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Choerospondias, Guang Zao PRO

ByAdam Tate

Choerospondias, Guang Zao 广枣 Hog Plum; Choerospondias fruitGuang Zao  广枣  (TCM)Snying Zho Sha  སྙིང་ཞོ་ཤ  (Tibetan) Hooker, Icones Plantarum, vol. 26 (1898) Choerospondias axillaris (Photo by Zhangzhugang) (Wikimedia) Choerospondias Guang Zao(Chengdu Medicine Market, Adam, 2017) Botanical name: Choerospondias axillaris Parts used: Dried Ripe Fruit; the seed is used synonymously in TCM. Temperature & Taste: Neutral/Cool. Sweet, Sour…

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Mucuna, Cowhage, Kapikachhu PRO

ByAdam Tate

Mucuna, Cowhage, Kapikachhu CowhageKapikachhu, Atmagupta, Kavach (Ayurveda)Kaunch (Hindi)Konch, Habul-Kulai (Unani)Mkhal ma zho sha  མཁལ་མ་ཞོ་ཤ  (Tibetan)Li Dou, Gou Zheng Dou, Bai Li Dou (TCM) Mucuna pruriensFlora de Filipinas, Blanco, 1880 Mucuna pruriens seed pods(Photo by Ton Rulkens) (Wikimedia) Mucuna seed(Photo by One World Thailand) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Mucuna pruriens (syn. M. prurita, Dolichos pruriens) Parts used:…

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Panax, Ren Shen, Ginseng PRO

ByAdam Tate

Panax, Ren Shen, Ginseng 人参 Ren Shen (TCM)Dpa bo chen po (Tibetan)Tapmari, Jenseng (Unani)Junsha, Panaxi (Arabic) Panax ginseng (as Aralia ginseng)Baillon, H.E., Histoire des plantes, vol. 7 (1877-1880) Red (left) and White (right) Ginseng (Adam, Chengdu Herb Market) Ginseng often forms man-like roots,hence its name RenShen  ‘Man root’.This is similar to the way Mandrakegot its…

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Lysmachia, Jin Qian Cao PRO

ByAdam Tate

Lysmachia, Jin Qian Cao 金钱草 LysmachiaJin Qian Cao 金钱草, Guo Lu Huang 過路黄 (TCM) The closely related and similar looking Western L. nummulariaIcones Plantarum Medicinalium. 1788 Lysimachia christinae flower(Photo by 阿橋) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Lysimachia christinae (syn . L. legendrei)A number of plants supply Jin Qian Cao on the Chinese Market: Desomodium styracifolium (Guan Jin…

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Delphinium denudatum PRO

ByAdam Tate

Delphinium denudatum Nirvisha (Ayurveda)Jadwar (Unani) Delphinium denudatum flower(Photo by Delonix, edited) (Wikimedia) Delphinium denudatum root(Calcutta Unani College, Adam, 2019) Botanical name: Delphinium denudatum (syn. D. pauciflorum) Some classical Unani texts differentiate between 4 types of Jadwar: White, Violet, Black and Yellow. Other sources have described 5 types, given in order of preference they are:    1….

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Cordyceps, Caterpillar Fungus, Dong Chong Xia Cao FREE

ByAdam Tate

Cordyceps, Caterpillar Fungus, Dong Chong Xia Cao 冬虫夏草 Dong Chong Xia Cao (‘Winter Worm, Summer Herb’, TCM)dByar rtswa dgun ‘bu  དབྱར་རྩྭ་དགུན་འབུ་ (Tibet) Dried Cordyceps as available on the Chinese market.(Photo by Rafti Institute) (Wikimedia) Left: uncleaned and cleansed fresh Cordyceps; Right: bunches of graded Cordyceps as sold on the Chinese Market. See also More Photos…

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Stephania tetrandra, Han Fang Ji

ByAdam Tate

Stephania tetrandra, Han Fang Ji 汉防己 Han Fang Ji (TCM) Stephania tetrandraHayata, B., Icones plantarum formosanarum, vol. 1 (1911) Botanical name: Stephania tetrandra Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Bitter, Pungent Classification: C. Clear Damp, Promote UrineD. Clear Wind and Damp Uses: 1. Clears Damp, Promotes Urine -Edema especially of the lower body,…

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Galangae, Galangal

ByAdam Tate

Galangae, Galangal, Gao Liang Jiang 高良姜 Gao Liang Jiang (‘High Mountain Ginger’) (TCM)Kulanjana (Ayurveda) Khulanjaan (Unani)Don gra  དོང་གྲ  (Tibet) GalangalParkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Lesser Galangal, AlpinaIcones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1800 Greater and Lesser Galangal rootHerbarium, Matthioli (Polish), 1596 ALIPNA1. Annulate, wavy leaf bases or scars. 2. Simple rhizome. 3, Branched rhizome. 4, Transverse section of…

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Bezoar, Niu Huang, 牛黄

ByAdam Tate

Bezoar, Niu Huang 牛黄 Niu Huang (TCM)Gi Wam གི་ཝང༌  (Tibetan)Fad Zahar Madani, Hajr us Sam (Unani) Bezoar is a stone from the stomach of a quadraped. Classically, it was from the ‘Bezoar-Goat’, Capra aegagrus and related species. In the West, it was differentiated into Oriental (Eastern) and Occidental (Western) varieties, the former being regarded as…

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Ajuga, Bugle

ByAdam Tate

Ajuga, Bugle Consolida Media Herbarum Vivae Eicones, Otto Brunfels, 1530 Icones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1806 Botanical name: Ajuga reptens Parts used: Herb Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Bitter Classifications: 2D ATTENUATERS OF CONGEALED BLOOD    2T. GLUTINATE3N. VULNERARY TCM:B. Clear Heat Uses: 1. Clears Heat and Swelling, Moves the Blood, Clears Poison:-Trauma, Bruising and all pains…

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Morus Folium, Mulberry Leaf, Sang Ye FREE

ByAdam Tate

Morus Folium, Mulberry Leaf, Sang Ye 桑叶 Sang Ye (TCM）Sring Shing Lo Ma  སྲིང་ཤིང་ལོ་མ་མ་ (Tibet) Botanische wandplaten (Plantillustrations) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Morus alba Parts used: Leaf Temperature & Taste: Cool, slightly Moist. Bitter, Sweet Classifications: A. Clear Exterior Wind-Heat Uses: 1. Clears Wind-Heat: -Fever, Cold, Flu, sore Throat-nasal obstruction,…

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Acacia, Gum Arabic PRO

ByAdam Tate

Acacia, Gum Arabic Egyptian ThornBabula (Ayurveda)Aqaqia (Unani) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Egyptian Acacia (left), Acacia of Dioscorides (right)Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Flora Medica, Royal College of Physicians, 1829 Botanical name: Acacia arabicaModern sources of ‘Gum Arabic’, or ‘Acacia gum’ are varied:  1. Senegal Gum:, Hashab A. senegal  2. Suakin, Talca or Talha Gum: A. stenocarpa,…

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