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Cucurbitas, Gourd

ByAdam Tate

Cucurbitas, Gourd Tukhm Kadu (Bottle Gourd seed) (Unani) Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Botanical name: Various species from the Curcibitaceae, especially from the following 2 genus:  1. Cucurbitas spp., including varieties of C. pepo and C. maxima  2. Lagenaria: Lagenaria siceraria, L. vulgaris (Bottle or White Gourd; Sweet variety is…

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Hematite, Dai Zhe Shi 代赭石

ByAdam Tate

Hematite, Dai Zhe Shi 代赭石 Bloodstone; Lapis Sanguinalis, AmetistusDai Zhe Shi: ‘Red Stone from Dai County’ (TCM)Gairika (Ayurveda)Shadhanj (Unani)Smug po sbal rgyab  སྨུག་པོ་སྦལ་རྒྱབ (Tibetan)Mdung rtse smug po  མདུང་རྩེ་སྨུག་པོ་ (Tibetan) Hortus sanitatis, 1491 Varieties of HematiteGemmarum et Lapidum Historia, Tollius, 1647 Two different varieties of HematitePhotos by Parent Gery Mineralogical name: HematitumTibetan medicine recognise several varieties…

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Honey, Mel, Feng Mi PRO

ByAdam Tate

Honey, Mel, Feng Mi 蜂蜜 Feng Mi (TCM)Asl (Unani)Sbrang rtsi  སྦྲང་རྩི  (Tibetan) Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Entomological name: Apis spp. A. mellifera, Western Honey Bee, A. cerana, Eastern Honey Bee These are the two main species of domesticated Honey Bees. Other wild and Stingless Bee species have…

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Manna

ByAdam Tate

Manna Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Fraxinus ornus (Flowering Ash)Medical Botany, Woodville, Hooker, Vol. 3, 1832 Atlas der Officinellen Pflanzen, Berg & Schmidt, Leipzig, 1893 Botanical name: Fraxinus ornus (Flowering Ash, Manna Ash) and F. rotundifoliaFraxinus excelsior and other species also supply some Manna Manna has been collected from several other plants, used synonymously: Persian or…

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China root, Tu Fu Ling

ByAdam Tate

China root, Tu Fu Ling, 土茯苓 Tu Fu Ling (TCM)Thu pu ling  ཐུ་པུ་ལིང་ལིང་ (Tibetan)Chopachini (Ayurveda)Paranki Cakkai (Siddha)Chob Chini (Unani) A Complete History of Drugs, Pomet, London, 1748 Icones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1800 Medical Botany, Woodville, 1810 CHINA ROOTNotes on Pharmacognosy, Otto Augustus Wall, 1902 Botanical name: Smilax glabraOthers used include S. ovalifolia, S. zeylanica, S….

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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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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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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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Euphrasia, Eyebright FREE

ByAdam Tate

Euphrasia, Eyebright Herbarum Vivae Eicones, Otto Brunfels, 1530 Masclef, Atlas des plantes de France, 1893 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Euphrasia officinalis Parts used: Herb in flower Temperature & Taste: Cool (Warm in the west), dry. Pungentastringes, discusses Classifications: 2S. STRENGTHENING4b. OPTHALMIC Uses: 1. Clears Heat, Benefits the Eyesight: (West, Tibet)-sore,…

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Artemisia pontici, Pontic Wormwood

ByAdam Tate

Artemisia pontici, Pontic Wormwood Roman Wormwood, Roman Mugwort Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Vietz, F.B., Icones plantarum medico-oeconomico-technologicarum, vol. 1 (1800) Fuchs, L., New Kreüterbuch, (1543) Botanical name: Artemisia ponticum Parts used: Herb Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Bittercuts, binds, discusses, resists putrefaction, purges Bile (Choler) Uses: -Generally used the same as Wormwood, but was regarded as…

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