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Lepidium, Garden Cress
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024December 3, 2025

Lepidium, Garden Cress Cress, PepperwortChandrashura (Ayurveda)Habb-ul-rashad, Halun, Hurf (Unani)Alivirai (Siddha)Zag Hi Li Sar (Sumerian)Sahle (Akkadian) Della Materia Medicinale, Andrea Valuassori, 1562 lustrations of Indian Botany, Wight, 1840 Botanical name: Lepidium sativumSeveral related varieties are used similarly including L. latifolium (Pepperwort)Lepidium apetalum is used similarly in TCM, and is found from Europe to Asia. Parts used:…

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Mastic, Mastic Gum FREE
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024November 26, 2025

Mastic, Mastic Gum Mastagi (Unani) Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Botanische wandplaten (1904–1914) Left: P. lentiscus Right: P. terebinthusFlora von Deutschland (21), Kohler, 1885 Mastic Gum (Adam, 2017) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Pistachio lentiscus (syn. Lentiscus mastiches)Related species which have supplied Mastic or have been used as a substitute include P….

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Quinquefoliae, Cinquefoil FREE
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024August 29, 2025

Quinquefoliae, Cinquefoil Pentafillum, Five-leaved grass Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Dioscorides Materia Medica, Ruellio, 1549 Flora von Deutschland (25), Kohler, 1886 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Potentilla reptans (syn. P. repens) Parts used: Herb in flower; Root Temperature & Taste: Temperate, very dry. Classifications: 2K. RESOLVENT. 2N. REPELLENT. 2T. GLUTINATE3C. ALEXIPHARMICS Uses:…

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Pongamia, Indian Beech
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024September 15, 2025

Pongamia, Indian Beech Karakja (Ayurveda)Karanj (Unani)Punkum verptdai (root-bark), Punkum Viththu (Seed) (Siddha)Jam Bras (Tibetan) Pongamia pinnataBlanco, Flora de Filipinas. (1875) Pongamia pinnata(Photo by Dr.jayan.d) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Pongamia pinnataSynonyms include P. glabra, P. mittis, Derris indica, Dalbergia arborea, Galedupa indica, Galedupa pinnata, Mellittia pinnata Parts used: Seed; Bark; less commonly the Leaf Temperature & Taste:…

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Pontic Rhubarb or Rhaponticum
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024November 30, 2025

Pontic Rhubarb or Rhaponticum Rhei Pontici Rapontici, Pontic Rhubarb or RhaponticumEnglish Rhubarb Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Herbarium Blackwellianum, 1757 The Root, from Gerards Herbal, 1636 Botanical name: Rheum rhaponticum Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Cool (some said Neutral), dry. Sweet, Pungent, Bitter Uses: 1. Clears Heat and Poison, Purges:…

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Catechu, Er Cha PRO
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024December 25, 2025

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Myrtus, Myrtle
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024November 23, 2025

Myrtus, Myrtle Myrtle, Clove Myrtle, Spanish MyrtleHabb-ul-Ass, Muurad (Unani) Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Two varieties of MyrtusKreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 Myrtus communis(Photo by Javier martin) (Wikimedia) Myrtle berries(Photo by Giancarlo Dessì) (Wikimedia) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Myrtus communis Parts used: Leaves, Fruit (‘berries’), SeedLeaf is more commonly used internally, berries mostly externally“Small…

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Arctium Radix, Burdock Root PRO
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 11, 2026

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Hypericum, St. Johns Wort PRO
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024September 25, 2025

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Cerefolium, Chervil
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024September 1, 2025

Cerefolium, Chervil Thomé, Flora von Deutschland Österreich und der Schweiz, 1885 Botanical name: Anthriscus cererfoliumThree varieties are listed by Salmon (Botanologia, 1710): Garden, Wild, and Tooth-pick Chervil. Parts used: Leaf; Seed Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungentdiscusses Uses: 1. Clears Damp, Promotes Urine: -Edema, Stoppage of Urine (used internally and externally)-breaks Stones 2. Warms and…

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Anchusa officinalis, Bugloss
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024December 18, 2025

Anchusa officinalis, Bugloss Oshsenzung (German) Ortus sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Museum Museorum, Valentini, 1704 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Botanical name: Anchusa officinalis Parts used: Root; Herb; Flower Temperature & Taste: Neutral, moist. Sweet, Bitter Uses: Use and Dose as for Borage Dose: Powder 1–3 gramsInfusion or Brief Decoction: 2–6 grams Substitute: Borage Main Combinations: Often combined with Borage1….

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Quercus, the Oak PRO
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024December 23, 2025

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