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Osmanthus, Gui Hua 桂花 Gui Hua (TCM)Vasuka, Buka (Ayurveda) Osmanthus fragransDuhamel du Monceau, H.L., Traité des arbres et arbustes,Nouvelle édition [Nouveau Duhamel] (1812) Osmanthus flowersPhoto by Rudolphous (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Osmanthus fragrans (syn. Olea fragrans), Osmanthus fragrans Lour, var. aurantiacus O. suavis is used as a variety of Vasuka in India. Parts used: Flower Temperature…
Striga, Du Jiao Jin Striga, Du Jiao Jin, 独脚金 Asiatic Witchweed, Indian WitchweedDu Jiao Jin (TCM)Talakh, Taukla (Ayurveda) Striga asiatica(Photo by Nativeplants garden) (Wikimedia) Dried Striga Du Jiao Jin in bunches as sold in the market(Adam, 2024) Botanical name: Striga asiatica Parts used: Whole herbCollected in Summer or Autumn, washed, and dried. Temperature & Taste:…
Polygonatum, Soloman’s Seal, Yu Zhu 玉竹 Sigillum SalomonisYu Zhu (TCM)Ra mnye ར་མཉེ (Tibetan) Polygonatum sibiricum, Siberian Soloman’s Seal, Huang Jing 黄精 Narrow-leafed Soloman’s Seal, Siberian Soloman’s SealHuang Jing (TCM) New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Official Soloman’s Seal Narrow-leaved Soloman’s Seal Turners Herbal, 1551 Dioscorides Materia Medica, Ruellio, 1549 P. multiflorumDodart, Recueil des plantes gravées par ordre du…
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Eupatorium purpureum, Queen of the Meadow Gravel root, Joe Pye Weed, Purple Joe Pye Weed, Kidney Root, Gravel Root, Fever Weed, Trumpet Weed, Purple Boneset Eupatorium purpureumThesaurus Botanicus (1805-1819), Trattinnick Eupatorium purpureum(Photo by A. Barra) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Eupatorium purpureum (syn. E. falcatum, Eutrochium purpureum, Cunigunda purpurea, Eupatoriadelphus purpureus)E. maculatum, E. fistulosum E. verticillatum are…
Tanacetum, Tansy Medical Botany, Woodville, 1810 Darstellung und Beschreibung Pharmacopoea Borussica, Berg, 1861 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Tanacetum vulgareTwo types were known: the sweet, and that without scent; the Sweet was divided into the common yellow, curly leaved, small white, and that from the Alps; that without scent is also…
Piper methysticum, Kava Kava KavaKa Wa Hu Jiao 卡瓦胡椒 (TCM) Image from Natural History Museum, London Piper methysticum (Photo by Forest & Kim Starr) (Wikimedia) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Piper methysticum Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent, slightly Bitter. Numbing Uses: 1. Moves the Qi, Calms the…
Sanicula, Sanicle Wood SanicleSanicula, Sennicula, Diapensia, Ferraria minor, Consolida minor Herbarum Vivae Eicones, Otto Brunfels, 1530 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Kreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 Botanical name: Sanicula europaWirtzung described three separate herbs called and used for Sanicle: Salmon described several varieties too: Parts used: Leaf; rarely the Root Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Bitter, Salty, astringent Classifications:…
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