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Saussurea involucrata, Snow Lotus, Xue Lian PRO

ByAdam Tate

Saussurea involucrata, Snow Lotus, Xue Lian 雪莲 Snow LotusBry Rgod Sug Pa (S. medusa, Tibet)Xue Lian, Tian Shan Xue Lian (S. involucrata) (TCM)Mian Tou Xue Tu Zi  绵头雪兔子 (S. laniceps) (TCM)Shui Mu Xue Tu Zi 水母雪兔子 (S. medusa) (TCM) Saussurea gossypiphoraHoutte, L. van, Flore des serres et des jardin de l’Europe, vol. 15 (1845) Saussurea…

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Cicer, Chickpea FREE

ByAdam Tate

Cicer, Chickpea GarbanzoChana (Unani) CicerDioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Red and White Cicer   Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Flora von Deutschland (24), Kohler, 1886 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Cicer arietinumWhite, Red, Grey and Black Garden varieties were used; Wild and Garden varieties were also differentiated, the Wild being far stronger. Parts used:…

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Flourite, Zi Shi Ying

ByAdam Tate

Flourite, Zi Shi Ying 紫石英 Zi Shi Ying (TCM) Purple FlouritePhoto by Rob Lavinsky iRocks.com (Wikimedia) Minerological name: Flouritum CaF2 (Ca 51%, F 49%); also diferric trioxide, with admixtures including Cl and rare earths. Parts used: Prepared Stone; the purple Stone is most used in TCM Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Sweet Classification: G. Sedate…

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Melissa, Lemon Balm FREE

ByAdam Tate

Melissa, Balm Lemon Balm; Mountain Balm, Sweet BalmMelissophyllum, ApiastrumBillilotan (Unani) Della Materia Medicinale, Andrea Valuassori, 1562 Kurtzes Handtbuchlein, Ryff, 1599 Koehler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Melissa officinalis Parts used: Herb Temperature & Taste: Slightly Cool (some said Warm), dry. Pungent, Sweet Classifications: 2H. CARMINATIVE.    3A. SUDORIFICS &…

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Sesamum, Sesame, Hei Zhi Ma PRO

ByAdam Tate

Sesamum, Sesame, Hei Zhi Ma 黑芝麻 Til, Tila (Ayurveda)Hei Zhi Ma (TCM)Kunjad Siyah (Unani)Til snum  ཏིལ་སྣུམ་ (Tibet) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Koehler, Medizinal Pflanzen, 1897 (Photo by Vengolis) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Sesamum indicum Parts used: Seed (Black are stronger) Temperature & Taste: Slightly Warm, moist. Sweet“It is Hot in the middle and Moist in the…

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Caltha, Marsh Marigold, Rta rmig PRO

ByAdam Tate

Caltha, Marsh Marigold, Rta rmig རྟ་རྨིག་ Marsh Marigold, Water Buttercup, Brave Celandine, American Cowslips, Tussilago alteraRta rmig (Tibet)Ma Ti Ye (TCM)Kushrya (Ayurveda) Lesser Marsh MarigoldSalmon, Botanologia (1710) Caltha palustris (Flora von Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz, Otto Wilhelm Thomé, 1885) Caltha palustris(Photo by Robert S Remie) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Caltha spp. C. palustris (syn. C. polypetala)…

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Zinc oxide, Tutty

ByAdam Tate

Zinc oxide, Tutty Flowers of Zinc, Calx of Zinc, Nihilum album, Pompholix Zincite (native Zinc oxide); however, this was not a traditional source for Zinc oxide.Photo by Robert M. Lavinsky (Wikimedia) Minerological name: Impure Zinc oxide Native ores of Zinc include:  1. Sphelerite–Zinc sulphide  2. Zincite–Zinc oxide  3. Calamine (Smithsonite)–Zinc carbonate  4. Hemimorphite–Zinc silicate Parts…

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Succinum, Amber, Hu Po FREE

ByAdam Tate

Succinum, Amber, Hu Po 琥珀 Ho Po (TCM)Kahruba (Unani)Trinakanta, Kaharva (Ayurveda)Sbur len སྦུར་ལེན་ (Tibet) Hortus sanitatis, 1491 A selection of Amber inclusionsMetallotheca Vaticana Opus Posthuman, 1719 Two types of Amber available on the Chinese market (Adam, 2022) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Amber is semi-fossilized (actually cross-polymerized) ancient tree resin. It has a…

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Buddleja, Mi Meng Hua PRO

ByAdam Tate

Buddleja, Mi Meng Hua 密蒙花 BuddleiaMi Meng Hua (TCM) Curtis, W., Curtis’s botanical magazine (1800-1948) Buddleja officinalis(Photo by Salix) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Buddleja officinalis Parts used: Flower bud Temperature & Taste: Mildly Cool. Sweet. Mildly Toxic Classifications: B. Clear Strong Heat or Fire Uses: 1. Clears Liver Heat, Brightens the Eyes:-red, painful, swollen eyes-excess tearing-superficial…

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Equisetum, Horsetail, Mu Zei FREE

ByAdam Tate

Equisetum, Horsetail, Mu Zei 木贼 Hippuris, Ephedron, AnabasisMu Zei (TCM)Khu byug rtsa ljang  ཁུ་བྱུག་རྩ་ལྗང་ (Tibet) Two varieties of HorsetailDioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 E. arvensisFlora von Deutschland (4), Kohler, 1884 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Equisetum arvenseAlso used are E. maximum, E. sylvaticum, E. palustre, E. limosum, and E. hyemale, the…

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Selaginella doederleinii, Shi Shang Bai PRO

ByAdam Tate

Selaginella, Shi Shang Bai 石上柏 SelaginellaShi Shang Bai (TCM) Selaginella doederleinii Photo by 天問 小窩 (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Selaginella doederleiniiSee also Selaginella pulvinata which may be an equivalent plant. Parts used: Whole Herb Temperature & Taste: Neutral/Cool, dry. Sweet, Pungent, Bitter Classifications: B. Clears Heat and Poison Uses: 1. Clears Heat, Resists Poison:-Fever-Acute Sore Throat-Lung-Heat…

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Boschniakia, Hui Chuan Cao PRO

ByAdam Tate

Boschniakia, Hui Chun Cao 回春草 Hui Chuan Cao (‘Rejuvenation Herb’); Cao Cong Rong (TCM)Oniku (Japan) Orobanche spp. (2) and Boschniakia (3), showing the similarity of the two species.Komarov (Komorov), V.L., Flora of the U.S.S.R. (1934-1964) Boschniakia rossica(Photo by Malcolm Manners) (Wikimedia) Ther dried herb for sale at the Chengdu Medicine Market(Adam, 2018) Botanical name: Boschniakia…

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