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Nigella, Gith, Black Cumin PRO

ByAdam Tate

Nigella, Gith Black Cumin, MelanthiumKalonji (Unani)Habat al-Baraka (Arabic)Kalajira, Mugrela (Ayurveda)Karuncirakam (Siddha)Zi ra nag po  ཟི་ར་ནག་པོ  (Tibetan)Hei Zhong Cao Zi 黑种草子 (TCM) Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Botanical name: Nigella spp. N. sativa N. damascena N. glandulifera (syn. Nigella sativa var. hispidula) Parts used: Seed Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry,…

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Polyporus, Zhu Ling FREE

ByAdam Tate

Polyporus, Zhu Ling 猪苓 Zhu Ling (TCM)Chorei Matake (Japan) Polyporus umbellatus(Illustration by Emil Doerstling) (Wikimedia) Polyporus umbellatusPhoto by Lebrac (Wikimedia) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Polyporus umbellatus Parts used: Fruiting body (Fungi) Temperature & Taste: Neutral/Cool, dry. Sweet, bland Classification: D. Clear Damp, Promote Urine Uses: 1. Clears Damp, Promotes Urine:-Edema,…

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Adiantum, Maidenhair FREE

ByAdam Tate

Adiantum, Maidenhair Capillus Veneris, Venus HairParsiaoshan (Unani)Hamsapadi (Ayurveda)Rtsa rma dongs རྩརྨ་མདོངས་ Herbario nuovo, 1667 Common MaidenhairDioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 English Maidenhair (Trichomanes)Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Icones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1800 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Adiantum capillus-venerisA number of related species are used: Golden: Adiantum aureum (used as Maidenhair) White:…

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Citrus reticulata, Tangerine peel, Chen Pi PRO

ByAdam Tate

Citrus reticulata, Tangerine peel, Chen Pi 陈皮 Ju Pi (Peel) Chen Pi (aged Peel)Qing Pi (Unripe Peel) Guillot, Revue horticole, serié 4, (1852-1974) Whole dried Tangerine peel (Ju Pi) Sliced Tangerine Peel (Ju Pi) Bundles of Aged (20 year old) Tangerine Peel (Chen Pi) Botanical name: Citrus reticulata Parts used: 1. Ripe Peel (Ju Pi)2….

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Rhododendron molle, Nao Yang Hua PRO

ByAdam Tate

Rhododendron molle, Nao Yang Hua 闹羊花 Chinese Azalea, Yellow Azalea flowerNao Yang Hua, Yang Zhi Zhu Hua (TCM) Rhododendron molleHoutte, L. van, Flore des serres et des jardin de l’Europe, vol. 19 (1845) Rhododendron chrysanthumWoodville, W., Hooker, W.J., Spratt, G., Medical Botany, 3th edition, vol. 2 (1832) Botanical name: Rhododendron molle (syn. R. sinensis, Azalea molle)The…

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Amomum, Greater Cardamon, Sha Ren

ByAdam Tate

Amomum, Greater Cardamon, Sha Ren 砂仁 Greater Cardamon, Nepal CardamonSha Ren (TCM)Sthoolaila (Ayurveda)Heel Kalan (Unani)Ka Ko La  ཀ་ཀོ་ལ (Tibetan) Amomum subulatumRoxburgh, Plants of the coast of Coromandel, vol. 3, 1819 Lesser, Medium and Greater CardamonsNew Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Amomum spp: A. villosum A. villosum var. xanthioides…

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Holarrhena, Kutaja PRO

ByAdam Tate

Holarrhena, Kutaja Tellicherry, Easter treeKutaja, Kurchi, Kalinga, Vatsaka (Ayurveda)Indrayava (Seeds, Ayurveda);Teewaj, Kurchi (bark), Inderjao Talkh (seed) (Unani)Kudasappalai (Siddha)Dug Mo Nyung  དུག་མོ་ཉུང༌ (Tibetan) Holarrhena antidysentericaIllustrations of the forest flora of North-West and Central India, Brandis, 1874 Wrightia antidysenterica(Photo by Lionel Allorge) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Holarrhena antidysenterica (syn. H. pubescens, Wrightia antidysenterica)Two types of Indrayava are used…

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Rhododendron dauricum, Dahurian Rhododendron, Man Shan Hong PRO

ByAdam Tate

Rhododendron dauricum, Man Shan Hong 满山红 Indian Azalea, Dahurian RhododendronMan Shan Hong (TCM) Rhododendron dauricumThe botanist’s repository, vol. 1 (1797-1798) Botanical name: Rhododendron dauricum (TCM) Parts used: Leaf, collected Summer or Autumn Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent, Bitter Classifications: Q. Stop Cough and Wheezing Uses: 1. Stops Cough, Clears Cold-Phlegm: -Cough; acute and chronic…

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Fossil Bones, Dragon Bones, Long Gu

ByAdam Tate

Fossil Bones, Dragon Bones Fossil Bones: Long Gu 龙骨Fossll Teeth: Long Chi 龙齿Fossil Horn: Long Jiao 龙角 Dragon BonesBen Cao Pin Hui Jing Yao, 1505 (Welcome) TOP: Long Gu ‘Dragon Bones’BOTTOM: Long Jiao ‘Dragon Horn’(Chendgu Medicine Market, Adam, 2017) Mastodon TeethA Pictorial Atlas of Fossil Remains, Gideon Algernon Mantell, 1850 Members CLICK HERE for the…

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Cytisus, Broom PRO

ByAdam Tate

Cytisus, Broom Scotch Broom; Genista, Genesta, Genestra, Scoparius, Spartium Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Medical Botany, Woodville, Hooker, Vol. 3, 1832 BROOM TOPS1. Stem showing the two wings ending in a node.  2. A large flower and aflower bud.  3. The hairy pistil..  4. Fruit.  5. Three foliate leaves. Squibb’s Atlas of the Official Drugs, Mansfield,…

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Anemarrhena Zhi Mu FREE

ByAdam Tate

Anemarrhena, Zhi Mu 知母 Zhi Mu (TCM) Anemarrhena in Gujin Tushu Jicheng (Imperial Encyclopedia, early 18th century) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Anemarrhena asphodeloides Parts used: Rhizome Temperature & Taste: Cold, moist. Bitter, Sweet Classifications: B. Clear Strong Heat or Fire Uses: 1. Clears Heat, Drains Fire:-High Fever, thirst, irritability with…

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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 Minerological name: Hydrated Magnesium Silicate  Mg3 (Si4Oio) (0H)2 Several varieties are known: Talc Soapstone; composed primarily of Talc Substitutions in the basic formula often occur: Al or Ti can substitute Si; Fe, Mn, and Al can substitute Mg; very…

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