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Sophora, Ku Shen FREE

ByAdam Tate

Sophora, Ku Shen 苦参 Ku Shen (TCM) Sophora japonicaDuhamel du Monceau, H.L., Traité des arbres et arbustes, Nouvelle édition, vol. 3 (1806) Sophora flavescens(Photo by Dalgial) (Wikimedia) Sophora Ku Shen from the Chengdu Medicine Market (Adam 2023) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Sophora flavescens (syn. S. alopecuroides, S. angustifoliola, S. chinensis,…

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Pulegium, Pennyroyal PRO

ByAdam Tate

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….

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Cornus, Shan Zhu Yu PRO

ByAdam Tate

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…

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Amomum tsaoko, Cao Guo FREE

ByAdam Tate

Amomum tsao-ko, Cao Guo 草果 Black CardamonCao Guo (TCM) Amomum Cao Guo(Adam, 2017) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Amomum tsao-ko (syn. A. hongtsaoko) Parts used: Fruit Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent Classification: J. Aromatics that Resolve Dampness Uses: 1. Moves the Qi, Warms the Stomach, Dries Damp: -epigastric and abdominal…

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Portulaca, Purslane PRO

ByAdam Tate

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….

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Benincasa Semen, Dong Gua Zi

ByAdam Tate

Benincasa Semen, Dong Gua Zi 冬瓜子 Winter Melon, Wax GourdDong Gua Zi (TCM) Revue horticole, serié 4, vol. 59: (1887) Botanical name: Benincasa hispida (syn. B. cerifera) Parts used: Seed Temperature & Taste: Cool, moist. Sweet Uses: 1. Clears Phlegm-Heat, Discharges Pus:-Phlegm-Heat Cough with thick, yellow Phlegm-Abscess with Pus formation in the Lungs or Intestines…

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Clerodendron trichotomum, Chou Wu Tong PRO

ByAdam Tate

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….

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Poria, Fu Ling FREE

ByAdam Tate

Poria, Fu Ling 茯苓 Poria Rubra, Chi Fu Ling 赤茯苓 Poria Cutis, Fu Ling Pi 茯苓皮 Poria Pararadicis, Fu Shen Poria 茯神 Indian Bread, Tuckahoe, Hoelen, PoriaFu Ling (TCM)Phu Ling (Tibetan) A whole, wild Poria root (approx. 25cm across) (Chengdu Medicine Market, Adam, 2016) Fu Shen, Poria with tree root.Left: Poria still attached to the…

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Pyrola, Wintergeen, Lu Xian Cao

ByAdam Tate

Pyrola, Wintergreen, Lu Xian Cao 鹿衔草 Wintergreen, Wild BeetLu Xian Cao (TCM) Pyrola rotundifoliaNew Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Pyrola rotundifoliaKurtzes Handtbuchlein, Ryff, 1599 Pyrola rotundifoliaFlora Danica [G.C. Oeder et al],. 1816 Botanical name: Pyrola rotundifolia (Europe)Various local species are used including: P. rotundifolia var. chinensis (syn. P. calliantha), P. decorata (TCM) P. japonica (Japan, North-East China)…

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Lepidium, Garden Cress

ByAdam Tate

Lepidium, Garden Cress Cress, PepperwortChandrashura (Ayurveda)Habb-ul-rashad, Halun, Hurf (Unani)Alivirai (Siddha) Della Materia Medicinale, Andrea Valuassori, 1562 Illustrations of Indian Botany, Wight, 1840 Botanical name: Lepidium sativumSeveral related varieties are used similarly including L. latifolium (Pepperwort)Lepidium apetalum is used similarly in TCM, and is found from Europe to Asia. Parts used: Leaf, Seed Temperature & Taste:…

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Armeniaca, Apricot FREE

ByAdam Tate

Armeniaca, Apricot, Xing Ren 杏仁 Malus Armenius (‘Apple of Armenia’)Xing Ren (Apricot kernel, TCM) Kreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Prunus armeniacaOther species used in TCM include:  1. P. sibirica  2. P. manshurica   3. P. armeniaca L. var ansu Parts used: Kernel; Oil; rarely the Fruit or FlowerSweet…

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Euphorbia helioscopiae, Ze Qi PRO

ByAdam Tate

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,…

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