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Bdellium, Guggulu FREE

ByAdam Tate

Bdellium, Guggulu Indian BdelliumGuggulu (Ayurveda)Gu gul  གུ་གུལ  (Tibetan)Muqil (Unani) Ortus Sanitatis, Cube, Johann von, 1501 A Complete History of Drugs, Pomet, London, 1748 Bdellium (Adam, 2017) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Commiphora mukul (syn. Balsamodendrum mukul) Parts used: GumA number of varieties are recognised, the dark-brown and yellow-brown being preferred. Temperature…

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Tanacetum Parthenium, Feverfew FREE

ByAdam Tate

Tanacetum Parthenium, Feverfew Parthenium, Matricaria, Febrifuga Herbarum Vivae Eicones, Otto Brunfels, 1530 Icones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1804 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Tanacetum parthenium (previously Chrysanthemum parthenium, Matricaria parthenium) Parts used: Herb Temperature & Taste: Cool (Warm in the West), dry. Bitter, Pungent Classifications: 2D ATTENUATERS OF CONGEALED BLOOD3G. EMMENAGOGUE4i. UTERINE…

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Gnetum, Mai Ma Teng PRO

ByAdam Tate

Gnetum, Mai Ma Teng 买麻藤 Joint FirMai Ma Teng (TCM)Anapendu (Siddha) Gnetum parvifoliumRumphius (Rumpf), G.E., Herbarium amboinense (1741-1750) Gnetum scandens(Photo by Dinesh Valke) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Gnetum parvifolium, G. montanum (syn. G. scandens) Parts used: Stem with Leaf; also the Root; Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Bitter Uses: 1. Clears Wind and Damp: -Wind-Cold-Damp muscle…

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Phoenix, Date PRO

ByAdam Tate

Phoenix, Date palm Kharjura (Ayurveda)Khurma (Unani)Tamar, Balha (Arabic)‘Bra go  འབྲ་གོ  (Tibetan) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Duhamel du Monceau, H.L., Traité des arbres et arbustes, Nouvelle édition [Nouveau Duhamel], vol. 4 (1809) Botanical name: Phoenix dactylifera (syn. P. sylvestris) Parts used: Dried Fruit; Black, Yellow, Red, as well…

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Caper, Capparis spinosa

ByAdam Tate

Capparum, Capers Classical western names include: cynosbaton, capria, coracos melon, ophioscordon, ophiostaphylon, petraia, holophyton, aeichloron, hippomanes, trichomanes Karira, Apatra (Ayurveda)Kabar, Kabar-ul-Hindi (Unani)Chengan (Siddha)Lao Shu Gua (TCM) Gart der Gesundheit, Cuba, 1485 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Flora von Deutschland (14), Kohler, 1883 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Capparis spinosaRound and Pointed Leaf varieties…

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Melia azedarach, Ku Lian Pi PRO

ByAdam Tate

Melia azedarach, Ku Lian Pi 苦楝皮 Persian Lilac, Pride of India, ChinaberryMahanimba (Ayurveda)Bakayan, Bakain, Azad Darakht (Unani)Malaivembu (Siddha)Ku Lian Pi (TCM) Melia azedarachF.A. Michaux, The North American sylva, vol. 3 (1819) Melia azedarach fruit, used in Unani(Unani Medicine College, Kolkata, Adam, 2019) Botanical name: Melia spp. M. azedarach M. dubia is used in some parts…

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Thirst

ByAdam Tate

Thirst Western Tradition Vehement Thirst 1. For Vehement Thirst, mix oil and water, heat a little and drink, then vomit it up. Repeat if necessary. It is very good to cure vehement Thirst. (The Secrets of Alexis, 1615)2. Soft roasted Egg yolks, mixed with a little Oil and eat, cures thirst. These are to be…

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Angelica dahurica, Bai Zhi FREE

ByAdam Tate

Angelica dahurica, Bai Zhi 白芷 Bai Zhi (TCM) Angelica dahurica(Photo by Alicia-C) (Wikimedia) Whole Sichuan Angelica dahurica Bai Zhi (Adam, 2017) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Angelica dahurica, A. dahurica var. formosana Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent Classification: A. Clear Exterior Wind-Cold Uses: 1. Clears Wind-Damp, Promotes…

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Inula, Elecampane PRO

ByAdam Tate

Inula helenium, Elecampane Enulae Campane, Helenii Inula racemosa Rasan, Rasin (Unani)Pushkar (Ayurveda)Ma Nu  མ་ནུ  (Tibetan)Tu Mu Xiang (TCM) Gart der Gesundheit, Cuba, 1485 Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Kurtzes Handtbuchlein, Ryff, 1599 Inula heleniumBerg,, Atlas der officinellen Pflanzen (1891) ELECAMPANE ROOTNotes on PharmacognosyBy Otto Augustus Wall, 1902 Botanical name: Inula spp.Two main species…

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Morus, Mulberrytree

ByAdam Tate

Morus Nigra, Mulberry-tree Tuth (Unani) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 M. nigraMedical Botany, Woodville, Hooker, 1832 Left: Black Mulberry (top), White Mulberry (bottom)Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Dried Black Mulberry Botanical name: Morus nigraTwo main varieties are noted:  1. Morus nigra (Black)  2. Morus alba (White), used in TCM…

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Mosla / Elsholtzia, Xiang Ru PRO

ByAdam Tate

Mosla seu Elsholtzia, Xiang Ru 香茹 Aromatic Madder (Mosla)Created Latesummer Mint (Elsholtzia)Xiang Ru (TCM) Elsholtzia ciliataNaturalis Biodiversity Centre, Netherlands / Wikimedia commons Elsholtzia ciliata(Photo by Prenn) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: This herb is supplied by 2 species: Mosla chinensis (syn. Orthodon chinensis) Elsholtzia ciliata, E. splendens Parts used: Herb Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent Classification:…

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Salvia, Sage FREE

ByAdam Tate

Salvia, Sage New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Koehler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Salvia officinalis Parts used: Leaf; Flowering tops Temperature & Taste: Neutral (Traditionally regarded as Warm; Cool by some), dry. Bitter, Pungent Classifications: 2F. PURIFYING.    2O. ASTRINGENT.    2S. STRENGTHENING.    3C. ALEXIPHARMIC.    3D. CORDIALS &…

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