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Plumbago, Chitraka FREE

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Plumbago, Chitraka Leadwort, Ceylon LeadwortChitraka, Chitrak (Ayurveda)Tsi tra ka  ཙི་ཏྲ་ཀ  (Tibet)Sheetraj Hindi, Chitrak (Unani)Venkodiveli (Siddha)Bai Hua Dan (TCM) Plumbago zeylanicaEdwards’s Botanical Register, 1846 Plumbago zeylanica(Photo by David Eickhoff) (Wikimedia) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Plumbago spp.  1. P. zeylanica (syn. P. rosea) (White variety)  2. P. indica (Red variety)  3. P. capensis Parts…

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Hypecoum, Par pa ta PRO

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Hypecoum, Par pa ta པར་པ་ཏ Par pa ta (Tibetan Medicine)Xi Guo Jiao Hui Xiang (TCM) Hypecoum erectumV.L. Komarov, Flora of the U.S.S.R., Botanicheskii institut Akademii nauk SSSR, vol. 7 (?) Hypecoum erectum(Photo by Zinogre) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Hypecoum leptocarpumAccording to some Russian sources, H. erectum is also used. Parts used: Whole plant Temperature & Taste:…

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Blumea balsamifera, Ai Na Xiang PRO

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Blumea balsamifera, Ai Na Xiang 艾纳香 Balsamiferous Blumea Ai Na Xiang, Bing Pian Ai, Da Feng Ai (TCM) Blumea balsamiferaBlanco, M., Flora de Filipinas, ed. 3 (1877-1883) Botanical name: Blumea balsamifera (syn. B. densiflora) Parts used: Leaf; also the rootNote this is a source of Nagi Camphor. Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent, slightly Bitter…

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Bursa pastoris, Shepherds Purse FREE

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Bursa pastoris, Shepherd’s Purse Ji Cai  荠菜 (TCM)Sog ka pa  སོག་ཀ་པ  (Tibetan) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Masclef, Atlas des plantes de France, (?) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Capsella bursa-pastoris Parts used: Herb Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Mildly Sweet and Bitterdries, binds, astringes Classification: 2P. HEMOSTATIC Uses:…

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Trifolium, Red Clover PRO

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Trifolium, Red Clover Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 T. pratenseFlora von Deutschland (23), Kohler, 1885 Florigraphia Britannica, Deakin, 1857 Red Clover Flower (Adam, 2017) Botanical name: Trifolium pratense, T. medium; T. repens is the White Parts used: Flowers Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Slightly Sweet and Bitter Classification: B. Clear Heat, Cools the Blood Uses: 1….

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Formica, Ant

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Formica, Ant Pismire, Emmet Formica rufaPhoto by Richard Bartz (Makro Freak) Entomological name: Formica spp.Wood Ant: Formica rufaMany species have been used. Various species are used for different conditions in modern TCM. Parts used: Whole AntVarious ants are used which have a strong acid odor (due to formic acid) Temperature & Taste: Hot, dry. Pungent…

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Lycopodium, Clubmoss, Shen Jin Cao FREE

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Lycopodium, Clubmoss, Shen Jin Cao 伸筋草 Clubmoss, Stag Horn, Wolf Claw, Snake Moss, Vegetable SulphurMuscus terrestris, Muscus clavatus, Plicaria (old names)Shen Jin Cao “Stretch Tendon Herb” (TCM) Lycopodium clavatumEicones plantarum seu stirpium, Jacobus Theodorus, 1590 Lycopodium clavatumF.E. Koehler, Medizinal Pflanzen, vol. 1 (1887) Lycodium spores under magnificationSquibb’s Atlas of the Official Drugs, Mansfield, 1919 Members…

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Bombyx, Silkworm, Bai Jiang Can

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Bombyx, Silkworm, Bai Jiang Can 白僵蚕 Bai Jiang Can (TCM) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Silkworm, Silkworm Cocoon, SilkInsectorum sive Minimorum Animalium Theatrum, 1634 Live Silkworms(Photo by Bingar1234) (Wikimedia) White Dead Silkworm (Bai Jiang Can) (Adam, 2019) Entomological name: Two main species supply the market: Bombyx mori Beauveria bassiana Parts used: 1. Dead Silkworm (West)2. White…

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Lycopodium, Clubmoss, Shen Jin Cao PRO

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Lycopodium, Clubmoss, Shen Jin Cao 伸筋草 Clubmoss, Stag Horn, Wolf Claw, Snake Moss, Vegetable SulphurMuscus terrestris, Muscus clavatus, Plicaria (old names)Shen Jin Cao “Stretch Tendon Herb” (TCM) Lycopodium clavatumEicones plantarum seu stirpium, Jacobus Theodorus, 1590 Lycopodium clavatumF.E. Koehler, Medizinal Pflanzen, vol. 1 (1887) Lycodium spores under magnificationSquibb’s Atlas of the Official Drugs, Mansfield, 1919 Botanical…

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Ulva, Sea Lungwort PRO

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Ulva, Sea Lungwort Oyster Green, Green Laver, Iceland Sea-Grass, Lichen MarinusShi Chuan (Lettuce-leaf Ulva, TCM) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 The Herbal Or General Historie of Plantes, Gerard, 1597 Botanical name: Ulva spp.  1. U. latissima, Sea Lungwort  2. U. lactuca, Lettuce-leaf Ulva  3. U. conglobata and U. pertusa are also used similarly in TCM. Parts…

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Malva, Mallow, Dong Kui Zi PRO

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Malva Semen, Mallow seed Tukhm e Khubbazi (M. sylvestris, Unani) Malva Moschata, Musk Mallow, Dong Kui Zi 冬葵子 Dong Kui Zi (TCM)Lcam pa  ལྕམ་པ  (Tibetan) Gart der Gesundheit, Cuba, 1485 New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Malva sylvestrisKoehler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Left: Musk Mallow   Right: Low MallowFlora von Deutschland (21), Kohler, 1885 Musk Mallow Seed (Dong Kui…

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Sambucus Flos, Elder flower FREE

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Sambucus Flos, Elder Flower Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Della Materia Medicinale, Andrea Valuassori, 1562 ‘Common’ and ‘Jagged’ ElderParkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Koehler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Sambucus nigra Parts used: Flower Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Pungent, Sweet Classifications: 2B ATTENUATERS.    2F. PURIFYING.    2J. RAREFYING.    2L….

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