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Tamarix gallica, Tamarisk PRO

ByAdam Tate

Tamarisk Tamarisk, French TamariskIhavuka, Shaavaka (Ayurveda) Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Several varieties of TamariskParkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 T. gallicaIllustrations of Indian Botany, Wight, 1840 Tamarix gallica in flower(Photo by Miguel Angel Masegosa Martínez) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Tamarix gallicaOthers used include T. aphylla, T. dioica, T. indicaSee also the related Chinese Tamarisk, T. chinensis. Parts used: Wood;…

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Ligusticum sinense, Gao Ben PRO

ByAdam Tate

Ligusticum sinense, Gao Ben 藁本 Chinese LovageGao Ben (TCM) Hooker, W.J., Hooker, J.D., Icones Plantarum (1891) Botanical name: Ligusticum spp. L. sinense L. jeholense L. tenuissimum Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent Classification: A. Clear Exterior Wind-Cold Uses: 1. Clears Wind-Cold, Clears the Exterior:-Wind-Cold common Cold or Flu-acute Headache, Headache on the…

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Sideritis, Ironwort PRO

ByAdam Tate

Sideritis, Ironwort Soldier’s Herb, Shepherd’s Tea, Heraclea, Militaris Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Sideritis montanaDeutschlands Flora in Abbildungen, 1796 Sideritis syriacaPhoto by Kenraiz (wikimedia) Botanical name: Sideritis spp.A number of species are used the locally: S. montana (syn. Stachys bicolor) S. syriaca, S. scardica S. euboea S. raeseri Salmon listed 13 varieties in…

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Boerhaavia, Punarnava PRO

ByAdam Tate

Boerhaavia, Punarnava Indian Hogweed, Spreading Hogweed, Horse PurslanePunarnava, Vrishchira (Ayurveda)Mukaratee, Mookirattai (Siddha)Gadhapurana (Hindi)Itsit, Ispat, Bishkhaparva (Unani)Huang Xi Xin (TCM) Boerhaavia diffusaBlanco, M., Flora de Filipinas., (1875) Boerhaavia siffusa(Photo by Neha.Vindhya) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Boerhaavia spp. (syn. Boerhavia)Two main types are used:  1. B. diffusa (Red variety)  2. B. verticillata, B. repens, B. erecta (White flowered variety)…

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Hydnocarpus, Chaulmoogra, Da Feng Zi PRO

ByAdam Tate

Hydnocarpus, Chaulmoogra, Da Feng Zi 大风子 Tuvaraka, Katu-kapittha, Chaulmoogra (Ayurveda)Maravattai (Siddha)Da Feng Zi (TCM) Hydnocarpus heterophyllaBlume, Rumphia, 1848 Chaulmoogra Seed (Adam, 2017) Chaulmoogra Oil as traditionally available in India(Adam, 2019) Botanical name: Hydnocarpus spp: H. laurifolia (syn. H. wightiana) (Primary source) H. anthelmintica H. kurzii (syn. H. heterophylla) H. hainanensis Parts used: Seeds; Oil Temperature &…

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Valeriana, Valerian PRO

ByAdam Tate

Valeriana, Valerian Baldrain; Phu (Classical name)Tagar (Indian Valerian, Ayurveda)Asaroon (Indian Valerian, Unani)Xie Cao 缬草(TCM) Gart der Gesundheit, Cuba, 1485 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Köhler’s Medizinal-Pflanzen, 1897 VALERIAN ROOT1. Stem scar of valerian and folded roots. 2. Double band of grass. 3. Mass of roots. 4. Split rhizome and the large roots of Belgian valerian (Squibb’s…

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Callicarpa, Zi Zhu PRO

ByAdam Tate

Callicarpa, Zi Zhu 紫珠 Beauty Berry, Perfumed CherryZi Zhu (‘Purple Pearl’), Du Hong Hua (TCM)Priyangu (Ayurveda)Gnazhal (Siddha) Callicarpa fomosanaBlanco, M., Flora de Filipinas, ed. 3 (1877-1883) Callicarpa japonicaAddisonia (1918 Callicarpa dichotoma (Van Houtte, Flore des serres et des jardin de l’Europe (1858) Callicarpa bodonieri(Photo by Kenraiz) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Callicarpa spp.A number of species are…

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Tamarindus, Tamarind PRO

ByAdam Tate

Tamarindus, Tamarind Chincha (Ayurveda)Tamar Hindi (Unani) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Tamarind tree and Seed podParkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Tamarind treeAtlas der officinellen pflanzen (2), Felix, 1899 Tamarind Seed pod, Plantæ Utiliores, Burnett & Burnett, 1842 Botanical name: Tamarindus indica Parts used: Fruit; Fruit Pulp Temperature & Taste: Cool, moist. Sweet, Sour Classifications: 2B ATTENUATERS.    2S….

Lancea, Spa yag rtsa ba PRO

ByAdam Tate

Lancea, Spa yag rtsa ba སྤ་ཡག་རྩ་བ Chinese MilkwortSpa yag rtsa ba (Tibetan) Lancea tibeticaHooker’s journal of botany and Kew Garden miscellany, vol. 9 (1857) Lancea tibetica(Photo by Jan Reurink) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Lancea tibetica Parts used: Whole plant including the root; Seed Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Sweet, slightly Bitter Constituents: -Phenolpropanoid glycosides (34)–Lignanes-Flavones (9)-Triterpenoids…

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Elsholtzia, Byi rug PRO

ByAdam Tate

Elsholtzia, Byi rug བྱི་རུག Byi rug, Phur nag (Tibet)Xiang Ru (E. splendens); Ban Bian Su (E. ciliata) (TCM) Elsholtzia ciliataSturm, J., Sturm, J.W., Deutschlands flora, 1845-1849 Elsholtzia ciliata(Photo by Leslie J. Mehrhoff) (Wikimedia) Elsholtzia splendens(Photo by Dalgial) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Elsholtzia spp.Several species are used: E. calycocarpa (syn. Elsholtzia densa) is the typical plant used…

Polygonum multiflorum, He Shou Wu PRO

ByAdam Tate

Polygonum multiflorum root, He Shou Wu 何首乌 Prepared Polygonum multiflorum, Zhi He Shou Wu 制何首乌 Fleeceflower root, Chinese KnotweedHe Shou Wu (TCM) Polygonum multiflorum(Photo by Fanghong, cropped) (Wikimedia) Whole Wild unprocessed Polygonum He Shou Wu root (Chengdu Medicine Market, Adam, 2016) Botanical name: Polygonum multiflorum Parts used: Root, Prepared and Raw Temperature & Taste: RAW:…

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Tincture Producing Sleep

ByAdam Tate

Tinctura Somnum Producens Tincture Producing Sleep Tradition: Western Source / Author: Antidotarium medico chymicum reformatum, 1620 Herb Name Mandrake barkPoppy rootHenbane seedBlack Poppy seedWinter Cherry seedOpium CamomileViolet flower Latin Mandragora officinalis Papaver somniferum Hyoscyamus nigerPapaver somniferum nigrum Physalis alkekengi OpiumMatricaria recutita Viola odorata Amount 1 1⁄2 drams 2 drams ea. 1⁄2 oz.1 scruple 1⁄2 handful…

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