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Angelica dahurica, Bai Zhi PRO

ByAdam Tate

Angelica dahurica, Bai Zhi 白芷 Bai Zhi (TCM) Angelica dahurica(Photo by Alicia-C) (Wikimedia) Whole Sichuan Angelica dahurica Bai Zhi (Adam, 2017) Botanical name: Angelica dahurica, A. dahurica var. formosana Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent Classification: A. Clear Exterior Wind-Cold Uses: 1. Clears Wind-Damp, Promotes Sweat:-exterior wind-cold with Headache and blocked or…

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Pearl, Margarita, Zhen Zhu 珍珠

ByAdam Tate

Pearl, Margarita, Zhen Zhu 珍珠 Zhen Zhu (TCM)Mukta (Ayurveda.)Mu Tig  མུ་ཏིག  (Tibetan)Marwarid (Unani) Mother of Pearl, Zhen Zhu Mu 珍珠母 Zhen Zhu Mu (TCM)Mukta Shukti (Ayurveda.)Nya phyis  ཉ་ཕྱིས  (Tibetan)Sadaf (Unani) Ortus Sanitatis, 1491 Pearl and Pearl huntersMuseum Museorum, Valentini, 1704 Mother of PearlKrauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578  Pearl at the Chengdu Medicine Market(Adam, 2012) Members CLICK HERE…

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Tribulus, Caltrop, Ci Ji Li PRO

ByAdam Tate

Tribulus, Caltrop, Ci Ji Li 刺蒺藜 Tribulus, Caltrop, Devil’s ThornCi Ji Li (TCM)Gokhru, Goksuradi (Ayurveda)Nerunci Mul (Siddha)Hasak (Unani)Gze Ma  གཟེ་མ།  (Tibetan) TribulusOrtus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Bulliard, Flora Parisiensis, 1776-1781 Tribulus terrestris plant(Photo by Bernard DUPONT) (Wikimedia) Tribulus terrestris seed(Photo by Roger Culos, edited) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Tribulus terrestrisLocal varieties reportedly used…

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Actinolite, Amianthus, Yang Qi

ByAdam Tate

Actinolite, Amianthus, Yang Qi Shi 阳起石 Amianthus, a type of Actinolite (traditionally Alumen plumbosum)Yang Qi Shi (TCM)Rdo chu, Rdo rul, Rdo skyur (Tibet) Amianthus and Asbestos treated together inMuseum Museorum, Valentini, 1704 AmianthusA History of Fossils, Hill, 1751 Actinolite (Heath Canyon, California, USA)Photo by Rob Lavinsky, iRocks.com Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Mineralogical…

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Velvet Deer Horn, Lu Rong PRO

ByAdam Tate

Velvet Deer Horn, Lu Rong 鹿茸 Harts Horn, Velvet hornLu Rong (TCM) Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 A vendor selling whole and sliced Deer horn of various grades. (Chengdu, 2009) Whole Velvet Deer horn (Chengdu 2009) Velvet Deer Horn slices; note the purplish colored marrow in the center indicating young horn…

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Mica, Abhrak

ByAdam Tate

Mica, Abhrak Muscovy Glass (Muscovite Mica)Abhrak (Ayurveda)Abrak Siyah (Unani)Gser bye  གསེར་བྱེ  (Tibetan) Biotite Mica(Calcutta Unani College, Adam, 2019) A sample of Biotite Mica as used in Tibetan Medicine(Library of Tibetan Works and Archives, Dharamsala, India. Adam, 2006) Mineralogical Name:Biotite Mica, a ferro-magnesium silicate. K (Mg Fe)3 X(Si3AlO11) X (OH)2 Parts used: Biotite Mica. Ayurveda recognises…

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Marjorana, Oreganum; Marjoram and Oregano PRO

ByAdam Tate

Marjorana, Oreganum; Marjoram and Oregano Marjoram: Sweet Marjoram, Marjoram gentleOregano: Wild or Winter Marjoram Left: Marjoram, Right: OreganoOrtus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Oregano (left) and Marjoram (right)Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Oregano and MarjoramKrauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Left: Oregano; Right: MarjoramIcones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1804 Botanical name: Oreganum spp.O. marjorana (Marjoram), O. vulgare (Oregano)A number of related…

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Panax, Xi Yang Shen, American Ginseng FREE

ByAdam Tate

Panax, American Ginseng, Xi Yang Shen 西洋参 Xi Yang Shen (TCM) Panax quinquefoliumMedicinal Plants, Millspaugh, 1892 American Ginseng rootNotes on Pharmacognosy, Otto Augustus Wall, 1902 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Panax quinquefolium Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Cool, moist. Sweet, slightly Bitter Classification: N. Yin Tonics Uses: 1. Benefits Qi,…

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Rumex Acetosa, Sorrel FREE

ByAdam Tate

Acetosa, Sorrel Oxalis AcetosaHerbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 AcetosaOrtus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 AcetosaGerards Herbal, 1636 Acetosa minorNew Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Flora von Deutschland (9), Kohler, 1882 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Rumex acetosa (syn. Acetosa vulgaris)Greater and Lesser types were known; Lesser type appears to be ‘Sheep Sorrel’ Parts used: Herb, Seed;…

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Rumex Acetosa, Sorrel PRO

ByAdam Tate

Acetosa, Sorrel Oxalis AcetosaHerbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 AcetosaOrtus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 AcetosaGerards Herbal, 1636 Acetosa minorNew Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Flora von Deutschland (9), Kohler, 1882 Botanical name: Rumex acetosa (syn. Acetosa vulgaris)Greater and Lesser types were known; Lesser type appears to be ‘Sheep Sorrel’ Parts used: Herb, Seed; also the Roots Temperature & Taste: Cool,…

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Trichosanthes Semen, Gua Lou Ren PRO

ByAdam Tate

Trichosanthes Semen, Gua Lou Ren 瓜娄仁 Gua Lou Ren, Gua Lou Zi  (TCM) Dian Nan Ben Cao Tu Shuo (Illustrated Yunnan Pharmacopoeia) Ming Dynasty (1773 edition) (Welcome, Wikimedia) Trichosanthes kirilowii var. japonica(Photo by 杉山龍彦) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Trichosanthes kirilowii, T.  rosthornii Parts used: Trichosanthes Seed Temperature & Taste: Cold, moist. Sweet Classification: P. Clears Hot…

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Belemite, Lynx Stone

ByAdam Tate

Belemnite, Lynx Stone Thunderstone, Belemite, Dactylus, lapis Lincis Lynx Stone is an ancient stone that was classically said to be the solidified Urine of a male Lynx, although later authors disputed this. By the 16th century, Belemnites were commonly accepted as ‘Lynx Stone’. Ortus Sanitatis, Beck, 1517 Museum Wormianum, 1655 BelemnitesMetallotheca Vaticana Opus Posthuman, 1719…

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