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Resources for the study of Traditional Medicine
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 24, 2026

Resources for the study of Traditional Medicine SubstitutesLinks & TextsWeights & MeasuresHow to Modify a Traditional FormulaSynopsis of the Primary Formulas of the Western Tradition HistoryBrief Overview of Traditional MedicineTraditional Medicine SystemsTimeline of Traditional MedicineAuthors and Sources Study and Research AidsReading Old English Medical BooksLatin Formula NamesPhotosPictures from Old HerbalsThe Elemental Universe GlossariesGlossaries PageGlossary of…

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Vinca Pevinca, Periwinkle PRO
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024December 1, 2025

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Akebia | Ba Yue Zha | Galenic Medicine | Herbal Formula | Herbal Medicine | How to use | Materia Medica | Subscription | TCM | Traditional Chinese Medicine | Traditional Medicine

Akebia Fructus, Ba Yue Zha PRO
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024September 19, 2025

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Ayurveda | Galenic Medicine | Herbal Formula | Herbal Medicine | How to use | Materia Medica | Melicope | San Ya Ku | TCM | Thin Evodia | Tibetan Medicine | Traditional Chinese Medicine | Traditional Medicine | Unani Medicine

Melicope, Thin Evodia, San Ya Ku
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024September 13, 2025

Melicope, Thin Evodia, San Ya Ku 三丫苦 Thin Evodia, CorkwoodSan Ya Ku, San Cha Ku, Bai Yun Xiang (TCM) Photo by 阿橋 HQ (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Melicope pteleifolia (syn. Evodia lepta, Euodia lepta, Ilex lepta) Parts used: Root, Leaf Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Bitter Uses: 1. Clears Wind-Heat, Resists Toxin: –Cold, Influenza–Rhinitis–Throat swelling and…

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Astroites, Star Stone
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024December 27, 2025

Astroites, Star Stone Witch StonesAstrion, Asterites, Astrochites, Astroitis (Star stone), Lapis Stellae magis (stone of many stars), Stellaris lapis, Stellæ lapis, Lapis Stellatus (starry stone), Astroitis verum (True star stone), Stellaria Astroitidis (Star star)These stones are fossilized limestone skeleton of ancient motherpores or marine polyperos (colonial Corals) Hortus sanitatis, 1491 Museum Wormianum, 1655 Metallotheca Vaticana,…

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ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024December 3, 2025

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Ayurveda | Gad Fly | Galenic Medicine | Herbal Formula | Herbal Medicine | How to use | Materia Medica | Meng Chong | Tabanus | TCM | Tibetan Medicine | Traditional Chinese Medicine | Traditional Medicine | Unani Medicine

Tabanus, Gad Fly, Meng Chong
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024September 27, 2025

Tabanus, Gad Fly, Meng Chong 虻虫 Tabanus, Horse FlyMeng Chong (TCM) Tabanus mandarinus Tabanus chrysurus Blood Sucking Insects of Formosa, Shiraki & Hakushi, 1918 Entomological name: Tabanus spp.A number of species supply the market, the main ones being: 1. T. bivittatus 2. T. mandarinus 3. T. kiangsuensis 4. T. pleskei 5. T….

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ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024September 17, 2025

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Ayurveda | Castanea sativa | Galenic Medicine | Greek Medicine | Herbal Formula | Herbal Medicine | Hippocrates | How to use Chestnut | Materia Medica | TCM | Tibetan Medicine | Traditional Chinese Medicine | Traditional Medicine | Unani Medicine

Castanea, Chestnut
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024December 18, 2025

Castanea, Chestnut Ortus Sanitatis, Cube, Johann von, 1501 Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Flora von Deutschland (10), Kohler, 1882 Botanical name: Castanea sativa Parts used: Nut Temperature & Taste: Warm, moist Uses: 1. Nourishes Blood, Tonifies Yin: -‘They have the vertues of Almonds and Hazelnuts, but more nourishing’; Galen said they are the best…

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ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024December 18, 2025

Coriandrum, Coriander Kishneez, Kishniz (Unani, Seed)Dhanyaka (Ayurveda)‘u Su འུ་སུ (Tibetan, Seed) New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Herbarum Vivae Eicones, Otto Brunfels, 1530 Darstellung und Beschreibung Pharmacopoea Borussica, Berg, 1858 CORIANDER FRUIT1. Small coriander. 2, Coriander of a normal size, 3, Indian coriander (not official)Squibb’s Atlas of the Official Drugs, Mansfield, 1919 Members CLICK HERE for the…

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ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024November 26, 2025

Nigella, Gith, Black Cumin MelanthiumKalonji (Unani)Habat al-Baraka (Arabic)Kalajira, Mugrela (Ayurveda)Zi ra nag po ཟི་ར་ནག་པོ (Tibetan)Hei Zhong Cao Zi 黑种草子 (TCM) Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Nigella spp. 1. N. sativa2. N. damascena3. N. glandulifera (syn. Nigella sativa var. hispidula) Parts…

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Ayurveda | Galenic Medicine | Herbal Formula | Herbal Medicine | How to use Arnica | Materia Medica | TCM | Tibetan Medicine | Traditional Chinese Medicine | Traditional Medicine | Unani Medicine

Arnica
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024December 26, 2025

Arnica Arnica Leopard’s Bane, Mountain Arnica, Mountain Tobacco Losch, F., Krauterbuch, unsere Heilpflanzen in Wort und Bild, Zweite Auflage, 1905 Atlas der Officinellen Pflanzen, Berg & Schmidt, Leipzig, 1893 Kohler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Botanical name: Arnica montana Parts used: Root, flower; less commonly the leaf Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Bitter, pungent. Slightly Toxic Uses:…

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