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Begonia, Zi Bei Tian Kui 紫背天葵 Tea BegoniaZi Bei Tian Kui, Hong Tian Kui (TCM) Begonia fimbristipulaCurtis, W., Botanical Magazine (1887) Botanical name: Begonia fimbristipula (syn. B. cyclophylla)Begonia laciniata appears to be used similarly in India for Fever, Liver disease and Venereal diseases Parts used: Herb Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Sweet (mildly Toxic) Classification:…
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Triticum spelta, Spelt Spelt Corn, Zea DicoccosDinkel (German) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Several varieties of Triticum, that labelled ‘D’ being Spelt.A. Masclef, Atlas des plantes de France, vol. 3, (1893) Botanical name: Triticum spelta Parts used: Seed (Grain) Temperature & Taste: Neutral/slightly Warm. SweetGalen said Spelt is between Wheat and Barley in temperature. Uses: 1….
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Wasp Nest, Feng Fang 蜂房 Feng Fang, Lu Feng Fang (TCM) De Animalibvs Insectis, Ulisse Aldrovandi, 1602 Wasp nest (Polistes spp)(Photo by Ljn1111) (Wikimedia) Wasp Nest at the Chengdu Medicine Market (Adam, 2016) Entomological name: Polistes spp.A large number of species supply the market: Parts used: Nest of various species of Wasp Temperature & Taste:…
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Duck, Anas Ya 鸭 (Chinese)Baj (Unani) Ortus Sanitatis, Cube, Johann von, 1501 Botanical name: Anas spp. and related.. 1. A. platyrhynchos domesticus (Common Domestic Duck) 2. A. galericulata is the Mandarin Duck. Parts used: Flesh, Fat Temperature & Taste: Duck Meat: Warm and Moist. SweetAvicenna said ‘It is hotter than all other domestic fowls’….
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Lepidium meyenii, Maca Peruvian Ginseng Lepidium meyenii(Photo by Vahe Martirosyan) (Wikimedia) Maca root at the Chengdu Medicine Market (Adam, 2018) Botanical name: Lepidium meyenii (syn. L. peruvianum) Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Warm, moist. Sweet Uses: 1. Warms and Strengthens the Kidneys: -Aphrodisiac; increases Sperm-Impotence-Infertility (in men and women)-useful for Menopause (loss of libido,…
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Aplysia, Sea Hare Lepus marinusArnab bahri (Unani) Ocean World : Being a Descriptive History of the Sea and its Living InhabitantsFibuier, Louis (1868) Aplysia depilans(Photo by Jeffdelonge) (Wikimedia) Zoological name: Aplysia spp.A. depilans is most often cited, although related species are no doubt used.Dolabella auricularia is the Wedge Sea Hare, which may have been considered synonymous.The…
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