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Rehmannia, Shu Di Huang 熟地黄 Prepared Chinese Foxglove rootShu Di Huang (TCM) Edwards’s Botanical Register (1837) Rehmannia glutinosa flower(Photo by 阿橋) (Wikimedia) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Rehmannia glutinosa Parts used: Prepared Root Temperature & Taste: Warm, moist. Sweet Classification: N. Blood Tonic N. Yin Tonic Uses: 1. Tonifies the Blood:…
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Melo, Melon Tukhm Kharpaza (Cucumis melo, Melon seed) (Unani)Tukhm Khyarzah (Cucumis melo var: utilissimus, Long melon seed) (Unani) Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Several varieties of MelonLustgarten der Gesundtheit, Ryff, 1546 Icones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1804 Decorticated Melon seed(Calcutta Unani College, Adam, 2019) Botanical name: Several varieties of Cucumis spp.:1. C. melo2. Cucumis…
Xylaria, Wu Ling Shen Xylaria, Wu Ling Shen 乌灵参 Xylaria fungus, “Wu Ling Ginseng” Xylaria nigripesPhoto by Michel Beeckman (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Xylaria nigripes Parts used: Sclerotium Temperature & Taste: Neutral, Sweet (Chinese Pharmacopoeia)Some sources claim it to be Warm and slightly Bitter Uses: 1. Strengthens Kidneys, Nourishes Essence: –pain and weakness of the lower…
Ruby Rubeus; Carbuncle (old name which included Garnet and other red stones);Manikya (Sanskrit)Yaqut (Unani)Pey ma ra ga, Pey rag (Tibetan)Hong Bao Shi (TCM) Ortus Sanitatis, Beck, 1517 Ruby crystal and Star SapphiresExotic Mineralogy, Sowerby, 1811 Ruby crystalsPhoto by Rob Lavinsky iRocks.com Mineralogical Name: Corundum (Al2O3)Traditionally the stronger colored stones were called Male, and lighter colored…
Ganoderma, Ling Zhi 灵芝 GanodermaLing Zhi (TCM)Shing sha mang ཤིང་ཤ་ཤ་མང་ (Tibet) Bulk Ganoderma Ling Zhi at the Chengdu Medicine Market (Adam, 2010) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Ganoderma lucidum, G. sinensis (syn. G. japonicum) Parts used: Dried sporophore (Fungii)The spore powder in now also available. Temperature & Taste: Neutral. Sweet Classification:…
Annis, Aniseed Anisoon (Unani) Ortus sanitatis, Cube, Johann von, 1501 Atlas der officinellen pflanzen (2), Felix, 1899 Aniseed (Adam, 2016) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Pimpinella anisum Parts used: Seed Temperature & Taste: Very Warm, dry. Pungent, Sweet. Classification: 2J. RAREFYING3C. ALEXIPHARMICS. 3H. LACTAGOGUE4e. STOMACHIC. 4g. HEPATIC. 4i. UTERINE Uses: 1….
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Jet Black Amber, Jeat, Agath, GagateSuccini Nigri, Carbo Fossilis, Lapis Thracius Museum Museorum, Valentini, 1704 Jet (Photo by Geni, Wikimedia) Minerological name: Lignite (variety)Jet is similar to Coal, but harder, with a deeper color, and higher luster. Jet began to form about 180 million years ago. Other stones allied to or classed with Jet:1. Black…
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