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Leptadenia, Jivanti PRO

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Leptadenia, Jivanti Cork Swallow-wortJivanti (Ayurveda)Palalkkodi, Keeripalai (Siddha)Doodhi Khurd (Unani) Leptadenia reticulata (Official drug)R. Wight, Icones Plantarum Indiae Orientalis, (1846) Dendrobium plicatile (Flickingeria fimbriata)W.J. Hooker, J.D. Hooker, Icones Plantarum (1890)  Dendrobium macraei (syn. Flickingeria macraei)K.R. Kirtikar, B.D. Basu, Indian medicinal plants, (1918) Holostemma ada-kodien(Photo by Shantanu Kuveskar) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Leptadenia reticulataAccording to Indian sources, the…

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Eucommia, Du Zhong FREE

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Eucommia, Du Zhong 杜仲 Du Zhong (TCM) Eucommia ulmoides tree(Photo by David Stang) (Wikimedia) Eucommia ulmoides bark(Photo by Kenraiz) (Wikimedia) Bundles of chopped, wild Eucommia bark for sale at the Chengdu Market.(Adam, 2017) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Eucommia ulmoides Parts used: Bark Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Sweet, slightly Pungent…

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Gun Tan Wan

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Gun Tan Wan  滚痰丸Vaporize Phlegm Pill Tradition: TCM Source / Author: Additions to the Teachings of Dan-Xi (Dan Xi Xin Fa Fu Yu) Herb Name Meng Shi (Chlorite Schist) *Da Huang (Rhubarb)Chen Xiang (Aloeswood)Huang Qin (Scutellaria) Latin Chlorite Schist Rheum palmatumAquilaria sinensisScutellaria baicalensis Amount 30 grams 240 grams ea.15 grams * Chlorite (Meng Shi) is…

Traditional Diagnosis

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Traditional Diagnosis Diagnosis in Traditional Medicine uses a number of different modalities: Observation: by looking at the person we can immediately observe certain things. The body build, size, posture, skin color, complexion, hair, eyes and facial expression can all tell the physician certain details. Palpation: palpation is feeling. Feeling the body can detect Heat or…

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Electuary of Saffron Greater (Diacrocon Majores) (Mesue)

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Diacrocon, or Electuarium Croci, or Diacurcuma Majores Electuary of Saffron Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name SaffronAsarabaccaParsley seedCretan Carrot seedAniseed Celery seedRhubarbSpignel rootIndian SpikenardScordium Hart’s TongueLicorice juiceCassia WoodCostus MyrrhSchoenanthBalsam fruitMadderWormwood juiceMaudlin Balsam oilCinnamonCalamusTragacanth Latin Crocus sativusAsarum europeumPetroselinum crispumDaucus spp.Pimpinella anisumApium graveolensRheum palmatumMeum asthmaticumNardostachys jatamansiTeucrium ScordiumAsplenium scolopendriumSuccus GlycyrrhizaCinnamonum cassiaSaussurea lappaCommiphora molmolCymbopogon schoenanthusCommiphora opobalsamumRubia…

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Salvia haematodes, Red Behen PRO

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Salvia haematodes, Red Behen Meadow SageBehman Surkh (Unani) Red BehenNew Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Red BehenKrauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Limonium maritimum (Sea Lavender) is often listed as a source of Red Behen(Source New York Public Library‘s Digital Library) (Wikimedia) Red Behen root(Calcutta Unani College, Adam, 2019) Botanical name: Salvia haematodes (syn. Salvia pratensis subsp. haematodes)White Behen is…

AntiCancer Materia Medica

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Western Anti-Cancer Materia Medica The following is a list of the primary Traditional Western Anti-Cancer Herbal Medicines. Some have been taken from Traditional texts, some from modern research and some from modern clinical use. Further research, verification and updated information can be found in the Individual Herb Monographs, and on PubMed. Agrimony Agrimonia The following…

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Myristica, Nutmeg; Macis, Mace PRO

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Myristica, Nutmeg, Rou Dou Kou 肉豆蔻 Nux Muscata (Latin)Jatiphala (Ayurveda, Unani)Cathikkay (Siddha)Rou Dou Kou 肉豆蔻 (TCM)Dza ti  ཛཱ་ཏི (Tibetan) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Darstellung und Beschreibung sammtliche, Berg, 1858 Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Top: Whole NutmegBottom: Mace Botanical name: Myristica fragrans Parts used: Fruit (Nutmeg); Mace Temperature & Taste: Hot, dry. Pungent,…

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Teucrium polium, Poley Montane PRO

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Teucrium polium, Poley Montane Poley, Mountain Germander, Narrow-leaf GermanderKalpooreh (Unani)Hui Bai Shi Cao (TCM) New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Kurtzes Handtbuchlein, Ryff, 1599 Left: Polium campestre;  Right: P. montanumKrauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Common (left), Spanish (middle) and Lavender-leaved (right) Poley MontaneParkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Teucrium polium(Photo by Kenraiz) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Teucrium polium (syn. T. capitatum)Campestre (rural)…

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Pills for Melancholy (Unani)

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Pills for Melancholy Tradition: Unani Source / Author: Dispensatory of Ibn at Tilmid Herb Name Aftimoon (Dodder)Bisfaij (Polypody)Ghariqoon (Agaric)Kharbaq (Black Hellebore)Namak Hindi (Indian Salt)Ustukhuddus (Stoechas) Ayarij Fiqra (Hiera Picra) Latin Cuscuta europeaPolypodium vulgareFomitopsis officinalisHelleborus nigerSal Indii Lavendula stoechas a compound Amount 20 parts 10 parts ea. 2 1⁄2 parts ea.7 parts15 parts Preparation: Powder and…

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Myrrha, Myrrh, Mo Yao PRO

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Myrrha, Myrrh, Mo Yao 没药 Mo Yao (TCM)Bola (Ayurveda)Mur (Unani)Gu gul nag po གུ་གུལ་ནག་པོ  (Tibetan) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Myrrh tree and gumParkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Koehler, Medizinal Pflanzen, 1890 Myrrh (Adam, 2022) BUY PREMIUM MYRRH Botanical name: Commiphora spp. C. myrrha (syn. C. molmol)–Ethiopian Myrrh, found in Somalia, Oman, Yemen, Eritrea, Ethiopia and Saudi Arabia…

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