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Embelia, Vidanga PRO

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Embelia, Vidanga Vidanga, Viranga (Ayurveda)Vayvidankam (Siddha)Birang-e-Kabuli, Bao Birang (Unani)Byi tang ga  བྱི་ཏང་ག  (Tibetan)Xian Suan Qiang (TCM) Kirtikar & Basu, Indian medicinal plants, 1918 Embelia ribes(Photo by Dinesh Valke) (Wikimedia) Embelia fruit(Calcutta Unani College, Adam, 2019) Botanical name: Embelia ribes, E. robusta Parts used: Dried Fruit; Seed; sometimes the rootAvicenna said there are 2 varieties: Small without…

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Notopterygium, Qiang Huo FREE

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Notopterygium, Qiang Huo 羌活 Qiang Huo (TCM)Spru nag (Tibetan) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Notopterygium incisum, N. forbesii Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Bitter, Pungent Classification: A. Clear Exterior Wind-Cold Uses: 1. Clears Wind-Cold, Clears the Exterior:-Fever with Chills, Cold, Flu-Occipital Headache-acute Body aches and pains from Wind-Cold-Damp-also…

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Powder for Melancholy (Quercetan)

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Powder for Melancholy Tradition: Western Source / Author: Quercetan, Pharmacopoea Dogmaticum Resititua, 1622 Herb Name SennaAniseedFennel seedCinnamonCrystals of TartarSugar Latin Cassia angustifolia Pimpinella anisum Foeniculum vulgare Cinnamonum zeylanicum Potassium BitartrateSaccharum Amount 1 oz. 1 dram ea. 2 scruples6 drams1 1⁄2 oz. Preparation: Powder Function: Purges Melancholy Use: A gentle purge of Melancholy; used for mild…

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Chelidonium, Celandine FREE

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Chelidonium majus, Celandine Also called Hirundinaria or Swallow-wortBai Qu Hai (TCM) Herbarum Vivae Eicones, Otto Brunfels, 1530 Icones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1800 Kohler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Chelidonium majus Parts used: Whole plant in flower; Root Temperature & Taste: Cold (classed as Warm), dry. Bitter, pungent Classifications:…

Angelica & Zedoary

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Angelica & Zedoary Angelica is warm, dry and aromatic. It  promotes sweat and relieves toxicity, and was long used for all types of Toxin. It moves the blood and promotes Menstruation, and was said to comfort and cheer the Heart. It possesses some of the blood tonic effects of Dang Gui, although is far weaker.  Zedoary…

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Echinops, Camel’s Thistle PRO

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Echinops, Camel’s Thistle Globe Thistle, Camel ThornQasa-Barith, R`ai al-Jamal (Arabic)Barham Dandi , Unta Katera (Unani) Utkantaka, Brahmadandi (Ayurveda)Yu Zhou Lou Lu (TCM) Greater and Lesser Globe ThistleTheatrum Botanicum, Parkinson, 1640 Echinops echinatusK.R. Kirtikar, B.D. Basu, Indian medicinal plants (1918) Echinops ritroCurtis’s Botanical Magazine (1806) Echinops echinatus(Photo by Dinesh Valke) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Echinops echinatusE. ritro…

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Myrobalan, Emblic

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Myrobalan, Emblic Amalaki (Ayurveda)Aamla (Unani)Skyu Ru Ra སྐྱ་རུ་ར (Tibetan)Yu Gan Zi 余甘子 (TCM) Emblic MyrobalanWitsen, N., Jager, H. de, Plantae Javanicae pictae, ex Java transmissae anno MDCC (1700) Chebulic, Emblic, Belleric, Citrine (Yellow) and Indian (Black) MyrobalanA Complete History of Drugs, Pomet, London, 1748  1. Yellow (Citrine) Myrobalan 2. Black (Indian, Nigrum) Myroabalan 3. Chebulic Myrobalan 4. Emblic Myrobalan 5….

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Eczema & Psoriasis

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Eczema & Psoriasis Eczema and Psoriasis are 2 of the common chronic skin conditions still occurring today. Eczema is marked by red, inflamed, itchy skin that can form small blisters and cause bleeding. Psoriasis is marked by red, itch, scaly patches of skin. There are 5 main types of Psoriasis: Psoriasis vulgaris–most common type; red…

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Viscum, Mistletoe, Sang Ji Sheng PRO

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Viscum, Mistletoe, Hu Ji Sheng 槲寄生 Viscus (Latin)Hu Ji Sheng (Northen Mistletoe, Viscum spp., TCM) Loranthus, Sang Ji Sheng 桑寄生 Sang Ji Sheng (Mulberry Mistletoe, Loranthus [Taxillus] spp. TCM) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Mistletoe (Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563) ViscumBotanische wandplaten, 1904–1914 Viscum albumKoehler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Loranthus europeausFlora von Deutschland (27),…

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Pumex, Pumice

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Pumex, Pumice, Fu Shi 浮石 Spuma maris (“Sea Foam”)Fu Shi (TCM) Pumex and TofusConradi Gesneri de Rerum Fossilium Lapidum et Gemmarum, 1565 Metallotheca Vaticana, Mercati, 1719 2 types of Pumice(Adam, 2022) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Mineralogical Name:Pumex; Volcanic scoria Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Salty Classifications: 2F. PURIFYING3K. EXPECTORANT TCM:P. Clears Hot…

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Electuary for Spitting Blood

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Electuary for Spitting Blood Tradition: Western Source / Author: Wirtzung Herb Name Pine nutsCurrantsLicoriceCinnamonGingerSugar Latin Nux PineaRibes nigrumGlycyrrhiza glabraCinnamonum zeylanicumZingiber officinalis Saccharum Amount 1 oz.1 1⁄2 oz. 1⁄2 oz.2 drams 1 dram equal to the rest Preparation: Boil the sugar with Plantain water to a syrup, add the rest in powder. Function: Clears Heat, strengthens…

3Q. ANTHELMINTIC

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3Q. Anthelmintic Vermifuge Materia Medica in Arabic & Persian, Shirazy, 1793 These medicines are used for Worms and Parasites. Ayurveda has the following Group of Anthelmintics:Black Pepper, Embelia ribes, Moringa pterigosperma, Tithymalus antiquorum, Colocasia antiquorum, Vitex negundo, Achyranthes aspera, Tribulus terrestris, Clerodendron serratifolium, Salvadora persica                        Garlic                       Nigella seed                       Hyssop                       Wormseed                       Wormwood                       Peach kernel                       Mulberry…

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