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Sanguis Draconis, Dragons Blood PRO

ByAdam Tate

Sanguis Draconis, Dragon’s Blood, Xue Jie 血竭 Xue Jie (TCM)Damm ul Akhwain (Unani)Raktaniryaas, Khoon-kharaba (Daemonorops draco, Ayurveda)Khoonkharaba, Heeradokhi (Dracaena cinnabari, Ayurveda) Sanguis DraconisOrtus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Traditional source of Dragon’s Blood according toParkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Dracaena cinnabariBalfour, I.B., Botany of Socotra, 1888 Daemonorops draco (syn. Calamus draco)Martius, C.F.P. von, Historia Naturalis Palmarum, 1826 Calamus…

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Crataegus, Hawthorn, Shan Zha FREE

ByAdam Tate

Crataegus, Hawthorn, Shan Zha 山楂 Oxyacantha, White ThornShan Zha (TCM) Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 C. oxyacanthaFlora von Deutschland (25), Kohler, 1886 Chinese Hawthorn fruit slices (Adam, 2017) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Crataegus laevigata (formerly C. oxyacantha) and C. monogyna are the principle sources used in Europe.In TCM, C. cuneata…

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Bidens, Gui Zhen Cao PRO

ByAdam Tate

Bidens, Gui Zhen Cao 鬼针草 Beggarticks, Spanish Needles, Cuckolds, Black JackGui Zhen Cao (TCM) Bidens bipinnataRuiz, H., Pavón, J., Drawings of the Royal Botanical Expedition to the Viceroyalty of Peru (1777-1816) Bidens bipinnata(Photo by Cbaile19) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Bidens bipinnata, B. parviflora, B. pilosaTCM also uses B. pilosa var. minor (Xian Fen Cao) similarly.In the…

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Physalis, Winter Cherry FREE

ByAdam Tate

Physalis, Winter Cherry Alkekengi, Halicacabus, CardispermumKaknaj, Habul Kaknaj (Unani) New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Flora von Deutschland (16), Kohler, 1884 Winter Cherry at the Urumqi Herbal Medicine Market, Xinjiang (Adam, 2017) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Physalis alkekengiP. alkekengi var. francheti and P. pubescens of TCM are used similarly;The related P. minima…

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Orpiment, Auripigmentum, As2S3

ByAdam Tate

Orpiment, Auripigmentum, Xiong Huang 雄黄 Auripigmentum: Arsenicum (Dioscorides): King’s Gold: King’s Yellow: Yellow ArsenicOld names include Haritala, Adarnech, Alernet, Albimec, Althanacha (Ayurveda)Hartal, Zarnikh (Unani)Xiong Huang (TCM) ArsenicumHortus sanitatis, 1491 Exotic Mineralogy, Sowerby, 1811 Orpiment (Adam, 2019) Mineralogical Name:Arsenic Trisulphide, As2S3 Parts used: Prepared mineral Temperature & Taste: Hot, dry, Pungent, Very Toxic Classification: 2F. PURIFYING   …

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Quisqualis, Shi Jun Zi PRO

ByAdam Tate

Quisqualis, Shi Jun Zi 使君子 Rangoon Creeper fruitShi Jun Zi (TCM)Rangoon-ki-Bel (Ayurveda)Irangunmalli (Siddha) Quisqualis indicaLowis, L., Familiar Indian flowers (1881) Quisqualis indica(Photo by Forest and Kim Starr) (Wikimedia) Quisqualis seed(Adam, 2024) Botanical name: Quisqualis indica (syn. Combretum indicum)Q. densiflora is also used. Parts used: Fruit; Seed Temperature & Taste: Warm, moist. Sweet Classification: S. Worms…

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Diseases of the Spleen

ByAdam Tate

Diseases of the Spleen A. Spleen. B, C, E. Veins of the SpleenDer gantzen Artzenei, Dryander, 1542 ‘Spleen’ disease refers to diseases affecting the Spleen. The Spleen is most affected by Damp and Melancholy which are associated with Spleen Pain or ‘Obstruction’, Hardness and Tumors of the Spleen. Spleen Disease can also be viewed in…

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Pistacia, Pistacio PRO

ByAdam Tate

Pistacia, Pistachio Pistah, Pista, Fastaq (Unani)Mistaka (Arabic) Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Kreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 Duhamel du Monceau, Traité des arbres et arbustes, Nouvelle édition, 1809 Botanical name: Pistacia vera Parts used: Nut; the green peel of the nut is also used in Unani Temperature & Taste: Warm, moist. Sweetopens, attenuates Classifications:…

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Tragacantha, Gum Tragacanth FREE

ByAdam Tate

Tragacantha, Gum Tragacanth Kateera, Katira (Unani) Medical Botany, Woodville, Hooker, Vol. 3, 1832 Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Atlas der officinellen pflanzen (2), Felix, 1899 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Astragalus tragacanth (Asia minor, Perisa), A, gummifer (widely distributed through central Asia) Parts used: Gum Temperature &…

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Dulcamara, Bittersweet PRO

ByAdam Tate

Dulcamara, Bittersweet Glycypicron, Amara Dulcis, Solani scandentis Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Flora von Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz, Otto Wilhelm Thomé, 1885 Botanical name: Solanum dulcamara Parts used: Stem; Whole Plant Temperature & Taste: Warm (Cold?), dry. Bittercleansing, opening Classification: 2D ATTENUATERS OF CONGEALED BLOOD Uses: 1. Clears Liver Heat:-Yellow Jaundice-swelling and…

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Plantago Semen, Plantain Seed PRO

ByAdam Tate

Plantago Semen, Plantain Seed, Che Qian Zi 车前子 ArnoglossumChe Qian Zi (TCM)      Red Plantain (variety)                                          Greater Plantain       Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Left: Greater Plantain; Middle: Ribwort Plantain; Right: Buck’s-Horn PlantainNew Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563      Greater Plantain       …

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Platycladus Folium, Ce Bai Ye PRO

ByAdam Tate

Platycladus Folium, Ce Bai Ye 侧柏叶 Arbor VitaeCe Bai Ye (TCM) Platycladus orientalisL’ Illustration horticole, vol. 9 (1862) Platycladus orientalisMouillefert, Traité des arbres et arbrissaux, (1892-1898) Botanical name: Platycladus orientalisSynonyms include: Biota orientalis, B. chengii, Thuja orientalis, T. australis, Cupressus thuja, Retinispora decurvata Parts used: Young Leaf and twig Temperature & Taste: Slightly Cool, dry….

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