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Viola, Violet PRO

ByAdam Tate

Viola, Violet Banafsha (Unani)Zi Hua Di Ding  紫花地丁 (TCM)Sngo Rta Rmig  སྔོ་ རྟ་རྨིག་ (Tibet) Gart der Gesundheit, Cuba, 1485 Herbarius latinus, Petri, ‘ Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 V. odorataKurtzes Handtbuchlein, Ryff, 1599 V. odorataPlantæ Utiliores, Burnett & Burnett, 1842 V. biflora (used in Tibetan Medicine)Lindman, C.A.M., Bilder ur Nordens Flora (1922) Botanical name: Viola spp.:…

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Heart, Cordis

ByAdam Tate

Heart, Cordis Zoological name: Various animal Hearts have been used: Chicken Sheep /Pig / Calf etc. Yak (Tibet) Parts used: 1. Fresh Heart in Decoction2. Dried and prepared Heart3. Tincture (prepared from the dried Heart)4. Distilled Water or Spirit Temperature & Taste: Neutral. Sweet, salty Classification: Uses: 1. Strengthens the Heart:–Heart weaknerss-Palpitations or Arrhythmias from…

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Goat Blood, Capra Sanguinis

ByAdam Tate

Goat Blood, Capra Sanguinis Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Zoological name: Capra hircus and related species Parts used: Dried Blood Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Salty Classifications: 3F. LITHONTRIPTIC Uses: 1. Clears Damp, Promotes Urine, Breaks Stones:-Edema, Dysuria-Gravel, Stones (considered Specific)-Arthritis 2. Moves the Blood, Eases Pain:-Trauma, Bruising-Salt of the Blood was given to ease pain…

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Cucumis, Cucumber

ByAdam Tate

Cucumis, Cucumber Maghz e Tukhm e Khiyar (Unani) Della Materia Medicinale, Andrea Valuassori, 1562 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Regular and Long CucumberNew Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Herbarium Blackwellianum, 1750 Botanical name: Cucumis sativusSeveral varieties were known including Regular and Long Parts used: Seed kernel Temperature & Taste: Cool, moist. Sweet Uses: 1. One of the 4 Greater…

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Medicines of Hippocrates

ByAdam Tate

Medicines of Hippocrates The following list give an overview of some of the medicines used by Hippocrates (C. 400 BCE). The writings of Hippocrates contained over 400 different medicines of vegetable, mineral and animal origin. The following contains a representative list of medicines used by Hippocrates. B=medicines known to have been used in Babylonian Medicine….

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Centella, Pennywort PRO

ByAdam Tate

Centella, Pennywort, Ji Xue Cao 积雪草 Indian Pennywort, Gotu KolaBrahmi, Mandukaparni (Ayurveda)Ji Xue Cao (TCM) Kirtikar, Basu, Indian medicinal plants, Plates, 1918 Centella asiatica(Photo by Md. Siddiq Hasan) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Centella asiatica (syn. Hydrocotyle asciatica)The European C. vulgaris has been used similarly.In India, Brahmi also encompasses Bacopa monieri Parts used: Herb Temperature & Taste:…

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Iberis, Bitter Candytuft

ByAdam Tate

Iberis, Bitter Candytuft Wild Candytuft, Rocket Candytuft, Annual Candytuft, Clown’s MustardQu Qu Hua 屈曲花 (TCM) Iberis amaraKops, J., Flora Batava (1800-1934) Botanical name: Iberis amara (syn. Thlaspi amarum, Crucifera iberis) Parts used: 1. Whole Herb in flower2. Seed (stronger, most used) Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Bitter Classification: Uses: 1. Clears Cold and Damp, Promotes…

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Timeline of Traditional Medicine

ByAdam Tate

Timeline of Traditional Medicine The following gives a point-form overview of the history of Traditional Medicine. It is intended to be brief and to allow people to see what was happening in different systems at a given time. Some of the sources for the information given are older sources and therefore certain dates or other…

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Carline Thistle, Carlina vulgaris

ByAdam Tate

Carlina, Carline Thistle Chameleon, Leucoacantha, Radix Heracanthae New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 (Illustration from «Bilder ur Nordens Flora», Carl Axel Magnus Lindman) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Carlina vulgaris, C. acaulis (Dwarf Carline Thistle) and related speciesBlack and White types were traditionally differentiated Parts used: Root, gathered in spring; rarely the herb Temperature & Taste:…

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Embelia, Vidanga FREE

ByAdam Tate

Embelia, Vidanga Vidanga, Viranga (Ayurveda)Vayvidankam (Siddha)Birang-e-Kabuli, Bao Birang (Unani)Byi tang ga  བྱི་ཏང་ག  (Tibetan)Xian Suan Qiang (TCM) Embelia ribesKirtikar & Basu, Indian medicinal plants, 1918 Embelia ribes(Photo by Dinesh Valke) (Wikimedia) Embelia fruit(Calcutta Unani College, Adam, 2019) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Embelia ribes, E. robusta Parts used: Dried Fruit; Seed; sometimes the…

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Strengthening and Tonic Formulas

ByAdam Tate

Strengthening and Tonic Formula Strengthening and Tonic herbs and formulas are used either to strengthen the body when weak, support the body during chronic disease and old age, or as a health tonic.  A list of various Tonic Medicines used in the various systems can be found here Here. Tonic Recipes:1. Rice boiled with Milk….

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Lithospermum, Gromwell, Zi Cao PRO

ByAdam Tate

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 LithospermumKrauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Lithospermum officinaleOeder, G.C., Flora Danica (1761-1861) Lithospermum erythrorhizon(Photo by Doronenko) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Lithospermum spp.  1. L. officinale  2. L. erythrorhizon (syn. Lithospermum officinale L. subsp….

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