem, vol. 1, Flora Tangutica, vol. 1 (1889) Botanical name: Corydalis melanochlora, C. bulbiferaSman rams pa (1998) gives 3 types of De Wa: Sno De Wa: Corydalis melanochlora, C. bulbifera Chu…
Hygrophila, Kokilaksha Long-leaved Barberia Kokliaksha (Ayurveda)Neermulli (Siddha)Talamakhana (Unani)Afqeet (Arabic) Hygrophila schulliH.A. van Rheede tot Drakestein, Hortus Indicus Malabaricus, vol. 2 (1679) Hygrophila auriculata(Photo by Rison Thumboor) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Hygrophila auriculata (syn. H. schulli, H. spinosa, Asteracantha longifolia, Barleria longifolia)Blue and White-flowered varieties were traditionally known. Only the blue-flowered variety is used. Parts used: Seed,…
Gymnema, Gurmar Miracle fruit, Sweet Fruit, Australian Cow plantGurmar, Meshashringi (Ayurveda)Cirukurincan (Siddha)Hashishatul Saboon, Gurmar Buti (Unani)Geng Teng (TCM) Gymnema sylvestre(Photo by FarEnd2018) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Gymnema sylvestre (syn. Marsdenia sylvestris)Also used are G. montanum and G. hirsutum Parts used: Leaf; rarely the root Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Bitter Uses: 1. Clears Heat, Resists Poison:-acute…
Pogostemon seu Agastache, Huo Xiang 藿香 Wrinkled Giant-Hyssop, Patchouli (Agastache)Cablin Patchouli (Pogostemon)Huo Xiang (Agastache) (TCM)Guang Huo Xiang (Pogostemon) (TCM)Paachi (Pogostemon, Ayurveda) Agastache rugosaPhoto by Dalgial (Wikimedia) Pogostemon cablinPhoto by Forest & Kim Starr (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Two different herbs supply Huo Xiang: 1. Agastache rugosa (Tu Huo Xiang) 2. Pogostemon cablin (syn. P. patchouli var. sauvis,…
Nelumbo Semen, Lotus Seed, Lian Zi 莲子 Lian Zi (TCM) Descourtilz, M.E., Flore médicale des Antilles, vol. 8 (1829) Illustrations of Indian Botany, Wight, 1840 Botanical name: Nelumbo nucifera Parts used: Seed Temperature & Taste: Neutral (slightly Cool), dry. Sweet Classification: R. Astringents Uses: 1. Strengthens the Spleen, Stops Diarrhea: -Chronic Diarrhea with lethargy, loss…
Centauri minus, Centaury the less Centaurea, Febrifuga, Fel Terra, Libadion (Pliny), Leptophyllum (Theophrastus)Seigar (Arabic) Mesuae Opera, 1570 Kohler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Atlas der Officinellen Pflanzen, Berg & Schmidt, Leipzig, 1893 Left: Yellow Flowered Centaury; Right: Yellow Thorough-leaved CentaurySalmon, Botanologia, 1710 Botanical name: Centaurium erythraea (syn. C. centaurium)Related species include C. tenuiflorum, C. littorale ssp. uliginosum,…
Cynosbatus, Rose Hip Cherokee Rose Hip, Jin Ying Zi 金樱子 CynosbatusCherokee Rose Hip, Jin Ying Zi 金樱子 (TCM)Se rgod སེ་རྒོད (Tibetan) Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 R. caninaFlora von Deutschland (25), Kohler, 1886 R. laevigata (Jin Ying Zi) used in TCMEdwards’s Botanical Register, vol. 23, 1922 Botanical name: Rosa caninaA number of different Rose species have supplied…
Glechoma, Ground Ivy Alehoof; Hedera terrestris, Corona Terra Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Herbarum Vivae Eicones, Otto Brunfels, 1530 Botanical name: Glechoma hederacea (syn. Hedera terrestris)Salmon listed 4 kinds: 1. Common Ground Ivy (Alehoof) 2. Lesser Ground Ivy 3. Mountain Ground Ivy 4. Stone Ground IvyThe related G. longituba is used in…
Astragalus et al., Srad ma སྲད་མ Srad ma (Tibet) Thermopsis barbataCurtis’s Botanical Magazine (1855) Botanical name: Sources of Srad ma are complex and varied: 1. Astragalus spp. 2. Oxytropis spp. 3. Hedysarum spp. 4. Thermopsis spp. There are 9 varieties of Srad ma: 1. srad ma dkar po (srad dkar), flowers of Astragalus floridus, Oxytropis…
Corydalis conspersa, Stong ri zil ba སྟོང་རི་ཟིལ་བ Stong ri zil ba (Tibet)Tiao Lie Huang Jin (TCM) C. boweriHooker, W.J., Hooker, J.D., Icones Plantarum [Hooker’s Icones plantarum] (1837-1922) C. linarioidesMaximowicz, C.J., Historia naturalis itinerum N. M. Przewalskiiper Asiam Centralem vol. 1, Flora Tangutica (1889) Botanical name: Corydalis conspersa, C. boweriiOther including C. linarioides have been listed….
Artemisia scoparia, Yin Chen Hao 茵陈蒿 Virgate WormwoodYin Chen Hao (TCM)Tshar bong dkar po ཚར་བོང་བོང་དཀར་པོ་ (Tibetan Medicine) Artemisia scopariaWaldstein & Kitaibel, Descriptiones et icones plantarum rariorum Hungariae (1799-1802) Botanical name: Artemisia capillaris, A. scopariaLocal varieties used include A. frigida, A. gmelinii, A. anethoides, A. haichowensis Parts used: HerbAccording to Tibetan texts, the root is most…
Lyonia, Li Mu 悷木 Tibetan LyoniaLi Mu, Nan Zhu (TCM) LyoniaBen Cao Tu Pu, 1644 (Welcome) Lyonia ovalifolia(Photo by Krish Dulal) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Lyonia spp. L. ovalifolia (syn. Pieris ovalifolia, Andromeda ovalifolia, Xolisma ovalifolia) L. ovalifolia var. elliptica Parts used: Leafy twigs and fruit Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Sweet Classification: Uses: 1. Moves…
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