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Amomum, Greater Cardamon, Sha Ren PRO

ByAdam Tate

Amomum, Greater Cardamon, Sha Ren 砂仁 Greater Cardamon, Large Cardamon, Nepal Cardamon, Black CardamonSha Ren (TCM)Sthoolaila (Ayurveda)Heel Kalan (Unani)Ka Ko La  ཀ་ཀོ་ལ (Tibetan) Amomum subulatumRoxburgh, Plants of the coast of Coromandel, vol. 3, 1819 Lesser, Medium and Greater CardamonsNew Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Botanical name: Amomum spp: A. villosum A. villosum var. xanthioides A. longiligulare A….

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Ribes, Currant PRO

ByAdam Tate

Ribes, Currant Currans Gart der Gesundheit, Cuba, 1485 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Red and Black CurrantMedical Botany, Woodville, Hooker, Vol. 3, 1832 Botanical name: Ribes spp. R. nigrum–Black Currant Ribes rubrum–Red Currant White, Black and Red varieties were used, the White being mildest. Parts used: Fruit; rarely the leaf Temperature &…

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Agnus Castus, Chaste tree PRO

ByAdam Tate

Agnus Castus, Chaste tree Monk’s Pepper Tree, Hemp TreeRenuka (Ayurveda)Sambhalu (Unani) Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Vitex agnus castusDuhamel du Monceau, H.L., Traité des arbres et arbustes, Nouvelle édition, 1815 Vitex agnus castus(Photo by Sten Porse) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Vitex agnus castusVitex negundo is used in TCM and Ayurveda…

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Auricula muris, Mouseear

ByAdam Tate

Auricula muris, Mouse-ear Also called Hawkweed, PilosellaAdhan al-far (Unani) Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Ortus sanitatis, Cube, Johann von, 1501 Bulliard, Flora Parisiensis, 1776-1781 Botanical name: Hieracium pilosella (syn. Pilosella officinalis; there are many synonyms for this plant of either Hieracium or Pilosella spp.) Parts used: Herb Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry (Galen described 2 kinds,…

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Pix Liquida, Wood Tar

ByAdam Tate

Pix Liquida, Wood Tar Stockholm TarPix liquida nigra, Pix fluida, Pissa Cedrica, PissahygraZift (Arabic) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Botanical name: Sourced from various conifersIn Northern Europe, Pinus sylvestris (Scotch Fir) and P. ledebouri (Larix siberica) are the most commonly used tree species. Parts used: Obtained by slow, dry and descending distillation of wood chips from…

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Sandarac, Cypress Gum

ByAdam Tate

Sandarac, Cypress Gum Alerce Cypress, Vernix, Gum Juniper SandaracOrtus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Tetraclinis articulataF.E. Köhler, Medizinal Pflanzen, vol. 2 (1890) Botanical name: Two distinct species are credited with supplying Sandarac: Tetraclinis articulata (syn. Callitris quadrivalvis, Thuja articulata); the typical product on the market) Juniper communis (traditional Tetraclinis is known as the Sandarac Tree, and can…

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Tilia, Linden FREE

ByAdam Tate

Tilia, Linden Lime flower, Tile tree, Tilia Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Atlas der officinellen pflanzen, Felix, 1899 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Tilia europaalso T. vulgaris, T. cordata (Winter Linden),  T. platyphylla (Summer Linden), T. intermedia and T. americana.Male and Female types were listed…

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Codonopsis convolvulacea, Snyi ba PRO

ByAdam Tate

Codonopsis convolvulacea, Snyi ba སྙི་བ་ Snyi ba (Tibet)Ji Dang Shen (TCM) Codonopsis convolvulaceaCurtis, W., Botanical Magazine (1908) Flower of Codonopsis convolvulacea(Photo by Ping an Chang) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Codonopsis spp.There are 2 main types of this medicine: C. convolvulacea C. macrocalyx Parts used: Root. Occasionally the flower and seed Temperature & Taste: Neutral/Warm. Sweet, slightly…

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Anisodus, Thang phrom nag po PRO

ByAdam Tate

Anisodus, Thang phrom nag po ཐང་ཕྲོམ་ནག་པོ་ Thang phrom nag po (Tibet)Zang Qie (A. tanguiticus, TCM)Sai Lang Dang (A. luridus, TCM)San Fen San (A. acutangulus, TCM) Anisodus luridusLink, J.H.F., Otto, F., Icones plantarum selectarum (1828) Anisodus tanguticusPhoto by BIO341prj (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Anisodus spp: A. tanguticus (syn. Scopolia tangutica) (Tibet) A. luridus (Nepal) A. acutangulus In…

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Fox Lungs

ByAdam Tate

Fox Lungs Wa yi glo ba (Tibetan Medicine)Riat at talab (Arabic) (Mivart, St. George Jackson, 1890) Zoological name: Vulpes spp. Parts used: Dried Lungs Temperature & Taste: Neutral Uses: 1. Strengthens the Lungs, Stops Cough and Wheezing: (West, Tibetan)-Chronic Cough, Chronic Bronchitis, Asthma, Wheezing, Breathlessness-Lohoch of Fox Lungs was commended ‘above all other remedies’ to…

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Mentha, Mint, Bo He PRO

ByAdam Tate

Mentha, Mint, Bo He 薄荷 Bo He (TCM)Pudina (Unani)Gur tig གུར་ཏིག་ (Tibet) Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Left: ‘Greater’ and Right ‘Lesser’ MintsDella Materia Medicinale, Andrea Valuassori, 1562 M. piperitaKoehler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 M. viridisKoehler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Botanical name: Mentha spp.Various types are used: Peppermint: M x piperita, M. arvensis var….

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Musk, Moschus, She Xiang 麝香

ByAdam Tate

Musk, Moschus, She Xiang 麝香 MuskMuska (Persian)Mushk (Unani)Mrgamadah (Sanskrit)Gla Rtsi  གླ་རྩི  (Tibetan) Gart der Gesundheit, Cuba, 1485 Tibetan Musk Deer (Wikimedia) Above: Container traditionally used to transport Musk pods. (Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578)Left: Musk Deer (Shaw, G. Zoological Lectures delivered at the Royal Institution, 1809) Left: Tonkin Musk; Right: Russian MuskHandbook of Pharmaceutical Practice, Hager, 1878…

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