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Meliotus, Meliot

ByAdam Tate

Melilotus, Meliot Sweet Clover, Yellow Sweet Clover, King’s Clover, Wild Clover, Hay Flowers, Sweet LucerneIklil-ul-Malik, Nakhuna (Unani)Rgya spos  རྒྱ་སྤོས་ (Tibet) Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Koehler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 M. officinalis and M. leucanthaFlorigraphia Britannica, Deakin, 1857 Botanical name: Melilotus spp. M. officinalis (syn. Trifolium melilotus)-Official species M. leucantha M. altissima (Tall Meliot) Melilotus suaveolens (used…

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Malva, Mallow, Dong Kui Zi FREE

ByAdam Tate

Malva Semen, Mallow seed Tukhm e Khubbazi (M. sylvestris, Unani) Malva Moschata, Musk Mallow, Dong Kui Zi 冬葵子 Dong Kui Zi (TCM)Lcam pa  ལྕམ་པ  (Tibetan) Gart der Gesundheit, Cuba, 1485 New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Malva sylvestrisKoehler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Left: Musk Mallow   Right: Low MallowFlora von Deutschland (21), Kohler, 1885 Musk Mallow Seed (Dong Kui…

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Vitex, Nirgundi, Man Jing Zi PRO

ByAdam Tate

Vitex negundo, Nirgundi, Man Jing Zi 蔓荆子 Five-leaved Chaste TreeNirgundi; Renuka (seed) (Ayurveda)Man Jing Zi (TCM)Tukhm-e-Sambhalu (Unani) Vitex negundoM. Blanco, Flora de Filipinas. (1875) Vitex negundo(Photo by peganum) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Vitex spp:Two main varieties are recognised: Vitex negundo (syn. V. negundo vat. incisa, V. incisa) (Blue flowers) (Ayurveda, Unani) V. trifolia, V. rotundifola (Pale…

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Tanacetum, Tansy FREE

ByAdam Tate

Tanacetum, Tansy Medical Botany, Woodville, 1810 Darstellung und Beschreibung Pharmacopoea Borussica, Berg, 1861 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Tanacetum vulgareTwo types were known: the sweet, and that without scent; the Sweet was divided into the common yellow, curly leaved, small white, and that from the Alps; that without scent is also…

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Calcite, Han Shui Shi 寒水石

ByAdam Tate

Calcite, Han Shui Shi 寒水石 Han Shui Shi  (TCM)Cong Zhi  ཅོང་ཞི  (Tibetan) Calcite crystal(Photo by Slim Sepp) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Mineralogical name: Calcitum Parts Used:Various types and sources of ‘Calcite’ have been used. Some are related stones, for example, Red Gypsum is used for Calcite in North China and Limestone varieties…

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Sanicula, Sanicle

ByAdam Tate

Sanicula, Sanicle Wood Sanicle, Sanicula, Sennicula, Diapensia, Ferraria minor, Consolida minor Herbarum Vivae Eicones, Otto Brunfels, 1530 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Kreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 Botanical name: Sanicula europaWirtzung described three separate herbs called and used for Sanicle: True (‘Male’) Sanicle Alpine Sanicle: fat leaves similar to Plantain, with flowers like Cowslip, blue or purple colored ‘Female’…

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Sargentodoxa, Da Xue Teng PRO

ByAdam Tate

Sargentodoxa, Da Xue Teng 大血藤 Da Xue Teng, Hong Teng (TCM) Sargentodoxa cuneata (Photo by JohnJGasper2) (Wikimedia) Sargentodoxa Hong Teng (Adam, 2013) Botanical name: Sargentodoxa cuneata Parts used: Vine Temperature & Taste: Neutral/Slightly Cool. Bitter Classification: B. Clears Heat and Poison Uses: 1. Clears Heat, Resists Poison:-Abscesses, Boils, Carbuncles, Toxic Swellings-Breast Abscess, Intestinal Abscess with…

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Ligusticum sinense, Gao Ben FREE

ByAdam Tate

Ligusticum sinense, Gao Ben 藁本 Chinese LovageGao Ben (TCM) Ligusticum sinenseHooker, W.J., Hooker, J.D., Icones Plantarum (1891) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Ligusticum spp. L. sinense L. jeholense L. tenuissimum Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent Classification: A. Clear Exterior Wind-Cold Uses: 1. Clears Wind-Cold, Clears the Exterior:-Wind-Cold…

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Coleus, Makandi PRO

ByAdam Tate

Coleus, Makandi Country Borage Curtis’s Botanical Magazine, vol. 46 (1819) Botanical name: Coleus forskohlii (syn. C. barbatus, Plectranthus forskohlii, P. barbatus) Parts used: Primarily Root; also the Leaf Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent Uses: 1. Clears Wind, Stops Spasms:-Spasms, Cramps, Convulsions-skin diseases with Itching-Hypertension (proven effect)-Glaucoma (proven effect) 2. Moves the Blood, Clears Stasis,…

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Limonum, Lemon

ByAdam Tate

Limonum, Lemon Leemu (Unani) Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Kreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 Kohler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Botanical name: Citrus limonum (syn. Citrus medica, Malus medica, Malum citrum) Parts used: Peel, Fruit Temperature & Taste: Peel: Warm, dry. Pungent, Sour, Aromatic; Fruit: Cool, dry. Sour, Sweet. Classifications: Fruit: B. Clears Heat Uses: PEEL:Peel is…

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Artemisia Scoparia, Yin Chen Hao FREE

ByAdam Tate

Artemisia scoparia, Yin Chen Hao 茵陈蒿 Virgate WormwoodYin Chen Hao (TCM)Tshar bong dkar po  ཚར་བོང་བོང་དཀར་པོ་ (Tibetan Medicine) Artemisia scopariaWaldstein & Kitaibel, Descriptiones et icones plantarum rariorum Hungariae (1799-1802) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Artemisia capillaris, A. scoparia Parts used: HerbAccording to Tibetan texts, the root is most effective, although the herb…

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Olibanum, Frankincense FREE

ByAdam Tate

Olibanum, Frankincense, Ru Xiang 乳香 Also called Thus, LibanosRu Xiang (TCM)Shallaki (Ayurveda)Kundur (Unani)Spos dkar  སྤོས་དཀར  (Tibetan) Left: Olibanum; Right: ThusOrtus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Boswellia SerrataMedical Botany, Stephenson and Churchill, 1836 Frankincense tree (Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640) Herbarium, Matthioli (Polish), 1596 Frankincense (Adam, 2016) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Boswellia thurifera, B….

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