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Ononis, Restharrow

ByAdam Tate

Ononis, Restharrow Cammock, Spiny Restharrow, Wild Licorice, Onomia OnonisOrtus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Left: Common Restharrow; Right: Yellow-flowered RestharrowKreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 Ononis spinosaAtlas der officinellen pflanzen (2), Felix, 1899 Ononis spinosa(Photo by C T Johansson) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Ononis spinosaA number of varieties were recognised including Great Yellow, Lesser Yellow, Yellow Prickly, and Purple Restharrows Parts…

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Angelica gigas, Korean Angelica PRO

ByAdam Tate

Angelica gigas, Korean Angelica Gigantic Angelica, Korean Dang GuiChao Xian Dang Gui (TCM) Angelica gigas(Photo by Emma Forsberg) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Angelica gigasUsed similarly to Dang Gui, but is not synonymous. Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent Classification: Uses: 1. Moves the Blood, Regulates Menstruation:-Amenorrhea, Dysmenorrhea, Irregular Menstruation-Menopause 2. Moves the Blood,…

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Porrum, Leeks, Jiu Cai Zi

ByAdam Tate

Porrum, Leek, Jiu Cai Zi 韭菜籽 Leek SeedJiu Cai Zi (Seed, TCM)Kurrath (Unani) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Icones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1806 Botanical name: Allium porrumIn TCM, the seed of A. tuberosum (Chinese Leek) is used similarly.Allium ascalonicum is the Shallot, the seed of which is used very…

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Nux Pinea, Pine nuts PRO

ByAdam Tate

Nux Pinea, Pine nuts StrobilorumSong Zi (TCM)Chilghoza (Unani) Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Pine nuts in the shell (Adam, 2017) Botanical name: Pinus gerardianaLocal species are used in various parts. Parts used: Seed Temperature & Taste: Warm, moist. Sweet“The larger variety i.e. neozapine is moderately Hot and excessively Moist but the edible pine is Hot and…

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Pastinacae, Garden Parsnips

ByAdam Tate

Pastinacae, Garden Parsnips Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Herbarium Blackwellianum, 1757 Botanical name: Pastinaca sativa Parts used: Root; Seed; HerbSalmon (Seplasium) said the Seed have the virtues of the herb, but are more powerful Temperature & Taste: Herb and Root is Neutral (slightly Warm) and Moist, SweetSeed is Warm, dry Classifications: 2M….

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Armenian Earth, Bole Armeniac, Red Earth, Chi Shi Zhi 赤石脂

ByAdam Tate

Armenian Earth, Red Earth, Chi Shi Zhi 赤石脂 Bole Armeniac, Armenian BoleBura Armani (Unani)Chi Shi Zhi (TCM, related Earth)Suvarnagairika (Ayurveda)Gairika is Red Ochre, used in Ayurveda. Hortus sanitatis, 1491 Red Earth (Adam, 2016) BUY RED EARTH Mineralogical name: Hydrated Aluminium Silicate with small amounts of iron oxide.Two main types can be recognised: Kaolinitum rubrum; Halloysitum…

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Chicorium, Chicory

ByAdam Tate

Chicorium, Chicory Also called Succory, IntybusKasni (Unani) Medical Botany, Woodville, 1810 Icones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1800 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Chicorium intybus Parts used: Root, Seed (of the Garden variety); Herb (of the Wild variety) Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. BitterOpening, attenuates, cleanses Classification: 2A APERIENT.   2F. PURIFYING.   2N. REPELLENT3B….

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Bronze Bhasma

ByAdam Tate

Bronze Bhasma Bell Metal BhasmaKansya Bhasma, Kasya Bhasma (Ayurveda)‘Khar thal (Tibetan) Minerological name: AereusBronze is a compound of Copper with 12% Tin. Sometimes small amounts of other metals are added.Bell Metal is similar to Bronze, but contains 20–25% Tin. In Ayurveda, Bell Metal is prepared with 8 parts of Copper and 2 parts of Tin….

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Asparagus racemosus, Shatavari PRO

ByAdam Tate

Asparagus racemosa, Shatavari Indian AsparagusShatavari (Ayurveda)Satavar (Unani)Nye Shing  ཉེ་ཤིང༌  (Tibetan) Figures of Indian Plants, Wight, 1853 Asparagus racemosusPhoto by S.K. Gawali Botanical name: Asparagus racemosusOthers used include A. sarmentosus, A. curillus, A. filicinus Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Cool, moist. Sweet Uses: 1. Nourishes Blood and Yin, Regulates Menstruation:-considered a special tonic medicine for…

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Marrubium, Horehound PRO

ByAdam Tate

Marrubium, Horehound Prassium New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Two varieties of Marrubium traditionally usedHerbarum Vivae Eicones, Otto Brunfels, 1530 Koehler, F.E., Medizinal Pflanzen (1890) Botanical name: Marrubium vulgare Parts used: Herb Temperature & Taste: Cool (some said Warm), dry. Bitter, slightly Pungent Classifications: 2A APERIENT MEDICINES.    2K. RESOLVENT3G. EMMENAGOGUE.    3K. EXPECTORANT.    3L. ANTI-TUSSIVE4d. PECTORAL.    4f. SPLENETIC.   …

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Chrysosplenium, Gya kyi ma PRO

ByAdam Tate

Chrysosplenium, Gya kyi ma གྱའ་ ཀྱི་ མ་ Golden SaxifrageGya kyi ma (Tibet)Luo Jing Jin Yao 裸茎金腰 (C. nudicaule) (TCM)Jin Yao Zi  金腰子 (C. chinense) (TCM) Golden Saxifrage(Probably Chrysosplenium oppositifolium)Salmon, Botanologia, 1710 Chrysosplenium nudicaule Ledebour, C.F. von, Icones plantarum novarum vel imperfecte cognitarum floram Rossicam (1834) Chrysosplenium alternifoliumBonelli, G., Hortus Romanus juxta Systema Tournefortianum (1772-1793) Chrysosplenium…

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Inonotus obliquus, Chaga FREE

ByAdam Tate

Inonotus obliquus, Chaga Hua Jie Kong Jun 桦褐孔菌 (TCM)Kabanoatanake (Japan) Inonotus obliquus(Photo by Tocekas) (Wikimedia) Inonotus obliquus at the Chengdu Medicine Market(Adam, 2018) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Inonotus obliquus Parts used: Fungii, traditionally only from the Birch treeTypically found on Birch, Elm and Alder trees Temperature & Taste: Neutral. slightly…

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