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Imperata, Bai Mao Gen PRO

ByAdam Tate

Imperata, Bai Mao Gen 白茅根 Japanese Blood Grass, Lalang Grass, Woolly Grass, Thatch GrassBai Mao Gen (TCM)Darbha (Ayurveda) Jaume Saint-Hilaire, J.H., La flore et la pomone francaises, vol. 5  (1832) Imperata cylindrica(Photo by L. M. Marsh) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Imperata cylindrica var. majorThere are a number of synonyms: Imperata allang, I. angolensis, I. arundinacea, I….

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Eucommia, Du Zhong FREE

ByAdam Tate

Eucommia, Du Zhong 杜仲 Du Zhong (TCM) Eucommia ulmoides tree(Photo by David Stang) (Wikimedia) Eucommia ulmoides bark(Photo by Kenraiz) (Wikimedia) Bundles of chopped, wild Eucommia bark for sale at the Chengdu Market.(Adam, 2017) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Eucommia ulmoides Parts used: Bark Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Sweet, slightly Pungent…

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Myristica, Nutmeg; Macis, Mace PRO

ByAdam Tate

Myristica, Nutmeg, Rou Dou Kou 肉豆蔻 Nux Muscata (Latin)Jatiphala (Ayurveda, Unani)Cathikkay (Siddha)Rou Dou Kou 肉豆蔻 (TCM)Dza ti  ཛཱ་ཏི (Tibetan) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Darstellung und Beschreibung sammtliche, Berg, 1858 Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Top: Whole NutmegBottom: Mace Botanical name: Myristica fragrans Parts used: Fruit (Nutmeg); Mace Temperature & Taste: Hot, dry. Pungent,…

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Myrrha, Myrrh, Mo Yao PRO

ByAdam Tate

Myrrha, Myrrh, Mo Yao 没药 Mo Yao (TCM)Bola (Ayurveda)Mur (Unani)Gu gul nag po གུ་གུལ་ནག་པོ  (Tibetan) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Myrrh tree and gumParkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Koehler, Medizinal Pflanzen, 1890 Myrrh (Adam, 2022) BUY PREMIUM MYRRH Botanical name: Commiphora spp. C. myrrha (syn. C. molmol)–Ethiopian Myrrh, found in Somalia, Oman, Yemen, Eritrea, Ethiopia and Saudi Arabia…

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Citrus reticulata, Tangerine peel, Chen Pi FREE

ByAdam Tate

Citrus reticulata, Tangerine peel, Chen Pi 陈皮 Ju Pi, Chen Pi (aged) 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) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Citrus reticulata Parts used: Peel Temperature &…

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Abrotonum, Southernwood PRO

ByAdam Tate

Abrotonum, Southernwood Qaisum (Unani) Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Icones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1800 Flora von Deutschland (29), Kohler, 1887 Botanical name: Artemisia abrotanum Parts used: Herb Temperature & Taste: Slightly Warm, dry. Pungent, Bitter“Hot in the first and dry in the third degree.” (Avicenna) Uses: 1. Clears Damp, Promotes Urine, Opens…

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Ephedra, Ma Huang PRO

ByAdam Tate

Ephedra, Ma Huang 麻黄 Ma Huang (TCM)Som Kalapna, Masania, Narom, Soma Kalpa (Unani)Mtshe ldum  མཚེ་ལྡུམ  (Tibetan) Ephedra spp.Alpini, P., De plantis exoticis libri duo, 1629 E. distachyaCamerarius, J., Hortus medicus et philosophicus, 1588 E. pachycladaTransactions of the Linnean Society of London, 2nd series: Botany, (1887) Above: Ephedra growing wild near Urumqi, Xinjiang, ChinaRight: fresh Wild…

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Semiaquilegia, Tian Kui Zi PRO

ByAdam Tate

Semiaquilegia, Tian Kui Zi 天葵子 Muskroot-like Semiaquilegia RootTian Kui Zi (TCM) Semiaquilegia adoxoides (Photo by Alpsdake) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Semiaquilegia adoxoides Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Sweet, Bitter Classification: B. Clears Heat and Toxin Uses: 1. Clears Heat and Toxin:-Sores, Boils, Carbuncles, Furuncles, Scabies-Snake and Insect Bites, Rabid Dog bite-Toxic Wounds and…

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Mesua ferrea, Cobras Saffron PRO

ByAdam Tate

Mesua ferrea, Cobras Saffron Iron Wood treeNagakesara, Keshara (Ayurveda)Narmushk, Nag Kesar (Unani) Mesua ferreaDrakestein, Hortus Indicus Malabaricus, 1682 Mesua ferrea flower(Photo by Ajtjohnsingh) Botanical name: Mesua ferrea (syn. M. nagassarium) Parts used: Flowers, Stamens, Flower budsalso Fruit, Root-bark and Seed Oil Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry.“hot and dry in the third degree” (Avicenna) Uses: 1….

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Bolbostemma paniculatum, Tu Bei Mu PRO

ByAdam Tate

Bolbostemma paniculatum, Tu Bei Mu 土贝母 Tu Bei Mu (TCM) Engler, H.G.A., Das Pflanzenreich, Cucurbitaceae – Fevilleae & Melothrieae, vol. 275 (1916)  Bolbostemma paniculatum BulbBulletin du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, sér. 2 (1939) Botanical name: Bolbostemma paniculatum (syn. Actinostemma multilobum, Actinostemma paniculatum, Mitrosicyos paniculatus, Schizopepon fargesii) Parts used: Tuber/Bulb Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Bitter,…

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Topaz

ByAdam Tate

Topaz Chrysolite of Pliny is thought to be the modern ‘Topaz’Huang Yu (‘Yellow Jade’, TCM) Ortus Sanitatis, Beck, 1517 Topaz(Photo by Rob Lavinsky iRocks.com) Mineralogical Name: TopazChrysolite (yellow-green variety of Olivine), Prase, or Chrysoprase have all been suggested as the ‘Topaz‘ of Pliny. Parts used: Prepared Stone (levigated or burned) Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry….

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Olibanum, Frankincense, Ru Xiang PRO

ByAdam Tate

Olibanum, Frankincense, Ru Xiang 乳香 Also called Thus, LibanosRu Xiang (TCM)Shallaki (Ayurveda)Kundur (Unani)Spos dkar  སྤོས་དཀར  (Tibetan) Left: Olibanum; Right: ThusOrtus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Boswellia SerrataMedical Botany, Stephenson and Churchill, 1836 Frankincense tree (Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640) Herbarium, Matthioli (Polish), 1596 Frankincense (Adam, 2022) Botanical name: Boswellia spp.Frankincense is often divided into types based on the…

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