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Indigofera tinctoria, Nila PRO

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Indigofera tinctoria, Nila Dyers IndigoNila (Ayurveda)Nili, Avuri (Plant); Avuri Ver (Root) (Siddha)Habb-ul-Neel, Nil (Unani) Indigofera tinctoriaC.J. Trew, G.D. Ehret, Plantae selectae, vol. 6 (1760) Indigofera tinctoria(Photo by Pancrat) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Indigofera tinctoriaI. suffruticosa (syn. I. anil) and I. oblongifolia (syn. I. paucifolia) have also been usedThis is one of the sources of Indigo Parts…

Ammoniacum, Gum Ammoniacum PRO

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Ammoniacum, Gum Ammoniacum ArmoniacumUshaka (Ayurveda)Ushaq (Unani) Ortus sanitatis, Cube, Johann von, 1501 Atlas der officinellen pflanzen (2), Felix, 1899 Dorema ammoniacumHand-Atlas Medicinisch-Pharmaceutischer, 1884 Asafetida (left) and Dorema (right), showing their close similarity (Kohl, F.G., Die officinellen Pflanzen der Pharmacopoea Germanica (1891-1895) Gum Ammoniac (Adam, 2018) BUY GUM AMMONIAC Botanical name: Dorema ammoniacum (syn. Ferula ammoniacum)…

Piper betle, Nagavali PRO

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Piper betle, Nagavali Betel Pepper, Betel LeafNagavali (Ayurveda)Paan, Tanbul, Tambol (Unani Piper betleCurtis’s Botanical Magazine, vol. 59, vol. 6 (1832) Fresh Betel leaf for sale on the streets of Kolkata (Adam, 2019) Botanical name: Piper betle Parts used: Leaf Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent Uses: 1. Clears Wind-Cold: -Fever (API)-Cough and Cold; Cough in…

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Clerodendrum paniculatum, Bai Long Chuan Hua Tou PRO

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Clerodendrum paniculatum, Bai Long Chuan Hua Tou 白龙船花头 Scarlet Glory Bower, Red Pagoda TreeBai Long Chuan Hua Tou, Long Chuan Hua (TCM) Clerodendrum paniculatumAndrews, H.C., botanist’s repository (1810) Clerodendrum paniculatum(Photo by Renjusplace) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Clerodendrum paniculatum (syn. Clerodendron paniculatum) Parts used: Root; leaf is also used Temperature & Taste: Warm (some sources say Cool),…

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Cibotium, Gou Ji PRO

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Cibotium, Gou Ji 狗脊 ‘Golden Chicken Fern’Gou Ji (TCM) Cibotium barometz Koehler, F.E., Medizinal Pflanzen, vol. 4 (1890) Cibotium barometz rhizome(Photo by Mokkie) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Cibotium barometz (syn. Aspidium barometz, Dicksonia barometz, Nephrodium baromez, Polypodium barometz) Parts used: Rhizome, either dried, or steamed, then sliced and dried. Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Bitter, Sweet…

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Aster tartaricus, Zi Wan PRO

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Aster tartaricus, Zi Wan 紫菀 Tartarian Aster, Purple AsterZi Wan (TCM) Aster tartaricusAddisonia, (M.E. Eaton) vol. 2 (1917) Botanical name: Aster tartaricus (syn. A. fauriei) Parts used: Root and rhizome Temperature & Taste: Slightly Warm, dry. Pungent, Bitter Uses: 1. Clears Phlegm, Stops Cough:-various types of Cough, Bronchitis, and difficult Breathing with copious sputum-can be…

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Lonicera Flos, Honeysuckle flower, Jin Yin Hua PRO

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Lonicera Flos, Honeysuckle flower, Jin Yin Hua 金银花 Honeysuckle flowerJin Yin Hua (TCM) Lonicera japonica Botanical Register, 1815 Kerner, Hortus Sempervirens, vol. 60: 1825 Botanical name: Lonicera spp.Four main species supply the Chinese market: L. japonica L. hypoglauca L. confusa (syn. L. dasystyla) L. fulvotomentosa Lonicera periclymenum is the European Honeysuckle which has been used…

Nux Vomica, Ma Qian Zi PRO

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Nux Vomica, Ma Qian Zi 马钱子 Ma Qian Zi (TCM)Ko Byi La  ཀོ་བྱི་ལ  (Tibetan)Kapilu, Kakatinduka, Vishtinduk (Ayurveda)Azaraqi, Kuchla, Al-Muqsa (Unani)Azaraqi, Aishul-Ghurab (Arabic) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Hand-Atlas Medicinisch-Pharmaceutischer, 1884 Darstellung und Beschreibung Pharmacopoea Borussica, Berg, 1858 Pacakaged Nux Vomica as imported from India.A Manual of Organic Materia Medica and Pharmacognosy, Sayre, 1907 Above: Nux Vomica seedKrauterbuch, Lonitzer,…

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Styrax, Storax PRO

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Styrax, Storax, Su He Xiang 苏合香 Rosa MallasSu He Xiang (TCM)Salaras, Asl Labni (Unani) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Left: Styrax officinalis (ancient source); Center & Right: Liquidamber (modern source)Museum Museorum, Valentini, 1704 Styrax officinalisMedical Botany, Woodville, 1810 Liquidambar orientalis, the modern source of StoraxKöhler’s Medizinal-Pflanzen, 1897 Styrax officinalis(Photo by Davidbena) (Wikimedia) Liquidambar orientalis(Photo by Rohit…

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Melissa, Balm PRO

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Melissa, Balm Lemon Balm; Mountain Balm, Sweet BalmMelissophyllum, ApiastrumBillilotan (Unani) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Della Materia Medicinale, Andrea Valuassori, 1562 Kurtzes Handtbuchlein, Ryff, 1599 Melissa officinalisKoehler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Melissa officinalis(Photo by Takács István) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Melissa officinalisA number of varieties were recognised: Parts used: Herb Temperature & Taste: Mildly Cool (usually classed as…

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Euphorbia dracunculoides, Satala PRO

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Euphorbia dracunculoides, Saptala Saptala (Ayurveda)Tillakada (Siddha)Thuhar (Unani) Botanical name: Euphorbia dracunculoides (syn. E. angustifolia) Parts used: Herb / Whole Plant Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent Uses: 1. Benefits Digestion, Promotes Stool:-indigestion, flatulence, phantom tumors (from wind)-mild laxative to keep the bowels regular; constipation-extract increases gastrointestinal motility-abdominal masses 2. Externally:-fruit is applied to remove Warts-Erysipelas…

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Seseli, Siler Montane PRO

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Seseli, Siler Montane Hartwort, Laserwort, Mountain Cumin Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 SeseliNew Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Left: Seseli massiliense;  Right: Seseli ethiopicumKrauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Left: Seseli peloponnesiacum,  Right: Seseli creticum,Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Siler montanumFlora von Deutschland (27), Kohler, 1886 Siler tortuosumFlora von Deutschland (27), Kohler, 1886 The Chinese Saposhnikovia divaricata (syn. Siler…

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