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Irish Slate, Lapis Hybernicus Blue SlatePhoto from Wikimedia (US Govt.) Minerological name: Lapis HybernicusA foliated metamorphic rock formed from clay or volcanic-ash sediment. Parts used: Blue-grey slate from Ireland; softer than regular slate Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Constituents: Mainly composed of clay-minerals, quartz and mica, including muscovite, often with biotite, chlorite, hematite, pyrite.Less commonly…
Viper, Bai Hua She 白花蛇Agkistrodon, Qi She 蕲蛇Zaocys, Black Striped Snake, Wu Shao She 乌梢蛇Bungarus, Jin Qian Bai Hua She 金钱白花蛇 Sbrul gyi སྦྲུལ་གྱི (Tibetan) Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Vipera berus (syn. V. communus)(Photo by Bouke ten Cate) (Wikimedia) Dried Viper (top), Viper with Live Birth, Heart & Liver (center),…
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Cowrie shell Concha venerisKarpardaka, Kapardik, Kawri (Ayurveda)‘gron bu འགྲོན་བུ (Tibetan)Zi Bei Chi 紫貝齒 or Bei Zi (TCM)Kharmohra (Unani)Kawry, Wada (Arabic) Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Cowrie Shell as available on the Chinese Medicine Market(Adam, 2025) Zoological name: Cypraea spp. / Mauritia spp.Ayurvedic texts mention 3 types of Cowrie: White, Red, Yellow. A Purple variety is preferred in…
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Acorus, Calamus, Shi Chang Pu 石菖蒲 Sweet FlagVacha (Ayurveda)Vasambu (Siddha)Shi Chang Pu 石菖蒲 (TCM)Shu Dag ཤུ་དག (Tibetan)Waj e Turki (Unani) Gart der Gesundheit, Cuba, 1485 Kohler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Calamus (Acorum verum, Acorus of Dioscorides)Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 PseudoacorusNew Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Local variety of Calamus used in Tibetan Medicine. (Adam, 2016) Members CLICK HERE for…
Pseudostellaria, Tai Zi Shen 太子参 Prince GinsengTai Zi Shen, Hai Er Shen (Child’s Ginseng) Pseudostellaria heterophylla(Photos by Qwert1234) (Wikimedia) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Pseudostellaria heterophylla (syn. Krascheninikovia heterophylla, Stellaria heterophylla) Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Neutral (slightly Warm and moist), Sweet, slightly Bitter Classification: N. Qi Tonic Uses: 1. Tonify…
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Olea, Olive tree Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Wild and Domestic OliveDioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Flora von Deutschland (16), Kohler, 1884 Atlas der Officinellen Pflanzen, Berg & Schmidt, Leipzig, 1893 Botanical name: Olea europea Parts used: Fruit (pickled); Leaf; Expressed Oil Temperature & Taste: LEAF: Cool and dry, BitterOIL: Warm and Moist….
Calcined Boar Feces, Gar nag གར་ནག ‘Black Camphor’Gar nag (Tibetan Medicine) Zoological name: Sus scrofa and related species Parts used: Carbonised Boar dung Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Pungent Uses: 1. Clears Heat, Resists Toxin: -Septic disorders-Infectious and Epidemic Fevers-Tumors from Bile-also regarded as an antidote to poison in the West 2. Promotes Digestion, Clears…
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