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Hibiscus rosasinensis, China Rose PRO

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Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, China Rose Rose of China, Chinese HibiscusJapa (Ayurveda)Gul-e-Gurhal (Unani)Semparuthi (Siddha)Fu Sang Hua (TCM) Hibiscus rosa-sinensisEdwards’s Botanical Register, vol. 21 (1836) Hibiscus rosa-sinensis(Photo by Buendia22) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Parts used: Flower Temperature & Taste: Neutral (slightly Cool and moist according to some). Sweet, Pungent, Bitter Uses: 1. Calms the Heart, Settles Wind,…

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Amomum 19 (Ko la bcu dgu) (Tibetan)

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Ko la bcu dgu  ཀ་ཀོ་ལ་བཅུ་དགུ།Amomum 19 Tradition: Tibetan Source / Author: Amdo Compendium Herb Name Ka ko la (Amomum)Cu gang (Tabasheer)Ba Sha Ka (Adhatoda)Gur gum (Safflower)Tig Ta (Swertia) Gser Me (Herpetospermum)Na ga ge sar (Silk Cotton tree flr.)A ru ra (Chebula)‘Om buRgya skyegs (Lacca)Bri mogSug smel (Cardamon)Ru rta (Costus)Bong nga dkar po (White Aconite)Bre Ga…

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Cardamon, Elettaria cardamomum PRO

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Cardamomum, Lesser Cardamom Sukshmaila (Ayurveda)Heel Khurd (Fruit, Unani)Dana Heel Khurd (Seed, Unani)Sug smel སུག་སྨེལ  (Tibetan) Ortus Sanitatis, Cube, Johann von, 1501 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Lesser CardamonIcones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1800 Indiae Utriusque re Naturali et Medica, Pisonis, 1658 Lesser, Medium and Greater CardamonsNew Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Lesser Cardamon (Adam, 2016) Botanical name: Elettaria cardamomum (syn. Amomum…

Tincture of Bees

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Tincture of Bees Tradition: Western Source / Author: Herb Name Powdered BeesRectified S.V. (60-80%) Latin Apis melliferaSpiritum rectificans Amount 1 oz.  3 lbs. Preparation: Steep for 10 days, strain and keep. Function: Promotes Urine, clears Cold and Damp, Moves the Blood, Resolves Stasis Use: 1. Urinary Obstruction2. Edema, Fluid Retention3. Ascites4. Gravel and Stones5. Chronic…

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Gan Jiang Huang Qin Huang Lian Ren Shen Tang

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Gan Jiang Huang Qin Huang Lian Ren Shen Tang干将黄芩黄连人参汤Ginger, Scutellaria, Coptis and Ginseng Decoction Tradition: TCM Source / Author: Discussion of Cold Induced Disorders (Shang Han Lun) C.220 Herb Name Gan Jiang (Ginger)Huang Lian (Coptis)Huang Qin (Scutellaria)Ren Shen (Ginseng) Latin Zingiber officinalisCoptis chinensisScutellaria baicalensis Panax ginseng Amount 6–9 grams3–6 grams6–9 grams6 grams Preparation: Decoct the herb…

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Meconopsis, Ut pal PRO

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Meconopsis, Ut pal ཨུཏ་པལ Blue PoppyUt Pal (Tibetan)Lu Rong Hao (TCM) Meconopsis paniculataCurtis’s Botanical Magazine 1852 Meconopsis puniceaCurtis’s Botanical Magazine 1907 Meconopsis simplicifolia(Illustrations of Himalayan Plants, Hooker, 1855) Meconopsis grandis flower(Photo by Hedwig Storch) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Meconopsis spp.There are 4 varieties of Ut pal: based on the color of their flower: Blue: Ut pal…

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Powder for the Memory (Sennertus)

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Powder for the Memory Tradition: Western Source / Author: Sennertus Herb Name NutmegAloeswoodFrankincenseIvoryAniseedMustard seedCoriander seed preparedCubeb CinnamonPearlMuskAmbergrisManus Christi perlata * Latin Myristica fragransAquillaria agallochaBoswellia sacraEboris Pimpinella anisumSinapis albaCoriandrum sativumPiper cubebaCinnamonum zeylanicumMargarita MoschusAmbre gris Amount 1⁄2 dram ea. 1 scruple ea. 2 drams 1⁄2 dram 6 grains ea.6 drams * Manus Christi Perlata is a confection…

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Silybum, Mary’s Thistle PRO

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Silybum, Milk Thistle Mary’s Thistle, Carduus Mariae, Carduus lacteus Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Chaumeton, Flore médicale, 1829 Silybum marianum (Photo by Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Silybum marianum (syn. Carduus marianus) Parts used: Seed; herb; rarely the root Temperature & Taste: Temperate, dry. Bittercuts, opens, gently binds Classification: B. Clear…

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Iris, Orris, or Flower de Luce PRO

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Iris, Orris and Flower de Luce Bekh e Sosan, Irsa (Unani)Susan (Arabic) Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 De Materia Medica, Andres de Laguna, 1555 Left: Iris germanica;   Right: I. florentinaDella Materia Medicinale, Andrea Valuassori, 1562 (left) Iris germanicaFlora von Deutschland, Kohler, 1886 Iris florentinaDarstellung und Beschreibung sammtliche, Berg, 1858 IRIS FLORENTINA1, Branched…

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Troches of Poppy seed (Unani)

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Trochisci de PapaverTroches of Poppy  Tradition: Unani Source / Author: Pharmacopoeia Persica, 1681​ Herb Name Rose​​Gum ArabicStarch​​TragacanthLicorice​White Poppy seed​Black Poppy seed​​SaffronTabasheer Latin Rosa gallicaAcacia arabica​AmylumAstragalus tragacanthGlycyrrhiza glabra​​Papaver somniferum​Papaver somniferumCrocus sativusBambusae silicae Amount 4 drams ea. 2 drams ea. 3 drams ea.1 dram​5 drams Preparation: Powder and form Troches Function: Clears Heat, nourishes Yin, Strengthens Lungs,…

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Emollient Powder

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Emollient Powder Tradition: Western Source / Author: Pharmacopeia Pauperum, Hamburg, 1781 Herb Name Marshmallow leafCamomileLinseed Latin Althea officinalis Matricaria recutita Linium usitatissimum Amount 1 handful ea. 1⁄2 oz. Preparation: Powder Function: Clears Heat, relieves Irritation Use: 1. Irritation of the Stomach and Intestines: Diarrhea2. Acute Cough from Heat3. Heat of the Urine, Cystitis Dose: 1…

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