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Alchemilla, Lady’s Mantle PRO

ByAdam Tate

Alchemilla, Lady’s Mantle Gart der Gesundheit, Cuba, 1485 Alchemilla vulgaris, Lady’s MantleFlora von Deutschland (25), Kohler, 1886 A. pubescens A. minor (syn. A. fissa)Flora von Deutschland (25), Kohler, 1886 A. alpina Lady’s Mantle(Photo by Plenuska) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Alchemilla vulgarisA number of varieties were used including Lesser and Alpine Parts used: Herb (fresh is best);…

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Withania, Ashwaganda PRO

ByAdam Tate

Withania, Ashwaganda Winter CherryAshwaganda (Ayurveda)Asgandh (Unani)Amukura (Siddha)Ba spru wa, A sho gandha (Tibetan) De plantis exoticis libri duo, Alpini, 1629 Flora Graeca, Sibthrop, Smith, 1819 Withania somnifera(Photo by Salicyna) (Wikimedia) Withania root (Adam, 2019) Botanical name: Withania somnifera (syn. Physalis somniferum) Parts used: RootThere are 4 Grades commonly differentiated on the market:  A. 7cm or…

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Asarum, Asarabacca, Xi Xin

ByAdam Tate

Asarum, Asarabacca, Xi Xin 细辛 Asarabacca, Wild Spikenard, HazelwortAsaroon (Unani)Xi Xin (TCM) Gart der Gesundheit, Cuba, 1485 Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Asarum europeum,Flora von Deutschland (21), Kohler, 1885 Chinese Asarum Xi Xin (A. sieboldi) Asarum Xi Xin root Botanical name: Asarum spp.. A. europeum (syn. A. officinale,…

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Stemona, Bai Bu

ByAdam Tate

Stemona, Bai Bu 百部 Bai Bu (TCM) Stemona tuberosaRoxburgh, W., Plants of the coast of Coromandel (1795) Stemona tuberosaKerner, J.S., Hortus sempervirens, vol. 47  (1819) Stemona tuberosa(Photo by Yercaud-elango) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Stemona spp.Several species are used: S. sessifolia S. japonica S. tuberosa Parts used: Root, Prepared Root Temperature & Taste: Slightly Warm, Dry. Sweet,…

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Clematis, Dbyi mong PRO

ByAdam Tate

Clematis, Dbyi mong དབྱི་མོང༌ Dbyi mong  དབྱི་མོང༌ (Clematis spp)Dbyi mong khra po དབྱི་མོང་ཁྲ་པོ  (C. montana) (Tibet)Dbyi mong nag po  དབྱི་མོང་ནག་པོ  (C. tibetana) (Tibet)Dbyi mong dkar po  དབྱི་མོང་དཀར་པོ  (C. rehderianum) (Tibet)Dby mong ser po དབྱི་མོང་སེར་པོ (C. orientalis var. intricata) (Tibet)Chuan Mu Tong (C. montana) (TCM)Gan Qing Tie Xian Lian (C. tangutica) (TCM)Xi Zang Tie Xian Lian (C. tibetana)…

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Pinellia, Ban Xia FREE

ByAdam Tate

Pinellia, Ban Xia 半夏 Prepared Pinellia, Zhi Ban Xia 制半夏 Ban Xia (TCM) Pinellia ternataBlume, Rumphia, 1835 Left: Lime-prepared Pinellia   Right: Ginger-prepared Pinellia (Jiang Ban Xia) (Adam, 2017) Prepared Pinellia Fa Ban Xia as commonly used in the West (Adam, 2017) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Pinellia ternata Parts used:…

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Inula japonica, Xuan Fu Hua FREE

ByAdam Tate

Inula japonica, Xuan Fu Hua 旋覆花 Xuan Fu Hua (TCM) Inula britannicaBarrellier, J., Plantae per Galliam, Hispaniam et Italiam observatae (?) Inula britannica(Photo by Repina Tatyana) (Wikimedia) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Inula spp. I. japonica I. britannica (Ou Ya Xuan Fu Hua) I. hupehensis (Hu Bei Xuan Fu Hua), used…

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Mercurialis, PotMercury

ByAdam Tate

Mercurialis, Mercury Annual, Garden, or French Mercury Kurtzes Handtbuchlein, Ryff, 1599 Flora von Deutschland (2), Kohler, 1842 Botanical name: Mercurialis annua, M. perennisA number of different Mercury species have been used.The Chinese have used M. leiocarpa (Tou Ku Cao) but it is not commonly used. Parts used: Herb in flower. Some (such as Leclerc) said…

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Aframomum, Grains of Paradise

ByAdam Tate

Aframomum, Grains of Paradise Guinea grains, Melegueta Pepper, African Pepper, Alligator PepperHeel Habshi (Unani) Zorn, J., Oskamp, D.L., Vervolg op de Afbeeldingen der artseny-gewassen met derzelver Nederduitsche en Latynsche beschryvingen (1813) Grains of Paradise(Photo by Shaddiii) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Aframomum melegueta (syn. Amomum melegueta, Amomum grana paradisi)Aframomum korarima (known as “Flase Cardamon”) is also said…

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Ipecacuanha

ByAdam Tate

Ipecacuanha IpecacTu Gen (TCM) IpecacuanhaMuseum Museorum, Valentini, 1704 IpecacuanhaHand-Atlas Medicinisch-Pharmaceutischer, 1884 Left: Ipecacuanha; Center: Striated Ipecacuanha; Right: Undulated Ipecacuanha Botanical name: Carapichea ipecacuanha (syn. Cephaelis ipecacuanha, Psychotria ipecacuanha)Grey (Peru), Brown (Brazil), White, Red and Black types were sold, all said to be derived from the same plant.However, other sources of Ipecacuanha were available on the…

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Cordyceps, Caterpillar Fungus, Dong Chong Xia Cao PRO

ByAdam Tate

Cordyceps, Caterpillar Fungus, Dong Chong Xia Cao 冬虫夏草 Dong Chong Xia Cao (‘Winter Worm, Summer Herb’, TCM)dByar rtswa dgun ‘bu  དབྱར་རྩྭ་དགུན་འབུ་ (Tibet) Dried Cordyceps as available on the Chinese market.(Photo by Rafti Institute) (Wikimedia) Left: uncleaned and cleansed fresh Cordyceps; Right: bunches of graded Cordyceps as sold on the Chinese Market. See also More Photos…

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Securinega, Yi Ye Qiu PRO

ByAdam Tate

Securinega, Yi Ye Qiu 一叶秋 Yi Ye Qiu (TCM)Vellaippula (Siddha) Securinega suffruticosaPallas, P.S., Lamarck, Voyages du professeur Pallas, dans plusieursprovinces de l’empire de Russie et dans l’Asie septentrionale, éd. 2, atlas (?) Securinega suffruticosa(Photo by Kenraiz) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Securinega suffruticosa (syn. S. ramiflora, Flueggea suffruticosa, Pharnaceum suffruticosum, Chenopodium suffruticosum)Securinega virosa is also used. Parts…

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