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Veronica, Paul’s Betony PRO

ByAdam Tate

Veronica, Paul’s Betony Speedwell Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Deutschlands Flora in Abbildungen, Sturm, 1796 Veronica officinalis(Photo by Kurt Stüber) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Veronica officinalisSeveral varieties of Veronica were known and used:  1. Male Speedwell (V. officinalis)  2. Female Speedwell (or Fluelin)    i. Round-leaved    ii. Cornered-leaved    iii. Blue-floweredThat growing at the base of Oak trees was…

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Amaranthus spinosus PRO

ByAdam Tate

Amaranthus spinosus Spiny AmaranthChaulai (Ayurveda) Bonelli, Giorgio, Hortus Romanus juxta Systema Tournefortianum (1783-1816) Botanical name: Amaranthus spinosus, A. polygamus Parts used: Whole plant; Seeds; Root Temperature & Taste: Cool, Sweet. Uses: 1. Clears Heat, Resists Poison: (West, Ayurveda)-Poisons, Toxic Fever-Intoxication, alcoholism; drowsiness due to poison or intoxication-High Fever, Chicken Pox, malaria-Boils, Eczema-Bites of Insects, Rats,…

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Aspidistra, Zhi Zhu Bao Dan PRO

ByAdam Tate

Aspidistra, Zhi Zhu Bao Dan 蜘蛛抱蛋 AspidistraZhi Zhu Bao Dan (TCM) Aspidistra elatiorAddisonia (1933) Aspidistra elatior(Photo by KENPEI) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Aspidistra elatior Parts used: Whole herb or Rhizome Temperature & Taste: Slightly Warm (some sources say Cool), dry. Sweet, Pungent Constituents: Steroidal saponins, inc. aspidogenin Uses: 1. Moves the Blood, Opens Obstructions, Eases Pain:-Amenorrhea,…

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Areca catechu, Betel nut PRO

ByAdam Tate

Areca, Betel nut, Bing Lang 槟榔 Bing Lang (Seed, TCM)Da Fu Pi (Fruit peel)Faufal (Unani) Koehler, F.E., Medizinal Pflanzen, 1890 Chaumeton, F.P., Flore médicale (vol. 1), 1833 Sliced Betel nut Betel nut(Photo by Thamizhpparithi Maari) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Areca catechu Parts used: Seed; also the Fruit peel Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry (Warm in TCM)….

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Gnaphalium, Shu Qu Cao PRO

ByAdam Tate

Gnaphalium, Shu Qu Cao 鼠曲草 CudweedShu Qu Cao (TCM)Gandha bha dra (Tibet) Gnaphalium uliginosumDietrich, A.G., Flora regni Borussici (1843) Gnaphalium affine(Photo by KENPEI) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Gnaphalium spp. G. affine (syn. G. multiceps) (TCM, Tibet) G. uliginosum has been used very similarly in the West. Parts used: Whole Herb Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Sour,…

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Tragacantha, Gum Tragacanth PRO

ByAdam Tate

Tragacantha, Gum Tragacanth Kateera, Katira (Unani) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Atlas der officinellen pflanzen (2), Felix, 1899 Astragalus tragacanth(Photo by Aroche) (Wikimedia) Ribbons of Gum TragacanthNotes on PharmacognosyOtto Augustus Wall, 1902 BUY TRAGACANTH Botanical name: Astragalus spp.Standard species of Astragalus used include: A. tragacanth (Asia minor, Persia) A, gummifer (widely…

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Electuary to Promote Fertility (Wirtzung)

ByAdam Tate

Electuary to Promote Fertility Tradition: Western Source / Author: Wirtzung Herb Name MadderMugwortMintWormwoodFennel rootSquinanthMarjoramCalamusNepAniseedCloveBugloss flowerBalm flowersCyperus rootGalangalFennel AmeosSiler montaneCinnamonRaisin Latin Rubia tinctorumArtemisia vulgarisMentha arvensisArtemisia absinthumFoeniculum vulgareJuncus odoratusOreganum marjoranaAcorus calamusNepeta catariaPimpinella anisumEugenia caryophyllusAnchusa officinalisMelissa officinalisCyperus rotundusAlpina officinarumFoeniculum vulgareAmmi majus Siler montanumCinnamonum zeylanicumVitis vinifera Amount 1⁄2 handful ea. 1⁄2 oz. ea. 3 drams ea. 2 drams ea….

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Przewalskia, Thang phrom dkar po PRO

ByAdam Tate

Przewalskia, Thang phrom dkar po ཐང་ཕྲོམ་དཀར་པོ་ Thang phrom dkar po (Tibet)Ma Niao Pao, Ma Sui Pao (TCM) Botanical name: Przewalskia tangutica (syn. P. roborowskii, Mandragora shebbearei)Various types of Thang phrom are used in Tibetan Medicine: Thang phrom dkar po (‘White’): Przewalskia tangutica Thang phrom: Datura stramonium Thang phrom nag po (‘Black’): Anisodus tanguiticus Thang phrom…

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Euryale, Qian Shi PRO

ByAdam Tate

Euryale, Qian Shi 芡实 Fox nut, Euryale SeedQian Shi (TCM) Euryale feroxHoutte, L. van, Flore des serres et des jardin de l’Europe, vol. 8 (1853) Euryale ferox(Photo by Jerzy Opioła) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Euryale ferox Parts used: Seed Temperature & Taste: Neutral, Sweet Classification: R. Astringents Uses: 1. Strengthens the Spleen, Stops Diarrhea:-chronic Diarrhea with…

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Polyporus, Zhu Ling PRO

ByAdam Tate

Polyporus, Zhu Ling 猪苓 Zhu Ling (TCM)Chorei Matake (Japan) Polyporus umbellatus(Illustration by Emil Doerstling) (Wikimedia) Polyporus umbellatusPhoto by Jatlas2 (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Polyporus umbellatus Parts used: Fruiting body (Fungi) Temperature & Taste: Neutral/Cool, dry. Sweet, bland Classification: D. Clear Damp, Promote Urine Uses: 1. Clears Damp, Promotes Urine:-Edema, Scanty Urine, painful and dribbling Urine-heaviness of…

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Anthocephalus, Kadamba PRO

ByAdam Tate

Anthocephalus, Kadamba Wild CinchonaKadamba (Ayurveda)Venkadambu (Siddha) Anthocephalus cadambaP.W. Korthals, Kruidkunde [Verhandelingen over de natuurlijke geschiedenis der Nederlandsche overzeesche bezittingen; deel Botanie], (1839-1842) Botanical name: Anthocephalus cadamba (syn. A. indicus, A. chinensis, A. morindaefolius, Neolamarckia cadamba, Nauclea cadamba, Sarcocephalus cadamba) Parts used: Stem-bark; also fruits and flowers Temperature & Taste: Cool. Sweet, Salty, Pungent Uses: 1….

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Cynanchum paniculatum, Xu Chang Qing PRO

ByAdam Tate

Cynanchum paniculatum, Xu Chang Qing 徐長卿 Paniculate Swallow-wortXu Chang Qing (TCM) Botanical name: Cynanchum paniculatum (syn. Vincetoxicum pycnostelma) Parts used: Root and Rhizome Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent Classification: D. Clear Wind and Damp Uses: 1. Clears Wind-Damp, Moves the Blood, Relieves Pain: (TCM)-Wind-Damp painful obstruction of the Joints and Muscles-Arthritis, Rheumatism, Rheumatic arthralgia-Lower…

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