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Alumen, Alum, Bai Fan 白矾 Called Stypteria by DioscoridesBai Fan (TCM)Sphatikari or Kamakshi (in Sanskrit)Phitkari, Phitki (Unani)Tshur dkar ཚུར་དཀར (Tibetan) Hortus sanitatis, 1491 1. Impure Alumen Sissile; 2. Alumen Sissile Volaterrani; 3. Alumen Rotundum; 4. fragment of a species of Alum; 5. a species of Sissile Alum; 6. Alum Schistis; 7. Aluminosa Balnei Scorpionis(Aldrovani, Musaeum Metallicum, 1648)…
Ophicalcite, Hua Rui Shi 花蕊石 Hua Rui Shi (TCM) OphicalcitePhoto by Lysippos (Wikimedia) Minerological name: OphicalcitumSerpentine mixed with CalciteSee Serpentine which is similar and used in Ayurveda. Parts used: Prepared Mineral Temperature & Taste: Neutral. Sour, astringent Classification: L. Stop Bleeding: Constituents: Calcium carbonate, magnesium carbonate, magnesium silicate, Fe, Al. There are also traces of…
Allium, Garlic, Da Suan 大蒜 Da Suan (TCM)Lashuna (Ayurveda)Lehsun (Unani)Sgog skya, སྒོག་སྐྱ (Tibetan) Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Krauterbuch, Rihel, 1565 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Allium sativum Parts used: Bulb Temperature & Taste: Hot, dry. Pungent. Ayurveda says Garlic has all tastes except Sour. Classification: 2A APERIENT…
Thea, Tea Cha (China)Chai (India) Atlas der officinellen pflanzen, Felix, 1899 Botanaical name: Thea chinensisThere are many varieties of tea; a primary difference is ‘green’ (green, white tea) or ‘fermented’ (black, hong cha) Parts used: leaf Temperature & Taste: Black (fermented) tea is warm, Green tea is Cool. Bitter, Sweet Uses: 1. Clears Damp, Promotes…
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Lapis Spongii, Sponge Stone Museum Museorum, Valentini, 1704 Aldrovandi, Musaeum metallicum, 1648 Spongia officinalisMedical Zoology and Mineralogy, Stephendon, 1832 Spongia officinalisPhoto by Liez Botanical name: Lapis Spongii sourced from various Sponge spp. Parts used: Stony core from the center of a sponge Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Salty. Classifications: 3F. Lithontriptics Uses: 1. Promotes Urine,…
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Hemidesmus, Sariva Indian SarsaparillaSariva, Anantamula (Ayurveda)Sugandhi (Hindi)Ushba (Unani)Nannari (Siddha) Hemidesmus indicusWitsen, N., Jager, H. de, Plantae Javanicae pictae, ex Java transmissae’ (1700) Hemidesmus indicusBurman, J., Thesaurus Zeylanicus, (1737) Hemidesmus indicus(Photo by Rison Thumboor) (Wikimedia) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Hemidesmus indicus (syn. Periploca indicus)Traditional Ayurvedic texts described 2 varieties of Sariva:…
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Rhabarbari monachorum, Monk’s Rhubarb Herb Patience, Hippolapathum, Lapanthus hortense, Rhubarbarum Monachorum Kreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 Deutschlands Flora in Abbildungen, Sturm, 1796 Rumex alpinus(Photo by Jerzy Opioła) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Rumex alpinus Parts used: Root; the yellower the better Temperature & Taste: Cool (Neutral according to some) dry. Mildly Bitter Classifications: Aperitive, Abstersive, Astringent, Uses: 1. Purges…
Polygala, Yuan Zhi 远志 Chinese Senega, Thinleaf MilkwortYuan Zhi (TCM)Byi ‘u srad ma བྱི་འུ་ སྲད་མ་ (Herb, Tibetan Medicine) Polygala tenuifoliaColla., Icones plantarum rariorum herbarium pedemontanum, (1835-1837) Polygala sibirica flower(Photo by Igorpysh) (Wikimedia Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Polygala tenuifolia, P. sibirica Parts used: Root. Classically, the root and leaf were often…
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