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Rapi, Turnip Rape Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Round-rooted TurnipDella Materia Medicinale, Andrea Valuassori, 1562 Long-rooted TurnipNew Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Botanical name: Brassica rapaLong (‘Female’), Round (‘Male’) types were differentiated Parts used: Seed, Root Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Sweet, Pungent Classifications: 3H. LACTAGOGUE. 3I. APHRODISIAC. 3J. INCREASE SEMEN4b. OPTHALMIC Uses: 1. Strengthens Stomach and Spleen,…
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Arctium Radix, Burdock Root Bardana, Lappa Major, PersonataNiu Bang Gen (TCM)Byi bzung བྱི་བཟུང་ (Tibetan Medicine) Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Kurtzes Handtbuchlein, Ryff, 1599 Medicinal Plants, Millspaugh, 1892 ARCTIUM LAPPA1, Crown with tuft of white hairs. 2. Longitudinal sectionshowing the white pith and the incurved edges of thecortex. 3, Small curved root. 4, Large transversesection. 5,…
Ononis, Restharrow Cammock, Spiny Restharrow, Wild Licorice, Onomia OnonisOrtus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Left: Common Restharrow; Right: Yellow-flowered RestharrowKreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 Ononis spinosaAtlas der officinellen pflanzen (2), Felix, 1899 Ononis spinosa(Photo by C T Johansson) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Ononis spinosaA number of varieties were recognised including Great Yellow, Lesser Yellow, Yellow Prickly, and Purple Restharrows Parts…
Porrum, Leek, Jiu Cai Zi 韭菜籽 Leek SeedJiu Cai Zi (Seed, TCM)Kurrath (Unani)Karasu (Akkadian)Ga Ras Sar (Sumerian) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Icones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1806 Botanical name: Allium porrumIn TCM, the seed of A. tuberosum (Chinese Leek) is used similarly.Allium ascalonicum is the Shallot, the seed of…
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Armenian Earth, Red Earth, Chi Shi Zhi 赤石脂 Bole Armeniac, Armenian BoleBura Armani (Unani)Mughra (Red Earth, Arabic)Chi Shi Zhi (TCM, related Earth)Suvarnagairika (Ayurveda)Gairika is Red Ochre, used in Ayurveda.Im Dir or Im Guskin (Sumerian)Sarserru (Akkadian) Hortus sanitatis, 1491 Red Earth (Adam, 2016) BUY RED EARTH Mineralogical name: Hydrated Aluminium Silicate with small amounts of iron…
Chicorium, Chicory Also called Succory, IntybusKasni (Unani) Medical Botany, Woodville, 1810 Icones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1800 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Chicorium intybus Parts used: Root, Seed (of the Garden variety); Herb (of the Wild variety) Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. BitterOpening, attenuates, cleanses Classification: 2A APERIENT. 2F. PURIFYING. 2N. REPELLENT3B….
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