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Cassia Fistula PRO

ByAdam Tate

Cassia fistula Indian Laburnum, Purging Cassia, Cassia SolutivaAmaltas (Unani)Amaltas (Hindi)Arag-vadha (Sanskrit)Carakkonrai Puli (Siddha) Dong ga དོང་ག (Tibetan) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Icones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1800 CASSIA FISTULA1, 2. Grooves and ridges on one side of the fruit.3, Short stout pedicle. 3 (lower), Shows the cross partitionsand several seeds….

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Costus, Mu Xiang PRO

ByAdam Tate

Costus, Mu Xiang 木香 Mu Xiang (‘Wood Fragrance’) (TCM)Kuth, Kushta (Ayurveda)Koddam (Siddha)Qust, Qust Shirin, Kuth (Unani)Ru Rta  རུ་རྟ  (Tibetan) Sweet and Bitter varieties of Costus(This is not Saussurea lappa)Herbarium Blackwellianum, 1757 Arabian CostusA Complete History of Drugs, Pomet, London, 1748 PseudocostusKreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 Saussurea costus(Photo by Dinesh Valke) (Wikimedia) Herbarium, showing various Costus types, A. Bitter…

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Bull / Deer Pizzle / Testes

ByAdam Tate

Deer / Bull Pizzle / Testes Dried Deer Pizzle(Adam, Chengdu Medicine Market, 2017)​ Dried Deer Pizzle ornately packaged(Adam, 2017) Zoological name: Deer: Cervus spp.Bull: TaurusOther sources used include Pig, Fox, Horse, and in TCM, Dog (traditionally) and Seal Parts used: Dried Penis and/or TesticlesOften the entire Pizzle and Testes are dried and used, this being…

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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) Mineralogical name: CalcitumCalcium carbonate 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 may be also used. Tibetan Medicine…

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Centella, Pennywort FREE

ByAdam Tate

Centella, Pennywort, Ji Xue Cao 积雪草 Indian Pennywort, Gotu KolaBrahmi, Mandukaparni (Ayurveda)Ji Xue Cao (TCM) Kirtikar, Basu, Indian medicinal plants, Plates, 1918 Centella asiatica(Photo by Md. Siddiq Hasan) (Wikimedia) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Centella asiatica (syn. Hydrocotyle asciatica)The European C. vulgaris has been used similarly.In India, Brahmi also encompasses Bacopa…

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Actinolite, Amianthus, Yang Qi

ByAdam Tate

Actinolite, Amianthus, Yang Qi Shi 阳起石 Amianthus, a type of Actinolite (traditionally Alumen plumbosum)Yang Qi Shi (TCM)Rdo chu, Rdo rul, Rdo skyur (Tibet) Amianthus and Asbestos treated together inMuseum Museorum, Valentini, 1704 AmianthusA History of Fossils, Hill, 1751 Actinolite (Heath Canyon, California, USA)Photo by Rob Lavinsky, iRocks.com Mineralogical name: Green mineral of the amphibole group…

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Paeoniae suffruticosa, Tree Peony rootbark, Mu Dan Pi FREE

ByAdam Tate

Paeonia suffruticosa, Tree Peony, Mu Dan Pi 牡丹皮 Tree PeonyMu Dan Pi (TCM)Shing pad ma ser po  ཤིང་པད་མ་སེར་པོ་ (P. delavayi, Tibetan Medicine) Paeonia suffruticosaThe botanist’s repository [H.C. Andrews] 1806-1807 Paeonia suffruticosa(Photo by Cillas) (Wikimedia) Tree Peony root bark Mu Dan Pi (Adam, 2022) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Paeonia suffruticosa Parts…

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Momordica cochinchinensis, Mu Bie Zi PRO

ByAdam Tate

Momordica cochinchinensis, Mu Bie Zi 木鳖子 Momordica seedMu Bie Zi (TCM)Karkataka, Karavella-jalaja (Ayurveda) Momordica cochinchinensisHoutte, L. van, Flore des serres et des jardin de l’Europe (1845) Momordica fruits sold in Thailand where it is called GacThe fresh fruit and juice are sold as a health foodThe seeds can be seen in the center. (Photo, Adam,…

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Clematis, Wei Ling Xian PRO

ByAdam Tate

Clematis, Wei Ling Xian 威灵仙 Wei Ling Xian “Superpower God” (TCM) Clematis hexapetalaE. Spach, Histoire naturelle des végétaux, Atlas (1834-1847) Clematis Wei Ling Xian root(Adam, 2024) Botanical name: Three species of Clematis supply this medicine: C. chinensis C. manshurica C. hexapetala Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Salty, Pungent Classification: D. Clear Wind…

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Rapi, Turnip

ByAdam Tate

Rapi, Turnip Rape Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Round-rooted TurnipDella Materia Medicinale, Andrea Valuassori, 1562 Long-rooted TurnipNew Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Botanical name: Brassica rapaLong (‘Female’), Round (‘Male’) types were differentiated Parts used: Seed, Root Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Sweet, Pungent Classifications: 3H. LACTAGOGUE.    3I. APHRODISIAC.    3J. INCREASE SEMEN4b. OPTHALMIC Uses: 1. Strengthens Stomach and Spleen,…

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Polipodium, Polypody PRO

ByAdam Tate

Polipodium, Polypody Bisfayaj (Unani)Shui Long Gu, Duo Zu Jue Shu [lit. ‘Multi-Foot fern’=Polypodium] (TCM) Gart der Gesundheit, Cuba, 1485 Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Kurtzes Handtbuchlein, Ryff, 1599   Official Polypody                                              …

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Torreya, Fei Zi PRO

ByAdam Tate

Torreya, Fei Zi 榧子 Chinese Nutmeg Yew, Chinese TorreyaFe Zi (TCM) Torreya grandisRevue horticole, serié 4 (1879) Torreya grandis(Photo by VoDeTan2) (Wikimedia) Torreya grandis seed(Photo by VoDeTan2) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Torreya grandis (syn. T. nucifera) Parts used: Seed collected when ripe in Autumn, remove shell (testa) and break into pieces. Temperature & Taste: Neutral, moist….

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