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Chebula 10 (A Ru 10) (Tibetan Medicine)

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A ru bcu pa  ཨ་རུ་བཅུ་པ།Chebula 10 Tradition: Tibetan Source / Author: Men Tsee Kang Herb Name A ru ra (Chebula)Gur gum (Safflower) *Btsod (Madder)Zhu mkhan (Symplocos leaf)Rgya skyegs (Lacca) Tig ta (Swertia)Brag zhun (Shilajit)Shug pa tsher can (Juniper) Mkhal zho dkar poSug smel (Lesser Cardamon) Latin Terminalia chebulaCarthamus tinctoriusRubia cordifoliaSymplocos racemosaLaccifer laccaSwertia chirataShilajitJuniperus spp.Phaseolus lunatusElettaria…

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Myristica, Nutmeg & Mace FREE

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Myristica, Nutmeg, Rou Dou Kou 肉豆蔻 Nux Muscata (Latin)Jatiphala (Ayurveda, Unani)Rou Dou Kou 肉豆蔻 (TCM)Dza ti  ཛཱ་ཏི (Tibetan) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Darstellung und Beschreibung sammtliche, Berg, 1858 Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Top: Whole NutmegBottom: Mace Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Myristica fragrans Parts used: Fruit (Nutmeg); Mace…

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Green Oil

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Green Oil Tradition: Western Source / Author: The Book of Herbs, Lady Rosalind Northcote, 1903 Herb Name SageCamomileWormwoodMarshmallow Latin Salvia officinalis Matricaria recutita Artemisia absinthum Althea officinalis Amount equal parts Preparation: Add the herbs to a jar and cover with Olive Oil; to a quart of oil, add 1⁄4 lb. Sugar (or a similar proportion…

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Ding Jing Tang

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Ding Jing Tang  定经汤 Stablize Menstruation Decoction Tradition: TCM Source / Author: Herb Name Tu Si Zi (Dodder seed)Bai Shao (White Peony)Dang Gui (Chinese Angelica)Shu Di Huang (Rehmannia)Shan Yao (Dioscorea)Fu Ling (Poria)Jing Jie (Schizonepeta)Chai Hu (Bupleurum) Latin Cuscuta sinensisPaeonia lactifloraAngelica sinensisRehmannia glutinosaDioscorea polystachyaPoria cocosSchizonepeta tenuifoliaBupleurum chinense Amount 9 grams ea. 4 ½ grams ea.3 grams2…

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Hawksbill Turtle Shell, Dai Mao

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Hawksbill Turtle Shell, Dai Mao 玳瑁 Dai Mao (TCM) Hawksbill TurtleIllustrated natural history of the animal kingdom, Goodrich, 1859 Hawksbill Turtle(Photo by DRVIP93, edited) (Wikimedia) Hawksbill shell(Photo source: Auckland War Memorial Museum) (Wikimedia) Zoological name: Eretmochelys imbricata Parts used: Shell Temperature & Taste: Cold. Sweet, Salty Uses: 1. Clears Heat, Resists Poison, Calms the Heart and…

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Commelina, Ya Zhi Cao PRO

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Commelina, Ya Zhi Cao 鸭跖草 DayflowerKanchata (Ayurveda)Ya Zhi Cao (TCM) Commelina communis Redouté, P.J., Liliacées (1802-1816) Commelina communis (Photo by NotAnonymous) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Commelina communis C. bengalensis is used in some parts of China, as well as in India. In India, other species used include C. diffusa, C. paludosa, C. obliqua, C. salicifolia Parts…

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Plumbago, Chitraka PRO

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Plumbago, Chitraka Leadwort, Ceylon LeadwortChitraka, Chitrak (Ayurveda)Tsi tra ka  ཙི་ཏྲ་ཀ  (Tibet)Sheetraj Hindi, Chitrak (Unani)Venkodiveli (Siddha)Bai Hua Dan (TCM) Plumbago zeylanicaEdwards’s Botanical Register, 1846 Plumbago zeylanica(Photo by David Eickhoff) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Plumbago spp.  1. P. zeylanica (syn. P. rosea) (White variety)  2. P. indica (Red variety)  3. P. capensis Parts used: Root-bark Temperature & Taste: Very Warm,…

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Chicken Gizzard Skin, Ji Nei Jin FREE

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Chicken Gizzard Skin, Ji Nei Jin 鸡内金 Ji Nei Jin (TCM)Qalzah (Arabic)Sangdana Murgh (Unani) Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Dried Chicken Gizzard skin (Unani)(Calcutta Unani College, Adam, 2019)  Prepared Chicken Gizzard skin (TCM)(Chengdu Medicine Market, Adam, 2016) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Zoological name: Gallus domesticus (Gallus gallus var. domesticus) Parts used: Prepared…

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The Great Electuary

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Electuarium DigherThe Great Electuary Tradition: Unani Source / Author: Pharmacopoeia Persica, 1681 Herb Name CinnamonIndian SpikenardPistachio *Chebulic MyrobalanNutmeg Laserpitium root **Red BehenWhite BehenWild ParsnipTree MossBalmBorageMasticCardamonMustard seedGingerCloveAsarumIndian leafCubebsCitron peel ZerumbetDoronicumWhite SandalwoodPomegranate seed AniseedMintBlack MyrobalanBuzidanSaffronZedoaryAmberPearlRed CoralCyperus ***RoseLobsterFox Testicles ****Treacle Mustard (Yellow)Treacle Mustard (Red)MuskAmbergrisGold leafSilver leaf Latin Cinnamonum zeylanicum Nardostachys jatamansi Pistachio verumTerminalia chebula Myristica fragrans Salvia hemotodesCentaurea…

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Spider Web

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Spider Web Tela Araneae Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Entomological name: Araneae are the Spiders; ‘House Spiders’ and ‘Barn Spiders’ were common sources. Parts used: Web Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Uses: 1. Stops Bleeding, Clears Heat (TCM, West, others):-around the world Spider web has been used in various ways for its Hemostatic properties.-internally to…

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Inonotus obliquus, Chaga PRO

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Inonotus obliquus, Chaga Hua Jie Kong Jun 桦褐孔菌 (TCM)Kabanoatanake (Japan) Inonotus obliquus(Photo by Tocekas) (Wikimedia) Inonotus obliquus at the Chengdu Medicine Market(Adam, 2018) Botanical name: Inonotus obliquus Parts used: Fungii, traditionally only from the Birch treeTypically found on Birch, Elm and Alder trees Temperature & Taste: Neutral. slightly Sweet and Bitter Constituents: PolysaccharidesPhenols (high levels)Betulinic…

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