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Orpiment, Auripigmentum, As2S3

ByAdam Tate

Orpiment, Auripigmentum, Xiong Huang 雄黄 Auripigmentum: Arsenicum (Dioscorides): King’s Gold: King’s Yellow: Yellow ArsenicOld names include Haritala, Adarnech, Alernet, Albimec, Althanacha (Ayurveda)Hartal, Zarnikh (Unani)Xiong Huang (TCM) ArsenicumHortus sanitatis, 1491 Exotic Mineralogy, Sowerby, 1811 Orpiment (Adam, 2019) Mineralogical Name:Arsenic Trisulphide, As2S3 Parts used: Prepared mineral Temperature & Taste: Hot, dry, Pungent, Very Toxic Classification: 2F. PURIFYING   …

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Quisqualis, Shi Jun Zi PRO

ByAdam Tate

Quisqualis, Shi Jun Zi 使君子 Rangoon Creeper fruitShi Jun Zi (TCM)Rangoon-ki-Bel (Ayurveda)Irangunmalli (Siddha) Quisqualis indicaLowis, L., Familiar Indian flowers (1881) Quisqualis indica(Photo by Forest and Kim Starr) (Wikimedia) Quisqualis seed(Adam, 2024) Botanical name: Quisqualis indica (syn. Combretum indicum)Q. densiflora is also used. Parts used: Fruit; Seed Temperature & Taste: Warm, moist. Sweet Classification: S. Worms…

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Diseases of the Spleen

ByAdam Tate

Diseases of the Spleen A. Spleen. B, C, E. Veins of the SpleenDer gantzen Artzenei, Dryander, 1542 ‘Spleen’ disease refers to diseases affecting the Spleen. The Spleen is most affected by Damp and Melancholy which are associated with Spleen Pain or ‘Obstruction’, Hardness and Tumors of the Spleen. Spleen Disease can also be viewed in…

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Pistacia, Pistacio PRO

ByAdam Tate

Pistacia, Pistachio Pistah, Pista, Fastaq (Unani)Mistaka (Arabic) Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Kreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 Duhamel du Monceau, Traité des arbres et arbustes, Nouvelle édition, 1809 Botanical name: Pistacia vera Parts used: Nut; the green peel of the nut is also used in Unani Temperature & Taste: Warm, moist. Sweetopens, attenuates Classifications:…

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Tragacantha, Gum Tragacanth FREE

ByAdam Tate

Tragacantha, Gum Tragacanth Kateera, Katira (Unani) Medical Botany, Woodville, Hooker, Vol. 3, 1832 Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Atlas der officinellen pflanzen (2), Felix, 1899 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Astragalus tragacanth (Asia minor, Perisa), A, gummifer (widely distributed through central Asia) Parts used: Gum Temperature &…

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Dulcamara, Bittersweet PRO

ByAdam Tate

Dulcamara, Bittersweet Glycypicron, Amara Dulcis, Solani scandentis Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Flora von Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz, Otto Wilhelm Thomé, 1885 Botanical name: Solanum dulcamara Parts used: Stem; Whole Plant Temperature & Taste: Warm (Cold?), dry. Bittercleansing, opening Classification: 2D ATTENUATERS OF CONGEALED BLOOD Uses: 1. Clears Liver Heat:-Yellow Jaundice-swelling and…

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Plantago Semen, Plantain Seed PRO

ByAdam Tate

Plantago Semen, Plantain Seed, Che Qian Zi 车前子 ArnoglossumChe Qian Zi (TCM)      Red Plantain (variety)                                          Greater Plantain       Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Left: Greater Plantain; Middle: Ribwort Plantain; Right: Buck’s-Horn PlantainNew Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563      Greater Plantain       …

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Platycladus Folium, Ce Bai Ye PRO

ByAdam Tate

Platycladus Folium, Ce Bai Ye 侧柏叶 Arbor VitaeCe Bai Ye (TCM) Platycladus orientalisL’ Illustration horticole, vol. 9 (1862) Platycladus orientalisMouillefert, Traité des arbres et arbrissaux, (1892-1898) Botanical name: Platycladus orientalisSynonyms include: Biota orientalis, B. chengii, Thuja orientalis, T. australis, Cupressus thuja, Retinispora decurvata Parts used: Young Leaf and twig Temperature & Taste: Slightly Cool, dry….

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Lawsonia, Henna, Madayanti PRO

ByAdam Tate

Lawsonia, Henna, Madayanti Madayanti (Ayurveda)Hina, Mehndhi (Unani) HennaBlanco, Flora de Filipinas. (1875) Lawsonia inermis flower(Photo by Tu7uh) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Lawsonia inermis (syn. L. spinosa), L. alba Parts used: Leaf, Seed Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Bitter“Henna is Cold in the First degree and Dry in the Second degree”. (Avicenna) Uses: 1. Clears Heat and…

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Oenanthe, Shui Qin PRO

ByAdam Tate

Oenanthe, Shui Qin 水芹 Java Water DropwortShui Qin (TCM)Jatera (Ayurveda) Bencao pinhui jingyao, 1505 (Welcome Collection) Oenanthe javanica(Photo by 阿橋) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Oenanthe spp.Several species are used: O. javanica (syn. O. stolonifera) – Shui Qin O. benghalensis O. rivularis O. decumbens Parts used: Whole plant Temperature & Taste: Neutral/Slightly Cool. Sweet, Pungent, Sour Uses:…

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Trogopterus, Wu Ling Zhi

ByAdam Tate

Trogopterus Feces, Wu Ling Zhi 五灵脂 Flying Squirrel Feces, Complex-Toothed Flying SquirrelWu Ling Zhi (TCM) Trogopterus xanthipesRecherches pour servir à l’histoire naturelle des mammifères, Milne-Edwards (1874) Botanical name: Trogopterus xanthipes or Pteromys volansOther species supply the market but they are considered adulterants. Parts used: Feces Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Bitter, Sweet, Pungent, Salty (some…

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Papaver rhoeas, Corn Poppy

ByAdam Tate

Papaver rhoeas, Corn Poppy Field Poppy, Red Poppy, Corn RoseRakta Posta (Ayurveda)Btsun pa me tog  བཙུན་པ་མེ་ཏོག  (Tibetan)Li Chun Hua (TCM) Papaver rhoeasKöhler, Medizinal Pflanzen, vol. 3 (1890) Botanical name: Papaver rhoeas (syn. P. commutatum), P. erraticum Parts used: Flowers Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Bitter Classifications: 3L. ANTI-TUSSIVE Preparers and Purgers of Bile Uses: 1….

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