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Diploclisia, Cang Bai Cheng Gou Feng PRO

ByAdam Tate

Diploclisia, Cang Bai Cheng Gou Feng 苍白秤钩风 Glaucescent Diploclisia Cang Bai Cheng Gou Feng (TCM) Diploclisia glaucescens Wight, R., Illustrations of Indian botany (1840-1850) Diploclisia glaucescens (Photo by Vengolis) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Diploclisia glaucescens Parts used: Stem and leaf Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Bitter Uses: 1. Clears Wind and Damp:-Wind-Damp pain of the bones…

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Melo, Melon

ByAdam Tate

Melo, Melon Tukhm Kharpaza (Cucumis melo, Melon seed) (Unani)Tukhm Khyarzah (Cucumis melo var: utilissimus, Long melon seed) (Unani) Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Several varieties of MelonLustgarten der Gesundtheit, Ryff, 1546  Icones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1804 Decorticated Melon seed(Calcutta Unani College, Adam, 2019) Botanical name: Several varieties of Cucumis spp.:  1. C. melo …

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Xylaria, Wu Ling Shen

ByAdam Tate

Xylaria, Wu Ling Shen 乌灵参 Xylaria fungus, “Wu Ling Ginseng” Xylaria nigripesPhoto by Michel Beeckman (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Xylaria nigripes Parts used: Sclerotium Temperature & Taste: Neutral, Sweet (Chinese Pharmacopoeia)Some sources claim it to be Warm and slightly Bitter Classification: Uses: 1. Strengthens Kidneys, Nourishes Essence:–pain and weakness of the lower back and knees–postpartum blood…

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Ruby

ByAdam Tate

Ruby Rubeus; Carbuncle (old name which included Garnet and other red stones);Manikya (Sanskrit)Yaqut (Unani)Pey ma ra ga, Pey rag (Tibetan)Hong Bao Shi (TCM) Ortus Sanitatis, Beck, 1517 Ruby crystal and Star SapphiresExotic Mineralogy, Sowerby, 1811 Ruby crystalsPhoto by Rob Lavinsky iRocks.com Mineralogical Name: Corundum (Al2O3)Traditionally the stronger colored stones were called Male, and lighter colored…

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Anisum, Aniseed FREE

ByAdam Tate

Annis, Aniseed Anisoon (Unani) Ortus sanitatis, Cube, Johann von, 1501 Atlas der officinellen pflanzen (2), Felix, 1899 Aniseed (Adam, 2016) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Pimpinella anisum Parts used: Seed Temperature & Taste: Very Warm, dry. Pungent, Sweet. Classification: 2J. RAREFYING3C. ALEXIPHARMICS.   3H. LACTAGOGUE4e. STOMACHIC.   4g. HEPATIC.   4i. UTERINE Uses: 1….

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Caper, Capparis spinosa PRO

ByAdam Tate

Capparum, Capers Classical western names include: cynosbaton, capria, coracos melon, ophioscordon, ophiostaphylon, petraia, holophyton, aeichloron, hippomanes, trichomanes Karira, Apatra (Ayurveda)Ahimsra (Wild Caper) (Ayurveda)Kabar, Kabar-ul-Hindi (Unani)Chengan (Siddha)Lao Shu Gua (TCM) Gart der Gesundheit, Cuba, 1485 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Flora von Deutschland (14), Kohler, 1883 Botanical name: Capparis spinosaThe Wild Caper, C. sepiaria is also used in…

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Jet

ByAdam Tate

Jet Black Amber, Jeat, Agath, GagateSuccini Nigri, Carbo Fossilis, Lapis Thracius Museum Museorum, Valentini, 1704 Jet (Photo by Geni, Wikimedia) Minerological name: Lignite (variety)Jet is similar to Coal, but harder, with a deeper color, and higher luster. Jet began to form about 180 million years ago. Other stones allied to or classed with Jet:1. Black…

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Chelidonium, Celandine FREE

ByAdam Tate

Chelidonium majus, Celandine Also called Hirundinaria or Swallow-wortBai Qu Hai (TCM) Herbarum Vivae Eicones, Otto Brunfels, 1530 Icones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1800 Kohler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Chelidonium majus Parts used: Whole plant in flower; Root Temperature & Taste: Cold (classed as Warm), dry. Bitter, pungent Classifications:…

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Echinops, Camel’s Thistle PRO

ByAdam Tate

Echinops, Camel’s Thistle Globe Thistle, Camel ThornQasa-Barith, R`ai al-Jamal (Arabic)Barham Dandi , Unta Katera (Unani) Utkantaka, Brahmadandi (Ayurveda)Yu Zhou Lou Lu (TCM) Greater and Lesser Globe ThistleTheatrum Botanicum, Parkinson, 1640 Echinops echinatusK.R. Kirtikar, B.D. Basu, Indian medicinal plants (1918) Echinops ritroCurtis’s Botanical Magazine (1806) Echinops echinatus(Photo by Dinesh Valke) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Echinops echinatusE. ritro…

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Myrobalan, Emblic

ByAdam Tate

Myrobalan, Emblic Amalaki (Ayurveda)Aamla (Unani)Skyu Ru Ra སྐྱ་རུ་ར (Tibetan)Yu Gan Zi 余甘子 (TCM) Emblic MyrobalanWitsen, N., Jager, H. de, Plantae Javanicae pictae, ex Java transmissae anno MDCC (1700) Chebulic, Emblic, Belleric, Citrine (Yellow) and Indian (Black) MyrobalanA Complete History of Drugs, Pomet, London, 1748  1. Yellow (Citrine) Myrobalan 2. Black (Indian, Nigrum) Myroabalan 3. Chebulic Myrobalan 4. Emblic Myrobalan 5….

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Viscum, Mistletoe, Sang Ji Sheng PRO

ByAdam Tate

Viscum, Mistletoe, Hu Ji Sheng 槲寄生 Viscus (Latin)Hu Ji Sheng (Northen Mistletoe, Viscum spp., TCM) Loranthus, Sang Ji Sheng 桑寄生 Sang Ji Sheng (Mulberry Mistletoe, Loranthus [Taxillus] spp. TCM) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Mistletoe (Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563) ViscumBotanische wandplaten, 1904–1914 Viscum albumKoehler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Loranthus europeausFlora von Deutschland (27),…

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Sagapenum, Sagapen FREE

ByAdam Tate

Sagapenum, Sagapen SerapinumSakbinaj (Unani)  Krauter Buch und kunstliche Conterfeyungen, 1703 Sagapen in containers for exportKrauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Ferula persica Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Ferula persica (syn. Peucedanum persicum) Parts used: Gum Temperature & Taste: Hot, dry. Pungent Classifications: 4j. NERVINE Uses: 1. Clears Cold-Phlegm and Damp:-clears Phlegm, Water and Damp…

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