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Morus Folium, Mulberry Leaf, Sang Ye PRO

ByAdam Tate

Morus Folium, Mulberry Leaf, Sang Ye 桑叶 Sang Ye (TCM）Sring Shing Lo Ma  སྲིང་ཤིང་ལོ་མ་མ་ (Tibet) Botanische wandplaten (Plantillustrations) Botanical name: Morus alba Parts used: Leaf Temperature & Taste: Cool, slightly Moist. Bitter, Sweet Classifications: A. Clear Exterior Wind-Heat Uses: 1. Clears Wind-Heat: -Fever, Cold, Flu, sore Throat-nasal obstruction, Sinusitis-also to promote expression of rashes in…

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Lupulus, Hops PRO

ByAdam Tate

Lupulus, Hops Lupulus salictarius, Lupulus reptitius, Volubilis, Humulus, Habiola Gart der Gesundheit, Cuba, 1485 Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Botanische wandplaten, 1904–1914 Koehler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Botanical name: Humulus lupulus Parts used: FlowerLupulin is the powder from the glandular hairs of hop flowers. It is used similarly, but is…

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Sepia, Cuttlefish, Cuttlebone, Hai Piao Xiao 海螵蛸

ByAdam Tate

Sepia, Cuttlefish, Cuttlebone, Hai Piao Xiao 海螵蛸 Cuttlefish BoneHai Piao Xiao (TCM)Samandar-Jhag, Samandar-Phen (Unani)Zabdul Behar (Arabic) Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 SEPIAShaw, G. Zoological Lectures delivered at the Royal Institution, 1809 Zoological name: Sepia officinalis, S. esculenta; Sepiella maindroni. Parts used: White, sun-dried ‘bone’ (internal shell) Temperature & Taste: Slightly Cool, Dry. Salty Uses: 1….

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Curcuma, Turmeric FREE

ByAdam Tate

Curcuma, Turmeric, Jiang Huang 姜黄 Tumeric; Cyperus indicus (Dioscorides)Jiang Huang (TCM)Haridra (Ayurveda) Icones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1800 Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Whole Turmeric Root (Adam, 2016) LONG AND ROUND TURMERICNotes on Pharmacognosy, Otto Augustus Wall, 1902 Long and Round Turmeric, Chengdu Medicine Market(Adam, 2017) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Curcuma longa…

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Achyranthes, Niu Xi PRO

ByAdam Tate

Achyranthes, Niu Xi 牛膝 Prickly Chaff flowerNiu Xi, or Huai Niu Xi (TCM)Apamarga, Chirchita (A. aspera, Ayurveda)Shveta Apamarga (A. bidentata, Ayurveda)Nayuruvi (Siddha)Chirchita (Unani) Achyranthers asperaSibthrop & Smith, Flora Graeca, 1819 Achyranthes aspera(Photo by Renjusplace) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Achyranthes spp.Two varieties are known: A. bidentata–Niu Xi, Apamarga A. aspera (syn. A. argentea, A. indica), A. longifolia–Tu…

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Mentha, Mint, Bo He FREE

ByAdam Tate

Mentha, Mint, Bo He 薄荷 Bo He (TCM)Pudina (Unani) Garden MintNew Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 ‘Greater’ (left) and ‘Lesser’ (right) MintsDella Materia Medicinale, Andrea Valuassori, 1562 M. piperitaKoehler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 M. viridisKoehler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Mentha spp.Various types are used: Peppermint (M x piperita); Crisp or…

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Achillea, Yarrow PRO

ByAdam Tate

Achillea, Yarrow Milfoil, MillefoliumBrinjasif, Biranjaasif (Unani)Al-Biranjaasf (Arabic)Yang Shi Cao (TCM) Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 ‘Greater’ (left) and ‘Lesser’ (right) YarrowDella Materia Medicinale, Valuassori, 1562 Koehler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Botanical name: Achillea millefolium Parts used: Herb in flower Temperature & Taste: Cool (some said Warm), dry. Bitter“Cold and Moist in the First…

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Propolis

ByAdam Tate

Propolis Feng Jiao 蜂胶 (TCM) Dioscorides Materia Medica, Ruellio, 1549 PropolisPhoto by Abalg Entomological name: Apis mellifera Parts used: Resinous matter secreted by the domestic Bee, Apis mellifera Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Classifications: 2L. EMOLLIENT.    2M. DRAWING.    2U. SUPPURATIVES Uses: 1. Clears Heat and Toxin:-as an aid during bacterial infections including Dysentery-acute…

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Morus Fructus, Mulberry, Sang Shen PRO

ByAdam Tate

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

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Meliotus, Meliot

ByAdam Tate

Melilotus, Meliot Sweet Clover, Yellow Sweet Clover, King’s Clover, Wild Clover, Hay Flowers, Sweet LucerneIklil-ul-Malik, Nakhuna (Unani)Rgya spos  རྒྱ་སྤོས་ (Tibet) Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Koehler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 M. officinalis and M. leucanthaFlorigraphia Britannica, Deakin, 1857 Botanical name: Melilotus spp. M. officinalis (syn. Trifolium melilotus)-Official species M. leucantha M. altissima (Tall Meliot) Melilotus suaveolens (used…

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Malva, Mallow, Dong Kui Zi FREE

ByAdam Tate

Malva Semen, Mallow seed Tukhm e Khubbazi (M. sylvestris, Unani) Malva Moschata, Musk Mallow, Dong Kui Zi 冬葵子 Dong Kui Zi (TCM)Lcam pa  ལྕམ་པ  (Tibetan) Gart der Gesundheit, Cuba, 1485 New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Malva sylvestrisKoehler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Left: Musk Mallow   Right: Low MallowFlora von Deutschland (21), Kohler, 1885 Musk Mallow Seed (Dong Kui…

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Calcite, Han Shui Shi 寒水石

ByAdam Tate

Calcite, Han Shui Shi 寒水石 Han Shui Shi  (TCM)Cong Zhi  ཅོང་ཞི  (Tibetan) Calcite crystal(Photo by Slim Sepp) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Mineralogical name: Calcitum Parts Used:Various types and sources of ‘Calcite’ have been used. Some are related stones, for example, Red Gypsum is used for Calcite in North China and Limestone varieties…

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