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Plantago ovata, Ispaghul, Psyllium Ispaghul, Ispaghula, Blonde PsylliumAshwagol (Ayurveda)Tukhm Aspghol (Unani) H.G.A. Engler, Das Pflanzenreich, Plantaginaceae, vol. 269 (1937) Botanical name: Plantago spp.Two main species supply Psyllium or Ispaghul: Parts used: Seed; Mucilage; Seed Husk Temperature & Taste: Cool, moist. Sweet Uses: 1. Clears Stomach Heat, Soothes Irritation: -Gastritis-Diarrhea, Dysentery from Heat (seed, seed husks)-has…
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Costus, Costus root, Mu Xiang 木香 Mu Xiang (‘Wood Fragrance’) (TCM)Kuth, Kushta (Ayurveda)Qust, Qust Shirin, Kuth (Unani)Ru Rta རུ་རྟ (Tibetan) Sweet and Bitter varieties of CostusHerbarium Blackwellianum, 1757 Arabian CostusA Complete History of Drugs, Pomet, London, 1748 Herbarium, showing various Costus types, A. Bitter Costus;B. Sweet Costus; C and D, Another Costus; E. Costus iridem;F. Costus stem /root crown; G. Arabian CostusMatthioli (Polish),…
Pisum, Peas Karsana (Unani) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Flora von Deutschland (24), Kohler, 1886 Botanical name: Pisum sativumSeveral varieties were known and used Parts used: Peas Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Sweet“Hot from the first to the second degree and dry in the third degree”. (Avicenna) Uses: 1….
Auricula, Jew’s Ear, Hei Mu Er 黑木耳 Wood Ear, Jelly EarHei Mu Er (TCM) Herbarium Blackwellianum, 1757 Black Auricula on the Chinese Market (Adam, 2017) Black Wood Ear (Hei Mu Ear)(Adam, 2024) Botanical name: Auricularia auricula-judae (syn. Hirneola auricula-Judae, Auricula judae)Several species are used including A. polytrichaIn China, White and Black varieties of Mu Er…
Asphaltus, Bitumen Judaicum Judean Pitch, Jew’s Pitch, Resina TerraPissasphaltum is manufactured from Bitumen and PitchQafr al-Yahud (Avicenna) Minerological name: Bitumen Parts used: Traditionally from Judea (Dead Sea) and BabylonThe best was accounted purplish-black. However, other Bitumenous substances were commonly used in its place.‘It is found in the form of light black pieces which are fragile…
Aloe, Lu Hui Lu Hui (TCM)Kumari (Ayurveda)Sibr (Unani) New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Aloe humilisIcones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1806 Aloe perfoliataIcones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1800 Left: Socrotine Aloes, Center: Curacao Aloes; Right: Cape AloeSquibb’s Atlas of the Official Drugs, Mansfield, 1919 Dried Aloe juice(Adam 2016) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Aloe spp.A….
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