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Cynosbatus, Rose Hip PRO

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 Botanical name: Rosa caninaA number of different Rose species have supplied…

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Phoenix, Date FREE

ByAdam Tate

Phoenix, Date palm Kharjura (Ayurveda)Khurma (Unani)Tamar, Balha (Arabic)‘Bra go  འབྲ་གོ  (Tibetan) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Duhamel du Monceau, H.L., Traité des arbres et arbustes, Nouvelle édition [Nouveau Duhamel], vol. 4 (1809) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Phoenix dactylifera Parts used: Dried Fruit; Black, Yellow, Red, as well…

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Cibotium, Gou Ji FREE

ByAdam Tate

Cibotium, Gou Ji 狗脊 ‘Golden Chicken Fern’Gou Ji (TCM) Cibotium barometzKoehler, F.E., Medizinal Pflanzen, vol. 4 (1890) Cibotium barometz rhizome(Photo by Mokkie) (Wikimedia) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Cibotium barometz (syn. Aspidium barometz, Dicksonia barometz, Nephrodium baromez, Polypodium barometz) Parts used: Rhizome, either dried, or steamed, then sliced and dried. Temperature…

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Lupulus, Humulus, Hops FREE

ByAdam Tate

Lupulus, Hops Lupulus salictarius, Lupulus reptitius, Volubilis, Humulus, Habiola Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Botanische wandplaten, 1904–1914 Koehler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Humulus lupulus Parts used: Flower Temperature & Taste: Cool (Warm in the west), dry. Bitter Classifications: 2A APERIENT Uses: 1. Clears Damp-Heat, Opens Obstructions:-Indigestion, Stomach weakness–loss of…

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Mespilus, Medlar

ByAdam Tate

Mespilus, Medlar Dutch Medlar Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Kreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 Flora von Deutschland (25), Kohler, 1886 Botanical name: Mespilus germanica (syn. M. vulgaris)The Mediterranean Medlar is Crataegus azarolus (syn. Mespilus azarolus), called Azarole, and was used similarly.Pliny listed three varieties: Anthedon (Crataegus azarolus)–Mespilon Eteron of Dioscorides Setania (Italian Medlar) Gallic (French…

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Chili, Capsicum annum FREE

ByAdam Tate

Capsicum, Chili Chili Pepper, Hot PepperFilfil-i-Surkh (Unani) Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 C. annuaAtlas der Officinellen Pflanzen, Berg & Schmidt, Leipzig, 1893  Left: Fresh Chili;  Center: Dried Chili;  Right: Crushed Chili Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Capsicum spp. C. annum var. annum (longum type) C. frutescens (syn. C. minimum) C. baccatum C. chinensis…

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Artemisia Scoparia, Yin Chen Hao PRO

ByAdam Tate

Artemisia scoparia, Yin Chen Hao 茵陈蒿 Virgate WormwoodYin Chen Hao (TCM)Tshar bong dkar po  ཚར་བོང་བོང་དཀར་པོ་ (Tibetan Medicine) Artemisia scopariaWaldstein & Kitaibel, Descriptiones et icones plantarum rariorum Hungariae (1799-1802) Botanical name: Artemisia capillaris, A. scopariaLocal varieties used include A. frigida, A. gmelinii, A. anethoides, A. haichowensis Parts used: HerbAccording to Tibetan texts, the root is most…

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Epimedium, Yin Yang Huo FREE

ByAdam Tate

Epimedium, Yin Yang Huo 淫羊藿 ‘Horny Goat Weed’, EpimediumYin Yang Huo (TCM) Epimedium sagittatum(Photo by Qwert1234) (Wikimedia) Epimedium koreanumPhotos by Dalgial Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Epimedium spp.Several species are used: E. brevicornum E. sagittatum E. pubescens E. koreanum E. wushanensis There are several species in the West which may have…

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Eruca, Rocket FREE

ByAdam Tate

Eruca, Rocket Jirjir, Jirjeer (Unani) Wild RocketFuchs, New Kreuterbuch, 1543 Garden RocketSturm et al, Flora von Deutschland in Abbildungennach der Natur, Zweite auflage, vol. 6, 1902 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Eruca spp.GARDEN ROCKET: E. sativa (syn. E. vesicaria, Brassica eruca)WILD ROCKET: E. sylvestris Parts used: Seed Temperature & Taste: Hot,…

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Lupinus, Lupin

ByAdam Tate

Lupinus, Lupin Turmus, Tarmus (Unani) Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Lupinus albus(Photo by Jean-Claude Echardour) (Wikimedia) Lupin seed(Photo by Calapito) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Lupinus albus (White), L. luteus (Yellow); In Unani, L. polyphyllus is used; the Blue Lupin, L. angustifolia has also been used.Note that 2 distinct varieties of Lupin occur: Bitter…

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Corydalis, Yan Hu Suo PRO

ByAdam Tate

Corydalis, Yan Hu Suo 延胡索 Yan Hu Suo (TCM)Su mi  སུ་མི  (Tibet) Corydalis yanhusuo Corydalis glaucescens Gartenflora [E. von Regel], vol. 27 (1878) Corydalis decumbens(Photo by KENPEI) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Corydalis yanhusuo (syn. C. ternata)Others used in various parts of China include C. turtschaninovii (classical source), C. repens, C. ambigua var. amurensis, C. glaucescensCorydalis decumbens is…

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Polygonum multiflorum, Fleeceflower stem, Ye Jiao Teng FREE

ByAdam Tate

Polygonum Caulis, Fleeceflower stem, Ye Jiao Teng 夜交藤 Ye Jiao Teng (TCM) Polygonum Ye Jiao Teng Polygonum multiflorum(Photo by Fanghong, cropped) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Polygonum multiflorum Parts used: Stem Temperature & Taste: Neutral, Sweet Classification: H. Nourish the Heart Uses: 1. Nourish Blood, Calms the Mind and Spirit: -Insomnia, dream-disturbed Sleep, Nightmares from Yin or…

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