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Ziziphus Semen, Suan Zao Ren

ByAdam Tate

Zizyphus Semen, Suan Zao Ren 酸枣仁 Spiny Jujube seed, Sour Jujube seedSuan Zao Ren (TCM) Zizyphus Suan Zao Ren (Adam 2018) Botanical name: Zizyphus spinosa (syn. Ziziphus spinosa, Z. jujuba var. spinosa) Parts used: Seed Temperature & Taste: Neutral, moist. Sweet, Sour Classification: H. Nourish the Heart Uses: 1. Nourishes Heart Yin and Blood, Calms…

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Sophora, Ku Shen FREE

ByAdam Tate

Sophora, Ku Shen 苦参 Ku Shen (TCM) Sophora japonicaDuhamel du Monceau, H.L., Traité des arbres et arbustes, Nouvelle édition, vol. 3 (1806) Sophora flavescens(Photo by Dalgial) (Wikimedia) Sophora Ku Shen from the Chengdu Medicine Market (Adam 2023) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Sophora flavescens (syn. S. alopecuroides, S. angustifoliola, S. chinensis,…

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Pulegium, Pennyroyal PRO

ByAdam Tate

Pulegium, Pennyroyal Futang (Unani) Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Herbarum Vivae Eicones, Otto Brunfels, 1530 Medical Botany, Woodville, 1810 Botanical name: Mentha pulegium Parts used: Herb Temperature & Taste: Slightly Warm, dry. Pungent, Bitter Classifications: 2A APERIENT.    2B ATTENUATER.    2F. PURIFYING.    2H. CARMINATIVE.    2J. RAREFYING3C. ALEXIPHARMIC.    3G. EMMENAGOGUE.    3H. LACTAGOGUE.    3K. EXPECTORANT.    3M. ARTHRITICS4a. CEPHALIC.    4f….

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Cornus, Shan Zhu Yu PRO

ByAdam Tate

Cornus, Shan Zhu Yu 山茱萸 Asciatica Cornelian CherryShan Zhu Yu (TCM) Addisonia, 1918 Cornus officinalis(Photo by Alpsdake) (Wikimedia) Cornus Shan Zhu Yu fruit(Adam, 2017) Botanical name: Cornus officinalisThe fruit of the Western Cornelian Cherry, C. mas, has been used similarly. It was listed as a astringent by Dioscorides for Diarrhea and Dysentery. In addition, the…

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Amomum tsaoko, Cao Guo FREE

ByAdam Tate

Amomum tsao-ko, Cao Guo 草果 Black CardamonCao Guo (TCM) Amomum Cao Guo(Adam, 2017) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Amomum tsao-ko (syn. A. hongtsaoko) Parts used: Fruit Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent Classification: J. Aromatics that Resolve Dampness Uses: 1. Moves the Qi, Warms the Stomach, Dries Damp: -epigastric and abdominal…

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Benincasa Semen, Dong Gua Zi

ByAdam Tate

Benincasa Semen, Dong Gua Zi 冬瓜子 Winter Melon, Wax GourdDong Gua Zi (TCM) Revue horticole, serié 4, vol. 59: (1887) Botanical name: Benincasa hispida (syn. B. cerifera) Parts used: Seed Temperature & Taste: Cool, moist. Sweet Uses: 1. Clears Phlegm-Heat, Discharges Pus:-Phlegm-Heat Cough with thick, yellow Phlegm-Abscess with Pus formation in the Lungs or Intestines…

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Poria, Fu Ling FREE

ByAdam Tate

Poria, Fu Ling 茯苓 Poria Rubra, Chi Fu Ling 赤茯苓 Poria Cutis, Fu Ling Pi 茯苓皮 Poria Pararadicis, Fu Shen Poria 茯神 Indian Bread, Tuckahoe, Hoelen, PoriaFu Ling (TCM)Phu Ling (Tibetan) A whole, wild Poria root (approx. 25cm across) (Chengdu Medicine Market, Adam, 2016) Fu Shen, Poria with tree root.Left: Poria still attached to the…

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Lepidium, Garden Cress

ByAdam Tate

Lepidium, Garden Cress Cress, PepperwortChandrashura (Ayurveda)Habb-ul-rashad, Halun, Hurf (Unani)Alivirai (Siddha) Della Materia Medicinale, Andrea Valuassori, 1562 Illustrations of Indian Botany, Wight, 1840 Botanical name: Lepidium sativumSeveral related varieties are used similarly including L. latifolium (Pepperwort)Lepidium apetalum is used similarly in TCM, and is found from Europe to Asia. Parts used: Leaf, Seed Temperature & Taste:…

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Euphorbia helioscopiae, Ze Qi PRO

ByAdam Tate

Euphorbia helioscopiae, Ze Qi 择期 Sun Spurge, Wart-wortZe Qi (TCM) Willkomm, Illustrationes florae Hispaniae insularumque Balearium (1881-1885) Euphorbia helioscopiaKorsmo, Unkrauttaflen – Weed plates – Planches desmauvaises herbes – Ugressplansjer (1934-1938) Botanical name: Euphorbia helioscopia Parts used: Herb Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Pungent, Bitter, Slightly Toxic Classification: P. Clears Hot Phlegm Uses: 1. Clears Phlegm,…

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Mastic, Mastic Gum FREE

ByAdam Tate

Mastic, Mastic Gum Mastagi (Unani) Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Botanische wandplaten (1904–1914) Left: P. lentiscus    Right: P. terebinthusFlora von Deutschland (21), Kohler, 1885 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Pistachio lentiscus (syn. Lentiscus mastiches)Related species which have supplied Mastic or have been used as a substitute include P. terebinthus, P. cabulica (‘Roman…

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Quinquefoliae, Cinquefoil FREE

ByAdam Tate

Quinquefoliae, Cinquefoil Pentafillum, Five-leaved grass Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Dioscorides Materia Medica, Ruellio, 1549 Flora von Deutschland (25), Kohler, 1886 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Potentilla reptans (syn. P. repens) Parts used: Herb in flower; Root Temperature & Taste: Temperate, very dry. Classifications: 2K. RESOLVENT.    2N. REPELLENT.    2T. GLUTINATE3C. ALEXIPHARMICS Uses:…

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Pongamia, Indian Beech

ByAdam Tate

Pongamia, Indian Beech Karakja (Ayurveda)Karanj (Unani)Punkum verptdai (root-bark), Punkum Viththu (Seed) (Siddha)Jam Bras (Tibetan) Pongamia pinnataBlanco, Flora de Filipinas. (1875) Pongamia pinnata(Photo by Dr.jayan.d) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Pongamia pinnataSynonyms include P. glabra, P. mittis, Derris indica, Dalbergia arborea, Galedupa indica, Galedupa pinnata, Mellittia pinnata Parts used: Seed; Bark; less commonly the Leaf Temperature & Taste:…

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