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Bolbostemma paniculatum, Tu Bei Mu PRO

ByAdam Tate

Bolbostemma paniculatum, Tu Bei Mu 土贝母 Tu Bei Mu (TCM) Engler, H.G.A., Das Pflanzenreich, Cucurbitaceae – Fevilleae & Melothrieae, vol. 275 (1916)  Bolbostemma paniculatum BulbBulletin du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, sér. 2 (1939) Botanical name: Bolbostemma paniculatum (syn. Actinostemma multilobum, Actinostemma paniculatum, Mitrosicyos paniculatus, Schizopepon fargesii) Parts used: Tuber/Bulb Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Bitter,…

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Olibanum, Frankincense, Ru Xiang PRO

ByAdam Tate

Olibanum, Frankincense, Ru Xiang 乳香 Also called Thus, LibanosRu Xiang (TCM)Shallaki (Ayurveda)Kundur (Unani)Spos dkar  སྤོས་དཀར  (Tibetan) Left: Olibanum; Right: ThusOrtus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Boswellia SerrataMedical Botany, Stephenson and Churchill, 1836 Frankincense tree (Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640) Herbarium, Matthioli (Polish), 1596 Frankincense (Adam, 2022) Botanical name: Boswellia spp.Frankincense is often divided into types based on the…

Podophyllum hexandrum PRO

ByAdam Tate

Podophyllum hexandrum, Indian Podophyllum Ol mo se  འོལ་མོ་སེ  (Fruit, Tibetan Medicine)Xiao Ye Lian  小叶莲  (Fruit, TCM)Vanatrapusi (Root, Ayurveda) Podophyllum hexandrumHoutte, L. van, Flore des serres et des jardin de l’Europe, vol. 16, 1845 Podophyllum hexandrum(Photo by Daderot, cropped) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Podophyllum hexandrum (syn. P. emodi var. chinensis, Sinopodophyllum hexandrum) Parts used: Resin, Root powder…

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Abroma augusta, Pishacha karpasa PRO

ByAdam Tate

Abroma augusta, Pishacha karpasa Devil’s Cotton, Perennial HempPishacha karpasa, Pivari (Ayurveda)Ulat kambal (Unani)Sivapututi (Siddha) Abroma augusta Botanical Register, vol. 6 (1820) Abroma augusta Photo by Aparajita Datta) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Abroma augusta Parts used: Root, root-bark, leaves Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Uses: 1. Moves the Blood, Regulates Menstruation, Eases Pain:-Amenorrhea, Dysmenorrhea-regarded as regulating menstruation…

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Nitrum, Saltpeter, Potassium nitrate, Xiao Shi PRO

ByAdam Tate

Nitrum, Saltpeter, Niter, Potassium nitrate, Xiao Shi 硝石 Kali nitricum, Nitrum depuratum, Nitrum prismaticum, Sal petraXiao Shi (TCM)Yavakshara, Saindhava, Ushara or Sora (Ayurveda)Shora Qalmi (Unani)Ze tsha  ཟེ་ཚ  (Tibetan) Ortus Sanitatis, Beck, 1517 The preparation of Saltpeter(Museum Museorum, Valentini, 1704) Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Mineralogical Name: Nitrum; Potassium nitrate Parts Used:Salt Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Bitter,…

Lamium, Dead Nettle PRO

ByAdam Tate

Lamium, Dead Nettle Urtica mortua, Galiopsis, Archangel Herbarum Vivae Eicones, Otto Brunfels, 1530 Compleat Body of Practical Botanic Physic, Bayliss, 1791 Botanical name: Lamium spp.Several varieties are used: L. album (White; best, most used) L. purpureum (Red) L. lutea (syn. L. galeobdolon) (Yellow) Diverse types were known; Stinking or Not-Stinking, Spotted (called Lamium) or Unspotted…

