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Betula, Birch

Betula, Birch tree Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Kreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 Flora von Deutschland (10), Kohler, 1882 Botanical name: Betula alba Parts used: Leaves, bark, buds Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Bitterdissolve, open, attenuate, cleanse Uses: 1. Clears Damp, Promotes Urine:-purges Water, good for Edema;-the Sap breaks Stones 2. Clears Wind and Damp, Eases Pain:–Gout, chronic…

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Spiritus, Alcohol

Spiritus, Alcohol Spiritum Vitae, Spiritus Vini (Brandy)Jiu (Spirit, ‘Wine’); Bai Jiu (White Spirit) (TCM)Kahul (Arabic)Sharaab (Hindi) AlcoholDioscorides Materia Medica, Ruellio, 1549 Wine-makingLustgarten der Gesundtheit, Ryff, 1546 Chemical name: Alcohol. C2H5OH; Ethanol Parts used: Typical Alcohol content of various alcoholic drinks:  Ale, Beer, Cider: 4–6%  Strong Ale, Stout: 7–8%  Wine: 10–14%  Fortified Wine (Port, Sherry): 18–20%…

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Cnidium, She Chuang Zi PRO

Cnidium, She Chuang Zi 蛇床子 She Chuang Zi (TCM)La la phud ser po  ལ་ལ་ཕུདསེར་པོ  (Tibetan Medicine) Jacquin, Hortus botanicus Vindobonensis, (1770) Botanical name: Cnidium monnieri (syn. Selinum monnieri) Parts used: Seed Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent, Sweet Classifications: T. External Medicines Uses: 1. Warms the Kidneys, Tonifies Yang: -Impotence, Frigidity, Lack of Sex drive-Infertility (men…

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Holotrichia, Qi Cao

Holotrichia, Qi Cao 蛴螬 Northeast Giant Black Chafer, Korean Black BeetleQi Cao (TCM) Holotrichia parallela Mimela lucidula (Beetles Russia and Western Europe, Jacobson, 1905-1915) Entomological name: Holotrichia spp. H. diomphalia (Official) H. morosa H. sauteri H. titanus The Pharmacopoeia of Chinese Medicine lists H. diomphalia but says other members of the same genus can be…

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SolmsLaubachia, Sro lo smug po PRO

Solms-Laubachia, Sro lo smug po སྲོ་ལོ་སྨུག་པོ Sro lo smug po (Tibetan) Solms-Laubachia eurycarpaC.J. Maximowicz, Historia naturalis itinerum N. M. Przewalskii per Asiam Centralem,vol. 1, Flora Tangutica, vol. 1  (1889) Solms-laubachia flabellata(Photo by yakovlev.alexey, edited) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Solms-Laubachia eurycarpa (syn. Solms-laubachia dolicocarpa, Solms-laubachia latifolia)In Tibetan Medicine it is one of the three Sro lo: Solms-Laubachia…

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Hordeum, Barley FREE

Hordeum, Barley Jau, Jao (Unani)Tsampa (Tibetan Highland Barley)Dai Mai 大麦 (TCM) Della Materia Medicinale, Andrea Valuassori, 1562 Icones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1800 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Hordeum vulgare Parts used: Seed (grain) Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Sweetcleanses, opens, digests, mollifies Classifications: 2E LENITIVE.   2G. CLEANSING.   2K. RESOLVENT.   2L. EMOLLIENT.  …

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Achillea, Yarrow FREE

Achillea, Yarrow MillefoliumYang Shi Cao (TCM) ‘Greater’ (left) and ‘Lesser’ (right) YarrowDella Materia Medicinale, Valuassori, 1562 Koehler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Achillea millefolium Parts used: Herb in flower Temperature & Taste: Cool (some said Warm), dry. Bitter Classification: 2O. ASTRINGENTS.   2P. HEMOSTATICS.   2T. GLUTINATE3A. SUDORIFICS & DIAPHORETICS…

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Sophora japonica, Huai Mi, Huai Jiao PRO

Sophora japonica Flos, Huai Mi 槐米 Sophora japonica Fructus, Huai Jiao 槐角 Japanese Pagoda tree, Chinese Scholar treePagoda tree flower bud: Huai MiPagoda tree flower: Huai HuaPagoda tree fruit: Huai Jiao Sophora japonicaJaume Saint-Hilaire, J.H., Traité des arbres forestiers (1824) Sophora japonica flower(Photo by Penarc) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Sophora japonica (syn. Styphnolobium japonicum) Parts used:…

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Aloe, Lu Hui PRO

Aloe, Lu Hui 芦荟 Lu Hui (TCM)Kumari (Ayurveda)Sibr (Unani) New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 A. humilisIcones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1806 A. perfoliata (Socrotine Aloes)Icones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1800 A. vulgaris (syn. A. barbadensis)Medical Botany, Bohn, 1832 A. perfoliata (Socrotine Aloes)Medical Botany, Woodville, Hooker, 1832 Left: Socrotine Aloes, Center: Curacao Aloes; Right: Cape AloeSquibb’s…

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Phlomis rotate, Rta lpags PRO

Phlomis rotata, Rta lpags རྟ་ལྤགས་ Rta lpags (Tibet)Du Yi Wei (TCM) Phlomis rotata(Photo by Woudloper) (Wikipedia) Botanical name: Phlomis rotata (syn. Lamiophlomis rotata) Parts used: Whole herb and/or root Temperature & Taste: Neutral/Warm. Bitter, Sweet Classification: Uses: 1. Move the Blood, Clear Stasis, Eases Pain: (TCM, Tibet)-Trauma, Bruising-Dysmenorrhea-Flooding and Spotting 2. Clears Wind-Damp, Benefits Tendons…

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Euphorbia kansui, Gan Sui PRO

Euphorbia kansui, Gan Sui 甘遂 Gan Sui (TCM) Botanical name: Euphorbia kansui Parts used: Prepared Root Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Bitter, Sweet, ToxicThe Euphorbias are all classed as Hot in the Western Tradition. Uses: 1. Purges Water, Drains Fluid:-accumulation of fluid in the chest and abdomen-general Edema, Facial Edema, Ascites-abdominal distention from fluid and…

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Borago, Borage PRO

Borago, Borage BoracheGaozaban (Unani Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Ortus Sanitatis, Cube, Johann von, 1501 Herbarum Vivae Eicones, Otto Brunfels, 1530 Flora von Deutschland (19), Kohler, 1884 Botanical name: Borago officinalis Parts used: Root (bark removed); Leaf; Flower Temperature & Taste: Neutral (some said Warm), moist; Schroder said Warm and Moist in the 1st degree“It is…

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