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Eriobotrya, Loquat leaf, Pi Pa Ye 枇杷叶 Pi Pa Ye (TCM) LoquatFlora Sinensis, Boym, 1653 Flora Japonica(Philipp Franz von Siebold and Joseph Gerhard Zuccarini, 1870) Botanical name: Eriobotrya japonica Parts used: Leaf Temperature & Taste: Neutral (slightly Cool), dry. Bitter Classifications: Q. Stop Cough and Wheezing Uses: 1. Clears Lung Heat, Stops Cough: -Cough, Wheezing…
Blatta Byzantina Sweet HoofUnguis odoratus, Anguis odoratus, Onycha, Onyx Marina, Conchula IndicaAzfar al-tib (Unani)Jia Xiang “Shell Incense” (TCM) Gart der Gesundheit, Johannes von Cuba, 1487 Above: Unguis odoratu, Blatta Byzantina(Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578) Strombus dianaeIconographia Zoologica, 19th century Chicoreus virgineus(Photo by Llez) Zoological name: Neogastropod whelks (predatory sea snails including Muricidae)Several species have been given by…
Arjuna Arjuna, Dhananjaya, Kakubha (Ayurveda)Maruthu (Siddha)Arjun (Unani) The Flora Sylvatica for southern India. Beddome, R.H. (1869-1873) Terminalia arjuna(Photo by Vinayaraj) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Terminalia arjuna Parts used: Stem-Bark (less commonly leaf and fruit) Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Uses: 1. Clears Wind and Heat, Moves the Blood, Regulates the Heart: -Heart disease (specific); Angina Pectoris; Ischemia-Hypertension; also…
Juniperus, Juniper Juniperus, JuniperAbhal (Unani) JuniperOrtus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 JuniperKoehler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Juniperus communisCommon Juniper and a Larger-berried variety were known Parts used: Fruit; rarely the Wood or Gum Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent, Bitter Classifications: 2B ATTENUATERS. 2D ATTENUATERS OF CONGEALED BLOOD. 2F….
Petroselinum, Parsley Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 ParsleyNew Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Macedonian ParsleyNew Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Darstellung und Beschreibung Pharmacopoea Borussica, Berg, 1861 PARSLEY ROOT1, Longitudinal section with recurved cortex and ridge of pith. 2. Annulate surface. 3. Transverse section showing round resin cavities. Squibb’s Atlas of the Official Drugs, Mansfield, 1919 Members CLICK HERE for…
Chlorophytum, Musali Shveta Musali (Ayurveda)Safed Musali (Unani)Vallai Musali (Siddha)Tibbati Ginseng (Folk) Chlorophytum tuberosumRoxburgh, W., Plants of the coast of Coromandel, vol. 2 (1798) Chlorophytum tuberosum(Photo by Dinesh Valke) (Wikimedia) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Chlorophytum spp. 1. C. arundinaceum (official species) 2. C. borivillianum 3. C. tuberosum 4. C. indicum (syn. C. attenuatum)This is one of…
Punica Flos et Pericarp, Pomegranate Flower & Rind Wild Pomegranate Flower–Balaustium; Dadima (Ayurveda)–Anar, Bidana (Unani)–Ruman, Ruman Halw, Ruman Murr (Arabic);Cultivated Pomegranate flower: CytinoiPomegranate Rind:–Shi Liu Pi (TCM) Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Flora von Deutschland (25), Kohler, 1886 Pomegranate fruit (left), Pomegranate flower, double (right)Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Pomegranate rindNotes on Pharmacognosy, Otto Augustus Wall, 1902 Dried…
Gentiana macrophylla, Qin Jiao 秦艽 Large Leaf GentianQin Jiao (TCM) Gentiana dahurica Curtis’s Botanical Magazine, vol. 141 (1915) Gentiana macrophylla flower(Photo by Orchi) (Wikimedia) Gentiana Qin Jiao(Adam 2025) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Gentiana spp.A number of species are used: 1. G. macrophylla2. G. straminea3. G. crassicaulis4. G. dahurica Parts used: Root…
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