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Fucus, Kelp, Kun Bu PRO

ByAdam Tate

Fucus, Kelp, Kun Bu 昆布 BladderwrackKun Bu (TCM) Fucus spp.Notes on Pharmacognosy, Otto Augustus Wall, 1902 Fucus nodosaEnglish Botany, Sowerby, 1799 Botanical name: Fucus spp;F. vesiculosis, F. serratus, F. nodosus; also Macrocysts, Laminaria, and Ascophyllum sppLaminaria japonica (Hai Dai 海带), Ecklonia kurome, Undaria pinnatifida and others are used in TCM Parts used: Thallus (whole plant);…

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Physalis, Winter Cherry PRO

ByAdam Tate

Physalis, Winter Cherry Alkekengi, Halicacabus, CardispermumKaknaj, Habul Kaknaj, Kakenj (Unani)Suan Jiang (TCM) Gart der Gesundheit, Cuba, 1485 Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Flora von Deutschland (16), Kohler, 1884 Winter Cherry at the Urumqi Market, Xinjiang, China (Adam, 2017) Botanical name: Physalis alkekengiP. alkekengi var. francheti and P. pubescens of TCM are used similarlyThe related P. minima…

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Rosa, Rose PRO

ByAdam Tate

Rosa, Rose, Mei Gui Hua 玫瑰花 Mei Gui Hua (TCM)Ward, Gulab (Unani)Se ba’i me tog  སེ་བའི་མེ་ཏོག  (Tibet) Gart der Gesundheit, Cuba, 1485 Della Materia Medicinale Andrea Valuassori, 1562 Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Rosa gallicaMedical Botany, Woodville, Hooker, Vol. 3, 1832 Rosa centfoliaMedical Botany, Woodville, Hooker, Vol. 3, 1832 Rose buds used for tea and…

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Caesalpinia sappan, Pattanga, Su Mu PRO

ByAdam Tate

Caesalpinia sappan, Pattanga, Su Mu 苏木 Sappan WoodPattanga (Ayurveda)Bakam (Unani)Bukam (Arabic)Patangam (Siddha)Su Mu (TCM) Caesalpinia sappanBen Cao Tu Pu, 1644 (Welcome) Caesalpinia sappanM. Blanco, Flora de Filipinas. (1875) Fresh sappanwood for sale at the Ereke market, northern Buton Island, Indonesia(Photo by David E Mead, cropped) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Caesalpinia sappan Parts used: Heart wood Temperature…

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Zea, Corn Silk PRO

ByAdam Tate

Zea, Corn Silk, Yu Mi Xu 玉米须 Yu Mi Xu (TCM) Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Flora von Deutschland, Kohler, 1886 Botanical name: Zea mays Parts used: Corn Silk Temperature & Taste: Neutral, Sweet. Uses: 1. Clears Heat and Damp, Promotes Urine, Clears Stones (TCM, West, Ayurveda):-obstructed urine with scanty or difficult urination-acute and chronic nephritic edema,…

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Sinomenium, Qing Feng Teng PRO

ByAdam Tate

Sinomenium, Qing Feng Teng 青风藤 Qing Feng Teng (TCM) Iwasaki, T., Honzo zufu (1916-1921) Botanical name: Sinomenium acutum, Sinomenium acutum var. cinerum Parts used: Vine Temperature & Taste: Neutral. Bitter, Pungent Classification: D. Clear Wind and Damp Uses: 1. Clears Wind-Damp, Stops Pain:-painful obstruction of the muscle and joints; Arthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis-edema, swelling and pain…

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Thlaspi, Treacle Mustard PRO

ByAdam Tate

Thlaspi, Treacle Mustard Thlaspi, Pennycress, Treacle Mustard, Mithridate MustardBre ga  བྲེ་ག  (Tibetan)Xi Ming, Bai Jiang Cao (TCM); Thlaspi arvenseFuchs, L., New Kreüterbuch, 1543 Thlaspi arvense(«Bilder ur Nordens Flora», 1917) (Wikimedia) Patrinia scabiosaefolia(an alternate herb used in China)Sweet, R., British flower garden, vol. 2 (1823-1825) Thlaspi arvense(Photo by Enrico Blasutto) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Thlaspi arvenseSalmon noted…

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Primula, Shang dril PRO

ByAdam Tate

Primula, Shang dril ཤང་དྲིལ་ Shang dril (Tibet) Primula secundifloraCurtis, W., Botanical Magazine (1914) Primula sikkimensisRegel, E.A. von, Gartenflora (1876) Botanical name: Primula spp.A number of species are used in Tibetan Medicine: Shang dril smug po (Brown): P. calderiana Shang dril dkar po (White): P. reidii, P. atrodentata Shang dril ser po: (Yellow): P. sikkimensis Shang…

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Eugenia, Clove, Ding Xiang PRO

ByAdam Tate

Eugenia, Clove, Ding Xiang 丁香 Caryophyllatus aromaticusAnthophyllum: Mother Cloves: Mature ClovesLavanga (Ayurveda)Kirambu, Ilavankam (Siddha)Ding Xiang (TCM); Mother Clove is Mu Ding Xiang (literally “Mother Clove”)Li Shi  ལི་ཤི  (Tibetan)Qaranful (Unani) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Medical Botany, Woodville, Hooker, Vol. 3, 1832 Botanische wandplaten, 1904–1914 Anthophyllum or ‘Mother Clove’Notes on Pharmacognosy, Otto Augustus Wall, 1902…

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Curcuma root, Yu Jin PRO

ByAdam Tate

Curcuma root, Yu Jin 郁金 Yu Jin (TCM) Roscoe, Monandrian plants of the order Scitamineae, 1854 Whole Roots of Yu Jin (Chengdu Medicine Market, Adam, 2016) Botanical name: Curcuma spp.: C. aromatica (syn. C. wenyujin) C. longa (generally considered best) C. kwangsiensis C. phaeocaulis C. chuanyujin (in Sichuan) Other species appear to supply the market…

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Cyathula, Chuan Niu Xi PRO

ByAdam Tate

Cyathula, Chuan Niu Xi 川牛膝 CyathulaChuan Niu Xi (TCM) Cyathula officinalisPhoto by 北極企鵝觀賞團 (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Cyathula officinalis Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Neutral. Sweet, Bitter Classification: k. Medicines that Move the Blood Uses: 1. Moves the Blood, Clears Stasis:-Amenorrhea, Dysmenorrhea from Blood stasis-also to promote Labor-Pain from Trauma 2. Clears Wind-Damp:-Lower Back pain-Arthritic…

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Euonymus, Gui Jian Yu PRO

ByAdam Tate

Euonymus, Gui Jian Yu 鬼箭羽 Winged Spindle tree, Winged Euonymus Gui Jian Yu (TCM) Euonymus alatusCurtis, W., Botanical Magazine (1919) Botanical name: Euonymus alatus (syn. E. alata) Parts used: Winged branches Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Pungent, Bitter (Classed as Warm in Barefoot Doctors Manual) Classification: Uses: 1. Moves the Blood, Promotes Menstruation:–Amenorrhea, Dysmenorrhea–Metrorrhagia-Postpartum stasis,…

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