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Brucea, Ya Dan Zi PRO

ByAdam Tate

Brucea, Ya Dan Zi 鸦胆子 Ya Dan Zi (TCM) Brucea javanicaRumphius (Rumpf), G.E., Herbarium amboinense, (1741) Brucea javanica(Photo by Yercaud-elango) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Brucea javanica (syn. Rhus javanica) Parts used: Fruit Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Bitter. Toxic Classification: B. Clears Heat and Toxin Uses: 1. Clears Heat and Damp, Treats Dysentery:-special for chronic or…

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Absinthum, Wormwood PRO

ByAdam Tate

Absinthium, Wormwood Afsanteen, Afsantin (Unani) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Wormwood (left), Pontiac Wormwood (Right) Common Wormwood                                    Mountain or Roman Wormwood                                     Pontic Wormwood…

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Prunus domestica, Plumtree, Prune PRO

ByAdam Tate

Prunus domestica, Plum-tree, Prune Aalu Bukhara (Unani) P. domesticaDioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 P. sylvestrisKrauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Flora von Deutschland (25), Kohler, 1886 Botanical name: Prunus domesticaMany types of Plums were used: Garden or Wild (Sloes); great, small, long, round, white, red, yellow, purple, black; sweet or sour Damascens (with a long kernel) were regarded…

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Quinquefoliae, Cinquefoil PRO

ByAdam Tate

Quinquefoliae, Cinquefoil Pentafillum, Five-leaved grass Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Dioscorides Materia Medica, Ruellio, 1549 Flora von Deutschland (25), Kohler, 1886 Botanical name: Potentilla reptans (syn. P. repens)A number of similar related Potentilla species have been used in the various systems. Sulfur Cinquefoil: P. recta White Cinquefoil: P. alba Shrubby Cinquefoil: Dasiphora fruticosa Marsh Cinquefoil: Comarum…

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Meconopsis horridula, Tsher sngon PRO

ByAdam Tate

Meconopsis horridula, Tsher sngon ཚེར་སྔོན Prickly blue poppy, Spiny meconopsisTsher sngon (Tibetan)Duo ci lu rong hao (TCM)Gul-e-Nilam (Unani)Kanderi (Ayurveda) Meconopsis horridulaPhoto by Ghislain118) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: There are 2 sources for this Medicine: Meconopsis horridula (syn. M. horridula var. rudis, M. pratti, M. racemosa, M. rudis, M. sinuata var. pratti) M. aculeata Parts used: Whole…

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Pratia, Tong Chui Yu Dai Cao PRO

ByAdam Tate

Pratia, Tong Chui Yu Dai Cao 铜锤玉带草 PratiaTong Chiu Yu Dai Cao (TCM) Pratia nummulariaLindley, J., Edwards’s Botanical Register (1830) Pratia nummularia(Photo by 阿橋) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Pratia nummularia (syn. P. beonifolia, P. zeylanica, Lobelia nummularia) Parts used: Whole herb Temperature & Taste: Neutral. Pungent, Sweet, Bitter Uses: 1. Clears Wind and Damp:-Wind-Damp Rheumatic Pain…

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Asparagus root, Tian Men Dong PRO

ByAdam Tate

Asparagus root, Tian Men Dong 天门冬 Palacium Leporis (Wild Asparagus)Chinese Asparagus root: Tian Men DongShweta Musali (A. abscendens, Ayurveda)Nye Shing  ཉེ་ཤིང༌  (A. adscendens, Tibetan)Safed Musali (A. adscendens, Unani)Halyon (A. officinalis, Unani) Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Gart der Gesundheit, Cuba, 1485 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Japanese Herbal, 17th century (Welcome) Della Materia Medicinale, Andrea Valuassori, 1562…

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Tinospora, Guduchi PRO

ByAdam Tate

Tinospora, Guduchi Guduchi (Ayurveda)Cinthil Thandu (Siddha) Gilo (Unani)Zet al-Roomi, Zet al-Buta (Arabic)Sle tres  སླེ་ཏྲེས  (Tibetan)Kuan Jin Teng (TCM) Tinospora cordifolia Tinospora cordifolia with fruit(Photo by Sanu N) (Wikimedia) Tinospora cordifolia stems as used in Tibetan Medicine.(Adam, 2016) Botanical name: Tinospora cordifolia (syn. Menispermum cordifolium, Cocculus cordifolius)Related species used similarly include T. crispa, T. malabarica (syn. T….

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Cassia tora, Jue Ming Zi FREE

ByAdam Tate

Cassia tora, Jue Ming Zi 决明子 Cassia seed, Foetid Cassia seedJue Ming Zi (TCM)Chakramarda (Ayurveda)Thal ka rdo rje  ཐལ་ཀ་རྡོ་རྗེ (Tibetan) Cassia toraBlanco, M., Flora de Filipinas, 1875 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Cassia tora; also used are C. obtusifolia, C. occidentalis, C. sophera Parts used: Seed Temperature & Taste: Cool, moist….

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Santonicum, Wormseed

ByAdam Tate

Santonicum, Wormseed Semen Sanctum, Semen Cinae, Semen Cynae, Semen Contra Vermes, Semen Lumbricorum Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Waldstein, F. de Paula Adam von, Kitaibel, P., Descriptiones et icones plantarum rariorum Hungariae (1799-1802) Botanical name: Artemisia santonicum Parts used: SeedTraditionally, three types supplied the market: 1. Aleppo; 2. East Indian; 3. Barberry Temperature…

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Euphorbia stracheyi, Khron bu PRO

ByAdam Tate

Euphorbia stracheyi, Khron bu ཁྲོན་བུ་ Himalayan Prostrate SpurgeKhron bu (Tibet) Euphorbia longifoliaVentenat, E.P., Jardin de la Malmaison (1803-1805) Euphorbia himalayensis(Photo by Woudloper) (Wikimedia) Euphorbia sieboldiana(Photo by Keisotyo) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Euphorbia spp. E. stracheyi (syn. E. himalayensis) E. sieboldiana E. longifolia (syn. E. mellifera) Parts used: Prepared root Temperature & Taste: Neutral/Warm, dry. Bitter, Sweet….

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Alchemilla, Lady’s Mantle PRO

ByAdam Tate

Alchemilla, Lady’s Mantle Gart der Gesundheit, Cuba, 1485 Alchemilla vulgaris, Lady’s MantleFlora von Deutschland (25), Kohler, 1886 A. pubescens A. minor (syn. A. fissa)Flora von Deutschland (25), Kohler, 1886 A. alpina Lady’s Mantle(Photo by Plenuska) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Alchemilla vulgarisA number of varieties were used including Lesser and Alpine Parts used: Herb (fresh is best);…

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