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Fumaria, Fumitory FREE

ByAdam Tate

Fumaria, Fumitory Traditionally called Fuma Terra (‘Earth Smoke’)Parpata (Ayurveda)Shaahtara (Unani) Herbarum Vivae Eicones, Otto Brunfels, 1530 Medicinal Plants, Millspaugh, 1892 Florigraphia Britannica, Deakin, 1857 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Fumaria officinalisVarious related species are used including F. parviflora Parts used: Herb in flower Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Bitter Classifications: 2A…

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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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Pearl, Margarita, Zhen Zhu 珍珠

ByAdam Tate

Pearl, Margarita, Zhen Zhu 珍珠 Zhen Zhu (TCM)Mukta (Ayurveda.)Mu Tig  མུ་ཏིག  (Tibetan)Marwarid (Unani) Mother of Pearl, Zhen Zhu Mu 珍珠母 Zhen Zhu Mu (TCM)Mukta Shukti (Ayurveda.)Nya phyis  ཉ་ཕྱིས  (Tibetan)Sadaf (Unani) Ortus Sanitatis, 1491 Pearl and Pearl huntersMuseum Museorum, Valentini, 1704 Mother of PearlKrauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578  Pearl at the Chengdu Medicine Market(Adam, 2012) Members CLICK HERE…

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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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Benzoin, An Xi Xiang PRO

ByAdam Tate

Benzoin, An Xi Xiang 安息香 An Xi Xiang (TCM)Loban (Unani) Atlas der Officinellen Pflanzen, Berg & Schmidt, Leipzig, 1893 Two Different varieties of Benzoin available at the Chengdu Medicine Market (Adam, 2016)Left: is Benzoin Amygdaloides;  Right: was called Benzoin in sortis; Botanical name: Styrax benzoinSeveral types were traditionally known. Parts used: Gum; two distinct varieties…

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Actinolite, Amianthus, Yang Qi

ByAdam Tate

Actinolite, Amianthus, Yang Qi Shi 阳起石 Amianthus, a type of Actinolite (traditionally Alumen plumbosum)Yang Qi Shi (TCM)Rdo chu, Rdo rul, Rdo skyur (Tibet) Amianthus and Asbestos treated together inMuseum Museorum, Valentini, 1704 AmianthusA History of Fossils, Hill, 1751 Actinolite (Heath Canyon, California, USA)Photo by Rob Lavinsky, iRocks.com Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Mineralogical…

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Solidago virgaurea, Golden Rod PRO

ByAdam Tate

Solidago virgaurea, Golden Rod Saracens WoundwortConsolida aurea, Consolida rubra, Consolida Saracenia, Colsolida Regalis, Calcatrippa, Virga AureaLiu Zhi Huang, Yi Zhi Huang Hua (TCM) Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Flora von Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz, Thomé, 1905 Solidago virgaurea var. leiocarpa(Photo by Alpsdake) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Solidago virgaureaS. virgaurea var. leiocapa is used in TCM (rarely).Related American…

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Velvet Deer Horn, Lu Rong PRO

ByAdam Tate

Velvet Deer Horn, Lu Rong 鹿茸 Harts Horn, Velvet hornLu Rong (TCM) Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 A vendor selling whole and sliced Deer horn of various grades. (Chengdu, 2009) Whole Velvet Deer horn (Chengdu 2009) Velvet Deer Horn slices; note the purplish colored marrow in the center indicating young horn…

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Mica, Abhrak

ByAdam Tate

Mica, Abhrak Muscovy Glass (Muscovite Mica)Abhrak (Ayurveda)Abrak Siyah (Unani)Gser bye  གསེར་བྱེ  (Tibetan) Biotite Mica(Calcutta Unani College, Adam, 2019) A sample of Biotite Mica as used in Tibetan Medicine(Library of Tibetan Works and Archives, Dharamsala, India. Adam, 2006) Mineralogical Name:Biotite Mica, a ferro-magnesium silicate. K (Mg Fe)3 X(Si3AlO11) X (OH)2 Parts used: Biotite Mica. Ayurveda recognises…

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Cedrus, Cedar FREE

ByAdam Tate

Cedrus, Cedar Libani, Cedrus Magna (C. libani)Devadaru (C. deodara, Ayurveda)Devadhari (C. deodara, Siddha)Sidr (C. libani, Unani)Deodaar (C. deodara, Unani)Xue Song (C. deodara, TCM)Thang Shing  ཐང་ཤིང༌  (C. deodara, Tibetan) Cedrus libaniKreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 Cedrus libaniC.J. Trew, G.D. Ehret, Plantae selectae, vol. 6 (1760) Left: Cedrus libani Right: Cedrus deodaraA.B. Lambert, Description of the genus Pinus and…

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