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Corchorus, Huang Ma PRO

ByAdam Tate

Corchorus, Huang Ma 黄麻 Jute, Jew’s Mallow (C. olitorius)  Korkoros (Dioscorides)Chunchu, Chanchu; Kalasaka (C. capsularis) (Ayurveda)Huang Ma, Huang Ma Ye (leaf) (C. capsularis); Sha Ma (C. olitorius) (TCM)Chang Shuo Huang Ma (C. olitorius, TCM)Baqla, Mlokheyeh (C. olitorius) (Arabic) Corchorus olitoriusCurtis, W., Curtis’s botanical magazine (1800-1948) C. aestuans (syn. C. acutangulus)Blanco, M., Flora de Filipinas, ed….

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Sal Ammoniac, Ammonium Chloride, Nao Sha 硇砂

ByAdam Tate

Sal Ammoniac, Ammonium Chloride, Nao Sha 硇砂 Ammonium chloride, Muriate of AmmoniacNao Sha (TCM)Naushadur (Unani)Rgya tsha  རྒྱ་ཚ  (Tibetan) Ortus Sanitatis, 1491 Native Ammonium ChlorideExotic Mineralogy, Sowerby, 1811 Natural Sal Ammoniac crystalsPhoto by Rob Lavinsky iRocks.com Mineralogical Name: Ammonium chloride Parts used: purified Salt Temperature & Taste: Very Warm, dry. Salty, Pungent, Bitter Classifications: 2G. CLEANSING.   …

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Aristolochia, Birthwort PRO

ByAdam Tate

Aristolochia, Birthwort Zarawand Mudharij (Round Birthwort, Unani)Zarawand Taveel (Long Birthwort, Unani)Ba le ka (Tibetan) Round BirthwortHerbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Long BirthwortHerbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Round Birthwort.                                                            …

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Oreosolen, Rta lpags dkar po PRO

ByAdam Tate

Oreosolen, Rta lpags dkar po རྟ་ལྤགས་དཀར་པོ་ Rta lpags dkar po (Tibet) Oreosolen wattiiHooker, W.J., Hooker, J.D., Icones Plantarum [Hooker’s Icones plantarum] (1837-1922) Oreosolen wattii(Photo by Woudloper) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Oreosolen wattii (syn. O. unguiculatus) Parts used: Whole herb in flower Temperature & Taste: Neutral. Sweet Classification: Uses: 1. Settles Wind:-Wind (rLung) disorders 2. Clears Damp-Heat,…

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Adenanthera, Rakta Kambal PRO

ByAdam Tate

Adenanthera, Rakta Kambal Red Wood, Coral Wood, Sandal Bead-treeRakta Kambal, Rakta Kanchana (Ayurveda); Kamboji (Seed, Ayurveda)Anai gundumani (Siddha)Hai Hong Dou (TCM, Seed) Adenanthera pavonina N.J. von Jacquin, Collectanea Austriaca, vol. 4 (1790) Botanical name: Adenanthera pavonina Parts used: Leaf, bark, seed Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Uses: 1. Clears Heat and Damp:-Bile diseases-skin diseases-Jaundice-heat-type Rheumatism…

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Tourmaline

ByAdam Tate

Tourmaline Schorl is the black varietyVaikranta (Sanskrit)Di Qi Shi (TCM) Photo: Rob Lavinsky, iRocks.com Minerological name: Tourmaline; Boron aluminosilicate Parts used: Prepared stoneThere are various colored Tourmaline but only black is used in medicine. Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Pungent, Bitter, Salty. Tourmaline is said to have all 6 tastes in Ayurveda. Properties: Crystal system:…

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Moringa, Shigru PRO

ByAdam Tate

Moringa, Shigru ‘Miracle Tree’, Bean Oil Tree, Horse Radish Tree, Drumstick Plant, BenShigru, Sahunjana, Harita Chada (white-flowered variety) (Ayurveda)Sahajan (Unani)Murungai (Siddha)Pho ba ris dkar po (Tibetan) Moringa oleiferaF.P. Chaumeton, Flore médicale, vol. 2 (1829) Seed Cases (Glans ungentaria)M. de Lobel, Plantarum seu stirpium icones, vol. 2 (1581) Moringa seed(Adam, 2024) Botanical name: Moringa oleifera (syn….

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Chili, Capsicum PRO

ByAdam Tate

Capsicum, Chili Chili Pepper, Hot PepperFilfil-i-Surkh (Unani) Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 C. annuaAtlas der Officinellen Pflanzen, Berg & Schmidt, Leipzig, 1893  Left: Fresh Chili;  Center: Dried Chili;  Right: Crushed Chili Botanical name: Capsicum spp. C. annum var. annum (longum type) C. frutescens (syn. C. minimum) C. baccatum C. chinensis C. pubescens Cayenne is a long variety…

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Cassia Fistula PRO

ByAdam Tate

Cassia fistula Indian Laburnum, Purging Cassia, Cassia SolutivaAmaltas (Unani)Amaltas (Hindi)Arag-vadha (Sanskrit)Carakkonrai Puli (Siddha) Dong ga དོང་ག (Tibetan) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Icones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1800 CASSIA FISTULA1, 2. Grooves and ridges on one side of the fruit.3, Short stout pedicle. 3 (lower), Shows the cross partitionsand several seeds….

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Tumors

ByAdam Tate

Tumors Tumor means an abnormal swelling or growth in the body. Classically, Tumors were divided into Each of the 4 Humors in the Western Tradition. Phlegmone from Blood humor–their key signs being Redness and Inflammation. This class includes Bubo, Carbuncles, Furuncle, Rosacea etc. Erysipelas from Bile humor–signified by Heat, Burning and Itching. It includes Herpes,…

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Costus, Mu Xiang PRO

ByAdam Tate

Costus, Mu Xiang 木香 Mu Xiang (‘Wood Fragrance’) (TCM)Kuth, Kushta (Ayurveda)Koddam (Siddha)Qust, Qust Shirin, Kuth (Unani)Ru Rta  རུ་རྟ  (Tibetan) Sweet and Bitter varieties of Costus(This is not Saussurea lappa)Herbarium Blackwellianum, 1757 Arabian CostusA Complete History of Drugs, Pomet, London, 1748 PseudocostusKreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 Saussurea costus(Photo by Dinesh Valke) (Wikimedia) Herbarium, showing various Costus types, A. Bitter…

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Setaria Germinans, Su Ya

ByAdam Tate

Setaria Germinans, Su Ya 粟芽 Italian Millet SproutSu Ya (TCM)Khra ma  ཁྲ་མ་ (Tibet) Setaria italicaDodoens [Dodonaeus ], R., Stirpium historiae pemptades sex, sive libri XXX (1583) Setaria italicaKreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 Botanical name: Setaria italica Parts used: Seed Sprout Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Sweet and Bitter Classification: O. Promote Digestion. Uses: 1. Strengthens the Stomach,…

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