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Vernonia anthelmintica PRO

ByAdam Tate

Vernonia anthelmintica Purple Flea-bane, Worm Seed FleabaneKalijiri, Somaraj, Krsna Jiraka (Ayurveda)Kaddu Cirakam (Siddha)Shabit al-fahuz, Kali zeeri (Unani) Vernonia anthelminticaBurman, J., Thesaurus Zeylanicus, 1737 Vernonia anthelmintica(Photo by Vinayaraj) (Wikimedia) Vernonia anthelmintica(Photo by Kingbossix) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Vernonia anthelmintica (syn. Centratherum anthelminticum, Serratula anthelmintica) Parts used: Seed Temperature & Taste: Hot, dry. Pungent Uses: 1. Kills Worms:-Roundworm,…

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Eriocaulon, Gu Jing Cao PRO

ByAdam Tate

Eriocaulon, Gu Jing Cao 谷精草 PipewortGu Jing Cao (TCM)Choota (Ayurveda) Eriocaulon wallichianurnWallich, N., Plantae Asiaticae Rariores (1830-1832) Botanical name: Eriocaulon buergerianurn (syn. E. chishingsanensis, E. pachypetalum)Other species used include E. australe, E. wallichianurn, E. cinereum (syn. E. sieboldianum) Parts used: Flowering tops Temperature & Taste: Neutral, Sweet Classifications: B. Clear Strong Heat or Fire Uses:…

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Paederia, Ji Shi Teng PRO

ByAdam Tate

Paederia, Ji Shi Teng 鸡矢藤 Chinese Feverfew, Fevervine, Stink VineJi Shi Teng, Ji Xue Teng (TCM)Talanili, Pasaruni, Gandha Prasaarini (Ayurveda)Mudiyar Kundal (Siddha) Paederia foetidaBlanco, M., Flora de Filipinas, ed. 3 (1877-1883) Paederia foetida(Photo by Forest & Kim Starr) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Paederia foetida (syn. Paederia scandens, P. scandens var. tomentosa) Parts used: Whole plant (gathered…

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Angelica dahurica, Bai Zhi PRO

ByAdam Tate

Angelica dahurica, Bai Zhi 白芷 Bai Zhi (TCM) Angelica dahurica(Photo by Alicia-C) (Wikimedia) Whole Sichuan Angelica dahurica Bai Zhi (Adam, 2017) Botanical name: Angelica dahurica, A. dahurica var. formosana Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent Classification: A. Clear Exterior Wind-Cold Uses: 1. Clears Wind-Damp, Promotes Sweat:-exterior wind-cold with Headache and blocked or…

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Luffa, Si Gua Luo PRO

ByAdam Tate

Luffa, Si Gua Luo 丝瓜络 Loofa, Loofah, Luffa, Vegetable SpongeDhamargava, Mahakoshtaki (Ayurveda)Mozhukupeerankai, Pikku (Siddha)Si Gua Luo (TCM)Gser phud (Tibet) Luffa cylindricaBlanco, M., Flora de Filipinas, ed. 3 (1877-1883) Luffa sponge showing exocapr(Photo by Muséum de Toulouse) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Luffa cylindrica (syn. L. petola, L. aegyptiaca, L. pentandra, Cucurbita luffa, Momordica cylindrica), L. acutangula Parts…

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Tribulus, Caltrop, Ci Ji Li PRO

ByAdam Tate

Tribulus, Caltrop, Ci Ji Li 刺蒺藜 Tribulus, Caltrop, Devil’s ThornCi Ji Li (TCM)Gokhru, Goksuradi (Ayurveda)Nerunci Mul (Siddha)Hasak (Unani)Gze Ma  གཟེ་མ།  (Tibetan) TribulusOrtus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Bulliard, Flora Parisiensis, 1776-1781 Tribulus terrestris plant(Photo by Bernard DUPONT) (Wikimedia) Tribulus terrestris seed(Photo by Roger Culos, edited) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Tribulus terrestrisLocal varieties reportedly used…

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