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Goethite

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Goethite, Mdung rtse dkar po མདུང་རྩེ་དཀར་པོ་ Mdung rtse dkar po (Tibetan)Zhen Tie Kuang (TCM) Goethite from Colorado(Photo by Rob Lavinsky) (Wikimedia) Minerological name: GoethitumThere are several types of Mdung rtse in Tibetan Medicine: Mdung rtse dkar po (Goethite) Mdung rtse smug po (Brown Hematite) Mdung rtse dmar po (Red Hematite) Parts used: Prepared Mineral Temperature…

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Hematite, Dai Zhe Shi 代赭石

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Hematite, Dai Zhe Shi 代赭石 Bloodstone; Lapis Sanguinalis, AmetistusDai Zhe Shi: ‘Red Stone from Dai County’ (TCM)Gairika (Ayurveda)Smug po sbal rgyab  སྨུག་པོ་སྦལ་རྒྱབ  (Tibetan) Hortus sanitatis, 1491 Two different varieties of HematitePhotos by Parent Gery Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Mineralogical name: Hematitum Parts used: Prepared Hematite Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Bitter, Sweet. Once…

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Powder for Trauma

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Powder for Trauma Tradition: Western Source / Author: Dispensatorium Pharmaceuticum Universale, 1764 Herb Name RhubarbMumiaMadderSealed EarthArmenian EarthDragons BloodPomegranate flowerComfrey root Latin Rheum palmatumShilajitRubia tinctorumTerra SigillataTerra ArmeniusDaemonorops dracoPunica granatumSymphytum officinale Amount 1 dram 1⁄2 dram ea. 1 dram ea. 2 scruples ea.1 1⁄2 dram Preparation: Powder Function: Moves Blood, clears Stasis, clears Heat Use: Trauma, Bruising…

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Bruscus, Butcher’s Broom FREE

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Bruscus, Butcher’s Broom Ruscus, Knee Holy Ortus sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Flora von Deutschland, Kohler, 1886 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Ruscus aculeatus Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent, bittercuts, attenuates, opens Classification: 2A APERIENT4g. HEPATIC.   4h. NEPHRITIC Uses: 1. One of…

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Rabbit & Hare

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Rabbit & Hare Gart der Gesundheit, Cuba, 1485 Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Thierbuch Das ist ein kurtze beschreybung aller vierfüssigen Thieren, Gesner, 1583 Zoological name: Leporidae is the Rabbit and Hare family.Lepus timidus is the Hare; Oryctolagus cuniculus (syn. Lepus cuniculus) is the European Rabbit; others are used. Parts used: The Hare was generally…

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Echinite, Echinoid Fossil Sea Urchin Shell

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Echinite, Echinoid, Fossil Sea Urchin Shell Snake Eggs, Druid’s Egg, ThunderstoneOvum Anguinis (Pliny), Brontia, OmbriaHeart-shaped Sea Urchin: Helmet Stone, Fairy LoaveCrown-shaped Sea Urchin: Shepherd’s Crown, Button Stone, Porcupine Stone Echinite is a Fossil Sea Urchin shell. However, the term was used for a group of similar fossils, not all derived from Sea Urchins. The image…

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Zanthoxylum nitidum, Liang Mian Zhen PRO

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Zanthoxylum nitidum, Liang Mian Zhen 两面针 Shiny Prickly AshLiang Mian Zhen (TCM) Zanthoxylum schinifoliumAddisonia, vol. 10: (1925) Zanthoxylum nitidum(Photo by 阿橋) (Wikimedia) Zanthoxylum nitidum Root(Adam, 2024) Botanical name: Zanthoxylum nitidumA number of related species are used including Z. simulans, Z. bungeanum, Z. molle, Z. dissitum, Z. schinifolium (Sichuan Pepper) Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste:…

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Glauber‘s Salt, Mirabilite, Mang Xiao 芒硝

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Glauber‘s Salt, Mirabilite, Mang Xiao 芒硝 Sal Mirabile, Natrum sulphuricumMang Xiao (TCM)Mze tsha Glauber’s Salt crystalPhoto: Shizhao (Wikimedia) Mang Xiao fromCollection of the EssentialMedical Herbs of MateriaMedica (1505) Mineralogical name: Sodium Sulphate Parts used: Salt Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Salty, Bitter Uses: 1. Moves the Bowels, Clears Heat, Purges Accumulation, Resolves Stagnation::-Constipation from Heat;…

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Troches of Rose and Agrimony (Mesue)

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Troches of Rose and Agrimony Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name RoseIndian SpikenardRhubarbLicoriceTabasheerAgrimony juice Latin Rosa gallica Nardostachys jatamansi Rheum palmatum Glycyrrhiza glabra Bambusae silicae Agrimonia eupatoria Amount 1 ounce3 drams4 drams3 1⁄2 drams1 1⁄2 drams10 drams Preparation: Powder; form Troches with Manna Function: Opens Obstructions, clears Heat; Alterative Use: 1. Liver…

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Beta, Beet root

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Beta, Beet root Silq (Unani) White Beet rootAtlas der officinellen pflanzen, Felix, 1899 Botanical name: Beta vulgaris Parts used: Root; Herb Temperature & Taste: Slightly Warm and Dry, Sweet.“According to some physicians Heet is Hot and Dry in the First degree but, in fact, it possesses composite properties” (Avicenna)Red Beet was classed as more Astringent,…

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Plaster for Uterine Fibroids (Wirtzung)

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Plaster for Uterine Fibroids Tradition: Western Source / Author: Wirtzung Herb Name CamomileMelilotHollyhock rootLinseedFenugreekFigs Dates Latin Matricaria recutitaMelilotus officinalisAlthea roseaLinium usitatissimumTrigonella foenum-graecumFicus carica Diospyros lotus Amount 1 oz. ea. 8–106 or 7 Preparation: Beat them well together, and with a strong decoction of Violets and Oil of Roses, form a plaster. Function: Clears Heat, softens…

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Powder of Three Solutives (Augustine Pharmacopoeia)

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Powder of Three Solutives Tradition: Western Source / Author: Augustine Pharmacopoeia Herb Name SennaTurbithRhubarbLicoriceAniseedFennel seedIndian Spikenard Latin Cassia angustifolia Operculina turpethum Rheum palmatum Glycyrrhiza glabra Pimpinella anisum Foeniculum vulgare Nardostachys jatamansi Amount 6 drams 1⁄2 oz.2 drams 1 dram ea.1⁄2 scruple Preparation: Powder Function: Purges mixed Humors Use: Mixed Humors and complex diseases Dose: 1…

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