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Amberboa ramosa, Badaward PRO

ByAdam Tate

Amberboa ramosa White Acanthus, Arabian ThornBadaward, Shukai (Unani)Shokat-al-Baida (Arabic)Sakayi (Hindi)Fen Zhi Po Ju (TCM) Amberboa ramosa as Volutarella divaricataKirtikar, K.R., Basu, B.D., Indian medicinal plants, Plates, vol. 3 (?) Onopordum acanthium(Photo by H. Zell) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Amberboa ramosaSynonyms: Oligochaeta ramosa Centaurea divaricata Volutarella divaricata Microlonchus divaricatus Tricholepis procumbens Onopordum acanthium has also been equated…

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Shiraia, Zhu Huang PRO

ByAdam Tate

Shiraia, Zhu Huang 竹黄 Bamboo Mushroom, Bamboo Ginseng, Bamboo NotoginsengZhu Huang ‘Bamboo Yellow’ (TCM) Shiraia bambusicolaThis shows fungus still attached to branches of Bamboo. Botanical name: Shiraia bambusicola found on Bambusa, Chrysophyllum or Phyllostachys species. Parts used: Fleshy Stroma (Fungus) growing on Bamboo and spores Temperature & Taste: Slightly Cool. Sweet Uses: 1. Clears Phlegm, Stops…

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Aconitum Anthora, Yellow Aconite

ByAdam Tate

Anthora, Yellow Aconite Antithora, Zedoaria Avicenna, Napellus Alexipharmicum Atlas der Alpenflora, Hartinger, 1882 Hortus Eystettensis, 1613 New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Various Anthora rootsNew vollkommen Krauter-Buch, Theodorus, Bauhin Left: Anthora; Right: Anthora rootsKreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 (Photo by Pipi69e) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Aconitum anthora Parts used: root Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Bitter, Pungent (Salmon said Hot…

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Quercus, the Oak PRO

ByAdam Tate

Quercus, the Oak Mon cha ra   མོན་ཆ་ར  (Tibetan) Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Atlas der officinellen pflanzen, Felix, 1899 Botanical name: Quercus spp.Q. robur, Q. alba, and Q. petraea are currently listed as official The Japanese use Q. dentata similarlyIn Tibetan Medicine, Q. lanuginosa and Q. acutissima are used Parts used: Bark; Leaf; Acorns and…

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Senecio, Ragwort PRO

ByAdam Tate

Senecio, Ragwort Tansy Ragwort, Ragweed; Jacobaea, Herb Jabobi, Herb James, St. James Wort, Stagger-wort, Segrum, Canker-wort Masclef, A., Atlas des plantes de France, vol. 2: 177? Lindman, C.A.M., Bilder ur Nordens Flora, vol. 1 (1922-1926) Senecio jacobaea(Photo by Jonathan Billinger) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Senecio jacobaea (syn. Jacobaea vulgaris)Greater and Lesser types were known Parts used:…

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Desmodium gangeticum, Salparni PRO

ByAdam Tate

Desmodium gangeticum, Salparni Salpan, Hooked Hairypod Tickclover Salparni, Shaliparni, Saal parni (Root, Ayurveda)Pulladi, Peramalli (Siddha)Hong Mu Ji Cao (TCM) Desmodium gangeticumN. Witsen, H. de Jager, Plantae Javanicae pictae (1700) Desmodium gangeticumBlanco, Flora de Filipinas. (1875 Desmodium gangeticum(Photo by Vinayaraj) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Desmodium gangeticum (syn. Hedysarum gangeticum)D. latifolium and D. pulchellum have also been used…

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Curculigo, Xian Mao FREE

ByAdam Tate

Curculigo, Xian Mao 仙茅 Xian Mao (TCM)Talpatri, Krishna Musali, Sveta Musali (‘Black Musali’) (Ayurveda)Musali Siyah (Unani)Nilappanan Kizhangu (Siddha) Curculigo orchioidesKerner, Hortus sempervirens, 1806 Curculigo orchioides(Photo by 阿橋) (Wikimedia) Curculigo Xian Mao dried root (Adam 2023) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Curculigo orchioides Parts used: Rhizome Temperature & Taste: Hot, dry. Pungent,…

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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) 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 Si, Pb, Ti, P, Mn, Ca, As,…

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Potassium carbonate, Potash

ByAdam Tate

Potassium carbonate, Potash Salt of Tartar, Pearl ash, Carbonate of PotassaKali carbonicum, Sal Tartari, Kali Lignorum Purum, Sal Absinthii (Salt of Wormwood), Sal Cinereum Clavellatorum Depuratum, Potassii carbonas impura Yavaksara, Yavasukaja (Ayurveda)Ya bak sha ra (Tibetan)Jawakhar, Javakhar (Unani)Natrun (Arabic) Preparation of Potassium carbonate(Museum Museorum, Valentini, 1704) Minerological name: Impure Potassium carbonate; K2CO3 Parts used: Purified…

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Pistacia, Pistacio FREE

ByAdam Tate

Pistacia, Pistachio Pistah, Pista, Fastaq (Unani)Mistaka (Arabic) Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Duhamel du Monceau, Traité des arbres et arbustes, Nouvelle édition, 1809 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Pistacia vera Parts used: Nut Temperature & Taste: Warm, moist. Sweet Classifications: 2F. PURIFYING.    2S. STRENGTHENING3J. INCREASE SEMEN.    4d. PECTORAL.   …

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Fumaria, Fumitory PRO

ByAdam Tate

Fumaria, Fumitory Traditionally called Fuma Terra (‘Earth Smoke’)Parpata (Ayurveda)Shahtara (Unani) Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Herbarum Vivae Eicones, Otto Brunfels, 1530 Medicinal Plants, Millspaugh, 1892 F. officinalis (left), F. parviflora (right)Florigraphia Britannica, Deakin, 1857 Botanical name: Fumaria spp. F. officinalis (official western) F. indica, F. parviflora, F. vaillantii (used in Ayurveda) Salmon…

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Armenian Earth, Bole Armeniac, Red Earth, Chi Shi Zhi 赤石脂

ByAdam Tate

Armenian Earth, Red Earth, Chi Shi Zhi 赤石脂 Bole Armeniac, Armenian BoleBura Armani (Unani)Chi Shi Zhi (TCM, related Earth)Gairika is Red Ochre, used in Ayurveda. The Earthy–Clay variety is basically the same Hortus sanitatis, 1491 Red Earth (Adam, 2016) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Mineralogical name: Hydrated Aluminium Silicate with small amounts of…

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