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Chai Hu Gui Zhi Tang

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Chai Hu Gui Zhi Tang  柴胡桂枝汤 Bupleurum and Cinnamon twig Decoction Tradition: TCM Source / Author: Discussion of Cold Induced Disorders (Shang Han Lun) C.220 Herb Name Chai Hu (Bupleurum)Ban Xia (Pinellia)Huang Qin (Scutellaria)Ren Shen (Ginseng)Gui Zhi (Cinnamon twig)Bai Shao (White Peony)Zhi Gan Cao (Fried Licorice)Sheng Jiang (Fresh Ginger)Da Zao (Jujube) Latin Bupleurum chinensisPinellia ternataScutellaria…

Menyanthes, Buckbean FREE

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Menyanthes, Buckbean Bogbean, Water Trefoil, Marsh Trefoil, Marsh CloverShui Cai (TCM) Tabernaemontanus Icones Plantarum Medicinalium. 1788 Atlas der Officinellen Pflanzen, Berg & Schmidt, Leipzig, 1893 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Menyanthes trifoliata (syn. Trifolium palustre, T. fibrinum) Parts used: Leaf Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Bitter Uses: 1. Clears Heat and…

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Equisetum, Horsetail, Mu Zei FREE

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Equisetum, Horsetail, Mu Zei 木贼 Hippuris, Ephedron, AnabasisMu Zei (TCM)Khu byug rtsa ljang  ཁུ་བྱུག་རྩ་ལྗང་ (Tibet) Two varieties of HorsetailDioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 E. arvensisFlora von Deutschland (4), Kohler, 1884 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Equisetum arvenseAlso used are E. maximum, E. sylvaticum, E. palustre, E. limosum, and E. hyemale, the…

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Selaginella doederleinii, Shi Shang Bai PRO

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Selaginella, Shi Shang Bai 石上柏 SelaginellaShi Shang Bai (TCM) Selaginella doederleinii Photo by 天問 小窩 (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Selaginella doederleiniiSee also Selaginella pulvinata which may be an equivalent plant. Parts used: Whole Herb Temperature & Taste: Neutral/Cool, dry. Sweet, Pungent, Bitter Classifications: B. Clears Heat and Poison Uses: 1. Clears Heat, Resists Poison:-Fever-Acute Sore Throat-Lung-Heat…

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Electuary of Steel (Unani)

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Electuarium de ChalybeMajun FauladElectuary of Steel Tradition: Unani Source / Author: Pharmacopoeia Persica (1681) Herb Name SaffronBlack PepperLong PepperCinnabar prepared *CubebMasticAniseedSkinkSpikenardMaceCloveCinnamonWhite SandalwoodCuminNigellaMelon seedChicory seedWhite Poppy seedPyrethrumRed BehenWhite BehenBlack MyrobalanRed Coral preparedAmber preparedPearlCelery seedAsh tree seedPistachioPennyroyal seedDatura seed **GentianCamel PlacentaGingerSparrow BrainChicken BrainSesame seedThyme (Greek)CamomileNutmegEmblic MyrobalanBelleric MyrobalanGreater CardamonGarden Cress AmmiCoconutAsparagus seed Cassia WoodBlessed ThistlePine nutsWalnut flower ***Convolvulus…

Convallaria, Lily of the Valley PRO

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Convallaria, Lily of the Valley Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Herbarum Vivae Eicones, Otto Brunfels, 1530 Flora von Deutschland, Kohler, 1886 Dried RootNotes on Pharmacognosy, Otto Augustus Wall, 1902 Botanical name: Convallaria majalis Parts used: Root, Flower Temperature & Taste: Slightly Cool, dry. Bitter, SweetTabernaemontanus classed it as Warm and dry, while such as Lonicerus, classed…

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Bloodstone, Heliotrope

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Bloodstone, Heliotrope ElitropiaChi Dim Shi, Ji Xue Shi (TCM) Ortus Sanitatis, 1491 Bloodstone (Heliotrope)Photo by Ra’ike Mineralogical name: Lapis Heliotropum; Chalcedony group Parts used: Levigated Stone Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Sweet, Slightly Pungent Constituents: Silicon dioxide (SiO2), iron Uses: 1. Clears Heat, Stops Bleeding:-any type of Bleeding (West, Ayurveda)-stops excessive Menstruation-prevents Miscarriage-Diarrhea and Dysentery,…

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Nelumbo folium, Lotus Leaf, He Ye PRO

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Nelumbo folium, Lotus Leaf, He Ye 荷叶 He Ye (TCM) Descourtilz, M.E., Flore médicale des Antilles, vol. 8 (1829) Botanical name: Nelumbo nucifera Parts used: Leaf, fresh or dried Temperature & Taste: Neutral (slightly Cool), Bitter, slightly Sweet Uses: 1. Clears Heat: -Fever, Irritability, Excess Sweating-Restlessness, Irritation (Da Ming)-Thirst due to Fever-especially for ‘Summer-heat’; acute…

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Powder of Lavender (Gerard)

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Powder of Lavender Tradition: Western Source / Author: Gerard Herb Name Lavender flowersCinnamonNutmegsCloves Latin Lavendula officinalis Cinnamonum zeylanicum Myristica fragrans Eugenia caryophyllus Amount 2 parts 1 part ea. Preparation: Powder Function: Moves Qi and Blood, clears Cold, regulates the Heart Use: 1. Palpitation2. Chest Pain and distress3. Dizzyness4. Vertigo5. Paralysis Dose: 1⁄2–1 dram with wine…

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Boschniakia, Hui Chuan Cao PRO

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Boschniakia, Hui Chun Cao 回春草 Hui Chuan Cao (‘Rejuvenation Herb’); Cao Cong Rong (TCM)Oniku (Japan) Orobanche spp. (2) and Boschniakia (3), showing the similarity of the two species.Komarov (Komorov), V.L., Flora of the U.S.S.R. (1934-1964) Boschniakia rossica(Photo by Malcolm Manners) (Wikimedia) Ther dried herb for sale at the Chengdu Medicine Market(Adam, 2018) Botanical name: Boschniakia…

Corallina PRO

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Corallina Sea Moss, Muscus maritimus, Muscus marinus Corallina, Muscus Marinus(New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563) CorallinaKreuter Buch und kunstliche Conterfeyungen, 1703 Two of four varieties described in Tabernaemontanus Muscus marinus, CorallinaKreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 Corallina officinalis(Photo by Gabriele Kothe-Heinrich) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Corallina officinalis (syn. C. anglica) Parts used: Whole dried Seaweed Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Salty…

Baths, Enemas, Douches

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Baths, Enemas & Douches Enemas Sample Enema Recipes 1. Olive oil (5 ounces), Aloe (1 dram). Dissolve2. Camomile (half handful), Linseed, Fenugreek (1 dram each). Infuse in 1 liter of hot water; strain.3. Decoct Camomile (2 handfuls) down to 8 ounces; strain, add Honey of Roses (1 ounce). Mix4. Decoction of Oatmeal (1 pound), Olive…

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