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Alcea, Hollyhock

ByAdam Tate

Alcea, Hollyhock Hollihock, Tree MallowHubbazza (Unani)Gul Khera (Ayurveda, flower)Ha Lo  ཧ་ལོ  (Tibetan) Kreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 Kohler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Botanical name: Alcea rosea (syn. Althea rosea)Salmon listed 2 varieties: Common Hollyhock Tree Hollyhock Common Hollyhock has single-flowered and double-flowered varieties. There are several types of the ‘Tree Hollyhock’. Parts used: Primarily Flowers; other parts as…

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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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Persica, Peach tree, Tao Ren PRO

ByAdam Tate

Persica, Peach tree, Tao Ren 桃仁 Tao Ren (Peach kernel, TCM)Klung kham  ཀླུང་ཁམ་ (Tibet) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Icones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1806 Botanical name: Prunus persica Parts used: Kernels; Flowers; Leaf; FruitThe twigs were occasionally used the same as the Leaves in the West. Temperature & Taste: Kernel: Neutral…

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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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Cockle shell, Wa Leng Zi

ByAdam Tate

Arca, Cockle Shell, Wa Leng Zi 瓦楞子 Ark shell, Cockle shell, Concha StriataWa Leng Zi (TCM) One of the many species of Cockle-shellGeneral Conchology, Wood, 1815 Botanical name: Arca species: A. subcrenata A. granosa A. inflata Other species are also used. Parts used: Shell Temperature & Taste: Neutral. Salty Classifications: K. Move the BloodT. External…

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Vigna trilobata, Mudgaparni

ByAdam Tate

Vigna trilobata, Mudgaparni Mudgaparni (Ayurveda)Kattuppayaru (Siddha) Vigna angularis(Artist Kawahara Keiga , supplied by Naturalis Biodiversity Center) (Wikimedia) Vigna angularis var. nipponensis(Photo by Qwert1234) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Vigna trilobata (syn. Dolichos trilobatus, Phaseolus trilobatus, P. trilobus)A number of Vigna species supply Mudgaparni (Khare):  1. V. trilobata  2. V. pilosa  3. V. angularis  4. V. umbellata  5….

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Pennisetum, Rtsa ram pa PRO

ByAdam Tate

Pennisetum, Rtsa ram pa རྩ་རམ་པ་ Rtsa ram pa (Tibet)Bai Cao 白草 (TCM) Pennisetum flaccidumPhoto by Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Pennisetum flaccidum Parts used: Root (fine rootlets removed) Temperature & Taste: Cool. Sweet Classification: Uses: 1. Clears Heat, Resists Poison:-general for Poison and Toxicity-Scorpion poisoning; Sulphur poisoning-Lung heat Cough-also Thirst from excess Heat 2….

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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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Periploca, Xiang Jia Pi PRO

ByAdam Tate

Periploca, Xiang Jia Pi 香加皮 Chinese SilkvineXiang Jia Pi, Bei Wu Jia Pi (TCM) Periploca sepium; top, vine and leaves; bottom: flowersPhotos by Sten Botanical name: Periploca sepium Other species are used similarly including P. calophylla (Greensnake Vine, Qing She Teng) Parts used: Root bark Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent, Bitter. Toxic Classification: D….

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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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Taraxacum, Dandelion, Pu Gong Ying FREE

ByAdam Tate

Taraxacum, Dandelion, Pu Gong Ying 蒲公英 Pu Gong Ying  (TCM)Khur mong  ཁུར་མོང༌ (Tibetan) New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Kohler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 DANDELION ROOTSquibb’s Atlas of the Official Drugs, Mansfield, 1919 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Taraxacum spp.  1. T. officinale (Official Dandelion, used in Europe)  2. T. sinicum, T. mongolicum are…

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