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Chalcopyrite Bhasma

ByAdam Tate

Chalcopyrite Bhasma Copper Pyrite AshSwarna Makshika Bhasma (Ayurveda) Minerological name: Copper PyritePyrite is a compound of Iron, Copper and Sulphur. That with greater Iron is called Iron Pyrite, that with more Copper is called Copper Pyrite. Copper Pyrite is softer than Iron Pyrite. Parts used: Copper Pyrite ash Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Bitter, SweetIt…

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Lindera, Wu Yao PRO

ByAdam Tate

Lindera, Wu Yao 乌药 SpicebushWu Yao (TCM) Lindera aggregataPhoto by KENPEI (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Lindera aggregata (syn. L. strychnifolia) (Official)L. chunii is also used. Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent Classification: J. Regulate Qi Uses: 1. Moves the Qi, Eases Pain:-chest, epigastric, abdominal or hypochondriac distention and pain, especially with Cold-Gastric Ulcers,…

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Calendula, Marigold PRO

ByAdam Tate

Calendula, Marigold CalthaMe tog gur gum མེ་ཏོག་གུརགུམ་ (Tibetan Medicine) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Kreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 Icones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1800 Botanical name: Calendula officinalis Parts used: Flower Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. PungentOpen, discuss, astringe Classifications: 2L. EMOLLIENT3A. SUDORIFICS & DIAPHORETICS.   3C. ALEXIPHARMIC.   3D. CORDIALS & CARDIACS.   3E. DIURETIC.   3G. EMMENAGOGUE4c. CARDIAC Uses: 1. Moves…

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Datura, Stramonium

ByAdam Tate

Datura, Thorn Apple Jimson Weed, StramoniumDhattura (Ayurveda and Unani)Thang phrom  ཐང་ཕྲོམ  (Tibetan) New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Materia Medica Botanica, Wellman, 1845 Medical Botany, Woodville, 1810 Atlas der Officinellen Pflanzen, Berg & Schmidt, Leipzig, 1893 Left: Flower, Above: Seed pod (Adam, 2017) Botanical name: Datura stramoniumOthers used include D. alba, D. metal, D. Ferox, D. fastuosa…

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Kadsura, Hong Gu She PRO

ByAdam Tate

Kadsura, Hong Gu She 红骨蛇 Hong Gu She (TCM) Kadsura japonicaSiebold, P.F. von, Zuccarini, J.G., Flora Japonica (1842-1870) Kadsura japonica(Photo by KENPEI) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Kadsura japonica (syn. Uvaria japonica) Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Pungent, Bitter Classification: D. Clear Wind and Damp Uses: 1. Clears Wind-Damp, Opens the Channels, Eases Pain:-Wind-Damp…

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Saxifraga, ‘od ldan PRO

ByAdam Tate

Saxifraga, ‘od ldan འོད་ལྡན་ ‘od ldan, Rtag ngu (Tibet) Left: Saxifraga egregia   Right: Saxifraga melanocentraEngler, H.G.A., Pflanzenreich (1916) Saxifraga melanocentra(Photo by Woudloper) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Saxifraga spp:Several species supply this medicine: ‘od ldan dkar po: S. melanocentra (syn. Saxifraga pseudopallida, Micranthes melanocentra) ‘od ldan ser po: S. egregia S. elliptica has also been listed as…

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Edgeworthia, Lu Luo Hua PRO

ByAdam Tate

Edgeworthia, Lu Luo Hua 绿萝花 Nepalese PaperbushLu Luo Hua (TCM) Edgeworthia gardneriCurtis, W., Botanical Magazine (1800-1948) Edgeworthia gardneri flower bud(Photo by Kenraiz) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Edgeworthia gardneri, E. chrysantha Parts used: Flower bud Temperature & Taste: Cool, moist. Sweet Classification: Uses: 1. Nourish Yin, Benefits Liver and Kidneys:-Hypoglycemia, Diabetes-Hypertension, High Cholesterol-Bone Fractures, Rheumatalgia-Benefits Immunity-Anti-tumor 2….

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Delphinium brunonianum, Bya rgod spos PRO

ByAdam Tate

Delphinium brunonianum, Bya rgod spos བྱ་རྒོད་སྤོས་ Musk LarkspurBya rgod spos (Tibet)Sprika (Ayurveda)Ke Shen Mi Er Cui Que (D. cashmirianum) (TCM) Delphinium brunonianumCurtis’s Botanical Magazine (1864) Delphinium cashmerianumIllustrations of the Botany … of the Himalayan Mountains, Royle, 1839 Delphinium brunonianum(Photo by Hectonichus) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Delphinium spp.Two species supply this medicine: D. brunonianum (syn. D. moschatum)…

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Stephania japonica, Qian Jin Teng PRO

ByAdam Tate

Stephania japonica, Qian Jin Teng 千金藤 Snake VineQian Jin Teng (TCM)Raj-Patha (variety of, Ayurveda) Stephania japonica Ben Cao Tu Pu (Illustrated Herbal) 1644 (Welcome, Wikimedia) Stephania japonica Wight, R., Spicilegium Neilgherrense (1846) Stephania japonica(Photo by MargaretRDonald) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Stephania japonica (syn. S. hernandiifolia, S. rotunda, Menispermum japonicum, Cissampelos hernamdiifolia)The Australian Stephania japonica var. australis…

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Pix Liquida, Wood Tar

ByAdam Tate

Pix Liquida, Wood Tar Stockholm TarPix liquida nigra, Pix fluida, Pissa Cedrica, PissahygraZift (Arabic) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Botanical name: Sourced from various conifersIn Northern Europe, Pinus sylvestris (Scotch Fir) and P. ledebouri (Larix siberica) are the most commonly used tree species. Parts used: Obtained by slow, dry and descending distillation of wood chips from…

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Sandarac, Cypress Gum

ByAdam Tate

Sandarac, Cypress Gum Alerce Cypress, Vernix, Gum Juniper SandaracOrtus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Tetraclinis articulataF.E. Köhler, Medizinal Pflanzen, vol. 2 (1890) Botanical name: Two distinct species are credited with supplying Sandarac: Tetraclinis articulata (syn. Callitris quadrivalvis, Thuja articulata); the typical product on the market) Juniper communis (traditional Tetraclinis is known as the Sandarac Tree, and can…

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Codonopsis convolvulacea, Snyi ba PRO

ByAdam Tate

Codonopsis convolvulacea, Snyi ba སྙི་བ་ Snyi ba (Tibet)Ji Dang Shen (TCM) Codonopsis convolvulaceaCurtis, W., Botanical Magazine (1908) Flower of Codonopsis convolvulacea(Photo by Ping an Chang) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Codonopsis spp.There are 2 main types of this medicine: C. convolvulacea C. macrocalyx Parts used: Root. Occasionally the flower and seed Temperature & Taste: Neutral/Warm. Sweet, slightly…

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