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Prunus spinosa, Sloe BlackthornGerman Acacia (dehydrated unripe fruit juice) Prunus spinosaMasclef, A., Atlas des plantes de France (1890-1893) Prunus spinosa(Photo by Georg Buzin) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Prunus spinosa (syn. P. sylvestris) Parts used: Fruit, collected before fully ripe (strongest astringent)Also the Leaf, Flower, Bark: all have similar properties, except the flowers which are laxative. Temperature…
Bear / Cow Bile Xiong Dan 熊胆 (Bear Bile, TCM)Niu Dan 牛胆 (Cow Bile, TCM)Dom mkhris དོམ་མཁྲིས (Bear Bile, Tibetan Medicine) Dried Cow Gall Bladder as used in Tibetan Medicine in place of Bear Bile. (Adam, 2016) Zoological name: Traditionally, Bear Bile has been used in both East and West: 1. Ursus arctos (European Brown…
Pogostemon seu Agastache, Huo Xiang 藿香 Wrinkled Giant-Hyssop, Patchouli (Agastache)Cablin Patchouli (Pogostemon)Huo Xiang (Agastache) (TCM)Guang Huo Xiang (Pogostemon) (TCM)Paachi (Pogostemon, Ayurveda) Agastache rugosaPhoto by Dalgial (Wikimedia) Pogostemon cablinPhoto by Forest & Kim Starr (Wikimedia) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Two different herbs supply Huo Xiang: 1. Agastache rugosa (Tu Huo Xiang) 2. Pogostemon…
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Pyrola, Wintergreen, Lu Xian Cao 鹿衔草 Wintergreen, Wild BeetLu Xian Cao (TCM) Pyrola rotundifoliaNew Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Pyrola rotundifoliaKurtzes Handtbuchlein, Ryff, 1599 Pyrola rotundifoliaFlora Danica [G.C. Oeder et al],. 1816 Botanical name: Pyrola rotundifolia (Europe)Various local species are used including: Parts used: Herb Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Sweet, Bitter, Astringent Classification: D. Clear Wind…
Armeniaca, Apricot, Xing Ren 杏仁 Malus Armenius (‘Apple of Armenia’)Xing Ren (Apricot kernel, TCM) Kreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Prunus armeniacaOther species used in TCM include: 1. P. sibirica 2. P. manshurica 3. P. armeniaca L. var ansu Parts used: Kernel; Oil; rarely the Fruit or FlowerSweet…
Sarracenia, Pitcher Plant Indian Cup, Small-Pox Plant, Saddle plant, Side-Saddle plantHuang Ping Zi Cao (S. flava, Yellow Pitcherplant) Sarracenia spp.Medicinal Plants, Millspaugh, 1892 Sarracenia purpurea(Photo by incidencematrix) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Sarracenia spp. Some claimed the only active species was S. pururea (Morris), while others suggested a number of other species probably possess similar properties including:…
Blatta, Cockroach Oriental Cockroach, Water Bug, Black BeetleZhang Lang (TCM)Bse spur (Tibet)Banat wardan (Unani) Oriental Cockroach (Blatta orientalis)Manual of Organic Materica Medica, Sayre, 1879 American Cockroach (Periplaneta americana)(Principal Household Insects of theUnited States, Howard, 1896) Entomological name: Blatta orientalis (syn. Periplaneta orientalis, Stylopyga orientalis)The American Cockroach, Periplaneta americana, appears to have been used similarly in…
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