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Cocos, Coconut

ByAdam Tate

Cocos, Coconut Indian nutNarikela (Ayurveda)Narjeel (Unani)Thenkai (Siddha) Kreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 F.E. Koehler, Medizinal Pflanzen, vol. 3 (1890) Botanical name: Cocos nucifera (syn. Cocos indica) Parts used: Coconut water, Dried pulp, Oil Temperature & Taste: Cool, moist. Sweet“Hot in the first phase of the Second degree and Dry in the first degree. It contains some noticeable…

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Leptadenia, Jivanti PRO

ByAdam Tate

Leptadenia, Jivanti Cork Swallow-wortJivanti (Ayurveda)Palalkkodi, Keeripalai (Siddha)Doodhi Khurd (Unani) Leptadenia reticulata (Official drug)R. Wight, Icones Plantarum Indiae Orientalis, (1846) Dendrobium plicatile (Flickingeria fimbriata)W.J. Hooker, J.D. Hooker, Icones Plantarum (1890)  Dendrobium macraei (syn. Flickingeria macraei)K.R. Kirtikar, B.D. Basu, Indian medicinal plants, (1918) Holostemma ada-kodien(Photo by Shantanu Kuveskar) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Leptadenia reticulataAccording to Indian sources, the…

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Eucommia, Du Zhong FREE

ByAdam Tate

Eucommia, Du Zhong 杜仲 Du Zhong (TCM) Eucommia ulmoides tree(Photo by David Stang) (Wikimedia) Eucommia ulmoides bark(Photo by Kenraiz) (Wikimedia) Bundles of chopped, wild Eucommia bark for sale at the Chengdu Market.(Adam, 2017) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Eucommia ulmoides Parts used: Bark Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Sweet, slightly Pungent…

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Salvia haematodes, Red Behen PRO

ByAdam Tate

Salvia haematodes, Red Behen Meadow SageBehman Surkh (Unani) Red BehenNew Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Red BehenKrauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Limonium maritimum (Sea Lavender) is often listed as a source of Red Behen(Source New York Public Library‘s Digital Library) (Wikimedia) Red Behen root(Calcutta Unani College, Adam, 2019) Botanical name: Salvia haematodes (syn. Salvia pratensis subsp. haematodes)White Behen is…

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Myristica, Nutmeg; Macis, Mace PRO

ByAdam Tate

Myristica, Nutmeg, Rou Dou Kou 肉豆蔻 Nux Muscata (Latin)Jatiphala (Ayurveda, Unani)Cathikkay (Siddha)Rou Dou Kou 肉豆蔻 (TCM)Dza ti  ཛཱ་ཏི (Tibetan) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Darstellung und Beschreibung sammtliche, Berg, 1858 Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Top: Whole NutmegBottom: Mace Botanical name: Myristica fragrans Parts used: Fruit (Nutmeg); Mace Temperature & Taste: Hot, dry. Pungent,…

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Teucrium polium, Poley Montane PRO

ByAdam Tate

Teucrium polium, Poley Montane Poley, Mountain Germander, Narrow-leaf GermanderKalpooreh (Unani)Hui Bai Shi Cao (TCM) New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Kurtzes Handtbuchlein, Ryff, 1599 Left: Polium campestre;  Right: P. montanumKrauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Common (left), Spanish (middle) and Lavender-leaved (right) Poley MontaneParkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Teucrium polium(Photo by Kenraiz) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Teucrium polium (syn. T. capitatum)Campestre (rural)…

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Myrrha, Myrrh, Mo Yao PRO

ByAdam Tate

Myrrha, Myrrh, Mo Yao 没药 Mo Yao (TCM)Bola (Ayurveda)Mur (Unani)Gu gul nag po གུ་གུལ་ནག་པོ  (Tibetan) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Myrrh tree and gumParkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Koehler, Medizinal Pflanzen, 1890 Myrrh (Adam, 2022) BUY PREMIUM MYRRH Botanical name: Commiphora spp. C. myrrha (syn. C. molmol)–Ethiopian Myrrh, found in Somalia, Oman, Yemen, Eritrea, Ethiopia and Saudi Arabia…

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Citrus reticulata, Tangerine peel, Chen Pi FREE

ByAdam Tate

Citrus reticulata, Tangerine peel, Chen Pi 陈皮 Ju Pi, Chen Pi (aged) Guillot, Revue horticole, serié 4, (1852-1974) Whole dried Tangerine peel (Ju Pi) Sliced Tangerine Peel (Ju Pi) Bundles of Aged (20 year old) Tangerine Peel (Chen Pi) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Citrus reticulata Parts used: Peel Temperature &…

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Angelica glauca, Lca ba PRO

ByAdam Tate

Angelica glauca, Lca ba ལྕ་བ Lca ba (Tibet)Coraka (Ayurveda) K.R. Kirtikar, B.D. Basu, Indian medicinal plants (1918) Botanical name: Angelica glaucaSome sources have listed A. sinensis, A. archangelica and A. dahurica for Lca ba. Parts used: Root, leaf Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent, Sweet, Bitter Uses: Generally used as for Angelica Archangelica 1. Warms…

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Abrotonum, Southernwood PRO

ByAdam Tate

Abrotonum, Southernwood Qaisum (Unani) Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Icones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1800 Flora von Deutschland (29), Kohler, 1887 Botanical name: Artemisia abrotanum Parts used: Herb Temperature & Taste: Slightly Warm, dry. Pungent, Bitter“Hot in the first and dry in the third degree.” (Avicenna) Uses: 1. Clears Damp, Promotes Urine, Opens…

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Pectoral Decoction Wonderful Lung Medicine

ByAdam Tate

Pectoral Decoction A Wonderful Lung Medicine Adam Tate, 2019 Pectoral, from the Latin Pectus, refers to the Chest. Thus, Pectoral Medicines are those attributed to the Chest, Lungs and Airways. The standard and most common Pectoral Medicine was the Pectoral Decoction. The Pectoral Decoction, of which there were many versions, was essentially dried fruit (Raisins,…

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Caulophyllum, Blue Cohosh FREE

ByAdam Tate

Caulophyllum, Blue Cohosh Squaw root, Yellow Ginseng, Blue Ginseng Blue CohoshMillspaugh, C.F., American medicinal plants (1882-1887) (Photo by USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab) (Wikimedia) Blue Cohosh root and rhizomeSquibb’s Atlas of the Official Drugs, Mansfield, 1919 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Caulophyllum thalictroides Parts used: Root and Rhizome (fresh or…

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