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Curcuma, Turmeric PRO

ByAdam Tate

Curcuma, Turmeric, Jiang Huang 姜黄 Tumeric; Cyperus indicus (Dioscorides)Jiang Huang (TCM)Haridra (Ayurveda)Mancal (Siddha) Icones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1800 Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Whole Turmeric Root (Adam, 2016) LONG AND ROUND TURMERICNotes on Pharmacognosy, Otto Augustus Wall, 1902 Long and Round Turmeric, Chengdu Medicine Market(Adam, 2017) Botanical name: Curcuma longa (syn. C. domestica, C. rotunda, C….

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Scrophularia, Figwort, Xuan Shen FREE

ByAdam Tate

Scrophularia, Figwort, Xuan Shen 玄参 Xuan Shen (Chinese Figwort)Gyer shing pa  གཡེར་ཤིང་པ  (Tibetan) Herbarum Vivae Eicones, Otto Brunfels, 1530 Flora von Deutschland (17), Kohler, 1884 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Scrophularia spp.  1. S. nodosa (West)  2. S. ningpoensis, S. buergeriana (TCM)  3. S. incisa, S. ningpoensis, S. koelzii (Tibetan) Parts…

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Arctium Semen, Burdock Seed FREE

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 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Artcium lappaGreater and Lesser types were recognised. Parts used: Seed Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Bitter, pungent Classifications: A. Clears Exterior Wind-Heat Uses: 1….

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Spondias pinnata, Amrata PRO

ByAdam Tate

Spondias pinnata, Amrata Hog Plum, Wild MangoAmrata  (Bark); Amrataka (Fruit) (Ayurveda)Mambulichi (Siddha) Spondias pinnataN. Witsen, H. de Jager, Plantae Javanicae pictae, ex Java transmissae anno MDCC (1700) Spondias pinnata fruit(Photo by Dinesh Valke) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Spondias pinnata (syn. S. mangifera, S. acuminata)A ‘Greater’ variety is derived from S. cytherea Parts used: Principally the Stem-barkAlso…

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Chlorite Schist, Meng Shi

ByAdam Tate

Chlorite Schist, Meng Shi 礞石 Qing Meng Shi (Chlorite Schist)Jin Meng Shi  (Vermiculite Schist)Gser bye (Vermiculite) (Tibetan) Chlorite SchistPhoto by Ser Amantio di Nicolao (Wikimedia) Minerological name: Several Minerals fall within the classification of Meng Shi:  1. Chlorite–Qing Meng Shi (Biotite 90–95%, Quartz 2–4%, Andesinum or Epidotum 1–2%), regarded as best  2. Chlorite–Fang Jie Shi…

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Lodoicea, Sea Coconut PRO

ByAdam Tate

Lodoicea, Sea Coconut Double Coconut, Maldive Coconut, Coco-de-MerAklari (Ayurveda)Kadalthengai (Siddha)Narjeel Daryai (Unani) Sea Coconut palm, Lodoicea maldivicaCurtis, W., Botanical Magazine (1827) Sea Coconuts (left, in a bunch, right individual)Curtis, W., Botanical Magazine (1827) Lodoicea maldivica(Photo by David Stanley) (Wikimedia0 Botanical name: Lodoicea maldivica, L. seychellarum Parts used: Kernel Temperature & Taste: Cool, moist. Sweet, PungentAccording…

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Calamintha, Calamint FREE

ByAdam Tate

Calamintha, Calamint Also called Mountain Mint New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Greater (top left) and Lesser (right) CalamintParkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Curtis, William, Flora Londinensis, vol. 6 (1789-1798) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Calamintha officinalis (syn. Clinopodium nepeta subsp. glandulosum, Melissa nepeta, Melissa calamintha)C. nepeta (Lesser Calamint) is used…

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Anaphalis, Spra ba PRO

ByAdam Tate

Anaphalis, Spra ba སྤྲ་བ Pearl EverlastingSpra ba (Tibetan Medicine)Xuan Ye Xiang Qing (A. contorta, TCM)Da Huo Cao (A. nepalensis, TCM) Anaphalis contortaBotanical Register, vol. 7 (1822) Anaphalis triplinervisCurtis’s Botanical Magazine, (1824) Anaphalis triplinervis(Photo by Ghislain118) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Anaphalis spp.Several varieties are known: Spra rgod, Greater variety: A. triplinervis Spra g-yung, Lesser variety: A.. contorta,…

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Punica Fructus, Pomegranate Fruit FREE

ByAdam Tate

Punica Fructus, Pomegranate fruit Shi Liu Zi (TCM)Se bru  སེ་འབྲུ  (Tibetan)Dadima (Ayurveda)Anardana (Unani) Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Kreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 Pomegranate Fruit (Adam, 2019) Dried Pomegranate fruit as used inAyurveda and Tibetan Medicine (Adam, 2016) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Punica granatum Parts used: Fruit; the dried, ripe fruit-seed are used in Tibetan…

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Morus Ramulus, Mulberry twig, Sang Zhi FREE

ByAdam Tate

Morus Ramulus, Mulberry Twig, Sang Zhi 桑枝 Sang Zhi (TCM） Botanische wandplaten (Plantillustrations) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Morus alba Parts used: Twig Temperature & Taste: Neutral. Bitter Classifications: D. Clear Wind and Damp Uses: 1. Clear Wind-Damp, Clears the Channels, Benefits Joints: -wind-damp joint and muscle pain, especially of the…

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Cardamon, Elettaria cardamomum FREE

ByAdam Tate

Cardamomum, Lesser Cardamom Sukshmaila (Ayurveda)Heel Khurd (Fruit, Unani)Dana Heel Khurd (Seed, Unani)Sug smel སུག་སྨེལ  (Tibetan) Ortus Sanitatis, Cube, Johann von, 1501 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Lesser CardamonIcones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1800 Indiae Utriusque re Naturali et Medica, Pisonis, 1658 Lesser, Medium and Greater CardamonsNew Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Lesser Cardamon (Adam, 2016) Members CLICK HERE for the…

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Vernonia cinerea, Sahadevi PRO

ByAdam Tate

Vernonia cinerea, Sahadevi Ironweed, Purple Fleabane, Ash-colored Fleabane, Ash FleabaneSahadevi (Ayurveda)Naichotte Poonde (Siddha)Yi Zhi Xiang 一枝香 (TCM) Vernonia cinereaM. Blanco, Flora de Filipinas., ed. 3 (1875) Vernonia cinerea(Photo by J.M.Garg) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Vernonia cinerea (syn. Cyanthillium cinereum) Parts used: Root (Rhizome); Herb (leaf) Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Pungent, Bitter Uses: 1. Clears Wind-Heat,…

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