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Decoction to Promote Menstruation (Wirtzung)

ByAdam Tate

Decoction to Promote Menstruation Tradition: Western Source / Author: Wirtzung Herb Name MugwortFeverfewPennyroyalBalmMallows Latin Artemisia vulgaris Tanacetum parthenium Mentha pulegium Melissa officinalis Malva sylvestris Amount 1 handful ea. Preparation: Seethe in 1 1⁄2 pints of wine down to 1 pint. Function: Moves the Blood, promotes Menstruation, eases Pain Use: 1. Amenorrhea2. Dysmenorrhea Dose: take half…

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Powder to Promote Sleep (Philon)

ByAdam Tate

Powder to Promote Sleep Tradition: Western Source / Author: Philon (Nicolai Magni, De Medicis Pulveribus, 1545) Herb Name White Poppy seed Purslane seed Latin Papaver somniferum Portulaceae oleracea Amount 1⁄2 oz. each Preparation: Powder Function: Clears Heat, calms the Mind, promotes Sleep Use: Insomnia Dose: 2 drams with Almond milk Cautions: None noted Modifications: This was…

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Carduus Benedictus, Blessed Thistle PRO

ByAdam Tate

Carduus Benedictus, Blessed Thistle Ortus Sanitatis, Cube, Johann von, 1501 New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Kurtzes Handtbuchlein, Ryff, 1599 Koehler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Atlas der Officinellen Pflanzen, Berg & Schmidt, Leipzig, 1893 Botanical name: Carduus benedictus (syn. Cnicus benedictus, Centaurea benedicta) Parts used: Herb; Seed Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Bitter, pungentattenuates, opens, discusses, and is…

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Gmelina, Gambhari PRO

ByAdam Tate

Gmelina, Gambhari White Teak, Malay Bushbeech, Kashmir TreeGambhari, Kashmiri (Ayurveda)Kattanam, Kumizham (Siddha) GmelinaW. Roxburgh, Plants of the coast of Coromandel, (1819) Gmelina arborea(Photo by Ajtjohnsingh) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Gmelina arborea (syn. Premna arborea) Parts used: Root-bark, Fruit Temperature & Taste: FRUIT: Cool, dry. Sweet, Sour, astringentSTEM / STEM-BARK: Cool, dry. Sweet, BitterROOT: Cool, dry. Bitter…

Atractylodes, Cang Zhu PRO

ByAdam Tate

Dark Atractylodes, Cang Zhu 苍术 Cang Zhu (TCM) Atractylodes lancea(Photo by Tak56) (Wikimedia) Atractylodes Cang Zhu root(Adam, 2024) Botanical name: Atractylodes lanceaTwo different varieties are used in TCM: A. macrocephalae (White–Bai Zhu) A. lancea, A. chinensis (Dark–Cang Zhu) (Here) Parts used: Root, rhizome Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Bitter, sweet Classification: J. Aromatics that Resolve…

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Jugulans Nux, Walnut, Hu Tao PRO

ByAdam Tate

Jugulans Nux, Walnut, He Tao 核桃 He Tao, Hu Tao (TCM)Akhrot (Unani)Star ka སྟར་ཀ་ (Tibet) Della Materia Medicinale, Andrea Valuassori, 1562 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Botanische wandplaten, 1904–1914 Kohler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Botanical name: Jugulans regia Parts used: Ripe Nut; Confected Nuts Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Sweet“Hot in the third degree and Dry in the…

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Thamnolia, Dngul skud mchog PRO

ByAdam Tate

Thamnolia, Dngul skud mchog དངུལ་སྐུད་ མཆོག་ Snow Tea, White Snow TeaDngul skud mchog (Tibet)Bai Xue Cha 白雪茶 (‘White Snow Tea’) (TCM) Thamnolia vermicularis(Photos by Jerzy Opioła) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Thamnolia vermicularisT. subuliformis is classed as a source of Bai Xue ChaSaussurea graminifolia is regarded as an inferior type in Tibetan Medicine. Parts used: Entire plant…

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Madhuca, Madhuka PRO

ByAdam Tate

Madhuca, Madhuka Mahua tree, Butter treeMadhuka (Ayurveda)Mahua (Unani)Kattuiluppu (Siddha) Madhuca longifoliaW. Roxburgh, Plants of the coast of Coromandel, vol. 1 (1795) Botanical name: Madhuca longifolia (syn. M. indica, M. latifolia, Bassia latifolia)M. butyracea (syn. Aisandra butyracea) is used synonymously in some parts of India. Parts used: Primarily Flower; also fruit, bark Temperature & Taste: Cool,…

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Salix, Willow PRO

ByAdam Tate

Salix, Willow Bed Mushk, Gurba Bed (Unani)Skye yag  སྐྱེ་ཡག་ (Tibet) Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Salix albaThomé, Flora von Deutschland Österreich und der Schweiz, 1885 Salix fragilisMedical Botany, Woodville, 1810 Botanical name: Salix albaOther species used include S. penandria and S. fragilis, the last of which was claimed…

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Ludwigia, Shui Ding Xiang PRO

ByAdam Tate

Ludwigia, Shui Ding Xiang 水丁香 Climbing Seed BoxShui Ding Xiang (TCM) Ludwigia prostrataGrandidier, A., Histoire physique, naturelle et politique de Madagascar, Atlas (1886-1903) Ludwigia prostrata(Photo by Dalgial) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Ludwigia prostrataLudwigia octovalvis (Mao Cao Long) has similar effects. Parts used: Herb Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Sweet Classification: C. Clear Damp, Promotes Urine Uses:…

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Hordeum, Barley PRO

ByAdam Tate

Hordeum, Barley Jau, Jao (Unani)Tsampa (Tibetan Highland Barley)Dai Mai 大麦 (TCM) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Della Materia Medicinale, Andrea Valuassori, 1562 Icones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1800 Botanical name: Hordeum vulgare Parts used: Seed (grain), whole or husked (Pearl Barley)“Its peeled variety is termed as sult or Pearl Barley but both are similar in actions”. (Avicenna)…

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Dioscorea bulbifera, Huang Yao Zi PRO

ByAdam Tate

Dioscorea bulbifera, Huang Yao Zi 黄药子 Air Potato, Potato YamVarahi, Varahikanda (Ayurveda)Barahikand (Unani)Kodi-kilangu, Pannu-kilangu (Siddha)Huang Yao Zi (TCM) Ben Cao Tu Pu, 1644 (Welcome) Dioscorea bulbifera(Seikei Zusetsu, 1804, Leiden University Library) Dioscorea bulbifera(Photo by Forest and Kim Starr) (Wikimiedia) Dioscorea bulbifera fresh tuber (Photo by Rémi Tournebize) (Wikimiedia) Botanical name: Dioscorea bulbifera (syn. D. sativa,…

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