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Potassium carbonate, Potash Salt of Tartar, Pearl ash, Carbonate of PotassaKali carbonicum, Sal Tartari, Kali Lignorum Purum, Sal Absinthii (Salt of Wormwood), Sal Cinereum Clavellatorum Depuratum, Potassii carbonas impura Yavaksara, Yavasukaja (Ayurveda)Ya bak sha ra (Tibetan)Jawakhar, Javakhar (Unani)Natrun (Arabic) Preparation of Potassium carbonate(Museum Museorum, Valentini, 1704) Minerological name: Impure Potassium carbonate; K2CO3 Parts used: Purified…
Helichrysum, Yellow Everlasting Immortelle, Eternal Flower, Sandy Everlasting, StrawflowerAmarantun (H. stoechas, Unani) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Helichrysum arenariumDeutschlands Flora in Abbildungen, Sturm, 1796 Helichrysum arenarium(Photo by Аимаина хикари) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Helichrysum arenarium (syn. Gnaphalium arenarium)There are over 300 species and many sub-species. Those of the Mediterranean are broadly grouped into large-flowered (ie. H. stoechas)…
Siegesbeckia, Xi Xian Cao 稀薟草 St. Paul’s WortXi Xian Cao (TCM) Siegesbeckia orientalisWight, R., , Icones plantarum Indiae orientalis (1840-1853) Siegesbeckia orientalis(Photo by Elouanne) (Wikimedia) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Siegesbeckia (Sigesbeckia) spp. Parts used: Herb Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Bitter Classification: D. Clear Wind & Damp Uses: 1. Clears Wind-Damp,…
Btso thal, Purified Mercury ash Btso thal, Tsotel (“Cooked ash”)Bcud kyi rgyal po (“The King of Essences”)Zuo Tai (Chinese) Minerological name: Refined Mercuric sulphide Parts used: Prepared Mercury sulphideThere are 3 varieties of processed Mercury used in Tibetan Medicine: The end result of all 3 preparations above is Mercury sulphide with differing admixtures. Temperature &…
Bacopa, Brahmi Brahmi (Ayurveda)Brahmi (Unani) M. Blanco, Flora de Filipinas. (1875) Bacopa monnieri(Photo by Forest & Kim Starr) (Wikimedia) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Bacopa monnieri (syn. B. monniera, Herpestis monniera, Moniera cuneifolia) Parts used: Whole plant Temperature & Taste: Neutral/slightly Warm. Bitter. Uses: 1. Settles Wind, Calms the Mind: -Neurasthenia,…
Sesamum, Sesame, Hei Zhi Ma 黑芝麻 Til, Tila (Ayurveda)Hei Zhi Ma (TCM)Kunjad Siyah (Unani)Til snum ཏིལ་སྣུམ་ (Tibet) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Koehler, Medizinal Pflanzen, 1890 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Sesamum indicum Parts used: Seed (Black are stronger) Temperature & Taste: Slightly Warm, moist. Sweet Classifications: 2K. RESOLVENT. 2L. EMOLLIENT. 2P….
Irish Slate, Lapis Hybernicus Blue SlatePhoto from Wikimedia (US Govt.) Minerological name: Lapis HybernicusA foliated metamorphic rock formed from clay or volcanic-ash sediment. Parts used: Blue-grey slate from Ireland; softer than regular slate Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Constituents: Mainly composed of clay-minerals, quartz and mica, including muscovite, often with biotite, chlorite, hematite, pyrite.Less commonly…
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TRADITIONAL INTERNAL MEDICINE – DISEASES & FORMULAS Fibroids Fibroid Tumors are a classic Melancholy-type Tumor in the Western Tradition. It is analogous to Phlegm-Damp and Blood-stagnation Masses of TCM. It requires a combination of Blood-moving Medicines and medicines to clear Damp and Melancholy. Diet include foods which are easily digestible, avoiding foods hard to digest…
Cowrie shell Concha venerisKarpardaka, Kapardik, Kawri (Ayurveda)‘gron bu འགྲོན་བུ (Tibetan)Zi Bei Chi 紫貝齒 or Bei Zi (TCM)Kharmohra (Unani)Kawry, Wada (Arabic) Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Cowrie Shell as available on the Chinese Medicine Market(Adam, 2025) Zoological name: Cypraea spp. / Mauritia spp.Ayurvedic texts mention 3 types of Cowrie: White, Red, Yellow. A Purple variety is preferred in…
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