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Nitrum, Saltpeter, Potassium nitrate, Xiao Shi FREE

ByAdam Tate

Nitrum, Saltpeter, Niter, Potassium nitrate, Xiao Shi 硝石 Kali nitricum, Nitrum depuratum, Nitrum prismaticum, Sal petraXiao Shi (TCM)Yavakshara, Saindhava, Ushara or Sora (Ayurveda)Shora Qalmi (Unani)Ze tsha  ཟེ་ཚ  (Tibetan) Ortus Sanitatis, Beck, 1517 The preparation of Saltpeter(Museum Museorum, Valentini, 1704) Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Mineralogical Name: Nitrum; Potassium nitrate Parts…

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Argentum, Silver

ByAdam Tate

Argentum, Silver, Yin 银 Raupya, Rajata, Chandi (Sanskrit)Fizza, Nuqra (Unani)Yin (TCM)Dngul དངུལ་ (Tibetan Medicine) Hortus sanitatis, 1491 Silver in Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Native Silver (Photo by Halfdan) (Wikimedia) Mineralogical Name: Argentum Parts used: Silver leaf; Bhasma; various preparations of Silver including Silver Nitrate (caustic) Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry (some said Moist). Sour, sweet. Properties:Nature:…

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Pearl, Margarita, Zhen Zhu 珍珠

ByAdam Tate

Pearl, Margarita, Zhen Zhu 珍珠 Zhen Zhu (TCM)Mukta (Ayurveda.)Mu Tig  མུ་ཏིག  (Tibetan)Marwareed (Unani) Mother of Pearl, Zhen Zhu Mu 珍珠母 Zhen Zhu Mu (TCM)Mukta Shukti (Ayurveda.)Nya phyis  ཉ་ཕྱིས  (Tibetan)Sadaf Marwareed (Unani) Ortus Sanitatis, 1491 Pearl and Pearl huntersMuseum Museorum, Valentini, 1704 Mother of PearlKrauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578  Pearl at the Chengdu Medicine Market(Adam, 2012) BUY PEARL…

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Opopanax

ByAdam Tate

Opopanax Rough Parsnip Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Woodville, Hooker, Spratt, Medical Botany, 3th edition, 1832 Opopanax opopanax(Photo by Consultaplantas) (Wikimedia) BUY OPOPANAX Botanical name: Commiphora guidottii (syn. Opopanax opopanax, O. chironum, Ferula opopanax, Pastinaca opopanax, P. sylvestris) Parts used: Gum Temperature & Taste: Very Warm, dry. Pungentmollifies, digests Classifications: 2B ATTENUATERS    2M. DRAWING    2Q. ANODYNE3M….

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Betula, Birch

ByAdam Tate

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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Cnidium, She Chuang Zi PRO

ByAdam Tate

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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Hordeum, Barley FREE

ByAdam Tate

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

ByAdam Tate

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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Aloe, Lu Hui PRO

ByAdam Tate

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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Euphorbia kansui, Gan Sui PRO

ByAdam Tate

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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Artemisia annua, Qing Hao PRO

ByAdam Tate

Artemisia annua, Qing Hao 青蒿 Sweet Wormwood, Annual WormwoodQing Hao (TCM)Nagadamani, Nagadana (Ayurveda)mKhan nag  མཁན་ནག  (Tibetan) Dian Nan Ben Cao Tu Shuo (Illustrated Yunnan Pharmacopoeia),Ming Dynasty (1773 edition) (Welcome, Wikimedia) Kops, Flora Batava, 1906 Artemisia annua(Photo by Xavierserratm) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Artemisia annuaSeveral related species have been used including A. japonica. Parts used: Herb Temperature &…

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Cinnamon leaf, Indian leaf, Tejapatra PRO

ByAdam Tate

Cinnamon leaf, Indian leaf, Tejapatra Folium Indicum, MalabathrumTejapatra, Tamalapatra (Ayurveda)Ilavankap Paththiri (Siddha)Sadhaj (Unani)San Tiao Jin (TCM) Dioscorides Materia Medica, Ruellio, 1549 Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Dried Cinnamomum tamala leaf, Tejapatra(Photo by Stanhopea) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Cinnamomum tamalaCinnamomum zeylanica and C. malabathrum have been listed as alternate sources. Parts used: Leaf Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry….

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