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Gem Medicines

ByAdam Tate

Introduction to Gem Medicines Head Illustration from the Chapter on Medicines from Stones and Gems,Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Introduction to GemsVarious Gems and Precious Stones have been used in all Traditional Medicine Systems. Their use is especially prevalent in Unani and Tibetan Medicine, and it is most likely the Tibetans were heavily influenced by the Arabs…

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Borax, Peng Sha 硼砂

ByAdam Tate

Borax, Peng Sha 硼砂 Chrysocolla (‘Gold-glue’)Bauraq, Buraq, Burak (Arabic)Peng Sha (TCM)Tankana (Ayurveda)Tsha la  ཚ་ལ  (Tibetan Medicine) Borax crystals, Kramer Mine, CaliforniaPhoto by Rock Currier Minerological name: Hydrated Sodium borate Parts used: Purified Salt; Natural and Artificial Borax was used“Its best form is that which is brittle and extremely white (as ivory)”. (Avicenna) Temperature & Taste: Cool,…

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Osteocolla

ByAdam Tate

Osteocolloa Ostrites, Bone-builder Osteocolla is a medicine whose identification was long obscure. It is a calcium tufa formed around plant stems or tree roots in sandy areas, usually coastlines. It is heavy, hard, white or pale grayish and brittle, usually with a hollow core where the organic matter has rotten away, therefore appearing quite similar…

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Jugulans Nux, Walnut, Hu Tao PRO

ByAdam Tate

Jugulans Nux, Walnut, He Tao 核桃 He Tao, Hu Tao (TCM)Akhrot (Unani)Star ka སྟར་ཀ་ (Tibet) Della Materia Medicinale, Andrea Valuassori, 1562 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Botanische wandplaten, 1904–1914 Kohler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Botanical name: Jugulans regia Parts used: Ripe Nut; Confected Nuts Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Sweet“Hot in the third degree and Dry in the…

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Thamnolia, Dngul skud mchog PRO

ByAdam Tate

Thamnolia, Dngul skud mchog དངུལ་སྐུད་ མཆོག་ Snow Tea, White Snow TeaDngul skud mchog (Tibet)Bai Xue Cha 白雪茶 (‘White Snow Tea’) (TCM) Thamnolia vermicularis(Photos by Jerzy Opioła) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Thamnolia vermicularisT. subuliformis is classed as a source of Bai Xue ChaSaussurea graminifolia is regarded as an inferior type in Tibetan Medicine. Parts used: Entire plant…

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Frog

ByAdam Tate

Rana, Frog Qing Wa (TCM) Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Dried Frogs at the Chengdu Medicine Market (Adam, 2016) Packaged Frog Oviduct(Adam, 2024) NOTEAs stated elsewhere, MedicineTraditions does not support harvesting wild endangered animals for medicine. Frogs are becoming endangered in many parts of the World. However, Frogs are farmed for eating in many regions…

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Madhuca, Madhuka PRO

ByAdam Tate

Madhuca, Madhuka Mahua tree, Butter treeMadhuka (Ayurveda)Mahua (Unani)Kattuiluppu (Siddha) Madhuca longifoliaW. Roxburgh, Plants of the coast of Coromandel, vol. 1 (1795) Botanical name: Madhuca longifolia (syn. M. indica, M. latifolia, Bassia latifolia)M. butyracea (syn. Aisandra butyracea) is used synonymously in some parts of India. Parts used: Primarily Flower; also fruit, bark Temperature & Taste: Cool,…

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Zinziberis Recens, Fresh Ginger FREE

ByAdam Tate

Zinziberis Recens, Fresh Ginger, Sheng Jiang 生姜 Sheng Jiang (TCM) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Flora Sinensis, Boym, 1653 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Medical Botany, Woodville, Hooker, 1832 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Zingiber officinalis Parts used: Fresh Rhizome Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent, Sweet. Classifications: TCM:A. Clear Exterior Wind-Cold     O. Promotes…

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Salix, Willow PRO

ByAdam Tate

Salix, Willow Bed Mushk, Gurba Bed (Unani)Skye yag  སྐྱེ་ཡག་ (Tibet) Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Salix albaThomé, Flora von Deutschland Österreich und der Schweiz, 1885 Salix fragilisMedical Botany, Woodville, 1810 Botanical name: Salix albaOther species used include S. penandria and S. fragilis, the last of which was claimed…

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Ludwigia, Shui Ding Xiang PRO

ByAdam Tate

Ludwigia, Shui Ding Xiang 水丁香 Climbing Seed BoxShui Ding Xiang (TCM) Ludwigia prostrataGrandidier, A., Histoire physique, naturelle et politique de Madagascar, Atlas (1886-1903) Ludwigia prostrata(Photo by Dalgial) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Ludwigia prostrataLudwigia octovalvis (Mao Cao Long) has similar effects. Parts used: Herb Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Sweet Classification: C. Clear Damp, Promotes Urine Uses:…

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Hordeum, Barley PRO

ByAdam Tate

Hordeum, Barley Jau, Jao (Unani)Tsampa (Tibetan Highland Barley)Dai Mai 大麦 (TCM) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Della Materia Medicinale, Andrea Valuassori, 1562 Icones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1800 Botanical name: Hordeum vulgare Parts used: Seed (grain), whole or husked (Pearl Barley)“Its peeled variety is termed as sult or Pearl Barley but both are similar in actions”. (Avicenna)…

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Zinziberis Siccum, Dry Ginger, Gan Jiang FREE

ByAdam Tate

Zinziberis Siccum, Dry Ginger, Gan Jiang 干姜 Gan Jiang (TCM)Shunthi (Ayurveda)Chuku (Siddha)Zanjabil, Zanjabeel Khushk (Unani)Sman Sga  སྨན་སྒ  (Tibetan) Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Medical Botany, Woodville, Hooker, 1832 Chinese Ginger Culcutta Ginger Jamaica Ginger African Ginger Squibb’s Atlas of the Official Drugs, Mansfield, 1919 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Zingiber officinalis Parts used:…

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