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Stemona, Bai Bu

ByAdam Tate

Stemona, Bai Bu 百部 Bai Bu (TCM) Stemona tuberosaRoxburgh, W., Plants of the coast of Coromandel (1795) Stemona tuberosaKerner, J.S., Hortus sempervirens, vol. 47  (1819) Stemona tuberosa(Photo by Yercaud-elango) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Stemona spp.Several species are used: S. sessifolia S. japonica S. tuberosa Parts used: Root, Prepared Root Temperature & Taste: Slightly Warm, Dry. Sweet,…

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Pinellia, Ban Xia FREE

ByAdam Tate

Pinellia, Ban Xia 半夏 Prepared Pinellia, Zhi Ban Xia 制半夏 Ban Xia (TCM) Pinellia ternataBlume, Rumphia, 1835 Left: Lime-prepared Pinellia   Right: Ginger-prepared Pinellia (Jiang Ban Xia) (Adam, 2017) Prepared Pinellia Fa Ban Xia as commonly used in the West (Adam, 2017) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Pinellia ternata Parts used:…

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Mercurialis, PotMercury

ByAdam Tate

Mercurialis, Mercury Annual, Garden, or French Mercury Kurtzes Handtbuchlein, Ryff, 1599 Flora von Deutschland (2), Kohler, 1842 Botanical name: Mercurialis annua, M. perennisA number of different Mercury species have been used.The Chinese have used M. leiocarpa (Tou Ku Cao) but it is not commonly used. Parts used: Herb in flower. Some (such as Leclerc) said…

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Cordyceps, Caterpillar Fungus, Dong Chong Xia Cao PRO

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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Dentalium, Tooth Shell

ByAdam Tate

Dentalium, Tooth Shell Dog Tooth-shell; Lapis Dentalis, Dentalis, Dentale album A number of different types of Tooth ShellA History of Fossils, Hill, 1751 Metallotheca Vaticana Opus Posthuman, 1719 Zoological name: Dentalium spp. Parts used: Shell Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Salty Uses: 1. Clears Stomach Heat, Clears Acid:-Heartburn, Stomach Pain, Bloody Diarrhea etc. 2. Clears…

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Ebulus, Dwarf Elder

ByAdam Tate

Ebulus, Dwarf Elder Danewort, Helion Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 English Botany, Vol VII, Smith, 1798 Icones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1800 Botanical name: Sambucus ebulus Parts used: Flower; Leaf; Berry; Inward bark; Seed Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry Classifications: 2F. PURIFYING3M. ARTHRITICS4f. SPLENETIC    4k. ARTHRITIC Uses: Flowers:-promote Sweat; generally used as…

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Nardostachys, Indian Spikenard FREE

ByAdam Tate

Nardostachys, Indian Spikenard Nardi IndicaJatamansi, Mansi (Ayurveda)Sumbul-e-Hindi, Sambul-ut-Teeb, Balchhar (Unani)Gan Song 甘松 (TCM) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Krauterbuch, Danz & Uffenbach, 1610 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Nardostachys jatamansi‘there is a false Spikenard of Narbo, and a mountain Spikenard like Valerian’. (Schroder) Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste:…

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Agaricus, Agaric FREE

ByAdam Tate

Agaricus, Agaric AgarikonGhariqoon (Unani)Ku Bai Tie  苦白蹄; A Li Hong  阿里红 (TCM) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 True ‘Larch Agaric’New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 AgaricKreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 Polyporus officinalis (Nees von Esenbeck,T.F.L., Plantae officinales, vol. 2, 1828-1833) Polyporus officinalisKoehler, F.E., Medizinal Pflanzen, vol. 4 (1890) Laricifomes officinalis (as Fomitopsis officinalis)(Photo by Steph Jarvis) (Wikimedia) 2 Different samples…

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Deer Horn Gelatin, Lu Jiao Jiao

ByAdam Tate

Deer Horn Gelatin, Lu Jiao Jiao 鹿角胶 Deer Horn Jelly, Deer Horn GlueLu Jiao Jiao (TCM) Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Commercial Deer Horn gelatin (Lu Jiao Jiao) from 2 different manufacturers in China. Zoological name: Cervus spp.A number of Deer species have been used, the main sources in TCM are: …

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Cibotium, Gou Ji PRO

ByAdam Tate

Cibotium, Gou Ji 狗脊 ‘Golden Chicken Fern’Gou Ji (TCM) Cibotium barometz Koehler, F.E., Medizinal Pflanzen, vol. 4 (1890) Cibotium barometz rhizome(Photo by Mokkie) (Wikimedia) 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 & Taste: Warm, dry. Bitter, Sweet…

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Aster tartaricus, Zi Wan PRO

ByAdam Tate

Aster tartaricus, Zi Wan 紫菀 Tartarian Aster, Purple AsterZi Wan (TCM) Aster tartaricusAddisonia, (M.E. Eaton) vol. 2 (1917) Botanical name: Aster tartaricus (syn. A. fauriei) Parts used: Root and rhizome Temperature & Taste: Slightly Warm, dry. Pungent, Bitter Uses: 1. Clears Phlegm, Stops Cough:-various types of Cough, Bronchitis, and difficult Breathing with copious sputum-can be…

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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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