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Vinca Pevinca, Periwinkle PRO

ByAdam Tate

Vinca Pevinca, Periwinkle Alexandria, Laureola, Lactago, Daphnitis, Clematis Daphnoides, Chamedaphne, Hippoglossum Herbarum Vivae Eicones, Otto Brunfels, 1530 V, majorEnglish Botany, Sowerby, 1799 (Photo by Cslucas) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Vinca major (Greater); V. minor (Lesser) Parts used: Herb Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry Classification: 3N. Vulnerary Uses: 1. Calms the Mind, Moves the Blood, Stops Wind:-Dizziness,…

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Melicope, Thin Evodia, San Ya Ku

ByAdam Tate

Melicope, Thin Evodia, San Ya Ku 三丫苦 Thin Evodia, CorkwoodSan Ya Ku, San Cha Ku, Bai Yun Xiang (TCM) Photo by 阿橋 HQ (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Melicope pteleifolia (syn. Evodia lepta, Euodia lepta, Ilex lepta) Parts used: Root, Leaf Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Bitter Classification: Uses: 1. Clears Wind-Heat, Resists Toxin:–Cold, Influenza–Rhinitis–Throat swelling and…

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Cynanchum atratum, Bai Wei PRO

ByAdam Tate

Cynanchum atratum, Bai Wei 白微 Blackened Swallow-wortBai Wei (TCM) Botanical name: Cynanchum atratum, C. versicolorLocal varieties used include C. inamoenum, C. paniculatum, C. amplexicaule Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Cold, neutral in respect of dryness/moisture. Bitter, Salty Classification: B. Clears Deficient Heat Uses: 1. Clears Heat, Cools the Blood:-low-grade Fever; Chronic Fever, Yin-deficient Fever,…

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Ficus, Fig PRO

ByAdam Tate

Ficus, Fig Dried Figs were traditionally called CariceAnjeer (Unani) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Flora von Deutschland, Kohler, 1886 Dried Fig slices added to flower teas in China (Adam, 2017) Botanical name: Ficus caricaRelated species are used similarly in various systems. Parts used: Fruit, most commonly in their dried form Temperature & Taste:…

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Tabanus, Gad Fly, Meng Chong

ByAdam Tate

Tabanus, Gad Fly, Meng Chong 虻虫 Tabanus, Horse Fly Meng Chong (TCM) Tabanus mandarinus Tabanus chrysurus Blood Sucking Insects of Formosa, Shiraki & Hakushi, 1918 Entomological name: Tabanus spp.A number of species supply the market, the main ones being:  1. T. bivittatus   2. T. mandarinus   3. T. kiangsuensis   4. T. pleskei  5….

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Symplocos folium, Zhu mkhan PRO

ByAdam Tate

Symplocos Folium, Zhu mkhan ཞུ་མཁན Sapphireberry, Asciatic SweetleafLodhra Pattika (Ayurveda)Zhu mkhan  ཞུ་མཁན  (Tibet)Ladh Pathani (Unani) Symplocos paniculataBotanical Register, 1823 Symplocos paniculata(Photo by Kristine Paulus) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Symplocos paniculata (syn. S. crataegoides, S. chinensis, Prunus paniculata, P. mairei, Palura chinensis) Parts used: Leaf Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Bitter Uses: 1. Clears Heat from the…

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Castanea, Chestnut

ByAdam Tate

Castanea, Chestnut Ortus Sanitatis, Cube, Johann von, 1501 Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Flora von Deutschland (10), Kohler, 1882 Botanical name: Castanea sativa Parts used: Nut Temperature & Taste: Warm, moist Uses: 1. Nourishes Blood, Tonifies Yin:-‘They have the vertues of Almonds and Hazelnuts, but more nourishing’; Galen said they are the…

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Coriandrum, Coriander FREE

ByAdam Tate

Coriandrum, Coriander Kishneez, Kishniz (Unani, Seed)Dhanyaka (Ayurveda)‘u Su  འུ་སུ  (Tibetan, Seed) New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Herbarum Vivae Eicones, Otto Brunfels, 1530 Darstellung und Beschreibung Pharmacopoea Borussica, Berg, 1858 CORIANDER FRUIT1. Small coriander. 2, Coriander of a normal size, 3, Indian coriander (not official) Squibb’s Atlas of the Official Drugs, Mansfield, 1919 Members CLICK HERE for…

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Nigella, Gith, Black Cumin FREE

ByAdam Tate

Nigella, Gith Black Cumin, MelanthiumKalonji (Unani)Habat al-Baraka (Arabic)Kalajira, Mugrela (Ayurveda)Zi ra nag po  ཟི་ར་ནག་པོ  (Tibetan)Hei Zhong Cao Zi 黑种草子 (TCM) Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Nigella spp. N. sativa N. damascena N. glandulifera (syn. Nigella sativa var. hispidula) Parts used:…

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Arnica

ByAdam Tate

Arnica Leopard’s Bane, Mountain Arnica, Mountain Tobacco Losch, F., Krauterbuch, unsere Heilpflanzen in Wort und Bild, Zweite Auflage, 1905 Atlas der Officinellen Pflanzen, Berg & Schmidt, Leipzig, 1893 Kohler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Botanical name: Arnica montana Parts used: Root, flower; less commonly the leaf Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Bitter, pungent. Slightly Toxic Uses: 1….

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Calamine, Lu Gan Shi 炉甘石

ByAdam Tate

Calamine, Lu Gan Shi 炉甘石 Lapis Calminaris, Smithsonite, Zinc sparLu Gan Shi (TCM)Gangs Thigs  གངས་ཐིགས  (‘Drops of Snow’, Tibetan)Rasaka, Kharpara (Ayurveda) Smithsonite(Photo: Rob Lavinsky, iRocks.com) Mineralogical name: Calamina; Smithsonitum Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Sweet Classifications: 2T. GLUTINATE    2Z. CICATRIZING4b. OPTHALMICS TCM:T. External Medicines Uses: 1. Clears Heat, Clears the Eyes, Removes Films (West, TCM,…

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Rosmarinus, Rosemary FREE

ByAdam Tate

Rosmarinus, Rosemary Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Darstellung und Beschreibung Pharmacopoea Borussica, Berg, 1858 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Rosmarinus officinalis Parts used: Herb in flower; Flower. Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent, Bitter Classifications: 2B ATTENUATER.     2C INCIDERS.     2G. CLEANSING.    2S. STRENGTHENING3C. ALEXIPHARMIC.    3D. CORDIALS & CARDIACS.    3E. DIURETIC.    3G. EMMENAGOGUE.    3H….

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