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Inula, Elecampane PRO

ByAdam Tate

Inula helenium, Elecampane Enulae Campane, Helenii Inula racemosa Rasan, Rasin (Unani)Pushkar (Ayurveda)Ma Nu  མ་ནུ  (Tibetan)Tu Mu Xiang (TCM) Gart der Gesundheit, Cuba, 1485 Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Kurtzes Handtbuchlein, Ryff, 1599 Inula heleniumBerg,, Atlas der officinellen Pflanzen (1891) ELECAMPANE ROOTNotes on PharmacognosyBy Otto Augustus Wall, 1902 Botanical name: Inula spp.Two main species…

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Mosla / Elsholtzia, Xiang Ru PRO

ByAdam Tate

Mosla seu Elsholtzia, Xiang Ru 香茹 Aromatic Madder (Mosla)Created Latesummer Mint (Elsholtzia)Xiang Ru (TCM) Elsholtzia ciliataNaturalis Biodiversity Centre, Netherlands / Wikimedia commons Elsholtzia ciliata(Photo by Prenn) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: This herb is supplied by 2 species: Mosla chinensis (syn. Orthodon chinensis) Elsholtzia ciliata, E. splendens Parts used: Herb Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent Classification:…

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Pogonatherum crinitum, Jin Si Cao PRO

ByAdam Tate

Pogonatherum, Jin Si Cao 金丝草 Jin Si Cao, Bi Zi Cao (TCM) Pogonatherum crinitumThunberg, C.P., Flora Japonica (1784) Pogonatherum crinitum(Photo by 天問 小窩) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Pogonatherum crinitum (syn. Pogonantherum crinitum, Andropogon crinitum) Parts used: Whole Herb Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Sweet Classification: C. Clear Damp, Promote Urine Uses: 1. Clears Heat and Damp,…

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Hemiphragma, A bi ra PRO

ByAdam Tate

Hemiphragma, A bi ra ཨ་བི་ར A bi ra (Tibet)Bian Da Xiu Qiu (TCM) Hemiphragma heterophyllumWallich, N., Tentamen florae Napalensis illustratae (1826) Hemiphragma heterophyllum(Photo by Vinayaraj) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Hemiphragma heterophyllum Parts used: Whole Herb or Root Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Sweet (Warm in TCM) Classification: Uses: 1. Clears Wind-Damp, Opens the Channels, Eases Pain:…

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Phlomis younghusbandii, Lug Mur PRO

ByAdam Tate

Phlomis younghusbandii, Lug Mur ལུག་མུར Jerusalem SageLug Mur (Tibet)Pang Xie Jia, Kuai Jing Cao Su (TCM) Phlomis tuberosaCurtis’s Botanical Magazine (1813) Phlomis tuberosa(Photo by Stefan.lefnaer) (Wikimedia) Phlomis root (Adam, 2016) Botanical name: Phlomis younghusbandii (syn. P. kawaguchii, P. tuberosa, Phlomoides younghushandii)Tibetan texts recognise 3 types of Lug mur: Male (Pho): white, solid, hard root with…

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Nelumbo Plumuia, Lotus Plumule, Lian Zi Xin, PRO

ByAdam Tate

Nelumbo Plumuia, Lotus Plumule, Lian Zi Xin 莲子心 Lian Zi Xin (TCM) Descourtilz, M.E., Flore médicale des Antilles, vol. 8 (1829) Illustrations of Indian Botany, Wight, 1840 Botanical name: Nelumbo nucifera Parts used: Plumule Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Bitter Uses: 1. Clears Heart Fire: -High fever with confusion, delirium, insomnia, irritability 2. Clears Heat,…

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Piper methysticum, Kava PRO

ByAdam Tate

Piper methysticum, Kava Kava KavaKa Wa Hu Jiao 卡瓦胡椒 (TCM) Image from Natural History Museum, London Piper methysticum (Photo by Forest & Kim Starr) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Piper methysticum Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent, slightly Bitter. Numbing Uses: 1. Moves the Qi, Calms the Nerves:-Anxiety, mild Depression; in Anxiety, its effects…

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Fraxinus rhynchophylla, Qin Pi PRO

ByAdam Tate

Fraxinus rhynchophylla, Qin Pi 秦皮 Korean or Chinese Ash treeQin Pi (TCM)Stab seng  སྟབ་སེང༌ (Tibet) F. chinensisNakai, T., Trees and shrubs indigenous in Japan proper [Dai Nihon jumokushi] (1935-1951) Fraxinus rhynchophylla(Photo by 阿橋) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Fraxinus rhynchophylla (syn. F. chinensis)Other sources reportedly used in TCM include: F. bungeana, F. szaboana (syn. F. chinensis var…

Tanacetum umbelliferum, Buzidan PRO

ByAdam Tate

Tanacetum umbelliferum, Buzidan Sweet PellitoryBuzidan (Unani)Boozaidaan (Arabic)Metha Akarkara (Ayurveda) ‘Buziden from Ortus Sanitatis (Cube, Johann von, 1501). Tanacetum umbelliferum(Calcutta Unani College, Adam, 2019) Botanical name: Tanacetum umbelliferum (syn. Pseudohandelia umbellifera) Parts used: Root“Buzfdan which is white, thick, multistripped and rough, is the best, but one which is thin, whitish and smooth, is inferior”. (Avicenna) Temperature…

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Leonotis, Granthiparni PRO

ByAdam Tate

Leonotis, Granthiparni Lion’s Ear, Christmas CandlestickGranthiparni (Ayurveda)Then Thumbai (Siddha) Leonotis nepetifoliaBotanical Register, vol. 4: (1818) Leonotis nepetifolia in Peru(Wonderful Photo by Cbrescia) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Leonotis nepetifolia Parts used: Primarily Root (API); Herb (leaf); Flower Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Bitter, Pungent Uses: 1. Relieves Wind, Resists Poison:-Fever; Intermittent Fever (leaf decoction); also used in…

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Actiniopteris, Mayurashikhaa PRO

ByAdam Tate

Actiniopteris, Mayurashikhaa Peacock’s TailMayurashikha, Sahastrahi (Ayurveda) Actiniopteris radiataL. van Houtte, Flore des serres et des jardin de l’Europe (1845) Botanical name: Actiniopteris radiata (syn. A. dichotoma, A. australia) Parts used: Root; according to some sources, the whole plant is used. Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Uses: 1. Benefits Fertility, Astringes Essence:-promotes conception; used for infertility-classically…

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Camptotheca, Xi Shu PRO

ByAdam Tate

Camptotheca, Xi Shu 喜树 Happy TreeXi Shu (TCM) Camptotheca acuminataManual of Vascular Plants of the Lower Yangtze Valley China (Wikimedia) Camptotheca mature fruit(Photo by Syrio) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Camptotheca acuminata Parts used: Fruit; Root bark Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Bitter, Pungent, Toxic Classification: Uses: 1. Clears Heat and Toxin:-Herpes, Psoriasis (topical)-Toxic Sores–Hepatosplenomegaly caused by…

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