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Sargentodoxa, Da Xue Teng PRO

ByAdam Tate

Sargentodoxa, Da Xue Teng 大血藤 Da Xue Teng, Hong Teng (TCM) Sargentodoxa cuneata (Photo by JohnJGasper2) (Wikimedia) Sargentodoxa Hong Teng (Adam, 2013) Botanical name: Sargentodoxa cuneata Parts used: Vine Temperature & Taste: Neutral/Slightly Cool. Bitter Classification: B. Clears Heat and Poison Uses: 1. Clears Heat, Resists Poison:-Abscesses, Boils, Carbuncles, Toxic Swellings-Breast Abscess, Intestinal Abscess with…

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Coleus, Makandi PRO

ByAdam Tate

Coleus, Makandi Country Borage Curtis’s Botanical Magazine, vol. 46 (1819) Botanical name: Coleus forskohlii (syn. C. barbatus, Plectranthus forskohlii, P. barbatus) Parts used: Primarily Root; also the Leaf Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent Uses: 1. Clears Wind, Stops Spasms:-Spasms, Cramps, Convulsions-skin diseases with Itching-Hypertension (proven effect)-Glaucoma (proven effect) 2. Moves the Blood, Clears Stasis,…

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Limonum, Lemon

ByAdam Tate

Limonum, Lemon Leemu (Unani) Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Kreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 Kohler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Botanical name: Citrus limonum (syn. Citrus medica, Malus medica, Malum citrum) Parts used: Peel, Fruit Temperature & Taste: Peel: Warm, dry. Pungent, Sour, Aromatic; Fruit: Cool, dry. Sour, Sweet. Classifications: Fruit: B. Clears Heat Uses: PEEL:Peel is…

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Olibanum, Frankincense FREE

ByAdam Tate

Olibanum, Frankincense, Ru Xiang 乳香 Also called Thus, LibanosRu Xiang (TCM)Shallaki (Ayurveda)Kundur (Unani)Spos dkar  སྤོས་དཀར  (Tibetan) Left: Olibanum; Right: ThusOrtus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Boswellia SerrataMedical Botany, Stephenson and Churchill, 1836 Frankincense tree (Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640) Herbarium, Matthioli (Polish), 1596 Frankincense (Adam, 2016) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Boswellia thurifera, B….

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Liquidambar, Lu Lu Tong PRO

ByAdam Tate

Liquidambar, Lu Lu Tong 路路通 Liquidambar, Fragrant MapleLu Lu Tong (TCM) Liquidambar formosana Hooker, W.J., Hooker, J.D., Icones Plantarum [Hooker’s Icones plantarum] (1867) Liquidambar formosana fruit(Photo by Yoiyoi kancho) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Liquidambar formosana Parts used: Fruit Temperature & Taste: Neutral. Bitter Classification: K. Move the Blood Uses: 1. Moves Qi and Blood, Opens Obstructions:-Abdominal…

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Cuscuta herba, Dodder FREE

ByAdam Tate

Cuscuta Herba, Dodder herb Aftimoon (Unani)Akash Bel (Hindi)Tu Si Cao (TCM) Left: Dodder, Cuscuta ; Right: Dodder of Thyme, EpithymumKreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 C. europeaBritish Phaenogamous Botany, Baxter, 1834 C. vulgaris (syn. C. epilinum)Flora von Deutschland (16), Kohler, 1884 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Cuscuta spp.European is supplied by C. europea, C….

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Celastrus, Jyotishmati PRO

ByAdam Tate

Celastrus, Jyotishmati Staff TreeJyotishmati, Malkuki (Ayurveda)Valuzuvai (Siddha)Mal Kangni (Unani)Arujee (Arabic)Nan Sha Teng (TCM) Celastrus orbiculatusCurtis’s Botanical Magazine, (1898) Celastrus paniculatus fruit(Photo by Vinayaraj) (Wikimedia) Celastrus paniculatus fruit and seed(Photo by DrLee) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Celastrus spp.Two main species are used in 2 different systems:  1. Celastrus paniculatus (Ayurveda)  2. Celastrus orbiculatus (syn. C. articulatus) (TCM)The…

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Ficus, Fig FREE

ByAdam Tate

Ficus, Fig tree Dried Figs were traditionally called CariceAnjeer (Unani) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Flora von Deutschland, Kohler, 1886 Dried Fig slices added to flower teas in China (Adam, 2017) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Ficus caricaRelated species are used similarly in various systems. Parts used: Fruit, most…

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Spirit

ByAdam Tate

Spirit From a Medical viewpoint, Spirit is the non-physical part of the person, related to the Mental and Emotional aspect. The Spirit is generally strongly associated with Mental function, clarity of consciousness and the Emotions. The Spirit is said to be seated in the Heart, but can be thought of rising to the Head while…

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Caragana, Mdzo mo shing

ByAdam Tate

Caragana, Mdzo mo shing མཛོ་མོ་ཤིང་ Shag-Spine PeashrubMdzo mo shing (Tibet)Gui Jian Jin Ji Er or Zuo Mu Xing (TCM) Caragana jubataVan Houtte, L.B., Flore des serres et des jardin de l’Europe (1873) Botanical name: Caragana spp. C. jubata (syn. Astragalus jubata, Aspalathus jubatus, Robinia jubata) C. tibetica C. changduensis C. franchetiana There are a number of…

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Ziziphus, Jujube, Da Zao FREE

ByAdam Tate

Zizyphus, Jujube, Da Zao 大枣 Da Zao, Hong Zao (Red) (TCM)Unnab (Unani, Arabic) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 A Complete History of Drugs, Pomet, London, 1748 Red Jujube Da Zao (Adam, 2017) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Ziziphus jujuba (syn. Z. vulgaris) Parts used: Fruit; Black and Red varieties…

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Malva, Mallow PRO

ByAdam Tate

Malva, Mallow Khubbazi (Unani) Gart der Gesundheit, Cuba, 1485 Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Malva sylvestrisKoehler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Left: Musk Mallow   Right: Low MallowFlora von Deutschland (21), Kohler, 1885  1. Malva sylvestris; 2 M. rotundifolia3. M. rotundifolia var. pusilla; 4. M. moschataFlorigraphia Britannica, Deakin, 1857 Botanical name:…

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