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Polygonum Caulis, Fleeceflower stem, Ye Jiao Teng 夜交藤 Ye Jiao Teng (TCM) Polygonum Ye Jiao Teng Polygonum multiflorum(Photo by Fanghong, cropped) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Polygonum multiflorum Parts used: Stem Temperature & Taste: Neutral, Sweet Classification: H. Nourish the Heart Uses: 1. Nourish Blood, Calms the Mind and Spirit: -Insomnia, dream-disturbed Sleep, Nightmares from Yin or…
Acanthus, Bears Breech Acantha, Brank Ursine, Bearfoot Ortus Sanitatis, Cube, Johann von, 1501 Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Kreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 Botanical name: Acanthus mollis Parts used: Root and Leaves (leaf only externally) Temperature & Taste: Temperate Uses: 1. Nourishes the Yin, Clears Heat: -Consumption, Spitting of Blood-Wasting-a mild diuretic that can…
Bombyx Faeces, Silkworm Feces, Can Sha 蚕沙 Can Sha (TCM) Silkworm, Silkworm Cocoon, SilkInsectorum sive Minimorum Animalium Theatrum, 1634 Entomological name: Bombyx mori Parts used: Feces Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Sweet, Pungent Uses: 1. Clears Wind, Transforms Damp: -painful obstruction of the muscles or joints from Wind-Damp-Wind-Damp damp and itchy rashes from Wind-Damp; Pruritus,…
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Litsea, Medasaka Indian Laurel, Gluey LitseaMaidah Lakri (Unani)Vardbari (Arabic)Medasaka (Ayurveda)Chan Gao Mu Jiang Zi (TCM) Litsea glutinosaFlora de Filipinas, 1880 Botanical name: Litsea glutinosa (syn. Neolitsea chinensis, Sebifera glutinosa, L. sebifera, L. chinensis) Parts used: BarkIn China, the Bark and/or Leaf have been used synonymously Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent, BitterAvicenna said Warm and…
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Betonica, Betony Chiron, Serratula Dioscorides Materia Medica, Ruellio, 1549 Kurtzes Handtbuchlein, Ryff, 1599 Medical Botany, Woodville, 1810 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Betonica officinalis Parts used: Herb; flower Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Bitter, pungentdiscusses, attenuates, opens, cleanses Classification: 2G. CLEANSING. 2T. GLUTINATE3C. ALEXIPHARMIC. 3E. DIURETIC. 3G. EMMENAGOGUE. 3M. ARTHRITIC. 3O….
Cornus, Shan Zhu Yu 山茱萸 Asciatica Cornelian CherryShan Zhu Yu (TCM) Cornus officinalisAddisonia, 1918 Cornus Shan Zhu Yu fruit(Adam, 2017) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Cornus officinalis Parts used: Fruit Temperature & Taste: Slightly Warm, dry. Sour Classifications: 2O. ASTRINGENTSTCM:R. Astringents Uses: 1. Stabilises the Kidneys, Astringes the Essence: -Frequent Urination, Incontinence-Spermatorrhea,…
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