You must be logged in to view this content, please login. If you’re not a member then Click this link to subscribe
Arctium Semen, Burdock seed, Niu Bang Zi 牛蒡子 Niu Bang Zi (TCM, Seed) Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Medicinal Plants, Millspaugh, 1892 Burdock seed(Adam, 2025) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Artcium lappaGreater and Lesser types were recognised. Parts used: Seed Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Bitter, pungent Classifications: A. Clears Exterior…
Calamintha, Calamint Also called Mountain Mint New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Greater (top left) and Lesser (right) CalamintParkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Curtis, William, Flora Londinensis, vol. 6 (1789-1798) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Calamintha officinalis (syn. Clinopodium nepeta subsp. glandulosum, Melissa nepeta, Melissa calamintha)C. nepeta (Lesser Calamint) is used…
Punica Fructus, Pomegranate Fruit Shi Liu Zi (TCM)Se bru སེ་འབྲུ (Tibetan)Dadima (Ayurveda)Anardana (Unani) Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Kreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 Pomegranate Fruit (Adam, 2019) Dried Pomegranate fruit as used inAyurveda and Tibetan Medicine (Adam, 2016) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Punica granatum Parts used: Fruit; the dried, ripe fruit-seed are used in Tibetan…
Morus Ramulus, Mulberry Twig, Sang Zhi 桑枝 Sang Zhi (TCM） Botanische wandplaten (Plantillustrations) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Morus alba Parts used: Twig Temperature & Taste: Neutral. Bitter Classifications: D. Clear Wind and Damp Uses: 1. Clear Wind-Damp, Clears the Channels, Benefits Joints: -wind-damp joint and muscle pain, especially of the…
Cardamomum, Lesser Cardamom Sukshmaila (Ayurveda)Heel Khurd (Fruit, Unani)Dana Heel Khurd (Seed, Unani)Sug smel སུག་སྨེལ (Tibetan) Ortus Sanitatis, Cube, Johann von, 1501 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Lesser CardamonIcones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1800 Indiae Utriusque re Naturali et Medica, Pisonis, 1658 Lesser, Medium and Greater CardamonsNew Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Lesser Cardamon (Adam, 2016) Members CLICK HERE for the…
You must be logged in to view this content, please login. If you’re not a member then Click this link to subscribe
You must be logged in to view this content, please login. If you’re not a member then Click this link to subscribe
Crataegus, Hawthorn, Shan Zha 山楂 Oxyacantha, White ThornShan Zha (TCM) Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 C. oxyacanthaFlora von Deutschland (25), Kohler, 1886 C. monogynaFlora von Deutschland (25), Kohler, 1886 Chinese Hawthorn fruit slices (Adam, 2017) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Crataegus laevigata (formerly C. oxyacantha) and C. monogyna are the principle sources used…
Physalis, Winter Cherry Alkekengi, Halicacabus, CardispermumKaknaj, Habul Kaknaj (Unani) New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Flora von Deutschland (16), Kohler, 1884 Winter Cherry at the Urumqi Herbal Medicine Market, Xinjiang (Adam, 2017) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Physalis alkekengiP. alkekengi var. francheti and P. pubescens of TCM are used similarly;The related P. minima…
Orpiment, Auripigmentum, Xiong Huang 雄黄 Auripigmentum: Arsenicum (Dioscorides): King’s Gold: King’s Yellow: Yellow ArsenicOld names include Haritala, Adarnech, Alernet, Albimec, Althanacha (Ayurveda)Hartal, Zarnikh (Unani)Xiong Huang (TCM)Ba bla བ་བླ་ (Tibetan) ArsenicumHortus sanitatis, 1491 Exotic Mineralogy, Sowerby, 1811 Orpiment (Adam, 2019) Mineralogical Name: Arsenic Trisulphide, As2S3 Parts used: Prepared mineral Temperature & Taste: Hot, dry, Pungent, Very…
You must be logged in to view this content, please login. If you’re not a member then Click this link to subscribe
End of content
End of content
DISCLAIMER
This Website is intended for the study of Traditional Medicine. Some of the information is Intended for Historical reference only and may be illegal or dangerous if used by unskilled hands. MedicineTraditions cannot be held responsible for the use or misuse of the information contained herein, nor can it be held responsible for injury, sickness or death due to use or misuse of the information contained herein.
