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Silkworm Cocoon

ByAdam Tate

Silkworm Cocoon Abresham (Unani)Za og bsregs thal (Burnt Silk, Tibetan) Silkworm farmingMuseum Museorum, Valentini, 1704 Silkworm, Silkworm Cocoon, SilkInsectorum sive Minimorum Animalium Theatrum, 1634 Raw Silkworm Cocoons (Photo by Biswarup Ganguly) (Wikimedia) Types of raw Silk available on the Indian market:1 & 2 (Far Left & Left): Assamese Cocoons: Samia cynthia Red and White; 3:…

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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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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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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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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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Eryngium, Sea Holly FREE

ByAdam Tate

Eryngium, Sea Holly Shaukah al-Yahud, Qirsana (Unani, Avicenna) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Medical Botany, Stephenson & Churchill, 1831 E. campestre.Flora von Deutschland (4), Kohler, 1884 E. planumFlora von Deutschland (4), Kohler, 1884 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Eryngium spp.Although E. maritimum is the principle species, several species…

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Dictamnus, White Dittany PRO

ByAdam Tate

Dictamnus, White Dittany, Bai Xian Pi 白鲜皮 Polemonium of the ancients; FraxinellaBai Xian Pi (Root-bark of the Chinese Dittany) Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Japanese Herbal, 17trh Century (Welcome) Dictamnus albusFlora von Deutschland (21), Kohler, 1885 Dictamnus dasycarpus (Photo by Dr. Alexey Yakovlev) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Dictamnus spp. D….

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Sepia, Cuttlefish, Cuttlebone, Hai Piao Xiao 海螵蛸

ByAdam Tate

Sepia, Cuttlefish, Cuttlebone, Hai Piao Xiao 海螵蛸 Cuttlefish BoneHai Piao Xiao (TCM)Samandar-Jhag, Samandar-Phen (Unani)Zabdul Behar (Arabic) SepiaDioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 SepiaShaw, G. Zoological Lectures delivered at the Royal Institution, 1809 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Zoological name: Sepia officinalis, S. esculenta; Sepiella maindroni. Parts used: White, sun-dried ‘bone’ (internal shell) Temperature &…

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Hematite, Dai Zhe Shi 代赭石

ByAdam Tate

Hematite, Dai Zhe Shi 代赭石 Bloodstone; Lapis Sanguinalis, AmetistusDai Zhe Shi: ‘Red Stone from Dai County’ (TCM)Gairika (Ayurveda)Smug po sbal rgyab  སྨུག་པོ་སྦལ་རྒྱབ  (Tibetan) Hortus sanitatis, 1491 Two different varieties of HematitePhotos by Parent Gery Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Mineralogical name: Hematitum Parts used: Prepared Hematite Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Bitter, Sweet. Once…

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Anchusa, Alkanet

ByAdam Tate

Anchusa tinctoria, Alkanet Dyers Bugloss, Spanish Bugloss, Alkanna Salmon, Botanologia, 1710 Andrews, The botanist’s repository, 1809-1810 Hand-Atlas Medicinisch-Pharmaceutischer, 1884 Botanical name: Alkanna tinctoria (syn. Anchusa tinctoria, Lithospermum tinctoria)Salmon listed 6 varieties, only the first 3 being used medicinally:  1. Great Yellow Alkanet, Anchusa  2. Lesser Alkanet with purple flowers, Anchusa altera  3. Small Alkanet with…

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Scorpion, Quan Xie 全蝎

ByAdam Tate

Scorpion, Quan Xie 全蝎 Chinese Gold Scorpion, Manchurian Scorpion (TCM)Quan Xie (TCM)Aqrab (Unani) Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Buthus mariefranceae (from Morocco), related to the species used in TCM.Photo by Christian Ferrer) (Wikimedia) Scorpion species used in MedicineShaw, G. Zoological Lectures delivered at the Royal Institution, 1809 Bulk Scorpions as used in TCM (Adam, 2011)…

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Hedychium, Shathi PRO

ByAdam Tate

Hedychium, Shathi Spiked Ginger LilyShati, Gandashathi (Ayurveda)Kapurkachari (Unani)Poolankizangu (Siddha)Sga Skya  སྒ་སྐྱ  (Tibetan) Hedychium spicatumCurtis’s Botanical Magazine (Illustration: Hooker), 1830 Hedychium spicatum(Photo by peganum) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Hedychium spicatum (syn. H. album)NOTE: In Ayurveda, Unani and Tibetan Medicine, this medicine is used synonymously with Kaempferia galanga Parts used: Rhizomes; leaf Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent…

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