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Tragopogon, Salsify PRO

ByAdam Tate

Tragopogon, Salsify Goat’s Beard, Oyster Plant, Vegetable Oyster, Joseph’s Flower, Noon Plant, Jack-go-to-bed-at-NoonHirci Barbula Tragopogon pratensisSalmon, Botanologia, 1710 Tragopogon pratensisMasclef, A., Atlas des plantes de France (1890-1893) Botanical name: Tragopogon spp. T. pratensis (Yellow Goat’s Beard) T. porrifolius (syn. T. sinuatum) (Purple Goat’s Beard) Parts used: Root; also the Herb in flower or whole plant…

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Zedoaria, Zedoary, E Zhu PRO

ByAdam Tate

Zedoaria, Zedoary, E Zhu 莪术 E Zhu (TCM)Karchura (Ayurveda)Kachuri, Zaranbad (Unani) Medizinal-Pflanzen, Köhler, 1897 Long and Round ZedoaryMuseum Museorum, Valentini, 1704 Long and Round ZedoaryParkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 ZEDOARY1, Large transverse section of the rhizome. 2. Longitudinal section of the rhizome. 3. Top of the rhizomeshowing concentric leaf scars. 4. Cross-section showing sunken tissue inside…

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Schizonepeta, Jing Jie PRO

ByAdam Tate

Schizonepeta, Jing Jie 荆芥 Japanese Catnip, Fineleaf Schizonepeta SpikeJing Jie (TCM) Schizonepeta tenuifolia Schizonepeta multifida(Photo by Doronenko) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Schizonepeta tenuifolia (syn. Nepeta tenuifolia), S. multifida (syn. Nepeta multifida) Parts used: Herb Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent Classification: A. Clear Exterior Wind-Cold Uses: 1. Clears Wind-Cold, Promotes Sweat:  -Cold, Flu, Fever with Headache,…

Abrus precatorius, Jequirity PRO

ByAdam Tate

Abrus precatorius, Jequirity Indian Licorice, Wild Licorice, Coral pea, Crab’ s Eyes, Lucky Bean, Prayer beads, Rosary peaGunja (Ayurveda)Kunri, Kunrimani (Siddha)Xiang Si Teng (TCM)Googhchi (Unani)Mda rgyus མདའ་རྒྱུས་ (Tibetan Medicine) Koehler, Medizinal Pflanzen, vol. 2: 1890 Abrus precatorius seed(Photo by Vinayaraj) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Abrus precatorius (syn. Glycine abrus)A. fruticulosus (syn. A. pulchellus), A. laevigatus are…

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Platycodon, Jie Geng PRO

ByAdam Tate

Platycodon, Jie Geng 桔梗 Balloon Flower rootJie Geng (TCM) Platycodon grandiflorumHoutte, Flore des serres et des jardin de l’Europe, vol. 22 (1845) Platycodon grandiflorumPhoto by Kurt Stueber (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Platycodon grandiflorum Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Neutral. Bitter, PungentSome claimed it Cold, others said Warm. Classification: P. Clears Cold Phlegm Uses: 1. Stops…

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Potentilla chinensis, Wei Ling Cai PRO

ByAdam Tate

Potentilla chinensis, Wei Ling Cai 委陵菜 Rgyu mkhris  རྒྱུ་མཁྲིས  (Tibetan Medicine)Wei Ling Cai (P. chinensis, TCM)An Hong Wei Ling Cai (P. atrosanguinea, TCM) Potentilla atrosanguineaCurtis’s Botanical Magazine, vol. 63 (1836) Botanical name: Potentilla spp.Several species supply Wei Ling Cai of TCM (Bensky): P. chinensis (Wei Ling Cai) P. anserina (E Rong Wei Ling Cai) P….

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Canarium, Qing Guo PRO

ByAdam Tate

Canarium, Qing Guo 青果 Chinese White OliveQing Guo, Gan Lan (TCM) Green Canarium fruit Qing Guo Botanical name: Canarium album Parts used: Dried Ripe Fruit; also fresh fruit Temperature & Taste: Neutral. Sweet, Sour Classification: B. Clears Heat and Poison Uses: 1. Clears Heat, Resists Poison, Promotes Fluids, Benefits the Throat:-Wind-Heat and Heat-Toxin conditions of…

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Glycyrrhiza, Licorice, Gan Cao PRO

ByAdam Tate

Glycyrrhiza, Licorice, Gan Cao 甘草 Liquorice, Dulcis radix (‘Sweet root’)Gan Cao (“Sweet root”, TCM)Yastimadhu (Ayurveda)Athimathuram (Siddha) Shing Mnar   ཤིང་མངར  (Tibetan)Asl us Soos (Unani) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 G. glabraAtlas der officinellen pflanzen (2), Felix, 1899 G. echinataDarstellung und Beschreibung sammtliche, Berg, 1858 Three varieties of Licorice root available on the…

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Myricaria, ‘Om bu PRO

ByAdam Tate

Myricaria, ‘Om bu འོམ་བུ False Tamarisk‘Om bu (Tibetan) Myricaria bracteataJ.F. Royle, Illustrations of the botany and other branches of the naturalhistory of the Himalayan Mountains and of the flora of Cashmere, vol. 2 (1839) Botanical name: Myricaria spp.Several species are used:  1. M. bracteata  2. M. squamosa  3. M. elegans (syn. M. hoffmeisteri)  4. M….

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Uva Ursi, Bearberry PRO

ByAdam Tate

Uva Ursi, Bearberry Red Bearberry, Trailing ArbutusInbud-dub, Angur-e-khiras, Rech Dakh (Unani) Icones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1804 Flora von Deutschland (20), Kohler, 1885 Plantæ Utiliores, Burnett & Burnett, 1850 Botanical name: Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Parts used: Leaf, fresh or dried Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Bitter, Sour Uses: 1. Clear Heat and Damp, Promotes Urine:-pain and mucus…

Gloriosa, Glory Lily PRO

ByAdam Tate

Gloriosa, Glory Lily Superb Lily, Flame Lily, Climbing Lily, Tiger’s ClawLangali, Langalaki, Kalihari, Visalya, Shakrapushpi (Ayurveda)Akinichalam, Kalappankizhangu (Siddha)Kanol (Unani)Jia Lan (TCM) Gloriosa supberaPole Evans, I.B., Flowering plants of (South) Africa, 1931 Gloriosa superba(Photo by Dinesh Valke) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Gloriosa superbaSynonyms include Clinostylis speciosa., Gloriosa abyssinica, G. homble, G. hybrid, G. rothschildiana, G. simplex, G….

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Troches Proven for Hardness of the Liver (Nicolas)

ByAdam Tate

Troches Proven for Hardness of the Liver Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Medicamentorum Opus, Nicolai Myrepsus, 1625 Herb Name Scarlet PimpernelRhaponticIndian SpikenardBirthwort MaceAsarumAgnus CastusSennaPurslane seedWhite Poppy seedRoseCeltic SpikenardTabasheerHenbane seed Latin Anagallis arvensisRheum raponticumNardostachys jatamansiArsitolchia spp.Myristica fragransAsarum europeumVitex agnus-castusCassia angustifoliaPortulaceae oleraceaPapaver somniferum albaRosa gallica Valeriana celticaBambusae silicaeHyoscyamus niger Amount 1⁄2 oz. 1 oz. ea. 1⁄2…

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