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Dalbergia, Jiang Xiang FREE

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Dalbergia, Rosewood, Jiang Xiang 降香 Indian Rosewood, Sisau TreeJiang Xiang (TCM)Shimshapa, Krishna-shimshapa (Ayurveda)Seesham (Unani)Irupoolai (Siddha) Dalbergia sissooBeddome, The flora sylvatica of southern India, vol. 1 (1869-1874) Dalbergia sissoo(Photo by Bijay Chaurasia) (Wikimedia) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Dalbergia odorifera, D. sissoo Parts used: Heart woodThe leaves are also used in India…

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Bezoar 13 (Gi wan 13) (Tibetan Medicine)

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Gi wan bcu gsumBezoar 13 Tradition: Tibetan Source / Author: Herb Name Skyu ru (Emblic)Gur gum (Safflower)Dngul thal (Silver ash)Shing mngar (Licorice)Se bru (Pomegranate)Hong len (Picrorrhiza)Brag zhun (Shilajit)Btsod (Madder)Sro lo dmar po (Rhodiola)Rgya skyegs (Lacca) Latin Phyllanthus emblicaCarthamus tinctoriusArgenti ustaGlycyrrhiza glabraPunica granatumPicrorrhiza / LagotisShilajit Rubia cordifoliaRhodiola spp.Laccifer lacca Amount Preparation: Powder and form Pills. Function:…

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Phaseolus, Kidney Bean

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Phaseolus, Kidney bean French Bean New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Flora von Deutschland (24), Kohler, 1886 Botanical name: Phaseolus vulgaris Parts used: Seed (bean); Bean pods Temperature & Taste: Warm, moist. Sweet Classifications: Suppurative, AstringentNephritic, Spermatogenic, Alterative Uses: 1. Strengthens the Kidneys:–Culpeper said it is ‘As great a strengthener of the Kidneys as…

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Sheng Mai San

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Sheng Mai San 生脉散 Generate the Pulse Powder Tradition: TCM Source / Author: Craft of Medicines and Patterns for Children; 1119 Herb Name Ren Shen (Ginseng)Mai Men Dong (Ophiopogon) Wu Wei Zi (Schisandra) Latin Panax ginseng Ophiopogon japonicus Schisandra chinensis Amount 9–15 grams 9–12 grams 3–6 grams Preparation: Powder, which is to be prepared as…

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Gynura, San Qi Cao

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Gynura, San Qi Cao 三七草 Canton San Qi, Canton Tu San QiSan Qi Cao, Ju Ye San Qi (TCM) Gynura japonicaSiebold, P.F. von, Zuccarini, J.G., Flora Japonica (1842-1870) Gynura pseudochina(Photo by Len Worthington) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Gynura japonica (syn. G. segetum, Porophyllum japonicum)Related species appear to be used similarly: G. pseudochina (syn. G. nudicaulis) appears…

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Tabasheer, Tian Zhu Huang PRO

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Tabasheer, Tian Zhu Huang 天竺黄 Bamboo Silica, Bamboo Manna, Bamboo Salt, Bamboo CamphorTian Zhu Huang (TCM)Vasalocana (Ayurveda)Cu Gan (Tibetan)Tabaashir (Unani)Bansalochan (Persian)Qasab (Arabic) Indiae Utriusque re Naturali et Medica, Pisonis, 1658 B. arundinacea (as Arundo bambos)Plantarum indigenarum et exoticarum Icones ad vivum coloratae, vol. 5 (1792) Two varieties of Tabasheer available on the market, Blue and…

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San Jia Fu Mai Tang

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San Jia Fu Mai Tang 三家复脉汤Three Shell Restore the Pulse Decoction Tradition: TCM Source / Author: Systematic Differentiation of Warm Diseases (Wen Bing Tiao Bian) Herb Name Zhi Gan Cao (fried Licorice)Sheng Di Huang (Rehmannia)Bai Shao (Chinese Peony)Mai Men Dong (Ophiopogon)Huo Ma Ren (Cannabis seed)E Jiao (Donkey Hide Gelatin)Mu Li (Oyster shell)Bie Jia (Soft-shlled Turtle…

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Entada scandens, Gla gor zho sha PRO

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Entada scandens, Gla gor zho sha གླ་གོར་ཞོ་ཤ Elephant Creeper, Matchbox Bean, Climbing EntadaGil (Ayurveda)Chillu (Siddha)Gla gor zho sha  གླ་གོར་ཞོ་ཤ  (Tibetan)Gai Teng Zi  盖藤子 (TCM) Entada scandensM.E. Descourtilz, Flore médicale des Antilles (1827) Entada scandens(Photo by J.M.Garg) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Entada scandens (syn. E. phaseoloides. E. pursaetha; Lens phaseoloides, Mimosa entada) Parts used: Seed, collected when ripe…

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Gardenia fruit, Zhi Zi PRO

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Gardenia fruit, Zhi Zi 执子 Cape Jasmine fruitZhi Zi (TCM) Curtis’s Botanical Magazine, 1842 Gardenia Fruit, Zhi Zi (Adam, 2017) Botanical name: Gardenia jasminoides Parts used: Fruit Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Bitter Classifications: B. Clear Strong Heat or Fire Uses: 1. Clears Heat:-Fever with restlessness (Chinese Pharmacopoeia)-insomnia, irritability, delirious speech-damp-heat or heat sores of…

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Lemna, Duckweed, Fu Ping

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Lemna, Duckweed, Fu Ping 浮萍 Lens palustris, Lens lacustris, L. aquatica, Muscus palustrisFu Ping (TCM)Tuhlab (Unani) Gart der Gesundheit, Cuba, 1485 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Kreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 4 different varieties of Duckweed (Lemna)Lindman, Bilder ur Nordens Flora, vol. 2 (1922-1926) Botanical name: Lemna spp., including L. minorThere are a number of…

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Viola, Violet FREE

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Viola, Violet Banafsha (Unani)Zi Hua Di Ding  紫花地丁 (TCM)Sngo Rta Rmig  སྔོ་ རྟ་རྨིག་ (Tibet) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Kurtzes Handtbuchlein, Ryff, 1599 Plantæ Utiliores, Burnett & Burnett, 1842 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Viola odorata Parts used: Leaf, Flower; rarely the Seed or Root Temperature & Taste:…

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Theriac of Sealed Earth

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Theriaca ex Terra SigillataTheriac of Sealed Earth Tradition: Unani Source / Author: Pharmacopoeia Persica (1681) Herb Name Sealed EarthBayberry Orris Latin Terra SigillataLaurus nobilisIris germanica Amount equal parts Preparation: Powder, mix with a little Beef fat and stir-fry. Then mix with Honey to form an Electuary. Function: Resists Poison Use: PoisonThe source text says it…

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