Pyrethrum tatsiense, Gzer joms གཟེར་འཇོམས Gzer joms, A byag (Tibetan) Botanical name: Pyrethrum tatsiense (syn. P. tatsienense, Chrysanthemum tatsiense, C. jugorum, Tanacetum tatsiense) Parts used: Flower Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Bitter Uses: 1. Clears Liver Heat, Relieves Pain:-Headache, pain in the upper body-pain in the Hypochondria-Hepatitis-Hepato-protective, Anti-inflammatory and Analgesic effects have been noted 2….
Phragmites, Reed, Lu Gen 芦根 Common Reed, Reed GrassLu Gen (TCM) Flora Danica [G.C. Oeder et al] (1761-1883) Flora von Deutschland, Kohler, 1886 Botanical name: Phragmites communis (syn. P. australis, P. vulgaris, P. communis var. longivalvis, Arundo phragmites, A. vulgaris)Arundo donax (Mannard Reed grass) is regarded as synonymous by Western sources. Parts used: Rhizome, fresh…
Convolvulus, Shankhapushpi Dwarf Morning GloryWhite-flowered variety–Shankhapushpi (Ayurveda)–Sivakrandi (Siddha)Blue-flowered variety:–Vishnukranti, Vishnu gandhi (Ayurveda)–Vishnukrandi (Siddha)–Sankhaholi (Unani) C. microphyllusWight, R., Icones Plantarum Indiae Orientalis, vol. 4 (1846) C. alsinodesBurman, J., Thesaurus Zeylanicus, (1737) Evolvulus alsinoides(Photo by Lalithamba, cropped) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Convolvulus spp. 1. White-flowered Variety (primary): Convolvulus microphyllus (syn. C. pluricaulis, C. prostratus) 2. Blue-flowered variety is…
Pulegium, Pennyroyal Futang (Unani) Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Herbarum Vivae Eicones, Otto Brunfels, 1530 Medical Botany, Woodville, 1810 Botanical name: Mentha pulegium Parts used: Herb Temperature & Taste: Slightly Warm, dry. Pungent, Bitter Classifications: 2A APERIENT. 2B ATTENUATER. 2F. PURIFYING. 2H. CARMINATIVE. 2J. RAREFYING3C. ALEXIPHARMIC. 3G. EMMENAGOGUE. 3H. LACTAGOGUE. 3K. EXPECTORANT. 3M. ARTHRITICS4a. CEPHALIC. 4f….
Powder of Lavender Seed to Promote Labor Tradition: Western Source / Author: Medicina Britannica, Thomas Short, 1746 Herb Name Lavender seed powderPlantain seedEndive seedPepper Latin Lavendula officinalis Plantago majus Chicorium endiva Piper nigrum Amount 1⁄2 dram 2 scruples ea.1 scruple Preparation: Powder Function: Promotes Labor Use: Held to be a ‘Great Secret’ in promoting Birth…
Cornus, Shan Zhu Yu 山茱萸 Asciatica Cornelian CherryShan Zhu Yu (TCM) Addisonia, 1918 Cornus officinalis(Photo by Alpsdake) (Wikimedia) Cornus Shan Zhu Yu fruit(Adam, 2017) Botanical name: Cornus officinalisThe fruit of the Western Cornelian Cherry, C. mas, has been used similarly. It was listed as a astringent by Dioscorides for Diarrhea and Dysentery. In addition, the…
Portulaca, Purslane, Ma Chi Xian 马齿苋 Kulfa (Ayurveda)Kharfah, Kulfa (Unani)Ma Chi Xian (TCM) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Thomé, Flora von Deutschland Österreich und der Schweiz, 1885 Botanical name: Portulaca oleraceaTwo types were differentiated: Garden with Broad leaves (best); Wild with Narrow leaves Parts used: Leaf, Seed Temperature & Taste: Cool, moist….
Clerodendrum trichotomum, Chou Wu Tong 臭梧桐 Chou Wu Tong (TCM) Curtis’s Botanical Magazine, vol. 107 (1881) Clerodendrum trichotomum(Photo by Jean-Pol GRANDMONT) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Clerodendrum trichotomum (syn. Clerodendron)Other species used include C. bungei and C. fragrans Parts used: Leaf Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Pungent, Sweet, Bitter Classification: D. Clear Wind and Damp Uses: 1….
Euphorbia helioscopiae, Ze Qi 择期 Sun Spurge, Wart-wortZe Qi (TCM) Willkomm, Illustrationes florae Hispaniae insularumque Balearium (1881-1885) Euphorbia helioscopiaKorsmo, Unkrauttaflen – Weed plates – Planches desmauvaises herbes – Ugressplansjer (1934-1938) Botanical name: Euphorbia helioscopia Parts used: Herb Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Pungent, Bitter, Slightly Toxic Classification: P. Clears Hot Phlegm Uses: 1. Clears Phlegm,…
Iris, Dres ma དྲེས་མ Dres ma (Tibetan)Cherachi (Ayurveda)Ku Men Yuan Wei (TCM) Iris bulleyanaW.R. Dykes, The genus Iris, (1912) Iris lacteaAnnales de flore et de pomone, (1817) Iris kemaonensisCurtis’s Botanical Magazine (1887) Iris bulleyana(Photo by peganum) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Iris spp.There are four types recognised in Tibetan Medicine: Mo dres མོ་དྲེས ‘Male’: Iris bulleyana, I….
Cistanche, Broomrape, Rou Cong Rong 肉苁蓉 Rou Cong Rong (TCM) von Ledebour, Icones plantarum novarum, vol. 4: 1833 Large wild Rou Cong Rong for sale in Chengdu (Adam, 2016) Bunches of Wild Cistanche at the Chengdu Medicine Market (left), and the Urumqi Medicine Market (right), Xinjiang, China (Adam, 2017) Cistanche tubulosa(Photo by Nikola, cropped) (Wikimedia)…
Bursa pastoris, Shepherd’s Purse Ji Cai 荠菜 (TCM)Sog ka pa སོག་ཀ་པ (Tibetan) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Masclef, Atlas des plantes de France, (?) Botanical name: Capsella bursa-pastoris Parts used: Herb Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Mildly Sweet and Bitterdries, binds, astringes Classification: 2P. HEMOSTATIC Uses: 1. Cools the Blood, Stops Bleeding and…
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