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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 &…
Goethite, Mdung rtse dkar po མདུང་རྩེ་དཀར་པོ་ Mdung rtse dkar po (Tibetan)Zhen Tie Kuang (TCM) Goethite from Colorado(Photo by Rob Lavinsky) (Wikimedia) Minerological name: Goethitum (Iron oxide mineral)There are several types of Mdung rtse in Tibetan Medicine: Parts used: Prepared Mineral Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Uses: 1. Clears Heat, Benefits the Eyes: –used for Eye…
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…
Bruscus, Butcher’s Broom Ruscus, Knee Holy Ortus sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Flora von Deutschland, Kohler, 1886 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Ruscus aculeatus Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent, bittercuts, attenuates, opens Classification: 2A APERIENT4g. HEPATIC. 4h. NEPHRITIC Uses: 1. One of the Opening…
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Glauber‘s Salt, Mirabilite, Mang Xiao 芒硝 Sal Mirabile, Natrum sulphuricumMang Xiao (TCM)Mze tsha Glauber’s Salt crystalPhoto: Shizhao (Wikimedia) Mang Xiao from Collection of the EssentialMedical Herbs of Materia Medica (1505) Mineralogical name: Sodium Sulphate Parts used: Salt Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Salty, Bitter Uses: 1. Moves the Bowels, Clears Heat, Purges Accumulation, Resolves Stagnation::…
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Bidens tripartita, Water Agrimony, Lang Ba Cao 狼杷草 Water Agrimony, Bur Beggarsticks, Bur Marigold, Bastard HempHepatorum, EupatoriumLang Ba Cao (TCM) Bidens tripartitaKorsmo, E., Unkrauttaflen – Weed plates – Planches des mauvaises herbes – Ugressplansjer (1934) Botanical name: Bidens tripartita (syn. B. comosa, B. connata) Parts used: Whole Plant in flower Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Bitter…
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