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Achillea, Yarrow PRO

ByAdam Tate

Achillea, Yarrow Milfoil, MillefoliumBrinjasif, Biranjaasif (Unani)Al-Biranjaasf (Arabic)Yang Shi Cao (TCM) Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 ‘Greater’ (left) and ‘Lesser’ (right) YarrowDella Materia Medicinale, Valuassori, 1562 Koehler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Botanical name: Achillea millefolium Parts used: Herb in flower Temperature & Taste: Cool (some said Warm), dry. Bitter“Cold and Moist in the First…

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Pueraria tuberosa, Vidari PRO

ByAdam Tate

Pueraria tuberosa, Vidari Indian KudzuVidari (Ayurveda) (Vidarikanda is the Tuber)Kuai Jing Ge (TCM) Pueraria tuberosaK.R. Kirtikar, B.D. Basu, Indian medicinal plants, Plates, vol. 2 (1918) Pueraria tuberosa(Photo by Dinesh Valke) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Two different species supply Vidari in India: Pueraria tuberosa (North) Ipomoea digitata (South) Pueraria is the standard drug listed in Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia…

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Senna, Fan Xie Ye FREE

ByAdam Tate

Senna, Fan Xie Ye 番泻叶 Fan Xie Ye (TCM)Svarna-pattri, Markandi (Ayurveda)Sanna (Unani) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Left: Indian Senna (C. angustifolia); Right: Alexandrian Senna (C. acutifolia)Kreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 Cassia acutifoliaAtlas der officinellen pflanzen (2), Felix, 1899 Cassia angustifoliaAtlas der officinellen pflanzen (2), Felix, 1899 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Cassia spp. …

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ByAdam Tate

Chinese Ink, Jing Mo 京墨 Chinese Ink XXX Botanical name: XXX Parts used: Xxx Temperature & Taste: Xxx Classification: Uses: 1. XXX:–XXX 2. XXX:–XXX 3. XXX:–XXX 4. XXX:–XXX Dose: XXX Substitute: XXX Comment: XXX Preparation: XXX Main Combinations: XXX Major Formulas: Cautions: None noted Main Preparations used: XXX Nothing at Present Nothing at Present

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Toxicodendron, Gan Qi PRO

ByAdam Tate

Toxicodendron, Gan Qi 干漆 Chinese Lacquer treeGan Qi (TCM) Toxicodendron vernicifluumKämpher (Kaempfer), Amoenitatum exoticarum, (1712) Toxicodendron vernicifluum(Photo by Maghasito) (Wikimedia) Dried Toxicodendron Resin (Adam, 2022) Botanical name: Toxicodendron vernicifluum (syn. Rhus verniciflua) Parts used: Resin Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Bitter, Pungent. Toxic Classification: K. Move the Blood Uses: 1. Moves the Blood, Clears Stasis: -Amenorrhea-abdominal…

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Lycopus, Bugleweed, Ze Lan PRO

ByAdam Tate

Lycopus, Bugleweed, Ze Lan 泽兰 Bugleweed, Gypsywort, Paul’s Betony, Water HorehoundZe Lan, Shiny Bugleweed TCM) Lycopus europaeus (used in both Europe and TCM)Lindman, C.A.M., Bilder ur Nordens Flora 1922 Botanical name: Lycopus spp.The following species can be considered fairly synonymous in effect: L. europaeus (syn. L. vulgaris) (Europe, and in XinJiang, China as Ze Lan)…

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Osmanthus, Gui Hua

ByAdam Tate

Osmanthus, Gui Hua 桂花 Gui Hua (TCM)Vasuka, Buka (Ayurveda) Osmanthus fragransDuhamel du Monceau, H.L., Traité des arbres et arbustes,Nouvelle édition [Nouveau Duhamel] (1812) Osmanthus flowersPhoto by Rudolphous (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Osmanthus fragrans (syn. Olea fragrans), Osmanthus fragrans Lour, var. aurantiacus  O. suavis is used as a variety of Vasuka in India. Parts used: Flower Temperature…

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Striga, Du Jiao Jin

ByAdam Tate

Striga, Du Jiao Jin, 独脚金 Asiatic Witchweed, Indian WitchweedDu Jiao Jin (TCM)Talakh, Taukla (Ayurveda) Striga asiatica(Photo by Nativeplants garden) (Wikimedia) Dried Striga Du Jiao Jin in bunches as sold in the market(Adam, 2024) Botanical name: Striga asiatica Parts used: Whole herbCollected in Summer or Autumn, washed, and dried. Temperature & Taste: Neutral. Sweet Classification: Uses:…

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Polygonatum, Soloman’s Seal, Yu Zhu FREE

ByAdam Tate

Polygonatum, Soloman’s Seal, Yu Zhu 玉竹 Sigillum SalomonisYu Zhu (TCM)Ra mnye  ར་མཉེ  (Tibetan) Polygonatum sibiricum, Siberian Soloman’s Seal, Huang Jing 黄精 Narrow-leafed Soloman’s Seal, Siberian Soloman’s SealHuang Jing (TCM) New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563       Official Soloman’s Seal                                     Narrow-leaved Soloman’s Seal                Turners Herbal, 1551                                Dioscorides…

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Hemerocallis, Xuan Cao PRO

ByAdam Tate

Hemerocallis, Xuan Cao 萱草 Day LilyLilium Agreste Xuan Cao (TCM) HemerocallisNew Kreüterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Two varieties of Hemerocallis(Herbarium, Matthioli (Polish), 1596) Hemerocallis fulva Bonelli, G., Hortus Romanus juxta Systema Tournefortianum (1772-1793) Hemerocallis fulva(Photo b y George Chernilevsky) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Hemerocallis spp. H. fulva H. minor H. lilio-asphodelus H. citrina is used very similarly. Parts…

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Propolis

ByAdam Tate

Propolis Feng Jiao 蜂胶 (TCM) Dioscorides Materia Medica, Ruellio, 1549 PropolisPhoto by Abalg Entomological name: Apis mellifera Parts used: Resinous matter secreted by the domestic Bee, Apis mellifera Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Classifications: 2L. EMOLLIENT.    2M. DRAWING.    2U. SUPPURATIVES Uses: 1. Clears Heat and Toxin:-as an aid during bacterial infections including Dysentery-acute…

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Wrightia tinctoria, Shveta kutaja PRO

ByAdam Tate

Wrightia tinctoria Dyer’s Oleander, Blue Dying Roseberry, Pala Indigo plant, Sweet Inderajo/IndrajaoShveta kutaja, Indrayava (seed) (Ayurveda)Nila Palai (Siddha)Lisan al-Asafeer (Arabic)Inderjao Shireen (seed) (Unani) Wrightia tinctoriaEdward’s Botanical Register, vol. 11 (1825) Wrightia tinctoria(Photo by Vinayaraj) (Wikimedia) Wrightia tinctoria seed(Photo by Vinayaraj) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Wrightia tinctoria (syn. Nerium tinctorium)Also reportedly used include W. tomentosa, W. rothii,…

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