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Foeniculum, Fennel, Xiao Hui Xiang PRO

ByAdam Tate

Foeniculum, Fennel, Xiao Hui Xiang 小茴香 Traditionally called MaratrumXiao Hui Xiang (TCM)Saunf (Ayurveda)Combu (Siddha)La la phud  ལ་ལ་ཕུད  (Tibetan)Badiyan (Seed, Unnai)Bekh e Badiyan (Root, Unani) Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Atlas der officinellen pflanzen (2), Felix, 1899 Botanical name: Foeniculum vulgare Parts used: Root, Seed; sometimes the herb Temperature & Taste: Very Warm, dry….

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Nelumbo Rhizoma, Lotus Rhizome, Ou Jie PRO

ByAdam Tate

Nelumbo Rhizoma, Lotus Rhizome, Ou Jie 藕节 Ou Jie (TCM)Tamarai Kizanku (Siddha) Descourtilz, M.E., Flore médicale des Antilles, vol. 8 (1829) Jiu Huang Ben Cao (The Famine Relief Herbal) (1593) Botanical name: Nelumbo nucifera Parts used: Rhizome node Temperature & Taste: Neutral, dry. Sweet Classification: L. Stop Bleeding: Uses: 1. Clears Heat, Stops Bleeding:-Vomiting or…

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Benefits of Powdered Medicine

ByAdam Tate

The Benefits of Powdered Medicine By Adam TateSeptember, 2019 Powdered medicines have been used since antiquity. Powders have a number of benefits over other forms of administration and yet tend to be less commonly used by modern practitioners. Some of the most wonderful formulas in the history of Traditional Medicine have been prepared as powders…

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Cinnamon twig, Gui Zhi PRO

ByAdam Tate

Cinnamon twig, Gui Zhi 桂枝 Gui Zhi (TCM) Koehler, Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Botanical name: Cinnamomum cassia Parts used: twigs Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent, Sweet Classification: A. Clear Exterior Wind-Cold Uses: 1. Clear Wind-Cold, Promotes Sweat:-acute Wind-Cold with sweat; Cold, Flu-“It relieves headache due to invading pathogenic Wind … expels exterior syndrome and induces…

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Sida, Bala PRO

ByAdam Tate

Sida, Bala Indian Country MallowBala (Ayurveda)Bala, Beej Band (Unani)Xin Yin Huang Hua Zai (TCM) Martius, Eichler, Urban, Flora Brasiliensis, 1891 Sida cordifolia(Photo by Karen Pagel) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Sida cordifolia (syn. Malva tormentosa)Various species have supplied Bala in the past:  i. Batyalaka: S. cordifolia  ii. Mahabala: S. rhombidea (variety of S. rhombifolia)  iii. Atibala: S….

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Rehmannia, Shu Di Huang PRO

ByAdam Tate

Rehmannia, Shu Di Huang 熟地黄 Prepared Chinese Foxglove rootShu Di Huang (TCM) Edwards’s Botanical Register (1837) Rehmannia glutinosa flower(Photo by 阿橋) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Rehmannia glutinosa Parts used: Prepared Root Temperature & Taste: Warm, moist. Sweet Classification: N. Blood Tonic     N. Yin Tonic Uses: 1. Tonifies the Blood:-weakness, pale face and tongue, deficient and thin…

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Swallows Nest

ByAdam Tate

Swallows Nest, Yan Wo 燕窝 Yan Wo (TCM) Swallows Nest; right is ‘Red Blood Birds Next’, the most expensive (Chengdu Herb Market, 2015) Zoological name: White-nest Swiftlet (Aerodramus fuciphagus);Black-nest Swiftlet (Aerodramus maximus Parts used: Nest Temperature & Taste: Neutral, Sweet Constituents: The nest contains mucopolysaccharides, and good levels of calcium, iron, potassium, and magnesium as…

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Helix, Snails

ByAdam Tate

Helix, Snail Wo Niu 蜗牛 (TCM)Bu skyogs  འབུ་སྐྱོགས་  (Snail shell, Tibet) Herbario nuovo, 1667 Materia Medica Animalia, Peter Peyto Good, 1853 Helix pomatia(Photo by H. Zell) (Wikimedia) Zoological name: Helix spp. H. pomatia (Edible or Apple Snail), H. asperea (Common Snail), H. sylvatica (Wood Snail), H. nemoralis (Grove Snail) Others reportedly used include H. vermiculata,…

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Porcus, Pig

ByAdam Tate

Porcus, Pig Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Peraldus (Manuscript 13th C., British Library, Harley 3244) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Zoological name: Scrofus domesticus Temperature & Taste: ‘It is a phlegmatic moist creature’ Uses: BILE (Cool. Bitter):1. Clears Heat:-Typhoid and other extreme fevers, relives thirst;            -Purgative and diuretic. (Gall Bladder is used similarly…

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Glehnia, Bei Sha Shen PRO

ByAdam Tate

Glehnia, Bei Sha Shen 北沙参 Adenophora, Nan Sha Shen 南沙参 Glehnia littoralisKomorov, V.L., Flora of the U.S.S.R., vol. 17 Glehnia littoralisPhoto by Pieria Adenophora strictaPhoto by Kenraiz (Wikimedia) Botanical name: There are two main varieties of Sha Shen: Bei Sha Shen: Glehnia littoralis (Northern China) Nan Sha Shen: Adenophora tetraphylla, A. stricta (Southern China) The two…

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Prunus humilis, Dwarf Cherry seed, Yu Li Ren

ByAdam Tate

Prunus humilis, Dwarf Cherry seed, Yu Li Ren 郁李仁 Bush Cherry PitYu Li Ren (TCM) Prunus japonicaCurtis’s Botanical Magazine (1909) Botanical name: Prunus humilis, P. japonica, P. pedunculata, P. triloba, P. salicina, P. simoniiGreater and Lesser types are known on the market Parts used: Seed Temperature & Taste: Neutral, moist. Sweet, Bitter, Pungent Clasification: E….

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Nelumbo Receptaculum, Lotus Receptacle, Lian Fang FREE

ByAdam Tate

Nelumbo Receptaculum, Lotus Receptacle, Lian Fang 莲房 Lian Feng (TCM) Descourtilz, M.E., Flore médicale des Antilles, vol. 8 (1829) Illustrations of Indian Botany, Wight, 1840 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Nelumbo nucifera Parts used: Receptacle Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Bitter Classification: L. Stop Bleeding: Uses: 1. Clears Blood Stasis, Stops…

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