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Ambergris PRO

ByAdam Tate

Ambergris Ambra greceAmber Ash-hab (Unani) AmbergrisOrtus sanitatis, Cube, Johann von, 1491 Sperm WhaleMedical Zoology and Mineralogy, Stephendon, 1832 Ambergris, Skagway MuseumPhoto by Wmpearl, edited) (Wikimedia) Zoological name: waxy secretion from the Sperm Whale, Physeter spp. Parts used: Waxy secretion of the Sperm Whale“Grey coloured variety is considered best. Next in order of qulity are the…

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Geum, Avens

ByAdam Tate

Geum, Avens G. urbanum: Herb Bennet, Benedict’s Herb, Colewort, Blessed Herb, Yellow Avens, Wood Avens, Avance, Anancia, Enancia, CaryophyllataG. rivale: Water Avens, Cure-All, Chocolate root Geum urbanumHand-Atlas Medicinisch-Pharmaceutischer, 1884 Geum urbanumDeutschlands Flora in Abbildungen, Sturm, 1796 Geum rootNotes on Pharmacognosy, Otto Augustus Wall, 1902 Botanical name: Geum spp.Several varieties are used, all with very similar…

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Camomila, Camomile

ByAdam Tate

Chamomila, Camomile Bubunaj (Unani) Kurtzes Handtbuchlein, Ryff, 1599 Matricaria                                                                                                                    AnthemisIcones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1800 MatricariaBotanische wandplaten, 1904–1914 Matricaria recutitaKoehler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Anthemis nobilisAn Encyclopaedia of useful and ornamental Plants, Burnett, 1852 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Anthemis nobilis–Garden or Roman CamomileMatricaria recutita (syn. M. camomilla)–German Camomile (most used) Parts used:…

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Corydalis dasyptera, Rgu drus PRO

ByAdam Tate

Corydalis dasyptera, Rgu drus རྒུ་དྲུས Rgu drus (Tibet) Corydalis dasypteraMaximowicz, C.J., Historia naturalis itinerum N. M. Przewalskii per Asiam Centralem Flora Tangutica, vol. 1 (1889) Botanical name: Corydalis dasypteraTwo types of Rgu drus are recongised: Superior: Swertia wolfangiana (Rgu drus mchog) Inferior: Corydalis dasyptera (Rgu drus dman pa) Swertia kingii is called Ser po Rgu…

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Hackelia, Nad ma snun ma PRO

ByAdam Tate

Hackelia, Nad ma snun ma ནད་མ་སྣུན་མ་ Hooked StinkseedNad ma snun ma (Tibet) Hackelia uncinata(Photo by Dinesh Valke) (Wikimedia) Hackelia uncinata closeup(Photo by Vinayaraj) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Hackelia uncinata (syn. H. glochidiata, Cynoglossum uncinatum, C. laxum, Eritrichium uncinatum)Three types of Nad ma are differentiated in Tibetan Medicine: Nad ma ‘byar ma: Cynoglossum wallichii, C. lanceolatum Nad…

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Gymnema, Gurmar FREE

ByAdam Tate

Gymnema, Gurmar Miracle fruit, Sweet Fruit, Australian Cow plantGurmar, Meshashringi (Ayurveda)Hashishatul Saboon, Gurmar Buti (Unani);Geng Teng (TCM) Gymnema sylvestre(Photo by FarEnd2018) (Wikimedia) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Gymnema sylvestreAlso used are G. montanum and G. hirsutum Parts used: Leaf; rarely the root Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Bitter Uses: 1. Clears…

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Ambergris FREE

ByAdam Tate

Ambergris Ambra greceAmber Ash-hab (Unani) Ortus sanitatis, Cube, Johann von, 1491 Ambergris, Skagway MuseumPhoto by Wmpearl, edited) (Wikimedia) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Zoological name: waxy secretion from the Sperm Whale, Physeter spp. Parts used: Waxy secretion of the Sperm Whale Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Aromatic, Sweet Uses: 1. Clears Cold, Moves…

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Psoralea, Bu Gu Zhi PRO

ByAdam Tate

Psoralea, Bu Gu Zhi 补骨脂 ScurfpeaBakuchi, Bakuci, Somaraji (Ayurveda)Karpoogarisi, Karpokarici (Siddha)Babchi (Unani)Bu Gu Zhi (TCM)So ma ra ja  སོ་མ་ར་ཇ་ ; Ba gu ji  བ་གུ་ཇི་ (Tibet) Curtis’s Botanical Magazine, 1803 Psoralea corylifolia(Photo by Biswarup Ganguly) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Psoralea corylifolia (syn. Cullen corylifolium) Parts used: Seed Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent, Sweet, Bitter Classification: N. Tonic Uses:…

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Angelica pubescens, Du Huo PRO

ByAdam Tate

Angelica pubescens, Du Huo, 独活 Du Huo (TCM) Angelica pubescens flowerPhoto by Koichi Oda Botanical name: Angelica pubescens; others used include A. brevicaulis, A. polyclada, A. hemsleyanum Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent, bitter Classification: D. Clear Wind and Damp Uses: 1. Clears Wind and Damp, Eases Pain:-acute and chronic painful obstruction,…

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Lilium brownii, Bai He PRO

ByAdam Tate

Lilium brownii, Bai He 百合 Brown’s Lily, Hong Kong LilyBai He (TCM) Houtte, L. van, Flore des serres et des jardin de l’Europe, (1845) Lilium browniiBury, E., A selection of Hexandrian plants, 1831 Lilium brownii(Photo by Denis Barthel) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Lilium spp. L. brownii (syn. L. japonicum) L. lancifolium L. pumilum Other local varieties…

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Threatened Miscarriage

ByAdam Tate

Threatened Miscarriage Management of Threatened Miscarriage from Charaka:1. Lay the woman with her legs up and her head downwards, and apply a cool cotton pad dipped in Ghee and sprinkled with Licorice powder over her vagina.2. The whole lower body below the navel should be sprinkled with cool milk and decoction of Licorice and Ficus…

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Endivae, Endive FREE

ByAdam Tate

Endivae, Endive Also called Intybus Kurtzes Handtbuchlein, Ryff, 1599 Herbarium Blackwellianum, 1757 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Chicorium endiva Parts used: Seed; Leaf; sometimes the Root or whole plant Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. slightly Bitteropens, cleanses Classifications: 2A APERIENT.    2N. REPELLENT3D. CORDIALS & CARDIACS4c. CARDIAC.    4e. STOMACHIC.    4f. SPLENETIC.    4h….

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