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Chamedrys, Germander PRO

ByAdam Tate

Chamedrys, Germander Trixago minorKamazarius (Unani)Kamadrius (Avicenna) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Herbarum Vivae Eicones, Otto Brunfels, 1530 Medical Botany, Woodville, 1810 Botanical name: Teucrium chamaedrys (Chamaedrys officinalis)There were several types of Germander used similarly including: Large-leaved Germander Jagged-leaved Germander Thorny Germander Mountain Germander Rocky Germander. Parkinson listed 14 types of Germander Parts used: Leaf; Flower Temperature…

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Coral, Shan Hu FREE

ByAdam Tate

Coral, Shan Hu 珊瑚 Praval (Ayurveda)Marjun (Unani)Shan Hu (TCM)Byu ru  བྱུ་རུ, Jumar (Tibetan) Hortus sanitatis, 1491 Gesner, De Rerum fossilium, 1565 Two main varieties of Red Coral used in medicine including Pipe Coral (top)A History of Plants, Hill, 1751 Various Coral species, including Corallina, dealt with elsewhere (bottom right)Museum Museorum, Valentini, 1704 Red Pipe CoralThis…

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Nasturtium, Watercress

ByAdam Tate

Nasturtium, Watercress Nasturtium Aquaticum; Classically called Sysimbrium Nasturtium aquaticumOrtus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Hortus Eystettensis, 1613 Flora von Deutschland (14), Kohler, 1883 Botanical name: Nasturtium officinale (syn. N. aquaticum, Sisymbrium nasturtium) Parts used: Herb (preferably fresh); sometimes the Seed Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent Classifications: 3O. MASTICATORIES & STERNUTATORIES4f. SPLENETIC    4k. ARTHRITIC Uses: 1. Clears…

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Chicorium, Chicory PRO

ByAdam Tate

Chicorium, Chicory Also called Succory, IntybusKasni (Unani) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Medical Botany, Woodville, 1810 Icones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1800 Botanical name: Chicorium intybus Parts used: Root, Seed (of the Garden variety); Herb (of the Wild variety) Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. BitterOpening, attenuates, cleanses Classification: 2A APERIENT.   2F. PURIFYING.  …

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Angelica sinensis, Dang Gui PRO

ByAdam Tate

Angelica sinensis, Dang Gui 当归 Dang Gui (TCM)Lea g-yung (Tibet) A. polymorpha var. chinensis (=A. sinensis)Hooker, Icones Plantarum, 1891 Two different types of Dang Gui available on the Chinese Market. Left is the dried root with head and rootlets removed;Right is the whole root with head and rootlets and which has been lightly steamed with…

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Pharbitis, Qian Niu Zi PRO

ByAdam Tate

Pharbitis, Qian Niu Zi 牵牛子 Morning Glory seed; Pharbitis SeedQian Niu Zi (TCM)Habul Nil (Arabic)Kalandana (Unani)Kaladana, Kalanjani, Shankhani, (Ayurveda) Ipomoea nil (as Convolvulus Hederacea)Lobel, M. de, Plantarum seu stirpium icones (1581) PharrbitisBotanical Register, vol. 1 (1815) Botanical name: Pharbitis spp. P. nil (syn. Ipomoea nil, I. hederacea, Convolvulus nil, C. hederacea, C. bilobatus) P. purpurea…

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Ganoderma, Ling Zhi PRO

ByAdam Tate

Ganoderma, Ling Zhi 灵芝 GanodermaLing Zhi (TCM)Shing sha mang  ཤིང་ཤ་ཤ་མང་ (Tibet) Bulk Ganoderma Ling Zhi at the Chengdu Medicine Market (Adam, 2010) Botanical name: Ganoderma lucidum, G. sinensis (syn. G. japonicum)Other species reportedly used synonymously include G. tenue and G. capense.A number of different Ganoderma are available on the Chinese market, all sold as varieties…

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Prunus amygdala dulcis, Sweet Almond PRO

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) Botanical name: Prunus amygdalus dulcis (formerly Amygdalus communis)TCM uses Apricot kernel Xing Ren synonymously: P. armeniaca, P. sibirica, P. mandshurica Parts used: Kernels; expressed Oil Temperature…

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Euphoria, Longan, Long Yan Rou FREE

ByAdam Tate

Euphoria, Longan fruit, Long Yan Rou 龙眼肉 Longan FruitLong Yan Rou (TCM) Euphoria longanDian Nan Ben Cao Tu Shuo (Illustrated Yunnan Pharmacopoeia) Ming Dynasty (1773 edition) Euphoria longanTransactions of the Royal Horticultural Society of London, Vol. 2 (1822) Euphoria longan(Photo by Len Worthington) (Wikimedia) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Euphoria longan…

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Primula veris, Cowslip PRO

ByAdam Tate

Primula veris, Cowslip Herb Paralysis, Radix Arthritica Gart der Gesundheit, Cuba, 1485 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Two varieties of Primula traditionally usedHerbarum Vivae Eicones, Otto Brunfels, 1530 Botanische wandplaten Stafleu, F.A., Cowan, R.S., Mennega, E.A., et al., Taxonomic Literature, 2nd ed.,  (1973-2008) Botanical name: Primula spp. P. veris (syn. P officinalis) (Cowslip) P. vulgaris (Primrose) P….

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Honey, Mel, Feng Mi FREE

ByAdam Tate

Honey, Mel, Feng Mi 蜂蜜 Feng Mi (TCM)Sbrang rtsi  སྦྲང་རྩི  (Tibetan) Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 HoneyOrtus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 HoneyKrauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Entomological name: Apis spp. A. mellifera, Western Honey Bee, A. cerana, Eastern Honey Bee These are the two main species of domesticated Honey Bees. Other…

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Prunus domestica, Plumtree, Prune FREE

ByAdam Tate

Prunus domestica, Plum-tree, Prune Aalu Bukhara (Unani) P. domesticaDioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 P. sylvestrisKrauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Flora von Deutschland (25), Kohler, 1886 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Prunus domesticaMany types of Plums were used: Garden or Wild (Sloes); great, small, long, round, white, red, yellow, purple, black; sweet or sour…

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