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Jade, Yu

ByAdam Tate

Jade, Yu 玉 Lapis Nephriticus: Nephrite: Kidney StoneYu (TCM)Sangeyasab (Ayurveda, Sanskrit)Yasaba, Hajarul Yasaba (Arabic)Yashab (Unani)Yang tri (Tibetan) Jadeite (Photo: Rob Lavinsky, iRocks.com) (Wikimedia) Minerological name: Two different minerals are called Jade: Nephrite–Amphibole group (most common) Jadeite–Pyroxene group Parts used: Prepared Green mineral Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Sweet, Salty Properties:Hardness: Nephrite 5-6; Jadeite: 6.5-7.Refractive index: 1.66-1.68Density:…

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Angelica FREE

ByAdam Tate

Angelica Canda (Unani) Historia unnd Beschreibung Influentischer, Thurneisserus, 1578 Atlas der officinellen pflanzen (2), Felix, 1899 LEFT: EUROPEAN ANGELICA ROOT; RIGHT: ANGELICA SEEDSquibb’s Atlas of the Official Drugs, Mansfield, 1919 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Angelica archangelica Parts used: Root; also the Seed Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent Classifications: 3A….

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Calendula officinalis FREE

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 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Calendula officinalis Parts used: Flower Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent Classifications: 2L. EMOLLIENT3A. SUDORIFICS & DIAPHORETICS.   3C. ALEXIPHARMIC.   3D. CORDIALS & CARDIACS.   3E. DIURETIC.   3G….

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Angelica PRO

ByAdam Tate

Angelica Canda (Unani) Historia unnd Beschreibung Influentischer, Thurneisserus, 1578 Krauterbuch, Rihel, 1565 Left: Angelica sativa;  Right: Angelica sylvestrisKrauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Kohlers Medizinal Pflanzen, Vol. 2, 1888 Angelica rootNotes on Pharmacognosy, Otto Augustus Wall, 1902 LEFT: EUROPEAN ANGELICA ROOT; RIGHT: ANGELICA SEEDSquibb’s Atlas of the Official Drugs, Mansfield, 1919 Botanical name: Angelica archangelicaSeveral Wild species were…

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Halerpestes, Chu rug sbal lag PRO

ByAdam Tate

Halerpestes, Chu rug sbal lag ཆུ་རུག་སྦལ་ལག་ Chu rug sbal lag (TibetJian Mao Gen Shu 碱毛茛属 (TCM) Halerpestes cymbalariaOeder, G.C., Flora Danica (1761-1861) Halerpestes cymbalaria(Photo from USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database) Halerpestes sarmentosa(Photo by Юлия, edited) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Halerpestes spp. H. cymbalaria (syn. Ranunculus cymbalaria) H. tricuspis (syn. Ranunculus tricuspis) H. sarmentosa H. salsuginosa Other related species…

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Rooster

ByAdam Tate

Rooster (From Manuscript 13th C., British Library, Harley 3244) Zoological name: Gallus domesticus Parts used: Whole Bird, Blood Uses: BILE (Slightly Cool. Bitter):-Heat-type Cough, Whooping Cough. (TCM, Asia)-Gravel. (TCM)-Applied to poor eyesight, conjunctivitis, ulcers and boils (TCM)-applied to various eye problems and eye growths in the West. BLOOD (Neutral, Salty):The blood from a Cocks Comb…

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Sanguis Draconis, Dragons Blood FREE

ByAdam Tate

Sanguis Draconis, Dragon’s Blood, Xue Jie 血竭 Xue Jie (TCM)Damm ul Akhwain (Unani)Raktaniryaas, Khoon-kharaabaa (Daemonorops draco, Ayurveda)Khoonkharaba, Heeradokhi (Dracaena cinnabari, Ayurveda) Traditional source of Dragon’s Blood according toParkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Dracaena cinnabarBalfour, I.B., Botany of Socotra, 1888 Daemonorops draco (syn. Calamus draco)Martius, C.F.P. von, Historia Naturalis Palmarum, 1826 A ball of Dragon’s Blood with…

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Tamarix gallica, Tamarisk PRO

ByAdam Tate

Tamarisk Tamarisk, French TamariskIhavuka, Shaavaka (Ayurveda) Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Several varieties of TamariskParkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 T. gallicaIllustrations of Indian Botany, Wight, 1840 Tamarix gallica in flower(Photo by Miguel Angel Masegosa Martínez) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Tamarix gallicaOthers used include T. aphylla, T. dioica, T. indicaSee also the related Chinese Tamarisk, T. chinensis. Parts used: Wood;…

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Tamarindus, Tamarind FREE

ByAdam Tate

Tamarindus, Tamarind Chincha (Ayurveda)Tamar Hindi (Unani) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Tamarind treeAtlas der officinellen pflanzen (2), Felix, 1899 Tamarind Seed pod, Plantæ Utiliores, Burnett & Burnett, 1842 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Tamarindus indica Parts used: Fruit; Fruit Pulp Temperature & Taste: Cool, moist. Sweet, Sour Classifications: 2B ATTENUATERS.    2S. STRENGTHENING3B….

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Ligusticum sinense, Gao Ben PRO

ByAdam Tate

Ligusticum sinense, Gao Ben 藁本 Chinese LovageGao Ben (TCM) Hooker, W.J., Hooker, J.D., Icones Plantarum (1891) Botanical name: Ligusticum spp. L. sinense L. jeholense L. tenuissimum Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent Classification: A. Clear Exterior Wind-Cold Uses: 1. Clears Wind-Cold, Clears the Exterior:-Wind-Cold common Cold or Flu-acute Headache, Headache on the…

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Quercus, the Oak FREE

ByAdam Tate

Quercus, the Oak Mon cha ra   མོན་ཆ་ར  (Tibetan) Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Atlas der officinellen pflanzen, Felix, 1899 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Quercus spp.Q. robur, Q. alba, and Q. petraea are currently listed as official Parts used: Bark; Leaf; Acorns and their CupsOak was also the preferred source for…

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Sideritis, Ironwort PRO

ByAdam Tate

Sideritis, Ironwort Soldier’s Herb, Shepherd’s Tea, Heraclea, Militaris Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Sideritis montanaDeutschlands Flora in Abbildungen, 1796 Sideritis syriacaPhoto by Kenraiz (wikimedia) Botanical name: Sideritis spp.A number of species are used the locally: S. montana (syn. Stachys bicolor) S. syriaca, S. scardica S. euboea S. raeseri Salmon listed 13 varieties in…

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