Mirabilis himalaica, Ba spru བ་སྤྲུ Four o’ClockBa spru, Thal bras (Tibetan)Xi Ma La Ya Zi Mo Li, Ba Zhu (TCM)Kuth mitha (Sanskrit) Photo from the research paper: Xiaozhong, Lan et al. “Establishment of hairy root cultures and analysis of rotenoid in Tibetan medicinal plant Mirabilis himalaica.” Plant Omics 8 (2015): 335-339. Botanical name: Mirabilis himalaica…
Calamintha, Calamint Also called Mountain Mint New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Greater (left) and Lesser (right) CalamintParkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Curtis, William, Flora Londinensis, vol. 6 (1789-1798) Botanical name: Calamintha officinalis (syn. Clinopodium nepeta)C. nepeta (Lesser Calamint) is used similarly and is stronger.Galen mentioned 3 types. Parts used: Herb Temperature & Taste: Warm,…
Elaterium, Wild Cucumber Squirting Cucumber; Cucumer asininus, Cucumis erraticusKantaki Indravaaruni (Ayurveda) New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Medical Botany, Woodville, 1810 Botanical name: Ecballium elaterium(synonyms include Ecballium officinale, Ecballium agreste, Momordica Elaterium, Elaterium cordifolium, Cucumis agrestis. [Pharmacopoeia Londinensis], Cucumis asininus. Cucumis sylvestris) Parts used: Concentrated fruit juice, ElateriumTwo varieties are known: a white and…
Promote Menstruation For Amenorrhea, Dysmenorrhea and Irregular Menstruation Western Tradition Menstrua provocant – Promote MenstruationFor Amenorrhea Decoction Against Retention of Menstruation Decoction for the Womb (Schroder)Decoction to Promote MenstruationDecoction to Promote Menstruation (Turner)Decoction to Promote Menstruation (Wirtzung)Emmenagogue Decoction (Riverius)Syrup Against Cachexia (D’Aquin)Syrup of Mugwort CompoundSyrup of Betony (Augustana)Syrup of Betony juiceSyrup of Sage juiceTincture of…
Corydalis, Yan Hu Suo 延胡索 Yan Hu Suo (TCM)Su mi སུ་མི (Tibet) Corydalis yanhusuo Corydalis glaucescens Gartenflora [E. von Regel], vol. 27 (1878) Corydalis decumbens(Photo by KENPEI) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Corydalis yanhusuo (syn. C. ternata)Others used in various parts of China include C. turtschaninovii (classical source), C. repens, C. ambigua var. amurensis, C. glaucescensCorydalis decumbens is…
Pedicularis, Lug ru, ལུག་རུ Lug ru dkar po ལུག་རུ་དཀར་པོ Lug ru dmar po ལུག་རུ་དམར་པོ Lug ru smug po ལུག་རུ་སྨུག་པོLug ru ser po ལུག་རུསེར་པོ Pedicularis siphonanthaK.R. Kirtikar, B.D. Basu, Indian medicinal plants (1918) Pedicularis megalanthaCurtis’s Botanical Magazine (1890) Pedicularis longiflora(Photo by Krokus) (Wikimedia) Pedicularis punctata(Photo by Vinayaraj) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Pedicularis spp. White: Lug ru dkar po:…
Cuscuta Semen, Dodder seed, Tu Si Zi 菟丝子 Tu Si Zi (TCM)Kasoos (Unani)Sbrul zhags སྦྲུལ་ཞགས (Tibet) Left: Dodder, Cuscuta ; Right: Dodder of Thyme, EpithymumKreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 E. europeaBritish Phaenogamous Botany, Baxter, 1834 C. vulgaris (syn. C. epilinum)Flora von Deutschland (16), Kohler, 1884 Botanical name: Cuscuta spp.European is supplied by C. europea, C. epithymum (syn….
Cynomorium, Suo Yang, 锁阳 Scarlet Mushroom, Maltese MushroomSuo Yang (TCM)Tarthuth, Tarathith (Unani) Cynomorium coccineumKerner von Marilaun, Hansen, & Pflanzenleben: Erster Band: Der Bau und die Eigenschaften der Pflanzen (1887-1891) Cynomorium coccineum(Photo by gailhampshire) (Wikimedia) Whole Suo Yang root (Adam, 2017) Botanical name: Cynomorium spp. C. songaricum (syn. Cynomorium coccineum var. songaricum) C. coccineum (Maltese Mushroom)…
Dioscorea nipponica, Chuan Shan Long 穿山龙 Nippon Yam, Japanese Dioscorea, Japanese YamChuan Shan Long (TCM) Botanical name: Dioscorea nipponica, D. nipponica var. rosthornii Parts used: Rhizome Temperature & Taste: Neutral. Bitter. Slightly Toxic Classification: D. Clear Wind and Damp Uses: 1. Clears Wind-Damp, Relieve Pain:-Wind-Damp joint disease, especially with numbness-Arthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Osteoarthritis-pain and numbness…
Dolichos biflorus, Kulatha Horse GramKulatha (Ayurveda)Kollu (Siddha)Hab ul-Qilt (Arabic)Kulthi (Unani) Vigna unguiculataBlanco, Flora de Filipinas. (1875) Horse gram(Calcutta Unani College, Adam, 2019) Botanical name: Dolichos biflorus (syn. Vigna unguiculata) Parts used: Seed Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Uses: 1. Clears Damp, Promotes Urine, Clears Stones:-Edema, Fluid retention-Leukorrhea-Gravel, Stones (API)-also for Obesity (Porridge or soup…
Corallodiscus, Brag skya ha bo བྲག་སྐྱ་ཧ་བོ Brag skya ha bo་ (Tibetan)Shi Dan Cao (TCM) Corallodiscus lanuginosusPhoto by Woudloper (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Corallodiscus spp. C. lanuginosus (syn. C. flabellatus, Didissandra flabellata) C. kingianus Parts used: Whole herb Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Bitter Classification: Uses: 1. Clears Heat, Resists Poison: (Tibet, TCM)-all types of Toxicity-Fever, Cough,…
Vaccaria, Wang Bu Liu Xing 王不留行 Cowherb seedWang Bu Liu Xing, Mai Lan Cai (TCM) Vaccaria hispanica (as Isatis sylvestris Hispanica)Lobel, M. de, Plantarum seu stirpium icones (1581) Vaccaria segetalisMasclef, A., Atlas des plantes de France, vol. 2 (?) Vaccaria segetalis(Photo by Thayne Tuason) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Vaccaria segetalis (syn. V. hispanica, V. vaccaria, V….
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