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Limonum, Lemon

ByAdam Tate

Limonum, Lemon Leemu (Unani) Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Kreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 Kohler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Botanical name: Citrus limonum (syn. Citrus medica, Malus medica, Malum citrum) Parts used: Peel, Fruit Temperature & Taste: Peel: Warm, dry. Pungent, Sour, Aromatic; Fruit: Cool, dry. Sour, Sweet. Classifications: Fruit: B. Clears Heat Uses: PEEL:Peel is…

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Olibanum, Frankincense FREE

ByAdam Tate

Olibanum, Frankincense, Ru Xiang 乳香 Also called Thus, LibanosRu Xiang (TCM)Shallaki (Ayurveda)Kundur (Unani)Spos dkar  སྤོས་དཀར  (Tibetan) Left: Olibanum; Right: ThusOrtus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Boswellia SerrataMedical Botany, Stephenson and Churchill, 1836 Frankincense tree (Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640) Herbarium, Matthioli (Polish), 1596 Frankincense (Adam, 2016) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Boswellia thurifera, B….

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Cuscuta herba, Dodder FREE

ByAdam Tate

Cuscuta Herba, Dodder herb Aftimoon (Unani)Akash Bel (Hindi)Tu Si Cao (TCM) Left: Dodder, Cuscuta ; Right: Dodder of Thyme, EpithymumKreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 C. europeaBritish Phaenogamous Botany, Baxter, 1834 C. vulgaris (syn. C. epilinum)Flora von Deutschland (16), Kohler, 1884 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Cuscuta spp.European is supplied by C. europea, C….

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Ficus, Fig FREE

ByAdam Tate

Ficus, Fig tree Dried Figs were traditionally called CariceAnjeer (Unani) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Flora von Deutschland, Kohler, 1886 Dried Fig slices added to flower teas in China (Adam, 2017) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Ficus caricaRelated species are used similarly in various systems. Parts used: Fruit, most…

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Malva, Mallow PRO

ByAdam Tate

Malva, Mallow Khubbazi (Unani) Gart der Gesundheit, Cuba, 1485 Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Malva sylvestrisKoehler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Left: Musk Mallow   Right: Low MallowFlora von Deutschland (21), Kohler, 1885  1. Malva sylvestris; 2 M. rotundifolia3. M. rotundifolia var. pusilla; 4. M. moschataFlorigraphia Britannica, Deakin, 1857 Botanical name:…

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Mucuna, Cowhage, Kapikachhu PRO

ByAdam Tate

Mucuna, Cowhage, Kapikachhu CowhageKapikachhu, Atmagupta, Kavach (Ayurveda)Kaunch (Hindi)Konch, Habul-Kulai (Unani)Mkhal ma zho sha  མཁལ་མ་ཞོ་ཤ  (Tibetan)Li Dou, Gou Zheng Dou, Bai Li Dou (TCM) Mucuna pruriensFlora de Filipinas, Blanco, 1880 Mucuna pruriens seed pods(Photo by Ton Rulkens) (Wikimedia) Mucuna seed(Photo by One World Thailand) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Mucuna pruriens (syn. M. prurita, Dolichos pruriens) Parts used:…

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Delphinium denudatum PRO

ByAdam Tate

Delphinium denudatum Nirvisha (Ayurveda)Jadwar (Unani) Delphinium denudatum flower(Photo by Delonix, edited) (Wikimedia) Delphinium denudatum root(Calcutta Unani College, Adam, 2019) Botanical name: Delphinium denudatum (syn. D. pauciflorum) Some classical Unani texts differentiate between 4 types of Jadwar: White, Violet, Black and Yellow. Other sources have described 5 types, given in order of preference they are:    1….

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Galangae, Galangal

ByAdam Tate

Galangae, Galangal, Gao Liang Jiang 高良姜 Gao Liang Jiang (‘High Mountain Ginger’) (TCM)Kulanjana (Ayurveda) Khulanjaan (Unani)Don gra  དོང་གྲ  (Tibet) GalangalParkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Lesser Galangal, AlpinaIcones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1800 Greater and Lesser Galangal rootHerbarium, Matthioli (Polish), 1596 ALIPNA1. Annulate, wavy leaf bases or scars. 2. Simple rhizome. 3, Branched rhizome. 4, Transverse section of…

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Bezoar, Niu Huang, 牛黄

ByAdam Tate

Bezoar, Niu Huang 牛黄 Niu Huang (TCM)Gi Wam གི་ཝང༌  (Tibetan)Fad Zahar Madani, Hajr us Sam (Unani) Bezoar is a stone from the stomach of a quadraped. Classically, it was from the ‘Bezoar-Goat’, Capra aegagrus and related species. In the West, it was differentiated into Oriental (Eastern) and Occidental (Western) varieties, the former being regarded as…

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Ajuga, Bugle

ByAdam Tate

Ajuga, Bugle Consolida Media Herbarum Vivae Eicones, Otto Brunfels, 1530 Icones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1806 Botanical name: Ajuga reptens Parts used: Herb Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Bitter Classifications: 2D ATTENUATERS OF CONGEALED BLOOD    2T. GLUTINATE3N. VULNERARY TCM:B. Clear Heat Uses: 1. Clears Heat and Swelling, Moves the Blood, Clears Poison:-Trauma, Bruising and all pains…

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Morus Folium, Mulberry Leaf, Sang Ye FREE

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) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION 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,…

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Acacia, Gum Arabic PRO

ByAdam Tate

Acacia, Gum Arabic Egyptian ThornBabula (Ayurveda)Aqaqia (Unani) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Egyptian Acacia (left), Acacia of Dioscorides (right)Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Flora Medica, Royal College of Physicians, 1829 Botanical name: Acacia arabicaModern sources of ‘Gum Arabic’, or ‘Acacia gum’ are varied:  1. Senegal Gum:, Hashab A. senegal  2. Suakin, Talca or Talha Gum: A. stenocarpa,…

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