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Perilla, Perilla seed, Zi Su Zi PRO

ByAdam Tate

Perilla Semen, Perilla seed, Zi Su Zi 紫苏子 Perilla seedZi Su Zi (TCM) Curtis’s Botanical Magazine, vol. 50 (1823) Perilla frutescens(Photo by Dalgial) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Perilla frutescens Parts used: Seed Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent Classification: Q. Stop Cough and Wheezing Uses: 1. Stops Cough and Wheezing: -Cough, Wheezing-fullness and stifling of the…

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Scordium, Water Germander PRO

ByAdam Tate

Scordium, Water Germander Garlic GermanderSaqurdiun (Unani) Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Dietrich, Flora regni borussici, 1834 Teucrium scordium(Photo by Fornax) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Teucrium scordium (syn. T. palustre, T. arenarium, Chamaedrys scordium)Lesser and Greater varieties were known. Parts used: Herb Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent, Bitterattenuates, cleanses Classifications: 3A. SUDORIFICS & DIAPHORETICS4f. SPLENETICA. Clear the Exterior…

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Crab

ByAdam Tate

Crabs & Crayfish Sdig srin  སྡིག་སྲིན  (Tibetan)Sartan (Unani)Sartan Behri Sokhta (Burnt Crab) (Unani) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Dioscorides Materia Medica, Ruellio, 1549 Crab Shell and Crab Claws showing the Black Tips (Chengdu Medicine Market, Adam, 2016) Zoological name: Cancer spp.Cancer marinus and othersAlso freshwater species of crayfish Parts used: 1….

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Agrimonia, Agrimony, Xian He Cao PRO

ByAdam Tate

Agrimonia, Agrimony Chinese Agrimony, Xian He Cao 仙鹤草 Xian He Cao (TCM)Ghafis (Unani) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Herbarius Moguntinus, 1484 Agrimonia eupatoriaThomé, O.W., Flora von Deutschland Österreich und der Schweiz, Tafeln, (1885) Agrimonia pilosa, used in TCMReichenbach, H.G.L., Iconographia botanica seu plantae criticae, (1823-1832) Agrimonia eupatoria(Photo by Ludwik Polak) (Wikimedia) Agrimonia pilosa(Photo by Vinayaraj) (Wikimedia)…

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Sanguis Draconis, Dragons Blood PRO

ByAdam Tate

Sanguis Draconis, Dragon’s Blood, Xue Jie 血竭 Xue Jie (TCM)Damm ul Akhwain (Unani)Raktaniryaas, Khoon-kharaba (Daemonorops draco, Ayurveda)Khoonkharaba, Heeradokhi (Dracaena cinnabari, Ayurveda) Sanguis DraconisOrtus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Traditional source of Dragon’s Blood according toParkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Dracaena cinnabariBalfour, I.B., Botany of Socotra, 1888 Daemonorops draco (syn. Calamus draco)Martius, C.F.P. von, Historia Naturalis Palmarum, 1826 Calamus…

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Crataegus, Hawthorn, Shan Zha FREE

ByAdam Tate

Crataegus, Hawthorn, Shan Zha 山楂 Oxyacantha, White ThornShan Zha (TCM) Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 C. oxyacanthaFlora von Deutschland (25), Kohler, 1886 Chinese Hawthorn fruit slices (Adam, 2017) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Crataegus laevigata (formerly C. oxyacantha) and C. monogyna are the principle sources used in Europe.In TCM, C. cuneata…

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Bidens, Gui Zhen Cao PRO

ByAdam Tate

Bidens, Gui Zhen Cao 鬼针草 Beggarticks, Spanish Needles, Cuckolds, Black JackGui Zhen Cao (TCM) Bidens bipinnataRuiz, H., Pavón, J., Drawings of the Royal Botanical Expedition to the Viceroyalty of Peru (1777-1816) Bidens bipinnata(Photo by Cbaile19) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Bidens bipinnata, B. parviflora, B. pilosaTCM also uses B. pilosa var. minor (Xian Fen Cao) similarly.In the…

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Physalis, Winter Cherry FREE

ByAdam Tate

Physalis, Winter Cherry Alkekengi, Halicacabus, CardispermumKaknaj, Habul Kaknaj (Unani) New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Flora von Deutschland (16), Kohler, 1884 Winter Cherry at the Urumqi Herbal Medicine Market, Xinjiang (Adam, 2017) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Physalis alkekengiP. alkekengi var. francheti and P. pubescens of TCM are used similarly;The related P. minima…

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Orpiment, Auripigmentum, As2S3

ByAdam Tate

Orpiment, Auripigmentum, Xiong Huang 雄黄 Auripigmentum: Arsenicum (Dioscorides): King’s Gold: King’s Yellow: Yellow ArsenicOld names include Haritala, Adarnech, Alernet, Albimec, Althanacha (Ayurveda)Hartal, Zarnikh (Unani)Xiong Huang (TCM) ArsenicumHortus sanitatis, 1491 Exotic Mineralogy, Sowerby, 1811 Orpiment (Adam, 2019) Mineralogical Name:Arsenic Trisulphide, As2S3 Parts used: Prepared mineral Temperature & Taste: Hot, dry, Pungent, Very Toxic Classification: 2F. PURIFYING   …

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Schisandra, Wu Wei Zi PRO

ByAdam Tate

Schisandra, Wu Wei Zi 五味子 Wu Wei Zi  五味子 (TCM)Da trig  ད་ཏྲིག  (Tibet) Schisandra chinensisHoutte, L. van, Flore des serres et des jardin de l’Europe, vol. 15 (1845) Schisandra chinensis(Photo by ally j) (Wikimedia) Dried Schisandra Wu Wei Zi (Adam, 2023) Botanical name: Schisandra spp:Primarily: S. chinensis S. sphenanthera (also used in Tibet) A large…

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Trichosanthes Pericarpium, Gua Lou Pi PRO

ByAdam Tate

Trichosanthes Pericarpium, Gua Lou Pi 瓜娄皮 Gua Lou Pi (TCM) Dian Nan Ben Cao Tu Shuo (Illustrated Yunnan Pharmacopoeia) Ming Dynasty (1773 edition) (Welcome, Wikimedia) Trichosanthes kirilowii var. japonica(Photo by 杉山龍彦) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Trichosanthes kirilowii, T.  rosthornii Parts used: Trichosanthes fruit peel Temperature & Taste: Cold, Sweet Classification: P. Clears Hot Phlegm Uses: 1….

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Quisqualis, Shi Jun Zi PRO

ByAdam Tate

Quisqualis, Shi Jun Zi 使君子 Rangoon Creeper fruitShi Jun Zi (TCM)Rangoon-ki-Bel (Ayurveda)Irangunmalli (Siddha) Quisqualis indicaLowis, L., Familiar Indian flowers (1881) Quisqualis indica(Photo by Forest and Kim Starr) (Wikimedia) Quisqualis seed(Adam, 2024) Botanical name: Quisqualis indica (syn. Combretum indicum)Q. densiflora is also used. Parts used: Fruit; Seed Temperature & Taste: Warm, moist. Sweet Classification: S. Worms…

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