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Ammi, Bishop’s Weed, Ajowan PRO

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Ammi, Bishop’s Weed, Ajowan Ameos, Ethiopian Cumin, Alexandrian Cumin, Cuminum RegiumNankhuah, Ajwain (Unani)Aatrilal (Ammi majus, Unani)Ajowan, Ajwain, Yavani (Ayurveda) Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Salmon, Botanologia, 1710  Left: Ammi copticum; Right: A. majusIcones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1806 Trachyspermum ammi(Photo by Sanjay ach) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Several plants supply Ammi: Trachyspermum ammi (syn. T. copticum, Ammi copticum, Carum…

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Daphne genkwa, Yuan Hua PRO

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Daphne genkwa, Yuan Hua 芫花 Lilac Daphne flower budYuan Hua (Flora Japonica, P. Franz von Siebold and J. G. Zuccarini, 1870) Daphne genkwa in flower(Photo by Andrey Zharkikh, cropped) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Daphne genkwa Parts used: Flower; the Root is also used Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Bitter, Pungent. Toxic Classification: E. Cathartics Uses: 1….

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Calotropis, Swallowwort PRO

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Calotropis, Swallow-wort Vasuka, Mandara, Arka (Ayurveda)Aak, Madar, Ushr (Unani) The Botanical Register, Edwards & Lindley, 1815 Calotropis gigantea(Photo by ShahadatHossain) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Calotropis gigantea, C. procera Parts used: Root bark, juice, flower Temperature & Taste: Hot, dry. Pungent, Bitter. ToxicAvicenna said Hot in the 2nd Degree but Dry in the 4th Degree.Caustic, burning, rubefacient…

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Gymnadenia 10 (Dbang lag bcu pa)

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Dbang lag bcu pa  དབང་ལག་ བཅུ་པ་Gymnadenia 10 Tradition: Tibetan Source / Author: Herb Name Dbang lag (Orchis)Sug smel (Cardamon)Nye shing (Asparagus)Mkhal ma zho shaPi pi ling (Long Pepper)Gur gum (Safflower)Se bru (Pomegranate)Shing tsha (Cinnamon)Gla rtsi (Musk)Dom mkhris (Bear Bile) Latin Orchis sp.Elettaria cardamomumAsparagus racemosusCanavalia gladiataPiper longumCarthamus tinctoriusPunica granatumCinnamomum zeylanicumMoschusFel Ursi Amount 100 grams ea. 50…

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Death Healing Nectar (Bdud rtsi chi gsos)

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Bdud rtsi chi gsos  བདུད་རྩི་ ཆི་ གསོས་Death Healing Nectar Tradition: Tibetan Source / Author: Herb Name Cu gang (Tabasheer) Gur gum (Safflower) Tsan dan dkar po (White Sandal) Se bru (Pomegranate fruit)Shing mngar (Licorice)Rgun brum dkar po (Raisins) A krong dkarLi ga dur (Cranesbill)Ru rta (Costus)Zi ra dkar po (Cumin)Shing tsha (Cinnamon)Star bu (Sea Buckthorn)Spa…

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Chelonites, Swallow stone

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Chelonite, Swallow stone Dove-stone, Chelonius, Chelidonius Ortus Sanitatis, Beck, 1517 ChelonitisGemmarum et Lapidum Historia, Tollius, 1647 Minerological name: Chelonite Parts used: Stones from the belly of young swallowsAlbertus said some are black, some reddish in color.Duffin (2015) has stated these to be fossils of orbitoline foraminiferans or sometimes pycnodont teeth. Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry…

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Piper Longum, Long Pepper FREE

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Piper longum, Long Pepper, Bi Ba 筚拨 Bi Ba (TCM)Pippali (Ayurveda)Filfil Daraz, Peepal (Unani)Thippili (Siddha)Pi pi ling  པི་པི་ལིང༌  (Tibetan)The root of Long Pepper is called Peepalmool (Unani), Thippiliver (Siddha) Long Pepper, Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Piper longumWoodville, Hooker, Spratt, Medical Botany, 1832 Long Pepper (Adam, 2017) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name:…

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Infusions

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Infusions “The infusion is lighter than the decoction, and also colder. It does not acquire from the heat of the fire what the decoction does. That is why it is more suitable for fevers and hot natures and for well-to-do people who dislike medicines which have bad tastes and odors“. (The Medical Formulary of al…

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Decoction for Back Pain and Kidney Stones (Galen)

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Decoction for Back Pain and Kidney Stones Tradition: Western Source / Author: Galen Herb Name GalangalZedoarySaxifrageGromwellCelery seedAniseedAsarabaccaSquinanth Latin Alpina officinarum Curcuma zedoaria Pimpinella saxifraga Lithospermum officinale Apium graveolens Pimpinella anisum Asarum europeum Juncus odoratus Amount 1 oz. ea. Preparation: Boil in 6 lbs. water down to half, strain Function: Warms the Kidneys, promotes Urine, Breaks…

Sapindus, Soap nut, Arishtaka PRO

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Sapindus, Soap nut, Arishtaka Arishtaka (Ayurveda)Maghz e Bunduq, Post e Ritha (Unani)Puvamkottai (Siddh) SapindusR. Wight, Illustrations of Indian botany, vol. 1 (1840) Soap Nut (Calcutta Unani College, Adam, 2019) Botanical name: Sapindus laurifolius (syn. S. trifoliatus), S. mukorossi, S. emarginatus, S. detregens, S. rubiginosus Parts used: Pericarp of the Fruit; sometimes the kernel Temperature &…

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Tong Qiao Huo Xue Tang

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Tong Qiao Huo Xue Tang  通窍活血汤Unblock Orifices and Invigorate Blood Decoction Tradition: TCM Source / Author: Correction of Errors among Physicians 1830 Herb Name Chi Shao (Red Peony)Chuan Xiong (Sichuan Lovage)Tao Ren (Peach kernel)Hong Hua (Safflower)Cong Bai (Spring Onion)She Xiang (Musk)Da Zao (Jujube)Huang Jiu (Rice wine) Latin Paeonia veitchiiLigusticum chuanxiongPrunus persicaCarthamus tinctoriusAllium fistulosumMoschusZizyphus jujubaRice Alcohol…

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