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Scorzonera FREE

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Scorzonera Garden or Spansih Scorzonera; Viper’s Grass, Black Salsify New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Scorzonera hispanicaFlora von Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz, Thomé, 1905 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Scorzonera hispanicaSpanish (most common), German, Narrow-leaved and Low types were traditionally recognised. Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Neutral (slightly Warm), moist. Sweet…

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Sparganium, San Leng PRO

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Sparganium, San Leng 三棱 Burr-reed rhizome, Scirpus, XiphidionSan Leng (TCM)  Sparganium ramosum (syn. S. erectum)Eicones plantarum seu stirpium, Jacobus Theodorus, 1590 Sparganium simplex (S. emersum)Flora Danica [G.C. Oeder et al], (1761-1883) Sparganium stenophyllum(Photo by Show ryu) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Sparganium stoloniferum (syn. S. erectum, S. ramosum)Others used include S. stenophyllum (syn. S. subglobosum), S. simplex…

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Lithospermum, Gromwell, Zi Cao FREE

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Lithospermum, Gromwell, Zi Cao 紫草 Milium Solis, GrommelZi Cao (TCM) Milium solisHerbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Greater and Lesser GromwellDioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Greater and Lesser GromwellKrauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Lithospermum officinaleOeder, G.C., Flora Danica (1761-1861) Lithospermum erythrorhizon(Photo by Doronenko) (Wikimedia) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Lithospermum spp.  1. L. officinale  2….

Simple Oils

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Simple Oils Simple Oils are oils of a single medicine. In some cases they are infused for a week or a month in a vessel left in the sun, this being done with flowers. Usually, however, herbs are decocted in the oil until the herbs become crispy. Sometimes a little wine is added and the…

O. Promote Digestion

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O. Promote Digestion These medicines promote digestion. This is either through their enzyme content, or by stimulating proper digestion. They are most often used in cases of poor appetite, bloating, nausea, thick tongue coat, and other symptoms traditionally classified as food stagnation, which may include foul-smelling gas being passed, diarrhea or vomiting etc.    Use with…

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Inula, Elecampane FREE

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Inula, Elecampane Also called Enulae Campane, Helenii Inula racemosa Rasan (Unani)Pushkar (Ayurveda)Ma Nu  མ་ནུ  (Tibetan)Tu Mu Xiang (TCM) Kurtzes Handtbuchlein, Ryff, 1599 Fuchs, L., New Kreüterbuch (1543) ELECAMPANE ROOT1, Longitudinally furrowed surface. 2, Stem scar. 3, Cutsurface of the rhizome. 4. Resinous cut surface. Squibb’s Atlas of the Official Drugs, Mansfield, 1919 Members CLICK HERE…

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Decoction Against Retention of Menstruation

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Decoction Against Retention of Menstruation Tradition: Western Source / Author: Enchiridion Medicum, Petrus Pomarius, 1612 Herb Name Bay berryRosemaryJuniper berryCinnamonSaffron Latin Laurus nobilisRosmarinus officinalisJuniperus communisCinnamonum zeylanicumCrocus sativus Amount 1⁄2 oz.1⁄2 handful1 dram5 scruples5 grains Preparation: Boil in 1 1⁄2 pints white wine Function: Moves the Blood, promotes Menstruation Use: 1. Amenorrhea2. Dysmenorrhea Dose: a small…

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Cassia tora, Jue Ming Zi PRO

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Cassia tora, Jue Ming Zi 决明子 Cassia seed, Foetid Cassia seedJue Ming Zi (TCM)Chakramarda (Ayurveda)Thal ka rdo rje  ཐལ་ཀ་རྡོ་རྗེ (Tibetan) Blanco, M., Flora de Filipinas, 1875 Botanical name: Cassia tora; also used are C. obtusifolia, C. occidentalis, C. sophera Parts used: Seed Temperature & Taste: Cool, moist. Bitter, Sweet, Salty Classification: B1. Clear Strong Heart…

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Great Precious Purified Moon Crystal Pill (Rin chen tso bkru zla shel)

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Rin chen tso bkru zla shel  རིན་ཆེན་ བཙོ་ བཀྲུ་ ཟླ་ཤེལ་Richen Tso Tru DashelGreat Precious Purified Moon Crystal Pill Tradition: Tibetan Source / Author: Surkar Nyam-Nyi Dorjee, Tibetan Scholar, 15th century Herb Name Btso thal (Prepared Mercury) *Cong zhi mdzo ‘o (Calcite) **Gi wan (Bezoar)Dza Ti (Nutmeg) Sug smel (Cardamon)Ka ko la (Amomum)Cu gang (Tabasheer)Gur gum…

Aconitum heterophyllum, Atis PRO

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Aconitum heterophyllum, Atis བོང་ང་དཀར་པོ Ativisha, Atis, Atees (Ayurveda)Athividyam (Siddha)Atis, Atees (Unani)Bong nga dkar po, Bong dkar ‘White Aconite’ (Tibetan)Yi Ye Wu Tou (TCM) Aconitum heterophyllumRoyle, J.F., Illustrations of the botany and other branches of the naturalhistory of the Himalayan Mountains and of the flora of Cashmere, 1839 Aconitum heterophyllumCurtis’s Botanical Magazine, 1874  Aconitum heterophyllum root(Calcutta…

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Cardamon Powder (Eladi Churna)

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Eladi ChurnaCardamon Powder Tradition: Ayurveda Source / Author: Bhaisajyaratnavali Herb Name Ela (Lesser Cardamon)Lavanga (Clove)Gajakesara (Mesua)Kola majja (Jujube)Laja (Rice)PriyanguMusta (Cyperus)Candana (Sandalwood)Pippali (Long Pepper) Latin Elettaria cardamomum Syzygium aromaticum Mesua ferreaZizyphus jujubaOryza sativa Callicarpa macrophylla Cyperus rotundus Santalum album Piper Longum Amount equal parts Preparation: Dry the Jujubes in an oven (50 degrees for 24 hours),…

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Electuary of Aloeswood Lesser (Unani)

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Electuary of Aloeswood Lesser Tradition: Unani Source / Author: Dispensatory of Ibn at Tilmid Herb Name AloeswoodCitron peelCinnamonAniseSaffronSugar Latin Aquillaria agallocha Citrus medica Cinnamonum zeylanicum Pimpinella anisum Crocus sativus Saccharum Amount 3 drams2 drams 1 dram ea. 1⁄2 dram2 lbs. * * The weight given in the source text is 1 mann, equal to 816…

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