Albizia Flower, Silk-Tree flower, He Huan Hua 合欢花 He Huan Hua (TCM)Siras (Unani, Ayurveda) Revue horticole, serié 4, vol. 42: (1870) Botanical name: Albizia julibrissinSynonyms: A. nemu, A. rosea, Mimosa julibrissin, M. speciosa, Feuilleea julibrissin, Acacia julibrissinAyurveda and Unani use A. lebbeck and A. odoratissima Parts used: Dried stem-bark Temperature & Taste: Neutral, Sweet Uses:…
Holoptelea, Chirabilva Indian Elm Tree, Jungle Cork Tree, Monkey biscuit tree Cirabilva (fruit), Putika (bark), Karanji (Ayurveda)Iya, Avil thol (bark) (Siddha)Yin Mian Yu (TCM) Holoptelea integrifoliaW. Roxburgh, Plants of the coast of Coromandel, vol. 1 (1795) Holoptelea integrifolia seed(Photo by Adityamadhav83) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Holoptelea integrifolia (syn. Ulmus integrifolia)This is one of three plants used…
Capparum, Capers Classical western names include: cynosbaton, capria, coracos melon, ophioscordon, ophiostaphylon, petraia, holophyton, aeichloron, hippomanes, trichomanes Karira, Apatra (Ayurveda)Ahimsra (Wild Caper) (Ayurveda)Kabar, Kabar-ul-Hindi (Unani)Chengan (Siddha)Lao Shu Gua (TCM) Gart der Gesundheit, Cuba, 1485 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Flora von Deutschland (14), Kohler, 1883 Botanical name: Capparis spinosaThe Wild Caper, C. sepiaria is also used in…
Cremastra seu Pleione, Shan Ci Gu 山慈菇 Shan Ci Gu (TCM) Pleione bulbocodioidesCurtis’s Botanical Magazine, vol. 140 (1914) Cremastra appendiculata(Photo by Qwert1234) (Wikimedia) Shan Ci Gu from the Chengdu Medicine Market (Adam, 2017) Botanical name: Two different plants supply this medicine: Cremastra appendiculata Pleione bulbocodioides, P. yunnanensis Parts used: Bulb Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry….
Embelia, Vidanga Vidanga, Viranga (Ayurveda)Vayvidankam (Siddha)Birang-e-Kabuli, Bao Birang (Unani)Byi tang ga བྱི་ཏང་ག (Tibetan)Xian Suan Qiang (TCM) Kirtikar & Basu, Indian medicinal plants, 1918 Embelia ribes(Photo by Dinesh Valke) (Wikimedia) Embelia fruit(Calcutta Unani College, Adam, 2019) Botanical name: Embelia ribes, E. robusta Parts used: Dried Fruit; Seed; sometimes the rootAvicenna said there are 2 varieties: Small without…
Echinops, Camel’s Thistle Globe Thistle, Camel ThornQasa-Barith, R`ai al-Jamal (Arabic)Barham Dandi , Unta Katera (Unani) Utkantaka, Brahmadandi (Ayurveda)Yu Zhou Lou Lu (TCM) Greater and Lesser Globe ThistleTheatrum Botanicum, Parkinson, 1640 Echinops echinatusK.R. Kirtikar, B.D. Basu, Indian medicinal plants (1918) Echinops ritroCurtis’s Botanical Magazine (1806) Echinops echinatus(Photo by Dinesh Valke) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Echinops echinatusE. ritro…
Viscum, Mistletoe, Hu Ji Sheng 槲寄生 Viscus (Latin)Hu Ji Sheng (Northen Mistletoe, Viscum spp., TCM) Loranthus, Sang Ji Sheng 桑寄生 Sang Ji Sheng (Mulberry Mistletoe, Loranthus [Taxillus] spp. TCM) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Mistletoe (Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563) ViscumBotanische wandplaten, 1904–1914 Viscum albumKoehler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Loranthus europeausFlora von Deutschland (27),…
Sarsaparilla Ushba (Unani) Icones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1804 Medical Botany, Woodville, 1810 Left: Rio Negro (Brazillian) Sarsaparilla root; Center: Hondruas Sarsaparilla root; Right: Mexican Sarsaparilla rootNotes on Pharmacognosy, Otto Augustus Wall, 1902 Bundles of Sarsaparilla as imported; the 2 on the left from Honduras;the middle from Mexico; the large on the right from Brazillian (Para).A…
Imperata, Bai Mao Gen 白茅根 Japanese Blood Grass, Lalang Grass, Woolly Grass, Thatch GrassBai Mao Gen (TCM)Darbha (Ayurveda) Jaume Saint-Hilaire, J.H., La flore et la pomone francaises, vol. 5 (1832) Imperata cylindrica(Photo by L. M. Marsh) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Imperata cylindrica var. majorThere are a number of synonyms: Imperata allang, I. angolensis, I. arundinacea, I….
Leptadenia, Jivanti Cork Swallow-wortJivanti (Ayurveda)Palalkkodi, Keeripalai (Siddha)Doodhi Khurd (Unani) Leptadenia reticulata (Official drug)R. Wight, Icones Plantarum Indiae Orientalis, (1846) Dendrobium plicatile (Flickingeria fimbriata)W.J. Hooker, J.D. Hooker, Icones Plantarum (1890) Dendrobium macraei (syn. Flickingeria macraei)K.R. Kirtikar, B.D. Basu, Indian medicinal plants, (1918) Holostemma ada-kodien(Photo by Shantanu Kuveskar) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Leptadenia reticulataAccording to Indian sources, the…
Salvia haematodes, Red Behen Meadow SageBehman Surkh (Unani) Red BehenNew Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Red BehenKrauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Limonium maritimum (Sea Lavender) is often listed as a source of Red Behen(Source New York Public Library‘s Digital Library) (Wikimedia) Red Behen root(Calcutta Unani College, Adam, 2019) Botanical name: Salvia haematodes (syn. Salvia pratensis subsp. haematodes)White Behen is…
Myristica, Nutmeg, Rou Dou Kou 肉豆蔻 Nux Muscata (Latin)Jatiphala (Ayurveda, Unani)Cathikkay (Siddha)Rou Dou Kou 肉豆蔻 (TCM)Dza ti ཛཱ་ཏི (Tibetan) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Darstellung und Beschreibung sammtliche, Berg, 1858 Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Top: Whole NutmegBottom: Mace Botanical name: Myristica fragrans Parts used: Fruit (Nutmeg); Mace Temperature & Taste: Hot, dry. Pungent,…
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