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Podophyllum, American Mandrake

ByAdam Tate

Podophyllum peltatum, American Mandrake Mayapple Podophyllum peltatumKohlers Medizinal Pflanzen, Vol. 1, 1888 A Manual of Organic Materia Medica,Maisch, 1882 Botanical name: Podophyllum spp.Several species are used: P. peltatum (Mayapple) P. montanum (Mountain Mayaaple) The Indian P. hexandrum (Giriparpata) is dealt with under its own heading. Parts used: Rhizome, Resin Temperature & Taste: Hot, dry. Bitter,…

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Ebulus, Dwarf Elder

ByAdam Tate

Ebulus, Dwarf Elder Danewort, Helion Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 English Botany, Vol VII, Smith, 1798 Icones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1800 Botanical name: Sambucus ebulus Parts used: Flower; Leaf; Berry; Inward bark; Seed Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry Classifications: 2F. PURIFYING3M. ARTHRITICS4f. SPLENETIC    4k. ARTHRITIC Uses: Flowers:-promote Sweat; generally used as…

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Tussilago, Coltsfoot FREE

ByAdam Tate

Tussilago, Coltsfoot, Kuan Dong Hua 款冬花 Farfara, Ungula Caballina (‘Horses Hoof’)Kuan Dong Hua (Flower) (TCM) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Kohler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Coltsfoot(Photo by Andreas Trepte) (Wikimedia) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Tussilago farfara Parts used: Leaf; Flower; rarely the Root Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent, sweet. Classifications: 2U….

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Dactylorhiza, Finger root PRO

ByAdam Tate

Dactylorhiza, Finger root Marsh Orchid, Spotted OrchidSalam Panja, Munjataka (Ayurveda)Dbang lag  དབང་ལག  (Tibetan)Hong Men Lan (China) A species of Dactylorhiza, listed as ‘Female Orchid’ and used as Salep.Herbarum Vivae Eicones, Otto Brunfels, 1530 Wild Finger root (Dactylorhiza hatagirea)(Photo by Manas Badge) Finger root, Chengdu Herbal Medicine Market (Adam, 2016) Botanical name: Dactylorhiza spp. D. hatagirea…

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Crataegus, Hawthorn, Shan Zha PRO

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 C. monogynaFlora von Deutschland (25), Kohler, 1886 Chinese Hawthorn fruit slices (Adam, 2017) Botanical name: Crataegus spp.In Europe: C. laevigata (formerly C. oxyacantha); Branched Hawthorn C. monogyna; Single Hawthorn C. pentagyna; Five-headaed Hawthorn…

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Nardostachys, Indian Spikenard FREE

ByAdam Tate

Nardostachys, Indian Spikenard Nardi IndicaJatamansi, Mansi (Ayurveda)Sumbul-e-Hindi, Sambul-ut-Teeb, Balchhar (Unani)Gan Song 甘松 (TCM) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Krauterbuch, Danz & Uffenbach, 1610 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Nardostachys jatamansi‘there is a false Spikenard of Narbo, and a mountain Spikenard like Valerian’. (Schroder) Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste:…

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Gentiana tibetica, Kyi lce PRO

ByAdam Tate

Gentiana tibetica, Kyi lce ཀྱི་ལྕེ Kyi lce  ཀྱི་ལྕེ  Trayamana (Ayurveda)Xi Zang Qin Jiao  西藏秦艽 (G. tibetica) (TCM)Tian Shan Qin Jiao  天山秦艽 (G. tianschanica) (TCM) Genitana tibeticaCurtis’s Botanical Magazine (1897) Gentian Flower for sale at the Chengdu Medicine Market (Adam, 2018) Botanical name: Gentiana spp.Several varieties of the plant are used: Kyi lce dkar po  ཀྱི་ལྕེ་དཀར་པོ …

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Incarvillea, Ug chos PRO

ByAdam Tate

Incarvillea, Ug chos ཨུག་ཆོས Ug chos (Tibetan) Incarvillea compactaGartenflora [E. von Regel] (1882) Incarvillea younghusbandii(Photo by Chao Shi [Chao7]) (Inaturalist) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Incarvillea spp.There are 3 types of Incarvillea used: White variety: Ug chos dkar po  ཨུག་ཆོས་དཀར་པོ : Incarvillea compacta Red variety: Ug chos dmar po   ཨུག་ཆོས་དམར་པོ : Incarvillea younghusbandii Yellow variety: Ug…

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Vitis amurensis, Shan Pu Tao PRO

ByAdam Tate

Vitis amurensis, Shan Pu Tao 山葡萄 Mountain Grape, Wild Grape, Amur GrapeShan Pu Tao (TCM) Vitis amurensis(Photo by Kenraiz) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Vitis amurensis (syn. Vitis vinifera var. amurensis)Vitis adstricta Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Sweet Classification: C. Clears Damp, Promote Urine Uses: 1. Clears Heat and Damp, Promotes Urine:-Urinary Tract Infection,…

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Pegasus, Sea Moth

ByAdam Tate

Pegasus, Sea Moth, Hai E 海蛾 Seamoth, Dragon FishHai E; Hai Ma Que (“Sea Sparrow”) (TCM) Sea Moth (Pegasus laternarius)(Adam 2016) Zoological name: Pegasus laternariusOther species are also used. Parts used: Whole dried animal Temperature & Taste: Neutral. Sweet, Salty (Som,e sources say Cold) Classification: Uses: 1. Warms and Strengthens the Kidneys:a seminal and male…

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Glossopetra, Fossil Shark Teeth

ByAdam Tate

Glossopetra, Fossil Shark Teeth Tongue-stones, Ungues Melitenses (Maltese tongues) Museum Wormianum, 1655 Metallotheca Vaticana, Mercati, 1719 Zoological name: Fossil teeth of lamniform sharks, including Megladon. Parts used: Fossil teeth Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Sweet, Astringent Uses: 1. Clears Heat, Resists Poison:-Snake Bite, both to treat, and as an amulet to prevent-Epidemic Fevers including Small…

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Agaricus, Agaric FREE

ByAdam Tate

Agaricus, Agaric AgarikonGhariqoon (Unani)Ku Bai Tie  苦白蹄; A Li Hong  阿里红 (TCM) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 True ‘Larch Agaric’New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 AgaricKreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 Polyporus officinalis (Nees von Esenbeck,T.F.L., Plantae officinales, vol. 2, 1828-1833) Polyporus officinalisKoehler, F.E., Medizinal Pflanzen, vol. 4 (1890) Laricifomes officinalis (as Fomitopsis officinalis)(Photo by Steph Jarvis) (Wikimedia) 2 Different samples…

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