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Hemiphragma, A bi ra PRO

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Hemiphragma, A bi ra ཨ་བི་ར A bi ra (Tibet)Bian Da Xiu Qiu (TCM) Hemiphragma heterophyllumWallich, N., Tentamen florae Napalensis illustratae (1826) Hemiphragma heterophyllum(Photo by Vinayaraj) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Hemiphragma heterophyllum Parts used: Whole Herb or Root Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Sweet (Warm in TCM) Classification: Uses: 1. Clears Wind-Damp, Opens the Channels, Eases Pain:…

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Powder for Stomach Pain from Bile

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Powder for Stomach Pain from Bile Tradition: Western Source / Author: Alexander Benedictus (Nicolai Magni, De Medicis Pulveribus, 1545) Herb Name Sugar of RoseWhite Coral powderSandalwoodTabasheerPearlSugar Latin Saccharum Rosata Corallum album Santalum album Bambusae silicae Margarita Saccharum Amount 3 oz.1 oz. 1⁄2 oz. ea.1 oz. Preparation: Powder Function: Clears Heat and Bile, relieves Pain Use:…

Glycine, Soybean, Da Dou

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Glycine, Soybean, Da Dou 大豆 Soya, SoybeanDa Dou 大豆, Yellow Soy BeanHei Da Dou, 黑大豆 Black Soy Bean (TCM)Prepared Soy Bean: Dan Dou Chi 淡豆豉Sprouted Soy Bean: Da Dou Juan 大豆卷Sran chen dkar po (Tibet)  J. Zorn, Icones plantarum medicinalium, Abbildungen von Arzneygewächsen, (1782) Botanical name: Glycine max (syn. G. soja, G. hispida, Dolichos soja,…

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Phlomis younghusbandii, Lug Mur PRO

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Phlomis younghusbandii, Lug Mur ལུག་མུར Jerusalem SageLug Mur (Tibet)Pang Xie Jia, Kuai Jing Cao Su (TCM) Phlomis tuberosaCurtis’s Botanical Magazine (1813) Phlomis tuberosa(Photo by Stefan.lefnaer) (Wikimedia) Phlomis root (Adam, 2016) Botanical name: Phlomis younghusbandii (syn. P. kawaguchii, P. tuberosa, Phlomoides younghushandii)Tibetan texts recognise 3 types of Lug mur: Male (Pho): white, solid, hard root with…

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Lilium candidum, White Lily

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Lilium candidum, White Lily Rosa Junonis Gart der Gesundheit, Cuba, 1485 Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 White Lily Yellow Lily Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Atlas des plantes de jardins, Klincksieck, 1896 Botanical name: Lilium candidum (syn. L. album) Parts used: Bulb (fresh and dried); Flower (fresh and dried) Temperature & Taste: Neutral, moist. Sweet. (Salmon said the…

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Nelumbo Plumuia, Lotus Plumule, Lian Zi Xin, PRO

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Nelumbo Plumuia, Lotus Plumule, Lian Zi Xin 莲子心 Lian Zi Xin (TCM) Descourtilz, M.E., Flore médicale des Antilles, vol. 8 (1829) Illustrations of Indian Botany, Wight, 1840 Botanical name: Nelumbo nucifera Parts used: Plumule Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Bitter Uses: 1. Clears Heart Fire: -High fever with confusion, delirium, insomnia, irritability 2. Clears Heat,…

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Eleutherococcus, Siberian Ginseng FREE

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Eleutherococcus, Siberian Ginseng, Ci Wu Jia 刺五加 Russian Ginseng, Spiny Acanthopanax, Devil’s Shrub, Eleutherococcus GinsengCi Wu Jia (TCM) Eleutherococcus senticosusKomarov (Komorov), V.L., Flora of the U.S.S.R. (1934-1964) Eleutherococcus senticosus(Photo by Salicyna) (Wikimedia) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Eleutherococcus senticosus (syn. Acanthopanax senticosus, Hedera senticosa) Parts used: Root, Root-bark or Stem-bark Temperature…

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Electuary of Aloeswood (Egyptian?)

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Electuary of Aloeswood Tradition: Western Source / Author: Egyptian ? (Omnia Quae extant in Latinum Sermonem Conversa, 1556) Herb Name RhubarbLaccaIndian SpikenardAsarabaccaChamepitysGalangalCloveAniseedRoseMarjoramMasticBalsam fruitValerianSpignel rootSquinanthAloeswoodChamedrysStoechas Latin Rheum palmatumLaccifer laccaNardostachys jatamansiAsarum europeumAjuga chamaepitysAlpina officinarumEugenia caryophyllusPimpinella anisum Rosa gallicaOreganum marjoranaPistacia lentiscusCommiphora opobalsamumValeriana officinalisMeum asthmaticumJuncus odoratusAquillaria agallochaTeucrinum chamaedrysLavendula stoechas Amount 4 drams ea. 1 dram ea.1 1⁄2 drams 1…

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Viola tricolor, Heartsease

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Viola tricolor, Heart’s Ease Heartsease, Herba Trinitatis Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Hand-Atlas Medicinisch-Pharmaceutischer, 1884 Kohler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Botanical name: Viola tricolor Parts used: Whole Herb Temperature & Taste: Cool, moist. Slightly Pungent and Sweet Uses: 1. Clears Wind and Heat, Settles Spasms:-various acute conditions coming from Wind and Heat-itchy skin conditions from wind;-infantile Convulsions, Epilepsy-rheumatic…

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Iris, Orris, or Flower de Luce FREE

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Iris, Orris and Flower de Luce Bekh e Sosan, Irsa (Unani) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Della Materia Medicinale, Andrea Valuassori, 1562 Left: Iris germanica;   Right: I. florentinaDella Materia Medicinale, Andrea Valuassori, 1562 (left) Iris germanicaFlora von Deutschland, Kohler, 1886 Iris florentinaDarstellung und Beschreibung sammtliche, Berg, 1858 IRIS FLORENTINA1, Branched rhizome. 2. Root scars on the…

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Ocimum, Basil FREE

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Ocimum, Basil BasilicumBabuitulsi (Ayurveda); Tusli (Sacred Basil, Ayurveda)Luo Le (TCM) Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Clove Basil (Left);  Great Basil (Right)Krauterbuch, Rihel, 1565 Chaumeton, Flore médicale (vol. 1), 1833 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Ocimum spp.O. basilicum is the Common or Sweet BasilHoly or Sacred Basil (O. sanctum)…

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