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Cow Dung

ByAdam Tate

Cow Dung Ahta al-baqar (Unani)Niu fen (TCM) Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Dried Cow Dung for sale in Kolkata, India (Adam, 2019) Zoological name: Bos taurus and related species Parts used: Dung, dry or fresh Temperature & Taste: Neutral/Cool, dry. Uses: 1. Benefits Stomach, Moves Qi, Opens Obstructions:-obstruction of the Stomach-Colic, Griping (internally and topically)…

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Persica, Peach tree, Tao Ren FREE

ByAdam Tate

Persica, Peach tree, Tao Ren 桃仁 Tao Ren (Peach kernel, TCM)Klung kham  ཀླུང་ཁམ་ (Tibet) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Icones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1806 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Prunus persica Parts used: Kernels; Flowers; Leaf; Fruit Temperature & Taste: Kernel: Neutral in TCM (slightly Warm in…

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Guaiacum FREE

ByAdam Tate

Guaiaci, Guaiacum Also called Lignum Sancti, Lignum Vitae, Pock Wood GuaiacumAtlas der officinellen pflanzen, Felix, 1899 LEFT: GUAIACUM WOOD;  RIGHT: GUAIACUM GUM1.  Mass of chips showing white non-official pieces. 2.  Portion ofa boring from a bowling ball. 3,  Projecting fibers of the wood. Squibb’s Atlas of the Official Drugs, Mansfield, 1919 Members CLICK HERE for…

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Withania, Ashwaganda FREE

ByAdam Tate

Withania, Ashwaganda Winter CherryAshwaganda (Ayurveda)Asgandh (Unani)Amukura (Siddha) Flora Graeca, Sibthrop, Smith, 1819 Withania somnifera(Photo by Salicyna) (Wikimedia) Withania root (Adam, 2019) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Withania somnifera (syn. Physalis somniferum) Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Warm, neutral in respect of moisture. Sweet Classification: 3H. LACTAGOGUE    3I. APHRODISIACS     3J. INCREASE…

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Myrica, Bayberry FREE

ByAdam Tate

Myrica, Bayberry Myrica, Box Myrtle, Wax-Myrtle, Candleberry, WaxberryTuffah Alajaib, Ood al-Barg Tandol, Kaayaphal (Unani)Katphala (Ayurveda)Marudam (Siddha) The Family Flora and Materia Medica Botanica, Good, 1847 MYRICA ROOT-BARK1, Portion of the bark without the corky layer.  2. Piece of the corkylayer.  3, Cross-section of the bark.  4, A thick piece of the bark. Squibb’s Atlas of…

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Sro lo PRO

ByAdam Tate

Sro lo Sro lo (Tibetan Medicine) Pegaeophyton scapiflorumThe journal of the Linnean society, Botany (1893) Rhodiola crenulataW.J. Hooker, J.D. Hooker, Icones Plantarum (1896) Botanical name: There are 3 types of Sro lo: Sro lo dkar po: Pegaeophyton scapiflorum (syn. Eutrema scapiflorum) Sro lo dmar po (mtskhan dmar, chan dmar) Rhodiola euryphylla or Rhodiola crenulata Sro…

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Coriolus (Trametes), Yun Zhi PRO

ByAdam Tate

Coriolus (Trametes), Yun Zhi 云芝 Turkey TailYun Zhi (TCM)Kawaratake (Japan) Bulliard, Flora Parisiensis, vol. 7 (1776-1781) Coriolus (Adam, 2016) Botanical name: Coriolus versicolor (syn Trametes versicolor, Boletus versicolor) Parts used: Dried Mushroom (sporphore) Temperature & Taste: Neutral, dry. Bitter Constituents: Copper (326 mg/kg) Uses: 1. Clears Damp, Strengthens Qi, Benefits Immunity: -increases Immunity-chronic Viral Infections–Hepatitis,…

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Morus Cortex, Mulberry bark, Sang Bai Pi PRO

ByAdam Tate

Morus Cortex, Mulberry Bark, Sang Bai Pi 桑白皮 Sang Bai Pi (TCM） Botanische wandplaten (Plantillustrations) Botanical name: Morus alba Parts used: Root-Bark Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Sweet. Some older TCM sources said it was Warm, others said Neutral Classifications: Q. Stop Cough and Wheezing Uses: 1. Clears Lung Heat, Stop Cough and Wheezing:-Cough and…

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Notoginseng, San Qi FREE

ByAdam Tate

Notoginseng, San Qi 三七 Pseudoginseng rootSan Qi, Tian Qi (TCM) The structure of Panax notoginseng, Chinese Flora, 1959 San Qi (Adam, Chengdu Medicine Market, 2018) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Panax notoginseng (syn. Panax pseudo-ginseng var. notoginseng) Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Sweet, slightly Bitter Classifications: K. Move…

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Costus speciosus, Push kar mu la PRO

ByAdam Tate

Costus speciosus, Push kar mu la Wild Ginger, Crepe GingerPush kar mu la (Tibetan)Kebuka (Ayurveda) (sometimes called Kustha)Zhang Liu Tou (TCM) Costus speciosusN. Witsen, H. de Jager, Plantae Javanicae pictae, ex Java transmissae anno MDCC, (1700) Costus speciosusBlanco, Flora de Filipinas. (1875) Costus speciosus(Photo by Mokkie) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Costus speciosus (syn. Banksia speciosus, Cheilocostus…

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Dioscorea polystachya, Shan Yao PRO

ByAdam Tate

Dioscorea polystachya, Shan Yao 山药 Chinese YamShan Yao (TCM) D. alataDescourtilz, Flore médicale des Antilles, 1829 Dioscorea polystachya(Photo by James H. Miller) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Dioscorea spp. D. polystachya is the standard species. D. opposita Also used are D. persimilis, D. alata, D. fordii, D. batatas Parts used: Rhizome Temperature & Taste: Neutral, slightly moist….

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Sedum sarmentosum, Chui Pen Cao PRO

ByAdam Tate

Sedum sarmentosum, Chui Pen Cao 垂盆草 Hanging Stonecrop, Stringy Stonecrop, Gold Moss Stonecrop, Graveyard MossChui Pen Cao, Shi Zhi Jia (TCM) Sedum sarmentosum (upper right)Bois, D., Atlas des plantes de jardins et d’appartements (1891-1896) Sedum sarmentosum (Photo by bastus917, Wikimedia) Botanical name: Sedum sarmentosumAs in the West, a number of related Sedum species are known…

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