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Succinum, Amber, Hu Po PRO

ByAdam Tate

Succinum, Amber, Hu Po 琥珀 Ho Po (TCM)Kahruba (Unani)Trinakanta, Kaharva (Ayurveda)Sbur len སྦུར་ལེན་,  Spos shel སྤོས་ཤེལ་ (Tibet) Hortus sanitatis, 1491 Museum Museorum, Valentini, 1704 A selection of Amber inclusionsMetallotheca Vaticana Opus Posthuman, 1719 Two types of Amber available on the Chinese market (Adam, 2022) BUY AMBER POWDER Amber is semi-fossilized (actually cross-polymerized) ancient tree resin….

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Patrinia, Bai Jiang Cao PRO

ByAdam Tate

Patrinia, Bai Jiang Cao 败酱草 Bai Jiang Cao (TCM) Patrinia scabiosifolia Loddiges, C.L., botanical cabinet [C. Loddiges] (1828) Patrinia villosa(Photo by 阿橋) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Patrinia villosa, P. scabiosifolia (P. scabiosaefolia ) Parts used: Whole Herb (sometimes just the root is used) Temperature & Taste: Slightly Cool, dry. Pungent, Bitter Classification: B. Clears Heat and…

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Hippophae, Sea Buckthorn PRO

ByAdam Tate

Hippophae, Sea Buckthorn, Star Bu སྟར་བུ Star Bu  (Tibetan)Sha Ji  沙棘 (TCM) Flora von Deutschland (10), Kohler, 1882 Hippophae rhamnoides(Photo by AnRo0002) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Hippophae spp.Three types are used in Tibetan Medicine: H. rhamnoides (Large Star bu) H. salicifolia (Medium Star bu) H. tibetana (Small Star bu) Parts used: Fruit Temperature & Taste: Warm,…

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Echinacea FREE

ByAdam Tate

Echinacea Cone-flower, Purple Cone-flower, Black Sampson Echinacea purpureaWitte, H., Flora. Afbeeldingen en beschrijvingen van boomen, heesters,éénjarige planten, enz., voorkomende in de Nederlandsche tuinen, 1868 Echinacea purpurea(Photo by James St. John) (Wikimedia) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Echinacea purpurea (syn. Rudbeckia purpurea), E. pallida, E. angustifolia Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste:…

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Arctium Semen, Burdock Seed PRO

ByAdam Tate

Arctium Semen, Burdock seed, Niu Bang Zi 牛蒡子 Niu Bang Zi (TCM, Seed) Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Medicinal Plants, Millspaugh, 1892 Botanical name: Artcium lappaGreater and Lesser types were recognised. Parts used: Seed Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Bitter, pungent (Some old TCM sources classed it as Neutral or Warm) Classifications: A. Clears Exterior…

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Apium, Celery FREE

ByAdam Tate

Apium, Celery SmallageAjmoda (Seed, Ayurveda) Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Kops, Flora Batava, 1822 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Apium graveolensGarden, Wild and Mountain types were recognisedMacedonian Smallage is Macedonian Parsley (Italian Parsley) Parts used: Root; Seed; Juice Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent. Juice is Cool and dry Classifications: 2C INCIDERS   …

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Cuscuta Herba, Dodder herb PRO

ByAdam Tate

Cuscuta Herba, Dodder herb CassuthaAftimoon (Unani)Akash Bel (Hindi)Tu Si Cao (TCM) Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Gart der Gesundheit, Cuba, 1485 Left: Dodder, Cuscuta ; Right: Dodder of Thyme, EpithymumKreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 Left: Epithymum; Right: CuscutaMuseum Museorum, Valentini, 1704 E. europeaBritish Phaenogamous Botany, Baxter, 1834 C. vulgarisFlora von Deutschland (16), Kohler, 1884 Cuscuta europeaIcones Plantarum Medicinalium….

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Pseudostellaria, Tai Zi Shen PRO

ByAdam Tate

Pseudostellaria, Tai Zi Shen 太子参 Prince Ginseng, False StarwortTai Zi Shen, Hai Er Shen (Child’s Ginseng) Pseudostellaria heterophylla(Photos by Qwert1234) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Pseudostellaria heterophylla (syn. Krascheninikovia heterophylla, Stellaria heterophylla) Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Neutral (slightly Warm and moist), Sweet, slightly Bitter Classification: N. Qi Tonic Uses: 1. Tonify the Spleen, Increase Qi:…

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Dictamnus, White Dittany, Bai Xian Pi FREE

ByAdam Tate

Dictamnus, White Dittany, Bai Xian Pi 白鲜皮 Polemonium of the ancients; FraxinellaBai Xian Pi (Root-bark of the Chinese Dittany) Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Flora von Deutschland (21), Kohler, 1885 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Dictamnus alba (syn. D. fraxinella, Fraxinella dictamnus)D. dasycarpus and D. angustifolius are the Chinese Dittany Parts used: Root;…

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Tinospora Starch, Giloy Satva

ByAdam Tate

Tinospora Starch, Giloy Satva Giloy Satva, Guduchi Satva, Giloe ka sat (Ayurveda) Tinospora cordifolia Botanical name: Tinospora cordifolia and related species. (See Tinospora) Parts used: Starch extracted by water extract Temperature & Taste: Warm (Neutral), Sweet, BitterBalance Vata (Wind) and Pitta (Bile) Classification: Uses: 1. Strengthens Stomach, Benefits Digestion:–Indigestion, malabsorption–Colic, bloating, abdominal distention–Heartburn, chronic Gastritis–clears…

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Allium, Garlic PRO

ByAdam Tate

Allium, Garlic, Da Suan 大蒜 Da Suan (TCM)Lashuna (Ayurveda)Lehsun (Unani)Sgog skya, སྒོག་སྐྱ  (Tibetan) Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Krauterbuch, Rihel, 1565 Botanical name: Allium sativum Parts used: Bulb Temperature & Taste: Hot, dry. Pungent. Ayurveda says Garlic has all tastes except Sour.Heat, dries, opens discusses, thins Classification: 2A…

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Acanthopanax, Wu Jia Pi FREE

ByAdam Tate

Acanthopanax, Wu Jia Pi 五加皮 Wu Jia Pi (TCM) Eleutherococcus senticosusKomarov (Komorov), V.L., Flora of the U.S.S.R., vol. 16 (?) Eleutherococcus henryiCurtis’s botanical magazine, vol. 136 (1801) Acanthopanax leucorrhizus (called ‘Narrow-leaf Wu Jia‘ in China)Curtis’s Botanical Magazine, 1915 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Acanthopanax spp. (syn. Eleutherococcus spp.)  1. A. gracilistylus …

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