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Desmodium gangeticum, Salparni PRO

ByAdam Tate

Desmodium gangeticum, Salparni Salpan, Hooked Hairypod Tickclover Salparni, Shaliparni, Saal parni (Root, Ayurveda)Pulladi, Peramalli (Siddha)Hong Mu Ji Cao (TCM) Desmodium gangeticumN. Witsen, H. de Jager, Plantae Javanicae pictae (1700) Desmodium gangeticumBlanco, Flora de Filipinas. (1875 Desmodium gangeticum(Photo by Vinayaraj) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Desmodium gangeticum (syn. Hedysarum gangeticum)D. latifolium and D. pulchellum have also been used…

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Powder to Promote Menstruation (Rondeletius)

ByAdam Tate

Powder to Promote Menstruation Tradition: Western Source / Author: Rondeletius Herb Name MyrrhCinnamonSavinCelery seedParsley seedSpikenardSquinanthAsarum Latin Commiphora molmolCinnamonum zeylanicumJuniperus sabinaApium graveolensPetroselinum crispumNardostachys jatamansiJuncus odoratus Asarum europeum Amount 1 dram ea.1⁄2 dram 1 scruple ea. Preparation: Powder Function: Clears Cold, moves Qi and Blood Use: 1. Amenorrhea2. Dysmenorrhea Dose: 1⁄2–1 dram Cautions: None noted Modifications: Back…

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Fumaria, Fumitory PRO

ByAdam Tate

Fumaria, Fumitory Traditionally called Fuma Terra (‘Earth Smoke’)Parpata (Ayurveda)Shahtara (Unani) Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Herbarum Vivae Eicones, Otto Brunfels, 1530 Medicinal Plants, Millspaugh, 1892 F. officinalis (left), F. parviflora (right)Florigraphia Britannica, Deakin, 1857 Botanical name: Fumaria spp. F. officinalis (official western) F. indica, F. parviflora, F. vaillantii (used in Ayurveda) Salmon…

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Althea, Marshmallow PRO

ByAdam Tate

Althea, Marshmallow BismalvaKhatmi, Khitmi (Unani) Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563  Botanische wandplaten, 1904–1914 1. Longitudinal section showing dark cambium zone. 2, Longitudinal furrow. 3, Irregular cut pieces. 4, Cross-section showing wavy cortex, dark cambium zone and wood. (Squibb’s Atlas of the Official Drugs, Mansfield, 1919) Marshmallow rootNotes on Pharmacognosy,Otto Augustus Wall, 1902…

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Paeonia officinalis, Western Peony PRO

ByAdam Tate

Paeonia officinalis, Peony European PeonyOod Saleeb, Ood Gharqi (Unani)Yao Yong Shao Yao 藥用芍藥 (TCM) Gart der Gesundheit, Cuba, 1485 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Left: Male Peony; Right: Female PeonyKreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 Botanische wandplaten (1904–1914) Peony seed(Photo by H. Zell) (Wikimedia) Left: Peony from the Unani Market; Above: Cross-section of the root showing…

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Symphytum, Comfrey PRO

ByAdam Tate

Symphytum, Comfrey Consolida Major Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Koehler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Comfrey root (Adam, 2022) Botanical name: Symphytum officinaleOther related species such as the Russian Comfrey (Symphytum x uplandicum) and Prickly Comfrey (S. asperum) have been used, but these should be avoided due to the higher levels of toxic alkaloids. Parts used: Root; Leaf…

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Smyrnium, Alexander PRO

ByAdam Tate

Smyrnium, Alexander Black Lovage, Hipposelinum, Smyrnium, ZirnabumXiao Mei Wei Qin (TCM) Salmon, Botanologia, 1710 Smyrnium olusatrumFlora von Deutschland (27), Kohler, 1886 Smyrnium olusatrum(Photo by tato grasso) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Smyrnium olusatrumOther related species used include S. perfoliatum, S. rotundifolium (Alexander of Candy) Parts used: Seeds; sometimes the root. The herb was eaten as a vegetable….

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Tussilago, Coltsfoot PRO

ByAdam Tate

Tussilago, Coltsfoot, Kuan Dong Hua 款冬花 CoughwortFarfara, Ungula Caballina (‘Horses Hoof’)Kuan Dong Hua (Flower) (TCM) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Herbarum Vivae Eicones, Otto Brunfels, 1530 Kohler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Coltsfoot(Photo by Andreas Trepte) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Tussilago farfara Parts used: Leaf; Flower; rarely the Root Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent, sweet.Warm…

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Punica Fructus, Pomegranate Fruit PRO

ByAdam Tate

Punica Fructus, Pomegranate fruit Shi Liu Zi (TCM)Se bru  སེ་འབྲུ  (Tibetan)Dadima (Ayurveda)Anardana (Unani) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Kreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 Pomegranate Fruit (Adam, 2019) Dried Pomegranate fruit as used inAyurveda and Tibetan Medicine (Adam, 2016) Botanical name: Punica granatum Parts used: Fruit; the dried, ripe fruit-seed are used in Tibetan Medicine and Ayurveda.Unani…

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Heracleum candicans, Spru dkar PRO

ByAdam Tate

Heracleum candicans, Spru dkar སྤྲུ་དཀར་ Spru dkar (Tibet)Ruan Mao Du Huo (H. lanatum, TCM) Heracleum lanatumIllustrated Flors of the US, Canada, and the British Possessions, Britton & Brown, 1913 Heracleum lanatum(Photo by Dr. Alexey Yakovlev) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Heracleum candicans, H. nepalense, H. lanatum (Masterwort)H. lanatum and H. hemsleyanum are used as alternate sources of…

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Lycoris, Red Spider Lily, Shi Suan PRO

ByAdam Tate

Lycoris, Red Spider Lily, Shi Suan 石蒜 Shorttube Lycoris Shi Suan (“Stone Garlic”, TCM) Lycoris radiata(Kerner, J.S., Hortus sempervirens, 1795-1830) Lycoris radiata(Herbert, 1822) (Wikimedia) Lycoris radiata(Photo by Kakidai) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Lycoris spp. L. radiata (syn. Amaryllis radiata) L. chinensis Parts used: Bulb; occasionally the aerial parts Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent, Sweet. Slightly…

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Codonopsis, Dang Shen PRO

ByAdam Tate

Codonopsis, Dang Shen 党参 Dang Shen (TCM) Codonopsis tangshenCurtis’s Botanical Magazine, 1906 Codonopsis pilosa(Photo by Kenraiz) (Wikimedia) Bunches of Codonopsis Dang Shen at the Chengdu Medicine Market (Adam, 2009) Codonopsis Dang Shen pieces as typically available in the West (Adam, 2023) Botanical name: Codonopsis pilosula, C. tangshen; many local species are used including C. tibulosa,…

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