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Viburnum, Crampbark Black Haw, Wild Guelder Rose Viburnum prunifolium(Illustration by Pierre-Joseph Redouté) (Wikimedia) Viburnum prunifolium flowers(Photo by Famartin) (Wikimedia) Viburnum prunifolium bark Viburnum opulus bark Squibb’s Atlas of the Official Drugs, Mansfield, 1919 Botanical name: Viburnum spp. 1. V. opulus–Cramp Bark, High Cranberry, Wild Guelder Rose2. V. prunifolium–Black Haw The Indian V. foetidum is used…
Sassafras Sassafras Icones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1804 S. albidumMedizinal-Pflanzen, Köhler, 1897 Botanical name: Sassafras albidum (syn. Laurus sassafras), S. officinale Parts used: Root bark; Wood Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Bitter, Pungent. Slightly Toxic Classifications: 2B ATTENUATERS3A. SUDORIFICS & DIAPHORETICS. 3M. ARTHRITICS4k. ARTHRITIC Uses: 1. Clears Heat and Damp, Resists Poison: -good for all Catarrhs…
Centaurea behen, White Behen Cornflower, Star ThistleBehman Safed (Unani) Ortus sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 White BehenNew Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 White BehenDioscorides Materia Medica, Ruellio, 1549 Lychnis sylvestris was also listed as a source of White Behen(Image from New York Public Library‘s Digital Library) (Wikimedia) White Behen(Calcutta Unani College, Adam, 2019) Botanical name: Centaurea behen (syn. C…
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Gelsemium sempervirens, Yellow Jasmine Yellow Jessamine, Carolina Wild Woodbine, Evening Trumpet FlowerGou Wen (TCM) Gelsemium sempervirensLounsberry, Southern wild flowers and trees (1901) Gelsemium root1. A twisted, split and striated root;2. Small fissures beginning at the root scar;3. Small wiry root;4. Thin cortex;5. Thick, finely radiate wood.(Squibb’s Atlas of the Official Drugs, Mansfield, 1919) Gelsemium rootNotes…
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Tormentilla, Tormentil Septfoil, Septifolium, Pentaphyllum, Heptaphyllum Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Kurtzes Handtbuchlein, Ryff, 1599 Flora von Deutschland (25), Kohler, 1886 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Potentilla tormentillaWild and Alpine varieties were differentiated Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Cool, very dry. Bitter Classifications: 2N. REPELLENT. 2O. ASTRINGENT. 2P. HEMOSTATICS. 2T. GLUTINATE. 2Z. CICATRIZING Uses:…
Aquilaria, Aloeswood, Chen Xiang 沉香 Eaglewood, Agar, Agarwood, Aloes Wood, Wood of AloesChen Xiang (TCM)Agaru (Ayurveda)A gar ཨ་གར (Tibetan)Ood, Ood Hindi, Ood-ul Hindi, Ood Gharqi (Unani) Left: True Aloeswood; Center: Aloeswood tree; Right: ‘Spurious’ (false) AloeswoodMuseum Museorum, Valentini, 1704 A. agallocha (left)Royle, J.F., Illustrations of the botany and other branches of the naturalhistory of the Himalayan Mountains and of the flora…
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Agathosma, Buchu Agathosma betulinaKöhler, Köhler’s Medizinal Pflanzen (1883-1914) Agathosma betulina(Photo by Margriet B) (Wikimedia) Left: Short Buchu; Right: Long BuchuSquibb’s Atlas of the Official Drugs, Mansfield, 1919 Botanical name: Agathosma betulina (syn. Barosma betulina, Diosma crenata)Three main varieties appear on the market: 1. A. betulina 2. A. serratifolia 3. A. cretulata Parts used: Leaf Temperature…
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