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Chrysosplenium, Gya kyi ma PRO

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Chrysosplenium, Gya kyi ma གྱའ་ ཀྱི་ མ་ Golden SaxifrageGya kyi ma (Tibet)Luo Jing Jin Yao 裸茎金腰 (C. nudicaule) (TCM)Jin Yao Zi  金腰子 (C. chinense) (TCM) Golden Saxifrage(Probably Chrysosplenium oppositifolium)Salmon, Botanologia, 1710 Chrysosplenium nudicaule Ledebour, C.F. von, Icones plantarum novarum vel imperfecte cognitarum floram Rossicam (1834) Chrysosplenium alternifoliumBonelli, G., Hortus Romanus juxta Systema Tournefortianum (1772-1793) Chrysosplenium…

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Inonotus obliquus, Chaga FREE

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Inonotus obliquus, Chaga Hua Jie Kong Jun 桦褐孔菌 (TCM)Kabanoatanake (Japan) Inonotus obliquus(Photo by Tocekas) (Wikimedia) Inonotus obliquus at the Chengdu Medicine Market(Adam, 2018) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Inonotus obliquus Parts used: Fungii, traditionally only from the Birch treeTypically found on Birch, Elm and Alder trees Temperature & Taste: Neutral. slightly…

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Plumbago, Chitraka FREE

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Plumbago, Chitraka Leadwort, Ceylon LeadwortChitraka, Chitrak (Ayurveda)Tsi tra ka  ཙི་ཏྲ་ཀ  (Tibet)Sheetraj Hindi, Chitrak (Unani)Venkodiveli (Siddha)Bai Hua Dan (TCM) Plumbago zeylanicaEdwards’s Botanical Register, 1846 Plumbago zeylanica(Photo by David Eickhoff) (Wikimedia) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Plumbago spp.  1. P. zeylanica (syn. P. rosea) (White variety)  2. P. indica (Red variety)  3. P. capensis Parts…

Cinnamon & Licorice

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Cinnamon & Licorice It is a potent combination to warm the Stomach and Spleen while strengthening the same. Licorice strengthens the Spleen and increases Qi, while Cinnamon warms, invigorates, clears Cold and Damp, and helps in the distribution of nutrition. It is therefore very useful for poor and debilitated digestion with cold and damp. Symptoms…

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Powder for Vomiting Blood

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Powder for Vomiting Blood Tradition: Western / Unani Source / Author: Alexander Benedictus (Nicolai Magni, De Medicis Pulveribus, 1545) Herb Name Unripe Mulberries driedPomegranate seed driedImmature Service tree fruit dried Latin Morus nigraPunica granatumSorbus spp. Amount 2 drams1 dram4 scruples Preparation: Powder Function: Astringent, clears Heat, stops Bleeding Use: Bleeding from the Stomach Dose: 1…

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Hypecoum, Par pa ta PRO

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Hypecoum, Par pa ta པར་པ་ཏ Par pa ta (Tibetan Medicine)Xi Guo Jiao Hui Xiang (TCM) Hypecoum erectumV.L. Komarov, Flora of the U.S.S.R., Botanicheskii institut Akademii nauk SSSR, vol. 7 (?) Hypecoum erectum(Photo by Zinogre) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Hypecoum leptocarpumAccording to some Russian sources, H. erectum is also used. Parts used: Whole plant Temperature & Taste:…

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Blumea balsamifera, Ai Na Xiang PRO

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Blumea balsamifera, Ai Na Xiang 艾纳香 Balsamiferous Blumea Ai Na Xiang, Bing Pian Ai, Da Feng Ai (TCM) Blumea balsamiferaBlanco, M., Flora de Filipinas, ed. 3 (1877-1883) Botanical name: Blumea balsamifera (syn. B. densiflora) Parts used: Leaf; also the rootNote this is a source of Nagi Camphor. Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent, slightly Bitter…

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Confection of Rhubarb (Nichoals)

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Confectio de RhabarboConfection of Rhubarb Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Nicholas (Dispensarium Magistri Nicolai) Herb Name RhubarbBitter Costus *CinnamonSaffronIndian SpikenardCassia woodAniseedCelery seedRose Latin Rheum palmatumSaussurea lappaCinnamonum zeylanicumCrocus sativusNardostachys jatamansiCinnamonum cassiaPimpinella anisumApium graveolensRosa gallica Amount 4 drams 1 ½ dram ea. * Bitter Costus is said by some to be derived from the mature root…

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Electuary of Sparrow’s Brains

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Electurium Passer CerebrusOr, Electuarium FertilitasElectuary of Sparrow’s BrainsOr. Electuary to Promote Fertility Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Wirtzung Herb Name Sparrows BrainsTesticles of a BoarTesticles of a FoxGenitals of a StagYellow Turnip rootSea Holly root Orchis confectedCinnamonBull GenitalsPine NutsDatesIndia NutsLong PepperGingerRosemary flowersNettle seedClovesSaffronMaceGalangalCyperus rootsNutmegCassia WoodSeseliCubebsDoronicumWild MintPennyroyalIndian SpikenardMusk Ambergris Latin Cerebullum PasserTesticulus AperTesticulus VulpesGenitalis CervusBrassica…

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Bursa pastoris, Shepherds Purse FREE

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Bursa pastoris, Shepherd’s Purse Ji Cai  荠菜 (TCM)Sog ka pa  སོག་ཀ་པ  (Tibetan) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Masclef, Atlas des plantes de France, (?) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Capsella bursa-pastoris Parts used: Herb Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Mildly Sweet and Bitterdries, binds, astringes Classification: 2P. HEMOSTATIC Uses:…

Herniaria, Rupturewort

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Herniaria, Rupturewort Burstwort Herniaria glabraDeutschlands Flora in Abbildungen Sturm, 1796 Herniaria glabra(Photo by Algirdas) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Herniaria glabraSalmon listed 3 varieties:  1. Greater Rupturewort  2. Lesser Rupturewort  3. African Rupturewort Parts used: Herb Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry Uses: 1. Lifts Qi, Astringes:-’cures principally the Rupture [Hernia]’ (Schroder); internally and topically-Hematomas, Varicose veins 2….

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Aloeswood 31 (Tibetan Medicine)

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A gar so gcig  ཨ་གར་སོ་གཅིག་Aloeswood 31 Tradition: Tibetan Source / Author: Herb Name A gar (Aloeswood) Ar skya (Chinese Aloeswood) A gar dmar (Red Aloeswood) Tsan dan dkar po (White Sandal) Tsan dan dmar po (Red Sandal) Dza ti (Nutmeg) Li shi (Clove) Cu gang (Tabasheer) Gur gum (Safflower) Ka ko la (Greater Cardamon) Sug…

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