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Malus, Apple Mala hortense, Pippin (Red and Yellow Apple)Seb (Unani)Sinchitika (Ayurveda)Ku Shu ཀུ་ཤུ (Tibetan)Ping Guo 苹果 (TCM) Kreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 Koehler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Botanical name: Malus pumila (syn. M. domestica, Pyrus malus) There are numerous species and cultivars Parts used: Fruit, Fruit Juice Temperature & Taste: Cool, moist. Sweet, SourRed Apples are more Sweet,…
Glehnia, Bei Sha Shen Glehnia, Bei Sha Shen 北沙参 Adenophora, Nan Sha Shen 南沙参 Glehnia littoralis(Photo by Pieria) (Wikimedia) Adenophora stricta(Photo by Kenraiz) (Wikimedia) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: There are two main varieties of Sha Shen: Bei Sha Shen: Glehnia littoralis (Northern China) Nan Sha Shen: Adenophora tetraphylla, A. stricta (Southern…
Jugulans, Green Walnut Hull Akhrot Sabz (Unani) Della Materia Medicinale, Andrea Valuassori, 1562 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Botanische wandplaten, 1904–1914 Kohler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Botanical name: Jugulans regia Parts used: Green Walnut shell Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Bitter Classifications: 2O. ASTRINGENTS3C. ALEXIPHARMICS Uses: 1. Resists Poison: -potently resists Poison, Plague and Epidemic diseases 2. Astringes…
Citrullus, Watermelon Seed Maghz e Tukhm e Tarbuz (Unani) New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Fuchs, L., New Kreüterbuch, (1543) Decorticated Water Melon seed as used in Unani(Calcutta Unani College, Adam, 2019) Botanical name: Citrullus vulgaris, C. lanatusSeveral varieties of Melon are used similarly including Sweet Melon,. Cucumis melo Parts used: Seed kernel Temperature &…
Skink and Gecko Ge Jie 蛤蚧 (TCM, Gecko)Rtsangs pa རྩངས་པ (Tibetan) SkinkGart der Gesundheit, Cuba, 1485 Official SkinkDioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Official SkinkKrauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Lacerta, LizardDioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Type of ‘Skink’ found on the banks of the NileKrauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Bulk farmed Ge Jie at the Chengdu Medicine Market (Adam, 2016) Above:…
Cinnamonum, Cinnamon, Cassia Lignea, Rou Gui 肉桂 Cinnamon:–Gui Pi 桂皮 (TCM)–Dar Chini (Unani)–Shing tsha ཤིང་ཚ (Tibetan)Cassia Lignea:–Rou Gui 肉皮 (TCM)–Taj Qalmi (Unani) Cinnamon, Medical Botany, Stephenson and Churchill, 1836 Cinnamon leaf and bark (left); Cassia bark (right)Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 CinnamonKoehler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 CassiaKoehler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Chinese Cinnamon bark (Adam, 2016) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical…
Carum, Caraway Zeera Siyah (Unani)Krishnajeeraka (Ayurveda)Go snyod གོ་སྙོད (Tibetan) New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Atlas der officinellen pflanzen (2), Felix, 1899 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Carum carvi Parts used: Seed Temperature & Taste: Very warm, dry. Pungent, Sweetdiscusses, attenuates Classification: 2C INCIDERS. 2H. CARMINATIVE3C. ALEXIPHARMIC. 3F. LITHONTRIPTIC. 4e. STOMACHIC Uses: 1. Warms…
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Lycium Cortex, Di Gu Pi 地骨皮 Chinese Wolfberry root-barkDi Gu Pi (TCM) Lycium chinenseDuhamel du Monceau, H.L., Traité des arbres et arbustes, Nouvelle édition (1800-1803) Lycium Di Gu Pi(Adam, 2025) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Lycium chinense, L. barbarum Parts used: Root-bark Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Sweet Classification: B. Clears…
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