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Frog

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Rana, Frog Qing Wa (TCM) Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Dried Frogs at the Chengdu Medicine Market (Adam, 2016) Packaged Frog Oviduct(Adam, 2024) NOTEAs stated elsewhere, MedicineTraditions does not support harvesting wild endangered animals for medicine. Frogs are becoming endangered in many parts of the World. However, Frogs are farmed for eating in many regions…

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Madhuca, Madhuka PRO

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Madhuca, Madhuka Mahua tree, Butter treeMadhuka (Ayurveda)Mahua (Unani)Kattuiluppu (Siddha) Madhuca longifoliaW. Roxburgh, Plants of the coast of Coromandel, vol. 1 (1795) Botanical name: Madhuca longifolia (syn. M. indica, M. latifolia, Bassia latifolia)M. butyracea (syn. Aisandra butyracea) is used synonymously in some parts of India. Parts used: Primarily Flower; also fruit, bark Temperature & Taste: Cool,…

Camphora, Camphor FREE

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Camphora, Camphor, Zhang Nao 樟脑 Borneo Camphor, Bing Pian 冰片 Camphor:–Zhang Nao  樟脑 (TCM)–Ga Bur  ག་བུར  (Tibetan)–Karpoor (Unani)–Karpura, Pakva Kapura (Ayurveda)Borneo Camphor, Nagi Camphor:–Bing Pian 冰片 (TCM)–Mang ga bur  མང་ག་བུར  (Tibetan)–Kakronda (Unani)–Kukundara, Apakva Kapura (Ayurveda) Museum Museorum, Valentini, 1704 Cinnamonum camphoraAtlas der officinellen pflanzen, Felix, 1899 Dryobalanops aromatica (Borneol Camphor),Medical Botany, Bohn, 1832 Crystals of…

Peach kernel / Bitter Almond kernel & Saffron / Safflower

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Peach kernel / Bitter Almond kernel & Saffron / Safflower Bitter Almond kernel and Peach kernel were used synonymously in the Western tradition, and Peach kernel was listed as a substitute for Bitter Almond kernel by several authors. Therefore, these combinations will be considered together.    This is predominantly a TCM combination, Peach kernel and Safflower…

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Powder for Stomach Pain

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Powder for Stomach Pain Tradition: Unani Source / Author: Herb Name Chebulic MyrobalanDried GingerSennaBlack Salt Latin Terminalia chebulaZingiber officinalisCassia angustifoliaSal nigra Amount 100 grams ea. Preparation: Powder Function: Benefits Stomach, stops Spasm, relieves Pain Use: Pain and Spasms of the Stomach Dose: 5 grams in morning with warm water Cautions: None noted Modifications: Back To…

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Shilajit 5 (Brag zhun lnga pa)

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Brag zun lnga pa  བྲག་ཞུན་ལྔ་པ་Shilajit 5 Tradition: Tibetan Source / Author: Amdo Compendium Herb Name Brag zhun (Shilajit)Gur gum (Safflower)Ba le ka (Birthwort)A ru ra (Chebula)Pri yang ku Latin AsphaltumCarthamus tinctoriusAristolchia moupinensisTerminalia chebulaDracocephalum tanguticum Amount 150 grams280 grams300 grams300 grams500 grams Preparation: Powder and form Pills. Function: Clears Liver Heat Use: “Recommended as the best…

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Zinziberis Recens, Fresh Ginger FREE

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Zinziberis Recens, Fresh Ginger, Sheng Jiang 生姜 Sheng Jiang (TCM) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Flora Sinensis, Boym, 1653 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Medical Botany, Woodville, Hooker, 1832 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Zingiber officinalis Parts used: Fresh Rhizome Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent, Sweet. Classifications: TCM:A. Clear Exterior Wind-Cold     O. Promotes…

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Norbu 7 Decoction (Norbu bdun thang)

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Norbu bdun thang  ནོར་བུ་བདུན་ཐངNorbu 7 Decoction Tradition: Tibetan Source / Author: Herb Name A ru (Chebula)Ba ru (Belleric)Skyu ru (Emblic)Ma nu (Inula)Sle tres (Tinospora)Kan dra ka riSga skya (Galangal) Latin Terminalia chebulaTerminalia bellericaPhyllanthus emblicaInula racemosaTinospora cordifoliaRubus niveusAlpina officinarum Amount * 30 grams30 grams30 grams30 grams30 grams60 grams10 grams 300 grams300 grams300 grams200 grams200 grams120 grams50…

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Salix, Willow PRO

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Salix, Willow Bed Mushk, Gurba Bed (Unani)Skye yag  སྐྱེ་ཡག་ (Tibet) Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Salix albaThomé, Flora von Deutschland Österreich und der Schweiz, 1885 Salix fragilisMedical Botany, Woodville, 1810 Botanical name: Salix albaOther species used include S. penandria and S. fragilis, the last of which was claimed…

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Ludwigia, Shui Ding Xiang PRO

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Ludwigia, Shui Ding Xiang 水丁香 Climbing Seed BoxShui Ding Xiang (TCM) Ludwigia prostrataGrandidier, A., Histoire physique, naturelle et politique de Madagascar, Atlas (1886-1903) Ludwigia prostrata(Photo by Dalgial) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Ludwigia prostrataLudwigia octovalvis (Mao Cao Long) has similar effects. Parts used: Herb Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Sweet Classification: C. Clear Damp, Promotes Urine Uses:…

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Flying Squirrel 3 (Bya sha gsum sbyor)

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Bya sha gsum sbyor  བྱ་ཤ་ གསུམ་ སྦྱོར་Flying Squirrel 3 Combination Tradition: Tibetan Source / Author: Amdo Compendium Herb Name Bya ma bye’u sha *Rtsa a wa (Lloydia)Thar nu (Spurge prepared) Latin Petaurista petaurista Lloydia serotinaEuphorbia thymifolia Amount 30 grams30 grams20 grams * Drungtso says Bya ma bye’u is “Flying Squirrel” and Sha means meat He…

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Decoction of Fumitory Compound

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Decoctum Fumariae CompositaDecoction of Fumitory CompoundOr, Decoction to be taken in May Tradition: Western Source / Author: Herb Name FumitoryThymeChicoryAgrimonyWormwoodCeterachPolypodySennaLicorice Latin Fumaria officinalisThymus vulgarisChicorium intybusAgrimonia eupatoriaArtemisia absinthiumAsplenium ceterachPolypodium vulgareCassia acutifoliaGlycyrrhiza glabra Amount 2 handfuls 1 handful ea.1 oz.4 drams1 dram Preparation: Cover by 4 finger-breadths, then boil gently to half. Preferably decocted in Whey but…

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