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Olibanum, Frankincense FREE

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Olibanum, Frankincense, Ru Xiang 乳香 Also called Thus, LibanosRu Xiang (TCM)Shallaki (Ayurveda)Kundur (Unani)Spos dkar  སྤོས་དཀར  (Tibetan) Left: Olibanum; Right: ThusOrtus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Boswellia SerrataMedical Botany, Stephenson and Churchill, 1836 Frankincense tree (Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640) Herbarium, Matthioli (Polish), 1596 Frankincense (Adam, 2016) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Boswellia thurifera, B….

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Sugar Penid (Diapenidon Frigidum) (Nichoals)

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Diapenidon or Diapenidon FrigidumSugar Penids (without Spices)or Cooling Sugar Penids Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Nicholas Myrepsus Herb Name Sugar Penids (see below)Pine nutSweet AlmondsWhite Poppy seedLicorice juiceGum ArabicTragacanth StarchMelon seedGourd seedPumpkin seedCucumber seedCamphor Latin Nux PineaPrunus amygdalus dulcisPapaver somniferumSuccus GlycyrrhizaAcacia arabicaAstragalus tragacanthAmylumCitrullus vulgarisLagenaria vulgarisCucurbita pepoCucumis sativusCamphora Amount 2 oz. 3 dr., 1 scr….

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Bilwadi Gutika (Indian Bael Pills)

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Bilwadi Gutikaalso known as Vilwadi Gulika, Vilwadi Agada, Bilwadi VatiIndian Bael Pills Tradition: Ayurveda Source / Author: Ashtanga Hridaya Herb Name Bilva (Indian Bael) root-barkTulsi (Holy Basil)KaranjaTagara (Indian Valerian)Devadaru (Himalayan Cedar)Haritaki (Chebula)Bibitaki (Belleric)Amla (Emblic)Sunth (Ginger)Marica (Black Pepper)Pippali (Long Pepper)Haridra (Turmeric)Daruharidra (Barberry) barkBasta Mutra (Goat Urine) Latin Aegle marmelosOcimum sanctumPongamia pinnataValeriana wallichiCedrus deodaraTerminalia chebulaTerminalia bellericaEmblic officinalisZingiber…

BOOK PAGEShang Han Lun

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MedicineTraditions–Important Texts Shang Han Lun The Shang Han Lun has been copied and printed many times over the centuries. Text: Shan Han Lun (Treatise on Cold Induced Disorders) Author & Tradition: Zhang Zhong Jing (150–219) Year Published C. 220 CE Brief Overview This is one of the most important texts in TCM, and every TCM…

Cannabis Flos, Cannabis flower

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Cannabis Flos, Cannabis flower Marijuana, Marihuana, HempDa Ma, Ma Hua (TCM)Qinnab (Unani)Vijaya (Ayurveda)Kanca (Siddha)So ma nag po  སོ་མ་ནག་པོ་ (Tibetan Medicine) Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Kohler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 AFRICAN CANNABIS, PRESSED INTO DISCS1, Portion of a disk composed of the compressed drug. 2, Single stem with flowers, fruits and bracts. 3. Irregular fragment of…

Eye Drops (Riverius)

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Eye Drops Tradition: Western Source / Author: Riverius (Opera Medica, 1737) Herb Name Plantain waterRose waterLiquor of Egg whiteWhite Troches of Rhasis Latin Aqua PlantagoAqua RosaLiquor Albumen Trochisci Alba Rhasis Amount 1 1⁄2 oz. ea. 1 oz.1 dram Preparation: Mix, form a collyrium Function: Clears Heat, relieves Pain Use: 1. Used for Sore and Red…

Pulmonaria, Lungwort

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Pulmonaria, Lungwort Male Comfrey, Spotted Lungwort New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Medical Botany, Woodville, 1810 Pulmonaria officinalis(Photo by Onderwijsgek) (Wikimeda) Botanical name: Pulmonaria officinalis Parts used: Leaf Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Bitter Classifications: 3K. EXPECTORANT.    3L. ANTI-TUSSIVETCM:P. Clear Phlegm Uses: 1. Clears Heat, Nourishes Yin, Stops Cough:-Hoarseness, chronic and dry Coughs, Bronchitis-Shortness of Breath and…

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Alstonia, Saptaparna PRO

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Alstonia, Saptaparna Devil’s Tree, Shaitan or Chatiyan Wood, Dita Bark Saptaparna, Vishaal-tvak, Sharad (Ayurveda)Chattun, Chhativan, Satauna, Chatni (Unani)Pala, Ezhilaippali, Mukkam palai (Siddha) Alstonia scholaris M. Blanco, Flora de Filipinas. (1875) Botanical name: Alstonia scholaris A. macrophylla is also used in Unani. Parts used: Primarily the Bark; also the flower, leaf Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry….

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Liquidambar, Lu Lu Tong PRO

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Liquidambar, Lu Lu Tong 路路通 Liquidambar, Fragrant MapleLu Lu Tong (TCM) Liquidambar formosana Hooker, W.J., Hooker, J.D., Icones Plantarum [Hooker’s Icones plantarum] (1867) Liquidambar formosana fruit(Photo by Yoiyoi kancho) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Liquidambar formosana Parts used: Fruit Temperature & Taste: Neutral. Bitter Classification: K. Move the Blood Uses: 1. Moves Qi and Blood, Opens Obstructions:-Abdominal…

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Agnimurkh Churna

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Agnimurk Churna Tradition: Ayurveda Source / Author: Yoga Ratnakar Herb Name Hing (Asafetida)Vacha (Calamus)Pippalis (Long Pepper)Sunth (Ginger)Ajwain (Bishop’s Weed)Haritaki (Chebula)Chitraka (Plumbago)Kushta (Costus) Latin Ferula asafetidaAcorus calamusPiper longumZingiber officinaleTrachyspermum ammiTerminalia chebulaPlumbago zeylanicaSaussurea Lappa Amount 1 part2 parts3 parts4 parts5 parts6 parts7 parts8 parts Preparation: Roast the Asafetida in ghee, then dry and powder. Add the prepared…

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Cuscuta herba, Dodder FREE

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Cuscuta Herba, Dodder herb Aftimoon (Unani)Akash Bel (Hindi)Tu Si Cao (TCM) Left: Dodder, Cuscuta ; Right: Dodder of Thyme, EpithymumKreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 C. europeaBritish Phaenogamous Botany, Baxter, 1834 C. vulgaris (syn. C. epilinum)Flora von Deutschland (16), Kohler, 1884 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Cuscuta spp.European is supplied by C. europea, C….

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