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Cotoneaster, Tshar ‘brum PRO

ByAdam Tate

Cotoneaster, Tshar ‘brum ཚར་འབྲུམ་ CotoneasterTshar ‘brum (fruit), Tshar pa dkar po (Tibet) Cotoneaster acuminatusRevue horticole, sér. 4, Vol 61 (1889) Cotoneaster acuminatus(Photo by Aka) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Cotoneaster spp.Three types are mentioned in Tibetan texts: 1. Black type; 2. White type; 3. one growing on ‘high rocks’ C. acuminatus (syn. C. bakeri, C. nepalensis, C….

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Minium, Red Lead, Qian Dan 铅丹

ByAdam Tate

Minium, Red Lead, Qian Dan 铅丹 Saturn Red, Mineral RedQian Dan (TCM)Sindura (Ayurveda)Suranj (Unani)Li khri  ལི་ཁྲི, Sin dhu ra (Tibetan) Minium or Cerussite matrix(Photo by Rob Lavinsky, iRocks.com) Mineralogical Name:Red Lead Oxide, Deutoxide of Lead, Lead tetroxide Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Salty, Pungent. Toxic“It is Cold and Dry”. (Avicenna) Properties:HARDNESS: 2–3SPECIFIC GRAVITY: 8.2 Classifications:…

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Terebinth, Turpentine PRO

ByAdam Tate

Terebinth, Turpentine Pinus sylvestrisKoehler, F.E., Medizinal Pflanzen, vol. 1 (1887) Botanical name: A number of Pinus spp. and related conifers have been used as a source of Turpentine:  1. Common Turpentine: Pinus sylvestris, P. abies  2. Strasburg Turpentine: P. picea  3. Venice Turpentine, Larch Turpentine: P. larix  4. Chian Turpentine: Pistachia terebinthus  5. Hungarian Turpentine:…

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Eupolyphaga, Wingless Cockroach, Tu Bie Chong

ByAdam Tate

Eupolyphaga, Tu Bie Chong 土鳖虫 Ground Beetle, Wingless CockroachTu Bie Chong (TCM) Tu Bie Chong(Adam, Chengdu Medicine Market, 2009) Entomological name: Eupolyphaga sinensis is the official species.Other species supplying the market include: E. thibetana E. everestians Polyphaga plancyi Opisthoplatia orientalis Parts used: Whole dried insect Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Salty. Slightly Toxic Constituents: Nutrient…

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Ligusticum chuanxiong, Chuan Xiong FREE

ByAdam Tate

Ligusticum chuanxiong, Chuan Xiong 川芎 Sichuan LovageChuan Xiong (TCM) Sichuan Lovage Chuan Xiong whole and sliced root (Adam 2017) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Ligusticum chuanxiong (syn. L. wallichi, L. striatum) Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent Classifications: K. Medicines which Move the Blood Uses: 1. Moves Blood…

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Eucommia, Du Zhong PRO

ByAdam Tate

Eucommia, Du Zhong 杜仲 Du Zhong (TCM)Stabs seng སྟབས་སེང་, Spyi bzhur  སྤྱི་བཞུར་ (Tibetan) Eucommia ulmoides tree(Photo by David Stang) (Wikimedia) Eucommia ulmoides bark(Photo by Kenraiz) (Wikimedia) Bundles of chopped, wild Eucommia bark for sale at the Chengdu Market.(Adam, 2017) Botanical name: Eucommia ulmoidesIn Tibet, E. vyazolifolia is also used. Parts used: BarkThe best quality is…

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Schisandra, Wu Wei Zi FREE

ByAdam Tate

Schisandra, Wu Wei Zi 五味子 Wu Wei Zi  五味子 (TCM)Da trig  ད་ཏྲིག  (Tibet) Schisandra chinensisHoutte, L. van, Flore des serres et des jardin de l’Europe, vol. 15 (1845) Schisandra chinensis(Photo by ally j) (Wikimedia) Dried Schisandra Wu Wei Zi (Adam 2023) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Schisandra spp:Primarily: S. chinensis S….

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Panicum, Millet

ByAdam Tate

Panicum, Millet Cheena (Ayurveda)Panivaragu (Siddha)China Ghas, Faluda (Unani)Khre ཁྲེ (Tibetan) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Kreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 Botanical name: Panicum spp.  1. P. miliaceum; Common or White Millet;  2. P. sumatrense; Little MilletOther plants supplying types of Millet include:  3. Setaria italica; Italian Millet  4. Pennisetum glaucum; Pearl Millet; Bajra (Ayurveda)The genus Digitaria and Echinochloa…

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Guaiaci, Guaiacum PRO

ByAdam Tate

Guaiaci, Guaiacum Pock Wood, Lignum Sancti, Lignum Vitae Icones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1800 Atlas der officinellen pflanzen, Felix, 1899 LEFT: GUAIACUM WOOD;  RIGHT: GUAIACUM GUM1.  Mass of chips showing white non-official pieces. 2.  Portion ofa boring from a bowling ball. 3,  Projecting fibers of the wood. Squibb’s Atlas of the Official Drugs, Mansfield, 1919 Botanical…

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Parmelia, Rock Moss PRO

ByAdam Tate

Parmelia, Rock Moss Stone Flower, Rock MossParmelia tinctorum:–Rdo dreg  རྡོ་དྲེག  (Tibetan)–Mei Yi (TCM)–Ashmapushpa (, Ayurveda)Parmelia perlata:–Shaileya, Saileya, Charela (Ayurveda)–Ushna, Charela (Unani)–Karpasi, Kal Pasi (Siddha)Parmelia saxatilis:–Shi Hua (TCM) Parmelia perlata (as P. perforata)Verhandlungen der Kaiserlichen Leopoldinisch-Carolinischen Akademie der Naturforscher;Nova acta physico-medica academiae caesareae leopoldino-carolinae naturae curiosorum (1841-1843) Parmelia saxatilis (top), P. perlata (bottom)Flora Batava of Afbeelding…

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Lavendula, Lavender PRO

ByAdam Tate

Lavendula, Lavender Spike Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Koehler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Lavendula angustifoliaBotanische wandplaten, (1904–1914) Botanical name: Lavendula officinalis (syn. L. vera, L. angustifolia, L. spica, L. vulgaris) Parts used: Flower Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent, Bitter Classifications: 2H. CARMINATIVE3A. SUDORIFICS & DIAPHORETICS.    3E. DIURETIC.    3G. EMMENAGOGUE.   …

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Elephantopus, Ding Shu Xiu PRO

ByAdam Tate

Elephantopus, Ding Shu Xiu 丁竖朽 Ding Shu Xiu, Ku Di Dan (TCM)Gojivha (Ayurveda)Yanaichhuvadi (Siddha) Elephantopus scaber Dillenius, J.J., Hortus Elthamensis (1732) Elephantopus scaber (Photo by Shyamal) (Wikimedia) Specimen of Elephantopus scaber at the Guangzhou TCM Museum (Adam, 2024) Botanical name: Elephantopus scaber Parts used: Whole Herb is most used in TCMRoot is most used in…

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