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Ficus, Fig tree Dried Figs were traditionally called CariceAnjeer (Unani) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Flora von Deutschland, Kohler, 1886 Dried Fig slices added to flower teas in China (Adam, 2017) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Ficus caricaRelated species are used similarly in various systems. Parts used: Fruit, most…
Caragana, Mdzo mo shing མཛོ་མོ་ཤིང་ Shag-Spine PeashrubMdzo mo shing (Tibet)Gui Jian Jin Ji Er or Zuo Mu Xing (TCM) Caragana jubataVan Houtte, L.B., Flore des serres et des jardin de l’Europe (1873) Botanical name: Caragana spp. 1. C. jubata (syn. Astragalus jubata, Aspalathus jubatus, Robinia jubata)2. C. tibetica3. C. changduensis4. C. franchetiana There are a number…
Ziziphus, Jujube, Da Zao Zizyphus, Jujube, Da Zao 大枣 Da Zao, Hong Zao (Red) (TCM)Unnab (Unani, Arabic) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 A Complete History of Drugs, Pomet, London, 1748 Red Jujube Da Zao (Adam, 2017) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Ziziphus jujuba (syn. Z. vulgaris) Parts used: Fruit;…
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Salvia miltiorrhiza, Dan Shen 丹参 Dan Shen (TCM) Salvia Dan Shen flower(Photo by 阿橋) (Wikimedia) Salvia Dan Shen dried root at the Chengdu Medicine Market (Adam 2015) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Salvia miltiorrhiza Parts used: Root and rhizome Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Bitter (Some traditional sources have said it…
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Panax, Ren Shen, Ginseng 人参 Ren Shen (TCM) Panax ginseng (as Aralia ginseng)Baillon, H.E., Histoire des plantes, vol. 7 (1877-1880) Red (left) and White (right) Ginseng (Adam, Chengdu Herb Market) Ginseng often forms man-like roots,hence its name RenShen ‘Man root’.This is similar to the way Mandrakegot its name in the West. This exampleis doing his best Elvis impersonation!…
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