Ovis, Sheep Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Thierbuch Das ist ein kurtze beschreybung aller vierfüssigen Thieren, Gesner, 1583 Zoological name: Ovis aries and related species Uses: BILE: 1. With Honey for Falling Sickness.2. Applied (with wool) to a child’s navel to loosen the belly.3. Also applied to Cancers: it ‘cures the Carcinoma (anointed)’. (Schroder, Salmon)4….
Allium, Garlic, Da Suan 大蒜 Da Suan (TCM)Lashuna (Ayurveda)Lehsun (Unani)Sgog skya, སྒོག་སྐྱ (Tibetan) Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Krauterbuch, Rihel, 1565 Botanical name: Allium sativum Parts used: Bulb Temperature & Taste: Hot, dry. Pungent. Ayurveda says Garlic has all tastes except Sour.Heat, dries, opens discusses, thins Classification: 2A…
Acanthopanax, Wu Jia Pi 五加皮 Wu Jia Pi (TCM) Eleutherococcus senticosusKomarov (Komorov), V.L., Flora of the U.S.S.R., vol. 16 (?) Eleutherococcus henryiCurtis’s botanical magazine, vol. 136 (1801) Acanthopanax leucorrhizus (called ‘Narrow-leaf Wu Jia‘ in China)Curtis’s Botanical Magazine, 1915 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Acanthopanax spp. (syn. Eleutherococcus spp.) 1. A. gracilistylus …
Angelica Canda (Unani) Historia unnd Beschreibung Influentischer, Thurneisserus, 1578 Atlas der officinellen pflanzen (2), Felix, 1899 LEFT: EUROPEAN ANGELICA ROOT; RIGHT: ANGELICA SEEDSquibb’s Atlas of the Official Drugs, Mansfield, 1919 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Angelica archangelica Parts used: Root; also the Seed Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent Classifications: 3A….
Angelica Canda (Unani) Historia unnd Beschreibung Influentischer, Thurneisserus, 1578 Krauterbuch, Rihel, 1565 Left: Angelica sativa; Right: Angelica sylvestrisKrauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Kohlers Medizinal Pflanzen, Vol. 2, 1888 Angelica rootNotes on Pharmacognosy, Otto Augustus Wall, 1902 LEFT: EUROPEAN ANGELICA ROOT; RIGHT: ANGELICA SEEDSquibb’s Atlas of the Official Drugs, Mansfield, 1919 Botanical name: Angelica archangelicaSeveral Wild species were…
Ceruse, White Lead Cerussa; Flake Lead; Psimytim, AphidegiOxydum Plumbi, Oxydum Plumbi album, Cerussa alba, Subcarbonas Plumbi, Carbonas Plumbi, Subacetas PlumbiIsfidaj (Unani) Ortus Sanitatis, Beck, 1517 Cerussite crystals on Duftite matrix (from Namibia)Photo by Rob Lavinsky iRocks.com Mineralogical name: Ceruse. Basic Lead Carbonate. PbCO3 (Pb 80%; PbO 86.3%; CO2, 11.3%)It is a complex salt composed of…
Ligusticum sinense, Gao Ben 藁本 Chinese LovageGao Ben (TCM) Hooker, W.J., Hooker, J.D., Icones Plantarum (1891) Botanical name: Ligusticum spp. L. sinense L. jeholense L. tenuissimum Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent Classification: A. Clear Exterior Wind-Cold Uses: 1. Clears Wind-Cold, Clears the Exterior:-Wind-Cold common Cold or Flu-acute Headache, Headache on the…
Quercus, the Oak Mon cha ra མོན་ཆ་ར (Tibetan) Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Atlas der officinellen pflanzen, Felix, 1899 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Quercus spp.Q. robur, Q. alba, and Q. petraea are currently listed as official Parts used: Bark; Leaf; Acorns and their CupsOak was also the preferred source for…
Boerhaavia, Punarnava Indian Hogweed, Spreading Hogweed, Horse PurslanePunarnava, Vrishchira (Ayurveda)Mukaratee, Mookirattai (Siddha)Gadhapurana (Hindi)Itsit, Ispat, Bishkhaparva (Unani)Huang Xi Xin (TCM) Boerhaavia diffusaBlanco, M., Flora de Filipinas., (1875) Boerhaavia siffusa(Photo by Neha.Vindhya) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Boerhaavia spp. (syn. Boerhavia)Two main types are used: 1. B. diffusa (Red variety) 2. B. verticillata, B. repens, B. erecta (White flowered variety)…
Hydnocarpus, Chaulmoogra, Da Feng Zi 大风子 Tuvaraka, Katu-kapittha, Chaulmoogra (Ayurveda)Maravattai (Siddha)Da Feng Zi (TCM) Hydnocarpus heterophyllaBlume, Rumphia, 1848 Chaulmoogra Seed (Adam, 2017) Chaulmoogra Oil as traditionally available in India(Adam, 2019) Botanical name: Hydnocarpus spp: H. laurifolia (syn. H. wightiana) (Primary source) H. anthelmintica H. kurzii (syn. H. heterophylla) H. hainanensis Parts used: Seeds; Oil Temperature &…
Conchite The standard Conchite are fossil Bivalve molluscs. As can be seen below, other shells were also classed as species of Conchite. Metallotheca Vaticana Opus Posthuman, 1719 Aldrovani, Musaeum Metallicum, 1648 Museum Wormianum, Olao Worm, 1655 Conchites Lunatus, Metallotheca Vaticana, Mercati, 1719
Cinnamon twig, Gui Zhi 桂枝 Gui Zhi (TCM) Cinnamonum cassiaKoehler, Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Cinnamomum cassia Parts used: twigs Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent, Sweet Classifications: A. Clear the Exterior Uses: 1. Clear Wind-Cold, Promotes Sweat:-acute Wind-Cold with sweat; Cold, Flu 2. Warms the Yang, Clears…
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