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Galls, Wu Bei Zi PRO

ByAdam Tate

Galla, Galls, Wu Bei Zi 五倍子 Oak or Aleppo Gall–Mazu (Unani)–Majuphalaka, Mayaphala (Ayurveda)–Mo Shi Zi (TCM)Chinese Gall (Rhus): Galla chinensis–Wu Bei Zi (TCM)–Galla Rhois–Karkatashringe (Ayurveda)–Kakrasingi (Unani) Gart der Gesundheit, Cuba, 1485 Oak GallKrauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Oak GallMedical Botany, Bohn, 1832 Some of the Gall varieties from Tabernaemontanus (1664) Oak Galls (Adam, 2016) Chinese Galls (Rhus)…

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Aurantium, Orange peel, Ju Hong FREE

ByAdam Tate

Aurantium, Orange peel Orange Peel: Ju Pi, Ju HongDried Orange Fruit: Zhi KeImmature Orange Fruit: Zhi Shi New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Kohler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Bitter Orange peel: Left: in ribbons; Right: in quartersNotes on Pharmacognosy, Otto Augustus Wall, 1902 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Citrus spp. C….

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ByAdam Tate

Serum, Whey Cheese Water Pharmaceutical name: Serum Parts used: The liquid extracted from curdled Milk. Temperature & Taste: Cool, moist. Sweet Classification: 3E. DIURETIC.   3H. LACTAGOGUE4f. SPLENETIC   4g. HEPATICPreparers and Purgers of Melancholy Uses: 1. Clears Heat:–Burning Urine–Diarrhea, Dysentery 2. Purges Bile and Melancholy:–very useful for Bile and Melancholy diseases–Leprosy, Elephantiasis–Eczema, Psoriasis–Fibroids, Cancer 3. Nourishes…

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Nerium, Oleander PRO

ByAdam Tate

Nerium, Oleander Oleander, Rose Bay, Rose LaurelKaravira, Viraka, Ashvamaraka (White-flowered variety, Ayurveda)Raktapushpa, Raktaprasava, Ravipriya (Red-flowered variety, Ayurveda)Kaner, Chandani (Unani)Sanbul Aqleeti (Arabic)Arali (Siddha)Jia Zhu Tao (TCM) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Nerium oleanderBotanical Register, vol. 1, (1815) Botanical name: Nerium spp.: N. oleander (syn. N. odorum); Red Oldeander, Rose Bay N. indicum; White Oleander…

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Betonica, Betony PRO

ByAdam Tate

Betonica, Betony Chiron, Serratula Ortus Sanitatis, Cube, Johann von, 1501 Dioscorides Materia Medica, Ruellio, 1549 Kurtzes Handtbuchlein, Ryff, 1599 Medical Botany, Woodville, 1810 Botanical name: Betonica officinalis (syn. Stachys betonica, S. officinalis)It appears that local varieties were also used synonymously Parts used: Herb; flower Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Bitter, pungentdiscusses, attenuates, opens, cleanses Classification:…

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Laurus, Baytree FREE

ByAdam Tate

Laurus, Bay-tree Bay tree, Sweet Bay, Bay Laurel; Baccum Lauri (berry)Ghar, Hab-el-Ghar (Unani)Yue Gui Zi (Fruit) Yue Gui Ye (Leaf) TCM) LaurusOrtus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 LaurusDella Materia Medicinale, Andrea Valuassori, 1562 LaurusKrauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Laurus nobilisFlora von Deutschland (10), Kohler, 1882 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Laurus nobilisDioscorides described 2 varieties:…

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Picrorhiza, Hu Huang Lian FREE

ByAdam Tate

Picrorhiza, Hu Huang Lian 胡黄连 Hu Huang Lian (TCM)Katuki (Ayurveda)Kutki (Unani)Hong Len  ཧོང་ལེན  (Tibet) Picrorhiza kurroaRoyle, Illustrations of the botany and other branches of the naturalhistory of the Himalayan Mountains and of the flora of Cashmere, 1839 Picrorhiza kurroa(Photo by Kenraiz) (Wikimedia) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Picrorhiza spp. (sometimes spelled Picrorrhiza) …

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Fraxinus rhynchophylla, Qin Pi FREE

ByAdam Tate

Fraxinus rhynchophylla, Qin Pi 秦皮 Korean or Chinese Ash treeQin Pi (TCM)Stab seng  སྟབ་སེང༌ (Tibet) Fraxinus chinensisNakai, T., Trees and shrubs indigenous in Japan proper [Dai Nihon jumokushi] (1935-1951) Fraxinus rhynchophylla(Photo by 阿橋) (Wikimedia) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Fraxinus rhynchophylla (syn. F. chinensis)Other sources used include: F. bungeana, F. szaboana (syn….

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Poria, Fu Ling PRO

ByAdam Tate

Poria, Fu Ling 茯苓 Poria Rubra, Chi Fu Ling 赤茯苓 Poria Cutis, Fu Ling Pi 茯苓皮 Poria Pararadicis, Fu Shen 茯神 Indian Bread, Tuckahoe, Hoelen, PoriaFu Ling (TCM)Phu Ling (Tibetan) A whole, wild Poria root (approx. 25cm across) (Chengdu Medicine Market, Adam, 2016) Fu Shen, Poria with tree root.Left: Poria still attached to the root;…

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Cynomorium, Suo Yang FREE

ByAdam Tate

Cynomorium, Suo Yang, 锁阳 Scarlet Mushroom, Maltese MushroomSuo Yang (TCM)Tarthuth, Tarathith (Unani) Cynomorium coccineumKerner von Marilaun, Hansen, & Pflanzenleben:Erster Band: Der Bau und die Eigenschaften der Pflanzen (1887-1891) Cynomorium coccineum(Photo by gailhampshire) (Wikimedia) Whole Suo Yang root (Adam, 2017) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Cynomorium spp. C. songaricum (syn. Cynomorium coccineum…

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Nelumbo Stamen, Lotus Stamen, Lian Xu PRO

ByAdam Tate

Nelumbo Stamen, Lotus Stamen, Lian Xu 莲须 Lian Xu (TCM)Padma Kesara (Ayurveda)Padma ge sar (Tibetan) Descourtilz, M.E., Flore médicale des Antilles, vol. 8 (1829) Illustrations of Indian Botany, Wight, 1840 Botanical name: Nelumbo nucifera Parts used: Stamen Temperature & Taste: Neutral, dry. Sweet Classification: R. Astringents Uses: 1. Astringes the Kidneys, Stabilizes the Essence: -Spermatorrhea,…

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Talcum, Hua Shi

ByAdam Tate

Talcum, Hua Shi 滑石 Hua Shi (TCM)Talq (Unani)Ha shig ཧ་ཤིག  (Tibetan) Green TalcPhoto by Rob Lavinsky iRocks.com Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Minerological name: Hydrated Magnesium Silicate  Mg3 (Si4Oio) (0H)2 Parts used: The Lexicon of Alchemy says there was 4 species: white, yellow, black and red‘Greenish foliaceous Venice Talc’ was preferred for medicinal use…

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