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Euphorbia pekinensis, Jing Da Ji PRO

ByAdam Tate

Euphorbia pekinensis, Jing Da Ji 京大戟 Jing Da Ji (TCM)Dur byid  དུར་བྱིད།  (Tibet) Left & Above: Euphorbia pekinensisPhotos by Dalgial Botanical name: Euphorbia pekinensisE. fischeriana is also used in Tibet.  There are two types of Da Ji used in TCM: Euphorbia pekinensis (Jing Da Ji–the original source) Knoxia valerianoides (Hong Da Ji–more commonly used today)…

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Succisa, Devil’s Bit PRO

ByAdam Tate

Succisa, Devil’s Bit Devils Bit Scabious, Premorse; Morsus diaboli, Praemorsa, Lacea nigra Gart der Gesundheit, Cuba, 1485 Flora Batava, Kops, 1814 Succisa pratensis(Photo by Christian Fischer) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Succisa pratensis (syn. Scabiosa succisa) Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Bitter, sweet Uses: 1. Clears Heat and Poison:-Fevers, Epidemic Diseases, Plague-Spotted Fevers, Measles,…

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Cyananthus, Sngon bu mchog PRO

ByAdam Tate

Cyananthus, Sngon bu mchog སྔོན་བུ་མཆོག་ Trailing BellflowerSngon bu mchog (Tibet)Lie Ye Lan Zhong Hua 裂叶蓝钟花 (TCM) Cyananthus lobatus(Curtis’s botanical magazine, 1880) Cyananthus lobatus growing wild in Bhutan(Photo by Vinayaraj) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Cyananthus spp.Several varieties are known:  1. Superior; Sngon bu mchog (larger with dark blue flowers)    a. C. lobatus    b. C. argenteus    c. C….

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Saposhnikovia, Fang Feng FREE

ByAdam Tate

Saposhnikovia, Fang Feng, 防风 Ledebouriella, Chinese SilerFang Feng (TCM) Saposhnikovia divaricata (syn. Siler divaricata)Ledebour, Icones plantarum novarum, 1829 Peucedanum terebinthaceum(Photo by Qwert1234) (Wikimedia) Saposhnikovia Fang Feng sliced root (Adam, 2017) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Saposhnikovia divaricata (syn. Siler divaricatum, Ledebouriella divaricata, Stenocoelium divaricatum, Ferula seseloides)This was formerly assigned to Siler…

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Tripterygium, Lei Gong Teng PRO

ByAdam Tate

Tripterygium, Lei Gong Teng 雷公藤 Triptolide, Three-Wingnut Root; Thunder God VineLei Gong Teng (TCM) Tripterygium wilfordiiRegel, E.A. von, Gartenflora (1869) Tripterygium regelii(Photo by Qwert1234) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Tripterygium wilfordii (syn. T. hypoglaucum, T. regelii) Parts used: Root (bark is generally scraped off due to its excess toxicity) Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Bitter, Pungent. Very…

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Realgar, As2S2

ByAdam Tate

Realgar, As2S2 Sandarache (Dioscorides, Agricola)Manashila (Ayurveda)Hartal Tabqi (Unani)Rahj al Ghar (Arabic, meaning ‘Powder of the Mine’)Xiong Huang  雄黄 (TCM)Ldong ros ལྡོང་རོས  (Tibetan) RealgarPhoto by Rob Lavinsky, iRocks.com Mineralogical Name: Arsenic Disulphide Parts used: Refined or prepared MineralSpecimens that are red outside but white inside when crushed, or which contain white crystals within, should not be used…

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Valeriana, Valerian FREE

ByAdam Tate

Valeriana, Valerian Baldrain; Phu (Classical name)Tagar (Indian Valerian, Ayurveda)Asaroon (Indian Valerian, Unani)Xie Cao (TCM) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Flora von Deutschland (28), Kohler, 1886 VALERIAN ROOT1. Stem scar of valerian and folded roots. 2. Double band of grass. 3. Mass of roots.4. Split rhizome and the large roots…

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Cochlospermum

ByAdam Tate

Cochlospermum Golden Silk tree, White Silk Cotton treeSamagh, Kateera (Unani)Tanaku (Siddha) Cochlospermum religiosumIllustrations of Indian Botany Supplement, Wight, 1831 Cochlospermum religiosum(Photo by PEAK99) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Cochlospermum gossypium (syn. C. religiosum) Parts used: Gum Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Sweet Uses: 1. Cool the Lungs, Stops Cough:-Cough, Hoarseness 2. Clears Heat and Damp:-diarrhea, dysentery-burning urine,…

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Salvia, Sage PRO

ByAdam Tate

Salvia, Sage Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Koehler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Botanical name: Salvia officinalis Parts used: Leaf; Flowering tops Temperature & Taste: Neutral (Traditionally regarded as Warm; Cool by some), dry. Bitter, Pungent Classifications: 2F. PURIFYING.    2O. ASTRINGENT.    2S. STRENGTHENING.    3C. ALEXIPHARMIC.    3D. CORDIALS & CARDIACS.    3G. EMMENAGOGUE.    3M. ARTHRITICS.    3P. MASTICATORIES…

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Uncaria, Gou Teng FREE

ByAdam Tate

Uncaria, Gou Teng 钩藤 Gou Teng (TCM)Khung sder  ཁུང་སྡེར་ (Tibet) Uncaria rhynchophyllaOhwi, J. , Flora of Japan (1965) Photo of branch showing the curved hooks(Photo by keisotyo) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Uncaria spp.Various species are used: U. rhynchophylla U. macrophylla U. hirsuta U. sinensis U. sessiliffructus U. scandens (syn. U….

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Androsace, Sga tig PRO

ByAdam Tate

Androsace, Sga tig སྒ་ཏིག Rock JasmineSga tig (Tibetan Medicine)Dian Di Mei (A. aizoon, TCM) Androsace sarmentosaCurtis’s Botanical Magazine, vol. 102 (1876) Androsace sarmentosa(Photo by Kenraiz) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Androsace spp. Sga tig nag po (Black variety): A. mariae var. tibetica Sga tig smug po (Brown variety): A. aizoon var. coccinea, A. sarmentosa, A. strigillosa Other…

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Angelica sinensis, Dang Gui FREE

ByAdam Tate

Angelica sinensis, Dang Gui 当归 Dang Gui (TCM) A. polymorpha var. chinensis (=A. sinensis)Hooker, Icones Plantarum, 1891 Two different types of Dang Gui available on the Chinese Market. Left is the dried root with head and rootlets removed;below is the whole root with head and rootlets and which has been lightly steamed with alcohol before…

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