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Morus Ramulus, Mulberry twig, Sang Zhi PRO

ByAdam Tate

Morus Ramulus, Mulberry Twig, Sang Zhi 桑枝 Sang Zhi (TCM） Botanische wandplaten (Plantillustrations) 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 upper body-Numbness of the extremities-Hemiplegia following Stroke-“good…

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Cissampelos, Patha

ByAdam Tate

Cissampelos, Patha Velvet-Leaf Pareira Patha (Ayurveda)Patha (Unani)Apatta (Siddha)Ya Hu Nu (TCM) Cissampelos pareiraMedicinal Plants, Bentley and Triman, 1875 Cissampelos pareiraWeinmann, J.W., Phytanthoza iconographia (1737-1745) Botanical name: Cissampelos pareira, C. pareira var. hirsutaCyclea peltata is used as a source of Patha in South India. Parts used: Root; or the whole herb or leaf Temperature & Taste:…

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Stoechas FREE

ByAdam Tate

Stoechas, Stoechas CassidonieUstukhuddus (Unani) StoechasOrtus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Stoechas(Photo by Carsten Niehaus) (Wikimedia) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Lavandula stoechasSalmon listed 5 varieties. Parts used: Flowers Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Bitter, pungent Classifications: 2A APERIENT.    2F. PURIFYING.    2H. CARMINATIVE.    2U. SUPPURATIVE3G. EMMENAGOGUE.    3M. ARTHRITIC4a. CEPHALIC.    4j….

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Brass Bhasma

ByAdam Tate

Brass Bhasma Pittala Bhasma (Ayurveda)Rag thal (Tibetan) Minerological name: AerisBrass is prepared by smelting 2 parts of Copper with 1 part of Zinc. Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Bitter Classification: Uses: 1. Nourishes Blood, Stops Bleeding:–Bleeding from various parts of the body–serious types of Anemia 2. Clears Wind and Damp, Resists Poison:–obstinate skin diseases inc….

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Amberboa ramosa, Badaward PRO

ByAdam Tate

Amberboa ramosa White Acanthus, Arabian ThornBadaward, Shukai (Unani)Shokat-al-Baida (Arabic)Sakayi (Hindi)Fen Zhi Po Ju (TCM) Amberboa ramosa as Volutarella divaricataKirtikar, K.R., Basu, B.D., Indian medicinal plants, Plates, vol. 3 (?) Onopordum acanthium(Photo by H. Zell) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Amberboa ramosaSynonyms: Oligochaeta ramosa Centaurea divaricata Volutarella divaricata Microlonchus divaricatus Tricholepis procumbens Onopordum acanthium has also been equated…

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Shiraia, Zhu Huang PRO

ByAdam Tate

Shiraia, Zhu Huang 竹黄 Bamboo Mushroom, Bamboo Ginseng, Bamboo NotoginsengZhu Huang ‘Bamboo Yellow’ (TCM) Shiraia bambusicolaThis shows fungus still attached to branches of Bamboo. Botanical name: Shiraia bambusicola found on Bambusa, Chrysophyllum or Phyllostachys species. Parts used: Fleshy Stroma (Fungus) growing on Bamboo and spores Temperature & Taste: Slightly Cool. Sweet Uses: 1. Clears Phlegm, Stops…

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Quercus, the Oak PRO

ByAdam Tate

Quercus, the Oak Mon cha ra   མོན་ཆ་ར  (Tibetan) Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Atlas der officinellen pflanzen, Felix, 1899 Botanical name: Quercus spp.Q. robur, Q. alba, and Q. petraea are currently listed as official The Japanese use Q. dentata similarlyIn Tibetan Medicine, Q. lanuginosa and Q. acutissima are used Parts used: Bark; Leaf; Acorns and…

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Senecio, Ragwort PRO

ByAdam Tate

Senecio, Ragwort Tansy Ragwort, Ragweed; Jacobaea, Herb Jabobi, Herb James, St. James Wort, Stagger-wort, Segrum, Canker-wort Masclef, A., Atlas des plantes de France, vol. 2: 177? Lindman, C.A.M., Bilder ur Nordens Flora, vol. 1 (1922-1926) Senecio jacobaea(Photo by Jonathan Billinger) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Senecio jacobaea (syn. Jacobaea vulgaris)Greater and Lesser types were known Parts used:…

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Desmodium gangeticum, Salparni PRO

ByAdam Tate

Desmodium gangeticum, Salparni Salpan, Hooked Hairypod Tickclover Salparni, Shaliparni, Saal parni (Root, Ayurveda)Pulladi, Peramalli (Siddha)Hong Mu Ji Cao (TCM) Desmodium gangeticumN. Witsen, H. de Jager, Plantae Javanicae pictae (1700) Desmodium gangeticumBlanco, Flora de Filipinas. (1875 Desmodium gangeticum(Photo by Vinayaraj) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Desmodium gangeticum (syn. Hedysarum gangeticum)D. latifolium and D. pulchellum have also been used…

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Magnetite, Ci Shi

ByAdam Tate

Magnetite, Ci Shi 磁石 LodestoneKanta (Ayurveda)Ci Shi (TCM)Khab len  ཁབ་ལེན  (Tibetan) Ortus Sanitatis, 1491 Magnetite specimen (from Bolivia)Photo by Rob Lavinsky iRocks.com (Wikimedia) Mineralogical Name:Magnetitum Parts used: The best is black and strongly magnetic Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Pungent, Bitter and Salty Constituents: Ferriferrous oxide (Fe3O4); traces of Si, Pb, Ti, P, Mn, Ca, As,…

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Potassium carbonate, Potash

ByAdam Tate

Potassium carbonate, Potash Salt of Tartar, Pearl ash, Carbonate of PotassaKali carbonicum, Sal Tartari, Kali Lignorum Purum, Sal Absinthii (Salt of Wormwood), Sal Cinereum Clavellatorum Depuratum, Potassii carbonas impura Yavaksara, Yavasukaja (Ayurveda)Ya bak sha ra (Tibetan)Jawakhar, Javakhar (Unani)Natrun (Arabic) Preparation of Potassium carbonate(Museum Museorum, Valentini, 1704) Minerological name: Impure Potassium carbonate; K2CO3 Parts used: Purified…

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Pistacia, Pistacio FREE

ByAdam Tate

Pistacia, Pistachio Pistah, Pista, Fastaq (Unani)Mistaka (Arabic) Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Duhamel du Monceau, Traité des arbres et arbustes, Nouvelle édition, 1809 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Pistacia vera Parts used: Nut Temperature & Taste: Warm, moist. Sweet Classifications: 2F. PURIFYING.    2S. STRENGTHENING3J. INCREASE SEMEN.    4d. PECTORAL.   …

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