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Propolis

ByAdam Tate

Propolis Feng Jiao 蜂胶 (TCM) Dioscorides Materia Medica, Ruellio, 1549 PropolisPhoto by Abalg Entomological name: Apis mellifera Parts used: Resinous matter secreted by the domestic Bee, Apis mellifera Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Classifications: 2L. EMOLLIENT.    2M. DRAWING.    2U. SUPPURATIVES Uses: 1. Clears Heat and Toxin:-as an aid during bacterial infections including Dysentery-acute…

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Antidote Appropriate for Cough (Nicholas)

ByAdam Tate

Antidotum aptum Tussientibus Antidote Appropriate for Cough Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Nicholas Alexandrinus (Medici Graeci, 1541) Herb Name SaffronSafflowerLicoriceCinnamonSpikenardStoraxOpiumMyrrhGalbanumAniseedCelery seedCarrot seedHenbane seedHoney Latin Crocus sativus Carthamus tinctorius Glycyrrhiza glabra Cinnamonum zeylanicum Nardostachys jatamansi Styrax officinalisPapaver somniferum Commiphora molmol Ferula spp.Pimpinella anisumApium graveolens Daucus carrota Hyoscyamus nigerMel Amount 8 drams ea. 3 drams ea….

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Wrightia tinctoria, Shveta kutaja PRO

ByAdam Tate

Wrightia tinctoria Dyer’s Oleander, Blue Dying Roseberry, Pala Indigo plant, Sweet Inderajo/IndrajaoShveta kutaja, Indrayava (seed) (Ayurveda)Nila Palai (Siddha)Lisan al-Asafeer (Arabic)Inderjao Shireen (seed) (Unani) Wrightia tinctoriaEdward’s Botanical Register, vol. 11 (1825) Wrightia tinctoria(Photo by Vinayaraj) (Wikimedia) Wrightia tinctoria seed(Photo by Vinayaraj) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Wrightia tinctoria (syn. Nerium tinctorium)Also reportedly used include W. tomentosa, W. rothii,…

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Morus Fructus, Mulberry, Sang Shen PRO

ByAdam Tate

Morus Fructus, Mulberry, Sang Shen 桑椹 Sang Shen (TCM)Dar shing དར་ཤིང་ (Tibet) Botanische wandplaten (Plantillustrations) M. albaWeinmann, J.W., Phytanthoza iconographia (1737-1745) Dried Mulberry used in TCM Botanical name: Morus alba (fruit of M. rubra is used similarly)Li Shi Zhen noted there was 2 main varieties: White and Black.The black variety is used in the West….

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Vitex, Nirgundi, Man Jing Zi PRO

ByAdam Tate

Vitex negundo, Nirgundi, Man Jing Zi 蔓荆子 Five-leaved Chaste TreeNirgundi; Renuka (seed) (Ayurveda)Man Jing Zi (TCM)Tukhm-e-Sambhalu (Unani) Vitex negundoM. Blanco, Flora de Filipinas. (1875) Vitex negundo(Photo by peganum) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Vitex spp:Two main varieties are recognised: Vitex negundo (syn. V. negundo vat. incisa, V. incisa) (Blue flowers) (Ayurveda, Unani) V. trifolia, V. rotundifola (Pale…

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Chlorophytum, Musali PRO

ByAdam Tate

Chlorophytum, Musali Shveta Musali (Ayurveda)Safed Musali (Unani)Vallai Musali (Siddha)Tibbati Ginseng (Folk) A. tuberosumRoxburgh, W., Plants of the coast of Coromandel, vol. 2 (1798) Chlorophytum tuberosum(Photo by Dinesh Valke) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Chlorophytum spp. C. arundinaceum (official species) C. borivillianum C. tuberosum C. indicum (syn. C. attenuatum) This is one of the herbs used for White…

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Sargentodoxa, Da Xue Teng PRO

ByAdam Tate

Sargentodoxa, Da Xue Teng 大血藤 Da Xue Teng, Hong Teng (TCM) Sargentodoxa cuneata (Photo by JohnJGasper2) (Wikimedia) Sargentodoxa Hong Teng (Adam, 2013) Botanical name: Sargentodoxa cuneata Parts used: Vine Temperature & Taste: Neutral/Slightly Cool. Bitter Classification: B. Clears Heat and Poison Uses: 1. Clears Heat, Resists Poison:-Abscesses, Boils, Carbuncles, Toxic Swellings-Breast Abscess, Intestinal Abscess with…

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Coleus, Makandi PRO

ByAdam Tate

Coleus, Makandi Country Borage Curtis’s Botanical Magazine, vol. 46 (1819) Botanical name: Coleus forskohlii (syn. C. barbatus, Plectranthus forskohlii, P. barbatus) Parts used: Primarily Root; also the Leaf Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent Uses: 1. Clears Wind, Stops Spasms:-Spasms, Cramps, Convulsions-skin diseases with Itching-Hypertension (proven effect)-Glaucoma (proven effect) 2. Moves the Blood, Clears Stasis,…

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Alstonia, Saptaparna PRO

ByAdam Tate

Alstonia, Saptaparna Devil’s Tree, Shaitan or Chatiyan Wood, Dita Bark Saptaparna, Vishaal-tvak, Sharad (Ayurveda)Chattun, Chhativan, Satauna, Chatni (Unani)Pala, Ezhilaippali, Mukkam palai (Siddha) Alstonia scholaris M. Blanco, Flora de Filipinas. (1875) Botanical name: Alstonia scholaris A. macrophylla is also used in Unani. Parts used: Primarily the Bark; also the flower, leaf Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry….

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Liquidambar, Lu Lu Tong PRO

ByAdam Tate

Liquidambar, Lu Lu Tong 路路通 Liquidambar, Fragrant MapleLu Lu Tong (TCM) Liquidambar formosana Hooker, W.J., Hooker, J.D., Icones Plantarum [Hooker’s Icones plantarum] (1867) Liquidambar formosana fruit(Photo by Yoiyoi kancho) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Liquidambar formosana Parts used: Fruit Temperature & Taste: Neutral. Bitter Classification: K. Move the Blood Uses: 1. Moves Qi and Blood, Opens Obstructions:-Abdominal…

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Celastrus, Jyotishmati PRO

ByAdam Tate

Celastrus, Jyotishmati Staff TreeJyotishmati, Malkuki (Ayurveda)Valuzuvai (Siddha)Mal Kangni (Unani)Arujee (Arabic)Nan Sha Teng (TCM) Celastrus orbiculatusCurtis’s Botanical Magazine, (1898) Celastrus paniculatus fruit(Photo by Vinayaraj) (Wikimedia) Celastrus paniculatus fruit and seed(Photo by DrLee) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Celastrus spp.Two main species are used in 2 different systems:  1. Celastrus paniculatus (Ayurveda)  2. Celastrus orbiculatus (syn. C. articulatus) (TCM)The…

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Malva, Mallow PRO

ByAdam Tate

Malva, Mallow Khubbazi (Unani) Gart der Gesundheit, Cuba, 1485 Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Malva sylvestrisKoehler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Left: Musk Mallow   Right: Low MallowFlora von Deutschland (21), Kohler, 1885  1. Malva sylvestris; 2 M. rotundifolia3. M. rotundifolia var. pusilla; 4. M. moschataFlorigraphia Britannica, Deakin, 1857 Botanical name:…

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