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Lodoicea, Sea Coconut PRO

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Lodoicea, Sea Coconut Double Coconut, Maldive Coconut, Coco-de-MerAklari (Ayurveda)Kadalthengai (Siddha)Narjeel Daryai (Unani) Sea Coconut palm, Lodoicea maldivicaCurtis, W., Botanical Magazine (1827) Sea Coconuts (left, in a bunch, right individual)Curtis, W., Botanical Magazine (1827) Lodoicea maldivica(Photo by David Stanley) (Wikimedia0 Botanical name: Lodoicea maldivica, L. seychellarum Parts used: Kernel Temperature & Taste: Cool, moist. Sweet, PungentAccording…

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Madder Pill (Tibetan Medicine)

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Man ngag gam phye dmar poMadder Pills Tradition: Tibetan Source / Author: Herb Name Brag zhun (Shilajit)Btsod (Madder)Rgya skyegs (Lacca)Gu gul (Bdellium)Shu dag (Calamus)Zhu mkhan (Sapphireberry)Bong nga nag po (Aconitum)Gla rtsi (Musk) *Sug tsher (Juniper) Latin ShilajitRubia cordifoliaLaccifer laccaCommiphora mukulAcorus calamusSymplocos paniculataAconitum feroxMoschusJuniperus spp. Amount 50 grams 200 grams 120 grams 50 grams 130 grams…

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Water Making Fruitful

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Aqua Proolifica Water Making Fruitful Tradition: Western Source / Author: Pharmacopoeia Bateana Herb Name Angelica seeds, hulledSweet Fennel seedLicoriceRaisinsMugwortBalmBlessed ThistlePennyroyalAmomumWineMilk Latin Angelica archangelica Foeniculum vulgareGlycyrrhiza glabraVitis viniferaArtemisia vulgarisMelissa officinalisCarduus benedictus Mentha pulegiumAmomum subulatumVinumLac Amount 1 1⁄2 lbs. 4 oz. ea.1 lb. 4 handfuls ea. 2 handfuls ea. 4 oz. 6 lbs. ea. Preparation: Mix, steep…

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Isatis, Woad, Da Qing Ye, Ban Lan Gen PRO

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Isatis, Woad Root: Isatis Radix: Ban Lan Gen, 板蓝根Leaf: Isatis Folium: Da Qing Ye, 大青叶 Isatis tinctoria(Atlas des plantes de France. 1891) Persicaria tinctoria(Photo by Udo Schröter) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Isatis indigotica (syn. I. tinctoria)The Leaf (Da Qing Ye) may be obtained from: Isatis tinctoria (syn. I. indigotica) Geum aleppicum Persicaria tinctoria (syn. Polygonum tinctorium)…

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Philonium Romanum (Philonium Nicolai) (Nicholas)

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Philonium Nicolai,or Philonium Romanum,or Philonium MagnumRoman Philonium,or Greater Philonium, or Philonium of Nicholas Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Nicholas Herb Name White Henbane seedWhite PepperOpiumCassia WoodCinnamon Celery seedMyrrhEuphorbium preparedCostusMacedonian Parsley seedFennel seed Cretan Carrot seedSaffronPellitoryIndian SpikenardZedoary Latin Hyoscyamus albaPiper albumOpiumCinnamonum cassiaCinnamonum zeylanicumApium graveolensCommiphora molmolEuphorbium resiniferaSaussurea lappaPetroselinum macedonicumFoeniculum vulgare Daucus spp. Crocus sativusAnacyclus pyrethrumNardostachys jatamansiCurcuma…

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Calamintha, Calamint FREE

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Calamintha, Calamint Also called Mountain Mint New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Greater (top left) and Lesser (right) CalamintParkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Curtis, William, Flora Londinensis, vol. 6 (1789-1798) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Calamintha officinalis (syn. Clinopodium nepeta subsp. glandulosum, Melissa nepeta, Melissa calamintha)C. nepeta (Lesser Calamint) is used…

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Kalya Avaleha (Ayurveda)

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Kalya Avaleha Auspicious Electuary Tradition: Ayurveda Source / Author: Bhaisajya RatnavaliThe Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India, Government of India, 2007 Herb Name Haridra (Turmeric)Vacha (Calamus)Kushtha (Costus)Pippali (Long Pepper)Sunthi (Ginger root)Sweta jiraka (Cumin)Ajamoda (Celery seed)Yashtimadhu (Licorice)Saindhava lava (Rock Salt)Ghrita (Ghee) Latin Curcuma longaAcorus calamusSaussurea costusPiper longumZingiber officinaleCuminum cyminumApium leptophyllumGlycyrrhiza glabraSal Gem Buturum clarificans Amount 1 part ea….

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Castoreum

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Castoreum Jundbedastar (Unani) Gart der Gesundheit, Cuba, 1485 Materia Medica Animalia, Peter Peyto Good, 1853 Zoological name: Castor fiber (Eurasian); C. canadensis (North American) Parts used: Aromatic Gland, dried Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent, BitterThe genuine has a highly aromatic, fetid, strong, unpleasant scent“It is essentially Hot from the last phase of Third degree…

Dracunculus, Dragons PRO

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Dracunculus, Dragons Dragonwort, Dragon Arum, Dragon Lily, Black Arum, Voodoo Lily; DracontiumLuf (Unani)Long Hai Yu 龙海芋 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Kreuterbuch, Brunfels, 1537 Left: Greater Dracunculus; Right: Lesser Dracunculus(Kreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586) Two types of DracontiumHerbarium Blackwellianum, 1757 Dracunculus vulgaris(Photo by Jörg Hempel) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Dracunculus vulgaris (syn. Arum dracunculus)Greater and Lesser types were known.Dracunculus, also…

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Powder to Cool the Liver

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Powder to Cool the Liver Tradition: Western Source / Author: Florentini Herb Name Red SandalwoodYellow SandalwoodWhite SandalwoodRose Red CoralTabasheerCamphor Latin Pterocarpus santalinusSantalum citrinumSantalum albumRosa gallica Corallum rubrumBambusae silicaeCamphora Amount 1⁄2 ounce ea. 1 dram ea.1 scruple Preparation: Powder Function: Clears Liver Heat Use: 1. Liver Heat (red eyes, irritable, yellow urine, swift pulse);2. Liver Fever3….

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Pectoral Decoction (Augustana)

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Decoctum PectoralePectoral Decoction Tradition: Western Source / Author: Augustana Herb Name RaisinsBarleySebestensJujubesDatesLicoriceMaidenhairHyssop Latin Vitis viniferaHordeum vulgareCordia sppZiziphus jujubaDiospyros lotus Glycyrrhiza glabra Adiantum capillus-veneris Hyssopus officinale Amount 1 oz. ea. 15 of each 61⁄2 oz.1⁄2 handful2 drams Preparation: Decoction Function: Clears Phlegm and Heat, stops Cough and Wheezing Use: 1. Catarrh2. Cough from Heat, or Heat…

Vishtinduk Vati (Nux Vomica Pills) (Ayurveda)

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Vishtinduk VatiPills of Nux Vomica Tradition: Ayurveda Source / Author: Herb Name Kupilu (Nux Vomica) purified Latin Strychnos nux vomica Amount 10 grams Preparation: Powder the purified Nux Vomica and form pills or tablets of 65mg each.Sometimes the pills are covered with Silver leaf. Function: Settles Wind, Stops Spasms, Eases Pain, Strengthens Nerves and Heart,…

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