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Rhodiola, Rose root, Hong Jing Tian FREE

ByAdam Tate

Rhodiola, Rose root RosewortHong Jing Tian  红景天  (TCM)Sro lo dmar po   སྲོ་ལོ་དམར་པོ  (Tibet) RhodiolaKrauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Rhodiola roseaNew Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Rhodiola roseaSeboth & Graf, Die Alpenpflanzen nach der Natur gemalt, 1839 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Rhodiola rosea (syn. Sedum roseum, S. rhodiola) Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste:…

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Momordica fruit, Luo Han Guo

ByAdam Tate

Momordica fruit, Luo Han Guo 罗汉果 Longevity Fruit, Magic Fruit, Monk fruitLuo Han Guo (TCM) Momordica grosvenorii fruit(Photo by ProjectManhattan) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Momordica grosvenorii fruit (syn. Siraitia grosvernori, Thladiantha grosvernori) Parts used: Dried Fruit (fresh fruit is rarely used) Temperature & Taste: Cool, moist. Sweet Classifications: Q. Stop Cough and Wheezing Uses: 1. Moistens the Lungs,…

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Cynosbatus, Rose Hip FREE

ByAdam Tate

Cynosbatus, Rose Hip Cherokee Rose Hip, Jin Ying Zi 金樱子 CynosbatusCherokee Rose Hip, Jin Ying Zi  金樱子 (TCM)Se rgod  སེ་རྒོད   (Tibetan) Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 R. caninaFlora von Deutschland (25), Kohler, 1886 R. laevigata (Jin Ying Zi) used in TCMEdwards’s Botanical Register, vol. 23, 1922 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Rosa caninaA number…

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Hypericum, St. Johns Wort FREE

ByAdam Tate

Hypericum, St. John’s Wort Hiofariqun (Unani)Guan Ye Lian Qiao 贯叶连翘 (TCM) HypericumOrtus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 HypericumDioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 HypericumKrauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Hypericum perforatumFlora von Deutschland (21), Kohler, 1885 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Hypericum perforatum (syn. H. officinalis) Parts used: Herb in flower Temperature & Taste: Cool (traditionally classed…

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Phyllanthus amarus PRO

ByAdam Tate

Phyllanthus amarus, Bhuiamla Bhuiamla, Bhumyumalaki, Bahupatri, Bahuphala, Tamalaki (Ayurveda)Bhui Amala (Unani)Kellkay Nelli, Kizkaynelli Camulam (Siddha)Ye Xia Zhu (TCM) Phyllanthus amarusPhoto by Sailesh Botanical name: Phyllanthus amarus, P. fraternus, P. debilis, P. niruri (Thailand)Other local species are also used. Parts used: Leaf; root; or the whole plant in powder Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. very Bitter…

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Ligustrum, Glossy Privet Fruit, Nu Zhen Zi PRO

ByAdam Tate

Ligustrum, Glossy Privet Fruit, Nu Zhen Zi 女贞子 Glossy PrivetNu Zhen Zi (TCM) Curtis’s Botanical Magazine, vol. 52 (1825) Ligustrum lucidum fruit(Photo by SABENCIA Guillermo César Ruiz) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Ligustrum lucidum; L. thibeticum is also used. Parts used: Fruit Temperature & Taste: Cool. Bitter, Sweet“It is Warm” (Li Shi Zhen) Classification: N. Yin Tonic…

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Vetiveria, Ushira PRO

ByAdam Tate

Vetiveria, Ushira Vetiver, Cuscus, Khus-KhusUshira (Ayurveda)Khas (Unani)Vattiver (Siddha)Yan Lan Cao (TCM) Vetiveria zizanioidesRheede tot Drakestein, H.A. van, Hortus Indicus Malabaricus, (1703) Bunches of Vetiveria zizanioides root for sale at Réunion Island(Photo by David Monniaux) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Vetiveria zizanioides (syn. Chrysopogon zizanioides, Andropogon muricatus, A. squarrosus, Anatherum zizanioides)Two varieties of Ushira are known on the…

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Chicken Gizzard Skin, Ji Nei Jin PRO

ByAdam Tate

Chicken Gizzard Skin, Ji Nei Jin 鸡内金 Ji Nei Jin (TCM)Qalzah (Arabic)Sangdana Murgh (Unani) Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Dried Chicken Gizzard skin (Unani)(Calcutta Unani College, Adam, 2019)  Prepared Chicken Gizzard skin (TCM)(Chengdu Medicine Market, Adam, 2016) Zoological name: Gallus domesticus (Gallus gallus var. domesticus) Parts used: Prepared Chicken Gizzard skin Temperature & Taste: Neutral/Slightly…

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Aster tartaricus, Zi Wan FREE

ByAdam Tate

Aster tartaricus, Zi Wan 紫菀 Tartarian AsterZi Wan (TCM) Aster tartaricusAddisonia, (M.E. Eaton) vol. 2 (1917) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Aster tartaricus (syn. A. fauriei) Parts used: Root and rhizome Temperature & Taste: Slightly Warm, dry. Pungent, Bitter Uses: 1. Clears Phlegm, Stops Cough:-various types of Cough, Bronchitis, and difficult…

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Caesalpinia crista PRO

ByAdam Tate

Caesalpinia crista Bonduc nut, Fever nut, Nicker nut, CaesalpiniaJam ‘bras  འཇམ་འབྲས  (Tibetan)Lata Karanja (Ayurveda)Bandogh Hendi, Akatmakat (Unani)Da Tuo Ye Yun Shi (TCM) Caesalpinia cristaBlanco, M., Flora de Filipinas, (1875) Caesalpinia crista seed(Adam, 2017) Botanical name: Caesalpinia crista, C. bonducella Parts used: Seed kernel Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Bitter, Pungent, astringent Uses: 1. Warms the…

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Typhonium, Bai Fu Zi PRO

ByAdam Tate

Typhonium, Bai Fu Zi 白附子 Prepared Root is called Zhi Bai Fu Zi Typhonium giganteum Aconitum coreanum(Photo by IloveU4ever) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Typhonium giganteum (syn. T. giraldii, T. stoliczkae)Aconitum coreanum (A. koreanum, Guan Bai Fu) is used in some parts. Parts used: Prepared Root. The fresh root is used externally Temperature & Taste: Very warm,…

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Gold, Aurum, Jin

ByAdam Tate

Gold, Aurum, Jin 金 Jin (TCM)Gser  གསེར  (Tibetan)Tila (Unani)Svara (Ayurveda) Hortus sanitatis, 1491 Native GoldBritish Mineralogy, Sowerby, 1811 Gold coinsKrauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 The Latrobe Gold Nugget (717 grams)Photo by Gump Stump Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Mineralogical name: Aurum Parts used:   1. Gold Leaf or Powder  2. ‘Potable Gold’ (Gold in dissolution) …

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