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Wormwood, Artemisia absinthum FREE

ByAdam Tate

Absinthium, Wormwood Afsanteen (Unani) Wormwood Common Wormwood                           Mountain or Roman Wormwood                       Pontic Wormwood of GalenEicones plantarum seu stirpium, Jacobus Theodorus, 1590 Koehler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION…

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Carica, Papaya

ByAdam Tate

Carica, Papaya PawpawPapita, Erand-Karkati (Ayurveda)Pipita (Unani)Pappai (Siddha) Herbarium Amboinense, Rumpf, 1755 Illustrations Of Indian Botany, Vol. II, Wight, 1850 Botanical name: Carica papaya Parts used: Unripe and Ripe Fruit; Seed Temperature & Taste: Warm, moist. Unripe fruit is Cool, dry. Sweet, Sour Uses: 1. Moistens the Intestines, Promotes Bowel Movements:-chronic constipation (ripe fruit)-Bleeding Piles; Diarrhea…

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Nelumbo Rhizoma, Lotus Rhizome, Ou Jie FREE

ByAdam Tate

Nelumbo Rhizoma, Lotus Rhizome, Ou Jie 藕节 Ou Jie (TCM) Descourtilz, M.E., Flore médicale des Antilles, vol. 8 (1829) Lotus rootJiu Huang Ben Cao (The Famine Relief Herbal) (1593) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Nelumbo nucifera Parts used: Rhizome node Temperature & Taste: Neutral, dry. Sweet Classification: L. Stop Bleeding: Uses:…

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Ficus religiosa PRO

ByAdam Tate

Ficus religiosa Buddha tree, Sacred Fig, Peepal, Bot-treeAshvatha, Bodhidru, Peepal (Ayurveda)Peepal (Unani) Ficus religiosaFiguier, L., The vegetable world [Histoire des plantes], 1867 Ficus religiosaPhoto by Marshman (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Ficus religiosa Parts used: Leaf, bark, fruit, root Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry Uses: BARK:1. Astringes to Stops Leakage and Bleeding:-Diarrhea, Dysentery (including that with blood)-stops Bleeding,…

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Fossil Bones, Dragon Bones, Long Gu

ByAdam Tate

Fossil Bones, Dragon Bones Fossil Bones: Long Gu 龙骨Fossll Teeth: Long Chi 龙齿Fossil Horn: Long Jiao 龙角Fossil Bones: ‘brug–rus འབྲག་རུས་ (Tibetan) Dragon BonesBen Cao Pin Hui Jing Yao, 1505 (Welcome) TOP: Long Gu ‘Dragon Bones’BOTTOM: Long Jiao ‘Dragon Horn’(Chendgu Medicine Market, Adam, 2017) Mastodon TeethA Pictorial Atlas of Fossil Remains, Gideon Algernon Mantell, 1850 Zoological…

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Agate

ByAdam Tate

Agate Gagate: Achate: Banded ChalcedonyAkika (Ayurveda)Aqeeq (Unani)Ma Nao (‘Horses Brain’, TCM)Dkar khra man (Tibetan)Gzi (type of Agate, Tibetan) Ortus Sanitatis, Beck, 1517 Die Mineralien, Weber, J. C., 1871 Agate from ArgentinaPhoto by Inucko Tibetan Gzi (Dzi) beads, Agate carved into beads and etched.(Photo by Enijew) (Wikimedia) Mineralogical name: Achate; Silicon dioxide with 10-30% admixture; Red…

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Coriandrum, Coriander PRO

ByAdam Tate

Coriandrum, Coriander Kishneez, Kishniz (Unani, Seed)Dhanyaka (Ayurveda)Koththumali Vitai (Siddha)‘U su  འུ་སུ  (Tibetan, Seed) Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Darstellung und Beschreibung Pharmacopoea Borussica, Berg, 1858 CORIANDER FRUIT1. Small coriander. 2, Coriander of a normal size, 3, Indian coriander (not official) Squibb’s Atlas of the Official Drugs, Mansfield, 1919 Botanical name: Coriandrum sativum…

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Lavendula, Lavender FREE

ByAdam Tate

Lavendula, Lavender Spike New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Koehler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Lavendula officinalis (syn. L. vera, L. angustifolia, L. spica, L. vulgaris) Parts used: Flower Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent, Bitter Classifications: 2H. CARMINATIVE3A. SUDORIFICS & DIAPHORETICS.    3E. DIURETIC.    3G. EMMENAGOGUE.    3M….

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Gynostemma, Jiao Gu Lan PRO

ByAdam Tate

Gynostemma, Jiao Gu Lan 绞股蓝 Jiao Gu Lan (TCM) Trimen, H., A hand-book to the flora of Ceylon (1893-1898) Gynostemma pentaphyllum(Photo by Ies) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Gynostemma pentaphyllum (G. pedatum) Parts used: Herb Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Sweet, Slightly Bitter Uses: 1. Benefits Qi: -Weakness, Fatigue, Debility-helpful in Altitude sickness-immuno-suppression in chronic illness including…

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Coptis, Huang Lian PRO

ByAdam Tate

Coptis, Huang Lian 黄连 Gold Thread, CoptisHuang Lian (TCM)Mamira, Tiktamula (Ayurveda)Mamisa, Mamira (Unani)Myang rtsi spras  མྱང་རྩི་སྤྲས  (Tibetan) Coptis teetaK.R. Kirtikar, B.D. Basu, Indian medicinal plants, Plates, vol. 1 (1918) Coptis trifoliaMateria Medica Botanica, Wellman, 1845 Coptis japonica var. anemonifolia(Photo by Qwert1234) (Wikimedia)  Above: Slices of Coptis Huang Lian from Chengdu Medicine Market showing bright yellow-orange…

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Mastic, Mastic Gum PRO

ByAdam Tate

Mastic, Mastic Gum LentiskMastagi (Unani) Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Kreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 Botanische wandplaten (1904–1914) Left: P. lentiscus    Right: P. terebinthusFlora von Deutschland (21), Kohler, 1885 BUY MASTIC Botanical name: Pistachio lentiscus (syn. Lentiscus mastiches)Related species which have supplied Mastic or have been used as a substitute include P. terebinthus, P. cabulica (‘Roman Mastic’, ‘East…

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Magnetite, Ci Shi

ByAdam Tate

Magnetite, Ci Shi 磁石 LodestoneKanta (Ayurveda)Ci Shi (TCM)Khab len  ཁབ་ལེན  (Tibetan) Ortus Sanitatis, 1491 Magnetite specimen (from Bolivia)Photo by Rob Lavinsky iRocks.com (Wikimedia) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Mineralogical Name:Magnetitum Parts used: The best is black and strongly magnetic Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Pungent, Bitter and Salty Constituents: Ferriferrous oxide (Fe3O4); traces of…

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