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Artemisia, Mugwort, Ai Ye PRO

ByAdam Tate

Artemisia vulgaris, Mugwort Damanka (Ayurveda)Birenjafif (Unani)Khan nag འཁན་ནག་ (Tibet) Artemisia argyi, Chinese Mugwort, Ai Ye 艾叶 Ai Ye (TCM) Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Ortus sanitatis, Cube, Johann von, 1501 Artemisia (Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563) Flora von Deutschland (29), Kohler, 1887 Botanical name: Artemisia vulgarisRed and White varieties were traditionally known.The Chinese Mugwort is principally…

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Trifolium, Red Clover FREE

ByAdam Tate

Trifolium, Red Clover Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 T. pratenseFlora von Deutschland (23), Kohler, 1885 Florigraphia Britannica, Deakin, 1857 Red Clover Flower (Adam, 2017) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Trifolium pratense, T. medium; T. repens is the White Parts used: Flowers Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Slightly Sweet and Bitter Classification: B….

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Porcus, Pig

ByAdam Tate

Porcus, Pig Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Peraldus (Manuscript 13th C., British Library, Harley 3244) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Zoological name: Scrofus domesticus Temperature & Taste: ‘It is a phlegmatic moist creature’ Uses: BILE (Cool. Bitter):1. Clears Heat:-Typhoid and other extreme fevers, relives thirst;            -Purgative and diuretic. (Gall Bladder is used similarly…

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Lepidium iberis, Pepper Grass

ByAdam Tate

Lepidium iberis, Pepper Grass Sciatica CressTudri Saifed, Bazr-ul-khumkhum (Unani)Kasis (Persian) Lepidium iberisDodoens [Dodonaeus ], R., Stirpium historiae pemptades sex, sive libri XXX (1583) Lepidium iberisSharp, Helen, Water-color sketches of American plants, especially New England (1888-1910) Botanical name: Lepidium iberis (syn. L. virginicum) Parts used: Seed Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Bitter, Pungent Classification: Uses: 1….

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Glehnia, Bei Sha Shen PRO

ByAdam Tate

Glehnia, Bei Sha Shen 北沙参 Adenophora, Nan Sha Shen 南沙参 Glehnia littoralisKomorov, V.L., Flora of the U.S.S.R., vol. 17 Glehnia littoralisPhoto by Pieria Adenophora strictaPhoto by Kenraiz (Wikimedia) Botanical name: There are two main varieties of Sha Shen: Bei Sha Shen: Glehnia littoralis (Northern China) Nan Sha Shen: Adenophora tetraphylla, A. stricta (Southern China) The two…

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Prunus humilis, Dwarf Cherry seed, Yu Li Ren

ByAdam Tate

Prunus humilis, Dwarf Cherry seed, Yu Li Ren 郁李仁 Bush Cherry PitYu Li Ren (TCM) Prunus japonicaCurtis’s Botanical Magazine (1909) Botanical name: Prunus humilis, P. japonica, P. pedunculata, P. triloba, P. salicina, P. simoniiGreater and Lesser types are known on the market Parts used: Seed Temperature & Taste: Neutral, moist. Sweet, Bitter, Pungent Clasification: E….

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Nelumbo Receptaculum, Lotus Receptacle, Lian Fang FREE

ByAdam Tate

Nelumbo Receptaculum, Lotus Receptacle, Lian Fang 莲房 Lian Feng (TCM) Descourtilz, M.E., Flore médicale des Antilles, vol. 8 (1829) Illustrations of Indian Botany, Wight, 1840 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Nelumbo nucifera Parts used: Receptacle Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Bitter Classification: L. Stop Bleeding: Uses: 1. Clears Blood Stasis, Stops…

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Cimicifuga, Sheng Ma FREE

ByAdam Tate

Cimicifuga, Sheng Ma, 升麻 Bugbane, Black CohochSheng Ma (TCM)Rgya rtsi རྒྱ་རྩི་ (Tibet) Cimicifuga heracleifolia(Photo by Aka) (Wikimedia) Cimicifuga Sheng Ma root (Adam 2023) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Cimicifuga spp. (syn. Actaea spp.): C. foetida (syn Actaea foetida) Sheng Ma C. dahurica (syn Actaea dahurica) Xing An Sheng Ma C. heracleifolia…

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Identification Issues in Traditional Medicine

ByAdam Tate

Identification Issues in Traditional Medicine By Adam Tate, 2015 When studying medicines and formulas of Tradition Medicine, there are often problems with identifying the exact medicine being referred to. This is for a number of reasons. 1. A Number of sources supply the same Medicine Sometimes different plants, or varieties of plants would supply the…

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Baeckea, Gang Song PRO

ByAdam Tate

Baeckea, Gang Song 岗松 Gang Song (TCM) Baeckea frutescens Curtis, W., Curtis’s botanical magazine (1828) Baeckea frutescens Photo by Wibowo Djatmiko) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Baeckea frutescens Parts used: Whole plant; Leaf, Root, Flower Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Bitter, Pungent Uses: 1. Move the Blood, Open Obstruction, Eases Pain:-Amenorrhea, Dysmenorrhea-has been used to induce Abortion-Bruising,…

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Trigonella, Fenugreek FREE

ByAdam Tate

Trigonella, Fenugreek, Hu Lu Ba 葫芦巴 Also called Foenum GraecumHu Lu Ba (TCM)Hulba (Unani)Methi (Ayurveda) Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Medical Botany, Woodville, Hooker, Vol. 3, 1832 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Trigonella foenum-graecum Parts used: Seed Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent, Bittermollifies, discusses Classifications: 2B ATTENUATER.    2G. CLEANSING.    2J….

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Plantago Semen, Plantain Seed FREE

ByAdam Tate

Plantago Semen, Plantain Seed, Che Qian Zi 车前子 Che Qian Zi (TCM)      Red Plantain (variety)                                                Greater Plantain       Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 P. majorFlora von Deutschland (20), Kohler, 1885 P. lanceolataFlora von Deutschland (20), Kohler, 1885…

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