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Morus Folium, Mulberry Leaf, Sang Ye PRO

ByAdam Tate

Morus Folium, Mulberry Leaf, Sang Ye 桑叶 Sang Ye (TCM）Sring Shing Lo Ma  སྲིང་ཤིང་ལོ་མ་མ་ (Tibet) Botanische wandplaten (Plantillustrations) Botanical name: Morus alba Parts used: Leaf Temperature & Taste: Cool, slightly Moist. Bitter, Sweet Classifications: A. Clear Exterior Wind-Heat Uses: 1. Clears Wind-Heat: -Fever, Cold, Flu, sore Throat-nasal obstruction, Sinusitis-also to promote expression of rashes in…

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Lupulus, Hops PRO

ByAdam Tate

Lupulus, Hops Lupulus salictarius, Lupulus reptitius, Volubilis, Humulus, Habiola Gart der Gesundheit, Cuba, 1485 Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Botanische wandplaten, 1904–1914 Koehler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Botanical name: Humulus lupulus Parts used: FlowerLupulin is the powder from the glandular hairs of hop flowers. It is used similarly, but is…

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Abies webbiana, Talispatra PRO

ByAdam Tate

Abies webbiana, Talispatra Himalayan Silver FirTalisa, Talispatra (Ayurveda)Talispatri (Siddha)Talispattar (Unani)Zarnab, Talisfar (Arabic) Abies webbianaA.B. Lambert, Description of the genus Pinus and some other remarkable plants (1890) A manual of the Coniferae, Veitch, 1881 Botanical name: Abies webbiana (syn. A. spectabilis, Pinus webbiana) Parts used: Needles; also bark, oil, resin Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent,…

Atractylodes, Bai Zhu PRO

ByAdam Tate

White Atractylodes, Bai Zhu 白朮 Bai Zhu (TCM) Sliced White Atractylodes (Bai Zhu) (Adam, 2016) Botanical name: Atractylodes spp.Two different varieties are used in TCM:  1. A. macrocephalae (White–Bai Zhu)  2. A. lancea, A. chinensis (Dark–Cang Zhu) Parts used: Root, rhizome Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Bitter, sweet Classification: N. Qi Tonic Uses: 1. Tonifies…

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Drymaria, He Lian Dou Cao PRO

ByAdam Tate

Drymaria, He Lian Dou Cao 荷莲豆草 Tropical ChickweedHe Lian Dou Cao, Er Rui He Lian Dou (TCM) Drymaria diandraSwartz, O.P., Icones plantarum (1794) Drymaria cordata(Photo by Vinayaraj) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Drymaria diandra (syn. D. cordata) Parts used: Herb; sometimes the root Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Bitter Uses: 1. Clears Heat and Damp:-Jaundice, Acute Hepatitis-Edema,…

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Corydalis thyrisiflora, Stong zil PRO

ByAdam Tate

Corydalis meifolia, Stong zil སྟོང་ཟིལ Stong zil (Tibet) Corydalis meifoliaWallich, N., Tentamen florae Napalensis illustratae (1826) Corydalis gortschakoviiGartenflora [E. von Regel] (1885) Corydalis govanianaIllustrations of the Botany … of the Himalayan Mountains, Royle, 1839 Corydalis cashmeriana(Photo by DoF CC-BY-X) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Corydalis spp.Blue and Yellow-flowered varieties are mentioned in texts, the Blue regarded as…

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Leibnitzia, Khrog chung ba PRO

ByAdam Tate

Leibnitzia, Khrog chung ba ཁྲོག་ཆུང་བ་ Japanese GerberaKhrog chung ba (Tibet)Da Ding Cao (TCM) Leibnitzia anandria(Photo by Qwert1234) (Wikimeda) Botanical name: Leibnitzia anandria (syn. Gerbera anandria, Tussilago anandria) Parts used: Root (Tibet); Whole herb (TCM) Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Bitter Classification: Uses: 1. Clears Heat, Resists Toxin: (Tibet, TCM)-Lung Heat Cough-Toxic Sores, Boils, Abscesses-Insect and…

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Artemisia anomala, Liu Ji Nu PRO

ByAdam Tate

Artemisia anomala, Liu Ji Nu 刘寄奴 Liu Ji Nu (TCM) Arternisia lactifloraLéveillé, H., Catalogue illustré et alphabetique des plantes du Seu Tchouen (1918) Arternisia lactiflora(Photo by Dominicus Johannes Bergsma) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Artemisia anomala (syn. Artemisia anomala var. anomala)Other species supplying this herb include A. lactiflora and A. argyi var. incana Parts used: Above-ground Herb…

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Medicated Leaven, Shen Qu PRO

ByAdam Tate

Medicated Leaven, Shen Qu 神曲 Shen Qu (TCM)Jian Qu (Medicated Leaven produced in Fujian) (TCM) Pharmaceutical name: Massa Medicata Fermentata Parts used: Fermented mixture of flour and medicinal Herbs. Temperature & Taste: Slightly Warm, dry. Sweet, Pungent, Aromatic Classification: O. Promotes Digestion Uses: 1. Promotes Digestion, Clears Food Stagnation:-Indigestion, Food Stagnation (abdominal distention, fullness, poor…

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Achyranthes, Niu Xi PRO

ByAdam Tate

Achyranthes, Niu Xi 牛膝 Prickly Chaff flowerNiu Xi, or Huai Niu Xi (TCM)Apamarga, Chirchita (A. aspera, Ayurveda)Shveta Apamarga (A. bidentata, Ayurveda)Nayuruvi (Siddha)Chirchita (Unani) Achyranthers asperaSibthrop & Smith, Flora Graeca, 1819 Achyranthes aspera(Photo by Renjusplace) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Achyranthes spp.Two varieties are known: A. bidentata–Niu Xi, Apamarga A. aspera (syn. A. argentea, A. indica), A. longifolia–Tu…

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Magnolia bark, Hou Po PRO

ByAdam Tate

Magnolia bark, Hou Po 厚朴 Hou Po (TCM)Hara-Champa (Unani) Magnolia denudatumKerner, Hortus sempervirens, 1812 Magnolia officinalis(Photo by Karlostachys) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Magnolia officinalis, M. officinalis, var. bilobaMagnolia denudata is used synonymously in Unani. Parts used: Bark Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Bitter, pungent Classification: J. Aromatics that Resolve Dampness Uses: 1. Moves Stomach Qi, Opens…

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Amomum tsaoko, Cao Guo PRO

ByAdam Tate

Amomum tsao-ko, Cao Guo 草果 Black CardamonCao Guo (TCM) Amomum Cao Guo(Adam, 2017) Botanical name: Amomum tsao-ko (syn. A. hongtsaoko) Parts used: Fruit Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent Classification: J. Aromatics that Resolve Dampness Uses: 1. Moves the Qi, Warms the Stomach, Dries Damp: -epigastric and abdominal fullness, distention, pain and a greasy tongue…

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