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Realgar, As2S2

ByAdam Tate

Realgar, As2S2 Sandarache (Dioscorides, Agricola)Manashila (Ayurveda)Hartal Tabqi (Unani)Rahj al Ghar (Arabic, meaning ‘Powder of the Mine’)Xiong Huang  雄黄 (TCM)Ldong ros ལྡོང་རོས  (Tibetan) RealgarPhoto by Rob Lavinsky, iRocks.com Mineralogical Name: Arsenic Disulphide Parts used: Refined or prepared MineralSpecimens that are red outside but white inside when crushed, or which contain white crystals within, should not be used…

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Galls, Wu Bei Zi PRO

ByAdam Tate

Galla, Galls, Wu Bei Zi 五倍子 Oak or Aleppo Gall–Mazu (Unani)–Majuphalaka, Mayaphala (Ayurveda)–Mo Shi Zi (TCM)Chinese Gall (Rhus): Galla chinensis–Wu Bei Zi (TCM)–Galla Rhois–Karkatashringe (Ayurveda)–Kakrasingi (Unani) Gart der Gesundheit, Cuba, 1485 Oak GallKrauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Oak GallMedical Botany, Bohn, 1832 Some of the Gall varieties from Tabernaemontanus (1664) Oak Galls (Adam, 2016) Chinese Galls (Rhus)…

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Aurantium, Orange peel, Ju Hong FREE

ByAdam Tate

Aurantium, Orange peel Orange Peel: Ju Pi, Ju HongDried Orange Fruit: Zhi KeImmature Orange Fruit: Zhi Shi New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Kohler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Bitter Orange peel: Left: in ribbons; Right: in quartersNotes on Pharmacognosy, Otto Augustus Wall, 1902 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Citrus spp. C….

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Betonica, Betony PRO

ByAdam Tate

Betonica, Betony Chiron, Serratula Ortus Sanitatis, Cube, Johann von, 1501 Dioscorides Materia Medica, Ruellio, 1549 Kurtzes Handtbuchlein, Ryff, 1599 Medical Botany, Woodville, 1810 Botanical name: Betonica officinalis (syn. Stachys betonica, S. officinalis)It appears that local varieties were also used synonymously Parts used: Herb; flower Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Bitter, pungentdiscusses, attenuates, opens, cleanses Classification:…

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Laurus, Baytree FREE

ByAdam Tate

Laurus, Bay-tree Bay tree, Sweet Bay, Bay Laurel; Baccum Lauri (berry)Ghar, Hab-el-Ghar (Unani)Yue Gui Zi (Fruit) Yue Gui Ye (Leaf) TCM) LaurusOrtus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 LaurusDella Materia Medicinale, Andrea Valuassori, 1562 LaurusKrauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Laurus nobilisFlora von Deutschland (10), Kohler, 1882 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Laurus nobilisDioscorides described 2 varieties:…

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Cynosbatus, Rose Hip FREE

ByAdam Tate

Cynosbatus, Rose Hip Cherokee Rose Hip, Jin Ying Zi 金樱子 CynosbatusCherokee Rose Hip, Jin Ying Zi  金樱子 (TCM)Se rgod  སེ་རྒོད   (Tibetan) Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 R. caninaFlora von Deutschland (25), Kohler, 1886 R. laevigata (Jin Ying Zi) used in TCMEdwards’s Botanical Register, vol. 23, 1922 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Rosa caninaA number…

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Hypericum, St. Johns Wort FREE

ByAdam Tate

Hypericum, St. John’s Wort Hiofariqun (Unani)Guan Ye Lian Qiao 贯叶连翘 (TCM) HypericumOrtus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 HypericumDioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 HypericumKrauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Hypericum perforatumFlora von Deutschland (21), Kohler, 1885 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Hypericum perforatum (syn. H. officinalis) Parts used: Herb in flower Temperature & Taste: Cool (traditionally classed…

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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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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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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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