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Trichosanthes Radix, Tian Hua Fen PRO

ByAdam Tate

Trichosanthes Radix, Tian Hua Fen 天花粉 Tian Hua Fen, Guo Lou Gen (TCM) Dian Nan Ben Cao Tu Shuo (Illustrated Yunnan Pharmacopoeia) Ming Dynasty (1773 edition) (Welcome, Wikimedia) Trichosanthes kirilowii var. japonica(Photo by 杉山龍彦) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Trichosanthes kirilowii, T.  rosthornii Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Cold, slightly moist. Bitter, slightly Sweet. Classifications: B….

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Sesbania grandiflora PRO

ByAdam Tate

Sesbania grandiflora Red Wisteria, Swamp PeaPo so cha  པོ་སོ་ཆ  (Fruits, Tibetan)Agasti, Agatya, Muni, Munidrum (Ayurveda)Agatti (Siddha) Sesbania grandifloraBlanco, Flora de Filipinas. (1875) Sesbania grandiflora(Photo by 阿橋) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Sesbania grandiflora (syn. Agati grandiflora) Parts used: Whole Plant; bark; fruit; flowers Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Bitter Uses: 1. Clears Heat, Resists Poison:-Fever, Intermittent Fever (whole…

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Abies, Fir Tree

ByAdam Tate

Abies, Fir Tree Tannub (Unani) Ortus sanitatis, Cube, Johann von, 1501 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Kreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 Abies albaKohler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Botanical name: Abies spp. A number of different species are used:  1. White or Silver Fir: A. alba (dealt with here)  2. Spruce Fir, Norway Spruce Fir: A. excelsa (syn. Pinus abies, P….

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Codonopsis, Klu bdud rdo rje PRO

ByAdam Tate

Codonopsis, Klu bdud rdo rje Klu bdud rdo rje (C. ovata) (Tibet)Xin Jiang Dang Shen (C. clematidea) (TCM) C. ovata.Edwards’s Botanical Register, vol. 28  (1842) C. ovata (Royle, J.F., Illustrations of the botany … of the Himalayan Mountains and … of Cashmere (1839) Codonopsis clematidea(Photo by Agnieszka Kwiecień) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Codonopsis spp.Several types are…

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Worms

ByAdam Tate

Worms & Parasites Worms and Parasites have long been recognised in all Traditions as a pathology associated with Disease. Worms and Parasites may be classified as Internal or External; that is, those such as are found inside the body, like intestinal worms, and external parasites such lice. In Traditional Medicine theory, the environment needs to…

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Dipsacus, Teasel, Xu Duan PRO

ByAdam Tate

Dipsacus, Teasel, Xu Duan 续断 Virga Pastoris, Carduus Veneris, Labrum VenerisXu Duan (Chinese Teasel)Chir, Moleta (Arabic) Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Gart der Gesundheit, Cuba, 1485 Flora von Deutschland (28), Kohler, 1886 Botanical name: Dipsacus spp.Salmon said there were many varieties, but 2 main types were used. In addition the Chinese (or Japanese) variety is used…

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Spatholobus, Ji Xue Teng PRO

ByAdam Tate

Spatholobus, Ji Xue Teng 鸡血藤 Ji Xue Teng (TCM) Spatholobus Ji Xue Teng Spatholobus Ji Xue Teng(Adam, 2024) Botanical name: Spatholobus suberectus (syn. S. floribundus, S. laoticus, Butea laotica, B. suberecta)Also S. harmandii, S. sinensisA number of plants have been used for Ji Xue Teng in different parts of China (see substitutes below). Parts used:…

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Rubus, Kanda ka ri PRO

ByAdam Tate

Rubus, Kan da ka ri ཀན་ད་ཀ་རི Kan da ka ri (Tibetan) Rubus niveusBotanical Register, vol. 10 (1824) Rubus niveus(Photo by Forest & Kim Starr) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Rubus spp.Several types of Kanda ka ri are recognised in Tibetan Medicine: Kanda ka ri dkar po (Kanda ka ri), R. niveus (White barked variety) Kanda ka ri…

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Chondrodendron, Pareira

ByAdam Tate

Chondrodendron, Pareira Curare, Velvet Leaf. Ice VineNan Mei Fang Ji (TCM) Chondrodendron tomentosumBentley and Trimen, Medicinal Plants, Vol 2, 1875 Cross-section of the rootManual of Organic Materica Medica, Sayre, 1879 Botanical name: Chondrodendron tomentosum (syn. C. scabrum)A number of related plants were available as varieties of Pareira Parts used: Root, Stem Temperature & Taste: Bitter,…

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Myrobalan, Belleric PRO

ByAdam Tate

Myrobalan, Belleric Bibhitaki (Ayurveda)Thandrikkai , Tanrikkay (Siddha)Bahera (Unani)Ba Ru Ra བ་རུ་ར (Tibetan)Mao He Zi 毛诃子 (TCM) Belleric MyrobalanIllustrations of Indian Botany, Wight, 1840 Chebulic, Emblic, Belleric, Citrine (Yellow) and Indian (Black) MyrobalanA Complete History of Drugs, Pomet, London, 1748  1. Yellow (Citrine) Myrobalan 2. Black (Indian, Nigrum) Myroabalan 3. Chebulic Myrobalan 4. Emblic Myrobalan 5. Belleric Myrobalan Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Left…

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Eryngium, Sea Holly FREE

ByAdam Tate

Eryngium, Sea Holly Shaukah al-Yahud, Qirsana (Unani, Avicenna) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Medical Botany, Stephenson & Churchill, 1831 E. campestre.Flora von Deutschland (4), Kohler, 1884 E. planumFlora von Deutschland (4), Kohler, 1884 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Eryngium spp.Although E. maritimum is the principle species, several species…

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Platycodon, Jie Geng FREE

ByAdam Tate

Platycodon, Jie Geng 桔梗 Balloon Flower rootJie Geng (TCM) Platycodon grandiflorumHoutte, Flore des serres et des jardin de l’Europe, vol. 22 (1845) Platycodon grandiflorumPhoto by Kurt Stueber (Wikimedia) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Platycodon grandiflorum Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Neutral. Bitter, Pungent Classification: P. Clears Cold Phlegm Uses: 1….

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