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Ficus simplicissima, Wu Zhi Mao Tao 五指毛桃 Hispid Fig, Hairy Fig, Roughhair Fig, Fissured Fig, Coarse-leaf Fig, “Five-fingered Peach”Wu Zhi Mao Tao, Cu Ye Rong (TCM) Ficus simplicissimaThe botany of Captain Beechey’s voyage (1841) Ficus Wu Zhi Mao Tao(Adam 2024) Botanical name: Ficus simplicissima (syn. F. hirta)Ficus microcarpa is also given as a source, especially…
Swallows Nest, Yan Wo 燕窝 Yan Wo (TCM) Swallows Nest (Adam, 2015) ‘Red Blood Birds Next’, the most expensive (Adam, 2015) Zoological name: White-nest Swiftlet (Aerodramus fuciphagus);Black-nest Swiftlet (Aerodramus maximus Parts used: Nest Temperature & Taste: Neutral, Sweet Constituents: The nest contains mucopolysaccharides, and good levels of calcium, iron, potassium, and magnesium as well as…
Stellaria, Chickweed Dodoens, A Niewe Herball (1578) English botany, or coloured figures of British plants,, J.E. Sowerby (1864) Botanical name: Stellaria media (syn. Alsine media) Parts used: Whole Herb (preferably fresh) Temperature & Taste: Cool, moist. Sweet, Bitter Classifications: B. Clears Heat Uses: 1. Clears Liver Heat, Resists Poison: -Liver heat with red eyes, headache,…
Callerya, Niu Da Li 牛大力 “Cow Big Power”, Showy Millettia, Golden Bell Root, Mountain Lotus root Callerya speciosa Niu Da Li root(Photo by Adam, 2024) Botanical name: Callerya speciosa (syn. Millettia speciosa, Nanhaia speciosa) Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Neutral, Sweet, slightly Bitter Classification: Uses: 1. Strengthens Spleen, Increases Qi: –Fatigue, deficiency–Chronic Hepatitis–Spermatorrhea–Leukorrhea–Anti-cancer–regarded as…
Cuprum, Copper, Cu VenusTamra (Ayurveda)Nuhas (Unani, Avicenna)Tong 铜 (TCM) Hortus sanitatis, 1491 Native CopperPhoto by Jonathan Zander (Digon3) (Wikimedia) Minerological name: Cuprum Parts used: Oxide, BhasmaCopper Pyrite, Copper Sulphate, Verdigris and Malachite are also used. Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry (Ayurveda, Dioscorides; some Vedic sources say Cool); Bitter, Pungent, Astringent, Sour, Sweet“Burnt copper is hot,…
Helix, Snail Wo Niu 蜗牛 (TCM)Bu skyogs འབུ་སྐྱོགས་ (Snail shell, Tibet) Herbario nuovo, 1667 Materia Medica Animalia, Peter Peyto Good, 1853 Helix pomatia(Photo by H. Zell) (Wikimedia) Zoological name: Helix spp. Others reportedly used include H. vermiculata, H. quaesita, H. ravida, H. similaris, H. hortensis, and H. arbustorum (Shrub Snail)In China, Bradybaena similaris and others…
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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….
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