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Artemisia annua, Qing Hao 青蒿 Sweet Wormwood, Annual WormwoodQing Hao (TCM)Nagadamani, Nagadana (Ayurveda)mKhan nag མཁན་ནག (Tibetan) Dian Nan Ben Cao Tu Shuo (Illustrated Yunnan Pharmacopoeia),Ming Dynasty (1773 edition) (Welcome, Wikimedia) Kops, Flora Batava, 1906 Artemisia annua(Photo by Xavierserratm) (Wikimedia) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Artemisia annuaSeveral related species have been used including…
Gynostemma, Jiao Gu Lan 绞股蓝 Jiao Gu Lan (TCM) GynostemmaTrimen, H., A hand-book to the flora of Ceylon (1893-1898) Gynostemma pentaphyllum(Photo by Ies) (Wikimedia) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Gynostemma pentaphyllum (G. pedatum) Parts used: Herb Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Sweet, Slightly Bitter Uses: 1. Benefits Qi: -Weakness, Fatigue, Debility-helpful…
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Ligusticum chuanxiong, Chuan Xiong 川芎 Sichuan LovageChuan Xiong (TCM) Sichuan Lovage Chuan Xiong whole and sliced root (Adam 2017) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Ligusticum chuanxiong (syn. L. wallichi, L. striatum) Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent Classifications: K. Medicines which Move the Blood Uses: 1. Moves Blood…
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Schisandra, Wu Wei Zi 五味子 Wu Wei Zi (TCM)Da trig ད་ཏྲིག (Tibet) Schisandra chinensisHoutte, L. van, Flore des serres et des jardin de l’Europe, vol. 15 (1845) Schisandra chinensis(Photo by ally j) (Wikimedia) Dried Schisandra Wu Wei Zi (Adam 2023) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Schisandra spp:Primarily: Parts used: Fruit Temperature…
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Salt, Rock Salt, Yan 盐 Rock Salt: Sal Gem; Halite;–Rgyam tshwa རྒྱམ་ཚྭ (Tibetan)–Namak e Sang (Unani)–Saindhava (Ayurveda)–Shi Yan 石盐 (TCM)Sea Salt:–Yan 盐 (TCM)–Namak e Toam (Unani)–Samudra (Ayurveda)Black Salt: Halite violaceum–Vida (Ayurveda)–kha ru tsha ཁ་རུ་ཚ (Tibetan)–Namak e Siyah (Unani) SaltOrtus Sanitatis, Beck, 1517 Halite, Salt crystalPhoto by Parent Gery (Wikimedia) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO…
Glehnia, Bei Sha Shen Glehnia, Bei Sha Shen 北沙参 Adenophora, Nan Sha Shen 南沙参 Glehnia littoralis(Photo by Pieria) (Wikimedia) Adenophora stricta(Photo by Kenraiz) (Wikimedia) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: There are two main varieties of Sha Shen: Bei Sha Shen: Glehnia littoralis (Northern China) Nan Sha Shen: Adenophora tetraphylla, A. stricta (Southern…
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