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Armenian Earth, Bole Armeniac, Red Earth, Chi Shi Zhi 赤石脂

ByAdam Tate

Armenian Earth, Red Earth, Chi Shi Zhi 赤石脂 Bole Armeniac, Armenian BoleBura Armani (Unani)Chi Shi Zhi (TCM, related Earth)Suvarnagairika (Ayurveda)Gairika is Red Ochre, used in Ayurveda. Hortus sanitatis, 1491 Red Earth (Adam, 2016) BUY RED EARTH Mineralogical name: Hydrated Aluminium Silicate with small amounts of iron oxide.Two main types can be recognised: Kaolinitum rubrum; Halloysitum…

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Chicorium, Chicory

ByAdam Tate

Chicorium, Chicory Also called Succory, IntybusKasni (Unani) Medical Botany, Woodville, 1810 Icones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1800 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Chicorium intybus Parts used: Root, Seed (of the Garden variety); Herb (of the Wild variety) Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. BitterOpening, attenuates, cleanses Classification: 2A APERIENT.   2F. PURIFYING.   2N. REPELLENT3B….

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Bronze Bhasma

ByAdam Tate

Bronze Bhasma Bell Metal BhasmaKansya Bhasma, Kasya Bhasma (Ayurveda)‘Khar thal (Tibetan) Minerological name: AereusBronze is a compound of Copper with 12% Tin. Sometimes small amounts of other metals are added.Bell Metal is similar to Bronze, but contains 20–25% Tin. In Ayurveda, Bell Metal is prepared with 8 parts of Copper and 2 parts of Tin….

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Asparagus racemosus, Shatavari PRO

ByAdam Tate

Asparagus racemosa, Shatavari Indian AsparagusShatavari (Ayurveda)Satavar (Unani)Nye Shing  ཉེ་ཤིང༌  (Tibetan) Figures of Indian Plants, Wight, 1853 Asparagus racemosusPhoto by S.K. Gawali Botanical name: Asparagus racemosusOthers used include A. sarmentosus, A. curillus, A. filicinus Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Cool, moist. Sweet Uses: 1. Nourishes Blood and Yin, Regulates Menstruation:-considered a special tonic medicine for…

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Marrubium, Horehound PRO

ByAdam Tate

Marrubium, Horehound Prassium New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Two varieties of Marrubium traditionally usedHerbarum Vivae Eicones, Otto Brunfels, 1530 Koehler, F.E., Medizinal Pflanzen (1890) Botanical name: Marrubium vulgare Parts used: Herb Temperature & Taste: Cool (some said Warm), dry. Bitter, slightly Pungent Classifications: 2A APERIENT MEDICINES.    2K. RESOLVENT3G. EMMENAGOGUE.    3K. EXPECTORANT.    3L. ANTI-TUSSIVE4d. PECTORAL.    4f. SPLENETIC.   …

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Chrysosplenium, Gya kyi ma PRO

ByAdam Tate

Chrysosplenium, Gya kyi ma གྱའ་ ཀྱི་ མ་ Golden SaxifrageGya kyi ma (Tibet)Luo Jing Jin Yao 裸茎金腰 (C. nudicaule) (TCM)Jin Yao Zi  金腰子 (C. chinense) (TCM) Golden Saxifrage(Probably Chrysosplenium oppositifolium)Salmon, Botanologia, 1710 Chrysosplenium nudicaule Ledebour, C.F. von, Icones plantarum novarum vel imperfecte cognitarum floram Rossicam (1834) Chrysosplenium alternifoliumBonelli, G., Hortus Romanus juxta Systema Tournefortianum (1772-1793) Chrysosplenium…

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Inonotus obliquus, Chaga FREE

ByAdam Tate

Inonotus obliquus, Chaga Hua Jie Kong Jun 桦褐孔菌 (TCM)Kabanoatanake (Japan) Inonotus obliquus(Photo by Tocekas) (Wikimedia) Inonotus obliquus at the Chengdu Medicine Market(Adam, 2018) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Inonotus obliquus Parts used: Fungii, traditionally only from the Birch treeTypically found on Birch, Elm and Alder trees Temperature & Taste: Neutral. slightly…

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Hypecoum, Par pa ta PRO

ByAdam Tate

Hypecoum, Par pa ta པར་པ་ཏ Par pa ta (Tibetan Medicine)Xi Guo Jiao Hui Xiang (TCM) Hypecoum erectumV.L. Komarov, Flora of the U.S.S.R., Botanicheskii institut Akademii nauk SSSR, vol. 7 (?) Hypecoum erectum(Photo by Zinogre) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Hypecoum leptocarpumAccording to some Russian sources, H. erectum is also used. Parts used: Whole plant Temperature & Taste:…

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Blumea balsamifera, Ai Na Xiang PRO

ByAdam Tate

Blumea balsamifera, Ai Na Xiang 艾纳香 Balsamiferous Blumea Ai Na Xiang, Bing Pian Ai, Da Feng Ai (TCM) Blumea balsamiferaBlanco, M., Flora de Filipinas, ed. 3 (1877-1883) Botanical name: Blumea balsamifera (syn. B. densiflora) Parts used: Leaf; also the rootNote this is a source of Nagi Camphor. Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent, slightly Bitter…

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Bursa pastoris, Shepherds Purse FREE

ByAdam Tate

Bursa pastoris, Shepherd’s Purse Ji Cai  荠菜 (TCM)Sog ka pa  སོག་ཀ་པ  (Tibetan) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Masclef, Atlas des plantes de France, (?) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Capsella bursa-pastoris Parts used: Herb Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Mildly Sweet and Bitterdries, binds, astringes Classification: 2P. HEMOSTATIC Uses:…

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Trifolium, Red Clover PRO

ByAdam Tate

Trifolium, Red Clover Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 T. pratenseFlora von Deutschland (23), Kohler, 1885 Florigraphia Britannica, Deakin, 1857 Red Clover Flower (Adam, 2017) Botanical name: Trifolium pratense, T. medium; T. repens is the White Parts used: Flowers Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Slightly Sweet and Bitter Classification: B. Clear Heat, Cools the Blood Uses: 1….

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Formica, Ant

ByAdam Tate

Formica, Ant Pismire, Emmet Formica rufaPhoto by Richard Bartz (Makro Freak) Entomological name: Formica spp.Wood Ant: Formica rufaMany species have been used. Various species are used for different conditions in modern TCM. Parts used: Whole AntVarious ants are used which have a strong acid odor (due to formic acid) Temperature & Taste: Hot, dry. Pungent…

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