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Corydalis, Yan Hu Suo PRO

ByAdam Tate

Corydalis, Yan Hu Suo 延胡索 Yan Hu Suo (TCM)Su mi  སུ་མི  (Tibet) Corydalis yanhusuo Corydalis glaucescens Gartenflora [E. von Regel], vol. 27 (1878) Corydalis decumbens(Photo by KENPEI) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Corydalis yanhusuo (syn. C. ternata)Others used in various parts of China include C. turtschaninovii (classical source), C. repens, C. ambigua var. amurensis, C. glaucescensCorydalis decumbens is…

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Polygonum multiflorum, Fleeceflower stem, Ye Jiao Teng FREE

ByAdam Tate

Polygonum Caulis, Fleeceflower stem, Ye Jiao Teng 夜交藤 Ye Jiao Teng (TCM) Polygonum Ye Jiao Teng Polygonum multiflorum(Photo by Fanghong, cropped) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Polygonum multiflorum Parts used: Stem Temperature & Taste: Neutral, Sweet Classification: H. Nourish the Heart Uses: 1. Nourish Blood, Calms the Mind and Spirit: -Insomnia, dream-disturbed Sleep, Nightmares from Yin or…

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Acanthus, Bears Breech

ByAdam Tate

Acanthus, Bears Breech Acantha, Brank Ursine, Bearfoot Ortus Sanitatis, Cube, Johann von, 1501 Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Kreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 Botanical name: Acanthus mollis Parts used: Root and Leaves (leaf only externally) Temperature & Taste: Temperate Uses: 1. Nourishes the Yin, Clears Heat:-Consumption, Spitting of Blood-Wasting-a mild diuretic that can be…

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Bombyx Faeces, Silkworm Feces, Can Sha

ByAdam Tate

Bombyx Faeces, Silkworm Feces, Can Sha 蚕沙 Can Sha (TCM) Silkworm, Silkworm Cocoon, SilkInsectorum sive Minimorum Animalium Theatrum, 1634 Entomological name: Bombyx mori Parts used: Feces Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Sweet, Pungent Uses: 1. Clears Wind, Transforms Damp:-painful obstruction of the muscles or joints from Wind-Damp-Wind-Damp damp and itchy rashes from Wind-Damp; Pruritus, Eczema-Convulsions,…

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Pedicularis, Lug Ru PRO

ByAdam Tate

Pedicularis, Lug ru, ལུག་རུ Lug ru dkar po  ལུག་རུ་དཀར་པོ  Lug ru dmar po  ལུག་རུ་དམར་པོ   Lug ru smug po  ལུག་རུ་སྨུག་པོLug ru ser po  ལུག་རུསེར་པོ  Pedicularis siphonanthaK.R. Kirtikar, B.D. Basu, Indian medicinal plants (1918) Pedicularis megalanthaCurtis’s Botanical Magazine (1890) Pedicularis longiflora(Photo by Krokus) (Wikimedia) Pedicularis punctata(Photo by Vinayaraj) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Pedicularis spp. White: Lug ru dkar po:…

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Cuscuta semen, Dodder, Tu Si Zi PRO

ByAdam Tate

Cuscuta Semen, Dodder seed, Tu Si Zi 菟丝子 Tu Si Zi (TCM)Kasoos (Unani)Sbrul zhags སྦྲུལ་ཞགས (Tibet) Left: Dodder, Cuscuta ; Right: Dodder of Thyme, EpithymumKreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 E. europeaBritish Phaenogamous Botany, Baxter, 1834 C. vulgaris (syn. C. epilinum)Flora von Deutschland (16), Kohler, 1884 Botanical name: Cuscuta spp.European is supplied by C. europea, C. epithymum (syn….

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Litsea, Medasaka

ByAdam Tate

Litsea, Medasaka Indian Laurel, Gluey LitseaMaidah Lakri (Unani)Vardbari (Arabic)Medasaka (Ayurveda)Chan Gao Mu Jiang Zi (TCM) Litsea glutinosaFlora de Filipinas, 1880 Botanical name: Litsea glutinosa (syn. Neolitsea chinensis, Sebifera glutinosa, L. sebifera, L. chinensis) Parts used: BarkIn China, the Bark and/or Leaf have been used synonymously Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent, BitterAvicenna said Warm and…

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Cynomorium, Suo Yang PRO

ByAdam Tate

Cynomorium, Suo Yang, 锁阳 Scarlet Mushroom, Maltese MushroomSuo Yang (TCM)Tarthuth, Tarathith (Unani) Cynomorium coccineumKerner von Marilaun, Hansen, & Pflanzenleben: Erster Band: Der Bau und die Eigenschaften der Pflanzen (1887-1891) Cynomorium coccineum(Photo by gailhampshire) (Wikimedia) Whole Suo Yang root (Adam, 2017) Botanical name: Cynomorium spp. C. songaricum (syn. Cynomorium coccineum var. songaricum) C. coccineum (Maltese Mushroom)…

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Dioscorea nipponica, Chuan Shan Long PRO

ByAdam Tate

Dioscorea nipponica, Chuan Shan Long 穿山龙 Nippon Yam, Japanese Dioscorea, Japanese YamChuan Shan Long (TCM) Botanical name: Dioscorea nipponica, D. nipponica var. rosthornii Parts used: Rhizome Temperature & Taste: Neutral. Bitter. Slightly Toxic Classification: D. Clear Wind and Damp Uses: 1. Clears Wind-Damp, Relieve Pain:-Wind-Damp joint disease, especially with numbness-Arthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Osteoarthritis-pain and numbness…

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Dolichos biflorus, Kulatha PRO

ByAdam Tate

Dolichos biflorus, Kulatha Horse GramKulatha (Ayurveda)Kollu (Siddha)Hab ul-Qilt (Arabic)Kulthi (Unani) Vigna unguiculataBlanco, Flora de Filipinas. (1875) Horse gram(Calcutta Unani College, Adam, 2019) Botanical name: Dolichos biflorus (syn. Vigna unguiculata) Parts used: Seed Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry.   Uses: 1. Clears Damp, Promotes Urine, Clears Stones:-Edema, Fluid retention-Leukorrhea-Gravel, Stones (API)-also for Obesity (Porridge or soup…

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Betonica, Betony FREE

ByAdam Tate

Betonica, Betony Chiron, Serratula Dioscorides Materia Medica, Ruellio, 1549 Kurtzes Handtbuchlein, Ryff, 1599 Medical Botany, Woodville, 1810 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Betonica officinalis Parts used: Herb; flower Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Bitter, pungentdiscusses, attenuates, opens, cleanses Classification: 2G. CLEANSING.   2T. GLUTINATE3C. ALEXIPHARMIC.   3E. DIURETIC.   3G. EMMENAGOGUE.   3M. ARTHRITIC.   3O….

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Cornus, Shan Zhu Yu FREE

ByAdam Tate

Cornus, Shan Zhu Yu 山茱萸 Asciatica Cornelian CherryShan Zhu Yu (TCM) Cornus officinalisAddisonia, 1918 Cornus officinalis(Photo by Alpsdake) (Wikimedia) Cornus Shan Zhu Yu fruit(Adam, 2017) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Cornus officinalis Parts used: Fruit Temperature & Taste: Slightly Warm, dry. Sour Classifications: 2O. ASTRINGENTSTCM:R. Astringents Uses: 1. Stabilises the Kidneys,…

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