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Oyster Shell, Mu Li 牡蛎

ByAdam Tate

Oyster Shell, Mu Li 牡蛎 Testa Ostrearum, Concha OstrearumMu Li (TCM) Oyster(Photo by Anthere) (Wikimedia) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Zoological name: Ostrea spp. including O. edulis Parts used: Shell Temperature & Taste: Cold (balanced in old TCM texts), dry. Salty Uses: 1. Clears Heat, Calms the Heart and Spirit, Stops Wind:-Headache, Dizziness,…

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Rauwolfia, Sarpagandha PRO

ByAdam Tate

Rauwolfia, Sarpagandha Snake rootSarpagandha (Ayurveda.)Asrol, Choti-Chandan (Unani)Bai Hua Lian, Shan Ma Ti (TCM) Rauwolfia serpentinaCurtis’s Botanical Magazine, 1804 Rauwolfia root(Calcutta Unani College, Adam, 2019) Botanical name: Rauwolfia serpentinaother species used in India include R. beddomei, R. densiflora, R. micrantha;R. tetraphylla (syn. R. canescens) is also used but is low enough in alkaloids to be considered…

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Cymbopogon, Lemongrass

ByAdam Tate

Cymbopogon, Lemongrass Bhutika (Ayurveda)Vasanaipillu (Siddha) Rumphius, G.E., Herbarium amboinense (1747) Lemongrass(Adam, 2019) Botanical name: Cymbopogon citratus Parts used: Herb Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Pungent, Bitter, Sour Uses: 1. Moves the Qi:-indigestion, colic, gas, cramps-menstrual cramps and pain-used for mild cases of anxiety, nervousness and hypertension 2. Clears Phlegm, Stops Cough:-Cough, Bronchitis with yellow Phlegm-Asthma,…

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Glycyrrhiza, Licorice, Gan Cao FREE

ByAdam Tate

Glycyrrhiza, Licorice, Gan Cao 甘草 Liquorice, Dulcis radix (‘Sweet root’)Gan Cao (TCM)Yastimadhu (Ayurveda)Shing Mnar   ཤིང་མངར  (Tibetan)Asl us Soos (Unani) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 G. glabraAtlas der officinellen pflanzen (2), Felix, 1899 G. echinataDarstellung und Beschreibung sammtliche, Berg, 1858 Left:Three varieties of Licorice root available on the Chinese Market. The bottom…

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Ursi / Bos Fel, Bear / Cow Bile

ByAdam Tate

Bear / Cow Bile Xiong Dan 熊胆 (Bear Bile, TCM)Niu Dan 牛胆 (Cow Bile, TCM)Dom mkhris  དོམ་མཁྲིས  (Bear Bile, Tibetan Medicine) Dried Cow Gall Bladder as used in Tibetan Medicine in place of Bear Bile. (Adam, 2016) Zoological name: Traditionally, Bear Bile has been used in both East and West:  1. Ursus arctos (European Brown…

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Pogostemon/Agastache, Huo Xiang FREE

ByAdam Tate

Pogostemon seu Agastache, Huo Xiang 藿香 Wrinkled Giant-Hyssop, Patchouli (Agastache)Cablin Patchouli (Pogostemon)Huo Xiang (Agastache) (TCM)Guang Huo Xiang (Pogostemon) (TCM)Paachi (Pogostemon, Ayurveda) Agastache rugosaPhoto by Dalgial (Wikimedia) Pogostemon cablinPhoto by Forest & Kim Starr (Wikimedia) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Two different herbs supply Huo Xiang:  1. Agastache rugosa (Tu Huo Xiang)  2….

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Polygonum hydropier, Persicaria, Water Pepper

ByAdam Tate

Polygonum hydropier, Persicaria Water Pepper, Arsmart, HydropeperiFilfil al-ma (Unani) Gart der Gesundheit, Cuba, 1485 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Polygonum hydropierSvensk botanik, Palmstruch et al], 1807 Botanical name: Persicaria hydropiper (syn. Polygonum hydropier)Salmon (Seplasium) describes two types:  1. Dead or Spotted, which is Persicaria, or (Mild) Arsmart, has little or no taste, like Sorrel; this is…

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Mangifera, Mango FREE

ByAdam Tate

Mangifera, Mango Mango–Amra, Rasaal, Sahakar (Ayurveda)–Aam, Anba, Ambaj (Unani)–Mang Guo (TCM)Mango kernel:–Khasta Aam (Unani)–a bras  ཨ་འབྲས (Tibetan)–Mang Guo He (TCM) MangoFlora Sinensis, Boym, 1653 MangoFlore d’Amérique, Denisse, 1843-1846 Mango kernel for sale at the Chengdu Medicine Market (Adam, 2016) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Mangifera indica, M. persiciformis Parts used: Kernel…

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Convolvulus, Shankhapushpi PRO

ByAdam Tate

Convolvulus, Shankhapushpi Dwarf Morning GloryWhite-flowered variety–Shankhapushpi (Ayurveda)–Sivakrandi (Siddha)Blue-flowered variety:–Vishnukranti, Vishnu gandhi (Ayurveda)–Vishnukrandi (Siddha)–Sankhaholi (Unani) C. microphyllusWight, R., Icones Plantarum Indiae Orientalis, vol. 4 (1846) C. alsinodesBurman, J., Thesaurus Zeylanicus, (1737) Evolvulus alsinoides(Photo by Lalithamba, cropped) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Convolvulus spp.  1. White-flowered Variety (primary): Convolvulus microphyllus (syn. C. pluricaulis, C. prostratus)  2. Blue-flowered variety is…

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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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