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Cimicifuga, Sheng Ma FREE

ByAdam Tate

Cimicifuga, Sheng Ma, 升麻 Bugbane, Black CohochSheng Ma (TCM)Rgya rtsi རྒྱ་རྩི་ (Tibet) Cimicifuga heracleifolia(Photo by Aka) (Wikimedia) Cimicifuga Sheng Ma root (Adam 2023) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Cimicifuga spp. (syn. Actaea spp.): C. foetida (syn Actaea foetida) Sheng Ma C. dahurica (syn Actaea dahurica) Xing An Sheng Ma C. heracleifolia…

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Plantago Semen, Plantain Seed FREE

ByAdam Tate

Plantago Semen, Plantain Seed, Che Qian Zi 车前子 Che Qian Zi (TCM)      Red Plantain (variety)                                                Greater Plantain       Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 P. majorFlora von Deutschland (20), Kohler, 1885 P. lanceolataFlora von Deutschland (20), Kohler, 1885…

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Absinthum, Wormwood PRO

ByAdam Tate

Absinthium, Wormwood Afsanteen, Afsantin (Unani) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Wormwood (left), Pontiac Wormwood (Right) Common Wormwood                                    Mountain or Roman Wormwood                                     Pontic Wormwood…

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Prunus domestica, Plumtree, Prune PRO

ByAdam Tate

Prunus domestica, Plum-tree, Prune Aalu Bukhara (Unani) P. domesticaDioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 P. sylvestrisKrauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Flora von Deutschland (25), Kohler, 1886 Botanical name: Prunus domesticaMany types of Plums were used: Garden or Wild (Sloes); great, small, long, round, white, red, yellow, purple, black; sweet or sour Damascens (with a long kernel) were regarded…

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Lonicera Flos, Honeysuckle flower, Jin Yin Hua FREE

ByAdam Tate

Lonicera Flos, Honeysuckle flower, Jin Yin Hua 金银花 Honeysuckle flowerJin Yin Hua (TCM) Lonicera japonica Botanical Register, 1815 Lonicera japonicaKerner, Hortus Sempervirens, vol. 60: 1825 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Lonicera japonica Parts used: FlowerThe leaf has the same functions, but is weaker, so are only used when the flower is…

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Quinquefoliae, Cinquefoil PRO

ByAdam Tate

Quinquefoliae, Cinquefoil Pentafillum, Five-leaved grass Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Dioscorides Materia Medica, Ruellio, 1549 Flora von Deutschland (25), Kohler, 1886 Botanical name: Potentilla reptans (syn. P. repens)A number of similar related Potentilla species have been used in the various systems. Sulfur Cinquefoil: P. recta White Cinquefoil: P. alba Shrubby Cinquefoil: Dasiphora fruticosa Marsh Cinquefoil: Comarum…

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Tinospora, Guduchi PRO

ByAdam Tate

Tinospora, Guduchi Guduchi (Ayurveda)Cinthil Thandu (Siddha) Gilo (Unani)Zet al-Roomi, Zet al-Buta (Arabic)Sle tres  སླེ་ཏྲེས  (Tibetan)Kuan Jin Teng (TCM) Tinospora cordifolia Tinospora cordifolia with fruit(Photo by Sanu N) (Wikimedia) Tinospora cordifolia stems as used in Tibetan Medicine.(Adam, 2016) Botanical name: Tinospora cordifolia (syn. Menispermum cordifolium, Cocculus cordifolius)Related species used similarly include T. crispa, T. malabarica (syn. T….

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Cassia tora, Jue Ming Zi FREE

ByAdam Tate

Cassia tora, Jue Ming Zi 决明子 Cassia seed, Foetid Cassia seedJue Ming Zi (TCM)Chakramarda (Ayurveda)Thal ka rdo rje  ཐལ་ཀ་རྡོ་རྗེ (Tibetan) Cassia toraBlanco, M., Flora de Filipinas, 1875 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Cassia tora; also used are C. obtusifolia, C. occidentalis, C. sophera Parts used: Seed Temperature & Taste: Cool, moist….

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Benincasa Exocarpium, Dong Gua Pi

ByAdam Tate

Benincasa Exocarpium, Dong Gua Pi 冬瓜皮 Winter Melon, Wax Gourd, White GourdDong Gua Pi (TCM) BenincasaRevue horticole, serié 4, vol. 59: (1887) Botanical name: Benincasa hispida (syn. B. cerifera) Parts used: Fruit peel Temperature & Taste: Cool, Sweet. Uses: 1. Clears Damp-Heat, Promotes Urine:-Edema, Urinary difficulty, Strangury-Abdominal distention 2. Clears Summer-Heat: -used for Summer-heat (Heat…

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Dioscorea hypoglauca, Bi Xie PRO

ByAdam Tate

Dioscorea hypoglauca, Bi Xie 萆薢 Tokoro, Fish-Poison Yam Dioscorea Bi XieGujin Tushu Jicheng (古今圖書集成) (1700-1725)(Uploaded by 維基小霸王) (Wikimedia) Dioscorea tokoro(Photo by Qwert1234) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Dioscorea collettii var. hypoglaucaRelated species used include: D. futschauensis (Fu Zhou Mian Bi Xie) D. gracillima (Xian Xi Shu Yu) D. septemloba (Mian Bi Xie) D. tokoro (Shan Bi Xie)…

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Alchemilla, Lady’s Mantle PRO

ByAdam Tate

Alchemilla, Lady’s Mantle Gart der Gesundheit, Cuba, 1485 Alchemilla vulgaris, Lady’s MantleFlora von Deutschland (25), Kohler, 1886 A. pubescens A. minor (syn. A. fissa)Flora von Deutschland (25), Kohler, 1886 A. alpina Lady’s Mantle(Photo by Plenuska) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Alchemilla vulgarisA number of varieties were used including Lesser and Alpine Parts used: Herb (fresh is best);…

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Withania, Ashwaganda PRO

ByAdam Tate

Withania, Ashwaganda Winter CherryAshwaganda (Ayurveda)Asgandh (Unani)Amukura (Siddha)Ba spru wa, A sho gandha (Tibetan) De plantis exoticis libri duo, Alpini, 1629 Flora Graeca, Sibthrop, Smith, 1819 Withania somnifera(Photo by Salicyna) (Wikimedia) Withania root (Adam, 2019) Botanical name: Withania somnifera (syn. Physalis somniferum) Parts used: RootThere are 4 Grades commonly differentiated on the market:  A. 7cm or…

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