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Anisum, Aniseed PRO

ByAdam Tate

Annis, Aniseed Anisoon (Unani) Ortus sanitatis, Cube, Johann von, 1501 Atlas der officinellen pflanzen (2), Felix, 1899 Aniseed (Adam, 2016) Botanical name: Pimpinella anisum Parts used: Seed Temperature & Taste: Very Warm, dry. Pungent, Sweet.Sweet and Bitter varieties were traditionally recognised.“According to Galen anise is Hot in the Second and Dry in the Third degree”….

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Myristica, Nutmeg & Mace FREE

ByAdam Tate

Myristica, Nutmeg, Rou Dou Kou 肉豆蔻 Nux Muscata (Latin)Jatiphala (Ayurveda, Unani)Rou Dou Kou 肉豆蔻 (TCM)Dza ti  ཛཱ་ཏི (Tibetan) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Darstellung und Beschreibung sammtliche, Berg, 1858 Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Top: Whole NutmegBottom: Mace Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Myristica fragrans Parts used: Fruit (Nutmeg); Mace…

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Inonotus obliquus, Chaga PRO

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) Botanical name: Inonotus obliquus Parts used: Fungii, traditionally only from the Birch treeTypically found on Birch, Elm and Alder trees Temperature & Taste: Neutral. slightly Sweet and Bitter Constituents: PolysaccharidesPhenols (high levels)Betulinic…

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Endivae, Endive PRO

ByAdam Tate

Endivae, Endive Also called Intybus Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Kurtzes Handtbuchlein, Ryff, 1599 Left: Endive; Right: Crisp EndiveKreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 Botanical name: Chicorium endivaSeveral varieties were known including Garden, Wild and Crisp-leaved Parts used: Seed; Leaf; sometimes the Root or whole plant Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. slightly Bitteropens, cleanses Classifications: 2A APERIENT.    2N. REPELLENT3D….

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Stellaria dichotoma, Yin Chai Hu

ByAdam Tate

Stellaria dichotoma, Yin Chai Hu 银柴胡 Dichtomous StarwortYin Chai Hu (TCM)Srolo Garbo (Tibetan) Stellaria dichotomaSmith, J.E., Plantarum icones hactenus ineditae, vol. 1 (1789-1791) Stellaria dichotoma(Photo by dagendresen) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Stellaria dichotoma Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Cool, slightly moist. Sweet, Bitter Classification: B. Clears Deficient Heat Uses: 1. Clears Deficient Heat:-Fever or Heat…

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Diamond Bhasma

ByAdam Tate

Diamond Hirak, Heerak, Vajra (Ayurveda) Minerological name: Adamas Parts used: BhasmaAyurvedic texts divide Diamonds into three types: Masculine: has 6 or 8 angles, very bright with a lustre like a rainbow Feminie: 6 angles, full of spots and lines; parabolic and rounded on the edges Neuter: 3 angles, thin, rounded, elongated The first type “Masculine”…

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Boletus cervinus, Deer Mushroom

ByAdam Tate

Boletus cervinus, Deer Mushroom Deer Truffle, Hart Truffle, False Truffle, Deer Balls, Deers Earth Balls, Hearts Truffle, Lycoperdon nutsTubera Cervina, Fungus Cervinus, Scleroderma Cervinum, Lycoperdon Solidum, Crepitus Lupi Salmon, Botanologia, 1710 Flora Danica [G.C. Oeder et al]] (1761-1883) Elaphomyces granulatus(Photo by bjoerns) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Elaphomyces granulatus (syn. Elaphomyces cervinus, Lycoperdon cervinum) Parts used: Dried…

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Eleocharis, Water Chestnut, Bi Qi PRO

ByAdam Tate

Eleocharis, Water Chestnut, Bi Qi 荸荠 Bi Qi (TCM) Eleocharis dulcisRoxburgh, W., Plants of the coast of Coromandel (1819) Eleocharis dulcisBlanco, Flora de Filipinas. (1875) Botanical name: Eleocharis dulcis (syn. E. plantaginea, E. tuberosa) Parts used: Rhizome Temperature & Taste: Cool, moist. Sweet Classification: P. Clears Hot Phlegm Uses: 1. Clears Phlegm and Heat, Resolves…

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Euphorbia lathyris, Caper Spurge, Qian Jin Zi PRO

ByAdam Tate

Euphorbia lathyris, Caper Spurge Qian Jin Zi 千金子 Garden Spurge, Caper SpurgeCataputra minoris, Tithymalus, Tithymali latifolii, Lathyridis majoris, Granum Regis, Sponsa SolisQian Jin Zi (TCM) Euphorbia lathyrisKrauterbuch Erdgewachs Destillierbuch, Eucharius, 1533 Euphorbia lathyrisFuchs, L., New Kreüterbuch (1543) Euphorbia lathyrisFlora von Deutschland (20), Kohler, 1885 Botanical name: Euphorbia lathyris (syn. E. spongiosa, E. decussata, Cataputia vulgaris,…

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Spongia Marina, Sponge PRO

ByAdam Tate

Spongii, Sponge Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Spongia officinalisMedical Zoology and Mineralogy, Stephendon, 1832 Spongia officinalisPhoto by Liez Botanical name: Various Species of Sponge. Spongia officinalis (“Official”, “Commercial” or “Bath” Sponge) Spongia lacinulosa (of the Red Sea, Mediterranean and Indian Ocean). Many Sponges have been used including Phylum porifera. Parts used: 1. Whole dried Sponge2. Sponge ashes3….

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Polygonum cuspidatum, Hu Zhang PRO

ByAdam Tate

Polygonum cuspidatum, Hu Zhang 虎杖 Bushy Knotweed, Giant KnotweedHu Zhang (TCM) Polygonum cuspidatum (as Fallopia japonica)Curtis, W., Curtis’s botanical magazine (1800-1948) Polygonum cuspidatum(Photo  by Superior National Forest) (Wikimedia) Polygonum Hu Zhang root slice(Adam, 2024) Botanical name: Polygonum cuspidatum (syn. Reynoutria japonica, Fallopia japonica) Parts used: Rhizome Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Bitter Classification: K. Move…

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Leonurus, Motherwort FREE

ByAdam Tate

Leonurus, Motherwort, Yi Mu Cao 益母草 Also called Cardiaca, MatricariaYi Mu Cao (TCM) LeonurusNew Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 LeonurusKurtzes Handtbuchlein, Ryff, 1599 L. cardiacaOeder et al., Flora Danica, 1756 (1761-1883) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Leonurus cardiaca (syn. L. crispus, L. campestris, L. glabra, L. discolor)In TCM L. heterophyllus (syn. L. artermisia),…

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