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Forsythia, Lian Qiao 连翘 Lian Qiao (TCM) Forsythia fortuneiAddisonia, vol. 4 (1919) Forsythia suspensa flower(Photo by 阿橋) (Wikimedia) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Forsythia suspensa (syn. F. fortunei) Parts used: Fruit Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Bitter, Pungent Classification: B. Clear Heat and Toxin Uses: 1. Clears Heat and Toxin: -Fever,…
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Agnus Castus, Chaste tree Monk’s Pepper Tree, Hemp TreeRenuka (Ayurveda)Sambhalu (Unani) Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Vitex agnus castusDuhamel du Monceau, H.L., Traité des arbres et arbustes, Nouvelle édition, 1815 Vitex agnus castus(Photo by Sten Porse) (Wikimedia) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Vitex agnus castusVitex…
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Fossil Spirifer Dove Stone, Swallow StoneShi Yan 石燕 (‘Swallow Stone’, TCM)Byi ‘u mgo བྱི་འུ་ མགོ་ (‘Small Bird Head’, Tibetan Medicine) Fossil Spirifer (Adam, Chengdu Medicine Market, 2016) Zoological name: Devonian fossil brachiopods including Spirifer disjunctus Parts used: Prepared Fossil Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Salty, slightly Sweet Constituents: Mainly calcium carbonate, silicon dioxide, small amount…
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Magnolia bark, Hou Po 厚朴 Hou Po (TCM)Hara-Champa (Unani) Magnolia denudatumKerner, Hortus sempervirens, 1812 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Magnolia officinalis, M. officinalis, var. bilobaMagnolia denudata is used synonymously in Unani. Parts used: Bark Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Bitter, pungent Classification: J. Aromatics that Resolve Dampness Uses: 1. Moves Stomach…
Gypsum, Shi Gao 石膏 Shi Gao (TCM)Godanti (Ayurveda)Jibsin (Unani)Selenite, Lapis Selenite; Lapis Specularis: Affroselinum, Glacies Marie; Crystallized form of Gypsum GypsumHortus sanitatis, 1491 GypsumDie Mineralien, Weber, J. C., 1871 Gypsum (Chengdu Medicine Market, Adam, 2016) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Mineralogical name: Calcium sulphate Temperature & Taste: Very Cold, dry. Sweet, slightly PungentLess…
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