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Curculigo, Xian Mao PRO

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Curculigo, Xian Mao 仙茅 Xian Mao (TCM)Talpatri, Krishna Musali, Musali Kanda, Sveta Musali (‘Black Musali’) (Ayurveda)Musali Siyah (Unani)Nilappanan Kizhangu (Siddha) Kerner, Hortus sempervirens, 1806 Curculigo orchioides(Photo by 阿橋) (Wikimedia) Curculigo Xian Mao dried root (Adam 2023) Botanical name: Curculigo orchioides Parts used: Rhizome Temperature & Taste: Hot, dry. Pungent, Slightly Toxic Classifications: 3J. INCREASE SEMENN….

Oxymel (Oxymel Simplex)

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Oxymel, or Oxymel SimplexSyrup of Honey and Vinegar,or Simple Oxymel Tradition: Western Source / Author: Herb Name HoneyWaterWhite Wine Vinegar Latin MelAquaAcetum Vini alba Amount 2 lbs.3 1⁄2 lbs.1 lb. Preparation: Boil the Honey and Water in an earthen pot, removing the scum as it rises. Then add the vinegar little by little and boil…

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Alcyonium

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Alcyonium, Balla Marina, Spuma Marina Sea FoamAlcionion, Alcimoneum, Alcymonium, Alcionium (Greek)Zabad al-bahr (Unani) The name Alcyonium is applied to several species of marine zoophytes, including soft coral, sponges and holothurians. A number of different species were recognised. Alcyonium, the First of Dioscoridescalled Balla Marinae Alcyonium, the Second of Dioscorides Alcyonium, the Third of Dioscorides Alcyonium,…

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Vajra Conqueror (Rdo rje rab ‘joms)

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Rdo rje rab ‘joms  རྡོ་རྗེ་རབ་འཇོམས།Vajra Conqueroror Vajra-like Eliminator Tradition: Tibetan Source / Author: Herb Name A ru ra (Chebula)Ru rta (Costus)Gur gum (Safflower)Gu gul (Bdellium)Gla rtsi (Musk)Ba sha kaByi tang ga (Embelia)Lang thang rtse (Henbane seed)Ma ru rtse Latin Terminalia chebulaSaussurea lappaCarthamus tinctoriusCommifora mukulMoschusAdhatoda vasicaEmbelia ribesHyoscyamus nigerButea monosperma Amount 20 grams 10 grams ea 200…

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Electuary of Rhubarb (Unani)

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Electuary of Rhubarb Tradition: Unani Source / Author: Herb Name RhubarbCalamusCelery rootFennel seedAniseedBishops weed seedTurmeric LaccaRaw Sugar Latin Rheum palmatumAcorus calamusApium graveolensFoeniculum vulgarePimpinella anisumAmmi majusCurcuma longaLaccifer laccaSaccharum Amount 10 grams ea. 200 grams Another version from Pharmacopoeia Persica (1681): Herb Name RhubarbCalamusSiler Montane *White Henbane seedCelery rootFennel seedAniseedBishops weed seed Latin Rheum palmatumAcorus calamusLaserpitium siler…

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Aloeswood 9 (A gar dgu pa)

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A gar dgu pa  ཨ་གར་དགུ་པ་Aloeswood 9 Tradition: Tibetan Source / Author: Herb Name Ar ga ru (Aloeswood)Dza ti (Nutmeg)Snying zo shaRu rta (Costus)A byag gzer ‘jomsShing kun (Asafetida) **Li shi (Clove)Sman chen (Black Aconite)A ru ra (Chebula) Latin Aquillaria agallochaMyristica fragransChoerospondias axillarisSaussurea lappaPyrethrum tatsinensis Ferula foetidaEugenia caryophyllusAconitum feroxTerminalia chebula Amount * 30 grams10 grams10 grams10 grams10…

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Neottia ovata, Bifoil

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Neottia, Bifoil Twayblade, Twa-Blade, Bifolium, Ophris Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Salmon, Botanologia, 1710 Dietrich, A.G., Flora regni borussici, vol. 1 (1832-1833) Botanical name: Neottia ovata (syn Listera ovata, Epipactus ovata)Salmon listed 2 English varieties:  1. Wood Bifoil or Twayblade  2. Marsh Bifoil. Parts used: Herb Temperature & Taste: Neutral, Sweet Classifications: Glutinative, VulneraryNeurotic, Arthritic, Alterative Uses:…

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Cinnabar, Zhu Sha

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Cinnabar, Zhu Sha 朱砂 Zhu Sha (TCM)Hingula (Ayurveda)Mtshal  མཚལ  (Tibetan)Hingula, Zanjafar (Unani) Ortus Sanitatis, Beck, 1517 Native Cinnabar in crystal formExotic Mineralogy, Sowerby, 1811 Different grades of Natural and Artificial Cinnabar / Vermillion. (Adam, Chengdu Medicine Market, 2015) Grains of Natural Cinnabar Vermillion; man-made red sulphide of Mercury Mineralogical name: Cinnabar; Native Red Mercury Sulphide;Vermillion…

Honey Water (Hydromel)

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HydromelHoney Water Tradition: Western Source / Author: Since at least Hippocrates. Herb Name HoneyWater Latin MelAqua Amount 1 part12 parts Preparation: Boil down to 8 parts (until one-third is consumed), removing the scum as it rises, and keep for use. Function: Nourishing, clears Phlegm, promotes Urine, promotes Healing Use: 1. long used for all diseases…

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Tanacetum Parthenium, Feverfew PRO

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Tanacetum Parthenium, Feverfew Parthenium, Matricaria, FebrifugaUqhuwan (Unani) Herbarum Vivae Eicones, Otto Brunfels, 1530 Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Icones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1804 Botanical name: Tanacetum parthenium (previously Chrysanthemum parthenium, Matricaria parthenium, Pyrethrum parthenium) Parts used: Herb Temperature & Taste: Cool (Warm in the West), dry. Bitter, Pungent Classifications: 2D ATTENUATERS OF CONGEALED BLOOD3G. EMMENAGOGUE4i….

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Myrobalan, Belleric

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Myrobalan, Belleric Bibhitaki (Ayurveda)Thandrikkai (Siddha)Bahera (Unani)Ba Ru Ra བ་རུ་ར (Tibetan)Mao He Zi 毛诃子 (TCM) Belleric MyrobalanIllustrations of Indian Botany, Wight, 1840 Chebulic, Emblic, Belleric, Citrine (Yellow) and Indian (Black) MyrobalanA Complete History of Drugs, Pomet, London, 1748  1. Yellow (Citrine) Myrobalan 2. Black (Indian, Nigrum) Myroabalan 3. Chebulic Myrobalan 4. Emblic Myrobalan 5. Belleric Myrobalan Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Left to Right:…

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