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Euphorbia pekinensis, Jing Da Ji PRO

ByAdam Tate

Euphorbia pekinensis, Jing Da Ji 京大戟 Jing Da Ji (TCM)Dur byid  དུར་བྱིད།  (Tibet) Left & Above: Euphorbia pekinensisPhotos by Dalgial Botanical name: Euphorbia pekinensisE. fischeriana is also used in Tibet.  There are two types of Da Ji used in TCM: Euphorbia pekinensis (Jing Da Ji–the original source) Knoxia valerianoides (Hong Da Ji–more commonly used today)…

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Saposhnikovia, Fang Feng FREE

ByAdam Tate

Saposhnikovia, Fang Feng, 防风 Ledebouriella, Chinese SilerFang Feng (TCM) Saposhnikovia divaricata (syn. Siler divaricata)Ledebour, Icones plantarum novarum, 1829 Peucedanum terebinthaceum(Photo by Qwert1234) (Wikimedia) Saposhnikovia Fang Feng sliced root (Adam, 2017) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Saposhnikovia divaricata (syn. Siler divaricatum, Ledebouriella divaricata, Stenocoelium divaricatum, Ferula seseloides)This was formerly assigned to Siler…

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Realgar, As2S2

ByAdam Tate

Realgar, As2S2 Sandarache (Dioscorides, Agricola)Manashila (Ayurveda)Hartal Tabqi (Unani)Rahj al Ghar (Arabic, meaning ‘Powder of the Mine’)Xiong Huang  雄黄 (TCM)Ldong ros ལྡོང་རོས  (Tibetan) RealgarPhoto by Rob Lavinsky, iRocks.com Mineralogical Name: Arsenic Disulphide Parts used: Refined or prepared MineralSpecimens that are red outside but white inside when crushed, or which contain white crystals within, should not be used…

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Cochlospermum

ByAdam Tate

Cochlospermum Golden Silk tree, White Silk Cotton treeSamagh, Kateera (Unani)Tanaku (Siddha) Cochlospermum religiosumIllustrations of Indian Botany Supplement, Wight, 1831 Cochlospermum religiosum(Photo by PEAK99) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Cochlospermum gossypium (syn. C. religiosum) Parts used: Gum Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Sweet Uses: 1. Cool the Lungs, Stops Cough:-Cough, Hoarseness 2. Clears Heat and Damp:-diarrhea, dysentery-burning urine,…

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Uncaria, Gou Teng FREE

ByAdam Tate

Uncaria, Gou Teng 钩藤 Gou Teng (TCM)Khung sder  ཁུང་སྡེར་ (Tibet) Uncaria rhynchophyllaOhwi, J. , Flora of Japan (1965) Photo of branch showing the curved hooks(Photo by keisotyo) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Uncaria spp.Various species are used: U. rhynchophylla U. macrophylla U. hirsuta U. sinensis U. sessiliffructus U. scandens (syn. U….

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Angelica sinensis, Dang Gui FREE

ByAdam Tate

Angelica sinensis, Dang Gui 当归 Dang Gui (TCM) A. polymorpha var. chinensis (=A. sinensis)Hooker, Icones Plantarum, 1891 Two different types of Dang Gui available on the Chinese Market. Left is the dried root with head and rootlets removed;below is the whole root with head and rootlets and which has been lightly steamed with alcohol before…

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Galls, Wu Bei Zi PRO

ByAdam Tate

Galla, Galls, Wu Bei Zi 五倍子 Oak or Aleppo Gall–Mazu (Unani)–Majuphalaka, Mayaphala (Ayurveda)–Mo Shi Zi (TCM)Chinese Gall (Rhus): Galla chinensis–Wu Bei Zi (TCM)–Galla Rhois–Karkatashringe (Ayurveda)–Kakrasingi (Unani) Gart der Gesundheit, Cuba, 1485 Oak GallKrauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Oak GallMedical Botany, Bohn, 1832 Some of the Gall varieties from Tabernaemontanus (1664) Oak Galls (Adam, 2016) Chinese Galls (Rhus)…

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Picrorhiza, Hu Huang Lian FREE

ByAdam Tate

Picrorhiza, Hu Huang Lian 胡黄连 Hu Huang Lian (TCM)Katuki (Ayurveda)Kutki (Unani)Hong Len  ཧོང་ལེན  (Tibet) Picrorhiza kurroaRoyle, Illustrations of the botany and other branches of the naturalhistory of the Himalayan Mountains and of the flora of Cashmere, 1839 Picrorhiza kurroa(Photo by Kenraiz) (Wikimedia) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Picrorhiza spp. (sometimes spelled Picrorrhiza) …

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Poria, Fu Ling PRO

ByAdam Tate

Poria, Fu Ling 茯苓 Poria Rubra, Chi Fu Ling 赤茯苓 Poria Cutis, Fu Ling Pi 茯苓皮 Poria Pararadicis, Fu Shen 茯神 Indian Bread, Tuckahoe, Hoelen, PoriaFu Ling (TCM)Phu Ling (Tibetan) A whole, wild Poria root (approx. 25cm across) (Chengdu Medicine Market, Adam, 2016) Fu Shen, Poria with tree root.Left: Poria still attached to the root;…

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Cynomorium, Suo Yang FREE

ByAdam Tate

Cynomorium, Suo Yang, 锁阳 Scarlet Mushroom, Maltese MushroomSuo Yang (TCM)Tarthuth, Tarathith (Unani) Cynomorium coccineumKerner von Marilaun, Hansen, & Pflanzenleben:Erster Band: Der Bau und die Eigenschaften der Pflanzen (1887-1891) Cynomorium coccineum(Photo by gailhampshire) (Wikimedia) Whole Suo Yang root (Adam, 2017) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Cynomorium spp. C. songaricum (syn. Cynomorium coccineum…

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Nelumbo Stamen, Lotus Stamen, Lian Xu PRO

ByAdam Tate

Nelumbo Stamen, Lotus Stamen, Lian Xu 莲须 Lian Xu (TCM)Padma Kesara (Ayurveda)Padma ge sar (Tibetan) Descourtilz, M.E., Flore médicale des Antilles, vol. 8 (1829) Illustrations of Indian Botany, Wight, 1840 Botanical name: Nelumbo nucifera Parts used: Stamen Temperature & Taste: Neutral, dry. Sweet Classification: R. Astringents Uses: 1. Astringes the Kidneys, Stabilizes the Essence: -Spermatorrhea,…

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Talcum, Hua Shi

ByAdam Tate

Talcum, Hua Shi 滑石 Hua Shi (TCM)Talq (Unani)Ha shig ཧ་ཤིག  (Tibetan) Green TalcPhoto by Rob Lavinsky iRocks.com Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Minerological name: Hydrated Magnesium Silicate  Mg3 (Si4Oio) (0H)2 Parts used: The Lexicon of Alchemy says there was 4 species: white, yellow, black and red‘Greenish foliaceous Venice Talc’ was preferred for medicinal use…

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