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Cassia tora, Jue Ming Zi 决明子 Cassia seed, Foetid Cassia seedJue Ming Zi (TCM)Chakramarda (Ayurveda)Thal ka rdo rje ཐལ་ཀ་རྡོ་རྗེ (Tibetan) Cassia toraBlanco, M., Flora de Filipinas, 1875 Cassia tora Jue Ming Zi(Adam, 2025) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Cassia tora; also used are C. obtusifolia, C. occidentalis, C. sophera Parts used:…
Santonicum, Wormseed Semen Sanctum, Semen Cinae, Semen Cynae, Semen Contra Vermes, Semen Lumbricorum Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Waldstein, F. de Paula Adam von, Kitaibel, P., Descriptiones et icones plantarum rariorum Hungariae (1799-1802) Botanical name: Artemisia santonicum Parts used: SeedTraditionally, three types supplied the market: 1. Aleppo; 2. East Indian; 3. Barberry Temperature…
Benincasa Exocarpium, Dong Gua Pi 冬瓜皮 Winter Melon, Wax Gourd, White GourdDong Gua Pi (TCM) BenincasaRevue horticole, serié 4, vol. 59: (1887) Botanical name: Benincasa hispida (syn. B. cerifera) Parts used: Fruit peel Temperature & Taste: Cool, Sweet. Uses: 1. Clears Damp-Heat, Promotes Urine: -Edema, Urinary difficulty, Strangury-Abdominal distention 2. Clears Summer-Heat: -used for Summer-heat…
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Asarum, Asarabacca, Xi Xin 细辛 Asarabacca, Wild Spikenard, HazelwortAsaroon (Unani)Xi Xin (TCM) Gart der Gesundheit, Cuba, 1485 Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Asarum europeum,Flora von Deutschland (21), Kohler, 1885 Chinese Asarum Xi Xin (A. sieboldi) Asarum Xi Xin root (Adam, 2019) Botanical name: Asarum spp.. 1. A. europeum…
Stemona, Bai Bu 百部 Bai Bu (TCM) Stemona tuberosaRoxburgh, W., Plants of the coast of Coromandel (1795) Stemona tuberosaKerner, J.S., Hortus sempervirens, vol. 47 (1819) Stemona tuberosa(Photo by Yercaud-elango) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Stemona spp.Several species are used: 1. S. sessifolia2. S. japonica3. S. tuberosa Parts used: Root, Prepared Root Temperature & Taste: Slightly Warm, Dry….
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Pinellia, Ban Xia 半夏 Prepared Pinellia, Zhi Ban Xia 制半夏Ban Xia (TCM) Pinellia ternataBlume, Rumphia, 1835 Left: Lime-prepared Pinellia Right: Ginger-prepared Pinellia (Jiang Ban Xia) (Adam, 2017) Prepared Pinellia Fa Ban Xia as commonly used in the West (Adam, 2017) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Pinellia ternata Parts used: Prepared…
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