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Momordica, Bitter Gourd Momordica, Bitter Gourd Balsam Pear, Ballam PearKarella (Ayurveda)Karela (Unani) Momordica charantiaHoutte, Flore des serres et des jardin de l’Europe, 1855 Bitter Gourd seed, used in Unani Medicine(Calcutta Unani College) Botanical name: Momordica charantia Parts used: Fruit, immature fruit, seed Temperature & Taste: Cool (Warm in Unani and Ayurveda), dry. Bitter, Pungent Uses:…
Equisetum, Horsetail, Mu Zei Equisetum, Horsetail, Mu Zei 木贼 Hippuris, Ephedron, AnabasisMu Zei (TCM)Khu byug rtsa ljang ཁུ་བྱུག་རྩ་ལྗང་ (Tibet) Two varieties of HorsetailDioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 E. arvensisFlora von Deutschland (4), Kohler, 1884 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Equisetum arvenseAlso used are E. maximum, E. sylvaticum, E. palustre, E. limosum,…
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Bloodstone, Heliotrope ElitropiaChi Dim Shi, Ji Xue Shi (TCM) Ortus Sanitatis, 1491 Bloodstone (Heliotrope)Photo by Ra’ike Mineralogical name: Lapis Heliotropum; Chalcedony group Parts used: Levigated Stone Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Sweet, Slightly Pungent Constituents: Silicon dioxide (SiO2), iron Uses: 1. Clears Heat, Stops Bleeding: -any type of Bleeding (West, Ayurveda)-stops excessive Menstruation-prevents Miscarriage-Diarrhea and…
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Absinthium, Wormwood Afsanteen (Unani) Wormwood Common Wormwood Mountain or Roman Wormwood Pontic Wormwood of GalenEicones plantarum seu stirpium, Jacobus Theodorus, 1590 Koehler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical…
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Carica, Papaya PawpawPapita, Erand-Karkati (Ayurveda)Pipita (Unani)Pappai (Siddha) Herbarium Amboinense, Rumpf, 1755 Illustrations Of Indian Botany, Vol. II, Wight, 1850 Botanical name: Carica papaya Parts used: Unripe and Ripe Fruit; Seed Temperature & Taste: Warm, moist. Unripe fruit is Cool, dry. Sweet, Sour Uses: 1. Moistens the Intestines, Promotes Bowel Movements: -chronic constipation (ripe fruit)-Bleeding Piles; Diarrhea 2. Promotes…
Nelumbo Rhizoma, Lotus Rhizome, Ou Jie 藕节 Ou Jie (TCM) Descourtilz, M.E., Flore médicale des Antilles, vol. 8 (1829) Lotus rootJiu Huang Ben Cao (The Famine Relief Herbal) (1593) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Nelumbo nucifera Parts used: Rhizome node Temperature & Taste: Neutral, dry. Sweet Classification: L. Stop Bleeding: Uses:…
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