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Bistorta, Bistort FREE

ByAdam Tate

Bistorta, Bistort Also called Snakeweed, Snake-root; Columbrina, Serpentaria, Serpentaria vulgaris, DracunculusQuan Shen  拳参 (TCM)Gla sgang  གླ་སྒང༌  (Tibetan) Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Hortus Medicus, Graves, 1834 Bistort rootNotes on Pharmacognosy,Otto Augustus Wall, 1902 Bistort rootA Manual of Organic Materia Medica, Maisch, 1882 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Polygonum bistorta (syn. Persicaria bistorta)…

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Tremors and Shaking

ByAdam Tate

Tremors and Shaking Tremors and Shaking are classed as Wind disorders in Traditional Medicine, so other medicines used for Wind diseases may also be applicable. Shaking with loss of sense was traditionally called Shaking Palsy and overlaps the modern diagnosis of Parkinsonism. Warming Pearl Powder was viewed as an especially effective medicine for Shaking Palsy….

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Lead Bhasma

ByAdam Tate

Lead Bhasma Naga Bhasma (Ayurveda) Minerological name: Plumbum Parts used: Lead ash Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. SweetLead Bhasma principally settles Vata (Wind) and Kapha (Phlegm). Classification: Uses: 1. Strengthens Kidneys, Benefits Yin:–Diabetes–obstinate Urinary diseases–Aphrodisiac–Seminal debility–Spermatorrhea, Premature Ejaculation–has a testicular regenerative and protective effect–Night Sweats, Consumption 2. Settles Wind, Stops Spasms:–Paralysis, Facial Paralysis–Convulsions, Epilepsy–Lock Jaw,…

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Sanguisorba, Burnet PRO

ByAdam Tate

Sanguisorba, Burnet, Di Yu 地榆 Di Yu (TCM) Della Materia Medicinale, Andrea Valuassori, 1562 New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 S. officinalisFlora von Deutschland (25), Kohler, 1886 S. minorFlora von Deutschland (25), Kohler, 1886 Botanical name: Sanguisorba officinalisGreater and Lesser types were known Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Slightly Cool, dry. Bitter, Sour. ‘of a pleasant…

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Sesbania grandiflora PRO

ByAdam Tate

Sesbania grandiflora Red Wisteria, Swamp PeaPo so cha  པོ་སོ་ཆ  (Fruits, Tibetan)Agasti, Agatya, Muni, Munidrum (Ayurveda)Agatti (Siddha) Sesbania grandifloraBlanco, Flora de Filipinas. (1875) Sesbania grandiflora(Photo by 阿橋) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Sesbania grandiflora (syn. Agati grandiflora) Parts used: Whole Plant; bark; fruit; flowers Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Bitter Uses: 1. Clears Heat, Resists Poison:-Fever, Intermittent Fever (whole…

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Codonopsis, Klu bdud rdo rje PRO

ByAdam Tate

Codonopsis, Klu bdud rdo rje Klu bdud rdo rje (C. ovata) (Tibet)Xin Jiang Dang Shen (C. clematidea) (TCM) C. ovata.Edwards’s Botanical Register, vol. 28  (1842) C. ovata (Royle, J.F., Illustrations of the botany … of the Himalayan Mountains and … of Cashmere (1839) Codonopsis clematidea(Photo by Agnieszka Kwiecień) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Codonopsis spp.Several types are…

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Worms

ByAdam Tate

Worms & Parasites Worms and Parasites have long been recognised in all Traditions as a pathology associated with Disease. Worms and Parasites may be classified as Internal or External; that is, those such as are found inside the body, like intestinal worms, and external parasites such lice. In Traditional Medicine theory, the environment needs to…

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Rubus, Kanda ka ri PRO

ByAdam Tate

Rubus, Kan da ka ri ཀན་ད་ཀ་རི Kan da ka ri (Tibetan) Rubus niveusBotanical Register, vol. 10 (1824) Rubus niveus(Photo by Forest & Kim Starr) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Rubus spp.Several types of Kanda ka ri are recognised in Tibetan Medicine: Kanda ka ri dkar po (Kanda ka ri), R. niveus (White barked variety) Kanda ka ri…

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Chondrodendron, Pareira

ByAdam Tate

Chondrodendron, Pareira Curare, Velvet Leaf. Ice VineNan Mei Fang Ji (TCM) Chondrodendron tomentosumBentley and Trimen, Medicinal Plants, Vol 2, 1875 Cross-section of the rootManual of Organic Materica Medica, Sayre, 1879 Botanical name: Chondrodendron tomentosum (syn. C. scabrum)A number of related plants were available as varieties of Pareira Parts used: Root, Stem Temperature & Taste: Bitter,…

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Myrobalan, Belleric PRO

ByAdam Tate

Myrobalan, Belleric Bibhitaki (Ayurveda)Thandrikkai , Tanrikkay (Siddha)Bahera (Unani)Ba Ru Ra བ་རུ་ར (Tibetan)Mao He Zi 毛诃子 (TCM) Belleric MyrobalanIllustrations of Indian Botany, Wight, 1840 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. Belleric Myrobalan Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Left…

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Cassiope, Gru gu ras sna PRO

ByAdam Tate

Cassiope, Gru gu ras sna གྲུ་གུ་རས་སྣ་ Himalayan HeatherGru gu ras sna (Tibet) Cassiope fastigiataGarden, Vol. 28 (1885) Cassiope fastigiataWallich, N., Plantae Asiaticae Rariores, Vol. 3 (1832) Cassiope fastigiata(Photo by Ghislain118) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Cassiope fastigiata (syn. Andromeda fastigiata) Parts used: Aerial parts Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Bitter Classification: Uses: 1. Clears Heat, Resists Poison:-Cold,…

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Tamarix chinensis, Xi He Liu PRO

ByAdam Tate

Tamarix chinensis, Xi He Liu 西河柳 Chinese TamariskXi He Liu, Cheng Liu (TCM) Tamarix chinensisPallas, Flora rossica seu stirpium imperii rossici (1784-1815) Botanical name: Tamarix chinensis (syn. T. pentandra)Also used are T. juniperina, T. ramosissima See also the related Western Tamarisk, T. gallica. Parts used: Stem and Leaf Temperature & Taste: Neutral/Slightly Warm, dry. Pungent,…

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