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Spatholobus, Ji Xue Teng PRO

ByAdam Tate

Spatholobus, Ji Xue Teng 鸡血藤 Ji Xue Teng (TCM) Spatholobus Ji Xue Teng Spatholobus Ji Xue Teng(Adam, 2024) Botanical name: Spatholobus suberectus (syn. S. floribundus, S. laoticus, Butea laotica, B. suberecta)Also S. harmandii, S. sinensisA number of plants have been used for Ji Xue Teng in different parts of China (see substitutes below). Parts used:…

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Rubus, Kanda ka ri PRO

ByAdam Tate

Rubus, Kan da ka ri ཀན་ད་ཀ་རི Kan da ka ri (Tibetan) Rubus niveusBotanical Register, vol. 10 (1824) Rubus niveus(Photo by Forest & Kim Starr) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Rubus spp.Several types of Kanda ka ri are recognised in Tibetan Medicine: Kanda ka ri dkar po (Kanda ka ri), R. niveus (White barked variety) Kanda ka ri…

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Myrobalan, Belleric PRO

ByAdam Tate

Myrobalan, Belleric Bibhitaki (Ayurveda)Thandrikkai , Tanrikkay (Siddha)Bahera (Unani)Ba Ru Ra བ་རུ་ར (Tibetan)Mao He Zi 毛诃子 (TCM) Belleric MyrobalanIllustrations of Indian Botany, Wight, 1840 Chebulic, Emblic, Belleric, Citrine (Yellow) and Indian (Black) MyrobalanA Complete History of Drugs, Pomet, London, 1748  1. Yellow (Citrine) Myrobalan 2. Black (Indian, Nigrum) Myroabalan 3. Chebulic Myrobalan 4. Emblic Myrobalan 5. Belleric Myrobalan Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Left…

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Cassiope, Gru gu ras sna PRO

ByAdam Tate

Cassiope, Gru gu ras sna གྲུ་གུ་རས་སྣ་ Himalayan HeatherGru gu ras sna (Tibet) Cassiope fastigiataGarden, Vol. 28 (1885) Cassiope fastigiataWallich, N., Plantae Asiaticae Rariores, Vol. 3 (1832) Cassiope fastigiata(Photo by Ghislain118) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Cassiope fastigiata (syn. Andromeda fastigiata) Parts used: Aerial parts Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Bitter Classification: Uses: 1. Clears Heat, Resists Poison:-Cold,…

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Tamarix chinensis, Xi He Liu PRO

ByAdam Tate

Tamarix chinensis, Xi He Liu 西河柳 Chinese TamariskXi He Liu, Cheng Liu (TCM) Tamarix chinensisPallas, Flora rossica seu stirpium imperii rossici (1784-1815) Botanical name: Tamarix chinensis (syn. T. pentandra)Also used are T. juniperina, T. ramosissima See also the related Western Tamarisk, T. gallica. Parts used: Stem and Leaf Temperature & Taste: Neutral/Slightly Warm, dry. Pungent,…

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Hiptage, Atimukta PRO

ByAdam Tate

Hiptage, Atimukta Helicopter FlowerAtimukta, Madhavi (Ayurveda)Adigam, Madhavi (Siddha) Hiptage benghalensFlora Malesiana, vol. 5 (1955-1958) Hiptage benghalens(Photo by Forestowlet) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Hiptage benghalens (syn. H. parvifolia, Banisteria benghalen), H. madablota Parts used: Flower, Fruit, Seed, Root, Heartwood Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Sweet, Pungent, Bitter, Astringent Uses: 1. Clears Phlegm-Heat, Stops Cough and Wheezing: -Cough,…

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Dictamnus, White Dittany PRO

ByAdam Tate

Dictamnus, White Dittany, Bai Xian Pi 白鲜皮 Polemonium of the ancients; FraxinellaBai Xian Pi (Root-bark of the Chinese Dittany) Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Japanese Herbal, 17trh Century (Welcome) Dictamnus albusFlora von Deutschland (21), Kohler, 1885 Dictamnus dasycarpus (Photo by Dr. Alexey Yakovlev) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Dictamnus spp. D….

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Solanum xanthocarpum, Kantakari PRO

ByAdam Tate

Solanum xanthocarpum, Kantakari Yellow-Berried Nightshade, Wild Egg PlantKantakari (Ayurveda)Kandankaththiri Camulam (Siddha) Kan da ka ri  ཀན་ཏ་ཀ་རི  (Tibetan Medicine)Huang Guo Qie, Huang Shui Qie (TCM)Katai Khurd, Bhat Kattiya, Kanderi, Badinjan-barri (Unani)Hadaka, Fashakh (Arabic) Solanum xanthocarpum (syn. S. virginianum)N.J. von Jacquin, Icones plantarum rariorum, vol. 2 (1786-1793) Solanum surattense(Photo by Gabriele Kothe-Heinrich) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Solanum xanthocarpum (syn….

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Zanthoxylum nitidum, Liang Mian Zhen PRO

ByAdam Tate

Zanthoxylum nitidum, Liang Mian Zhen 两面针 Shiny Prickly AshLiang Mian Zhen (TCM) Zanthoxylum schinifoliumAddisonia, vol. 10: (1925) Zanthoxylum nitidum(Photo by 阿橋) (Wikimedia) Zanthoxylum nitidum Root(Adam, 2024) Botanical name: Zanthoxylum nitidumA number of related species are used including Z. simulans, Z. bungeanum, Z. molle, Z. dissitum, Z. schinifolium (Sichuan Pepper) Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste:…

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Phyla, Ya She Huang PRO

ByAdam Tate

Phyla, Ya She Huang 鸭舌黄 Wild SageYa She Huang, Peng Lai Cao (TCM)Jalapippali (Ayurveda)Vashira (Sanskrit)Poduthalai, Potutalai (Siddha)Bukum (Unani) Phyla nodifloraSibthrop, J., Smith, J.E., Flora Graeca (drawings) (1845-1847) Phyla nodiflora(Photo by Kenraiz) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Phyla nodiflora (syn. Lippia nodiflora, Verbena nodiflora) Parts used: Whole herb Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Bitter, Pungent. Slightly Toxic Classification:…

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Ephedra root, Ma Huang Gen PRO

ByAdam Tate

Ephedra root, Ma Huang Gen 麻黄根 Ma Huang Gen (TCM) Ephedra spp.Alpini, P., De plantis exoticis libri duo, 1629 Above: Ephedra sinica growing wild near Urumqi, Xinjiang, China (Adam, 2017) Botanical name: Ephedra sinica, E. intermedia Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Neutral. Sweet Classification: R. Astringent Uses: 1. Astringes to Stop Sweating:-Spontaneous Sweating from…

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Cremanthodium nepalense, Sngo sga PRO

ByAdam Tate

Cremanthodium nepalense, Sngo sga སྔོ་སྒ་ Nepalese ChrysanthemumSngo sga (Tibet)Nibo er Chui Tou Ju  尼泊尔垂头菊 (TCM) Cremanthodium reniforme(Photo by Krzysztof Golik) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Cremanthodium spp.Two main types of Sngo sga are noted in Tibetans texts: Sngo sga: C. nepalense Sngo sga mi lpags ye shes: C. purpurea C. discoideum and C. reniforme are also said to…

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