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Cytisus, Broom FREE

ByAdam Tate

Cytisus, Broom Genista, Genesta, Genestra, Scoparius, Spartium, Scotch Broom Medical Botany, Woodville, Hooker, Vol. 3, 1832 BROOM TOPS1. Stem showing the two wings ending in a node.  2. A large flower and aflower bud.  3. The hairy pistil..  4. Fruit.  5. Three foliate leaves. Squibb’s Atlas of the Official Drugs, Mansfield, 1919 Members CLICK HERE…

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Salt, Rock Salt, Yan 盐

ByAdam Tate

Salt, Rock Salt, Yan 盐 Rock Salt: Sal Gem; Halite;–Rgyam tshwa  རྒྱམ་ཚྭ  (Tibetan)–Namak e Sang (Unani)–Saindhava (Ayurveda)–Shi Yan 石盐 (TCM)Sea Salt:–Yan 盐 (TCM)–Namak e Toam (Unani)–Samudra (Ayurveda)Black Salt: Halite violaceum–Vida (Ayurveda)–kha ru tsha  ཁ་རུ་ཚ  (Tibetan)–Namak e Siyah (Unani) SaltOrtus Sanitatis, Beck, 1517 Halite, Salt crystalPhoto by Parent Gery (Wikimedia) Mineralogical Name: Sal; Sodium chloride Two…

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Anethum, Dill

ByAdam Tate

Anethum, Dill Anetum (old Latin)Shibt, Shabbat (Unani)Shatahva (Ayurveda, A. sowa) AnetumHerbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Anethum graveolensOrtus sanitatis, Cube, Johann von, 1501 Anethum graveolensDioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Anethum graveolensIcones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1800 Botanical name: Anethum graveolensA. sowa is also used in Ayurveda and Unani. They have the same effects and uses. Parts used: Seed;…

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Codonopsis, Dang Shen FREE

ByAdam Tate

Codonopsis, Dang Shen, 党参 Dang Shen (TCM) Codonopsis tangshenCurtis’s Botanical Magazine, 1906 Codonopsis pilosa(Photo by Kenraiz) (Wikimedia) Bunches of Codonopsis Dang Shen at the Chengdu Medicine Market (Adam, 2009) Codonopsis Dang Shen pieces as typically available in the West (Adam, 2023) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Codonopsis pilosula, C. tangshen; many…

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Gentiana, Gentian, Long Dan Cao FREE

ByAdam Tate

Gentiana, Gentian, Long Dan Cao 龙胆草 Ghaafis (Unani)related species:–In TCM G. gabra (Long Dan Cao)–In Ayurveda, G. kurroo (Trayamana)–In Tibet G. robusta (Kyi Che) Greater and Lesser GentiansDella Materia Medicinale, Andrea Valuassori, 1562 Gentiana luteaFlora Medica, Royal College of Physicians, 1829 Gentiana purpureaFlora von Deutschland (16), Kohler, 1884 YELLOW GENTIAN ROOT1. Root with numerous leaf…

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Isatis, Woad, Da Qing Ye, Ban Lan Gen FREE

ByAdam Tate

Isatis, Woad Root: Isatis Radix: Ban Lan Gen, 板蓝根Leaf: Isatis Folium: Da Qing Ye, 大青叶 Isatis tinctoria(Atlas des plantes de France. 1891) Persicaria tinctoria(Photo by Udo Schröter) (Wikimedia) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Isatis indigotica (syn. I. tinctoria)The Leaf (Da Qing Ye) may be obtained from: Isatis tinctoria (syn. I. indigotica)…

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Euryale, Qian Shi PRO

ByAdam Tate

Euryale, Qian Shi 芡实 Fox nut, Euryale SeedQian Shi (TCM) Euryale feroxHoutte, L. van, Flore des serres et des jardin de l’Europe, vol. 8 (1853) Euryale ferox(Photo by Jerzy Opioła) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Euryale ferox Parts used: Seed Temperature & Taste: Neutral, Sweet Classification: R. Astringents Uses: 1. Strengthens the Spleen, Stops Diarrhea:-chronic Diarrhea with…

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Prunus amygdala dulcis, Sweet Almond FREE

ByAdam Tate

Prunus amygdala dulcis, Sweet Almond Badam (Unani) Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Medical Botany, Woodville, Hooker, Vol. 3, 1832 Icones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1800 Apricot kernel (Xing Ren) (Adam, 2017) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Prunus amygdalus dulcis (formerly Amygdalus communis)TCM uses Apricot kernel Xing Ren synonymously: P. armeniaca, P. sibirica, P….

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Asparagus racemosus, Shatavari FREE

ByAdam Tate

Asparagus racemosa, Shatavari Indian AsparagusShatavari (Ayurveda)Satavar (Unani)Nye Shing (Tibetan) Asparagus racemosusFigures of Indian Plants, Wight, 1853 Asparagus racemosusPhoto by S.K. Gawali Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Asparagus racemosusOthers used include A. sarmentosus, A. curillus, A. filicinus Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Cool, moist. Sweet Classifications: 3J. INCREASE SEMEN Uses: 1….

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Polyporus, Zhu Ling PRO

ByAdam Tate

Polyporus, Zhu Ling 猪苓 Zhu Ling (TCM)Chorei Matake (Japan) Polyporus umbellatus(Illustration by Emil Doerstling) (Wikimedia) Polyporus umbellatusPhoto by Jatlas2 (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Polyporus umbellatus Parts used: Fruiting body (Fungi) Temperature & Taste: Neutral/Cool, dry. Sweet, bland Classification: D. Clear Damp, Promote Urine Uses: 1. Clears Damp, Promotes Urine:-Edema, Scanty Urine, painful and dribbling Urine-heaviness of…

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Gramen, Couch Grass PRO

ByAdam Tate

Gramen, Couch-grass Quick-grass, Dogs-grass, Quitch-grass, Triticum Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Koehler, Medizinal Pflanzen, vol. 2, 1890 TRITICUM REPENS ROOT AND RHIZOME1, Node with circle of roots. 2. Mass of chopped rhizomes. 8. Cross-section of the rhizome with hollow pith. 4. Furrowed internode. Squibb’s Atlas of the Official Drugs, Mansfield, 1919 Botanical name: Elymus repens (syn….

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Morinda, Ba Ji Tian FREE

ByAdam Tate

Morinda, Ba Ji Tian 巴戟天 Ba Ji Tian (TCM) Morinda in Gujin Tushu Jicheng (Imperial Encyclopedia, early 18th century) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Morinda officinalis Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Sweet, Pungent Classifications: N. Yang Tonics Uses: 1. Strengthens Kidneys, Tonifies Yang:-Impotence, Premature Ejaculation, Spermatorrhea-Urinary frequency, Incontinence-Infertility…

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