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Argentum, Silver

ByAdam Tate

Argentum, Silver, Yin 银 Raupya, Rajata, Chandi (Sanskrit)Fizza, Nuqra (Unani)Yin (TCM)Dngul དངུལ་ (Tibetan Medicine) Hortus sanitatis, 1491 Silver in Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Native Silver (Photo by Halfdan) (Wikimedia) Mineralogical Name: Argentum Parts used: Silver leaf; Bhasma; various preparations of Silver including Silver Nitrate (caustic) Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry (some said Moist). Sour, sweet. Properties:Nature:…

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Pearl, Margarita, Zhen Zhu 珍珠

ByAdam Tate

Pearl, Margarita, Zhen Zhu 珍珠 Zhen Zhu (TCM)Mukta (Ayurveda.)Mu Tig  མུ་ཏིག  (Tibetan)Marwareed (Unani) Mother of Pearl, Zhen Zhu Mu 珍珠母 Zhen Zhu Mu (TCM)Mukta Shukti (Ayurveda.)Nya phyis  ཉ་ཕྱིས  (Tibetan)Sadaf Marwareed (Unani) Ortus Sanitatis, 1491 Pearl and Pearl huntersMuseum Museorum, Valentini, 1704 Mother of PearlKrauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578  Pearl at the Chengdu Medicine Market(Adam, 2012) BUY PEARL…

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Opopanax

ByAdam Tate

Opopanax Rough Parsnip Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Woodville, Hooker, Spratt, Medical Botany, 3th edition, 1832 Opopanax opopanax(Photo by Consultaplantas) (Wikimedia) BUY OPOPANAX Botanical name: Commiphora guidottii (syn. Opopanax opopanax, O. chironum, Ferula opopanax, Pastinaca opopanax, P. sylvestris) Parts used: Gum Temperature & Taste: Very Warm, dry. Pungentmollifies, digests Classifications: 2B ATTENUATERS    2M. DRAWING    2Q. ANODYNE3M….

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Betula, Birch

ByAdam Tate

Betula, Birch tree Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Kreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 Flora von Deutschland (10), Kohler, 1882 Botanical name: Betula alba Parts used: Leaves, bark, buds Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Bitterdissolve, open, attenuate, cleanse Uses: 1. Clears Damp, Promotes Urine:-purges Water, good for Edema;-the Sap breaks Stones 2. Clears Wind and Damp, Eases Pain:–Gout, chronic…

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Hordeum, Barley FREE

ByAdam Tate

Hordeum, Barley Jau, Jao (Unani)Tsampa (Tibetan Highland Barley)Dai Mai 大麦 (TCM) Della Materia Medicinale, Andrea Valuassori, 1562 Icones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1800 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Hordeum vulgare Parts used: Seed (grain) Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Sweetcleanses, opens, digests, mollifies Classifications: 2E LENITIVE.   2G. CLEANSING.   2K. RESOLVENT.   2L. EMOLLIENT.  …

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Achillea, Yarrow FREE

ByAdam Tate

Achillea, Yarrow MillefoliumYang Shi Cao (TCM) ‘Greater’ (left) and ‘Lesser’ (right) YarrowDella Materia Medicinale, Valuassori, 1562 Koehler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Achillea millefolium Parts used: Herb in flower Temperature & Taste: Cool (some said Warm), dry. Bitter Classification: 2O. ASTRINGENTS.   2P. HEMOSTATICS.   2T. GLUTINATE3A. SUDORIFICS & DIAPHORETICS…

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Aloe, Lu Hui PRO

ByAdam Tate

Aloe, Lu Hui 芦荟 Lu Hui (TCM)Kumari (Ayurveda)Sibr (Unani) New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 A. humilisIcones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1806 A. perfoliata (Socrotine Aloes)Icones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1800 A. vulgaris (syn. A. barbadensis)Medical Botany, Bohn, 1832 A. perfoliata (Socrotine Aloes)Medical Botany, Woodville, Hooker, 1832 Left: Socrotine Aloes, Center: Curacao Aloes; Right: Cape AloeSquibb’s…

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Artemisia annua, Qing Hao PRO

ByAdam Tate

Artemisia annua, Qing Hao 青蒿 Sweet Wormwood, Annual WormwoodQing Hao (TCM)Nagadamani, Nagadana (Ayurveda)mKhan nag  མཁན་ནག  (Tibetan) Dian Nan Ben Cao Tu Shuo (Illustrated Yunnan Pharmacopoeia),Ming Dynasty (1773 edition) (Welcome, Wikimedia) Kops, Flora Batava, 1906 Artemisia annua(Photo by Xavierserratm) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Artemisia annuaSeveral related species have been used including A. japonica. Parts used: Herb Temperature &…

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Jugulans Folium, Walnut Leaf

ByAdam Tate

Jugulans folium, Walnut Leaf Della Materia Medicinale, Andrea Valuassori, 1562 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Botanische wandplaten, 1904–1914 Kohler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Botanical name: Jugulans regia Parts used: Leaf Temperature & Taste: Neutral, dry. Bitter Classifications: 2O. ASTRINGENT Uses: Note: generally used the same as the Green Hull which is stronger1. Clears Heat, Resists Poison:-resists Poison, Plague…

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Phaseolus radiatus, Mung bean, Lu Dou

ByAdam Tate

Phaseolus radiatus, Mung bean, Lu Dou Gram, Green GramMugda, Mungalya (Ayurveda)Moong (Unani)Lu Dou (TCM) Mung Bean Botanical name: Phaseolus radiatus (syn. P. aureus, Vigna radiata) Parts used: Seed Temperature & Taste: Cool, Sweet. Classification: B. Clears Heat and Toxin Uses: 1. Clears Heat and Toxin:-toxic Sores and Swellings-Erysipelas, Carbuncles, Mumps and other skin eruptions-Antidote to…

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Commiphora, Myrrh, Mo Yao

ByAdam Tate

Myrrha, Myrrh, Mo Yao 没药 Mo Yao (TCM)Bola (Ayurveda)Mur (Unani)Gu gul nag po  གུ་གུལ་ནག་པོ  (Tibetan) Myrrh tree and gumParkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Koehler, Medizinal Pflanzen, 1890 Myrrh (Adam, 2022) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Commiphora myrrha (syn. C. molmol)Derived from various sources, the Arabian and Ethiopian were most usedThe Arabian Myrrh…

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Chamepitys, Ground Pine

ByAdam Tate

Chamepitys, Ground pine Yellow Bugle, CamaepitiumKamafius (Unani) New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Two types of Ground Pine traditionally used (left is the primary)Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Two types of Ground Pine traditionally used (left is the primary)Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Botanical name: Ajuga chamaepitys (syn. Teucrium chamaepitys)Other varieties were listed by Galen and Dioscorides including A….

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