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Chelidonium majus, Celandine PRO

ByAdam Tate

Chelidonium majus, Celandine Also called Hirundinaria or Swallow-wortBai Qu Hai (TCM)Stong ri zil pa  སྟོང་རི་ཟིལ་པ་ (Tibetan) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Herbarum Vivae Eicones, Otto Brunfels, 1530 Icones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1800 Kohler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Botanical name: Chelidonium majus Parts used: Whole plant in flower; Root Temperature & Taste: Cold (classed as Warm), dry. Bitter,…

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Cicer, Chickpea FREE

ByAdam Tate

Cicer, Chickpea GarbanzoChana (Unani) CicerDioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Red and White Cicer   Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Flora von Deutschland (24), Kohler, 1886 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Cicer arietinumWhite, Red, Grey and Black Garden varieties were used; Wild and Garden varieties were also differentiated, the Wild being far stronger. Parts used:…

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Melissa, Lemon Balm FREE

ByAdam Tate

Melissa, Balm Lemon Balm; Mountain Balm, Sweet BalmMelissophyllum, ApiastrumBillilotan (Unani) Della Materia Medicinale, Andrea Valuassori, 1562 Kurtzes Handtbuchlein, Ryff, 1599 Koehler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Melissa officinalis Parts used: Herb Temperature & Taste: Slightly Cool (some said Warm), dry. Pungent, Sweet Classifications: 2H. CARMINATIVE.    3A. SUDORIFICS &…

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Mature Deer Horn

ByAdam Tate

Deer Horn, Lu Jiao 鹿角 Harts HornLu Jiao (TCM)Sha ba  ཤ་བ་ (Tibetan) Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Mature Deer horn as available on the Indian market (Adam, 2019) Zoological name: Cervus spp.A number of Deer species have been used, the main sources in TCM are:  1. C. nippon (Sika Deer)  2….

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Succinum, Amber, Hu Po FREE

ByAdam Tate

Succinum, Amber, Hu Po 琥珀 Ho Po (TCM)Kahruba (Unani)Trinakanta, Kaharva (Ayurveda)Sbur len སྦུར་ལེན་ (Tibet) Hortus sanitatis, 1491 A selection of Amber inclusionsMetallotheca Vaticana Opus Posthuman, 1719 Two types of Amber available on the Chinese market (Adam, 2022) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Amber is semi-fossilized (actually cross-polymerized) ancient tree resin. It has a…

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Momordica, Bitter Gourd

ByAdam Tate

Momordica, Bitter Gourd Balsam Pear, Ballam PearKarella (Ayurveda)Karela (Unani) Momordica charantia Houtte, Flore des serres et des jardin de l’Europe, 1855 Bitter Gourd seed, used in Unani Medicine(Calcutta Unani College) Botanical name: Momordica charantia Parts used: Fruit, immature fruit, seed Temperature & Taste: Cool (Warm in Unani and Ayurveda), dry. Bitter, Pungent Uses: 1. Clears…

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Equisetum, Horsetail, Mu Zei FREE

ByAdam Tate

Equisetum, Horsetail, Mu Zei 木贼 Hippuris, Ephedron, AnabasisMu Zei (TCM)Khu byug rtsa ljang  ཁུ་བྱུག་རྩ་ལྗང་ (Tibet) Two varieties of HorsetailDioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 E. arvensisFlora von Deutschland (4), Kohler, 1884 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Equisetum arvenseAlso used are E. maximum, E. sylvaticum, E. palustre, E. limosum, and E. hyemale, the…

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Bloodstone, Heliotrope

ByAdam Tate

Bloodstone, Heliotrope ElitropiaChi Dim Shi, Ji Xue Shi (TCM) Ortus Sanitatis, 1491 Bloodstone (Heliotrope)Photo by Ra’ike Mineralogical name: Lapis Heliotropum; Chalcedony group Parts used: Levigated Stone Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Sweet, Slightly Pungent Constituents: Silicon dioxide (SiO2), iron Uses: 1. Clears Heat, Stops Bleeding:-any type of Bleeding (West, Ayurveda)-stops excessive Menstruation-prevents Miscarriage-Diarrhea and Dysentery,…

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Wormwood, Artemisia absinthum FREE

ByAdam Tate

Absinthium, Wormwood Afsanteen (Unani) Wormwood Common Wormwood                           Mountain or Roman Wormwood                       Pontic Wormwood of GalenEicones plantarum seu stirpium, Jacobus Theodorus, 1590 Koehler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION…

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Carica, Papaya

ByAdam Tate

Carica, Papaya PawpawPapita, Erand-Karkati (Ayurveda)Pipita (Unani)Pappai (Siddha) Herbarium Amboinense, Rumpf, 1755 Illustrations Of Indian Botany, Vol. II, Wight, 1850 Botanical name: Carica papaya Parts used: Unripe and Ripe Fruit; Seed Temperature & Taste: Warm, moist. Unripe fruit is Cool, dry. Sweet, Sour Uses: 1. Moistens the Intestines, Promotes Bowel Movements:-chronic constipation (ripe fruit)-Bleeding Piles; Diarrhea…

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Ficus religiosa PRO

ByAdam Tate

Ficus religiosa Buddha tree, Sacred Fig, Peepal, Bot-treeAshvatha, Bodhidru, Peepal (Ayurveda)Peepal (Unani) Ficus religiosaFiguier, L., The vegetable world [Histoire des plantes], 1867 Ficus religiosaPhoto by Marshman (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Ficus religiosa Parts used: Leaf, bark, fruit, root Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry Uses: BARK:1. Astringes to Stops Leakage and Bleeding:-Diarrhea, Dysentery (including that with blood)-stops Bleeding,…

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Agate

ByAdam Tate

Agate Gagate: Achate: Banded ChalcedonyAkika (Ayurveda)Aqeeq (Unani)Ma Nao (‘Horses Brain’, TCM)Dkar khra man (Tibetan)Gzi (type of Agate, Tibetan) Ortus Sanitatis, Beck, 1517 Die Mineralien, Weber, J. C., 1871 Agate from ArgentinaPhoto by Inucko Tibetan Gzi (Dzi) beads, Agate carved into beads and etched.(Photo by Enijew) (Wikimedia) Mineralogical name: Achate; Silicon dioxide with 10-30% admixture; Red…

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