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Salix, Willow Bed Sada (Unani) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Salix albaThomé, Flora von Deutschland Österreich und der Schweiz, 1885 Salix fragilisMedical Botany, Woodville, 1810 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Salix albaOther species used include S. penandria and S. fragilis, the last of which was claimed to be…
Lacca Laksha, Lakh (Ayurveda)Luk (Arabic)rgya skyegs རྒྱ་སྐྱེགས་ (Tibetan Medicine)Zi Cao Rong (TCM) Gum Lacca with one of the source tressMuseum Museorum, Valentini, 1704 LaccaAromaticum et Simplicium Aliquot, de Orta, 1579 Lacca on stick (top); interior of Lacca showing eggs (second from top) (Chengdu Medicine Market, Adam, 2016) Close-up of the raw Lacca containing Egg chambers.(Adam,…
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Lilium candidum, White Lily Rosa Junonis Gart der Gesundheit, Cuba, 1485 Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 White Lily Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Yellow LilyKrauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Atlas des plantes de jardins, Klincksieck, 1896 Botanical name: Lilium candidum (syn. L. album) Parts used: Bulb (fresh and dried); Flower (fresh and dried) Temperature & Taste: Neutral, moist. Sweet. (Salmon…
Eleutherococcus, Siberian Ginseng, Ci Wu Jia 刺五加 Russian Ginseng, Spiny Acanthopanax, Devil’s Shrub, Eleutherococcus GinsengCi Wu Jia (TCM) Eleutherococcus senticosusKomarov (Komorov), V.L., Flora of the U.S.S.R. (1934-1964) Eleutherococcus senticosus(Photo by Salicyna) (Wikimedia) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Eleutherococcus senticosus (syn. Acanthopanax senticosus, Hedera senticosa) Parts used: Root, Root-bark or Stem-bark Temperature…
Viola tricolor, Heart’s Ease Heartsease, Herba Trinitatis Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Hand-Atlas Medicinisch-Pharmaceutischer, 1884 Kohler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Botanical name: Viola tricolor Parts used: Whole Herb Temperature & Taste: Cool, moist. Slightly Pungent and Sweet Uses: 1. Clears Wind and Heat, Settles Spasms: -various acute conditions coming from Wind and Heat-itchy skin conditions from wind;-infantile Convulsions,…
Iris, Orris, or Flower de Luce Iris, Orris and Flower de LuceBekh e Sosan, Irsa (Unani) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Della Materia Medicinale, Andrea Valuassori, 1562Iris germanicaFlora von Deutschland, Kohler, 1886 Della Materia Medicinale, Andrea Valuassori, 1562Iris florentinaDarstellung und Beschreibung sammtliche, Berg, 1858 IRIS FLORENTINA 1, Branched rhizome. 2. Root scars on the under surface….
Ocimum, Basil BasilicumBabuitulsi (Ayurveda); Tusli (Sacred Basil, Ayurveda)Luo Le (TCM) Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Clove Basil (Left); Great Basil (Right)Krauterbuch, Rihel, 1565 Chaumeton, Flore médicale (vol. 1), 1833 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Ocimum spp.O. basilicum is the Common or Sweet BasilHoly or Sacred Basil (O. sanctum)…
TRADITIONAL INTERNAL MEDICINE – DISEASES & FORMULAS Skin Diseases in General Skin diseases are generally acknowledged to be due to Blood disorder, especially Heat or Heat and Toxin of the Blood. Cases with Burning indicate excess Heat; when there is itching, Wind is involved. Weeping as is seen in ‘Wet Eczema’ indicates involvement of Damp….
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