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Tectaria, Dao Di Wu Gong PRO

ByAdam Tate

Tectaria, Dao Di Wu Gong 倒地蜈蚣 Dao Di Wu Gong (TCM)Kamraj (Unani) Tectaria zeylanicaHooker, W.J., Garden ferns (1862) Botanical name: Tectaria zeylanica (syn Helminthostachys zeylanica, Ophioglossum zeylanicum)T. macrodonta (syn. T. coadunata) appears to be used similarly in Nepal. Parts used: RhizomeIn some parts the fronds are used along with the rhizome. Temperature & Taste: Cold,…

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Artemisia annua, Qing Hao PRO

ByAdam Tate

Artemisia annua, Qing Hao 青蒿 Sweet Wormwood, Annual WormwoodQing Hao (TCM)Nagadamani, Nagadana (Ayurveda)mKhan nag  མཁན་ནག  (Tibetan) Dian Nan Ben Cao Tu Shuo (Illustrated Yunnan Pharmacopoeia),Ming Dynasty (1773 edition) (Welcome, Wikimedia) Kops, Flora Batava, 1906 Artemisia annua(Photo by Xavierserratm) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Artemisia annuaSeveral related species have been used including A. japonica. Parts used: Herb Temperature &…

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Cinnamon leaf, Indian leaf, Tejapatra PRO

ByAdam Tate

Cinnamon leaf, Indian leaf, Tejapatra Folium Indicum, MalabathrumTejapatra, Tamalapatra (Ayurveda)Ilavankap Paththiri (Siddha)Sadhaj (Unani)San Tiao Jin (TCM) Dioscorides Materia Medica, Ruellio, 1549 Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Dried Cinnamomum tamala leaf, Tejapatra(Photo by Stanhopea) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Cinnamomum tamalaCinnamomum zeylanica and C. malabathrum have been listed as alternate sources. Parts used: Leaf Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry….

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Starfish, Hai Xing

ByAdam Tate

Starfish, Hai Xing 海星 Hai Xing (TCM) Above 2 different types of Starfish available at the Chengdu Market; Left: Craspidaster hesperus; Right: Asterias amurensis (Adam, 2016, 2017) Zoological name: Asterias spp. and others.Those available on the Chinese market include Asterias spp. and Craspidaster spp. Parts used: Whole dried Starfish Temperature & Taste: Neutral, Sweet, Salty….

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Vanilla

ByAdam Tate

Vanilla Siliqua Vanilla Darstellung und Beschreibung Pharmacopoea Borussica, Berg, 1861 1. Bourban Vanilla     2. Mexican Vanilla;      3. Tahitian Vanilla;     4. Wild Vanilla      (A Manual of Organic Materia Medica and Pharmacognosy, Sayre, 1917) 1–6 are different types of commercial Bean; 7 is the Wild form.Squibb’s Atlas of the Official Drugs, Mansfield, 1919 Botanical name: Vanilla…

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Aquilegia, Columbine

ByAdam Tate

Aquilegia, Columbine Aquilina, Alkaleya, Aquileya, Egilops Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Kreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 Flora von Deutschland (21), Kohler, 1885 Botanical name: Aquilegia vulgarisSalmon (Botanologia) said there were many varieties, and listed 7: Single Columbine Double Columbine Double inverted Columbine  Rose Columbine Degenerate Columbine Tufted Columbine Early Red Virginian Columbine Parts used: Herb; Seeds Temperature &…

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Saxifraga alba, White Saxifrage PRO

ByAdam Tate

Saxifraga alba, White Saxifrage Stonebreak Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 White SaxifrageHerbarum Vivae Eicones, Otto Brunfels, 1530 ‘Tall Saxifrage’Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 An alternate type of ‘Saxifrage’New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Botanical name: Saxifraga alba (syn. S. granulata subsp. granulata, S. officinalis)A number of different species supplied ‘Saxifrage’ Parts used: Root, leaf Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent…

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Jugulans Folium, Walnut Leaf

ByAdam Tate

Jugulans folium, Walnut Leaf Della Materia Medicinale, Andrea Valuassori, 1562 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Botanische wandplaten, 1904–1914 Kohler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Botanical name: Jugulans regia Parts used: Leaf Temperature & Taste: Neutral, dry. Bitter Classifications: 2O. ASTRINGENT Uses: Note: generally used the same as the Green Hull which is stronger1. Clears Heat, Resists Poison:-resists Poison, Plague…

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Filipendula, Meadowsweet

ByAdam Tate

Filipendula, Meadowsweet Dropwort, Red Saxifrage, Oenantha New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Two varieties of MeadowsweetParkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Botanical name: Filipendula ulmaria (syn. Spiraea filipendula) Parts used: Herb, Root Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Sweet, Bitterattenuates, binds, discusses Uses: 1. Clears Stomach Heat:-Indigestion, Colic-Hyperacidity, Heartburn, Peptic Ulcer-Diarrhea in children 2. Clears Wind-Heat:-Fever, Cold,…

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Phaseolus radiatus, Mung bean, Lu Dou

ByAdam Tate

Phaseolus radiatus, Mung bean, Lu Dou Gram, Green GramMugda, Mungalya (Ayurveda)Moong (Unani)Lu Dou (TCM) Mung Bean Botanical name: Phaseolus radiatus (syn. P. aureus, Vigna radiata) Parts used: Seed Temperature & Taste: Cool, Sweet. Classification: B. Clears Heat and Toxin Uses: 1. Clears Heat and Toxin:-toxic Sores and Swellings-Erysipelas, Carbuncles, Mumps and other skin eruptions-Antidote to…

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Scutellaria, Huang Qin FREE

ByAdam Tate

Scutellaria baicalensis, Huang Qin 黄芩 Huang Qin (TCM) Scutellaria baicalensis Curtis’s Botanical Magazine, 1849 Scutellaria baicalensis (Photo: National Institute of Ecology, Korea) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Scutellaria baicalensis Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Bitter Classification: B. Clears Damp-Heat Uses: 1. Clears Heat and Damp:-Diarrhea, Dysentery-Fever, stifling sensation…

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Magnolia Flos, Xin Yi PRO

ByAdam Tate

Magnolia Flos, Xin Yi 辛夷 Magnolia FlowerXin Yi (TCM) Magnolia denudataKerner, J.S., Hortus sempervirens (1795-1830) Magnolia flower bud(Photo by William (Ned) Friedman) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Magnolia spp. M. biondii M. denudata M. sprengeri Parts used: Flower bud Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent Classification: A. Clear Exterior Wind-Cold Uses: 1. Clears Wind, Opens the Nasal…

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