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Berberis, Barberry PRO

ByAdam Tate

Berberis, Barberry Lycium (classical name)Barberry root:–Xiao Bo (TCM)–Daruharidra (Ayurveda)–Skyer pa  སྐྱེར་པ  (Tibetan)Bark:–Skyer shun  སྐྱེར་ཤུན  (Tibetan)Stem:–Maramancal (Siddha)Concentrated Extract of Bark/Stem:–Rasanjana (Ayurveda)–Rasaut (Unani)–Skyer ba’i khan ta  སྐྱེར་པའི་ཁཎྜ (Tibetan)Fruit:–Zarishk (fruit, Unani)Seed:–Skyer ba’i ‘bru  སྐྱེར་པའི་འབྲུ  (Tibetan) Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Ortus Sanitatis, Cube, Johann von, 1501 New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 B. vulgarisFlora von Deutschland, Kohler, 1886 Barberry extract as available…

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Myrobalan, Chebula PRO

ByAdam Tate

Myrobalan, Chebula Haritaki (Ayurveda)Kadukkai (Siddha)He Zi 诃子 (TCM)Halela (Unani)A Ru Ra  ཨ་རུ་ར (Tibetan) Chebulic MyrobalanRoxburgh, W., Plants of the coast of Coromandel (1795-1819) Chebulic, Emblic, Belleric, Citrine (Yellow) and Indian (Black) MyrobalanA Complete History of Drugs, Pomet, London, 1748  1. Yellow (Citrine) Myrobalan 2. Black (Indian, Nigrum) Myroabalan 3. Chebulic Myrobalan 4. Emblic Myrobalan 5. Belleric Myrobalan Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578…

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Anisum, Aniseed PRO

ByAdam Tate

Annis, Aniseed Anisoon (Unani) Ortus sanitatis, Cube, Johann von, 1501 Atlas der officinellen pflanzen (2), Felix, 1899 Aniseed (Adam, 2016) Botanical name: Pimpinella anisum Parts used: Seed Temperature & Taste: Very Warm, dry. Pungent, Sweet.Sweet and Bitter varieties were traditionally recognised.“According to Galen anise is Hot in the Second and Dry in the Third degree”….

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Myristica, Nutmeg & Mace FREE

ByAdam Tate

Myristica, Nutmeg, Rou Dou Kou 肉豆蔻 Nux Muscata (Latin)Jatiphala (Ayurveda, Unani)Rou Dou Kou 肉豆蔻 (TCM)Dza ti  ཛཱ་ཏི (Tibetan) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Darstellung und Beschreibung sammtliche, Berg, 1858 Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Top: Whole NutmegBottom: Mace Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Myristica fragrans Parts used: Fruit (Nutmeg); Mace…

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Hawksbill Turtle Shell, Dai Mao

ByAdam Tate

Hawksbill Turtle Shell, Dai Mao 玳瑁 Dai Mao (TCM) Hawksbill TurtleIllustrated natural history of the animal kingdom, Goodrich, 1859 Hawksbill Turtle(Photo by DRVIP93, edited) (Wikimedia) Hawksbill shell(Photo source: Auckland War Memorial Museum) (Wikimedia) Zoological name: Eretmochelys imbricata Parts used: Shell Temperature & Taste: Cold. Sweet, Salty Uses: 1. Clears Heat, Resists Poison, Calms the Heart and…

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Commelina, Ya Zhi Cao PRO

ByAdam Tate

Commelina, Ya Zhi Cao 鸭跖草 DayflowerKanchata (Ayurveda)Ya Zhi Cao (TCM) Commelina communis Redouté, P.J., Liliacées (1802-1816) Commelina communis (Photo by NotAnonymous) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Commelina communis C. bengalensis is used in some parts of China, as well as in India. In India, other species used include C. diffusa, C. paludosa, C. obliqua, C. salicifolia Parts…

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Plumbago, Chitraka PRO

ByAdam Tate

Plumbago, Chitraka Leadwort, Ceylon LeadwortChitraka, Chitrak (Ayurveda)Tsi tra ka  ཙི་ཏྲ་ཀ  (Tibet)Sheetraj Hindi, Chitrak (Unani)Venkodiveli (Siddha)Bai Hua Dan (TCM) Plumbago zeylanicaEdwards’s Botanical Register, 1846 Plumbago zeylanica(Photo by David Eickhoff) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Plumbago spp.  1. P. zeylanica (syn. P. rosea) (White variety)  2. P. indica (Red variety)  3. P. capensis Parts used: Root-bark Temperature & Taste: Very Warm,…

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Chicken Gizzard Skin, Ji Nei Jin FREE

ByAdam Tate

Chicken Gizzard Skin, Ji Nei Jin 鸡内金 Ji Nei Jin (TCM)Qalzah (Arabic)Sangdana Murgh (Unani) Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Dried Chicken Gizzard skin (Unani)(Calcutta Unani College, Adam, 2019)  Prepared Chicken Gizzard skin (TCM)(Chengdu Medicine Market, Adam, 2016) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Zoological name: Gallus domesticus (Gallus gallus var. domesticus) Parts used: Prepared…

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Spider Web

ByAdam Tate

Spider Web Tela Araneae Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Entomological name: Araneae are the Spiders; ‘House Spiders’ and ‘Barn Spiders’ were common sources. Parts used: Web Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Uses: 1. Stops Bleeding, Clears Heat (TCM, West, others):-around the world Spider web has been used in various ways for its Hemostatic properties.-internally to…

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Inonotus obliquus, Chaga PRO

ByAdam Tate

Inonotus obliquus, Chaga Hua Jie Kong Jun 桦褐孔菌 (TCM)Kabanoatanake (Japan) Inonotus obliquus(Photo by Tocekas) (Wikimedia) Inonotus obliquus at the Chengdu Medicine Market(Adam, 2018) Botanical name: Inonotus obliquus Parts used: Fungii, traditionally only from the Birch treeTypically found on Birch, Elm and Alder trees Temperature & Taste: Neutral. slightly Sweet and Bitter Constituents: PolysaccharidesPhenols (high levels)Betulinic…

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Endivae, Endive PRO

ByAdam Tate

Endivae, Endive Also called Intybus Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Kurtzes Handtbuchlein, Ryff, 1599 Left: Endive; Right: Crisp EndiveKreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 Botanical name: Chicorium endivaSeveral varieties were known including Garden, Wild and Crisp-leaved Parts used: Seed; Leaf; sometimes the Root or whole plant Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. slightly Bitteropens, cleanses Classifications: 2A APERIENT.    2N. REPELLENT3D….

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Diamond Bhasma

ByAdam Tate

Diamond Hirak, Heerak, Vajra (Ayurveda) Minerological name: Adamas Parts used: BhasmaAyurvedic texts divide Diamonds into three types: Masculine: has 6 or 8 angles, very bright with a lustre like a rainbow Feminie: 6 angles, full of spots and lines; parabolic and rounded on the edges Neuter: 3 angles, thin, rounded, elongated The first type “Masculine”…

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