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Pinus Lignum, Song Jie PRO

ByAdam Tate

Pinus Lignum, Song Jie 松节 Chinese Red Pine, Knotty Pine WoodSong Jie (TCM) Pinus. massonianaLambert, A.B., description of the genus Pinusand some other remarkable plants (1828-1837) Botanical name: Pinus spp.  1. P. tabuliformis (syn. P. leucosperma)  2. P. massoniana (syn. P. sinensis)  3. P. yunnanensis Parts used: Wood Shavings / Branch nodes Temperature & Taste:…

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Sargassum, Hai Zao PRO

ByAdam Tate

Sargassum, Hai Zao 海藻 Hai Zao (TCM) Sargassum muticum(Photo by Lamiot) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Sargassum spp. S. pallidum S. fusiforme A number of related species are used including S. vachellianurn, S. siliquastrum, S. muticum, S. herniphyllurn, S. thunbergii Parts used: Dried seaweed Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Salty, Bitter Classification: P. Clears Hot Phlegm Uses:…

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Polygonatum, Solomans Seal PRO

ByAdam Tate

Polygonatum, Soloman’s Seal, Yu Zhu 玉竹 Sigillum SalomonisYu Zhu (TCM)Ra mnye  ར་མཉེ  (Tibetan) P. sibiricum, Siberian Soloman’s Seal, Huang Jing 黄精 Narrow-leafed Soloman’s Seal, Siberian Soloman’s SealHuang Jing (TCM) New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Japanese Herbal, 17th century (Welcome)       Official Soloman’s Seal                                     Narrow-leaved Soloman’s Seal                Turners Herbal,…

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Zinziberis Siccum, Dry Ginger PRO

ByAdam Tate

Zinziberis Siccum, Dry Ginger, Gan Jiang 干姜 Gan Jiang (TCM)Shunthi (Ayurveda)Chuku (Siddha)Zanjabil, Zanjabeel Khushk (Unani)Sman Sga  སྨན་སྒ  (Tibetan) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Flora Sinensis, Boym, 1653 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Medical Botany, Woodville, Hooker, 1832 Chinese Ginger Culcutta Ginger Jamaica Ginger African Ginger Squibb’s Atlas of the Official Drugs, Mansfield, 1919 Botanical name: Zingiber officinalis Parts…

Peganum, Wild Rue PRO

ByAdam Tate

Peganum, Wild Rue Syrian Rue, African RueHarmal, Armala; Ispand, Safand asfand (Unani)Haramal, Isband, Ispand Lahouri (Ayurveda)Luo Tuo Peng Zi (TCM) New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Kreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 Sibthrop, Smith, Flora Graeca, vol. 5: 1825 Peganum harmala seed(Photo by Roger Culos) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Peganum harmala Parts used: Herb; Seeds Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent, Bitter“Syrian Rue…

Hyoscyamus, Henbane PRO

ByAdam Tate

Hyoscyamus, Henbane JusquianaKhurasani Ajwain (Ayurveda)Kurocani Oman (Siddha)Tian Xian Zi  天仙子 (TCM, Seed)Lang Dang (TCM)Lang thang rtse  ལང་ཐང་རྩེ་ (Tibet, Seed) HyoscyamusHerbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 HyoscyamusOrtus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 White HenbaneNew Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Hyoscyamus nigerFlora von Deutschland (16), Kohler, 1884 Hyoscyamus albaFlora von Deutschland (16), Kohler, 1884 Hyoscyamus nigerAtlas der Officinellen Pflanzen, Berg & Schmidt, Leipzig, 1893 Botanical…

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Pterocephalus, Spang rtsi do bo PRO

ByAdam Tate

Pterocephalus, Spang rtsi do bo སྤངརྩི་དོ་བོ་ Spang rtsi do bo (Tibet)Yi Shao Cao 翼首草 (TCM) Pterocephalus hookeriCurtis’s Botanical Magazine, 1918 Botanical name: Pterocephalus hookeri (syn. Scabiosa hookeri) According to Tibetan literature, there are several types: Pterocephlaus hookeri (Spang rtsi ‘byar bag can) (primary medicine) Saussurea supberba (Lug rtsi do bo) Primula capitata Other species of Saussurea…

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Pills to Provoke Urine

ByAdam Tate

Pills to Provoke Urine Tradition: Western Source / Author: Omnia Quae extant in Latinum Sermonem Conversa, 1556 Herb Name AsarabaccaFennel seedMadderCostusSavoryHyssop Latin Asarum europeum Foeniculum vulgare Rubia tinctorum Saussurea lappa Satureja montana Hyssopus officinale Amount 1 dram ea. 2 drams ea. Preparation: Powder and form Pills Function: Opens Obstruction, Promotes Urine Use: 1. Strangury2. Dysuria3….

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Hedychium, Shathi PRO

ByAdam Tate

Hedychium, Shathi Spiked Ginger LilyShati, Gandashathi (Ayurveda)Kapurkachari (Unani)Poolankizangu (Siddha)Sga Skya  སྒ་སྐྱ  (Tibetan) Hedychium spicatumCurtis’s Botanical Magazine (Illustration: Hooker), 1830 Hedychium spicatum(Photo by peganum) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Hedychium spicatum (syn. H. album)NOTE: In Ayurveda, Unani and Tibetan Medicine, this medicine is used synonymously with Kaempferia galanga Parts used: Rhizomes; leaf Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent…

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Cudrania, Chuan Po Shi PRO

ByAdam Tate

Cudrania, Chuan Po Shi 穿破石 Chuan Po Shi; Wei Zhi (TCM) Maclura cochinchinensisBlanco, M., Flora de Filipinas, ed. 3 (1877-1883) Cudrania tricuspidata(Photo by Plant Image Library) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Cudrania spp.  1. C. cochinchinensis (syn. Maclura cochinchinensis)  2. C. tricuspidata Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Bitter, Sweet Classification: D. Clear Wind and…

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Alumen, Alum, Bai Fan PRO

ByAdam Tate

Alumen, Alum, Bai Fan 白矾 Called Stypteria by DioscoridesBai Fan (TCM)Sphatikari or Kamakshi (in Sanskrit)Phitkari, Phitki (Unani)Tshur dkar  ཚུར་དཀར  (Tibetan) Hortus sanitatis, 1491 Ortus Sanitatis, Beck, 1517 Various types of Alum(Museum Museorum, Valentini, 1704) 1. Impure Alumen Sissile;  2. Alumen Sissile Volaterrani;  3. Alumen Rotundum;  4. fragment of a species of Alum; 5. a species of…

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Curcuma, Turmeric PRO

ByAdam Tate

Curcuma, Turmeric, Jiang Huang 姜黄 Tumeric; Cyperus indicus (Dioscorides)Jiang Huang (TCM)Haridra (Ayurveda)Mancal (Siddha) Icones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1800 Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Whole Turmeric Root (Adam, 2016) LONG AND ROUND TURMERICNotes on Pharmacognosy, Otto Augustus Wall, 1902 Long and Round Turmeric, Chengdu Medicine Market(Adam, 2017) Botanical name: Curcuma longa (syn. C. domestica, C. rotunda, C….

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