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Lonicera Flos, Honeysuckle flower, Jin Yin Hua PRO

ByAdam Tate

Lonicera Flos, Honeysuckle flower, Jin Yin Hua 金银花 Honeysuckle flowerJin Yin Hua (TCM) Lonicera japonica Botanical Register, 1815 Kerner, Hortus Sempervirens, vol. 60: 1825 Botanical name: Lonicera spp.Four main species supply the Chinese market: L. japonica L. hypoglauca L. confusa (syn. L. dasystyla) L. fulvotomentosa Lonicera periclymenum is the European Honeysuckle which has been used…

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Althea, Marshmallow FREE

ByAdam Tate

Althaea, Marshmallow BismalvaKhatmi (Unani) New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Fuchs, L., New Kreüterbuch, (1543)  Botanische wandplaten, 1904–1914 1. Longitudinal section showing dark cambium zone.  2, Longitudinal furrow.  3, Irregular cut pieces.  4, Cross-section showing wavy cortex, dark cambium zone and wood. Squibb’s Atlas of the Official Drugs, Mansfield, 1919 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION…

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Melissa, Balm PRO

ByAdam Tate

Melissa, Balm Lemon Balm; Mountain Balm, Sweet BalmMelissophyllum, ApiastrumBillilotan (Unani) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Della Materia Medicinale, Andrea Valuassori, 1562 Kurtzes Handtbuchlein, Ryff, 1599 Melissa officinalisKoehler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Melissa officinalis(Photo by Takács István) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Melissa officinalisA number of varieties were recognised: Parts used: Herb Temperature & Taste: Mildly Cool (usually classed as…

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Pueraria montana, Ge Gen

ByAdam Tate

Pueraria montana, Ge Gen 葛根 Kudzu rootGe Gen (TCM) Pueraria montanaGartenflora [E. von Regel], vol. 45 (1896) Botanical name: Pueraria spp. P. montana (syn. P. lobata) P. lobata subsp. chinensis (syn. P. thomsonii) P. hirsuta Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Sweet, Pungent. The fresh juice is Cold. Classifications: A. Clear Exterior Wind-Heat…

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Mercury, Quicksilver, Argentum Vivum, Shui Yin 水银

ByAdam Tate

Argentum Vivum, Mercury, Shui Yin 水银 Hydrargyrum: Quicksilver: older names include: Alohar: Altaris: Alozet: Azoch: Azet: Besech: Besec;  Argentum VivumRasa, Para, Parada (Ayurveda)Shui Yin (TCM)Prepared Mercury:–Tsothel, Btso thal (Tibetan Medicine)–Zuotai (TCM) Hortus sanitatis, 1491 MercuryPhoto by Dnn87 Minerological name: Hydrargyrum Parts used: Purified Mercury.Most commonly used internally in all Traditions is a Sulphide form:  1….

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Hippophae, Sea Buckthorn FREE

ByAdam Tate

Hippophae, Sea Buckthorn, Star Bu སྟར་བུ Star Bu  (Tibetan)Sha Ji  沙棘 (TCM) Sea BuckthornFlora von Deutschland (10), Kohler, 1882 Hippophae rhamnoides(Photo by AnRo0002) (Wikimedia) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Hippophae spp.Three types are used in Tibetan Medicine: H. rhamnoides (Large Star bu) H. salicifolia (Medium Star bu) H. tibetana (Small Star…

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Schizonepeta, Jing Jie PRO

ByAdam Tate

Schizonepeta, Jing Jie 荆芥 Japanese Catnip, Fineleaf Schizonepeta SpikeJing Jie (TCM) Schizonepeta tenuifolia Schizonepeta multifida(Photo by Doronenko) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Schizonepeta tenuifolia (syn. Nepeta tenuifolia), S. multifida (syn. Nepeta multifida) Parts used: Herb Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent Classification: A. Clear Exterior Wind-Cold Uses: 1. Clears Wind-Cold, Promotes Sweat:  -Cold, Flu, Fever with Headache,…

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Platycodon, Jie Geng PRO

ByAdam Tate

Platycodon, Jie Geng 桔梗 Balloon Flower rootJie Geng (TCM) Platycodon grandiflorumHoutte, Flore des serres et des jardin de l’Europe, vol. 22 (1845) Platycodon grandiflorumPhoto by Kurt Stueber (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Platycodon grandiflorum Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Neutral. Bitter, PungentSome claimed it Cold, others said Warm. Classification: P. Clears Cold Phlegm Uses: 1. Stops…

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Beryl

ByAdam Tate

Beryl Jing Shi (‘Essence Stone’, TCM) Hortus sanitatis, 1491 Ortus Sanitatis, Beck, 1517 Die Mineralien, Weber, J. C., 1871 Left: Heliodor (Yellow Beryl); Right: Aquamarine (Blue-green Beryl)Photos by Parent Gery Mineralogical name: Beryllium Parts used: Prepared and levigated stoneSeveral colored varieties of Beryl are used:  1. Green, Emerald  2. Blue-green, Aquamarine  3. Golden; Heliodor Temperature…

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Centipede, Wu Gong 蜈蚣

ByAdam Tate

Centipede, Wu Gong 蜈蚣 Wu Gong (TCM) Scolopendra spp.Medical Zoology and Mineralogy, Stephendon, 1832 Scolopendra subspinipes mutilansPhoto by Yasunori Koide) (Wikimedia) Dried Centipede available in bunches or rows for medicinal use(Chengdu Herb Medicine Market, Adam, 2015) Entomological name: Scolopendra subspinipes mutilans Parts used: Dried Insect Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent. Toxic Classification: I. Medicines…

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Haliotis, Abalone, Shi Jue Ming 石决明

ByAdam Tate

Haliotis, Abalone, Shi Jue Ming 石决明 Abalone shellShi Jue Ming (TCM) Fischbuch, Gessner, Forrer, 1563 Manual of Conchology, Tryon, 1890 Abalone as a delicacy (Adam, 2017) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Zoological name: Haliotis spp. Parts used: Shell Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Salty. Flesh is Neutral, Salty and Pungent Classification: I. Medicines…

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Areca catechu, Betel nut PRO

ByAdam Tate

Areca, Betel nut, Bing Lang 槟榔 Bing Lang (Seed, TCM)Da Fu Pi (Fruit peel)Faufal (Unani) Koehler, F.E., Medizinal Pflanzen, 1890 Chaumeton, F.P., Flore médicale (vol. 1), 1833 Sliced Betel nut Betel nut(Photo by Thamizhpparithi Maari) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Areca catechu Parts used: Seed; also the Fruit peel Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry (Warm in TCM)….

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