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Bellis, Daisy

ByAdam Tate

Bellis, Daisy Consolida minor, Bruisewort Flora von Deutschland (16), Kohler, 1884 Botanical name: Bellis perennisGreater and Lesser varieties were known and used. Parts used: Herb, fresh or dried Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Sweet Uses: 1. Moves the Blood, Clears Stasis, Stops Pain:-bruising from Trauma, all types of Swellings, Aches and Pains associated with Blood…

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Liriope, Shan Mai Dong PRO

ByAdam Tate

Liriope, Shan Mai Dong 山麦冬 Shan Mai Dong (TCM) Liriope spicata(Edwards, S.T., Botanical Register (1815-1828)) Liriope spicataCurstis’s Botanical Maagazine, Volume 88, 1862 Botanical name: Liriope L. spicata L. spicata var. prolifera L. platyphylla (Kuo Ye Shan Mai Dong) L. muscari (Duan Ting Shan Mai Dong) Parts used: Root (Tuber) Temperature & Taste: Cool, moist. Sweet…

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Cissus, Asthisamhara PRO

ByAdam Tate

Cissus, Asthisamhara Quadrangularis, Square Stalked Vine, Grape Leaf VineAsthisamhara, Vajravalli (Ayurveda)Pirandai (Siddha)Hadjoda (Unani) Cissus quadrangularis(Kolkata Botanical Gardens, Adam, 2019) Cissus quadrangularisPhoto by SAplants Botanical name: Cissus quadrangularis (syn. Vitex quadrangularis) Parts used: Stem, Tuber Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Sweet, Pungent Uses: 1. Strengthens the Bones and Joints:-Fractures, Bone bone, Dislocations, Bone alignment problems (internally…

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Senecio scandens, Rgu drus dman pa PRO

ByAdam Tate

Senecio scandens, Rgu drus dman pa རྒུ་དྲུས་དམན་པ་ Climbing Groundsel, Climbing SenecioRgu drus dman pa (Tibet)Qian Li Guang 千里光 (TCM) Senecio scandensWight, R., , Icones plantarum Indiae orientalis (1840-1853) Senecio scandens(Photo by Yercaud-elango) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Senecio scandens Parts used: Whole herb, Root Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Bitter, Pungent Classification: Uses: 1. Clears Heat, Resists…

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Azadirachta, Neem PRO

ByAdam Tate

Azadirachta, Neem, Nimba Margosa treeNimba, Nimbaka, Arishta (Ayurveda)Neem, Aazaad-Darakht-e-Hindi (Unani)Vemmu, Vembu, Veppan (Siddha)Nim Pa  ནིམ་པ  (Tibetan) ‘Azeadarach’, Ortus sanitatisCube, Johann von, 1501 Lobel, M. de, Plantarum seu stirpium icones,vol. 2 (1581) Prodromi fasciculi rariorum plantarum,Breyne (1739) (Photo by Jimmy tikhak) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Azadirachta indica (syn. Melia azadirachta)M. toosenden and M. azedarach are regarded as different…

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Rhododendron anthopogon, Dwa Li PRO

ByAdam Tate

Rhododendron anthopogon, Dwa lis, དྭ་ལིས Savoury Rhododendron Dwa Li (Flower), Ba Lu (Leaf) (Tibetan)Xiao Ye Pi Pa, Lie Xiang Du Juan (TCM) Rhododendron setosumThe rhododendrons of Sikkim-Himalaya, Hooker, 1851 Rhododendron anthopogon subsp. hypenanthumPhoto by Ulf Eliasson (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Rhododendron spp.Two varieties are used in Tibetan Medicine for Dwa Li: Dwa li dkar po (‘White’):…

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Menispermum, Bei Dou Gen PRO

ByAdam Tate

Menispermum, Bei Dou Gen 北豆根 Asiatic MoonseedBei Dou Gen, Bian Fu Ge Gen (TCM) Menispermum dauricum Komarov (Komorov), V.L., Flora of the U.S.S.R., vol. 7 (?) Menispermum dauricum (Photo by yakovlev.alexey) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Menispermum dauricum Parts used: Rhizome Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Bitter Classification: B. Clear Heat and Poison Constituents: Alkaloids: dauricine (approx….

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Ammi, Bishop’s Weed, Ajowan FREE

ByAdam Tate

Ammi, Bishop’s Weed, Ajowan Ameos, Ethiopian Cumin, Alexandrian Cumin, Cuminum RegiumNankhuah, Ajwain (Unani)Aatrilal (Ammi majus, Unani)Ajowan, Ajwain, Yavani (Ayurveda) Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Salmon, Botanologia, 1710  Left: Ammi copticum; Right: A. majusIcones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1806 Trachyspermum ammi(Photo by Sanjay ach) (Wikimedia) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Several plants supply Ammi: Trachyspermum…

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Premna, Agnimantha PRO

ByAdam Tate

Premna, Agnimantha Headache treeAgnimantha (Ayurveda)Arani (Sanskrit)Munnai (Siddha)Arni (Unani) Premna serratifoliaR. Wight, Icones Plantarum Indiae Orientalis, vol. 4 (1846) Premna serratifolia(Photo by Vengolis) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Premna spp. P. serratifolia (syn. P. obtusifolia, P. corymbosa, P. integrifolia, Cornutia corymbosa, Gumira litorea) in South India. P. latifolia is used as Agnimantha. in Northern and Western India. P….

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Scutellaria lateriflora, Scullcap

ByAdam Tate

Scutellaria, Scullcap Skullcap, Blue Scullcap, Mad Dog Scutellaria laterifloraMillspaugh, American medicinal plants, vol. 2 (1892) Botanical name: Scutellaria laterifloraOthers reportedly used synonymously include S. alba, S. hyssopifolia, S. integrifoliaThe Indian S. galericulata has been used as a substitute for the American variety and has similar uses. It is said to be effective when dried, while…

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Verbascum, Mullein PRO

ByAdam Tate

Verbascum, Mullein High Taper, Torchweed, Taxus barbatusMao Rui Hua (TCM)Busir (Unani)Gyug pa’i gser bye གགྱུག་པའི་གསེར་བྱེ (Tibet) Taxus barbatusHerbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 TapsusOrtus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Della Materia Medicinale Andrea Valuassori, 1562 Kurtzes Handtbuchlein, Ryff, 1599 Koehler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Botanical name: Verbascum thapsus (syn. V. thapsiforme), V. phlomoidesVarious local species are used including V. lasianthum.,…

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Bees, Apis

ByAdam Tate

Bees, Apis Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Lustgarten der Gesundtheit, Ryff, 1546 1. Queen Bee, 2. Worker Bee, 3. Male BeeThe Natural History of Insects, Rennie, 1838 Botanical name: Apis spp.A. mellifera; A. indicus, A. sinensis (in China) Parts used: Whole dried Bees; usually toasted or ashed for use Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Sweet….

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