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Clitoria ternatea PRO

ByAdam Tate

Clitoria ternatea Butterfly pea, Asian Pigeonwings, Wing-leaved Clitoris, Indian MezereonHu Die Hua Dou (Seed, TCM)Aparajita (Ayurveda)Kakkanam, Kakkana Ver (Root, Siddha)Mezereon Hindii (Root, Unani)Battikh Hindi (Arabic) Clitoria ternateaPaxton’s Magazine of Botany, 1840 Clitoria ternatea flower(Photo by Wilfredor) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Clitoria ternatea Parts used: Root, Leaf, Seed Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry, Pungent, Bitter Uses: 1….

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Aspongopus, Stink Bug

ByAdam Tate

Aspongopus, Stink Bug, Jiu Xiang Chong 九香虫 Jiu Xiang Chong (TCM) Aspongopus spissusSchouteden, Genera Insectorum 153rd fascicule 1913 (Image from Wikimedia) Stink Bug (Menecles insertus)(Photo by Katja Schulz) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Aspongopus chinensis and others are used in ChinaMenecles spp. are also sources of Stink Bug.Related species can probably be used synonymously.A. nepalensis is used…

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Tormentillae, Tormentil PRO

ByAdam Tate

Tormentillae, Tormentil Septfoil, Erect Cinquefoil, Septifolium, Pentaphyllum, Heptaphyllum Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Kurtzes Handtbuchlein, Ryff, 1599 Flora von Deutschland (25), Kohler, 1886 Tormentil root with cross-section(A Manual of Organic Materia Medica) Botanical name: Potentilla tormentilla (syn. Potentilla erecta, Potentilla laeta, Tormentilla erectaWild and Alpine varieties were differentiated Parts used: Root Temperature…

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Ardisia, Zi Jin Niu PRO

ByAdam Tate

Ardisia, Zi Jin Niu 紫金牛 Zi Jin Niu, Ai Di Cha (TCM) Nakai, T., Trees and shrubs indigenous in Japan proper [Dai Nihon jumokushi] (1935-1951) Ardisia japonica (Photo by Kenraiz) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Ardisia japonica Parts used: Whole Herb Temperature & Taste: Neutral. Bitter, Pungent Classifications: Q. Stop Cough and Wheezing Uses: 1. Clears Phlegm,…

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Heart, Cordis

ByAdam Tate

Heart, Cordis Zoological name: Various animal Hearts have been used: Chicken Sheep /Pig / Calf etc. Yak (Tibet) Parts used: 1. Fresh Heart in Decoction2. Dried and prepared Heart3. Tincture (prepared from the dried Heart)4. Distilled Water or Spirit Temperature & Taste: Neutral. Sweet, salty Classification: Uses: 1. Strengthens the Heart:–Heart weaknerss-Palpitations or Arrhythmias from…

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Cucumis, Cucumber

ByAdam Tate

Cucumis, Cucumber Maghz e Tukhm e Khiyar (Unani) Della Materia Medicinale, Andrea Valuassori, 1562 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Regular and Long CucumberNew Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Herbarium Blackwellianum, 1750 Botanical name: Cucumis sativusSeveral varieties were known including Regular and Long Parts used: Seed kernel Temperature & Taste: Cool, moist. Sweet Uses: 1. One of the 4 Greater…

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Medicines of Hippocrates

ByAdam Tate

Medicines of Hippocrates The following list give an overview of some of the medicines used by Hippocrates (C. 400 BCE). The writings of Hippocrates contained over 400 different medicines of vegetable, mineral and animal origin. The following contains a representative list of medicines used by Hippocrates. B=medicines known to have been used in Babylonian Medicine….

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Iberis, Bitter Candytuft

ByAdam Tate

Iberis, Bitter Candytuft Wild Candytuft, Rocket Candytuft, Annual Candytuft, Clown’s MustardQu Qu Hua 屈曲花 (TCM) Iberis amaraKops, J., Flora Batava (1800-1934) Botanical name: Iberis amara (syn. Thlaspi amarum, Crucifera iberis) Parts used: 1. Whole Herb in flower2. Seed (stronger, most used) Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Bitter Classification: Uses: 1. Clears Cold and Damp, Promotes…

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Timeline of Traditional Medicine

ByAdam Tate

Timeline of Traditional Medicine The following gives a point-form overview of the history of Traditional Medicine. It is intended to be brief and to allow people to see what was happening in different systems at a given time. Some of the sources for the information given are older sources and therefore certain dates or other…

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Carline Thistle, Carlina vulgaris

ByAdam Tate

Carlina, Carline Thistle Chameleon, Leucoacantha, Radix Heracanthae New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 (Illustration from «Bilder ur Nordens Flora», Carl Axel Magnus Lindman) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Carlina vulgaris, C. acaulis (Dwarf Carline Thistle) and related speciesBlack and White types were traditionally differentiated Parts used: Root, gathered in spring; rarely the herb Temperature & Taste:…

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Strengthening and Tonic Formulas

ByAdam Tate

Strengthening and Tonic Formula Strengthening and Tonic herbs and formulas are used either to strengthen the body when weak, support the body during chronic disease and old age, or as a health tonic.  A list of various Tonic Medicines used in the various systems can be found here Here. Tonic Recipes:1. Rice boiled with Milk….

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Lithospermum, Gromwell, Zi Cao PRO

ByAdam Tate

Lithospermum, Gromwell, Zi Cao 紫草 Milium Solis, GrommelZi Cao (TCM) Milium solisHerbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Greater and Lesser GromwellDioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Greater and Lesser LithospermumKrauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Lithospermum officinaleOeder, G.C., Flora Danica (1761-1861) Lithospermum erythrorhizon(Photo by Doronenko) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Lithospermum spp.  1. L. officinale  2. L. erythrorhizon (syn. Lithospermum officinale L. subsp….

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