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Gundelia PRO

ByAdam Tate

Gundelia Crown of Thornsal-Kankarzad, Akoob, Akkoub (Arabic) Gundelia tournefortiiP. Miller, Figures of the most beautiful, useful and uncommonplants, described in the gardeners’ dictionary, vol. 2 (1755-1760) Gundelia tournefortii(Photo by Mattan nahum) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Gundelia tournefortii Parts used: Whole Herb / leaf and stemJuice / gumThe wild plant is harvested and eaten as a vegetable…

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Mimusops, Bakula

ByAdam Tate

Mimusops, Bakula Indian Medlar, West Indian Medlar, Spanish Cherry, BulletwoodBakula (Ayurveda)Magilam (Siddha)Molsari (Unani) Mimusops elengiRoxburgh, W., Plants of the coast of Coromandel (1795-1819) Botanical name: Mimusops elengi Parts used: Bark, Fruit; also the Seed Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Pungent. Ripe fruit is SweetFlower: Warm, dry. Pungent, Sweet Classification: Uses: BARK1. Moves the Blood:–Tonic for…

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Pterocarpus, Red Sandalwood PRO

ByAdam Tate

Pterocarpus, Red Sandalwood Raktachandana, Raktasaara (Ayurvedic)Sandal Surkh, Sandal-e-Ahmar (Unani)Tsan dan dmar po  ཙན་དན་དམར་པོ  (Tibetan)Shivappu-Chandanam (Siddha) Medical Botany, Woodville, Hooker, Vol. 3, 1832 Red Sandalwood(Adam, 2017) Botanical name: Pterocarpus santalinus (syn. Santalum rubrum) Parts used: Wood Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Bitter, Sweet. Classifications: 2F. PURIFYING.   2P. HEMOSTATICS3B. FEBRIFUGE & ANTIPYRETIC Uses: 1. Clears Heat from…

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Ophicalcite, Hua Rui Shi

ByAdam Tate

Ophicalcite, Hua Rui Shi 花蕊石 Hua Rui Shi (TCM) OphicalcitePhoto by Lysippos (Wikimedia) Minerological name: OphicalcitumSerpentine mixed with CalciteSee Serpentine which is similar and used in Ayurveda. Parts used: Prepared Mineral Temperature & Taste: Neutral. Sour, astringent Classification: L. Stop Bleeding: Constituents: Calcium carbonate, magnesium carbonate, magnesium silicate, Fe, Al. There are also traces of…

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Allium, Garlic FREE

ByAdam Tate

Allium, Garlic, Da Suan 大蒜 Da Suan (TCM)Lashuna (Ayurveda)Lehsun (Unani)Sgog skya, སྒོག་སྐྱ  (Tibetan) Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Krauterbuch, Rihel, 1565 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Allium sativum Parts used: Bulb Temperature & Taste: Hot, dry. Pungent. Ayurveda says Garlic has all tastes except…

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Thea, Tea

ByAdam Tate

Thea, Tea Cha (China)Chai (India) Atlas der officinellen pflanzen, Felix, 1899 Botanical name: Thea chinensisThere are many varieties of tea; a primary difference is ‘green’ (green, white tea) or ‘fermented’ (black, hong cha) Parts used: leaf Temperature & Taste: Black (fermented) tea is warm, Green tea is Cool. Bitter, Sweet Uses: 1. Clears Damp, Promotes…

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Rhabarbari monachorum, Monk’s Rhubarb

ByAdam Tate

Rhabarbari monachorum, Monk’s Rhubarb Herb Patience, Hippolapathum, Lapanthus hortense, Rhubarbarum Monachorum Kreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 Deutschlands Flora in Abbildungen, Sturm, 1796 Rumex alpinus(Photo by Jerzy Opioła) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Rumex alpinus Parts used: Root; the yellower the better Temperature & Taste: Cool (Neutral according to some) dry. Mildly Bitter Classifications: Aperitive, Abstersive, Astringent, Uses: 1. Purges…

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Welcome to

ByAdam Tate

About MedicineTraditions Introduction to MedicineTraditions This Web Site has been established to promote the Study and Practice of Traditional Medicine. Traditional Medicine World Wide tends to have several things in common:     The use of Natural Medicines from the Vegetable, Animal and Mineral Kingdoms     An Understanding of the energetics of the body, disease and…

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Urtica, Nettle FREE

ByAdam Tate

Urtica, Nettle Anjuraa, Bhichu Ghans (Unani)Sisona (Ayurveda)Xun Ma 荨麻Za rgod  ཟ་རྒོད་ (Tibet) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Flora von Deutschland, Kohler, 1886 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Urtica dioicaGreater, Lesser, Roman and Dead Nettles (Lamium) were recognised Parts used: Herb; Seed; Root Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Pungent Classifications:…

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Inula japonica, Xuan Fu Hua PRO

ByAdam Tate

Inula japonica, Xuan Fu Hua 旋覆花 Xuan Fu Hua (TCM) Inula britannicaBarrellier, J., Plantae per Galliam, Hispaniam et Italiam observatae (?) Inula britannica(Photo by Repina Tatyana) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Inula spp. I. japonica I. britannica (Ou Ya Xuan Fu Hua) I. hupehensis (Hu Bei Xuan Fu Hua), used in Hubei province I. helianthus-aquatica (Shui Chao…

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Euphrasia, Eyebright PRO

ByAdam Tate

Euphrasia, Eyebright Zhim thig sang rgyas chu ‘jib  ཞིམ་ཐིག་ཐིག་སང་རྒྱས་ཆུ་ཇིབ་ (Tibet) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Herbarum Vivae Eicones, Otto Brunfels, 1530 Masclef, Atlas des plantes de France, 1893 Botanical name: Euphrasia officinalisIn Tibet, E. himalayica is used similarly. Parts used: Herb in flower Temperature & Taste: Cool (Warm in the west), dry. Pungentastringes, discusses Classifications: 2S….

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Cow Dung

ByAdam Tate

Cow Dung Ahta al-baqar (Unani)Niu fen (TCM) Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Dried Cow Dung for sale in Kolkata, India (Adam, 2019) Zoological name: Bos taurus and related species Parts used: Dung, dry or fresh Temperature & Taste: Neutral/Cool, dry. Uses: 1. Benefits Stomach, Moves Qi, Opens Obstructions:-obstruction of the Stomach-Colic, Griping (internally and topically)…

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