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Acorus, Calamus FREE

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Acorus, Calamus, Shi Chang Pu 石菖蒲 Sweet FlagVacha (Ayurveda)Vasambu (Siddha)Shi Chang Pu 石菖蒲 (TCM)Shu Dag  ཤུ་དག  (Tibetan)Waj e Turki (Unani) Kohler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Calamus (Acorum verum, Acorus of Dioscorides)Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578  PseudoacorusNew Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Local variety of Calamus used in Tibetan Medicine. (Adam, 2016) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name:…

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Potion to Purge the Delicate

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Potion to Purge the Delicate Tradition: Western Source / Author: Herb Name CinnamonGingerNutmegAniseedSenna leafSugar Latin Cinnamonum zeylanicum Zingiber officinalis Myristica fragrans Pimpinella anisum Cassia angustifolia Saccharum Amount 2 drams ea. 1 dram 1⁄2 ounce1 1⁄2 dramqs Preparation: Prepare a standard decoction, adding the Senna at the end of boiling, steeping for 10 minutes, straining, then…

Lapis Phrygius

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Lapis Phrygius Hajar Afroji (Unani) Metallotheca Vaticana, Mercati, 1719 Dioscorides:‘The Phrygian stone the dyers in Phrygia use (hence its name) is found in Cappadocia. The best is pale and mildly heavy, not firm from compaction, with partitions of white in-between like cadmia. The stone is burnt as follows. Moisten it with the best wine, cover…

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Pseudostellaria, Tai Zi Shen FREE

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Pseudostellaria, Tai Zi Shen 太子参 Prince GinsengTai Zi Shen, Hai Er Shen (Child’s Ginseng) Pseudostellaria heterophylla(Photos by Qwert1234) (Wikimedia) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Pseudostellaria heterophylla (syn. Krascheninikovia heterophylla, Stellaria heterophylla) Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Neutral (slightly Warm and moist), Sweet, slightly Bitter Classification: N. Qi Tonic Uses: 1….

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Tussilago, Coltsfoot PRO

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Tussilago, Coltsfoot, Kuan Dong Hua 款冬花 CoughwortFarfara, Ungula Caballina (‘Horses Hoof’)Kuan Dong Hua (Flower) (TCM) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Herbarum Vivae Eicones, Otto Brunfels, 1530 Kohler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Coltsfoot(Photo by Andreas Trepte) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Tussilago farfara Parts used: Leaf; Flower; rarely the Root Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent, sweet.Warm…

Cochineal

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Coccus, Cochineal Cochinella Museum Museorum, Valentini, 1704 Cactus bearing Cochineal insectMateria Medica Animalia, Peter Peyto Good, 1853 Cochineal insect on Opuntia cactusPhoto by Zyance Harvested Cochineal insectsPhoto by Sprinky Cochineal (Dactylopius coccus) as used in Unani Medicine. (Adam, Kolkata Unani Medicine College, 2019) Entomological name: Scale insect (Dactylopius coccus [syn. Cactus cochinillifer] and others) on…

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Electuary for Watering of the Eyes (Andrezeos)

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Electuary for Watering of the Eyes Tradition: Western Source / Author: Andrezeos (Omnia Quae extant in Latinum Sermonem Conversa, 1556) Herb Name Indian SpikenardCinnamonAgaricMastic Latin Nardostachys jatamansi Cinnamonum zeylanicum Fomitopsis officinalis Pistacia lentiscus Amount 10 drams 8 drams 9 drams 27 drams Preparation: Powder and mix with Honey to form an Electuary Function: Clears Damp,…

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Compound Syrup of Vinegar

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Syrupus Acetosus Compositus, Or, Syrupus Acetum cum RadicibusCompound Syrup of Vinegar Or, Syrup of Vinegar with Roots Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name Celery rootFennel rootEndive rootAniseedCelery seedFennel seedEndive Latin Apium graveolens Foeniculum vulgare Chicorium endiva Pimpinella anisum Apium graveolens Foeniculum vulgare Chicorium endiva Amount 3 ounces ea. 1 ounce ea. 1⁄2…

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Triphala Electuary of Raisins (Unani)

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Triphala Electuary of Raisins,or Triphala Electuary for the Brain Tradition: Unani Source / Author: Herb Name RaisinsCoriander seedYellow MyrobalanBlack MyrobalanBelleric MyrobalanEmblic Myrobalan Latin Vitis viniferaCoriandrum sativumTerminalia chebula (yellow)Terminalia chebula (black)Terminalia bellericaEmblica officinalis Amount 60 grams20 grams 10 grams ea. Preparation: With sufficient Sweet Almond oil and 120 grams of Purified Sugar, form an Electuary. Function:…

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Pills for Pituitous and Burnt Humors

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Pills for Pituitous and Burnt Humors Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name Black MyrobalanChebulic MyrobalanDodder of Thyme Latin Terminalia chebula (black)Terminalia chebulaCuscuta europea Amount 1 dram ea. 1⁄2 dram Preparation: Powder, and with Squill juice, form Pills Function: Cleanses Pituitous and Burnt Humors Use: Diseases associated with Pituitous and burnt Humors Dose:…

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Olea, Olive tree

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Olea, Olive tree Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Wild and Domestic OliveDioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Flora von Deutschland (16), Kohler, 1884 Atlas der Officinellen Pflanzen, Berg & Schmidt, Leipzig, 1893 Botanical name: Olea europea Parts used: Fruit (pickled); Leaf; Expressed Oil Temperature & Taste: LEAF: Cool and dry, BitterOIL: Warm and Moist….

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