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Polygala, Yuan Zhi 远志 Chinese Senega, Thinleaf MilkwortYuan Zhi (TCM)Byi ‘u srad ma བྱི་འུ་ སྲད་མ་ (Herb, Tibetan Medicine) Polygala tenuifoliaColla., Icones plantarum rariorum herbarium pedemontanum, (1835-1837) Polygala sibirica flower(Photo by Igorpysh) (Wikimedia Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Polygala tenuifolia, P. sibirica Parts used: Root. Classically, the root and leaf were often…
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Urtica, Nettle Anjuraa, Bhichu Ghans (Unani)Sisona (Ayurveda)Xun Ma 荨麻Za rgod ཟ་རྒོད་ (Tibet) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Flora von Deutschland, Kohler, 1886 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Urtica dioicaGreater, Lesser, Roman and Dead Nettles (Lamium) were recognised Parts used: Herb; Seed; Root Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Pungent Classifications:…
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Persica, Peach tree, Tao Ren 桃仁 Tao Ren (Peach kernel, TCM)Klung kham ཀླུང་ཁམ་ (Tibet) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Icones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1806 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Prunus persica Parts used: Kernels; Flowers; Leaf; Fruit Temperature & Taste: Kernel: Neutral in TCM (slightly Warm in…
Guaiacum Guaiaci, Guaiacum Also called Lignum Sancti, Lignum Vitae, Pock Wood Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 GuaiacumAtlas der officinellen pflanzen, Felix, 1899 LEFT: GUAIACUM WOOD; RIGHT: GUAIACUM GUM1. Mass of chips showing white non-official pieces. 2. Portion ofa boring from a bowling ball. 3, Projecting fibers of the wood. Squibb’s Atlas of the Official Drugs, Mansfield, 1919…
Withania, Ashwaganda Winter CherryAshwaganda (Ayurveda)Asgandh (Unani)Amukura (Siddha) Flora Graeca, Sibthrop, Smith, 1819 Withania somnifera(Photo by Salicyna) (Wikimedia) Withania root (Adam, 2019) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Withania somnifera (syn. Physalis somniferum) Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Warm, neutral in respect of moisture. Sweet Classification: 3H. LACTAGOGUE 3I. APHRODISIACS 3J. INCREASE SEMENN. Tonics…
Myrica, Bayberry Myrica, Box Myrtle, Wax-Myrtle, Candleberry, WaxberryTuffah Alajaib, Ood al-Barg Tandol, Kaayaphal (Unani)Katphala (Ayurveda)Marudam (Siddha) The Family Flora and Materia Medica Botanica, Good, 1847 MYRICA ROOT-BARK1, Portion of the bark without the corky layer. 2. Piece of the corkylayer. 3, Cross-section of the bark. 4, A thick piece of the bark.Squibb’s Atlas of the…
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