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Styrax, Storax FREE

ByAdam Tate

Styrax, Storax, Su He Xiang 苏合香 Rosa MallasSu He Xiang (TCM)Salaras, Asl Labni (Unani) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Left: Styrax officinalis (ancient source); Center & Right: Liquidamber (modern source)Museum Museorum, Valentini, 1704 Styrax officinalisMedical Botany, Woodville, 1810 Liquidambar orientalis, the modern source of StoraxKöhler’s Medizinal-Pflanzen, 1897 Styrax officinalis(Photo by Davidbena) (Wikimedia) Liquidambar orientalis(Photo by Rohit…

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Alchemilla, Lady’s Mantle FREE

ByAdam Tate

Alchemilla, Lady’s Mantle Gart der Gesundheit, Cuba, 1485 Alchemilla vulgaris, Lady’s MantleFlora von Deutschland (25), Kohler, 1886 Lady’s Mantle(Photo by Plenuska) (Wikimedia) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Alchemilla vulgarisA number of varieties were used including Lesser and Alpine Parts used: Herb (fresh is best); sometimes the root Temperature & Taste: Temperate…

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Curculigo, Xian Mao PRO

ByAdam Tate

Curculigo, Xian Mao 仙茅 Xian Mao (TCM)Talpatri, Krishna Musali, Musali Kanda, Sveta Musali (‘Black Musali’) (Ayurveda)Musali Siyah (Unani)Nilappanan Kizhangu (Siddha) Kerner, Hortus sempervirens, 1806 Curculigo orchioides(Photo by 阿橋) (Wikimedia) Curculigo Xian Mao dried root (Adam 2023) Botanical name: Curculigo orchioides Parts used: Rhizome Temperature & Taste: Hot, dry. Pungent, Slightly Toxic Classifications: 3J. INCREASE SEMENN….

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Alcyonium

ByAdam Tate

Alcyonium, Balla Marina, Spuma Marina Sea FoamAlcionion, Alcimoneum, Alcymonium, Alcionium (Greek)Zabad al-bahr (Unani) The name Alcyonium is applied to several species of marine zoophytes, including soft coral, sponges and holothurians. A number of different species were recognised. Alcyonium, the First of Dioscoridescalled Balla Marinae Alcyonium, the Second of Dioscorides Alcyonium, the Third of Dioscorides Alcyonium,…

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Cinnabar, Zhu Sha

ByAdam Tate

Cinnabar, Zhu Sha 朱砂 Zhu Sha (TCM)Hingula (Ayurveda)Mtshal  མཚལ  (Tibetan)Hingula, Zanjafar (Unani) Ortus Sanitatis, Beck, 1517 Native Cinnabar in crystal formExotic Mineralogy, Sowerby, 1811 Different grades of Natural and Artificial Cinnabar / Vermillion. (Adam, Chengdu Medicine Market, 2015) Grains of Natural Cinnabar Vermillion; man-made red sulphide of Mercury Mineralogical name: Cinnabar; Native Red Mercury Sulphide;Vermillion…

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Tanacetum Parthenium, Feverfew PRO

ByAdam Tate

Tanacetum Parthenium, Feverfew Parthenium, Matricaria, FebrifugaUqhuwan (Unani) Herbarum Vivae Eicones, Otto Brunfels, 1530 Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Icones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1804 Botanical name: Tanacetum parthenium (previously Chrysanthemum parthenium, Matricaria parthenium, Pyrethrum parthenium) Parts used: Herb Temperature & Taste: Cool (Warm in the West), dry. Bitter, Pungent Classifications: 2D ATTENUATERS OF CONGEALED BLOOD3G. EMMENAGOGUE4i….

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Myrobalan, Belleric

ByAdam Tate

Myrobalan, Belleric Bibhitaki (Ayurveda)Thandrikkai (Siddha)Bahera (Unani)Ba Ru Ra བ་རུ་ར (Tibetan)Mao He Zi 毛诃子 (TCM) Belleric MyrobalanIllustrations of Indian Botany, Wight, 1840 Chebulic, Emblic, Belleric, Citrine (Yellow) and Indian (Black) MyrobalanA Complete History of Drugs, Pomet, London, 1748  1. Yellow (Citrine) Myrobalan 2. Black (Indian, Nigrum) Myroabalan 3. Chebulic Myrobalan 4. Emblic Myrobalan 5. Belleric Myrobalan Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Left to Right:…

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Stoechas PRO

ByAdam Tate

Stoechas, Stoechas CassidonieUstukhuddus (Unani) Arabian StoechasGart der Gesundheit, Cuba, 1485 StoechasOrtus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 (Photo by Carsten Niehaus) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Lavandula stoechasSalmon listed 5 varieties. Parts used: Flowers Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Bitter, pungent Classifications: 2A APERIENT.    2F. PURIFYING.    2H. CARMINATIVE.    2U. SUPPURATIVE3G. EMMENAGOGUE.    3M. ARTHRITIC4a. CEPHALIC.    4j. NERVINEPreparers…

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Oroxylum, Mu Hu Die PRO

ByAdam Tate

Oroxylum, Mu Hu Die 木蝴蝶 Indian TrumperflowerMu Hu Die (TCM, Seed)Shoyanaka, Shoynka, Balluka (Ayurveda, Root-bark)Tsampa Ka  ཙམ་པ་ཀ་ (Tibetan) Oroxylum indicumBlanco, M., Flora de Filipinas. (1875) Oroxylum indicum(Photo by Vinayaraj) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Oroxylum indicum (syn. Bignonia indica) Parts used: Seed; Bark Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Bitter Classifications: Q. Stop Cough and Wheezing Uses: SEED:1….

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Herpetospermum, Gser Gyi Me Tog PRO

ByAdam Tate

Herpetospermum, Gser Gyi Me Tog གསེར་གྱི་མེ་ཏོག Himalayan Bitter GourdGser Gyi Me Tog (Tibetan)Bo Leng Gua Zi (TCM)Beej Karela (Hindi) Herpetospermum pedunculosum(Photo by Max Antheunisse) (plantillustrations) Herpetospermum seed(Chengdu Medicine Market, Adam, 2017) Botanical name: Herpetospermum pedunculosum (syn. Bryonia pedunculosa, Herpetospermun caudigerum, H, grandiflorum) Parts used: Seed Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Bitter Uses: 1. Clears Liver…

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Piper Longum, Long Pepper PRO

ByAdam Tate

Piper longum, Long Pepper, Bi Ba 荜茇 Bi Ba (TCM)Pippali (Ayurveda)Thippili (Siddha)Filfil Daraz, Peepal (Unani)Pi pi ling  པི་པི་ལིང༌  (Tibetan)The root of Long Pepper is called Peepalmool (Unani), Thippiliver (Siddha) Long Pepper, Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Piper longumWoodville, Hooker, Spratt, Medical Botany, 1832 Long Pepper (Adam, 2017) Botanical name: Piper spp. P. longum P. officinum Classical…

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Hydrastis, Golden Seal PRO

ByAdam Tate

Hydrastis, Golden Seal Koehler’s Medicinal Plants, 1887 Hydrastis canadensis(Photo by James Steakley) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Hydrastis canadensis Parts used: Root and Rhizome Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Bitter Uses: 1. Clears Heat and Damp:-Gastritis, Gastroenteritis, Diarrhea-Catarrh, Sinusitis from Heat and Damp-Jaundice 2. Clears Liver Heat:-Eczema, skin diseases from heat in the Blood and Liver-red, sore,…

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