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Magnolia bark, Hou Po 厚朴 Hou Po (TCM)Hara-Champa (Unani) Magnolia denudatumKerner, Hortus sempervirens, 1812 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Magnolia officinalis, M. officinalis, var. bilobaMagnolia denudata is used synonymously in Unani. Parts used: Bark Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Bitter, pungent Classification: J. Aromatics that Resolve Dampness Uses: 1. Moves Stomach…
Gypsum, Shi Gao 石膏 Shi Gao (TCM)Godanti (Ayurveda)Jibsin (Unani)Selenite, Lapis Selenite; Lapis Specularis: Affroselinum, Glacies Marie; Crystallized form of Gypsum GypsumHortus sanitatis, 1491 GypsumDie Mineralien, Weber, J. C., 1871 Gypsum (Chengdu Medicine Market, Adam, 2016) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Mineralogical name: Calcium sulphate Temperature & Taste: Very Cold, dry. Sweet, slightly PungentLess…
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Galium odoratum, Woodruff Sweet Woodruff, Woodroof, WoodrowelXiang Che Ye Cao (TCM) Galium odoratumIllustrated Flora, Vol 3, Britton and Brown, 1913 Galium odoratumMasclef, A., Atlas des plantes de France, vol. 2 (?) Botanical name: Galium odoratum (syn. Asperula odorata)Salmon (Botanologia) listed:1. Common (White-flowered) Woodruff2. Blue-flowered Woodruff3. Small Stone-break Woodruff Parts used: Herb collected in flower Temperature…
Rubus fruticosus, Blackberry Bramble Fuchs, L., New Kreüterbuch (1543) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Rubus fruticosus (syn. R. fructicosus)R. villosus (Low-running or Tall Blackberry), R. flagellaris, R. nigrobaccus, R. cuneifolius are also used. Parts used: Fruit (ripe and unripe), Leaf Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Sweet Classification: R. AstringentThe unripe fruit is most Astringent, next…
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Aesculus, Horse Chestnut Mandar (Ayurveda)Baloot (Unani)Suo Luo Zi 索罗子 (TCM) Icones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1806 Medical Botany, Stevenson & Churchill, Vol II, 1831 Botanical name: Aesculus hippocastanumTCM uses A. wilsonii, A. chinensis Parts used: Seed (ripe fruit without shell), leaf, bark Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent, SweetCool according to some TCM sources (Bensky). However, other TCM sources…
Ganoderma applanatum, Artist’s Conk Artist’s BracketShu She Ling Zhi 樹舌靈芝 (TCM)Phansomba (Ayurveda, used for Phellinus and Ganoderma species) 2 local examples of Ganoderma (Adam, Victoria, 2019) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Ganoderma applanatum (syn. Elfvingia applanata, Polyporous applanatus)Several other Gandoerma spp. including Ganoderma australe (Southern Bracket Fungus) and G brownii of…
Curcuma root, Yu Jin 郁金 Yu Jin (TCM) Curcuma aromaticaRoscoe, Monandrian plants of the order Scitamineae, 1854 Whole Roots of Yu Jin (Chengdu Medicine Market, Adam, 2016) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Curcuma spp.: 1. C. aromatica (syn. C. wenyujin)2. C. longa (generally considered best)3. C. kwangsiensis4. C. phaeocaulis5. C. chuanyujin…
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