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Melissa, Lemon Balm FREE

ByAdam Tate

Melissa, Balm Lemon Balm; Mountain Balm, Sweet BalmMelissophyllum, ApiastrumBillilotan (Unani) Della Materia Medicinale, Andrea Valuassori, 1562 Kurtzes Handtbuchlein, Ryff, 1599 Koehler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Melissa officinalis Parts used: Herb Temperature & Taste: Slightly Cool (some said Warm), dry. Pungent, Sweet Classifications: 2H. CARMINATIVE.    3A. SUDORIFICS &…

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Sesamum, Sesame, Hei Zhi Ma PRO

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, 1897 (Photo by Vengolis) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Sesamum indicum Parts used: Seed (Black are stronger) Temperature & Taste: Slightly Warm, moist. Sweet“It is Hot in the middle and Moist in the…

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Equisetum, Horsetail, Mu Zei FREE

ByAdam Tate

Equisetum, Horsetail, Mu Zei 木贼 Hippuris, Ephedron, AnabasisMu Zei (TCM)Khu byug rtsa ljang  ཁུ་བྱུག་རྩ་ལྗང་ (Tibet) Two varieties of HorsetailDioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 E. arvensisFlora von Deutschland (4), Kohler, 1884 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Equisetum arvenseAlso used are E. maximum, E. sylvaticum, E. palustre, E. limosum, and E. hyemale, the…

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Bloodstone, Heliotrope

ByAdam Tate

Bloodstone, Heliotrope ElitropiaChi Dim Shi, Ji Xue Shi (TCM) Ortus Sanitatis, 1491 Bloodstone (Heliotrope)Photo by Ra’ike Mineralogical name: Lapis Heliotropum; Chalcedony group Parts used: Levigated Stone Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Sweet, Slightly Pungent Constituents: Silicon dioxide (SiO2), iron Uses: 1. Clears Heat, Stops Bleeding:-any type of Bleeding (West, Ayurveda)-stops excessive Menstruation-prevents Miscarriage-Diarrhea and Dysentery,…

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Wormwood, Artemisia absinthum FREE

ByAdam Tate

Absinthium, Wormwood Afsanteen (Unani) Wormwood Common Wormwood                           Mountain or Roman Wormwood                       Pontic Wormwood of GalenEicones plantarum seu stirpium, Jacobus Theodorus, 1590 Koehler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION…

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Carica, Papaya

ByAdam Tate

Carica, Papaya PawpawPapita, Erand-Karkati (Ayurveda)Pipita (Unani)Pappai (Siddha) Herbarium Amboinense, Rumpf, 1755 Illustrations Of Indian Botany, Vol. II, Wight, 1850 Botanical name: Carica papaya Parts used: Unripe and Ripe Fruit; Seed Temperature & Taste: Warm, moist. Unripe fruit is Cool, dry. Sweet, Sour Uses: 1. Moistens the Intestines, Promotes Bowel Movements:-chronic constipation (ripe fruit)-Bleeding Piles; Diarrhea…

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Rosa, Rose FREE

ByAdam Tate

Rosa, Rose, Mei Gui Hua 玫瑰花 Mei Gui Hua (TCM)Ward, Gulab (Unani)Se ba’i me tog  སེ་བའི་མེ་ཏོག  (Tibet) Della Materia Medicinale Andrea Valuassori, 1562 Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Rosa gallicaMedical Botany, Woodville, Hooker, Vol. 3, 1832 Rosa centfoliaMedical Botany, Woodville, Hooker, Vol. 3, 1832 Rose buds used for tea and medicine Members CLICK HERE for…

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Coriandrum, Coriander PRO

ByAdam Tate

Coriandrum, Coriander Kishneez, Kishniz (Unani, Seed)Dhanyaka (Ayurveda)Koththumali Vitai (Siddha)‘U su  འུ་སུ  (Tibetan, Seed) Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Darstellung und Beschreibung Pharmacopoea Borussica, Berg, 1858 CORIANDER FRUIT1. Small coriander. 2, Coriander of a normal size, 3, Indian coriander (not official) Squibb’s Atlas of the Official Drugs, Mansfield, 1919 Botanical name: Coriandrum sativum…

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Lavendula, Lavender FREE

ByAdam Tate

Lavendula, Lavender Spike New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Koehler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Lavendula officinalis (syn. L. vera, L. angustifolia, L. spica, L. vulgaris) Parts used: Flower Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent, Bitter Classifications: 2H. CARMINATIVE3A. SUDORIFICS & DIAPHORETICS.    3E. DIURETIC.    3G. EMMENAGOGUE.    3M….

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Cepa, Onion PRO

ByAdam Tate

Cepa, Onion Piyaz (Unani) Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Two varieties of OnionKreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 Left: A. oleraceum, Right: A. cepaFlora von Deutschland, Kohler, 1886 Botanical name: Allium cepaVarious related species are used similarly: Spring Onion: A. fistulosum; Chinese Onion: A. macrostemon, A. oleraceum and others Parts used: Bulb; mostly the…

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Bdellium, Guggulu PRO

ByAdam Tate

Bdellium, Guggulu Indian Bdellium, Indian Myrrh, Mukul MyrrhGuggulu (Ayurveda)Gu gul  གུ་གུལ  (Tibetan)Muqil (Unani)Hei Yun Xiang  黑云香 (TCM) Ortus Sanitatis, Cube, Johann von, 1501 A Complete History of Drugs, Pomet, London, 1748 Bdellium (Adam, 2017) Botanical name: Commiphora mukul (syn. Balsamodendrum mukul) Parts used: GumA number of varieties are recognised, the dark-brown and yellow-brown being preferred….

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Mastic, Mastic Gum PRO

ByAdam Tate

Mastic, Mastic Gum LentiskMastagi (Unani) Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Kreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 Botanische wandplaten (1904–1914) Left: P. lentiscus    Right: P. terebinthusFlora von Deutschland (21), Kohler, 1885 BUY MASTIC Botanical name: Pistachio lentiscus (syn. Lentiscus mastiches)Related species which have supplied Mastic or have been used as a substitute include P. terebinthus, P. cabulica (‘Roman Mastic’, ‘East…

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