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Sapphirus, Sapphire Nilama (Ayurveda)Nilam (Unani)Ain gra ni la ཨཻན་གྲ་ནི་ལ་ (pronounced ‘Inda nila’) (Tibetan) Ortus Sanitatis, 1491 Ruby Crystal and Star SapphiresExotic Mineralogy, Sowerby, 1811 Sapphire crystalPhoto by Rob Lavinsky iRocks.com Mineralogical Name: Corundum (Al2O3) Parts used: Blue Sapphire prepared; Ayurveda also uses Yellow Sapphire Temperature & Taste: Neutral (slightly Warm in Unani), dry. Salty and…
Punica Cortex, Pomegranate Bark Post Bekh e Anar (Unani) Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Flora von Deutschland (25), Kohler, 1886 Botanical name: Punica granatum Parts used: Bark, especially Root-Bark Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Classification: 3Q. ANTHELMINTIC Uses: 1. Kills Worms: -Tape-, Round-, and Pin-worms and Ascaris-this is the primary action of the Bark 2. Astringes to…
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Sabina, Savin Abhul (Unani) Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 The Family Flora and Materia Medica Botanica, Good, 1847 Botanische wandplaten, 1904–1914 Male SavinIcones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1804 Female SavinIcones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1804 Botanical name: Juniperus sabinaThere are 2 main varieties known: var. cupressina and tamariscifolia. A protrate or Creeping variety…
Jugulans Nux, Walnut, He Tao 核桃 He Tao (TCM)Akhrot (Unani)Star ka སྟར་ཀ་ (Tibet) Della Materia Medicinale,Andrea Valuassori, 1562 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Botanische wandplaten, 1904–1914 Kohler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Jugulans regia Parts used: Ripe Nut; Confected Nuts Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Sweetconfected Walnuts are Warm, moist…
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Catechu, Er Cha 儿茶 Er Cha (TCM)Khi la wa ri (Tibetan)Khadira (Ayurveda) Acacia catechuBotanische wandplaten, 1904–1914 Acacia catechuAn Encyclopaedia of useful and ornamental Plants, Burnett, 1852 Uncaria Gambir (used as an alternate source in TCM)Atlas der Officinellen Pflanzen, Berg & Schmidt, Leipzig, 1893 Catechu (Adam, 2016) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name:…
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Asplenium, Ceterach SpleenwortSaquluqandrium (Unani) New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Left: Scolopendrum; Right: Scolopendrum verum, Arabian CeterachKrauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Botanical name: Asplenium ceterach (syn. Ceterach offcinarum, Hemidictyum ceterach) Parts used: Herb Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry“Hot in the First and Dry in the Second degree” (Avicenna) Uses: 1. Clears Damp, Promotes Urine: -urinary diseases; Edema-removes Kidneys and Bladder…
Nitrum, Saltpeter, Niter, Potassium nitrate, Xiao Shi 硝石 Kali nitricum, Nitrum depuratum, Nitrum prismaticum, Sal petra Xiao Shi (TCM) Yavakshara, Saindhava, Ushara or Sora (Ayurveda) Shora Qalmi (Unani) Ze tshaཟེ་ཚ (Tibetan) Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Ortus Sanitatis, Beck, 1517 The preparation of Saltpeter (Museum Museorum, Valentini, 1704) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Mineralogical Name: Nitrum; Potassium nitrate Parts Used: Salt Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Bitter,…
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