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Fermentum Cerevisiae, Yeast

ByAdam Tate

Fermentum Cerevisiae, Yeast Jiu Qu (Distillers Yeast, TCM) Botanical name: Saccharomyces cerevisiae and/or Candida utilis Parts used: Froth or scum which rises to the surface of the wort of beer while fermenting.Brewers or Distillers Yeast was traditionally prepared from Wheat, Barley or Rice, often mixed with other herbs, made into a paste, formed into pills,…

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Shilajit

ByAdam Tate

Shilajit, Mumiya Shilajit–Punjabi Asphalt, Indian Pissasphalt–Asphaltum Punjabinum–Shilajit (Ayurveda)–Brag zhun  བྲག་ཞུན  (Tibetan)–Xue Ling Zhi (TCM)–Mumiya Hindi (Unani)Mumiya, Momiya, Mumiai–Persian Pissasphalt–Asphaltum Persicum, Mumiai Persica–Mumiya, Mumiya Farisi (Unani) Mumia, showing the use of Mummified Human bodies supplied by grave robbers.Ortus Sanitatis, 1491 Massive lump of raw Shilajit from Sichuan province, China (Adam, 2016) Members CLICK HERE for the…

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Lacca PRO

ByAdam Tate

Lacca Laksha, Lakh (Ayurveda)Luk (Arabic)Rgya skyegs  རྒྱ་སྐྱེགས  (Tibetan Medicine)Zi Cao Rong (TCM) Gum Lacca with one of the source tressMuseum Museorum, Valentini, 1704 Aromaticum et Simplicium Aliquot, de Orta, 1579 Lacca; Lacca on stick (top); interior of Lacca showing eggs (second from top) (Chengdu Medicine Market, Adam, 2016) Close-up of the raw Lacca containing Egg chambers.(Adam,…

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Chamomila, Camomile PRO

ByAdam Tate

Chamomila, Camomile Bubunaj (Unani) Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Matricaria                                                                                                                    AnthemisIcones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1800 MatricariaBotanische wandplaten, 1904–1914 Matricaria recutitaKoehler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Anthemis nobilisAn Encyclopaedia of useful and ornamental Plants, Burnett, 1852 Botanical name: Anthemis nobilis–Garden or Roman CamomileMatricaria recutita (syn. M. camomilla)–German Camomile (most used) Parts used: Flowers Temperature & Taste: Cool (mildly Warm…

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Crocus, Saffron, Xi Hong Hua FREE

ByAdam Tate

Crocus, Saffron, Xi Hong Hua 西红花 Kum Kuma (Sanskrit)Safran (Hindi)Xi Hong Hua, Fan Hong Hua (TCM)Zafrah (Unani)Gur Gum  གུར་གུམ  (Tibetan) Della Materia Medicinale, Andrea Valuassori, 1562 Flora von Deutschland, Kohler, 1886 Saffron Filaments from Iran Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Crocus sativus Parts used: stigmas Temperature & Taste: Moderately Warm (some…

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Myrtus, Myrtle PRO

ByAdam Tate

Myrtus, Myrtle Myrtle, Clove Myrtle, Spanish MyrtleHabb-ul-Ass, Muurad (Unani) Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Two varieties of MyrtusKreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 Myrtus communis(Photo by Javier martin) (Wikimedia) Myrtle berries(Photo by Giancarlo Dessì) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Myrtus communis Parts used: Leaves, Fruit (‘berries’), SeedLeaf was more commonly used internally, berries mostly externally“Small shoots of its roots are most potent”….

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Foeniculum, Fennel, Xiao Hui Xiang

ByAdam Tate

Foeniculum, Fennel, Xiao Hui Xiang 小茴香 Traditionally called MaratrumXiao Hui Xiang (TCM)La la phud  ལ་ལ་ཕུད  (Tibetan)Badiyan (Seed, Unnai)Bekh e Badiyan (Root, Unani) New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Atlas der officinellen pflanzen (2), Felix, 1899 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Foeniculum vulgare Parts used: Root, Seed; sometimes the herb Temperature &…

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Lloydia serotina, Rtswa a wa PRO

ByAdam Tate

Lloydia serotina, Rtswa a wa རྩྭ་ཨ་ཝ Snowdon LilyRtswa a wa, A wa (Tibetan Medicine) Lloydia serotinaW. Baxter, British phaenogamous botany, (1834-1843) Lloydia serotina(Photo by Qwert1234) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Lloydia serotina (syn. L. serotina var. serotina, L. alpina, L. himalalensis, Bulbocodium serotinum) Parts used: Aerial parts Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Bitter Uses: 1. Clears Liver…

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Ammi, Bishop’s Weed, Ajowan PRO

ByAdam Tate

Ammi, Bishop’s Weed, Ajowan Ameos, Ethiopian Cumin, Alexandrian Cumin, Cuminum RegiumNankhuah, Ajwain (Unani)Aatrilal (Ammi majus, Unani)Ajowan, Ajwain, Yavani (Ayurveda) Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Salmon, Botanologia, 1710  Left: Ammi copticum; Right: A. majusIcones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1806 Trachyspermum ammi(Photo by Sanjay ach) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Several plants supply Ammi: Trachyspermum ammi (syn. T. copticum, Ammi copticum, Carum…

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Daphne genkwa, Yuan Hua PRO

ByAdam Tate

Daphne genkwa, Yuan Hua 芫花 Lilac Daphne flower budYuan Hua (Flora Japonica, P. Franz von Siebold and J. G. Zuccarini, 1870) Daphne genkwa in flower(Photo by Andrey Zharkikh, cropped) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Daphne genkwa Parts used: Flower; the Root is also used Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Bitter, Pungent. Toxic Classification: E. Cathartics Uses: 1….

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Calotropis, Swallowwort PRO

ByAdam Tate

Calotropis, Swallow-wort Vasuka, Mandara, Arka (Ayurveda)Aak, Madar, Ushr (Unani) The Botanical Register, Edwards & Lindley, 1815 Calotropis gigantea(Photo by ShahadatHossain) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Calotropis gigantea, C. procera Parts used: Root bark, juice, flower Temperature & Taste: Hot, dry. Pungent, Bitter. ToxicAvicenna said Hot in the 2nd Degree but Dry in the 4th Degree.Caustic, burning, rubefacient…

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Piper Longum, Long Pepper FREE

ByAdam Tate

Piper longum, Long Pepper, Bi Ba 筚拨 Bi Ba (TCM)Pippali (Ayurveda)Filfil Daraz, Peepal (Unani)Thippili (Siddha)Pi pi ling  པི་པི་ལིང༌  (Tibetan)The root of Long Pepper is called Peepalmool (Unani), Thippiliver (Siddha) Long Pepper, Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Piper longumWoodville, Hooker, Spratt, Medical Botany, 1832 Long Pepper (Adam, 2017) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name:…

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