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Chrysanthemum, Ju Hua 菊花 Ju Hua (TCM) Chrysanthemum, Ju HuaBen Cao Yuan Shi, 1612 (Welcome) Hortus sempervirens, Kerner, 1824 Chrysanthemum flower (Adam, 2016) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Chrysanthemum morifolium (syn. C. sinense, C. horotrum, Anthemis artemisifolia A. grandiflora, A. stipulacea) Parts used: Flower Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Sweet, Bitter…
Coriandrum, Coriander Kishneez, Kishniz (Unani, Seed)Dhanyaka (Ayurveda)‘u Su འུ་སུ (Tibetan, Seed) New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Herbarum Vivae Eicones, Otto Brunfels, 1530 Darstellung und Beschreibung Pharmacopoea Borussica, Berg, 1858 CORIANDER FRUIT1. Small coriander. 2, Coriander of a normal size, 3, Indian coriander (not official)Squibb’s Atlas of the Official Drugs, Mansfield, 1919 Members CLICK HERE for the…
Nigella, Gith, Black Cumin MelanthiumKalonji (Unani)Habat al-Baraka (Arabic)Kalajira, Mugrela (Ayurveda)Zi ra nag po ཟི་ར་ནག་པོ (Tibetan)Hei Zhong Cao Zi 黑种草子 (TCM) Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Nigella spp. 1. N. sativa2. N. damascena3. N. glandulifera (syn. Nigella sativa var. hispidula) Parts…
Gleditsia Spina, Zao Jiao Ci 皂角刺 Chinese Honeylocust ThornZao Jiao Ci (TCM) Jaume Saint-Hilaire, J.H., Traité des arbres forestiers, (1824) Gleditsia sinensis(Photo by Rupp.de~commonswiki) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Gleditsia sinensis Parts used: Spine or Thorn Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent Uses: 1. Clears Toxin, Discharges Pus: -early stages of Sores to bring them to a…
Calamine, Lu Gan Shi 炉甘石 Lapis Calminaris, Smithsonite, Zinc sparLu Gan Shi (TCM)Gangs Thigs གངས་ཐིགས (‘Drops of Snow’, Tibetan)Rasaka, Kharpara (Ayurveda) Smithsonite(Photo: Rob Lavinsky, iRocks.com) Mineralogical name: Calamina; Smithsonitum Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Sweet Classifications: 2T. GLUTINATE 2Z. CICATRIZING4b. OPTHALMICS TCM:T. External Medicines Uses: 1. Clears Heat, Clears the Eyes, Removes Films (West, TCM,…
Cassia Fistula Indian Laburnum, Purging Cassia, Cassia SolutivaAmaltas (Unani)Amaltas (Hindi)Arag-vadha (Sanskrit)Dong ga དོང་ག (Tibetan) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Icones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1800 CASSIA FISTULA1, 2. Grooves and ridges on one side of the fruit.3, Short stout pedicle. 3 (lower), Shows the cross partitionsand several seeds. 4, Round disk…
Marjorana, Oreganum; Marjoram and Oregano Marjoram: Sweet Marjoram, Marjoram gentleOregano: Wild or Winter Marjoram OreganoDioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 MarjoramDioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Oregano and MarjoramKrauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 OreganoIcones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1804 MarjoramIcones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1804 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Oreganum spp.O. marjorana (Marjoram), O. vulgare (Oregano)A…
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Astragalus, Huang Qi 黄芪 Huang Qi (TCM) Astragalus mongholicusLedebour, C.F. von, Icones plantarum novarum, vol. 4 (1833) Wild Astragalus Huang Qi root in long, uncut lengths at the Chengdu Medicine Market. Steamed and flattened Huang Qi (Adam, 2017) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: 1. Astragalus membranaceus (syn. Astragalus propinquus) 2….
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Asphodelus, Asphodel White Asphodel, Royal Staff, King’s Spear, AffodillusAsras, Hunta (Unani) Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Lobel, M. de, Plantarum seu stirpium icones (1581) Florum, et coronariarum odoratarumque nonnullarum herbarum historia, Dodoens, 1569 Left: White Asphodel; Right: Yellow AsphodelKreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 Sibthrop, J., Smith, J.E., Flora Graeca (1823) Botanical name: Asphodelus ramosusIn Unani, A. fistulosus and…
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