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Wasp Nest, Feng Fang 蜂房 Feng Fang, Lu Feng Fang (TCM) De Animalibvs Insectis, Ulisse Aldrovandi, 1602 Wasp nest (Polistes spp)(Photo by Ljn1111) (Wikimedia) Wasp Nest at the Chengdu Medicine Market (Adam, 2016) Entomological name: Polistes spp.A large number of species supply the market: Parts used: Nest of various species of Wasp Temperature & Taste:…
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Duck, Anas Ya 鸭 (Chinese)Baj (Unani) Ortus Sanitatis, Cube, Johann von, 1501 Botanical name: Anas spp. and related.. 1. A. platyrhynchos domesticus (Common Domestic Duck) 2. A. galericulata is the Mandarin Duck. Parts used: Flesh, Fat Temperature & Taste: Duck Meat: Warm and Moist. SweetAvicenna said ‘It is hotter than all other domestic fowls’….
Nux Pinea, Pine Nuts Song Zi (TCM)Chilghoza (Unani) Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Pine nuts in the shell (Adam, 2017) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Pinus gerardiana Parts used: Seed Temperature & Taste: Warm, moist. Sweet Classifications: 2E LENITIVE3J. INCREASE SEMEN. 3K. EXPECTORANT. 3L. ANTI-TUSSIVE4d. PECTORAL. 4j. NERVINE Uses: 1. Benefits the…
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Lepidium meyenii, Maca Peruvian Ginseng Lepidium meyenii(Photo by Vahe Martirosyan) (Wikimedia) Maca root at the Chengdu Medicine Market (Adam, 2018) Botanical name: Lepidium meyenii (syn. L. peruvianum) Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Warm, moist. Sweet Uses: 1. Warms and Strengthens the Kidneys: -Aphrodisiac; increases Sperm-Impotence-Infertility (in men and women)-useful for Menopause (loss of libido,…
Trichosanthes Radix, Tian Hua Fen 天花粉 Trichosanthes RootTian Hua Fen, Guo Lou Gen (TCM) Dian Nan Ben Cao Tu Shuo (Illustrated Yunnan Pharmacopoeia) Ming Dynasty (1773 edition) (Welcome, Wikimedia) Trichosanthes kirilowii var. japonica(Photo by 杉山龍彦) (Wikimedia) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Trichosanthes kirilowii, T. rosthornii Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste:…
Verdigris, Aerugo, Tong Lu 铜绿 Verdigris, Copper acetateAeris erugoTong Lu (TCM)Zangar, Zanjar (Unani) Aeris erugoHortus sanitatis, 1491 Mineralogical Name: Copper subacetate Parts used: Two main types recognized: 1. Blue or French Verdigris, consisting chiefly of mono-basic Copper Acetate; 2. Green, English, German or Swedish varieties which is chiefly semi-basic Copper Acetate. Temperature & Taste: Hot,…
Populus, Poplar tree Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Black PoplarKrauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 White PoplarKrauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Black PoplarDella Materia Medicinale, Andrea Valuassori, 1562 White PoplarNew Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Black PoplarKoehler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 BLACK POPLAR BUDSSquibb’s Atlas of the Official Drugs, Mansfield, 1919 Botanical name: Populus nigra (less commonly White Poplar, P. alba)The Aspen (P. tremula)…
Stalactite, Zhong Ru Shi 钟乳石 Stalactite, Zhong Ru Shi 钟乳石 Zhong Ru Shi (TCM)Dkar po sbal rgyab དཀར་པོ་སྦལ་རྒྱབ་, Ba nu བ་ནུ་ (Tibet) Aldrovandi, Musaeum Metallicum, 1648 British Mineralogy, Sowerby, 1804 Mineralogical Name: Stalactitum Parts used: Tubular tips Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Sweet, pungent Classification: N. Yang Tonic Uses: 1. Strengthens the Kidneys, Benefits Yang:-Impotence,…
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