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Aloe, Lu Hui PRO

Aloe, Lu Hui 芦荟 Lu Hui (TCM)Kumari (Ayurveda)Sibr (Unani) New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 A. humilisIcones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1806 A. perfoliata (Socrotine Aloes)Icones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1800 A. vulgaris (syn. A. barbadensis)Medical Botany, Bohn, 1832 A. perfoliata (Socrotine Aloes)Medical Botany, Woodville, Hooker, 1832 Left: Socrotine Aloes, Center: Curacao Aloes; Right: Cape AloeSquibb’s…

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Phlomis rotate, Rta lpags PRO

Phlomis rotata, Rta lpags རྟ་ལྤགས་ Rta lpags (Tibet)Du Yi Wei (TCM) Phlomis rotata(Photo by Woudloper) (Wikipedia) Botanical name: Phlomis rotata (syn. Lamiophlomis rotata) Parts used: Whole herb and/or root Temperature & Taste: Neutral/Warm. Bitter, Sweet Classification: Uses: 1. Move the Blood, Clear Stasis, Eases Pain: (TCM, Tibet)-Trauma, Bruising-Dysmenorrhea-Flooding and Spotting 2. Clears Wind-Damp, Benefits Tendons…

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Borago, Borage PRO

Borago, Borage BoracheGaozaban (Unani Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Ortus Sanitatis, Cube, Johann von, 1501 Herbarum Vivae Eicones, Otto Brunfels, 1530 Flora von Deutschland (19), Kohler, 1884 Botanical name: Borago officinalis Parts used: Root (bark removed); Leaf; Flower Temperature & Taste: Neutral (some said Warm), moist; Schroder said Warm and Moist in the 1st degree“It is…

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Tectaria, Dao Di Wu Gong PRO

Tectaria, Dao Di Wu Gong 倒地蜈蚣 Dao Di Wu Gong (TCM)Kamraj (Unani) Tectaria zeylanicaHooker, W.J., Garden ferns (1862) Botanical name: Tectaria zeylanica (syn Helminthostachys zeylanica, Ophioglossum zeylanicum)T. macrodonta (syn. T. coadunata) appears to be used similarly in Nepal. Parts used: RhizomeIn some parts the fronds are used along with the rhizome. Temperature & Taste: Cold,…

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Artemisia annua, Qing Hao PRO

Artemisia annua, Qing Hao 青蒿 Sweet Wormwood, Annual WormwoodQing Hao (TCM)Nagadamani, Nagadana (Ayurveda)mKhan nag  མཁན་ནག  (Tibetan) Dian Nan Ben Cao Tu Shuo (Illustrated Yunnan Pharmacopoeia),Ming Dynasty (1773 edition) (Welcome, Wikimedia) Kops, Flora Batava, 1906 Artemisia annua(Photo by Xavierserratm) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Artemisia annuaSeveral related species have been used including A. japonica. Parts used: Herb Temperature &…

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Starfish, Hai Xing

Starfish, Hai Xing 海星 Hai Xing (TCM) Above 2 different types of Starfish available at the Chengdu Market; Left: Craspidaster hesperus; Right: Asterias amurensis (Adam, 2016, 2017) Zoological name: Asterias spp. and others.Those available on the Chinese market include Asterias spp. and Craspidaster spp. Parts used: Whole dried Starfish Temperature & Taste: Neutral, Sweet, Salty….

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Vanilla

Vanilla Siliqua Vanilla Darstellung und Beschreibung Pharmacopoea Borussica, Berg, 1861 1. Bourban Vanilla     2. Mexican Vanilla;      3. Tahitian Vanilla;     4. Wild Vanilla      (A Manual of Organic Materia Medica and Pharmacognosy, Sayre, 1917) 1–6 are different types of commercial Bean; 7 is the Wild form.Squibb’s Atlas of the Official Drugs, Mansfield, 1919 Botanical name: Vanilla…

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Aquilegia, Columbine

Aquilegia, Columbine Aquilina, Alkaleya, Aquileya, Egilops Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Kreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 Flora von Deutschland (21), Kohler, 1885 Botanical name: Aquilegia vulgarisSalmon (Botanologia) said there were many varieties, and listed 7: Single Columbine Double Columbine Double inverted Columbine  Rose Columbine Degenerate Columbine Tufted Columbine Early Red Virginian Columbine Parts used: Herb; Seeds Temperature &…

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Saxifraga alba, White Saxifrage PRO

Saxifraga alba, White Saxifrage Stonebreak Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 White SaxifrageHerbarum Vivae Eicones, Otto Brunfels, 1530 ‘Tall Saxifrage’Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 An alternate type of ‘Saxifrage’New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Botanical name: Saxifraga alba (syn. S. granulata subsp. granulata, S. officinalis)A number of different species supplied ‘Saxifrage’ Parts used: Root, leaf Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent…

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Jugulans Folium, Walnut Leaf

Jugulans folium, Walnut Leaf Della Materia Medicinale, Andrea Valuassori, 1562 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Botanische wandplaten, 1904–1914 Kohler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Botanical name: Jugulans regia Parts used: Leaf Temperature & Taste: Neutral, dry. Bitter Classifications: 2O. ASTRINGENT Uses: Note: generally used the same as the Green Hull which is stronger1. Clears Heat, Resists Poison:-resists Poison, Plague…

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Filipendula, Meadowsweet

Filipendula, Meadowsweet Dropwort, Red Saxifrage, Oenantha New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Two varieties of MeadowsweetParkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Botanical name: Filipendula ulmaria (syn. Spiraea filipendula) Parts used: Herb, Root Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Sweet, Bitterattenuates, binds, discusses Uses: 1. Clears Stomach Heat:-Indigestion, Colic-Hyperacidity, Heartburn, Peptic Ulcer-Diarrhea in children 2. Clears Wind-Heat:-Fever, Cold,…

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Staphysacre, Stavesacre

Staphysacre, Stavesacre Staphisagria, Delphinium, Larkspur, Louse-seed; Consolida Regalis, PedicularisMuvizaj (Unani) Gart der Gesundheit, Cuba, 1485 StavesacreKrauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Consolida RegalisKrauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Hamilton, E., Flora homoeopathica, vol. 2 (1853) STAVESACRE SEED1. Numerous fruit.  2,  3,  Fruit with several seeds.  4. Seeds without the pericarp.  5. Single seed.  6. StemSquibb’s Atlas of the Official Drugs, Mansfield,…

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