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Eclipta, Han Lian Cao PRO

ByAdam Tate

Eclipta, Han Lian Cao 旱莲草 Han Lian Cao, Mo Han Lian (TCM)Bhringaraja (Ayurveda)Bhangra (Unani)Karisalai (Siddha) Moninckx, Moninckx atlas, vol. 8; (1682-1709) Eclipta albaBlanco, Flora de Filipinas. (1875) Botanical name: Eclipta alba (syn. E. prostrata, E. punctata, E. erecta, Verbesina alba) Parts used: Herb Temperature & Taste: Cool (TCM), Warm (Unani), dry. Sweet, Sour Classifications: N….

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Schoenanthum, Squinanth PRO

ByAdam Tate

Schoenanthus, Squinanth Sweet-smelling Rush, Camel’s Hay; Flos Junci, Juncus odoratusIdhkhir (Unani) SquinanthHerbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Botanical name: Cymbopogon schoenanthus (syn. Andropogon schoenanthus, A. laniger; formerly Juncus odoratus) Parts used: Herb; also the Root and Seed are sometimes used.“The best is the Arabian variety which is red and…

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Amylum, Starch

ByAdam Tate

Amylum, Starch Amidum, Amisum Preparation of StarchOrtus sanitatis, Cube, Johann von, 1501 Botanical name: Starch extract from various plants, usually Wheat Parts used: Starch prepared from Wheat bran or Wheat meal. Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Sweet Uses: 1. Clears Heat, Benefit the Lungs, Stops Cough:-soreness, dryness, roughness and irritation of the Throat-Cough, Wheezing, chronic…

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Perilla, Perilla seed, Zi Su Zi FREE

ByAdam Tate

Perilla Semen, Perilla seed, Zi Su Zi 紫苏子 Perilla seedZi Su Zi (TCM) Curtis’s Botanical Magazine, vol. 50 (1823) Perilla frutescens(Photo by Dalgial) (Wikimedia) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Perilla frutescens Parts used: Seed Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent Classification: Q. Stop Cough and Wheezing Uses: 1. Stops Cough and…

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Vetiveria, Ushira FREE

ByAdam Tate

Vetiveria, Ushira Vetiver, Cuscus, Khus-KhusUshira (Ayurveda)Khas (Unani)Vattiver (Siddha)Yan Lan Cao (TCM) Vetiveria zizanioidesRheede tot Drakestein, H.A. van, Hortus Indicus Malabaricus, (1703) Bunches of Vetiveria zizanioides root for sale at Réunion Island(Photo by David Monniaux) (Wikimedia) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Vetiveria zizanioides (syn. Chrysopogon zizanioides, Andropogon muricatus, A. squarrosus, Anatherum zizanioides)…

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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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Rhamnus catharticus, Buckthorn

ByAdam Tate

Rhamnus, Buckthorn Purging Buckthorn Kreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 Koehler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Botanical name: Rhamnus cathartica Parts used: Berries, fresh or dried; less commonly the Bark Temperature & Taste:   Cold, dry: Bitter, Sour Uses: 1. Clears Heat, Promotes Stool:-chronic constipation, hemorrhoids, and irritation of the bowels and anus.-approved by Commission E for chronic constipation-suitable for…

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Potassium Sulphate, Tartar Vitriolate

ByAdam Tate

Potassium Sulphate, Tartar Vitriolate Kali Sulphuricum, Arcanum Duplicatum, Sal Polycrestum; Specificum purgans, Nitrum fixum: Panacea holsatica Minerological name: Potassium Sulphate. K2SO4 Parts used: Prepared salt Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Uses: 1. Clears Heat, Resists Poison:-Burning Fever, Putrid Fever, Chronic Fever, Fever from Phlegm or Melancholy;-Measles and other Spotted Fevers; Plague-chronic Heat diseases, Consumption, Hectic…

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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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Eclipta, Han Lian Cao FREE

ByAdam Tate

Eclipta, Han Lian Cao 旱莲草 Han Lian Cao, Mo Han Lian (TCM)Bhringaraja (Ayurveda)Bhangra (Unani) Eclipta albaMoninckx, Moninckx atlas, vol. 8; (1682-1709) Eclipta albaBlanco, Flora de Filipinas. (1875) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Eclipta alba (syn. E. prostrata, E. punctata, E. erecta, Verbesina alba) Parts used: Herb Temperature & Taste: Cool (TCM),…

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Cow & Bull

ByAdam Tate

Bos, Cow Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Cow (right) Peraldus (Manuscript 13th C., British Library, Harley 3244) Zoological name: Bos taurusRelated species are also used Parts used: Bile, Hoof, Horn, Heart, Lungs, Liver, Kidney, Pizzle, Testes, Blood, Bone, Fat Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry Uses: BILE: ‘The best of all Beasts’1. Clears Heat, Alleviate Thirst:-Convulsions…

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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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