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Bloodstone, Heliotrope

ByAdam Tate

Bloodstone, Heliotrope ElitropiaChi Dim Shi, Ji Xue Shi (TCM) Ortus Sanitatis, 1491 Bloodstone (Heliotrope)Photo by Ra’ike Mineralogical name: Lapis Heliotropum; Chalcedony group Parts used: Levigated Stone Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Sweet, Slightly Pungent Constituents: Silicon dioxide (SiO2), iron Uses: 1. Clears Heat, Stops Bleeding:-any type of Bleeding (West, Ayurveda)-stops excessive Menstruation-prevents Miscarriage-Diarrhea and Dysentery,…

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Nelumbo folium, Lotus Leaf, He Ye PRO

ByAdam Tate

Nelumbo folium, Lotus Leaf, He Ye 荷叶 He Ye (TCM) Descourtilz, M.E., Flore médicale des Antilles, vol. 8 (1829) Botanical name: Nelumbo nucifera Parts used: Leaf, fresh or dried Temperature & Taste: Neutral (slightly Cool), Bitter, slightly Sweet Uses: 1. Clears Heat: -Fever, Irritability, Excess Sweating-Restlessness, Irritation (Da Ming)-Thirst due to Fever-especially for ‘Summer-heat’; acute…

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Boschniakia, Hui Chuan Cao PRO

ByAdam Tate

Boschniakia, Hui Chun Cao 回春草 Hui Chuan Cao (‘Rejuvenation Herb’); Cao Cong Rong (TCM)Oniku (Japan) Orobanche spp. (2) and Boschniakia (3), showing the similarity of the two species.Komarov (Komorov), V.L., Flora of the U.S.S.R. (1934-1964) Boschniakia rossica(Photo by Malcolm Manners) (Wikimedia) Ther dried herb for sale at the Chengdu Medicine Market(Adam, 2018) Botanical name: Boschniakia…

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Wormwood, Artemisia absinthum FREE

ByAdam Tate

Absinthium, Wormwood Afsanteen (Unani) Wormwood Common Wormwood                           Mountain or Roman Wormwood                       Pontic Wormwood of GalenEicones plantarum seu stirpium, Jacobus Theodorus, 1590 Koehler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION…

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Polygala Senega PRO

ByAdam Tate

Polygala senega, Senega Snake root Polygala senegaDarstellung und Beschreibung sammtliche, Berg, 1858 Medizinal Pflanzen, Kohler, 1883 Whole Senega root and cross-sections of the root. (Notes on Pharmacognosy, Otto Augustus Wall, 1902) Botanical name: Polygala senegaTCM uses P. tenuifolia and P. sibirica; see Polygala Yuan Zhi Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Bitter, Pungent….

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Carica, Papaya

ByAdam Tate

Carica, Papaya PawpawPapita, Erand-Karkati (Ayurveda)Pipita (Unani)Pappai (Siddha) Herbarium Amboinense, Rumpf, 1755 Illustrations Of Indian Botany, Vol. II, Wight, 1850 Botanical name: Carica papaya Parts used: Unripe and Ripe Fruit; Seed Temperature & Taste: Warm, moist. Unripe fruit is Cool, dry. Sweet, Sour Uses: 1. Moistens the Intestines, Promotes Bowel Movements:-chronic constipation (ripe fruit)-Bleeding Piles; Diarrhea…

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Nelumbo Rhizoma, Lotus Rhizome, Ou Jie FREE

ByAdam Tate

Nelumbo Rhizoma, Lotus Rhizome, Ou Jie 藕节 Ou Jie (TCM) Descourtilz, M.E., Flore médicale des Antilles, vol. 8 (1829) Lotus rootJiu Huang Ben Cao (The Famine Relief Herbal) (1593) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Nelumbo nucifera Parts used: Rhizome node Temperature & Taste: Neutral, dry. Sweet Classification: L. Stop Bleeding: Uses:…

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Ficus religiosa PRO

ByAdam Tate

Ficus religiosa Buddha tree, Sacred Fig, Peepal, Bot-treeAshvatha, Bodhidru, Peepal (Ayurveda)Peepal (Unani) Ficus religiosaFiguier, L., The vegetable world [Histoire des plantes], 1867 Ficus religiosaPhoto by Marshman (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Ficus religiosa Parts used: Leaf, bark, fruit, root Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry Uses: BARK:1. Astringes to Stops Leakage and Bleeding:-Diarrhea, Dysentery (including that with blood)-stops Bleeding,…

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Terebinth Laricea, Venice Turpentine PRO

ByAdam Tate

Terebinth Laricea, Venice Turpentine Terebinthina Veneta, Pini Laricis Terebinthina Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Koehler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Larix occidentalis(Photo by Thayne Tuason) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Larix occidentalis (Western Larch) (syn. L. europea, Pinus larix) Parts used: Turpentine collected by tapping the tree in Spring or Autumn.This is thinner than other Turpentines, thicker than oil,…

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Rabdosia, Dong Ling Cao PRO

ByAdam Tate

Rabdosia, Dong Ling Cao 冬淩草 Japanese RabdosiaDong Ling Cao, Si Leng Gan (TCM)Yog Mo ཡོག་མོ་ (Tibetan Medicine) Isodon rubescens(Photo by Lixiaozhuo123) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Rabdosia spp. (syn Isodon spp.)  1. R. rubescens  2. R. japonica  3. R. rubescens var. glaucocalyxIn China there are a large number of Isodon and Rabdosia species that are used similarly….

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Fossil Bones, Dragon Bones, Long Gu

ByAdam Tate

Fossil Bones, Dragon Bones Fossil Bones: Long Gu 龙骨Fossll Teeth: Long Chi 龙齿Fossil Horn: Long Jiao 龙角Fossil Bones: ‘brug–rus འབྲག་རུས་ (Tibetan) Dragon BonesBen Cao Pin Hui Jing Yao, 1505 (Welcome) TOP: Long Gu ‘Dragon Bones’BOTTOM: Long Jiao ‘Dragon Horn’(Chendgu Medicine Market, Adam, 2017) Mastodon TeethA Pictorial Atlas of Fossil Remains, Gideon Algernon Mantell, 1850 Zoological…

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Coccinia grandis, Bimbi PRO

ByAdam Tate

Coccinia grandis Ivy GourdBimbi (Ayurveda)Koovai (Siddha) Kanduri (Unani) M. Blanco, Flora de Filipinas. (1875) Coccinia grandis(Photo by Eugene van der Pijll) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Coccinia grandis (syn. C. codifolia., C. indica, Cephalandra indica) Parts used: Leaf, Stem, Root Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Sweet, Bitter, AstringentGreen fruit is very Bitter, fresh Fruit is Sweet Uses:…

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