| | | | | | | | | | |

Welcome to

About MedicineTraditions Introduction to MedicineTraditions This Web Site has been established to promote the Study and Practice of Traditional Medicine. Traditional Medicine World Wide tends to have several things in common:     The use of Natural Medicines from the Vegetable, Animal and Mineral Kingdoms     An Understanding of the energetics of the body, disease and…

| | | | | | | | | | |

Urtica, Nettle FREE

Urtica, Nettle Anjuraa, Bhichu Ghans (Unani)Sisona (Ayurveda)Xun Ma 荨麻Za rgod  ཟ་རྒོད་ (Tibet) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Flora von Deutschland, Kohler, 1886 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Urtica dioicaGreater, Lesser, Roman and Dead Nettles (Lamium) were recognised Parts used: Herb; Seed; Root Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Pungent Classifications:…

| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

Euphrasia, Eyebright PRO

Euphrasia, Eyebright Zhim thig sang rgyas chu ‘jib  ཞིམ་ཐིག་ཐིག་སང་རྒྱས་ཆུ་ཇིབ་ (Tibet) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Herbarum Vivae Eicones, Otto Brunfels, 1530 Masclef, Atlas des plantes de France, 1893 Botanical name: Euphrasia officinalisIn Tibet, E. himalayica is used similarly. Parts used: Herb in flower Temperature & Taste: Cool (Warm in the west), dry. Pungentastringes, discusses Classifications: 2S….

| | | | | | | | | | |

Cow Dung

Cow Dung Ahta al-baqar (Unani)Niu fen (TCM) Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Dried Cow Dung for sale in Kolkata, India (Adam, 2019) Zoological name: Bos taurus and related species Parts used: Dung, dry or fresh Temperature & Taste: Neutral/Cool, dry. Uses: 1. Benefits Stomach, Moves Qi, Opens Obstructions:-obstruction of the Stomach-Colic, Griping (internally and topically)…

| | | | | | | | | | | | | |

Persica, Peach tree, Tao Ren FREE

Persica, Peach tree, Tao Ren 桃仁 Tao Ren (Peach kernel, TCM)Klung kham  ཀླུང་ཁམ་ (Tibet) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Icones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1806 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Prunus persica Parts used: Kernels; Flowers; Leaf; Fruit Temperature & Taste: Kernel: Neutral in TCM (slightly Warm in…

| | | | | | | | | | | | | |

Guaiacum FREE

Guaiaci, Guaiacum Also called Lignum Sancti, Lignum Vitae, Pock Wood GuaiacumAtlas der officinellen pflanzen, Felix, 1899 LEFT: GUAIACUM WOOD;  RIGHT: GUAIACUM GUM1.  Mass of chips showing white non-official pieces. 2.  Portion ofa boring from a bowling ball. 3,  Projecting fibers of the wood. Squibb’s Atlas of the Official Drugs, Mansfield, 1919 Members CLICK HERE for…

| | | | | | | | | | | |

Myrica, Bayberry FREE

Myrica, Bayberry Myrica, Box Myrtle, Wax-Myrtle, Candleberry, WaxberryTuffah Alajaib, Ood al-Barg Tandol, Kaayaphal (Unani)Katphala (Ayurveda)Marudam (Siddha) The Family Flora and Materia Medica Botanica, Good, 1847 MYRICA ROOT-BARK1, Portion of the bark without the corky layer.  2. Piece of the corkylayer.  3, Cross-section of the bark.  4, A thick piece of the bark. Squibb’s Atlas of…

| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

Sro lo PRO

Sro lo Sro lo (Tibetan Medicine) Pegaeophyton scapiflorumThe journal of the Linnean society, Botany (1893) Rhodiola crenulataW.J. Hooker, J.D. Hooker, Icones Plantarum (1896) Botanical name: There are 3 types of Sro lo: Sro lo dkar po: Pegaeophyton scapiflorum (syn. Eutrema scapiflorum) Sro lo dmar po (mtskhan dmar, chan dmar) Rhodiola euryphylla or Rhodiola crenulata Sro…

| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

Morus Cortex, Mulberry bark, Sang Bai Pi PRO

Morus Cortex, Mulberry Bark, Sang Bai Pi 桑白皮 Sang Bai Pi (TCM) Botanische wandplaten (Plantillustrations) Botanical name: Morus alba Parts used: Root-Bark Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Sweet. Some older TCM sources said it was Warm, others said Neutral Classifications: Q. Stop Cough and Wheezing Uses: 1. Clears Lung Heat, Stop Cough and Wheezing:-Cough and…

| | | | | | | | | | | | |

Costus speciosus, Push kar mu la PRO

Costus speciosus, Push kar mu la Wild Ginger, Crepe GingerPush kar mu la (Tibetan)Kebuka (Ayurveda) (sometimes called Kustha)Zhang Liu Tou (TCM) Costus speciosusN. Witsen, H. de Jager, Plantae Javanicae pictae, ex Java transmissae anno MDCC, (1700) Costus speciosusBlanco, Flora de Filipinas. (1875) Costus speciosus(Photo by Mokkie) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Costus speciosus (syn. Banksia speciosus, Cheilocostus…

| | | | | | | | | | | | |

Sedum sarmentosum, Chui Pen Cao PRO

Sedum sarmentosum, Chui Pen Cao 垂盆草 Hanging Stonecrop, Stringy Stonecrop, Gold Moss Stonecrop, Graveyard MossChui Pen Cao, Shi Zhi Jia (TCM) Sedum sarmentosum (upper right)Bois, D., Atlas des plantes de jardins et d’appartements (1891-1896) Sedum sarmentosum (Photo by bastus917, Wikimedia) Botanical name: Sedum sarmentosumAs in the West, a number of related Sedum species are known…

| | | | | | | | | |

Aerva, Gorakshganja PRO

Aerva, Gorakshganja Gorakshganja, Pattura (Ayurveda)Seru Peelai, Cirupilai Camulam (Siddha)Bisehri Booti, Patharphodi (Unani) Aerva lanata P. Miller, Figures of the most beautiful, useful and uncommonplants, described in the gardeners’ dictionary (1755-1760) Botanical name: Aerva lanataA. scandens is used in some parts of India Parts used: Root (or whole plant) Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Bitter, Pungent…

End of content

End of content