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Schoenanthum, Squinanth PRO

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Schoenanthus, Squinanth Sweet-smelling Rush, Camel’s Hay; Flos Junci, Juncus odoratusIdhkhir (Unani) SquinanthHerbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Botanical name: Cymbopogon schoenanthus (syn. Andropogon schoenanthus, A. laniger; formerly Juncus odoratus) Parts used: Herb; also the Root and Seed are sometimes used.“The best is the Arabian variety which is red and…

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Amylum, Starch

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Amylum, Starch Amidum, Amisum Preparation of StarchOrtus sanitatis, Cube, Johann von, 1501 Botanical name: Starch extract from various plants, usually Wheat Parts used: Starch prepared from Wheat bran or Wheat meal. Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Sweet Uses: 1. Clears Heat, Benefit the Lungs, Stops Cough:-soreness, dryness, roughness and irritation of the Throat-Cough, Wheezing, chronic…

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Cucurbitas, Gourd

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Cucurbitas, Gourd Tukhm Kadu (Bottle Gourd seed) (Unani) Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Botanical name: Various species from the Curcibitaceae, especially from the following 2 genus:  1. Cucurbitas spp., including varieties of C. pepo and C. maxima  2. Lagenaria: Lagenaria siceraria, L. vulgaris (Bottle or White Gourd; Sweet variety is…

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Rhamnus catharticus, Buckthorn

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Rhamnus, Buckthorn Purging Buckthorn Kreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 Koehler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Botanical name: Rhamnus cathartica Parts used: Berries, fresh or dried; less commonly the Bark Temperature & Taste:   Cold, dry: Bitter, Sour Uses: 1. Clears Heat, Promotes Stool:-chronic constipation, hemorrhoids, and irritation of the bowels and anus.-approved by Commission E for chronic constipation-suitable for…

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Potassium Sulphate, Tartar Vitriolate

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Potassium Sulphate, Tartar Vitriolate Kali Sulphuricum, Arcanum Duplicatum, Sal Polycrestum; Specificum purgans, Nitrum fixum: Panacea holsatica Minerological name: Potassium Sulphate. K2SO4 Parts used: Prepared salt Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Uses: 1. Clears Heat, Resists Poison:-Burning Fever, Putrid Fever, Chronic Fever, Fever from Phlegm or Melancholy;-Measles and other Spotted Fevers; Plague-chronic Heat diseases, Consumption, Hectic…

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Hematite, Dai Zhe Shi 代赭石

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Hematite, Dai Zhe Shi 代赭石 Bloodstone; Lapis Sanguinalis, AmetistusDai Zhe Shi: ‘Red Stone from Dai County’ (TCM)Gairika (Ayurveda)Shadhanj (Unani)Smug po sbal rgyab  སྨུག་པོ་སྦལ་རྒྱབ (Tibetan)Mdung rtse smug po  མདུང་རྩེ་སྨུག་པོ་ (Tibetan) Hortus sanitatis, 1491 Varieties of HematiteGemmarum et Lapidum Historia, Tollius, 1647 Two different varieties of HematitePhotos by Parent Gery Mineralogical name: HematitumTibetan medicine recognise several varieties…

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Eclipta, Han Lian Cao FREE

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Eclipta, Han Lian Cao 旱莲草 Han Lian Cao, Mo Han Lian (TCM)Bhringaraja (Ayurveda)Bhangra (Unani) Eclipta albaMoninckx, Moninckx atlas, vol. 8; (1682-1709) Eclipta albaBlanco, Flora de Filipinas. (1875) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Eclipta alba (syn. E. prostrata, E. punctata, E. erecta, Verbesina alba) Parts used: Herb Temperature & Taste: Cool (TCM),…

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Trauma & Burns

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Trauma & Burns Illustration from The Book of Distillation, Brunschwig, 1532 See also:Sprains & Strains Bruising Fractures Herbal Functions useful in the treatment of Wounds Antibacterial Antioxidant Anti-inflammatory Antiseptic Depurative or Detoxicant Immunostimulatory Astringent Primary Traditional Herbs for Wounds & Trauma AloeAngelicaBasilBugleCalendulaCentella ComfreyCyperus rotundusDragons BloodEcliptaFrankincenseLicorice MadderMulleinMyrobalan, BellericMyrobalan, ChebulicMyrrhNeem Red SandalwoodSt. Johns wortTurmericYarrow Trauma, Wounds Western…

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Honey, Mel, Feng Mi PRO

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Honey, Mel, Feng Mi 蜂蜜 Feng Mi (TCM)Asl (Unani)Sbrang rtsi  སྦྲང་རྩི  (Tibetan) Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Entomological name: Apis spp. A. mellifera, Western Honey Bee, A. cerana, Eastern Honey Bee These are the two main species of domesticated Honey Bees. Other wild and Stingless Bee species have…

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Acute, Epidemic and Infectious Diseases

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Acute, Epidemic & Infectious Diseases Due to the fact that the TCM system of Acute and Infectious Diseases (Wen-Re Bing) is so well organised, we will give special attention here. TCM regards acute diseases as an attack from an external pathogen, usually Heat or Cold, which is moved into the body by Wind; therefore, Wind-Heat…

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*Argemone mexicana, Mexican Poppy

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Argemone mexicana, Mexican Poppy Prickly Poppy, Yellow ThistleShialkanta, Swarnaksiri (Ayurveda)Satyanasi (Unani)Piramathandu (Siddha)Ji Ying Su (TCM) Millspaugh, C.F., American medicinal plants, vol. 1 (1892) Botanical name: Argemone mexicana Parts used: 1. Seed; Expressed Oil of the Seed2. Whole plant; Plant latex Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent, Bitter Constituents: Alkaloids:Seed: sanguinarine, dihydrosanguinarine Latex: berberine (0.74%), protopine…

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Manna

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Manna Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Fraxinus ornus (Flowering Ash)Medical Botany, Woodville, Hooker, Vol. 3, 1832 Atlas der Officinellen Pflanzen, Berg & Schmidt, Leipzig, 1893 Botanical name: Fraxinus ornus (Flowering Ash, Manna Ash) and F. rotundifoliaFraxinus excelsior and other species also supply some Manna Manna has been collected from several other plants, used synonymously: Persian or…

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