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Dolichos biflorus, Kulatha PRO

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Dolichos biflorus, Kulatha Horse GramKulatha (Ayurveda)Kollu (Siddha)Hab ul-Qilt (Arabic)Kulthi (Unani) Vigna unguiculataBlanco, Flora de Filipinas. (1875) Horse gram(Calcutta Unani College, Adam, 2019) Botanical name: Dolichos biflorus (syn. Vigna unguiculata) Parts used: Seed Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry.   Uses: 1. Clears Damp, Promotes Urine, Clears Stones:-Edema, Fluid retention-Leukorrhea-Gravel, Stones (API)-also for Obesity (Porridge or soup…

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Decoction of Fruit

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Decoctum FructumDecoction of Fruit Tradition: Western Source / Author: Herb Name FigPruneJujubeSebestenHopsEndivePurslaneChicoryMelon seedGourd seedPumpkin seedCucumber seedSour DatesViolet Latin Ficus caricaPrunus domestica Ziziphus jujuba Cordia sppHumulus lupulus Chicorium endiva Portulaceae oleracea Chicorium intybus Citrullus vulgaris Cucurbitas spp. Cucurbita pepo Cucumis sativus Diospyros lotusViola odorata Amount 15 of each 20 of each1 1⁄2 handful 1⁄2 handful ea….

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Betonica, Betony FREE

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Betonica, Betony Chiron, Serratula Dioscorides Materia Medica, Ruellio, 1549 Kurtzes Handtbuchlein, Ryff, 1599 Medical Botany, Woodville, 1810 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Betonica officinalis Parts used: Herb; flower Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Bitter, pungentdiscusses, attenuates, opens, cleanses Classification: 2G. CLEANSING.   2T. GLUTINATE3C. ALEXIPHARMIC.   3E. DIURETIC.   3G. EMMENAGOGUE.   3M. ARTHRITIC.   3O….

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Cornus, Shan Zhu Yu FREE

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Cornus, Shan Zhu Yu 山茱萸 Asciatica Cornelian CherryShan Zhu Yu (TCM) Cornus officinalisAddisonia, 1918 Cornus officinalis(Photo by Alpsdake) (Wikimedia) Cornus Shan Zhu Yu fruit(Adam, 2017) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Cornus officinalis Parts used: Fruit Temperature & Taste: Slightly Warm, dry. Sour Classifications: 2O. ASTRINGENTSTCM:R. Astringents Uses: 1. Stabilises the Kidneys,…

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Cucurbita, Pumpkin

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Cucurbita, Pumpkin PepoTukhm e Kadu (Unani)Nan Gua Zi 南瓜子, Bai Gua Zi  白瓜子 (TCM)Ka bed  ཀ་བད  (Tibetan) PepoKrauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Icones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1804 Botanical name: Cucurbita pepo Parts used: Seeds; Fruit (as food) Temperature & Taste: Cool, Moist. Sweet, Bitter Classification: S. Worms and Parasites Uses: 1. One of the 4 Greater Cold…

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Schizonepeta, Jing Jie FREE

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Schizonepeta, Jing Jie 荆芥 Japanese Catnip, Fineleaf Schizonepeta SpikeJing Jie (TCM) Schizonepeta tenuifolia Schizonepeta multifida(Photo by Doronenko) (Wikimedia) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Schizonepeta tenuifolia (syn. Nepeta tenuifolia), S. multifida (syn. Nepeta multifida) Parts used: Herb Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent Classification: A. Clear Exterior Wind-Cold Uses: 1. Clears Wind-Cold,…

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Six Excellent Medicines (Tibetan Medicine)

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Six Excellent Medicines Tradition: Tibetan Source / Author: Herb Name Cu Gang (Tabasheer)Gur Gum (Safflower)Li Shi (Clove)Sug Smel (Cardamon)Dza Ti (Nutmeg) Ka Ko La (Greater Cardamon) Latin Bambusae silicae Carthamus tinctorius Eugenia caryophyllus Elettaria cardamomum Myristica fragrans Amomum subulatum Amount equal parts Preparation: Powder Function: Balances Humors, Harmonizes Organs (Heart, Lungs, Liver, Spleen, Kidney) Use:…

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Pills Against Fluxes (Nicolas)

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Pills Against Fluxes Tradition: Western Source / Author: Nicholas Herb Name MyrtlePomegranate flowersPomegranate peelComfrey rootDragons BloodArmenian EarthAcaciaHypocistusRoseTartarSumach seedSaffronGallia Moschata NicolaiGallsCinnamonSpodium (Tabasheer)MasticGum ArabicOpium Latin Myrtus communisPunica granatumPunica granatumSymphytum officinaleDaemonorops dracoTerra ArmeniusAcacia spp. Cytinus hypocistusRosa gallicaPotassium tartrateRhus parvifloraCrocus sativus a compoundQuercus infectoriaCinnamonum zeylanicumBambusae silicaePistacia lentiscusAcacia arabicaOpium Amount 1 dram ea.1⁄2 dram Preparation: Hypocistis juice, Opium, Acacia and…

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Powder for Vomiting from Phlegm and Bile (1)

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Powder for Vomiting from Phlegm and Bile (1) Tradition: Western / Unani Source / Author: Nicolai Magni, De Medicis Pulveribus, 1545 Herb Name Pomegranate peelBarberryRoseCyperus MasticTabasheerSpikenardMintPistachio nut shell Latin Punica granatumBerberis vulgarisRosa gallicaCyperus rotundusPistacia lentiscusBambusae silicaeNardostachys jatamansiMentha arvensisPistachio verum Amount 10 drams 1⁄2 oz. ea.3 drams 2 drams ea. Preparation: Powder Function: Clears Phlegm and…

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Linum, Linseed FREE

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Linum, Linseed FlaxseedTukhm e Katan (Unani) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Della Materia Medicinale, Andrea Valuassori, 1562 Herbarum Vivae Eicones, Otto Brunfels, 1530 Icones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1804 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Linium usitatissimum Parts used: Seed; expressed Oil Temperature & Taste: Neutral (slightly Warm). Pungent Classifications: 2B ATTENUATERS.    2F. PURIFYING.   …

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Electuary for Liver Heat

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Electuary for Liver Heat Tradition: Unani Source / Author: Dispensatory of Ibn at Tilmid Herb Name Khashkhaash (White Poppy seed)Kishneez Khushk (Dry Coriander)Kharbuza (Musk Melon seed)Tabasheer (Tabasheer)Ward (Rose)Gaozaban (Borage)Rasaut (Barberry juice extract)Gil e Makhtoom (Sealed Earth) Latin Papaver somniferumCoriandrum sativumCucurbita moschataBambusae silicaeRosa gallica Borago officinalisBerberis vulgarisTerra Sigillata Amount 3 parts ea. 1 1⁄2 parts ea….

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