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Acetosa, Sorrel Oxalis AcetosaHerbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 AcetosaOrtus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 AcetosaGerards Herbal, 1636 Acetosa minorNew Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Flora von Deutschland (9), Kohler, 1882 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Rumex acetosa (syn. Acetosa vulgaris)Greater and Lesser types were known; Lesser type appears to be ‘Sheep Sorrel’ Parts used: Herb, Seed;…
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Paeoniae officinalis, Western Peony Paeoniae, PeonyOod Saleeb, Ood Gharqi (Unani) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Left: Male Peony; Right: Female PeonyKreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 Botanische wandplaten (1904–1914) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Paeonia officinalis (‘Female’ Peony)Others to supply the Peony of the West include P. mascula and P. corallina (‘Male’ Peony), P. parnassica, P. clusii, P….
Carthamus Flos, Safflower, Hong Hua 红花 Bastard or Wild Saffron; Cnicus, Crocus Saracenicus, CartamusKusumbha, Vahinshikha (Ayurveda)Qurtum (Unani)Chendurakam (Siddha)Gur Gum གུར་གུམ་ (also used for Saffron)Rtsa Gur Gum རྩ་གུར་གུམ་ (Carthamus, Tibet)Hong Hua (TCM) Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Above: SafflowerLeft: dried whole Safflower flower (Adam, 2016, 2018) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION…
Asparagus root, Tian Men Dong 天门冬 Palacium Leporis (Wild Asparagus)Chinese Asparagus root: Tian Men DongShweta Musali (A. abscendens, Ayurveda)Nye Shing ཉེ་ཤིང༌ (A. adscendens, Tibetan)Safed Musali (A. adscendens, Unani)Halyon (A. officinalis, Unani) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Della Materia Medicinale, Andrea Valuassori, 1562 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Flora von Deutschland, Kohler, 1886 Asparagus root Tian Men Dong (Adam 2023) Members CLICK HERE for the…
Ruta, Rue ‘Herb of Grace’Sudab (Unani)Sitav (Ayurveda) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Della Materia Medicinale, Andrea Valuassori, 1562 Kohler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Ruta graveolens Parts used: Herb; Seed Temperature & Taste: Warm (Cold in TCM), dry. Pungent, Bitter Classifications: 2C INCIDERS 2D ATTENUATERS OF CONGEALED BLOOD. 2I. ANTISPASMODIC. 2K….
Eugenia, Clove, Ding Xiang Eugenia, Clove, Ding Xiang 丁香 Caryophyllatus aromaticusAnthophyllum: Mother Cloves: Mature ClovesLavanga (Ayurveda)Kirambu (Siddha)Ding Xiang (TCM); Mother Clove is Mu Ding Xiang (literally “Mother Clove”)Li Shi ལི་ཤི (Tibetan)Qaranful (Unani) Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Medical Botany, Woodville, Hooker, Vol. 3, 1832 Botanische wandplaten, 1904–1914 Clove (Adam, 2016) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical…
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Alchemilla, Lady’s Mantle Gart der Gesundheit, Cuba, 1485 Alchemilla vulgaris, Lady’s MantleFlora von Deutschland (25), Kohler, 1886 Lady’s Mantle(Photo by Plenuska) (Wikimedia) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Alchemilla vulgarisA number of varieties were used including Lesser and Alpine Parts used: Herb (fresh is best); sometimes the root Temperature & Taste: Temperate…
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