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Fagonia, Dhanvayasa PRO

ByAdam Tate

Fagonia, Dhanvayasa Dhanvayasa (Ayurveda)Dhamasa (F. cretica); Badavarda (F. arabica) (Unani) Fagonia creticaG. Dyckman, Icones varianum plantarum [mss. (1501-1600) Fagonia creticaBotanical Magazine (Curtis), vol. 7. (1794) Fagonia cretica(Photo by Patrice78500) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Fagonia cretica (syn. F. erecta, F. deflexa, F. delongata, F. hispanica), F. arabica Parts used: Whole plant Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Bitter“Cold…

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Aconitum chasmanthum, Vatsanabha PRO

ByAdam Tate

Aconitum chasmanthum, Vatsanabha Indian Napellus, Indian Aconite, Nepal Aconite (A. ferox)Vatsanabha, Visha, Bish (Ayurveda)Mohri (Hindi)Visha Navi (Siddha)Bong nga nag po  བོང་ང་ནག་པོ  (Tibetan)Sman chen (A spicatum, Tibetan)Beesh (Unani)Zhan Hua Wu Tou (A. chasmanthum, TCM)Ni Bo Er Wu Tou (A. ferox, TCM)Tie Bang Chui   铁棒锤  (A. flavum, A. pendulum, TCM) Aconitum feroxF.E. Kohler, Medizinal Pflanzen, vol. 3…

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Succinum, Amber, Hu Po PRO

ByAdam Tate

Succinum, Amber, Hu Po 琥珀 Ho Po (TCM)Kahruba (Unani)Trinakanta, Kaharva (Ayurveda)Sbur len སྦུར་ལེན་,  Spos shel སྤོས་ཤེལ་ (Tibet) Hortus sanitatis, 1491 Museum Museorum, Valentini, 1704 A selection of Amber inclusionsMetallotheca Vaticana Opus Posthuman, 1719 Two types of Amber available on the Chinese market (Adam, 2022) BUY AMBER POWDER Amber is semi-fossilized (actually cross-polymerized) ancient tree resin….

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Patrinia, Bai Jiang Cao PRO

ByAdam Tate

Patrinia, Bai Jiang Cao 败酱草 Bai Jiang Cao (TCM) Patrinia scabiosifolia Loddiges, C.L., botanical cabinet [C. Loddiges] (1828) Patrinia villosa(Photo by 阿橋) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Patrinia villosa, P. scabiosifolia (P. scabiosaefolia ) Parts used: Whole Herb (sometimes just the root is used) Temperature & Taste: Slightly Cool, dry. Pungent, Bitter Classification: B. Clears Heat and…

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Hippophae, Sea Buckthorn PRO

ByAdam Tate

Hippophae, Sea Buckthorn, Star Bu སྟར་བུ Star Bu  (Tibetan)Sha Ji  沙棘 (TCM) Flora von Deutschland (10), Kohler, 1882 Hippophae rhamnoides(Photo by AnRo0002) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Hippophae spp.Three types are used in Tibetan Medicine: H. rhamnoides (Large Star bu) H. salicifolia (Medium Star bu) H. tibetana (Small Star bu) Parts used: Fruit Temperature & Taste: Warm,…

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Arctium Semen, Burdock Seed PRO

ByAdam Tate

Arctium Semen, Burdock seed, Niu Bang Zi 牛蒡子 Niu Bang Zi (TCM, Seed) Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Medicinal Plants, Millspaugh, 1892 Botanical name: Artcium lappaGreater and Lesser types were recognised. Parts used: Seed Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Bitter, pungent (Some old TCM sources classed it as Neutral or Warm) Classifications: A. Clears Exterior…

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Cuscuta Herba, Dodder herb PRO

ByAdam Tate

Cuscuta Herba, Dodder herb CassuthaAftimoon (Unani)Akash Bel (Hindi)Tu Si Cao (TCM) Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Gart der Gesundheit, Cuba, 1485 Left: Dodder, Cuscuta ; Right: Dodder of Thyme, EpithymumKreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 Left: Epithymum; Right: CuscutaMuseum Museorum, Valentini, 1704 E. europeaBritish Phaenogamous Botany, Baxter, 1834 C. vulgarisFlora von Deutschland (16), Kohler, 1884 Cuscuta europeaIcones Plantarum Medicinalium….

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Pseudostellaria, Tai Zi Shen PRO

ByAdam Tate

Pseudostellaria, Tai Zi Shen 太子参 Prince Ginseng, False StarwortTai Zi Shen, Hai Er Shen (Child’s Ginseng) Pseudostellaria heterophylla(Photos by Qwert1234) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Pseudostellaria heterophylla (syn. Krascheninikovia heterophylla, Stellaria heterophylla) Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Neutral (slightly Warm and moist), Sweet, slightly Bitter Classification: N. Qi Tonic Uses: 1. Tonify the Spleen, Increase Qi:…

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Allium, Garlic PRO

ByAdam Tate

Allium, Garlic, Da Suan 大蒜 Da Suan (TCM)Lashuna (Ayurveda)Lehsun (Unani)Sgog skya, སྒོག་སྐྱ  (Tibetan) Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Krauterbuch, Rihel, 1565 Botanical name: Allium sativum Parts used: Bulb Temperature & Taste: Hot, dry. Pungent. Ayurveda says Garlic has all tastes except Sour.Heat, dries, opens discusses, thins Classification: 2A…

Cynanchum stauntonii, Bai Qian PRO

ByAdam Tate

Cynanchum stauntonii, Bai Qian 白前 Willowleaf Swallow-wortBai Qian (TCM) Botanical name: Cynanchum stauntonii, C. glaucescens Parts used: Root and RhizomeOn the market 2 different products are available:  1. Bai Qian consists of Root and Rhizome.  2. E Guan Bai Qian (‘Goose-tube Bai Qian‘) is the hollow rhizome with roots removed. This is regarded as stronger….

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Angelica PRO

ByAdam Tate

Angelica Canda (Unani) Historia unnd Beschreibung Influentischer, Thurneisserus, 1578 Krauterbuch, Rihel, 1565 Left: Angelica sativa;  Right: Angelica sylvestrisKrauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Kohlers Medizinal Pflanzen, Vol. 2, 1888 Angelica rootNotes on Pharmacognosy, Otto Augustus Wall, 1902 LEFT: EUROPEAN ANGELICA ROOT; RIGHT: ANGELICA SEEDSquibb’s Atlas of the Official Drugs, Mansfield, 1919 Botanical name: Angelica archangelicaSeveral Wild species were…

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Halerpestes, Chu rug sbal lag PRO

ByAdam Tate

Halerpestes, Chu rug sbal lag ཆུ་རུག་སྦལ་ལག་ Chu rug sbal lag (TibetJian Mao Gen Shu 碱毛茛属 (TCM) Halerpestes cymbalariaOeder, G.C., Flora Danica (1761-1861) Halerpestes cymbalaria(Photo from USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database) Halerpestes sarmentosa(Photo by Юлия, edited) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Halerpestes spp. H. cymbalaria (syn. Ranunculus cymbalaria) H. tricuspis (syn. Ranunculus tricuspis) H. sarmentosa H. salsuginosa Other related species…

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