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Pumex, Pumice, Fu Shi 浮石 Spuma maris (“Sea Foam”)Fu Shi (TCM) Pumex and TofusConradi Gesneri de Rerum Fossilium Lapidum et Gemmarum, 1565 Metallotheca Vaticana, Mercati, 1719 2 types of Pumice(Adam, 2022) Mineralogical Name: Pumex; Volcanic scoria Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Salty Classifications: 2F. PURIFYING3K. EXPECTORANT TCM:P. Clears Hot Phlegm Uses: 1. Clears Heat and…
Ligustrum, Glossy Privet Fruit, Nu Zhen Zi 女贞子 Glossy PrivetNu Zhen Zi (TCM) Ligustrum lucidumCurtis’s Botanical Magazine, vol. 52 (1825) Ligustrum lucidum fruit(Photo by SABENCIA Guillermo César Ruiz) (Wikimedia) Ligustrum lucidum Nu Zhen Zi(Adam 2025) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Ligustrum lucidum; L. thibeticum is also used. Parts used: Fruit Temperature…
Vespertilio Faeces, Bat Feces, Ye Ming Sha 夜明砂 Ye Ming Sha (“Nocturnal Clarity Sand”, TCM) Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Spicilegia Zoologica, Pallas, 1767 Plecotus auritus(Illustration by Ernst Haeckel) (Wikimedia) Zoological name: Several species supply this medicine in China: Some modern Chinese texts state that any Bat feces can be used with the above-mentioned species being the…
Imperata, Bai Mao Gen 白茅根 Japanese Blood Grass, Lalang Grass, Woolly Grass, Thatch GrassBai Mao Gen (TCM)Darbha (Ayurveda) Imperata cylindricaJaume Saint-Hilaire, J.H., La flore et la pomone francaises, vol. 5 (1832) Imperata cylindrica(Photo by L. M. Marsh) (Wikimedia) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Imperata cylindrica var. major Parts used: Root; also…
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Pyritum, Iron Pyrite, Zi Ran Tong 自然铜 Pyrite; Vulcan’s Stone: Lapis luminaris: Hephaestites: Lapis aerarius: ‘Fire Stone’:Zi Ran Tong (TCM)Vimala Makshik (Ayurveda)Pha Bang Long Bu ཕ་བང་ལོང་བུ་ (Tibetan Medicine)Marqashitha (Unani, from which our ‘Marcasite’ comes)Marhasi (Akkadian) Hortus sanitatis, 1491 Conradi Gesneri de Rerum Fossilium Lapidum et Gemmarum, 1565 Metallotheca Vaticana, Mercati, 1719 Photo: Rob Lavinsky iRocks.com…
Raphani hortensis et sylvestris, Radish, Garden & Horse-radish Radish:–Turb (Unani)Radish Seed–Lai Fu Zi 莱菔子 (TCM)–Tukhm e Turb (Unani) Gart der Gesundheit, Cuba, 1485 New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 HorseradishCochlearia armoraciaFlora von Deutschland (14), Kohler, 1883 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Raphanus sativa: Garden RadishCochlearia armoracia: Wild or Horseradish Parts used: Seed of…
Magnolia Flos, Xin Yi 辛夷 Magnolia FlowerXin Yi (TCM) Magnolia denudataKerner, J.S., Hortus sempervirens (1795-1830) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Magnolia spp.1. M. biondii2. M. denudata3. M. sprengeri Parts used: Flower bud Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent Classification: A. Clear Exterior Wind-Cold Uses: 1. Clears Wind, Opens the Nasal Passages:…
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