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Lyonia, Li Mu PRO

ByAdam Tate

Lyonia, Li Mu 悷木 Tibetan LyoniaLi Mu, Nan Zhu (TCM) LyoniaBen Cao Tu Pu, 1644 (Welcome) Lyonia ovalifolia(Photo by Krish Dulal) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Lyonia spp. L. ovalifolia (syn. Pieris ovalifolia, Andromeda ovalifolia, Xolisma ovalifolia) L.  ovalifolia var. elliptica Parts used: Leafy twigs and fruit Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Sweet Classification: Uses: 1. Moves…

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Eruca, Rocket FREE

ByAdam Tate

Eruca, Rocket Jirjir, Jirjeer (Unani) Wild RocketFuchs, New Kreuterbuch, 1543 Garden RocketSturm et al, Flora von Deutschland in Abbildungennach der Natur, Zweite auflage, vol. 6, 1902 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Eruca spp.GARDEN ROCKET: E. sativa (syn. E. vesicaria, Brassica eruca)WILD ROCKET: E. sylvestris Parts used: Seed Temperature & Taste: Hot,…

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Calamintha, Calamint PRO

ByAdam Tate

Calamintha, Calamint Also called Mountain Mint New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Greater (left) and Lesser (right) CalamintParkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Curtis, William, Flora Londinensis, vol. 6 (1789-1798) Botanical name: Calamintha officinalis (syn. Clinopodium nepeta)C. nepeta (Lesser Calamint) is used similarly and is stronger.Galen mentioned 3 types. Parts used: Herb Temperature & Taste: Warm,…

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Lupinus, Lupin

ByAdam Tate

Lupinus, Lupin Turmus, Tarmus (Unani) Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Lupinus albus(Photo by Jean-Claude Echardour) (Wikimedia) Lupin seed(Photo by Calapito) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Lupinus albus (White), L. luteus (Yellow); In Unani, L. polyphyllus is used; the Blue Lupin, L. angustifolia has also been used.Note that 2 distinct varieties of Lupin occur: Bitter…

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Iron Bhasma

ByAdam Tate

Iron Bhasma Iron ashLauha Bhasma (Ayurveda)Lcags Thal (Tibetan) Minerological name: Ferrum Parts used: Because of the difficulty in reduction, Iron more than other metals is often recommended to have more putums (firings). It is most potent after having 100 putums (firings)1. Lauha Bhasma: Bhasma prepared from several putums (firings).2. Shatputi Lauha Bhasma: Bhasma prepared from…

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Acanthus, Bears Breech

ByAdam Tate

Acanthus, Bears Breech Acantha, Brank Ursine, Bearfoot Ortus Sanitatis, Cube, Johann von, 1501 Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Kreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 Botanical name: Acanthus mollis Parts used: Root and Leaves (leaf only externally) Temperature & Taste: Temperate Uses: 1. Nourishes the Yin, Clears Heat:-Consumption, Spitting of Blood-Wasting-a mild diuretic that can be…

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Pedicularis, Lug Ru PRO

ByAdam Tate

Pedicularis, Lug ru, ལུག་རུ Lug ru dkar po  ལུག་རུ་དཀར་པོ  Lug ru dmar po  ལུག་རུ་དམར་པོ   Lug ru smug po  ལུག་རུ་སྨུག་པོLug ru ser po  ལུག་རུསེར་པོ  Pedicularis siphonanthaK.R. Kirtikar, B.D. Basu, Indian medicinal plants (1918) Pedicularis megalanthaCurtis’s Botanical Magazine (1890) Pedicularis longiflora(Photo by Krokus) (Wikimedia) Pedicularis punctata(Photo by Vinayaraj) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Pedicularis spp. White: Lug ru dkar po:…

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Cuscuta semen, Dodder, Tu Si Zi PRO

ByAdam Tate

Cuscuta Semen, Dodder seed, Tu Si Zi 菟丝子 Tu Si Zi (TCM)Kasoos (Unani)Sbrul zhags སྦྲུལ་ཞགས (Tibet) Left: Dodder, Cuscuta ; Right: Dodder of Thyme, EpithymumKreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 E. europeaBritish Phaenogamous Botany, Baxter, 1834 C. vulgaris (syn. C. epilinum)Flora von Deutschland (16), Kohler, 1884 Botanical name: Cuscuta spp.European is supplied by C. europea, C. epithymum (syn….

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Litsea, Medasaka

ByAdam Tate

Litsea, Medasaka Indian Laurel, Gluey LitseaMaidah Lakri (Unani)Vardbari (Arabic)Medasaka (Ayurveda)Chan Gao Mu Jiang Zi (TCM) Litsea glutinosaFlora de Filipinas, 1880 Botanical name: Litsea glutinosa (syn. Neolitsea chinensis, Sebifera glutinosa, L. sebifera, L. chinensis) Parts used: BarkIn China, the Bark and/or Leaf have been used synonymously Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent, BitterAvicenna said Warm and…

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Dolichos biflorus, Kulatha PRO

ByAdam Tate

Dolichos biflorus, Kulatha Horse GramKulatha (Ayurveda)Kollu (Siddha)Hab ul-Qilt (Arabic)Kulthi (Unani) Vigna unguiculataBlanco, Flora de Filipinas. (1875) Horse gram(Calcutta Unani College, Adam, 2019) Botanical name: Dolichos biflorus (syn. Vigna unguiculata) Parts used: Seed Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry.   Uses: 1. Clears Damp, Promotes Urine, Clears Stones:-Edema, Fluid retention-Leukorrhea-Gravel, Stones (API)-also for Obesity (Porridge or soup…

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Betonica, Betony FREE

ByAdam Tate

Betonica, Betony Chiron, Serratula Dioscorides Materia Medica, Ruellio, 1549 Kurtzes Handtbuchlein, Ryff, 1599 Medical Botany, Woodville, 1810 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Betonica officinalis Parts used: Herb; flower Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Bitter, pungentdiscusses, attenuates, opens, cleanses Classification: 2G. CLEANSING.   2T. GLUTINATE3C. ALEXIPHARMIC.   3E. DIURETIC.   3G. EMMENAGOGUE.   3M. ARTHRITIC.   3O….

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Cucurbita, Pumpkin

ByAdam Tate

Cucurbita, Pumpkin PepoTukhm e Kadu (Unani)Nan Gua Zi 南瓜子, Bai Gua Zi  白瓜子 (TCM)Ka bed  ཀ་བད  (Tibetan) PepoKrauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Icones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1804 Botanical name: Cucurbita pepo Parts used: Seeds; Fruit (as food) Temperature & Taste: Cool, Moist. Sweet, Bitter Classification: S. Worms and Parasites Uses: 1. One of the 4 Greater Cold…

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