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Ophicalcite, Hua Rui Shi

ByAdam Tate

Ophicalcite, Hua Rui Shi 花蕊石 Hua Rui Shi (TCM) OphicalcitePhoto by Lysippos (Wikimedia) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Minerological name: OphicalcitumSerpentine mixed with CalciteSee Serpentine which is similar and used in Ayurveda. Parts used: Prepared Mineral Temperature & Taste: Neutral. Sour, astringent Classification: L. Stop Bleeding: Constituents: Calcium carbonate, magnesium carbonate, magnesium silicate,…

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Cibotium, Gou Ji FREE

ByAdam Tate

Cibotium, Gou Ji 狗脊 ‘Golden Chicken Fern’Gou Ji (TCM) Cibotium barometzKoehler, F.E., Medizinal Pflanzen, vol. 4 (1890) Cibotium barometz rhizome(Photo by Mokkie) (Wikimedia) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Cibotium barometz (syn. Aspidium barometz, Dicksonia barometz, Nephrodium baromez, Polypodium barometz) Parts used: Rhizome, either dried, or steamed, then sliced and dried. Temperature…

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Pinus, Pine Tree

ByAdam Tate

Pinus, Pine tree Wild Pine, Scotch Fir, Scotch PineTurpentine: Terebinthina communis, Terebinthina pinea Left: Pinus; Right: Pinus sylvestrisKreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 Medical Botany, Woodville, 1810 Medical Botany, Stevenson & Churchill, Vol II, 1831 Kohler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Botanical name: Pinus sylvestrisNote a number of Pinus have been used similarly.In Tibetan Medicine, P. tabuliformis is used. P….

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Polygonum, Knotgrass FREE

ByAdam Tate

Polygonum, Knotgrass, Bian Xu 萹蓄 KnotweedBian Xu (TCM)Snyo lo སྙ་ལོ  (Tibetan Medicine) Kurtzes Handtbuchlein, Ryff, 1599 Chaumeton, Flore médicale, 1829 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Polygonum aviculareGreater and Lesser types were used Parts used: Herb Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Classifications: 2T. GLUTINATE4i. UTERINE Uses: 1. Clears Heat and Damp, Promotes Urine…

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Lupulus, Humulus, Hops FREE

ByAdam Tate

Lupulus, Hops Lupulus salictarius, Lupulus reptitius, Volubilis, Humulus, Habiola Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Botanische wandplaten, 1904–1914 Koehler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Humulus lupulus Parts used: Flower Temperature & Taste: Cool (Warm in the west), dry. Bitter Classifications: 2A APERIENT Uses: 1. Clears Damp-Heat, Opens Obstructions:-Indigestion, Stomach weakness–loss of…

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Crystallus, Crystal

ByAdam Tate

Crystallus, Crystal Sphatika (Ayurveda)Sang e Murda (Unani) Quartz Crystal(Photo by Robert M. Lavinsky) (Wikimedia) Minerological name: Silicon dioxide Parts used: Prepared CrystalSalmon said there were 4 main types of Crystal: Rock Crystal Iris: “from a differing though colorless glory” Citrine Pseudo Adamas–False Diamond; “so hard and sparkle so excellently, that they can scarcely be distinguished…

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Aster atticus, Starwort

ByAdam Tate

Aster atticus, Star-wort Asteriscos, Asterion, Bubonium, Bubo Grass, InguinalisAstaratiqus (Unani) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Kreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 A. Masclef, Atlas des plantes de France, vol. 2: t. 174 (?) Botanical name: Aster atticus (syn. A amellus)Many Aster species were recognised. Purple-flowered variety was preferred.Salmon listed a number of varieties:  1. True or Yellow Starwort  2….

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Mespilus, Medlar

ByAdam Tate

Mespilus, Medlar Dutch Medlar Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Kreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 Flora von Deutschland (25), Kohler, 1886 Botanical name: Mespilus germanica (syn. M. vulgaris)The Mediterranean Medlar is Crataegus azarolus (syn. Mespilus azarolus), called Azarole, and was used similarly.Pliny listed three varieties: Anthedon (Crataegus azarolus)–Mespilon Eteron of Dioscorides Setania (Italian Medlar) Gallic (French…

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Verbascum, Mullein FREE

ByAdam Tate

Verbascum, Mullein High Taper, Torchweed Della Materia Medicinale Andrea Valuassori, 1562 Kurtzes Handtbuchlein, Ryff, 1599 Koehler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Verbascum thapsus (syn. V. thapsiforme), V. phlomoidesIt has been used in TCM (Mao Rui Hua) but is not a commonly used medicine. Parts used: Leaf; Flower; Root…

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Sempervium, Sedum, Houseleek

ByAdam Tate

Sempervium, Sedum, Houseleek Crassula major; Herba Sempervivi, Sedi majorisWall Stone crop: Sedum acre Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Sempervivum majusDella Materia Medicinale Andrea Valuassori, 1562 Lesser and Middle HouseleekDioscorides Materia Medica, Ruellio 1549 Wall or Lesser Stonecrop (Sedum acre)Medical Botany, Woodville, Vol III, 1810 Sempervivum tectorumIcones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1806 Sempervivum tectorum(Photo by Consultaplantas) (Wikimedia) Botanical…

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Chili, Capsicum annum FREE

ByAdam Tate

Capsicum, Chili Chili Pepper, Hot PepperFilfil-i-Surkh (Unani) Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 C. annuaAtlas der Officinellen Pflanzen, Berg & Schmidt, Leipzig, 1893  Left: Fresh Chili;  Center: Dried Chili;  Right: Crushed Chili Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Capsicum spp. C. annum var. annum (longum type) C. frutescens (syn. C. minimum) C. baccatum C. chinensis…

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Astragalus et al., Srad ma PRO

ByAdam Tate

Astragalus et al., Srad ma སྲད་མ Srad ma (Tibet) Thermopsis barbataCurtis’s Botanical Magazine (1855) Botanical name: Sources of Srad ma are complex and varied:  1. Astragalus spp.  2. Oxytropis spp.  3. Hedysarum spp.  4. Thermopsis spp. There are 9 varieties of Srad ma:  1. srad ma dkar po (srad dkar), flowers of Astragalus floridus, Oxytropis…

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