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Boletus cervinus, Deer Mushroom

ByAdam Tate

Boletus cervinus, Deer Mushroom Deer Truffle, Hart Truffle, False Truffle, Deer Balls, Deers Earth Balls, Hearts Truffle, Lycoperdon nutsTubera Cervina, Fungus Cervinus, Scleroderma Cervinum, Lycoperdon Solidum, Crepitus Lupi Salmon, Botanologia, 1710 Flora Danica [G.C. Oeder et al]] (1761-1883) Elaphomyces granulatus(Photo by bjoerns) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Elaphomyces granulatus (syn. Elaphomyces cervinus, Lycoperdon cervinum) Parts used: Dried…

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Eleocharis, Water Chestnut, Bi Qi PRO

ByAdam Tate

Eleocharis, Water Chestnut, Bi Qi 荸荠 Bi Qi (TCM) Eleocharis dulcisRoxburgh, W., Plants of the coast of Coromandel (1819) Eleocharis dulcisBlanco, Flora de Filipinas. (1875) Botanical name: Eleocharis dulcis (syn. E. plantaginea, E. tuberosa) Parts used: Rhizome Temperature & Taste: Cool, moist. Sweet Classification: P. Clears Hot Phlegm Uses: 1. Clears Phlegm and Heat, Resolves…

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Euphorbia lathyris, Caper Spurge, Qian Jin Zi PRO

ByAdam Tate

Euphorbia lathyris, Caper Spurge Qian Jin Zi 千金子 Garden Spurge, Caper SpurgeCataputra minoris, Tithymalus, Tithymali latifolii, Lathyridis majoris, Granum Regis, Sponsa SolisQian Jin Zi (TCM) Euphorbia lathyrisKrauterbuch Erdgewachs Destillierbuch, Eucharius, 1533 Euphorbia lathyrisFuchs, L., New Kreüterbuch (1543) Euphorbia lathyrisFlora von Deutschland (20), Kohler, 1885 Botanical name: Euphorbia lathyris (syn. E. spongiosa, E. decussata, Cataputia vulgaris,…

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Spongia Marina, Sponge PRO

ByAdam Tate

Spongii, Sponge Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Spongia officinalisMedical Zoology and Mineralogy, Stephendon, 1832 Spongia officinalisPhoto by Liez Botanical name: Various Species of Sponge. Spongia officinalis (“Official”, “Commercial” or “Bath” Sponge) Spongia lacinulosa (of the Red Sea, Mediterranean and Indian Ocean). Many Sponges have been used including Phylum porifera. Parts used: 1. Whole dried Sponge2. Sponge ashes3….

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Polygonum cuspidatum, Hu Zhang PRO

ByAdam Tate

Polygonum cuspidatum, Hu Zhang 虎杖 Bushy Knotweed, Giant KnotweedHu Zhang (TCM) Polygonum cuspidatum (as Fallopia japonica)Curtis, W., Curtis’s botanical magazine (1800-1948) Polygonum cuspidatum(Photo  by Superior National Forest) (Wikimedia) Polygonum Hu Zhang root slice(Adam, 2024) Botanical name: Polygonum cuspidatum (syn. Reynoutria japonica, Fallopia japonica) Parts used: Rhizome Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Bitter Classification: K. Move…

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Leonurus, Motherwort FREE

ByAdam Tate

Leonurus, Motherwort, Yi Mu Cao 益母草 Also called Cardiaca, MatricariaYi Mu Cao (TCM) LeonurusNew Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 LeonurusKurtzes Handtbuchlein, Ryff, 1599 L. cardiacaOeder et al., Flora Danica, 1756 (1761-1883) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Leonurus cardiaca (syn. L. crispus, L. campestris, L. glabra, L. discolor)In TCM L. heterophyllus (syn. L. artermisia),…

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Hibiscus rosasinensis, China Rose PRO

ByAdam Tate

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, China Rose Rose of China, Chinese HibiscusJapa (Ayurveda)Gul-e-Gurhal (Unani)Semparuthi (Siddha)Fu Sang Hua (TCM) Hibiscus rosa-sinensisEdwards’s Botanical Register, vol. 21 (1836) Hibiscus rosa-sinensis(Photo by Buendia22) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Parts used: Flower Temperature & Taste: Neutral (slightly Cool and moist according to some). Sweet, Pungent, Bitter Uses: 1. Calms the Heart, Settles Wind,…

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Cardamon, Elettaria cardamomum PRO

ByAdam Tate

Cardamomum, Lesser Cardamom Sukshmaila (Ayurveda)Heel Khurd (Fruit, Unani)Dana Heel Khurd (Seed, Unani)Sug smel སུག་སྨེལ  (Tibetan) Ortus Sanitatis, Cube, Johann von, 1501 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Lesser CardamonIcones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1800 Indiae Utriusque re Naturali et Medica, Pisonis, 1658 Lesser, Medium and Greater CardamonsNew Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Lesser Cardamon (Adam, 2016) Botanical name: Elettaria cardamomum (syn. Amomum…

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Meconopsis, Ut pal PRO

ByAdam Tate

Meconopsis, Ut pal ཨུཏ་པལ Blue PoppyUt Pal (Tibetan)Lu Rong Hao (TCM) Meconopsis paniculataCurtis’s Botanical Magazine 1852 Meconopsis puniceaCurtis’s Botanical Magazine 1907 Meconopsis simplicifolia(Illustrations of Himalayan Plants, Hooker, 1855) Meconopsis grandis flower(Photo by Hedwig Storch) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Meconopsis spp.There are 4 varieties of Ut pal: based on the color of their flower: Blue: Ut pal…

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Silybum, Mary’s Thistle PRO

ByAdam Tate

Silybum, Milk Thistle Mary’s Thistle, Carduus Mariae, Carduus lacteus Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Chaumeton, Flore médicale, 1829 Silybum marianum (Photo by Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Silybum marianum (syn. Carduus marianus) Parts used: Seed; herb; rarely the root Temperature & Taste: Temperate, dry. Bittercuts, opens, gently binds Classification: B. Clear…

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Iris, Orris, or Flower de Luce PRO

ByAdam Tate

Iris, Orris and Flower de Luce Bekh e Sosan, Irsa (Unani)Susan (Arabic) Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 De Materia Medica, Andres de Laguna, 1555 Left: Iris germanica;   Right: I. florentinaDella Materia Medicinale, Andrea Valuassori, 1562 (left) Iris germanicaFlora von Deutschland, Kohler, 1886 Iris florentinaDarstellung und Beschreibung sammtliche, Berg, 1858 IRIS FLORENTINA1, Branched…

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Andrographis, Chuan Xin Lian PRO

ByAdam Tate

Andrographis, Chuan Xin Lian 穿心莲 Indian GentianKalmegha (Ayurveda)Kiryat (Unani)Rgya Tig  རྒྱ་ཏིག  (Tibetan)Chuan Xin Lian (TCM) Wight, Icones Plantarum Indiae Orientalis (1846) Andrographis paniculata(Photo by H. Zell) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Andrographis paniculata Parts used: Herb Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Bitter Uses: 1. Clears Liver Heat, Resolves Damp:-Liver Fever; Bile Fever-Hepatitis, Jaundice-hot, painful, dribbling urine-Diarrhea; Dysentery;…

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