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Desmodium gangeticum, Salparni PRO

ByAdam Tate

Desmodium gangeticum, Salparni Salpan, Hooked Hairypod Tickclover Salparni, Shaliparni, Saal parni (Root, Ayurveda)Pulladi, Peramalli (Siddha)Hong Mu Ji Cao (TCM) Desmodium gangeticumN. Witsen, H. de Jager, Plantae Javanicae pictae (1700) Desmodium gangeticumBlanco, Flora de Filipinas. (1875 Desmodium gangeticum(Photo by Vinayaraj) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Desmodium gangeticum (syn. Hedysarum gangeticum)D. latifolium and D. pulchellum have also been used…

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Potassium carbonate, Potash

ByAdam Tate

Potassium carbonate, Potash Salt of Tartar, Pearl ash, Carbonate of PotassaKali carbonicum, Sal Tartari, Kali Lignorum Purum, Sal Absinthii (Salt of Wormwood), Sal Cinereum Clavellatorum Depuratum, Potassii carbonas impura Yavaksara, Yavasukaja (Ayurveda)Ya bak sha ra (Tibetan)Jawakhar, Javakhar (Unani)Natrun (Arabic) Preparation of Potassium carbonate(Museum Museorum, Valentini, 1704) Minerological name: Impure Potassium carbonate; K2CO3 Parts used: Purified…

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Helichrysum, Yellow Everlasting

ByAdam Tate

Helichrysum, Yellow Everlasting Immortelle, Eternal Flower, Sandy Everlasting, Strawflower Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Helichrysum arenariumDeutschlands Flora in Abbildungen, Sturm, 1796 Helichrysum arenarium(Photo by Аимаина хикари) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Helichrysum arenarium (syn. Gnaphalium arenarium)There are over 300 species and many sub-species. Those of the Mediterranean are broadly grouped into large-flowered (ie. H. stoechas) and small-flowered (ie….

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Sigesbeckia, Xi Xian Cao FREE

ByAdam Tate

Siegesbeckia, Xi Xian Cao 稀薟草 St. Paul’s WortXi Xian Cao (TCM) Siegesbeckia orientalisWight, R., , Icones plantarum Indiae orientalis (1840-1853) Siegesbeckia orientalis(Photo by Elouanne) (Wikimedia) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Siegesbeckia (Sigesbeckia) spp. S. orientalis S. pubescens S. glabrescens Parts used: Herb Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Bitter Classification: D. Clear…

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Btso thal, Purified Mercury

ByAdam Tate

Btso thal, Purified Mercury ash Btso thal, Tsotel (“Cooked ash”)Bcud kyi rgyal po (“The King of Essences”)Zuo Tai (Chinese) XXX Minerological name: Refined Mercuric sulphide Parts used: Prepared Mercury sulphideThere are 3 varieties of processed Mercury used in Tibetan Medicine: Btso thal, also called Dngul chu btso thal or Dngul chu btso bkru chen mo–Purified…

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Bacopa, Brahmi FREE

ByAdam Tate

Bacopa, Brahmi Brahmi (Ayurveda)Brahmi (Unani) M. Blanco, Flora de Filipinas. (1875) Bacopa monnieri(Photo by Forest & Kim Starr) (Wikimedia) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Bacopa monnieri (syn. B. monniera, Herpestis monniera, Moniera cuneifolia) Parts used: Whole plant Temperature & Taste: Neutral/slightly Warm. Bitter. Uses: 1. Settles Wind, Calms the Mind:-Neurasthenia, Nervous…

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Sesamum, Sesame, Hei Zhi Ma FREE

ByAdam Tate

Sesamum, Sesame, Hei Zhi Ma 黑芝麻 Til, Tila (Ayurveda)Hei Zhi Ma (TCM)Kunjad Siyah (Unani)Til snum  ཏིལ་སྣུམ་ (Tibet) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Koehler, Medizinal Pflanzen, 1890 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Sesamum indicum Parts used: Seed (Black are stronger) Temperature & Taste: Slightly Warm, moist. Sweet Classifications: 2K. RESOLVENT.    2L. EMOLLIENT.    2P….

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Irish Slate, Lapis Hybernicus

ByAdam Tate

Irish Slate, Lapis Hybernicus Blue SlatePhoto from Wikimedia (US Govt.) Minerological name: Lapis HybernicusA foliated metamorphic rock formed from clay or volcanic-ash sediment. Parts used: Blue-grey slate from Ireland; softer than regular slate Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Constituents: Mainly composed of clay-minerals, quartz and mica, including muscovite, often with biotite, chlorite, hematite, pyrite.Less commonly…

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Paeonia officinalis, Western Peony PRO

ByAdam Tate

Paeonia officinalis, Peony European PeonyOod Saleeb, Ood Gharqi (Unani)Yao Yong Shao Yao 藥用芍藥 (TCM) Gart der Gesundheit, Cuba, 1485 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Left: Male Peony; Right: Female PeonyKreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 Botanische wandplaten (1904–1914) Peony seed(Photo by H. Zell) (Wikimedia) Left: Peony from the Unani Market; Above: Cross-section of the root showing…

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Symphytum, Comfrey PRO

ByAdam Tate

Symphytum, Comfrey Consolida Major Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Koehler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Comfrey root (Adam, 2022) Botanical name: Symphytum officinaleOther related species such as the Russian Comfrey (Symphytum x uplandicum) and Prickly Comfrey (S. asperum) have been used, but these should be avoided due to the higher levels of toxic alkaloids. Parts used: Root; Leaf…

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Fibroids

ByAdam Tate

Fibroid Tumors Fibroid Tumors are a classic Melancholy-type Tumor in the Western Tradition. It is analogous to Phlegm-Damp and Blood-stagnation Masses of TCM. It requires a combination of Blood-moving Medicines and medicines to clear Damp and Melancholy. Diet include foods which are easily digestible, avoiding foods hard to digest including meat of old animals Many…

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Cowrie shell

ByAdam Tate

Cowrie shell Concha venerisKarpardaka, Kapardik (Ayurveda)‘gron bu  འགྲོན་བུ  (Tibetan Medicine)Zi Bei Chi 紫貝齒 or Bei Zi (TCM)Kharmohra (Unani)Kawry (Arabic) Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Cypraea moneta (Money Cowrie)Photo by Liez   Zoological name: Cypraea spp. / Mauritia spp.Ayurvedic texts mention 3 types of Cowrie: White, Red, Yellow. A Purple variety is preferred in TCM.A number of different…

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