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Inula, Elecampane PRO

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Inula helenium, Elecampane Enulae Campane, Helenii Inula racemosa Rasan, Rasin (Unani)Pushkar (Ayurveda)Ma Nu  མ་ནུ  (Tibetan)Tu Mu Xiang (TCM) Gart der Gesundheit, Cuba, 1485 Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Kurtzes Handtbuchlein, Ryff, 1599 Inula heleniumBerg,, Atlas der officinellen Pflanzen (1891) ELECAMPANE ROOTNotes on PharmacognosyBy Otto Augustus Wall, 1902 Botanical name: Inula spp.Two main species…

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Morus, Mulberrytree

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Morus Nigra, Mulberry-tree Tuth (Unani) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 M. nigraMedical Botany, Woodville, Hooker, 1832 Left: Black Mulberry (top), White Mulberry (bottom)Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Dried Black Mulberry Botanical name: Morus nigraTwo main varieties are noted:  1. Morus nigra (Black)  2. Morus alba (White), used in TCM…

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Electuary of Cumin (Diacyminum) Mesue

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Electuarium Diacyminum Electuary of Cumin Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name Cumin preparedGingerCinnamonCloveAloeswoodMace GalangalLong PepperCardamonMusk Latin Cuminum cyminumZingiber officinalisCinnamonum zeylanicumEugenia caryophyllusAquillaria agallochaMyristica fragrans Alpina officinarumPiper longumElettaria cardamomumMoschus Amount 10 drams 1⁄2 oz. ea. 2 1⁄2 drams ea. 2 drams ea. 1⁄2 scruple Preparation: Powder the herbs and mix with three times their…

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The Queen of Colen’s Electuary

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Electuarium Regina ColeniiThe Queen of Colen’s Electuary Tradition: Western Source / Author: Herb Name SennaPrepared Goat BloodSaxifrage seedGromwell seedLicorice juiceCarawayAniseedParsley seedFennel seedBroom seedMacedonian ParsleyCarrot seedButchers Broom seedLovage seedAsparagus seedCuminRueJuniperSiler MontaneCalamusPennyroyalCinquefoilBay berriesGalangalGingerTurbithIndian SpikenardAmberSchoenanthValerianHog FennelLynx Stone (Belemnite) Latin Cassia angustifoliaCapra sanguinusPimpinella saxifragaLithospermum officinaleSuccus GlycyrrhizaCarum carviPimpinella anisumPetroselinum crispumFoeniculum vulgareCytisus scopariusPetroselinum macedonicumDaucus carrotaRuscus aculeatusLevisticum officinaleAsparagus officinaleCuminum cyminumRuta graveolensJuniperus communisSiler…

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Mosla / Elsholtzia, Xiang Ru PRO

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Mosla seu Elsholtzia, Xiang Ru 香茹 Aromatic Madder (Mosla)Created Latesummer Mint (Elsholtzia)Xiang Ru (TCM) Elsholtzia ciliataNaturalis Biodiversity Centre, Netherlands / Wikimedia commons Elsholtzia ciliata(Photo by Prenn) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: This herb is supplied by 2 species: Mosla chinensis (syn. Orthodon chinensis) Elsholtzia ciliata, E. splendens Parts used: Herb Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent Classification:…

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Salvia, Sage FREE

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Salvia, Sage New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Koehler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Salvia officinalis Parts used: Leaf; Flowering tops Temperature & Taste: Neutral (Traditionally regarded as Warm; Cool by some), dry. Bitter, Pungent Classifications: 2F. PURIFYING.    2O. ASTRINGENT.    2S. STRENGTHENING.    3C. ALEXIPHARMIC.    3D. CORDIALS &…

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Pogonatherum crinitum, Jin Si Cao PRO

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Pogonatherum, Jin Si Cao 金丝草 Jin Si Cao, Bi Zi Cao (TCM) Pogonatherum crinitumThunberg, C.P., Flora Japonica (1784) Pogonatherum crinitum(Photo by 天問 小窩) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Pogonatherum crinitum (syn. Pogonantherum crinitum, Andropogon crinitum) Parts used: Whole Herb Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Sweet Classification: C. Clear Damp, Promote Urine Uses: 1. Clears Heat and Damp,…

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Salix, Willow FREE

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Salix, Willow Bed Sada (Unani) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Salix albaThomé, Flora von Deutschland Österreich und der Schweiz, 1885 Salix fragilisMedical Botany, Woodville, 1810 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Salix albaOther species used include S. penandria and S. fragilis, the last of which was claimed to be…

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Electuary which is Remarkably Effective

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Electuary which is Remarkably Effective Tradition: Western Source / Author: Nicholas Alexandri Herb Name CinnamonIndian SpikenardGreater CardamonElecampaneGalangalZedoaryAniseedFennel seedCloveCyperusRocket seedBlack PepperAloeswoodNutmegSaffronBasil seed Latin Cinnamonum zeylanicumNardostachys jatamansiAmomum subulatumInula helenium Alpina officinarumCurcuma zedoariaPimpinella anisumFoeniculum vulgareEugenia caryophyllusCyperus rotundusEruca sativa Piper nigrumAquillaria agallochaMyristica fragransCrocus sativusOcinum basilicum Amount 12 drams ea. 9 drams ea. 4 drams ea. 1 dram ea. Preparation:…

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Bai Zhu Shao Yao San

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Bai Zhu Shao Yao San 白术芍药散Atractylodes and Peony Powder, or, Important Formula for Painful Purging Tradition: TCM Source / Author: Collected Treatises of [Zhang] Jing-Yue, 1624 Herb Name Bai Zhu (White Atractylodes) Bai Shao (White Peony) Chen Pi (Tangerine peel)Fang Feng (Saposhnikovia) Latin Atractylodes macrocephala Paeonia lactifloraCitrus tangerina, reticulata Saposhnikovia divaricata Amount 6 grams ea.4…

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Lacca FREE

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Lacca Laksha, Lakh (Ayurveda)Luk (Arabic)rgya skyegs  རྒྱ་སྐྱེགས  (Tibetan Medicine)Zi Cao Rong (TCM) Gum Lacca with one of the source tressMuseum Museorum, Valentini, 1704 LaccaAromaticum et Simplicium Aliquot, de Orta, 1579 Lacca on stick (top); interior of Lacca showing eggs (second from top) (Chengdu Medicine Market, Adam, 2016) Close-up of the raw Lacca containing Egg chambers.(Adam, 2016)…

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Zhu Sha An Shen Wan

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Zhu Sha An Shen Wan  朱砂安神丸Cinnabar Calm the Spirit Pill Tradition: TCM Source / Author: Clarifying Doubts about Injury from Internal and External Causes (Nei Wai Shang Bian Huo Lun) Herb Name Zhu Sha (Cinnabar) *Huang Lian (Coptis)Dang Gui (Chinese Angelica)Sheng Di Huang (Rehmannia)Zhi Gan Cao (Fried Licorice) Latin Mercuric sulphideCoptis chinesisAngelica sinensisRehmannia glutinosaGlycyrrhiza uralensis…

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