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Coral, Shan Hu 珊瑚 Praval (Ayurveda)Marjun (Unani)Shan Hu (TCM)Byu ru བྱུ་རུ, Jumar (Tibetan) Hortus sanitatis, 1491 Gesner, De Rerum fossilium, 1565 Two main varieties of Red Coral used in medicine including Pipe Coral (top)A History of Plants, Hill, 1751 Various Coral species, including Corallina, dealt with elsewhere (bottom right)Museum Museorum, Valentini, 1704 Red Pipe CoralThis…
Alcea, Hollyhock Hollihock, Tree MallowHubbazza (Unani)Gul Khera (Ayurveda, flower)Ha Lo ཧ་ལོ (Tibetan) Kreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 Kohler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Botanical name: Alcea rosea (syn. Althea rosea)Salmon listed 2 varieties: 1. Common Hollyhock2. Tree Hollyhock Common Hollyhock has single-flowered and double-flowered varieties. There are several types of the ‘Tree Hollyhock’. Parts used: Primarily Flowers; other parts…
Nasturtium, Watercress Nasturtium Aquaticum; Classically called Sysimbrium Nasturtium aquaticumOrtus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Hortus Eystettensis, 1613 Flora von Deutschland (14), Kohler, 1883 Botanical name: Nasturtium officinale (syn. N. aquaticum, Sisymbrium nasturtium) Parts used: Herb (preferably fresh); sometimes the Seed Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent Classifications: 3O. MASTICATORIES & STERNUTATORIES4f. SPLENETIC 4k. ARTHRITIC Uses: 1. Clears…
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Arca, Cockle Shell, Wa Leng Zi 瓦楞子 Ark shell, Cockle shell, Concha StriataWa Leng Zi (TCM) One of the many species of Cockle-shellGeneral Conchology, Wood, 1815 Zoological name: Arca species: Other species are also used. Parts used: Shell Temperature & Taste: Neutral. Salty Classifications: K. Move the BloodT. External Medicines Uses: 1. Moves the Blood,…
Vigna trilobata, Mudgaparni Mudgaparni (Ayurveda)Kattuppayaru (Siddha) Vigna angularis(Artist Kawahara Keiga, supplied by Naturalis Biodiversity Center) (Wikimedia) Vigna angularis var. nipponensis(Photo by Qwert1234) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Vigna trilobata (syn. Dolichos trilobatus, Phaseolus trilobatus, P. trilobus)A number of Vigna species supply Mudgaparni (Khare): 1. V. trilobata 2. V. pilosa 3. V. angularis 4. V. umbellata 5. V….
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Taraxacum, Dandelion, Pu Gong Ying 蒲公英 Pu Gong Ying (TCM)Khur mong ཁུར་མོང༌ (Tibetan) New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Kohler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 DANDELION ROOTSquibb’s Atlas of the Official Drugs, Mansfield, 1919 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Taraxacum spp. 1. T. officinale (Official Dandelion, used in Europe) 2. T. sinicum, T. mongolicum are used…
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