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Corydalis conspera, Stong ri zil ba PRO

ByAdam Tate

Corydalis conspersa, Stong ri zil ba སྟོང་རི་ཟིལ་བ Stong ri zil ba (Tibet)Tiao Lie Huang Jin (TCM) C. boweriHooker, W.J., Hooker, J.D., Icones Plantarum [Hooker’s Icones plantarum] (1837-1922) C. linarioidesMaximowicz, C.J., Historia naturalis itinerum N. M. Przewalskiiper Asiam Centralem vol. 1, Flora Tangutica (1889) Botanical name: Corydalis conspersa, C. boweriiOther including C. linarioides have been listed….

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Artemisia Scoparia, Yin Chen Hao PRO

ByAdam Tate

Artemisia scoparia, Yin Chen Hao 茵陈蒿 Virgate WormwoodYin Chen Hao (TCM)Tshar bong dkar po  ཚར་བོང་བོང་དཀར་པོ་ (Tibetan Medicine) Artemisia scopariaWaldstein & Kitaibel, Descriptiones et icones plantarum rariorum Hungariae (1799-1802) Botanical name: Artemisia capillaris, A. scopariaLocal varieties used include A. frigida, A. gmelinii, A. anethoides, A. haichowensis Parts used: HerbAccording to Tibetan texts, the root is most…

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Epimedium, Yin Yang Huo FREE

ByAdam Tate

Epimedium, Yin Yang Huo 淫羊藿 ‘Horny Goat Weed’, EpimediumYin Yang Huo (TCM) Epimedium sagittatum(Photo by Qwert1234) (Wikimedia) Epimedium koreanumPhotos by Dalgial Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Epimedium spp.Several species are used: E. brevicornum E. sagittatum E. pubescens E. koreanum E. wushanensis There are several species in the West which may have…

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Lyonia, Li Mu PRO

ByAdam Tate

Lyonia, Li Mu 悷木 Tibetan LyoniaLi Mu, Nan Zhu (TCM) LyoniaBen Cao Tu Pu, 1644 (Welcome) Lyonia ovalifolia(Photo by Krish Dulal) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Lyonia spp. L. ovalifolia (syn. Pieris ovalifolia, Andromeda ovalifolia, Xolisma ovalifolia) L.  ovalifolia var. elliptica Parts used: Leafy twigs and fruit Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Sweet Classification: Uses: 1. Moves…

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Eruca, Rocket FREE

ByAdam Tate

Eruca, Rocket Jirjir, Jirjeer (Unani) Wild RocketFuchs, New Kreuterbuch, 1543 Garden RocketSturm et al, Flora von Deutschland in Abbildungennach der Natur, Zweite auflage, vol. 6, 1902 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Eruca spp.GARDEN ROCKET: E. sativa (syn. E. vesicaria, Brassica eruca)WILD ROCKET: E. sylvestris Parts used: Seed Temperature & Taste: Hot,…

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Calamintha, Calamint PRO

ByAdam Tate

Calamintha, Calamint Also called Mountain Mint New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Greater (left) and Lesser (right) CalamintParkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Curtis, William, Flora Londinensis, vol. 6 (1789-1798) Botanical name: Calamintha officinalis (syn. Clinopodium nepeta)C. nepeta (Lesser Calamint) is used similarly and is stronger.Galen mentioned 3 types. Parts used: Herb Temperature & Taste: Warm,…

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Lupinus, Lupin

ByAdam Tate

Lupinus, Lupin Turmus, Tarmus (Unani) Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Lupinus albus(Photo by Jean-Claude Echardour) (Wikimedia) Lupin seed(Photo by Calapito) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Lupinus albus (White), L. luteus (Yellow); In Unani, L. polyphyllus is used; the Blue Lupin, L. angustifolia has also been used.Note that 2 distinct varieties of Lupin occur: Bitter…

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Iron Bhasma

ByAdam Tate

Iron Bhasma Iron ashLauha Bhasma (Ayurveda)Lcags Thal (Tibetan) Minerological name: Ferrum Parts used: Because of the difficulty in reduction, Iron more than other metals is often recommended to have more putums (firings). It is most potent after having 100 putums (firings)1. Lauha Bhasma: Bhasma prepared from several putums (firings).2. Shatputi Lauha Bhasma: Bhasma prepared from…

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Corydalis, Yan Hu Suo PRO

ByAdam Tate

Corydalis, Yan Hu Suo 延胡索 Yan Hu Suo (TCM)Su mi  སུ་མི  (Tibet) Corydalis yanhusuo Corydalis glaucescens Gartenflora [E. von Regel], vol. 27 (1878) Corydalis decumbens(Photo by KENPEI) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Corydalis yanhusuo (syn. C. ternata)Others used in various parts of China include C. turtschaninovii (classical source), C. repens, C. ambigua var. amurensis, C. glaucescensCorydalis decumbens is…

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Polygonum multiflorum, Fleeceflower stem, Ye Jiao Teng FREE

ByAdam Tate

Polygonum Caulis, Fleeceflower stem, Ye Jiao Teng 夜交藤 Ye Jiao Teng (TCM) Polygonum Ye Jiao Teng Polygonum multiflorum(Photo by Fanghong, cropped) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Polygonum multiflorum Parts used: Stem Temperature & Taste: Neutral, Sweet Classification: H. Nourish the Heart Uses: 1. Nourish Blood, Calms the Mind and Spirit: -Insomnia, dream-disturbed Sleep, Nightmares from Yin or…

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Acanthus, Bears Breech

ByAdam Tate

Acanthus, Bears Breech Acantha, Brank Ursine, Bearfoot Ortus Sanitatis, Cube, Johann von, 1501 Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Kreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 Botanical name: Acanthus mollis Parts used: Root and Leaves (leaf only externally) Temperature & Taste: Temperate Uses: 1. Nourishes the Yin, Clears Heat:-Consumption, Spitting of Blood-Wasting-a mild diuretic that can be…

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Bombyx Faeces, Silkworm Feces, Can Sha

ByAdam Tate

Bombyx Faeces, Silkworm Feces, Can Sha 蚕沙 Can Sha (TCM) Silkworm, Silkworm Cocoon, SilkInsectorum sive Minimorum Animalium Theatrum, 1634 Entomological name: Bombyx mori Parts used: Feces Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Sweet, Pungent Uses: 1. Clears Wind, Transforms Damp:-painful obstruction of the muscles or joints from Wind-Damp-Wind-Damp damp and itchy rashes from Wind-Damp; Pruritus, Eczema-Convulsions,…

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