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Calotropis, Swallowwort PRO

ByAdam Tate

Calotropis, Swallow-wort Vasuka, Mandara, Arka (Ayurveda)Aak, Madar, Ushr (Unani) The Botanical Register, Edwards & Lindley, 1815 Calotropis gigantea(Photo by ShahadatHossain) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Calotropis gigantea, C. procera Parts used: Root bark, juice, flower Temperature & Taste: Hot, dry. Pungent, Bitter. ToxicAvicenna said Hot in the 2nd Degree but Dry in the 4th Degree.Caustic, burning, rubefacient…

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Piper Longum, Long Pepper FREE

ByAdam Tate

Piper longum, Long Pepper, Bi Ba 筚拨 Bi Ba (TCM)Pippali (Ayurveda)Filfil Daraz, Peepal (Unani)Thippili (Siddha)Pi pi ling  པི་པི་ལིང༌  (Tibetan)The root of Long Pepper is called Peepalmool (Unani), Thippiliver (Siddha) Long Pepper, Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Piper longumWoodville, Hooker, Spratt, Medical Botany, 1832 Long Pepper (Adam, 2017) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name:…

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Earthworm, Di Long PRO

ByAdam Tate

Earthworm, Di Long 地龙 Di Long ‘Earth Dragon’ (TCM)Kharateen (Unani) Materia Medica Animalia, Peter Peyto Good, 1853 Bulk Prepared Earthworm as available on the Chinese Market (Chengdu Medicine Market, Adam, 2015) Dried Earthworm as used in Unani medicine (Calcutta Unani College, Adam, 2019) Entomological name: Primarily Lumbricus and Pheretima spp: Lumbricus terrestris Pheretima vulgaris Pheretima aspergillium (‘Guang Di…

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Laurus, Baytree PRO

ByAdam Tate

Laurus, Bay-tree Bay tree, Sweet Bay, Bay Laurel; Baccum Lauri (berry)Ghar, Hab-el-Ghar, Dahmusht (Unani)Yue Gui Zi (Fruit) Yue Gui Ye (Leaf) TCM) LaurusOrtus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 LaurusDella Materia Medicinale, Andrea Valuassori, 1562 LaurusKrauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Laurus nobilisFlora von Deutschland (10), Kohler, 1882 Botanical name: Laurus nobilisDioscorides described 2 varieties: Narrow-leaved and a Broad-leaved Parts used:…

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Hyssopus, Hyssop FREE

ByAdam Tate

Hyssopus, Hyssop Zoofa (Unani) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Icones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1800 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Hyssopus officinalisGarden and Wild types were differentiated Parts used: Herb, flower Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent, Bitter Classifications: 2A APERIENT MEDICINES.    2B ATTENUATERS.    2F. PURIFYING.   …

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Spinacia, Spinach

ByAdam Tate

Spinacia, Spinach Spinachia, Lapathum hortenseIspanaj (Arabic)Palak, Asfanakh (Unani)Paluk, Chular (Ayurveda)Bo Cai (TCM) Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Fuchs, L., New Kreüterbuch (1543) Botanical name: Spinacia oleracea Parts used: Herb; juice; occasionally the root and seed Temperature & Taste: Cool, moist when fresh. Sweet, slightly Bitter“Cold and Moist in the last of the…

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Linum, Linseed PRO

ByAdam Tate

Linum, Linseed FlaxseedTukhm e Katan (Unani) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Della Materia Medicinale, Andrea Valuassori, 1562 Herbarum Vivae Eicones, Otto Brunfels, 1530 Icones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1804 Botanical name: Linium usitatissimum Parts used: Seed; expressed Oil Temperature & Taste: Neutral (slightly Warm). Pungent“It is Hot in the First degree and moderate in Moistness and Dryness….

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Saururus, San Bai Cao PRO

ByAdam Tate

Saururus, San Bai Cao 三白草 Chinese LizardtailSan Bai Cao (TCM) Saururus chinensisRegel, E.A. von, Gartenflora (1852-1938) Saururus chinensis(Photo by Alpsdake) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Saururus chinensis (syn. Saururus loureiroi) Parts used: Whole Herb, or Rhizome Temperature & Taste: Cool. Sweet Uses: 1. Clears Heat, Resists Poison:-Boil, Abscesses, Toxic Sores (internally and topically)-Rashes-Malarial Fever-Cancer (including Breast and…

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Burning Urine

ByAdam Tate

Burning Urine Urinary Tract Infections Burning Urine is generally associated with Urinary Tract Infections. Heat and Irritation cause a burning sensation when Urinating. It can be also be caused by certain STD’s. Treatment aims to clear Heat, resolve Damp if present, and promote urine with cooling, soothing medicines. Western Tradition Simple Remedies1. Rhubarb with Decoction…

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Fritillaria, Bei Mu PRO

ByAdam Tate

Fritillaria, Bei Mu 贝母 Bei Mu (TCM)A bhi kha  ཨ་བི་ཁ་  (Tibetan, F. cirrhosa)A bhi sa mchog (Tibet, F. delavayi)Kshira Kaakoli (Ayurveda, F. cirrhosa) Fritillaria cirrhosa, Chuan Bei MuHooker, Icones Plantarum 1852 Fritillaria thunbergii, Zhe Bei MuThunberg, Icones plantarum japonicarum, 1800 Fritillaria thunbergii(Photo by Piropiro77) (Wikimedia) Grades of Fritillaria Bei Mu (Adam, 2017) Fritillaria Bei Mu (Chengdu Medicine Market. Adam,…

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Trachelospermum Caulis, Luo Shi Teng PRO

ByAdam Tate

Trachelospermum Caulis, Luo Shi Teng 络石藤 Star Jasmine StemLuo Shi Teng (TCM) Trachelospermum jasminoidesGartenflora [E. von Regel], vol. 8 (1859) Trachelospermum jasminoidesHoutte, L. van, Flore des serres et des jardin de l’Europe (1850) Trachelospermum jasminoides flower(Photo by Jim Evans) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Trachelospermum jasminoidesOther species used include T. asiaticum, T. asiaticum var. intermedium Parts used:…

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Cuminum, Cumin FREE

ByAdam Tate

Cuminum, Cumin Sweta Jiraka (Ayurveda)Zeera Safaid (Unani)Zi ra dkar po  ཟི་ར་དཀར་པོ  (Tibetan) Della Materia Medicinale, Andrea Valuassori, 1562 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Cuminum cyminum Parts used: Seed Temperature & Taste: Very Warm, dry. Pungentattenuates, digests, dissolves, discusses Wind Classifications: 2C INCIDERS.    2D ATTENUATERS OF CONGEALED BLOOD.    2H….

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