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Chinese Peony, Shao Yao PRO

ByAdam Tate

Paeonia lactiflora, Chinese Peony, Shao Yao 芍药 White Peony, Bai Shao 白芍Red Peony, Chi Shao 赤芍 Chinese Peony (Ming Herbal (Welcome) P. lactifloraThe Botanical Register, Edwards & Lindley, 1815 Slices of wild, unsulphured White Peony Bai Shao (Adam, Chengdu Medicine Market, 2017) Botanical name: TCM uses 2 types of herbaceous Peony, designated ‘Red’ and ‘White’…

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Phoenix, Date PRO

ByAdam Tate

Phoenix, Date palm Kharjura (Ayurveda)Khurma (Unani)Tamar, Balha (Arabic)‘Bra go  འབྲ་གོ  (Tibetan) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Duhamel du Monceau, H.L., Traité des arbres et arbustes, Nouvelle édition [Nouveau Duhamel], vol. 4 (1809) Botanical name: Phoenix dactylifera (syn. P. sylvestris) Parts used: Dried Fruit; Black, Yellow, Red, as well…

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Caper, Capparis spinosa

ByAdam Tate

Capparum, Capers Classical western names include: cynosbaton, capria, coracos melon, ophioscordon, ophiostaphylon, petraia, holophyton, aeichloron, hippomanes, trichomanes Karira, Apatra (Ayurveda)Kabar, Kabar-ul-Hindi (Unani)Chengan (Siddha)Lao Shu Gua (TCM) Gart der Gesundheit, Cuba, 1485 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Flora von Deutschland (14), Kohler, 1883 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Capparis spinosaRound and Pointed Leaf varieties…

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Morus, Mulberrytree

ByAdam Tate

Morus Nigra, Mulberry-tree Tuth (Unani) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 M. nigraMedical Botany, Woodville, Hooker, 1832 Left: Black Mulberry (top), White Mulberry (bottom)Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Dried Black Mulberry Botanical name: Morus nigraTwo main varieties are noted:  1. Morus nigra (Black)  2. Morus alba (White), used in TCM…

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Lacca FREE

ByAdam Tate

Lacca Laksha, Lakh (Ayurveda)Luk (Arabic)rgya skyegs  རྒྱ་སྐྱེགས  (Tibetan Medicine)Zi Cao Rong (TCM) Gum Lacca with one of the source tressMuseum Museorum, Valentini, 1704 LaccaAromaticum et Simplicium Aliquot, de Orta, 1579 Lacca on stick (top); interior of Lacca showing eggs (second from top) (Chengdu Medicine Market, Adam, 2016) Close-up of the raw Lacca containing Egg chambers.(Adam, 2016)…

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Iris, Orris, or Flower de Luce FREE

ByAdam Tate

Iris, Orris and Flower de Luce Bekh e Sosan, Irsa (Unani) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Della Materia Medicinale, Andrea Valuassori, 1562 Left: Iris germanica;   Right: I. florentinaDella Materia Medicinale, Andrea Valuassori, 1562 (left) Iris germanicaFlora von Deutschland, Kohler, 1886 Iris florentinaDarstellung und Beschreibung sammtliche, Berg, 1858 IRIS FLORENTINA1, Branched rhizome. 2. Root scars on the…

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Ocimum, Basil FREE

ByAdam Tate

Ocimum, Basil BasilicumBabuitulsi (Ayurveda); Tusli (Sacred Basil, Ayurveda)Luo Le (TCM) Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Clove Basil (Left);  Great Basil (Right)Krauterbuch, Rihel, 1565 Chaumeton, Flore médicale (vol. 1), 1833 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Ocimum spp.O. basilicum is the Common or Sweet BasilHoly or Sacred Basil (O. sanctum)…

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Orchis, Satyrion PRO

ByAdam Tate

Orchis, Satyrion Testiculus; Dog StonesSalab Misri (Ayurveda)Salep, Salab (Unani)Dbang po lag pa དབང་པོ་ལག་པ (Tibetan) Gart der Gesundheit, Cuba, 1485 Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Male (Orchis)Herbarum Vivae Eicones, Otto Brunfels, 1530 Female (Dactylorhiza)Herbarum Vivae Eicones, Otto Brunfels, 1530 Della Materia Medicinale Andrea Valuassori, 1562 Several different species from Dioscorides Materia Medica, Ruellio, 1549 Varieties of OrchisNew Kreuterbuch,…

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Unicorn horn, Narwhal horn

ByAdam Tate

Unicorn Horn–Narwhal Unicorn horn was listed in a number of traditional formula, usually against Heat, Poison, and Infectious diseases. Its use is similar to the use of Rhinoceros horn in TCM. For a long time, the exact source of this medicine was obscure. It has been said that sailors in northern waters would sometimes see…

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Malva, Mallow FREE

ByAdam Tate

Malva, Mallow Khubbazi (Unani) 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 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Malva sylvestris (syn. M. vulgaris)A number of related Malva species are used similarly: Musk Mallow (M. verticillata…

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Velvet Deer Horn, Lu Rong FREE

ByAdam Tate

Velvet Deer Horn, Lu Rong 鹿茸 Harts Horn, Velvet hornLu Rong (TCM) Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Whole Velvet Deer horn (Chengdu 2009) Velvet Deer Horn slices; note the purplish colored marrow in the centerindicating young horn that was stilling growing when cut. Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Zoological name: Cervus spp.A number…

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Cuscuta semen, Dodder, Tu Si Zi FREE

ByAdam Tate

Cuscuta Semen, Dodder seed, Tu Si Zi 菟丝子 Tu Si Zi (TCM)Kasoos (Unani)Sbrul zhags སྦྲུལ་ཞགས (Tibet) 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…

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