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Cordyceps, Caterpillar Fungus, Dong Chong Xia Cao 冬虫夏草 Dong Chong Xia Cao (‘Winter Worm, Summer Herb’, TCM)dByar rtswa dgun ‘bu དབྱར་རྩྭ་དགུན་འབུ་ (Tibet) Dried Cordyceps as available on the Chinese market.(Photo by Rafti Institute) (Wikimedia) Left: uncleaned and cleansed fresh Cordyceps; Right: bunches of graded Cordyceps as sold on the Chinese Market. See also More Photos…
Stephania tetrandra, Han Fang Ji 汉防己 Han Fang Ji (TCM) Stephania tetrandra(Photo from INaturalist) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Stephania tetrandra Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Bitter, Pungent Classification: C. Clear Damp, Promote UrineD. Clear Wind and Damp Uses: 1. Clears Damp, Promotes Urine -Edema especially of the lower body, Swelling of the Legs-Abdominal…
Galangae, Galangal, Gao Liang Jiang 高良姜 Gao Liang Jiang (‘High Mountain Ginger’) (TCM)Kulanjana (Ayurveda) Khulanjaan (Unani)Don gra དོང་གྲ (Tibet) GalangalParkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Lesser Galangal, AlpinaIcones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1800 Galangal rootHerbarium, Matthioli (Polish), 1596 ALIPNA1. Annulate, wavy leaf bases or scars. 2. Simple rhizome. 3, Branched rhizome. 4, Transverse section of rhizome showing scattered…
Bezoar, Niu Huang 牛黄 Niu Huang (TCM)Gi Wam གི་ཝང༌ (Tibetan)Fad Zahar Madani, Hajr us Sam (Unani) Bezoar is a stone from the stomach of a quadraped. Classically, it was from the ‘Bezoar-Goat’, Capra aegagrus and related species. In the West, it was differentiated into Oriental (Eastern) and Occidental (Western) varieties, the former being regarded as…
Ajuga, Bugle Consolida Media Herbarum Vivae Eicones, Otto Brunfels, 1530 Icones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1806 Botanical name: Ajuga reptens Parts used: Herb Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Bitter Classifications: 2D ATTENUATERS OF CONGEALED BLOOD 2T. GLUTINATE3N. VULNERARYTCM:B. Clear Heat Uses: 1. Clears Heat and Swelling, Moves the Blood, Clears Poison: -Trauma, Bruising and all pains…
Morus Folium, Mulberry Leaf, Sang Ye 桑叶 Sang Ye (TCM）Sring Shing Lo Ma སྲིང་ཤིང་ལོ་མ་མ་ (Tibet) Botanische wandplaten (Plantillustrations) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Morus alba Parts used: Leaf Temperature & Taste: Cool, slightly Moist. Bitter, Sweet Classifications: A. Clear Exterior Wind-Heat Uses: 1. Clears Wind-Heat: -Fever, Cold, Flu, sore Throat-nasal obstruction,…
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