Terebinth Chia, Turpentine tree, Chian Turpentine PRO

ByAdam Tate

Terebinth, Turpentine tree, Chian Turpentine Turpentine Tree, Cyprian Turpentine, Terebinthina pistacinaSaigiz-i-safid, Sukhur, Habba al-khandra, Dirw (Unani) New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Kreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 Pistacia terebinthus(Photo by Zeynel Cebeci) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Pistacia terebinthusApparently various species of Pistachia in the Middle East have been used as a source of resin including P. palaestina, P. cabulica, P….

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Ginkgo Folium, Ginkgo Leaf, Yin Xing Ye PRO

ByAdam Tate

Ginkgo Folium, Ginkgo Leaf, Yin Xing Ye 银杏叶 Ginkgo leafYin Xing Ye (TCM) Ben Cao Yuan Shi, 1644 (Welcome) GinkgoAddisonia, vol. 11: (1926) Botanical name: Ginkgo biloba Parts used: Leaf Temperature & Taste: Neutral, Dry, Bitter, Sweet. Slightly Toxic. Uses: 1. Consolidates Lungs, Stops Wheezing:-Coughing, Wheezing-Chronic Cough, Cough with excess phlegm 2. Move the Blood,…

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Kadsura, Hong Gu She PRO

ByAdam Tate

Kadsura, Hong Gu She 红骨蛇 Hong Gu She (TCM) Kadsura japonicaSiebold, P.F. von, Zuccarini, J.G., Flora Japonica (1842-1870) Kadsura japonica(Photo by KENPEI) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Kadsura japonica (syn. Uvaria japonica) Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Pungent, Bitter Classification: D. Clear Wind and Damp Uses: 1. Clears Wind-Damp, Opens the Channels, Eases Pain:-Wind-Damp…

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Saxifraga, ‘od ldan PRO

ByAdam Tate

Saxifraga, ‘od ldan འོད་ལྡན་ ‘od ldan, Rtag ngu (Tibet) Left: Saxifraga egregia   Right: Saxifraga melanocentraEngler, H.G.A., Pflanzenreich (1916) Saxifraga melanocentra(Photo by Woudloper) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Saxifraga spp:Several species supply this medicine: ‘od ldan dkar po: S. melanocentra (syn. Saxifraga pseudopallida, Micranthes melanocentra) ‘od ldan ser po: S. egregia S. elliptica has also been listed as…

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Edgeworthia, Lu Luo Hua PRO

ByAdam Tate

Edgeworthia, Lu Luo Hua 绿萝花 Nepalese PaperbushLu Luo Hua (TCM) Edgeworthia gardneriCurtis, W., Botanical Magazine (1800-1948) Edgeworthia gardneri flower bud(Photo by Kenraiz) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Edgeworthia gardneri, E. chrysantha Parts used: Flower bud Temperature & Taste: Cool, moist. Sweet Classification: Uses: 1. Nourish Yin, Benefits Liver and Kidneys:-Hypoglycemia, Diabetes-Hypertension, High Cholesterol-Bone Fractures, Rheumatalgia-Benefits Immunity-Anti-tumor 2….

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Delphinium brunonianum, Bya rgod spos PRO

ByAdam Tate

Delphinium brunonianum, Bya rgod spos བྱ་རྒོད་སྤོས་ Musk LarkspurBya rgod spos (Tibet)Sprika (Ayurveda)Ke Shen Mi Er Cui Que (D. cashmirianum) (TCM) Delphinium brunonianumCurtis’s Botanical Magazine (1864) Delphinium cashmerianumIllustrations of the Botany … of the Himalayan Mountains, Royle, 1839 Delphinium brunonianum(Photo by Hectonichus) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Delphinium spp.Two species supply this medicine: D. brunonianum (syn. D. moschatum)…

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Aquilaria, Aloeswood, Chen Xiang PRO

ByAdam Tate

Aquilaria, Aloeswood, Chen Xiang 沉香 Eaglewood, Agar, Agarwood, Aloes Wood, Wood of AloesChen Xiang (TCM)Agaru (Ayurveda)A gar  ཨ་གར (Tibetan)Ood, Ood Hindi, Ood-ul Hindi, Ood Gharqi (Unani) Left: True Aloeswood; Center: Aloeswood tree; Right: ‘Spurious’ (false) AloeswoodMuseum Museorum, Valentini, 1704 A. agallocha (left)Royle, J.F., Illustrations of the botany and other branches of the naturalhistory of the…

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Stephania japonica, Qian Jin Teng PRO

ByAdam Tate

Stephania japonica, Qian Jin Teng 千金藤 Snake VineQian Jin Teng (TCM)Raj-Patha (variety of, Ayurveda) Stephania japonica Ben Cao Tu Pu (Illustrated Herbal) 1644 (Welcome, Wikimedia) Stephania japonica Wight, R., Spicilegium Neilgherrense (1846) Stephania japonica(Photo by MargaretRDonald) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Stephania japonica (syn. S. hernandiifolia, S. rotunda, Menispermum japonicum, Cissampelos hernamdiifolia)The Australian Stephania japonica var. australis…

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Amomum, Greater Cardamon, Sha Ren PRO

ByAdam Tate

Amomum, Greater Cardamon, Sha Ren 砂仁 Greater Cardamon, Large Cardamon, Nepal Cardamon, Black CardamonSha Ren (TCM)Sthoolaila (Ayurveda)Heel Kalan (Unani)Ka Ko La  ཀ་ཀོ་ལ (Tibetan) Amomum subulatumRoxburgh, Plants of the coast of Coromandel, vol. 3, 1819 Lesser, Medium and Greater CardamonsNew Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Botanical name: Amomum spp: A. villosum A. villosum var. xanthioides A. longiligulare A….

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Ribes, Currant PRO

ByAdam Tate

Ribes, Currant Currans Gart der Gesundheit, Cuba, 1485 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Red and Black CurrantMedical Botany, Woodville, Hooker, Vol. 3, 1832 Botanical name: Ribes spp. R. nigrum–Black Currant Ribes rubrum–Red Currant White, Black and Red varieties were used, the White being mildest. Parts used: Fruit; rarely the leaf Temperature &…

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Agnus Castus, Chaste tree PRO

ByAdam Tate

Agnus Castus, Chaste tree Monk’s Pepper Tree, Hemp TreeRenuka (Ayurveda)Sambhalu (Unani) Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Vitex agnus castusDuhamel du Monceau, H.L., Traité des arbres et arbustes, Nouvelle édition, 1815 Vitex agnus castus(Photo by Sten Porse) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Vitex agnus castusVitex negundo is used in TCM and Ayurveda…

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Codonopsis convolvulacea, Snyi ba PRO

ByAdam Tate

Codonopsis convolvulacea, Snyi ba སྙི་བ་ Snyi ba (Tibet)Ji Dang Shen (TCM) Codonopsis convolvulaceaCurtis, W., Botanical Magazine (1908) Flower of Codonopsis convolvulacea(Photo by Ping an Chang) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Codonopsis spp.There are 2 main types of this medicine: C. convolvulacea C. macrocalyx Parts used: Root. Occasionally the flower and seed Temperature & Taste: Neutral/Warm. Sweet, slightly…

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