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Sulphur, Liu Huang 硫磺

ByAdam Tate

Sulphur, Liu Huang 硫磺 Gandhaka (Ayurveda)Gandhak (Unani)Liu Huang (TCM)Mu Zi   མུ་ཟི  (Tibetan) Hortus sanitatis, 1491 Sulphur, from Museum Museorum, Valentini, 1704 Sulphur crystalsPhoto by Oscar Lumps of Raw Tibetan Sulphur (Adam, 2009) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Mineralogical Name: Sulphur, Sulfur Parts Used:Native (raw) Sulphur may be used externally; Purified Sulphur is better…

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Pterocarpus, Red Sandalwood FREE

ByAdam Tate

Pterocarpus, Red Sandalwood Raktachandana, Raktasaara (Ayurvedic)Sandal Surkh, Sandal-e-Ahmar (Unani)Tsan dan dmar po  ཙན་དན་དམར་པོ  (Tibetan)Shivappu-Chandanam (Siddha) Medical Botany, Woodville, Hooker, Vol. 3, 1832 Red Sandalwood(Adam, 2017) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Pterocarpus santalinus (syn. Santalum rubrum) Parts used: Wood Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Bitter, Sweet. Classifications: 2F. PURIFYING.   2P. HEMOSTATICS3B. FEBRIFUGE…

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Ambergris PRO

ByAdam Tate

Ambergris Ambra greceAmber Ash-hab (Unani) AmbergrisOrtus sanitatis, Cube, Johann von, 1491 Sperm WhaleMedical Zoology and Mineralogy, Stephendon, 1832 Ambergris, Skagway MuseumPhoto by Wmpearl, edited) (Wikimedia) Zoological name: waxy secretion from the Sperm Whale, Physeter spp. Parts used: Waxy secretion of the Sperm Whale“Grey coloured variety is considered best. Next in order of qulity are the…

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Camomila, Camomile

ByAdam Tate

Chamomila, Camomile Bubunaj (Unani) Kurtzes Handtbuchlein, Ryff, 1599 Matricaria                                                                                                                    AnthemisIcones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1800 MatricariaBotanische wandplaten, 1904–1914 Matricaria recutitaKoehler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Anthemis nobilisAn Encyclopaedia of useful and ornamental Plants, Burnett, 1852 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Anthemis nobilis–Garden or Roman CamomileMatricaria recutita (syn. M. camomilla)–German Camomile (most used) Parts used:…

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Gymnema, Gurmar FREE

ByAdam Tate

Gymnema, Gurmar Miracle fruit, Sweet Fruit, Australian Cow plantGurmar, Meshashringi (Ayurveda)Hashishatul Saboon, Gurmar Buti (Unani);Geng Teng (TCM) Gymnema sylvestre(Photo by FarEnd2018) (Wikimedia) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Gymnema sylvestreAlso used are G. montanum and G. hirsutum Parts used: Leaf; rarely the root Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Bitter Uses: 1. Clears…

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Ambergris FREE

ByAdam Tate

Ambergris Ambra greceAmber Ash-hab (Unani) Ortus sanitatis, Cube, Johann von, 1491 Ambergris, Skagway MuseumPhoto by Wmpearl, edited) (Wikimedia) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Zoological name: waxy secretion from the Sperm Whale, Physeter spp. Parts used: Waxy secretion of the Sperm Whale Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Aromatic, Sweet Uses: 1. Clears Cold, Moves…

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Psoralea, Bu Gu Zhi PRO

ByAdam Tate

Psoralea, Bu Gu Zhi 补骨脂 ScurfpeaBakuchi, Bakuci, Somaraji (Ayurveda)Karpoogarisi, Karpokarici (Siddha)Babchi (Unani)Bu Gu Zhi (TCM)So ma ra ja  སོ་མ་ར་ཇ་ ; Ba gu ji  བ་གུ་ཇི་ (Tibet) Curtis’s Botanical Magazine, 1803 Psoralea corylifolia(Photo by Biswarup Ganguly) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Psoralea corylifolia (syn. Cullen corylifolium) Parts used: Seed Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent, Sweet, Bitter Classification: N. Tonic Uses:…

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Angelica pubescens, Du Huo PRO

ByAdam Tate

Angelica pubescens, Du Huo, 独活 Du Huo (TCM) Angelica pubescens flowerPhoto by Koichi Oda Botanical name: Angelica pubescens; others used include A. brevicaulis, A. polyclada, A. hemsleyanum Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent, bitter Classification: D. Clear Wind and Damp Uses: 1. Clears Wind and Damp, Eases Pain:-acute and chronic painful obstruction,…

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Lilium brownii, Bai He PRO

ByAdam Tate

Lilium brownii, Bai He 百合 Brown’s Lily, Hong Kong LilyBai He (TCM) Houtte, L. van, Flore des serres et des jardin de l’Europe, (1845) Lilium browniiBury, E., A selection of Hexandrian plants, 1831 Lilium brownii(Photo by Denis Barthel) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Lilium spp. L. brownii (syn. L. japonicum) L. lancifolium L. pumilum Other local varieties…

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Endivae, Endive FREE

ByAdam Tate

Endivae, Endive Also called Intybus Kurtzes Handtbuchlein, Ryff, 1599 Herbarium Blackwellianum, 1757 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Chicorium endiva Parts used: Seed; Leaf; sometimes the Root or whole plant Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. slightly Bitteropens, cleanses Classifications: 2A APERIENT.    2N. REPELLENT3D. CORDIALS & CARDIACS4c. CARDIAC.    4e. STOMACHIC.    4f. SPLENETIC.    4h….

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Cinnamonum, Cinnamon, Cassia Lignea PRO

ByAdam Tate

Cinnamonum, Cinnamon, Cassia Lignea, Rou Gui 肉皮 Cinnamon:–Gui Pi  桂皮 (TCM)–Tvak (Ayurveda)–Ilavankap Padtai (Siddha)–Dar Chini (Unani)–Shing tsha  ཤིང་ཚ  (Tibetan)Cassia Lignea:–Rou Gui 肉皮 (TCM)–Taj Qalmi (Unani) Cassia LigneaOrtus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 CinnamonOrtus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Above: Cinnamon leaf and bark (left); Cassia bark (right)Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640Left: Cinnamon, Medical Botany, Stephenson and Churchill, 1836 CinnamonKoehler’s Medizinal…

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Galls, Wu Bei Zi FREE

ByAdam Tate

Gall, Wu Bei Zi 五倍子 Oak or Aleppo Gall–Mazu (Unani)–Majuphalaka, Mayaphala (Ayurveda)–Mo Shi Zi (TCM)Chinese Gall (Rhus): Galla chinensis–Wu Bei Zi (TCM)–Karkatashringe (Ayurveda)–Kakrasingi (Unani) Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Quercus infectoria(New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563) Oak Galls (Adam, 2016) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: A number of Galls have been used:  1. Oak, ‘True’,…

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