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Trichosanthes Semen, Gua Lou Ren FREE

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Trichosanthes Semen, Gua Lou Ren 瓜娄仁 Gua Lou Ren (TCM) Dian Nan Ben Cao Tu Shuo (Illustrated Yunnan Pharmacopoeia) Ming Dynasty (1773 edition) (Welcome, Wikimedia) Trichosanthes kirilowii var. japonica(Photo by 杉山龍彦) (Wikimedia) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Trichosanthes kirilowii, T.  rosthornii Parts used: Trichosanthes Seed Temperature & Taste: Cold, moist. Sweet…

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Da Huang Zhe Chong Wan

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Da Huang Zhe Chong Wan 大黄蛰虫丸Rhubarb and Eupolyphaga [Wingless Cockroach] Pill Tradition: TCM Source / Author: Essential of the Golden Cabinet, c. 220 Herb Name Da Huang (Rhubarb root)Sheng Di Huang (Rehmannia)Bai Shao (Peony) Tao Ren (Peach kernel)Ku Xing Ren (Apricot kernel)Tu Bie Chong (Eupolyphaga) Shui Zhi (Leech)Huang Qin (Baical Skullcap)Meng Chong (Tabanus)Qi Cao (Holotrichia)Gan…

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Ophiopoglossum, Adder’s Tongue

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Ophioglossum, Adder’s Tongue Serpent’s Tongue, Christ’s Spear, Lancea Christi, Ophioglossum, Lingua SerpentinaPing Er Xiao Cao (TCM) L’Histoire des Plantes, Paris, 1584 OphioglossumBlackwell, E., Herbarium Blackwellianum, vol. 5 (1765) OphioglossumBilder ur Nordens Flora, Lindman, 1917 Ophioglossum vulgatum(Photo by Orchi) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Ophioglossum vulgatum Parts used: Roots, leaves Temperature & Taste: Neutral, dry. Classifications: Cleansing, Alterative,…

Endometriosis

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Endometriosis Endometriosis is a condition where Uterine tissue grows outside the Uterus, particularly on the ovaries or fallopian tubes and in the tissue lining the pelvis. In severe cases adhesions can occur on the intestines, bladder, vagina and abdominal surgery scars. It is believed to affect between 2–10% of woman of child-bearing age in the…

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Corallodiscus, Brag skya ha bo PRO

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Corallodiscus, Brag skya ha bo བྲག་སྐྱ་ཧ་བོ Brag skya ha bo་ (Tibetan)Shi Dan Cao (TCM) Corallodiscus lanuginosusPhoto by Woudloper (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Corallodiscus spp. C. lanuginosus (syn. C. flabellatus, Didissandra flabellata) C. kingianus Parts used: Whole herb Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Bitter Classification: Uses: 1. Clears Heat, Resists Poison: (Tibet, TCM)-all types of Toxicity-Fever, Cough,…

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Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang

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Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang 血府逐瘀汤Drive out Stasis from the Chest Decoction Tradition: TCM Source / Author: Correction of Errors Among Physicians (1830) Herb Name Tao Ren (Peach seed)Hong Hua (Safflower)Chuan Xiong (Sichuan lovage) Sheng Di Huang (Rehmannia) Dang Gui (Chinese angelica)Chi Shao Yao (Red Peony)Chai Hu (Bupleurum)Zhi Ke (Bitter Orange) Gan Cao (Licorice)Niu Xi…

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Vaccaria, Wang Bu Liu Xing PRO

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Vaccaria, Wang Bu Liu Xing 王不留行 Cowherb seedWang Bu Liu Xing, Mai Lan Cai (TCM) Vaccaria hispanica (as Isatis sylvestris Hispanica)Lobel, M. de, Plantarum seu stirpium icones (1581) Vaccaria segetalisMasclef, A., Atlas des plantes de France, vol. 2 (?) Vaccaria segetalis(Photo by Thayne Tuason) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Vaccaria segetalis (syn. V. hispanica, V. vaccaria, V….

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Morus Folium, Mulberry Leaf, Sang Ye PRO

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Morus Folium, Mulberry Leaf, Sang Ye 桑叶 Sang Ye (TCM）Sring Shing Lo Ma  སྲིང་ཤིང་ལོ་མ་མ་ (Tibet) Botanische wandplaten (Plantillustrations) Botanical name: Morus alba Parts used: Leaf Temperature & Taste: Cool, slightly Moist. Bitter, Sweet Classifications: A. Clear Exterior Wind-Heat Uses: 1. Clears Wind-Heat: -Fever, Cold, Flu, sore Throat-nasal obstruction, Sinusitis-also to promote expression of rashes in…

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Lupulus, Hops PRO

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Lupulus, Hops Lupulus salictarius, Lupulus reptitius, Volubilis, Humulus, Habiola Gart der Gesundheit, Cuba, 1485 Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Botanische wandplaten, 1904–1914 Koehler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Botanical name: Humulus lupulus Parts used: FlowerLupulin is the powder from the glandular hairs of hop flowers. It is used similarly, but is…

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Abies webbiana, Talispatra PRO

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Abies webbiana, Talispatra Himalayan Silver FirTalisa, Talispatra (Ayurveda)Talispatri (Siddha)Talispattar (Unani)Zarnab, Talisfar (Arabic) Abies webbianaA.B. Lambert, Description of the genus Pinus and some other remarkable plants (1890) A manual of the Coniferae, Veitch, 1881 Botanical name: Abies webbiana (syn. A. spectabilis, Pinus webbiana) Parts used: Needles; also bark, oil, resin Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent,…

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Triphala Electuary of Fennel Seeds (Unani)

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Triphala Electuary of Fennel Seeds Tradition: Unani Source / Author: Herb Name Fennel seedYellow MyrobalanChebulic MyrobalanBelleric MyrobalanEmblic MyrobalanRoseSavory Latin Foeniculum vulgareTerminalia chebula (yellow) Terminalia chebulaTerminalia bellericaEmblica officinalisRosa gallicaSatureja montana Amount 70 grams 10 grams ea. Preparation: Powder and with sufficient Sweet Almond Oil, and 400 grams of Impure Sugar, form an Electuary. Function: Cleanses the…

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Troches of Spodium (Trochisci Spodii) (Nicholas)

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Trochisci Spodii Nicolai Troches of Spodium [Tabasheer] of Nicholas Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Nicholas (Medicamentorum Opus Nicolai Myrepsus 1625) Herb Name RoseTabasheerPurslane seedLicorice juiceTragacanthStarchSugar Latin Rosa gallicaBambusae silicaePortulaceae oleraceaSuccus GlycyrrhizaAstragalus tragacanthAmylumSaccharum Amount 3 drams 2 drams ea. 1 dram ea.4 drams Preparation: Powder and form troches with mucilage of Psyllium Function: Clears Heat…

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