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Acetosella, Wood Sorrel FREE

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Acetosella, Wood Sorrel Teen Pattia (Ayurveda)Paliakiri (Siddha)Shan Zuo Jiang Cao (TCM) Icones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1800 Oxalis acetosellaFlora von Deutschland (21), Kohler, 1885 Oxalis corniculataFlora Danica [G.C. Oeder et al], fasicle 30, (1761-1883) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Oxalis acetosella Parts used: Herb; sometimes the Seed Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Sour…

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Polygonum, Knotgrass PRO

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Polygonum, Knotgrass, Bian Xu 萹蓄 KnotweedBian Xu (TCM)Snyo lo སྙ་ལོ  (Tibetan Medicine) Kurtzes Handtbuchlein, Ryff, 1599 Polygonum aviculareChaumeton, Flore médicale, 1829 Botanical name: Polygonum aviculareGreater and Lesser types were usedThe Tibetan Medicine Snya lo incorporates P. aviculare, as well as a number of related speices: P. aviculare P. amphibium P. angustifolium P. divaricatum P. sibiricum and…

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Medicament Strong to Promote Urine

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Medicament Strong to Promote Urine Tradition: Western Source / Author: Omnia Quae extant in Latinum Sermonem Conversa, 1556 Herb Name Cassia WoodLaccaAniseedCelery seed Latin Cinnamonum cassia Laccifer lacca Pimpinella anisum Apium graveolens Amount equal parts Preparation: Powder and mix with Honey to form an Electuary. Function: Opens Obstructions, Clears Cold and Damp, Promotes Urine Use:…

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Swertia 25 (Tig ta nyer lnga)

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Tig ta nyer lnga  ཏིག་ཏ་ཉེར་ལྔ་Swertia 25 Tradition: Tibetan Source / Author: Herb Name Rgya tig (Indian Swertia)Sum tig *Lchags tig *A ru ra (Chebula)Dug mo nyung (Holarrhena)Gur gum (Safflower) Cu gang (Tabasheer) Dza ti (Nutmeg) Ka ko la (Greater Cardamon) Pi pi ling (Long Pepper)Rgun brum (Raisin)Se bru (Pomegranate)Skyer shun (Barberry)Brag zhun khanda (Shilajit)Bong dkar…

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Restorative Confection

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Restorative Confection Tradition: Western Source / Author: Riverius (Opera Medica, 1737) Herb Name Conserve of Violet flowersConserve of Borage flowersConserved Bugloss rootConfectio AlkermesDiamargariton FrigidiiDiatragacanth Frigidii Latin Viola odorata Borago officinalis Anchusa officinalisa compounda compounda compound Amount 1⁄2 oz. ea. 1 dram ea. Preparation: Powder, and with Sugar of Roses, equal to the rest, form a…

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Clam Shell, Ge Ke

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Clam Shell, Ge Ke 蛤壳 Ge Qiao, Hai Ge Ke, Hai Ge Qiao (TCM) Several varieties of Clam shell.Conchologia Iconica: Or, Illustrations of the Shells of Molluscous Animals: XIVReeve, 1864 Botanical name: Two primary species supply the Chinese market: Meretrix meretrix (Wen Ge) Cyclina sinensis (Qing Ge) Other species are also used. Parts used: Shell;…

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Plantago Herba, Plantain Herb PRO

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Plantago Herba, Plantain Herb, Che Qian Cao 车前草 ArnoglossumBartang (Unani)Che Qian Cao (TCM, Herb)Tha ram ཐ་རམ  (Tibetan) Gart der Gesundheit, Cuba, 1485 Plantago majorOrtus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Plantago minor (P. lanceolata)Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491      Red Plantain (variety)                                Greater Plantain       Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Left:…

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Pushyanuga Churna

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Pushyanuga ChurnaPusya Powder Tradition: Ayurveda Source / Author: Charaka Samhita Herb Name Patha (Cissampelos)Daruharidra (Barberry)Jambul Beej (Java Plum kernel)Amra Beej (Mango kernel)Pashanbhed (Bergenia)Lajjalu (Sensitive plant)Draksa (Raisin)Nilotpal (Blue Water Lily)Yasthimadhu (Licorice)Mocharas (Silk Cotton tree)Dhatki (Woodfordia)Sariva (Hemidesmus)ArjunaLodhra (Symplocos)Suvarna gairika (Red Earth)Katphal (Myrica)Shunthi (Ginger)Chandan (Sandalwood)Mustaka (Cyperus)Bilvamool (Aegle)Maricha (Black Pepper)Kutaj (Holarrhena root)Indrayava (Holarrhena seed)Ativisha (Aconitum heterophyllum) Latin Cissampelos pareira…

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Potion for Unulcerated Cancer

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Potion for Unulcerated Cancer Tradition: Western Source / Author: Wecker Herb Name FumitorySennaDodderRosemary Latin Fumaria officinalis Cassia angustifolia Cuscuta europea Rosmarinus officinalis Amount 1 handful 3 drams ea. 2 pugils Preparation: Infuse in 4 oz. of Whey, strain; infuse Rhubarb (1 dram) in Bugloss water, and with Cinnamon 4 grains, Manna 1 1⁄2 oz., Cassia…

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Sea Buckthorn 19 (Star bu bcu dgu)

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Star bu bcu dgu  སྟར་བུ་བཅུ་དགུSea Buckthorn 19 Tradition: Tibetan Source / Author: Men Tsee Kang Herb Name Star bu (Sea Buckthorn)Ru rta (Costus)Sga skya (Galangal)Tsha la (Borax) *Gyer ma (Sichuan Pepper)Rgyam tshva (Rock Salt)Rgya tshva (Sal Ammoniac)Mtshal (Cinnabar)Bul tog (Sodium carbonate) A ru ra (Chebula)Ma nu (Inula)Rgun ‘brum (Raisins)Mda rgyus (Abrus)‘Phang ‘bras (Lycium fruit)Gla ba’i…

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Swertia, Chiretta PRO

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Swertia, Chiretta Chiretta, SwertiaKirata, Katutikta (Ayurveda)Tig Ta ཏིག་ཏ  (Tibetan)Chiraita (Unani); Qasab al-dhariarah (Avicenna) Swertia chirataWallich, Plantae Asiaticae Rariores, vol. 3: 1832 Swertia chirata(Photo by Rison Thumboor) (Wikimedia) 1. Root.  2. Flowering and fruiting top.  3. Fruit.4. Leaf showing characteristic venation. (Squibb’s Atlas of the Official Drugs, Mansfield, 1919) Swertia tied into bundles with bamboo as imported.(A…

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