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Coptis, Huang Lian PRO

ByAdam Tate

Coptis, Huang Lian 黄连 Gold Thread, CoptisHuang Lian (TCM)Mamira, Tiktamula (Ayurveda)Mamisa, Mamira (Unani)Myang rtsi spras  མྱང་རྩི་སྤྲས  (Tibetan) Coptis teetaK.R. Kirtikar, B.D. Basu, Indian medicinal plants, Plates, vol. 1 (1918) Coptis trifoliaMateria Medica Botanica, Wellman, 1845 Coptis japonica var. anemonifolia(Photo by Qwert1234) (Wikimedia)  Above: Slices of Coptis Huang Lian from Chengdu Medicine Market showing bright yellow-orange…

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Morina, Spyang tsher PRO

ByAdam Tate

Morina, Spyang tsher སྤྱང་ཚེར་ Spyang tsher (Tibet)Ci Xu Duan (TCM)Bishkandara (Ayurveda) Morina longifoliaLindley, J., Edwards’s Botanical Register (1840) Morina nepalensisCurtis, W., Botanical Magazine (1887) Morina longifolia(Photo by Vinayaraj) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Morina spp.Several types are differentiated: Spyang tsher: Morina nepalensis (syn. M. betanicoides) Spyang tsher dkar po (White): Morina longifolia, M. kokonorica, M. polyphylla Spyang…

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Cepa, Onion PRO

ByAdam Tate

Cepa, Onion Piyaz (Unani) Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Two varieties of OnionKreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 Left: A. oleraceum, Right: A. cepaFlora von Deutschland, Kohler, 1886 Botanical name: Allium cepaVarious related species are used similarly: Spring Onion: A. fistulosum; Chinese Onion: A. macrostemon, A. oleraceum and others Parts used: Bulb; mostly the…

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Bdellium, Guggulu PRO

ByAdam Tate

Bdellium, Guggulu Indian Bdellium, Indian Myrrh, Mukul MyrrhGuggulu (Ayurveda)Gu gul  གུ་གུལ  (Tibetan)Muqil (Unani)Hei Yun Xiang  黑云香 (TCM) Ortus Sanitatis, Cube, Johann von, 1501 A Complete History of Drugs, Pomet, London, 1748 Bdellium (Adam, 2017) Botanical name: Commiphora mukul (syn. Balsamodendrum mukul) Parts used: GumA number of varieties are recognised, the dark-brown and yellow-brown being preferred….

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Erythrina, Hai Tong Pi PRO

ByAdam Tate

Erythrina, Hai Tong Pi 海桐皮 Coral Bean Tree, Indian Coral TreeHai Tong Pi (TCM)Paribhadra (Ayurveda)Kaliyanamurukkan (Siddha)Mkhal zho dkar po (Tibetan Medicine) Erythrina variegataBlanco, M., Flora de Filipinas, ed. 3 (1877-1883) Erythrina variegata flower(Photo by Sajith Erattupetta) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Erythrina variegata L. var. orientalis (syn. Erythrina indica)E. arborescens is also used in Sichuan, China and…

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Mastic, Mastic Gum PRO

ByAdam Tate

Mastic, Mastic Gum LentiskMastagi (Unani) Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Kreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 Botanische wandplaten (1904–1914) Left: P. lentiscus    Right: P. terebinthusFlora von Deutschland (21), Kohler, 1885 BUY MASTIC Botanical name: Pistachio lentiscus (syn. Lentiscus mastiches)Related species which have supplied Mastic or have been used as a substitute include P. terebinthus, P. cabulica (‘Roman Mastic’, ‘East…

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Human Urine

ByAdam Tate

Human Urine Tong Bian (Boy’s Urine, TCM) Zoological name: Homo sapiens Parts used: 1. Adult Urine2. Boy’s Urine (best, used in East and West) Temperature & Taste: Cool, moist. Salty Classification: dissolving, cleansing, discussing, resists Putrefaction Uses: ADULT URINE:1. Moves the Blood (TCM, West)-pain from blood stagnation; internal or external trauma-‘The common people do advise,…

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Magnetite, Ci Shi

ByAdam Tate

Magnetite, Ci Shi 磁石 LodestoneKanta (Ayurveda)Ci Shi (TCM)Khab len  ཁབ་ལེན  (Tibetan) Ortus Sanitatis, 1491 Magnetite specimen (from Bolivia)Photo by Rob Lavinsky iRocks.com (Wikimedia) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Mineralogical Name:Magnetitum Parts used: The best is black and strongly magnetic Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Pungent, Bitter and Salty Constituents: Ferriferrous oxide (Fe3O4); traces of…

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Centaurium, Centaury FREE

ByAdam Tate

Centauri minus, Centaury the less Centaurea, Febrifuga, Fel Terra, Libadion (Pliny), Leptophyllum (Theophrastus)Seigar (Arabic) Mesuae Opera, 1570 Kohler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Centaurium erythraea Parts used: Herb Temperature & Taste: Cold (said to be Warm), dry. Bittergently binding, cleansing, opening Classifications: 2A APERIENT.   2B ATTENUATER.   2F. PURIFYING.  …

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Marrubium, Horehound FREE

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) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Marrubium vulgare Parts used: Herb Temperature & Taste: Cool (some said Warm), dry. Bitter, slightly Pungent Classifications: 2A APERIENT MEDICINES.    2K. RESOLVENT3G. EMMENAGOGUE.   …

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Emerald, Smaragdus

ByAdam Tate

Emerald, Smaragdus Zamarrund (Unani)Lu Bao Shi (TCM) Emerald in Schist (Afghanistan)Photo by Rob Lavinsky, iRocks.com Emerald as used in Tibetan Medicine (Library ofTibetan Works and Archives, Dharamsala, India,Photo by Adam, 2009) Mineralogical name: Emerald is a type of Beryl, Al2Be3Si6O18Traditionally the stronger colored stones were called Male, and lighter colored stones, Female. Culpeper said ‘there…

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Bambusa, Zhu Li, Zhu Ru PRO

ByAdam Tate

Bambusa Succus, Zhu Li 竹沥 Bambusa Caulis, Zhu Ru 竹茹 Bamboo Sap: Zhu Li (TCM)Bamboo Shavings: Zhu Ru (TCM) Bambusa tuldoidesCamus, E.G., bambusées, Atlas (1913) Phyllostachys bambusoides(Photo by Marco Schmidt) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Bamboo species including the following: Bambusa tuldoides, B. emeiensis Sinocalamus beecheyanus var. pubescens Phyllostachys nigra var. henonis, P. bambusoides, P. pubescens Parts…

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