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Trifolium, Red Clover Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 T. pratenseFlora von Deutschland (23), Kohler, 1885 Florigraphia Britannica, Deakin, 1857 Red Clover Flower (Adam, 2017) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Trifolium pratense, T. medium; T. repens is the White Parts used: Flowers Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Slightly Sweet and Bitter Classification: B….
Porcus, Pig Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Peraldus (Manuscript 13th C., British Library, Harley 3244) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Zoological name: Scrofus domesticus Temperature & Taste: ‘It is a phlegmatic moist creature’ Uses: BILE (Cool. Bitter):1. Clears Heat: -Typhoid and other extreme fevers, relives thirst; -Purgative and diuretic. (Gall Bladder is used similarly in TCM) 2….
Lepidium iberis, Pepper Grass Sciatica CressTudri Saifed, Bazr-ul-khumkhum (Unani)Kasis (Persian) Lepidium iberisDodoens [Dodonaeus ], R., Stirpium historiae pemptades sex, sive libri XXX (1583) Lepidium iberisSharp, Helen, Water-color sketches of American plants, especially New England (1888-1910) Botanical name: Lepidium iberis (syn. L. virginicum) Parts used: Seed Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Bitter, Pungent Uses: 1. Clears…
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Prunus humilis, Dwarf Cherry seed, Yu Li Ren 郁李仁 Bush Cherry PitYu Li Ren (TCM) Prunus japonicaCurtis’s Botanical Magazine (1909) Botanical name: Prunus humilis, P. japonica, P. pedunculata, P. triloba, P. salicina, P. simoniiGreater and Lesser types are known on the market Parts used: Seed Temperature & Taste: Neutral, moist. Sweet, Bitter, Pungent Clasification: E….
Nelumbo Receptaculum, Lotus Receptacle, Lian Fang 莲房 Lian Feng (TCM) Descourtilz, M.E., Flore médicale des Antilles, vol. 8 (1829) Illustrations of Indian Botany, Wight, 1840 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Nelumbo nucifera Parts used: Receptacle Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Bitter Classification: L. Stop Bleeding: Uses: 1. Clears Blood Stasis, Stops…
Cimicifuga, Sheng Ma, 升麻 Bugbane, Black CohochSheng Ma (TCM)Rgya rtsi རྒྱ་རྩི་ (Tibet) Cimicifuga heracleifolia(Photo by Aka) (Wikimedia) Cimicifuga Sheng Ma root (Adam 2023) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Cimicifuga spp. (syn. Actaea spp.): 1. C. foetida (syn Actaea foetida) Sheng Ma2. C. dahurica (syn Actaea dahurica) Xing An Sheng Ma3. C….
Identification Issues in Traditional Medicine By Adam Tate, 2015 When studying medicines and formulas of Tradition Medicine, there are often problems with identifying the exact medicine being referred to. This is for a number of reasons. 1. A Number of sources supply the same Medicine Sometimes different plants, or varieties of plants would supply the…
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Trigonella, Fenugreek, Hu Lu Ba 葫芦巴 Also called Foenum GraecumHu Lu Ba (TCM)Hulba (Unani)Methi (Ayurveda) Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Medical Botany, Woodville, Hooker, Vol. 3, 1832 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Trigonella foenum-graecum Parts used: Seed Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent, Bittermollifies, discusses Classifications: 2B ATTENUATER. 2G. CLEANSING. 2J. RAREFYING. 2L. EMOLLIENT. 2Q. ANODYNE. 2U. SUPPURATIVE. 2V. EXPEL PUS2W….
Plantago Semen, Plantain Seed, Che Qian Zi 车前子 Che Qian Zi (TCM) Red Plantain (variety) Greater Plantain Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 P. majorFlora von Deutschland (20), Kohler, 1885 P. lanceolataFlora von Deutschland (20), Kohler, 1885 P. asciaticaIllustrations Of Indian Botany, Vol. II, Wight, 1850 Plantain seed Che Qian Zi(Adam, 2025) Members CLICK HERE for the…
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