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Cepa, Onion FREE

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 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Allium cepaVarious related species are used similarly: Spring Onion: A. fistulosum; Chinese Onion: A. macrostemon, A. oleraceum…

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Raphani hortensis et sylvestris, Radish and Horseradish PRO

ByAdam Tate

Raphani hortensis et sylvestris, Radish, Garden & Horse-radish Radish:–Turb (Unani)Radish Seed–Lai Fu Zi 莱菔子 (TCM)–Tukhm e Turb (Unani) Gart der Gesundheit, Cuba, 1485 Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Della Materia Medicinale, Andrea Valuassori, 1562 New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 HorseradishCochlearia armoraciaFlora von Deutschland (14), Kohler, 1883 Botanical name: Raphanus sativa: Garden RadishCochlearia armoracia:…

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Eugenia jambolana, Jambu

ByAdam Tate

Eugenia jambolana, Jambu Java Plum, Black Plum, Black Cherry, JambolanJambu, Mahaphala, Phalendra (Ayurveda)Jamum (Unani)Naval (Siddha)sra ‘bras (Tibetan)Wu Mo is the name of the leaf, used in TCM. Eugenia jambolanaHerbarium Amboinense, Rumpf, 1755 Eugenia jambolanaHoola van Nooten, B., Fleurs, fruits et feuillages choisis de l’ille de Java: peints d’apres nature, 1880 Botanical name: Eugenia jambolana (syn….

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Ligularia amplexicaulis, Ri sho PRO

ByAdam Tate

Ligularia amplexicaulis, Ri sho རི་ཤོ་ Ri sho (Tibet) Ligularia amplexicaulisPhoto by Vinayaraj (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Ligularia amplexicaulis (syn. L. corymbosa, Senecio amplexicaulis)According to one classification, there are a number of types of Sho in Tibetan Medicine: Ri sho: Ligularia amplexicaulis Klung sho: Rumex spp. Lug sho: Oxyria digyna Rgya sho: Rumex crispus Chu sho: Rumex…

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Acetosella, Wood Sorrel PRO

ByAdam Tate

Acetosella, Wood Sorrel Teen Pattia (Ayurveda)Paliakiri (Siddha)Shan Zuo Jiang Cao (TCM) Icones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1800 Oxalis acetosellaFlora von Deutschland (21), Kohler, 1885 Oxalis corniculataFlora Danica [G.C. Oeder et al], fasicle 30, (1761-1883) Botanical name: Oxalis acetosellaOther species are used including O. corniculata (Creeping Oxalis, Indian Sorrel) in Ayurveda Parts used: Herb; sometimes the Seed Temperature…

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Placenta, Zi He Che 紫河车

ByAdam Tate

Placenta, Zi He Che 紫河车 Afterbirth, SecundineZi He Che 紫河车, Tai Pan 胎盘 (TCM) Prepared Placenta: 1. Left: still containing Blood; 2. Top Right: prepared with Blood removed; 3. Bottom Right: Cooked (Adam, 2009–2016) Front and back view of prepared Human Placenta with blood removed.(Adam, 2024) Zoological name: Homo sapiens; Placenta Hominis Parts used: Dried…

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Dichondra, Ma Ti Jin PRO

ByAdam Tate

Dichondra, Ma Ti Jin 马蹄金 Ma Ti Jin (TCM) Dichondra repensRuiz, H., Pavón, J., Drawings of the Royal Botanical Expedition to the Viceroyalty of Peru (1777) Dichondra repens in flower(Photo by Harry Rose) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Dichondra repens (syn. D. microcalyx) Parts used: Whole Herb Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Bitter, Pungent Classification: C. Clears…

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Swertia, Chiretta FREE

ByAdam Tate

Swertia, Chiretta Chiretta, SwertiaKirata, Katutikta (Ayurveda)Tig Ta ཏིག་ཏ  (Tibetan)Chiraita (Unani); Qasab al-dhariarah (Avicenna) Swertia chirataWallich, Plantae Asiaticae Rariores, vol. 3: 1832 Swertia chirata(Photo by Rison Thumboor) (Wikimedia) 1. Root.  2. Flowering and fruiting top.  3. Fruit.4. Leaf showing characteristic venation. (Squibb’s Atlas of the Official Drugs, Mansfield, 1919) Swertia tied into bundles with bamboo as imported.(A…

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Mallotus, Kampillaka PRO

ByAdam Tate

Mallotus, Kampillaka Kamala tree, Monkey Face TreeKampillaka, Kampilla, Rechan (Ayurveda)Kamila (Unani)Kamela (Siddha) Mallotus philippiensisKoehler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Fruit of Mallotus philippensis(Photo by Renjusplace) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Mallotus philippensis (syn. Croton philippensis, Rottlera tinctoria, Echinus philippinensis) Parts used: Glands; The red powder or Hair of the fruit Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry“Hot and dry in the…

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Morus Fructus, Mulberry, Sang Shen FREE

ByAdam Tate

Morus Fructus, Mulberry, Sang Shen 桑椹 Sang Shen (TCM)Dar shing དར་ཤིང་ (Tibet) Botanische wandplaten (Plantillustrations) Morus albaWeinmann, J.W., Phytanthoza iconographia (1737-1745) Dried Mulberry used in TCM Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Morus alba (fruit of M. rubra is used similarly)Li Shi Zhen noted there was 2 main varieties: White and Black.The…

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Cantharides seu Mylabris, Ban Mao

ByAdam Tate

Cantharides seu Mylabris, Ban Mao 斑蝥 Blister Beetle, Spanish FlyBan Mao (TCM)Zarawih, Telni-Makkhi, Telni-Pokh (Unani)Byang Pa བྱང་པ་ (Mylabris spp., Tibet) Gart der Gesundheit, Cuba, 1485 Cantharides & Buprestes(Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563) A. Cantharis vesicatoria; B. Mylabris cichorii; C. Cantharis vitatta(Scientific and Applied Pharmacognosy, Kraemer, 1915) Mylabris phalerata at the Chengdu Market (Adam, 2012) Mylbaris…

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Gelsemium elegans, Gou Wen PRO

ByAdam Tate

Gelsemium elegans, Gou Wen 鉤吻 Graceful JessamineGou Wen (TCM) Gelsemium elegansFlora Malesiana (1962) Gelsemium elegans(Photo by Toby Y) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Gelsemium elegansThis is one of only 3 species of Gelsemium and is native to Southeast Asia. Gelsemium sempervirens is native to the US. Parts used: Root, Root-bark, Whole herb. Root is strongest Temperature &…

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