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China root, Tu Fu Ling

ByAdam Tate

China root, Tu Fu Ling, 土茯苓 Tu Fu Ling (TCM)Thu pu ling  ཐུ་པུ་ལིང་ལིང་ (Tibetan)Chopachini (Ayurveda)Paranki Cakkai (Siddha)Chob Chini (Unani) A Complete History of Drugs, Pomet, London, 1748 Icones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1800 Medical Botany, Woodville, 1810 CHINA ROOTNotes on Pharmacognosy, Otto Augustus Wall, 1902 Botanical name: Smilax glabraOthers used include S. ovalifolia, S. zeylanica, S….

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Tinospora, Guduchi FREE

ByAdam Tate

Tinospora, Guduchi Guduchi (Ayurveda)Gilo (Unani)Zet al-Roomi, Zet al-Buta (Arabic)Sle Tres  སླེ་ཏྲེས  (Tibetan)Kuan Jin Teng (TCM) Tinospora cordifolia Tinospora cordifolia with fruit(Photo by Sanu N) (Wikimedia) Tinospora cordifolia stems as used in Tibetan Medicine.(Adam, 2016) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Tinospora cordifolia (syn. Menispermum cordifolium, Cocculus cordifolius)Related species used similarly include T. crispa,…

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Clitoria ternatea PRO

ByAdam Tate

Clitoria ternatea Butterfly pea, Asian Pigeonwings, Wing-leaved Clitoris, Indian MezereonHu Die Hua Dou (Seed, TCM)Aparajita (Ayurveda)Kakkanam, Kakkana Ver (Root, Siddha)Mezereon Hindii (Root, Unani)Battikh Hindi (Arabic) Clitoria ternateaPaxton’s Magazine of Botany, 1840 Clitoria ternatea flower(Photo by Wilfredor) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Clitoria ternatea Parts used: Root, Leaf, Seed Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry, Pungent, Bitter Uses: 1….

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Aspongopus, Stink Bug

ByAdam Tate

Aspongopus, Stink Bug, Jiu Xiang Chong 九香虫 Jiu Xiang Chong (TCM) Aspongopus spissusSchouteden, Genera Insectorum 153rd fascicule 1913 (Image from Wikimedia) Stink Bug (Menecles insertus)(Photo by Katja Schulz) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Aspongopus chinensis and others are used in ChinaMenecles spp. are also sources of Stink Bug.Related species can probably be used synonymously.A. nepalensis is used…

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Tormentillae, Tormentil PRO

ByAdam Tate

Tormentillae, Tormentil Septfoil, Erect Cinquefoil, Septifolium, Pentaphyllum, Heptaphyllum Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Kurtzes Handtbuchlein, Ryff, 1599 Flora von Deutschland (25), Kohler, 1886 Tormentil root with cross-section(A Manual of Organic Materia Medica) Botanical name: Potentilla tormentilla (syn. Potentilla erecta, Potentilla laeta, Tormentilla erectaWild and Alpine varieties were differentiated Parts used: Root Temperature…

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Ardisia, Zi Jin Niu PRO

ByAdam Tate

Ardisia, Zi Jin Niu 紫金牛 Zi Jin Niu, Ai Di Cha (TCM) Nakai, T., Trees and shrubs indigenous in Japan proper [Dai Nihon jumokushi] (1935-1951) Ardisia japonica (Photo by Kenraiz) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Ardisia japonica Parts used: Whole Herb Temperature & Taste: Neutral. Bitter, Pungent Classifications: Q. Stop Cough and Wheezing Uses: 1. Clears Phlegm,…

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Viola, Violet PRO

ByAdam Tate

Viola, Violet Banafsha (Unani)Zi Hua Di Ding  紫花地丁 (TCM)Sngo Rta Rmig  སྔོ་ རྟ་རྨིག་ (Tibet) Gart der Gesundheit, Cuba, 1485 Herbarius latinus, Petri, ‘ Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 V. odorataKurtzes Handtbuchlein, Ryff, 1599 V. odorataPlantæ Utiliores, Burnett & Burnett, 1842 V. biflora (used in Tibetan Medicine)Lindman, C.A.M., Bilder ur Nordens Flora (1922) Botanical name: Viola spp.:…

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Heart, Cordis

ByAdam Tate

Heart, Cordis Zoological name: Various animal Hearts have been used: Chicken Sheep /Pig / Calf etc. Yak (Tibet) Parts used: 1. Fresh Heart in Decoction2. Dried and prepared Heart3. Tincture (prepared from the dried Heart)4. Distilled Water or Spirit Temperature & Taste: Neutral. Sweet, salty Classification: Uses: 1. Strengthens the Heart:–Heart weaknerss-Palpitations or Arrhythmias from…

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Goat Blood, Capra Sanguinis

ByAdam Tate

Goat Blood, Capra Sanguinis Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Zoological name: Capra hircus and related species Parts used: Dried Blood Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Salty Classifications: 3F. LITHONTRIPTIC Uses: 1. Clears Damp, Promotes Urine, Breaks Stones:-Edema, Dysuria-Gravel, Stones (considered Specific)-Arthritis 2. Moves the Blood, Eases Pain:-Trauma, Bruising-Salt of the Blood was given to ease pain…

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Cucumis, Cucumber

ByAdam Tate

Cucumis, Cucumber Maghz e Tukhm e Khiyar (Unani) Della Materia Medicinale, Andrea Valuassori, 1562 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Regular and Long CucumberNew Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Herbarium Blackwellianum, 1750 Botanical name: Cucumis sativusSeveral varieties were known including Regular and Long Parts used: Seed kernel Temperature & Taste: Cool, moist. Sweet Uses: 1. One of the 4 Greater…

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Medicines of Hippocrates

ByAdam Tate

Medicines of Hippocrates The following list give an overview of some of the medicines used by Hippocrates (C. 400 BCE). The writings of Hippocrates contained over 400 different medicines of vegetable, mineral and animal origin. The following contains a representative list of medicines used by Hippocrates. B=medicines known to have been used in Babylonian Medicine….

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Iberis, Bitter Candytuft

ByAdam Tate

Iberis, Bitter Candytuft Wild Candytuft, Rocket Candytuft, Annual Candytuft, Clown’s MustardQu Qu Hua 屈曲花 (TCM) Iberis amaraKops, J., Flora Batava (1800-1934) Botanical name: Iberis amara (syn. Thlaspi amarum, Crucifera iberis) Parts used: 1. Whole Herb in flower2. Seed (stronger, most used) Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Bitter Classification: Uses: 1. Clears Cold and Damp, Promotes…

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