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Azadirachta, Neem FREE

ByAdam Tate

Azadirachta, Neem, Nimba Margosa treeNimba, Nimbaka, Arishta (Ayurveda)Neem, Aazaad-Darakht-e-Hindi (Unani)Vemmu, Vembu, Veppan (Siddha)Nim Pa  ནིམ་པ  (Tibetan) ‘Azeadarach’, Ortus sanitatis,Cube, Johann von, 1501 Prodromi fasciculi rariorum plantarum,Breyne, 1739 (Photo by Jimmy tikhak) (Wikimedia) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Azadirachta indica (syn. Melia azadirachta) Parts used: Leaf, Bark, Seed oil, Fruit (less commonly); all…

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Bistorta, Bistort FREE

ByAdam Tate

Bistorta, Bistort Also called Snakeweed, Snake-root; Columbrina, Serpentaria, Serpentaria vulgaris, DracunculusQuan Shen  拳参 (TCM)Gla sgang  གླ་སྒང༌  (Tibetan) Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Hortus Medicus, Graves, 1834 Bistort rootNotes on Pharmacognosy,Otto Augustus Wall, 1902 Bistort rootA Manual of Organic Materia Medica, Maisch, 1882 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Polygonum bistorta (syn. Persicaria bistorta)…

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Tremors and Shaking

ByAdam Tate

Tremors and Shaking Tremors and Shaking are classed as Wind disorders in Traditional Medicine, so other medicines used for Wind diseases may also be applicable. Shaking with loss of sense was traditionally called Shaking Palsy and overlaps the modern diagnosis of Parkinsonism. Warming Pearl Powder was viewed as an especially effective medicine for Shaking Palsy….

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Lead Bhasma

ByAdam Tate

Lead Bhasma Naga Bhasma (Ayurveda) Minerological name: Plumbum Parts used: Lead ash Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. SweetLead Bhasma principally settles Vata (Wind) and Kapha (Phlegm). Classification: Uses: 1. Strengthens Kidneys, Benefits Yin:–Diabetes–obstinate Urinary diseases–Aphrodisiac–Seminal debility–Spermatorrhea, Premature Ejaculation–has a testicular regenerative and protective effect–Night Sweats, Consumption 2. Settles Wind, Stops Spasms:–Paralysis, Facial Paralysis–Convulsions, Epilepsy–Lock Jaw,…

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Traditional Medicines and Materia Medica

ByAdam Tate

Materia Medica Full Materia Medica is only available with SubscriptionSUBSCRIBERS: Login on the Home Page for FULL ACCESS FREE Herbal Materia MedicaMineral Materia MedicaAnimal Materia Medica PRO Herbal Materia MedicaMineral Materia MedicaAnimal Materia Medica Acetum, Vinegar Spiritus, Alcohol Chinese Classification of the Materia MedicaA Chinese classification of the Traditional Materia Medica Western Classification of Materia…

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Sanguisorba, Burnet PRO

ByAdam Tate

Sanguisorba, Burnet, Di Yu 地榆 Di Yu (TCM) Della Materia Medicinale, Andrea Valuassori, 1562 New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 S. officinalisFlora von Deutschland (25), Kohler, 1886 S. minorFlora von Deutschland (25), Kohler, 1886 Botanical name: Sanguisorba officinalisGreater and Lesser types were known Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Slightly Cool, dry. Bitter, Sour. ‘of a pleasant…

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Sesbania grandiflora PRO

ByAdam Tate

Sesbania grandiflora Red Wisteria, Swamp PeaPo so cha  པོ་སོ་ཆ  (Fruits, Tibetan)Agasti, Agatya, Muni, Munidrum (Ayurveda)Agatti (Siddha) Sesbania grandifloraBlanco, Flora de Filipinas. (1875) Sesbania grandiflora(Photo by 阿橋) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Sesbania grandiflora (syn. Agati grandiflora) Parts used: Whole Plant; bark; fruit; flowers Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Bitter Uses: 1. Clears Heat, Resists Poison:-Fever, Intermittent Fever (whole…

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Abies, Fir Tree

ByAdam Tate

Abies, Fir Tree Tannub (Unani) Ortus sanitatis, Cube, Johann von, 1501 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Kreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 Abies albaKohler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Botanical name: Abies spp. A number of different species are used:  1. White or Silver Fir: A. alba (dealt with here)  2. Spruce Fir, Norway Spruce Fir: A. excelsa (syn. Pinus abies, P….

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Worms

ByAdam Tate

Worms & Parasites Worms and Parasites have long been recognised in all Traditions as a pathology associated with Disease. Worms and Parasites may be classified as Internal or External; that is, those such as are found inside the body, like intestinal worms, and external parasites such lice. In Traditional Medicine theory, the environment needs to…

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Dipsacus, Teasel, Xu Duan PRO

ByAdam Tate

Dipsacus, Teasel, Xu Duan 续断 Virga Pastoris, Carduus Veneris, Labrum VenerisXu Duan (Chinese Teasel)Chir, Moleta (Arabic) Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Gart der Gesundheit, Cuba, 1485 Flora von Deutschland (28), Kohler, 1886 Botanical name: Dipsacus spp.Salmon said there were many varieties, but 2 main types were used. In addition the Chinese (or Japanese) variety is used…

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Rubus, Kanda ka ri PRO

ByAdam Tate

Rubus, Kan da ka ri ཀན་ད་ཀ་རི Kan da ka ri (Tibetan) Rubus niveusBotanical Register, vol. 10 (1824) Rubus niveus(Photo by Forest & Kim Starr) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Rubus spp.Several types of Kanda ka ri are recognised in Tibetan Medicine: Kanda ka ri dkar po (Kanda ka ri), R. niveus (White barked variety) Kanda ka ri…

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Myrobalan, Belleric PRO

ByAdam Tate

Myrobalan, Belleric Bibhitaki (Ayurveda)Thandrikkai , Tanrikkay (Siddha)Bahera (Unani)Ba Ru Ra བ་རུ་ར (Tibetan)Mao He Zi 毛诃子 (TCM) Belleric MyrobalanIllustrations of Indian Botany, Wight, 1840 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 Left…

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