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Zinc oxide, Tutty Flowers of Zinc, Calx of Zinc, Nihilum album, PompholixKu He (Sumerian)Lulu (Akkadian) Zincite (native Zinc oxide); however, this was not a traditional source for Zinc oxide.Photo by Robert M. Lavinsky (Wikimedia) Minerological name: Impure Zinc oxideNative ores of Zinc include: 1. Sphelerite–Zinc sulphide 2. Zincite–Zinc oxide 3. Calamine (Smithsonite)–Zinc carbonate 4. Hemimorphite–Zinc…
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Equisetum, Horsetail, Mu Zei 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,…
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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…
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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 Botanical…
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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 2. Promotes…
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