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Carthamus, Safflower, Hong Hua FREE

ByAdam Tate

Carthamus Flos, Safflower, Hong Hua 红花 Bastard or Wild Saffron; Cnicus, Crocus Saracenicus, CartamusKusumbha, Vahinshikha (Ayurveda)Qurtum (Unani)Chendurakam (Siddha)Gur Gum གུར་གུམ་ (also used for Saffron)Rtsa Gur Gum རྩ་གུར་གུམ་ (Carthamus, Tibet)Hong Hua (TCM) Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Above: Safflower Left: dried whole Safflower flower (Adam, 2016, 2018) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO…

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Amaranthus hypochondriacus PRO

ByAdam Tate

Amaranthus hypochondriacus Princes Feather, Red Cockscomb. Spleen Amaranth Survaali (Unani); Tukhm-e-Survaali (Seed, Unani)Shitivaraka (Ayurveda) Amaranthus hypochondriacus E. Blackwell, A curious herbal, vol. 2 (1739) Botanical name: Amaranthus hypochondriacus Parts used: Seeds, flowering tops Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry Uses: 1. Benefits the Kidneys, Astringes:-Spermatorrhea-increases Sperm; Sexual Debility-frequent Urination-Diarrhea, Dysentery-Seed is used (Unani) 2. Clears Heat,…

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Asparagus root, Tian Men Dong FREE

ByAdam Tate

Asparagus root, Tian Men Dong 天门冬 Palacium Leporis (Wild Asparagus)Chinese Asparagus root: Tian Men DongShweta Musali (A. abscendens, Ayurveda)Nye Shing  ཉེ་ཤིང༌  (A. adscendens, Tibetan)Safed Musali (A. adscendens, Unani)Halyon (A. officinalis, Unani) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Della Materia Medicinale, Andrea Valuassori, 1562 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Flora von Deutschland, Kohler, 1886 Asparagus root Tian Men Dong (Adam…

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Boehmeria, Zhu Ma Gen PRO

ByAdam Tate

Boehmeria, Zhu Ma Gen 苎麻根 Ramie, False NettleZhu Ma Gen (TCM) Blanco, M., Flora de Filipinas, ed. 3 (1877-1883) Boehmeria nivea (Photo by Kenraiz) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Boehmeria nivea Parts used: Root and RhizomeFresh herb and juice is also used, especially externally Temperature & Taste: Cold, Moist. Sweet Classification: L. Stops Bleeding Uses: 1. Clears…

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Arum, Cuckoopint, Tian Nan Xing PRO

ByAdam Tate

Arum, Cuckoo-pint, Tian Nan Xing 天南星 Aron, Wake Robin, Serpentaria Minorus, Dracontia MinorisDa Ba  ད་བ  (Tibetan Medicine)Chinese Arum (Arisaema):–Tian Nan Xing, Hu Zhang–Zhi Tian Nan Xing (prepared)–Dan Nan Xing (Bile-prepared) Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Ortus sanitatis, Cube, Johann von, 1501 Arum maculatumHerbarum vivae eicones, 1532 Arum maculatumIcones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1800 Arum maculatumHortus Medicus, Graves,…

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Ruta, Rue FREE

ByAdam Tate

Ruta, Rue ‘Herb of Grace’Sudab (Unani)Sitav (Ayurveda) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Della Materia Medicinale, Andrea Valuassori, 1562 Kohler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Ruta graveolens Parts used: Herb; Seed Temperature & Taste: Warm (Cold in TCM), dry. Pungent, Bitter Classifications: 2C INCIDERS    2D ATTENUATERS OF CONGEALED BLOOD.    2I….

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Eurycoma, Tongkat Ali

ByAdam Tate

Eurycoma, Tongkat Ali Long Jack, “Malaysian Ginseng”, “Ali’s Walking Stick”Pla Lai Phueak (Thai)Pasak Bumi (Indonesia)Cay Ba Binh (Vietnam)Chang Ye Kuan Mu (TCM) Eurycoma longifolia–the principle variety used(Photo by Mokkie) (Wikimedia) Jackiopsis ornata–source of Red Tongkat AliWallich, Plantae Asiaticae Rariores (1830-1832) Tongkat Ali root for sale in Indonesia)(Photo by Kembangraps) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Eurycoma spp.: E….

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Eugenia, Clove, Ding Xiang FREE

ByAdam Tate

Eugenia, Clove, Ding Xiang 丁香 Caryophyllatus aromaticusAnthophyllum: Mother Cloves: Mature ClovesLavanga (Ayurveda)Kirambu (Siddha)Ding Xiang (TCM); Mother Clove is Mu Ding Xiang (literally “Mother Clove”)Li Shi  ལི་ཤི  (Tibetan)Qaranful (Unani) Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Medical Botany, Woodville, Hooker, Vol. 3, 1832 Botanische wandplaten, 1904–1914 Anthophyllum or ‘Mother Clove’Notes on Pharmacognosy, Otto Augustus Wall, 1902 Above: Clove (Adam, 2016) 1,…

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Coral, Shan Hu PRO

ByAdam Tate

Coral, Shan Hu 珊瑚 Praval (Ayurveda)Marjun (Unani)Bassad, Besed, Bassath (Arabic)Shan Hu (TCM)Byu ru  བྱུ་རུ, Jumar (Tibetan) Hortus sanitatis, 1491 Gesner, De Rerum fossilium, 1565 Two main varieties of Red Coral used in medicine including Pipe Coral (top)A History of Plants, Hill, 1751 Red Coral necklaceKrauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Left: Red Coral; Center top: Coral Trunk; Center…

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Tanacetum vulgare, Tansy PRO

ByAdam Tate

Tanacetum, Tansy Athanasia, Tanasia, Herba immortalis Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Darstellung und Beschreibung Pharmacopoea Borussica, Berg, 1861 Botanical name: Tanacetum vulgare (syn. Chrysanthemum vulgare)Two types were known: the sweet, and that without scent; the Sweet was divided into the common yellow, curly leaved, small white, and that from the Alps; that without scent is also…

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Styrax, Storax FREE

ByAdam Tate

Styrax, Storax, Su He Xiang 苏合香 Rosa MallasSu He Xiang (TCM)Salaras, Asl Labni (Unani) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Left: Styrax officinalis (ancient source); Center & Right: Liquidamber (modern source)Museum Museorum, Valentini, 1704 Styrax officinalisMedical Botany, Woodville, 1810 Liquidambar orientalis, the modern source of StoraxKöhler’s Medizinal-Pflanzen, 1897 Styrax officinalis(Photo by Davidbena) (Wikimedia) Liquidambar orientalis(Photo by Rohit…

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Alchemilla, Lady’s Mantle FREE

ByAdam Tate

Alchemilla, Lady’s Mantle Gart der Gesundheit, Cuba, 1485 Alchemilla vulgaris, Lady’s MantleFlora von Deutschland (25), Kohler, 1886 Lady’s Mantle(Photo by Plenuska) (Wikimedia) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Alchemilla vulgarisA number of varieties were used including Lesser and Alpine Parts used: Herb (fresh is best); sometimes the root Temperature & Taste: Temperate…

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