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Benzoin, An Xi Xiang 安息香 An Xi Xiang (TCM)Loban (Unani) Atlas der Officinellen Pflanzen, Berg & Schmidt, Leipzig, 1893 Two Different varieties of Benzoin available at the Chengdu Medicine Market (Adam, 2016)Left: is Benzoin Amygdaloides; Right: was called Benzoin in sortis; Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Styrax benzoinSeveral types were traditionally…
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Phoenix, Date Kharjura (Ayurveda)Khurma (Unani)Tamar, Balha (Arabic)‘Bra go འབྲ་གོ (Tibetan) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Duhamel du Monceau, H.L., Traité des arbres et arbustes, Nouvelle édition [Nouveau Duhamel], vol. 4 (1809) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Phoenix dactylifera Parts used: Dried Fruit; Black, Yellow, Red, as well as Sweet…
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Cibotium, Gou Ji 狗脊 ‘Golden Chicken Fern’Gou Ji (TCM) Cibotium barometzKoehler, F.E., Medizinal Pflanzen, vol. 4 (1890) Cibotium barometz rhizome(Photo by Mokkie) (Wikimedia) Cibotium Gou Ji(Adam, 2025) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Cibotium barometz (syn. Aspidium barometz, Dicksonia barometz, Nephrodium baromez, Polypodium barometz) Parts used: Rhizome, either dried, or steamed, then sliced…
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Polygonum, Knotgrass, Bian Xu 萹蓄 KnotweedBian Xu (TCM)Snyo lo སྙ་ལོ (Tibetan Medicine) Kurtzes Handtbuchlein, Ryff, 1599 Chaumeton, Flore médicale, 1829 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Polygonum aviculareGreater and Lesser types were used Parts used: Herb Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Classifications: 2T. GLUTINATE4i. UTERINE Uses: 1. Clears Heat and Damp, Promotes Urine…
Lupulus, Humulus, Hops Lupulus, Hops Lupulus salictarius, Lupulus reptitius, Volubilis, Humulus, Habiola Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Botanische wandplaten, 1904–1914 Koehler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Humulus lupulus Parts used: Flower Temperature & Taste: Cool (Warm in the west), dry. Bitter Classifications: 2A APERIENT Uses: 1. Clears Damp-Heat, Opens Obstructions:…
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