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Homalomena, Qian Nian Jian PRO

ByAdam Tate

Homalomena, Qian Nian Jian 千年健 Qian Nian Jian (TCM) Homalomena occultaThe botanical cabinet (Loddiges) (1827) Homalomena aromaticaCurtis’s Botanical Magazine, vol. 49 (1822) Botanical name: Homalomena occulta (syn. Calla occulta, Zantedeschia occulta)H. aromatica (syn. H. kelungensis) is used in neighbouring countries (incl. Bangladesh), and has similar appearance and uses. Parts used: Rhizome Temperature & Taste: Warm,…

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Chrysanthemum, Ju Hua FREE

ByAdam Tate

Chrysanthemum, Ju Hua 菊花 Ju Hua (TCM) Chrysanthemum, Ju HuaBen Cao Yuan Shi, 1612 (Welcome) Hortus sempervirens, Kerner, 1824 Chrysanthemum flower (Adam, 2016) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Chrysanthemum morifolium (syn. C. sinense, C. horotrum, Anthemis artemisifolia A. grandiflora, A. stipulacea) Parts used: Flower Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Sweet, Bitter…

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Coriandrum, Coriander FREE

ByAdam Tate

Coriandrum, Coriander Kishneez, Kishniz (Unani, Seed)Dhanyaka (Ayurveda)‘u Su  འུ་སུ  (Tibetan, Seed) New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Herbarum Vivae Eicones, Otto Brunfels, 1530 Darstellung und Beschreibung Pharmacopoea Borussica, Berg, 1858 CORIANDER FRUIT1. Small coriander. 2, Coriander of a normal size, 3, Indian coriander (not official) Squibb’s Atlas of the Official Drugs, Mansfield, 1919 Members CLICK HERE for…

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Nigella, Gith, Black Cumin FREE

ByAdam Tate

Nigella, Gith Black Cumin, MelanthiumKalonji (Unani)Habat al-Baraka (Arabic)Kalajira, Mugrela (Ayurveda)Zi ra nag po  ཟི་ར་ནག་པོ  (Tibetan)Hei Zhong Cao Zi 黑种草子 (TCM) Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Nigella spp. N. sativa N. damascena N. glandulifera (syn. Nigella sativa var. hispidula) Parts used:…

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Gleditsia Spina, Zao Jiao Ci

ByAdam Tate

Gleditsia Spina, Zao Jiao Ci 皂角刺 Chinese Honeylocust ThornZao Jiao Ci (TCM) Jaume Saint-Hilaire, J.H., Traité des arbres forestiers, (1824) Gleditsia sinensis(Photo by Rupp.de~commonswiki) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Gleditsia sinensis Parts used: Spine or Thorn Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent Uses: 1. Clears Toxin, Discharges Pus:-early stages of Sores to bring them to a head…

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Calamine, Lu Gan Shi 炉甘石

ByAdam Tate

Calamine, Lu Gan Shi 炉甘石 Lapis Calminaris, Smithsonite, Zinc sparLu Gan Shi (TCM)Gangs Thigs  གངས་ཐིགས  (‘Drops of Snow’, Tibetan)Rasaka, Kharpara (Ayurveda) Smithsonite(Photo: Rob Lavinsky, iRocks.com) Mineralogical name: Calamina; Smithsonitum Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Sweet Classifications: 2T. GLUTINATE    2Z. CICATRIZING4b. OPTHALMICS TCM:T. External Medicines Uses: 1. Clears Heat, Clears the Eyes, Removes Films (West, TCM,…

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Cassia Fistula FREE

ByAdam Tate

Cassia fistula Indian Laburnum, Purging Cassia, Cassia SolutivaAmaltas (Unani)Amaltas (Hindi)Arag-vadha (Sanskrit)Dong ga དོང་ག (Tibetan) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Icones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1800 CASSIA FISTULA1, 2. Grooves and ridges on one side of the fruit.3, Short stout pedicle. 3 (lower), Shows the cross partitionsand several seeds. 4, Round disk…

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Oreganum, Marjoram, Oregano FREE

ByAdam Tate

Marjorana, Oreganum; Marjoram and Oregano Marjoram: Sweet Marjoram, Marjoram gentleOregano: Wild or Winter Marjoram Oregano (left) and Marjoram (right)Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Oregano and MarjoramKrauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Left Oregano;    Right MarjoramIcones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1804 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Oreganum spp.O. marjorana (Marjoram), O. vulgare (Oregano)A number of…

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Butea PRO

ByAdam Tate

Butea Flame of the Forest; Bengal Kino (Gum)Tesu, Dhak, Palas (Hindi); Palasha, Kimshuka (Sanskrit)Palas, Dhak, Tesu, Samagh Dhak, Kamarkas (Unani)Ma ru rtse  མ་རུ་རྩེ་ (Tibetan) Butea monospermaKerner, Hortus sempervirens, 1802 Butea monosperma(Photo by Varinder Naturaphile) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Butea monosperma (syn. B. frondosa) Parts used: Gum; also seed, leaf and flower Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry….

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Astragalus, Huang Qi FREE

ByAdam Tate

Astragalus, Huang Qi 黄芪 Huang Qi (TCM) Astragalus mongholicusLedebour, C.F. von, Icones plantarum novarum, vol. 4 (1833) Wild Astragalus Huang Qi root in long, uncut lengths at the Chengdu Medicine Market. Steamed and flattened Huang Qi (Adam, 2017) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name:   1. Astragalus membranaceus (syn. Astragalus propinquus)  2….

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Salmalia, Silk Cotton tree PRO

ByAdam Tate

Salmalia, Silk Cotton tree Salmali (Stem-bark), Mocha (Ayurveda)Chevvilavu (Siddha)Na ga se sar; Pad ma ge sar (Tibetan)Mu Mian Hua (TCM, flower)Mochras (Unani) Salmalia malabaricaIllustrations of Indian Botany, Wight, 1840 Bombax ceibaBlanco, Flora de Filipinas. (1875) Fresh flower of Salmalia malabarica(Photo by Tlong Zhuhai, edited) (Wikimedia) Dried Flower of Salmalia (Adam, 2017) Botanical name: Salmalia malabarica…

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Asphodelus, Asphodel

ByAdam Tate

Asphodelus, Asphodel White Asphodel, Royal Staff, King’s Spear, AffodillusAsras, Hunta (Unani) Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Lobel, M. de, Plantarum seu stirpium icones (1581) Left: White Asphodel; Right: Yellow AsphodelKreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 Sibthrop, J., Smith, J.E., Flora Graeca (1823) Botanical name: Asphodelus ramosusIn Unani, A. fistulosus and A. tenuifolius are used. Parts used: Root Temperature &…

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