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Acne

ByAdam Tate

Acne Acne is a condition of infection and inflammation of the sebaceous glands of the skin, most commonly the face, shoulders and back. It can be divided into several types: Toxic Heat–excess heat and toxin in the Blood causes red, inflamed pimples with yellow centers; there will be dry stool or constipation, yellow urine, red…

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Geranium, Lao Guan Cao PRO

ByAdam Tate

Geranium, Li ga dur ལི་ག་དུར Cranesbill, Common Heron’s Bill,Lao Guan Cao  老鹳草 (TCM)Li Ga Dur  (Tibetan)Bhanda (Ayurveda, G. nepalense) Geranium carolinianumA.J. Cavanilles, Monadelphiae classis dissertationes decem, (1787) Geranium wilfordii(Photo by Alpsdake) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Geranium spp.A number of species are used: G. wilfordii G. carolinianum  G. sibiricum G. nepalense (syn. G. affine) (TCM, Tibetan) G….

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Echinacea PRO

ByAdam Tate

Echinacea Cone-flower, Purple Cone-flower, Black Sampson Echinacea purpureaWitte, H., Flora. Afbeeldingen en beschrijvingen van boomen, heesters, éénjarige planten, enz., voorkomende in de Nederlandsche tuinen, 1868 Echinacea purpurea(Photo by James St. John) (Wikimedia) Echinacea rootA Manual of Organic Materia Medica and Pharmacognosy, Sayre, 1907 Botanical name: Echinacea spp.  1. E. purpurea (syn. Rudbeckia purpurea)  2. E….

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Fagonia, Dhanvayasa PRO

ByAdam Tate

Fagonia, Dhanvayasa Dhanvayasa (Ayurveda)Dhamasa (F. cretica); Badavarda (F. arabica) (Unani) Fagonia creticaG. Dyckman, Icones varianum plantarum [mss. (1501-1600) Fagonia creticaBotanical Magazine (Curtis), vol. 7. (1794) Fagonia cretica(Photo by Patrice78500) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Fagonia cretica (syn. F. erecta, F. deflexa, F. delongata, F. hispanica), F. arabica Parts used: Whole plant Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Bitter“Cold…

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Coptis, Huang Lian FREE

ByAdam Tate

Coptis, Huang Lian 黄连 Gold Thread, CoptisHuang Lian (TCM)Mamira, Tiktamula (Ayurveda)Mamisa, Mamira (Unani)Myang rtsi spras  མྱང་རྩི་སྤྲས  (Tibetan) Coptis trifoliaMateria Medica Botanica, Wellman, 1845 Coptis japonica var. anemonifolia(Photo by Qwert1234) (Wikimedia) Slices of Coptis Huang Lian showing bright yellow-orange cross-section (Adam, 2017) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Coptis spp.:Several species are used:…

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Aconitum chasmanthum, Vatsanabha PRO

ByAdam Tate

Aconitum chasmanthum, Vatsanabha Indian Napellus, Indian Aconite, Nepal Aconite (A. ferox)Vatsanabha, Visha, Bish (Ayurveda)Mohri (Hindi)Visha Navi (Siddha)Bong nga nag po  བོང་ང་ནག་པོ  (Tibetan)Sman chen (A spicatum, Tibetan)Beesh (Unani)Zhan Hua Wu Tou (A. chasmanthum, TCM)Ni Bo Er Wu Tou (A. ferox, TCM)Tie Bang Chui   铁棒锤  (A. flavum, A. pendulum, TCM) Aconitum feroxF.E. Kohler, Medizinal Pflanzen, vol. 3…

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Succinum, Amber, Hu Po PRO

ByAdam Tate

Succinum, Amber, Hu Po 琥珀 Ho Po (TCM)Kahruba (Unani)Trinakanta, Kaharva (Ayurveda)Sbur len སྦུར་ལེན་,  Spos shel སྤོས་ཤེལ་ (Tibet) Hortus sanitatis, 1491 Museum Museorum, Valentini, 1704 A selection of Amber inclusionsMetallotheca Vaticana Opus Posthuman, 1719 Two types of Amber available on the Chinese market (Adam, 2022) BUY AMBER POWDER Amber is semi-fossilized (actually cross-polymerized) ancient tree resin….

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Patrinia, Bai Jiang Cao PRO

ByAdam Tate

Patrinia, Bai Jiang Cao 败酱草 Bai Jiang Cao (TCM) Patrinia scabiosifolia Loddiges, C.L., botanical cabinet [C. Loddiges] (1828) Patrinia villosa(Photo by 阿橋) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Patrinia villosa, P. scabiosifolia (P. scabiosaefolia ) Parts used: Whole Herb (sometimes just the root is used) Temperature & Taste: Slightly Cool, dry. Pungent, Bitter Classification: B. Clears Heat and…

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Hippophae, Sea Buckthorn PRO

ByAdam Tate

Hippophae, Sea Buckthorn, Star Bu སྟར་བུ Star Bu  (Tibetan)Sha Ji  沙棘 (TCM) Flora von Deutschland (10), Kohler, 1882 Hippophae rhamnoides(Photo by AnRo0002) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Hippophae spp.Three types are used in Tibetan Medicine: H. rhamnoides (Large Star bu) H. salicifolia (Medium Star bu) H. tibetana (Small Star bu) Parts used: Fruit Temperature & Taste: Warm,…

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Echinacea FREE

ByAdam Tate

Echinacea Cone-flower, Purple Cone-flower, Black Sampson Echinacea purpureaWitte, H., Flora. Afbeeldingen en beschrijvingen van boomen, heesters,éénjarige planten, enz., voorkomende in de Nederlandsche tuinen, 1868 Echinacea purpurea(Photo by James St. John) (Wikimedia) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Echinacea purpurea (syn. Rudbeckia purpurea), E. pallida, E. angustifolia Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste:…

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Arctium Semen, Burdock Seed PRO

ByAdam Tate

Arctium Semen, Burdock seed, Niu Bang Zi 牛蒡子 Niu Bang Zi (TCM, Seed) Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Medicinal Plants, Millspaugh, 1892 Botanical name: Artcium lappaGreater and Lesser types were recognised. Parts used: Seed Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Bitter, pungent (Some old TCM sources classed it as Neutral or Warm) Classifications: A. Clears Exterior…

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Apium, Celery FREE

ByAdam Tate

Apium, Celery SmallageAjmoda (Seed, Ayurveda) Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Kops, Flora Batava, 1822 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Apium graveolensGarden, Wild and Mountain types were recognisedMacedonian Smallage is Macedonian Parsley (Italian Parsley) Parts used: Root; Seed; Juice Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent. Juice is Cool and dry Classifications: 2C INCIDERS   …

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