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Angelica sinensis, Dang Gui PRO

ByAdam Tate

Angelica sinensis, Dang Gui 当归 Dang Gui (TCM)Lea g-yung (Tibet) 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;Right is the whole root with head and rootlets and which has been lightly steamed with…

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Pharbitis, Qian Niu Zi PRO

ByAdam Tate

Pharbitis, Qian Niu Zi 牵牛子 Morning Glory seed; Pharbitis SeedQian Niu Zi (TCM)Habul Nil (Arabic)Kalandana (Unani)Kaladana, Kalanjani, Shankhani, (Ayurveda) Ipomoea nil (as Convolvulus Hederacea)Lobel, M. de, Plantarum seu stirpium icones (1581) PharrbitisBotanical Register, vol. 1 (1815) Botanical name: Pharbitis spp. P. nil (syn. Ipomoea nil, I. hederacea, Convolvulus nil, C. hederacea, C. bilobatus) P. purpurea…

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Periploca, Xiang Jia Pi PRO

ByAdam Tate

Periploca, Xiang Jia Pi 香加皮 Chinese SilkvineXiang Jia Pi, Bei Wu Jia Pi (TCM) Periploca sepium; top, vine and leaves; bottom: flowersPhotos by Sten Botanical name: Periploca sepium Other species are used similarly including P. calophylla (Greensnake Vine, Qing She Teng) Parts used: Root bark Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent, Bitter. Toxic Classification: D….

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Ganoderma, Ling Zhi PRO

ByAdam Tate

Ganoderma, Ling Zhi 灵芝 GanodermaLing Zhi (TCM)Shing sha mang  ཤིང་ཤ་ཤ་མང་ (Tibet) Bulk Ganoderma Ling Zhi at the Chengdu Medicine Market (Adam, 2010) Botanical name: Ganoderma lucidum, G. sinensis (syn. G. japonicum)Other species reportedly used synonymously include G. tenue and G. capense.A number of different Ganoderma are available on the Chinese market, all sold as varieties…

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Taraxacum, Dandelion, Pu Gong Ying FREE

ByAdam Tate

Taraxacum, Dandelion, Pu Gong Ying 蒲公英 Pu Gong Ying  (TCM)Khur mong  ཁུར་མོང༌ (Tibetan) New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Kohler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 DANDELION ROOTSquibb’s Atlas of the Official Drugs, Mansfield, 1919 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Taraxacum spp.  1. T. officinale (Official Dandelion, used in Europe)  2. T. sinicum, T. mongolicum are…

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Usnea, Tree Moss PRO

ByAdam Tate

Usnea, Tree Moss Hairy Tree Moss, Muscus arboreus, Old Man’s BeardOak Moss, Muscus Quercnus (collected from Oak tree)Usna, Ushnah (Unani)Song Luo (TCM) UsenaHerbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 UsneaOrtus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Tree Moss, growing on OakNew Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Tree Moss, growing on OakDodoens, Stirpium historiae pemptades (1583) Botanical name: Usnea barbataThere are many species of…

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Marsdenia, Murva

ByAdam Tate

Marsdenia, Murva Tenacious Condorvine, Rajmahal Hemp, Sneeze Wort, Cotton Milk Plant, Green Milkweed Climber, Green Wax Flower, Sneezing SilkMurva (Ayurveda)Perunkurinjan (Siddha)Moorwa (Unani)Tong Guang Teng (TCM) Marsdenia volubilis(Photo: J.M.Garg) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Marsdenia spp. M. tenacissima (TCM, North India) (syn. Gongronemopsis tenacissima, Asclepias tenacissima, A. tomentosa, Gymnema tenacissima) M. volubilis (South India) (syn. Asclepias viridiflora, Dregea volubilis,…

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Prunus amygdala dulcis, Sweet Almond PRO

ByAdam Tate

Prunus amygdala dulcis, Sweet Almond Badam (Unani) Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Medical Botany, Woodville, Hooker, Vol. 3, 1832 Icones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1800 Apricot kernel (Xing Ren) (Adam, 2017) Botanical name: Prunus amygdalus dulcis (formerly Amygdalus communis)TCM uses Apricot kernel Xing Ren synonymously: P. armeniaca, P. sibirica, P. mandshurica Parts used: Kernels; expressed Oil Temperature…

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Euphoria, Longan, Long Yan Rou FREE

ByAdam Tate

Euphoria, Longan fruit, Long Yan Rou 龙眼肉 Longan FruitLong Yan Rou (TCM) Euphoria longanDian Nan Ben Cao Tu Shuo (Illustrated Yunnan Pharmacopoeia) Ming Dynasty (1773 edition) Euphoria longanTransactions of the Royal Horticultural Society of London, Vol. 2 (1822) Euphoria longan(Photo by Len Worthington) (Wikimedia) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Euphoria longan…

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Primula veris, Cowslip PRO

ByAdam Tate

Primula veris, Cowslip Herb Paralysis, Radix Arthritica Gart der Gesundheit, Cuba, 1485 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Two varieties of Primula traditionally usedHerbarum Vivae Eicones, Otto Brunfels, 1530 Botanische wandplaten Stafleu, F.A., Cowan, R.S., Mennega, E.A., et al., Taxonomic Literature, 2nd ed.,  (1973-2008) Botanical name: Primula spp. P. veris (syn. P officinalis) (Cowslip) P. vulgaris (Primrose) P….

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Lobelia chinensis, Ban Bian Lian PRO

ByAdam Tate

Lobelia chinensis, Ban Bian Lian 半边莲 Ban Bian Lian (TCM) Lobelia chinensisEdwards, S.T., Botanical Register (1815-1828) Botanical name: Lobelia chinensis (syn. L. radicans)L. pyramidalis and L. sessilifolia are also used. Parts used: Herb Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Slightly Sweet Classification: C. Clear Damp, Promote Urine Constituents: Alkaloids: lobeline, lobelanine, lobelanidine, isolobelanidine Uses: 1. Clears…

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Honey, Mel, Feng Mi FREE

ByAdam Tate

Honey, Mel, Feng Mi 蜂蜜 Feng Mi (TCM)Sbrang rtsi  སྦྲང་རྩི  (Tibetan) Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 HoneyOrtus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 HoneyKrauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Entomological name: Apis spp. A. mellifera, Western Honey Bee, A. cerana, Eastern Honey Bee These are the two main species of domesticated Honey Bees. Other…

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