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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…
Spongia Marina, Sponge Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Spongia officinalisPhoto by Liez Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Phylum poriferaSpongia officinalisSpongia lacinulosa (of the Red Sea, Mediterranean and Indian Ocean was said to be most used). Many sponges have been used. Parts used: whole dried Sponge; Sponge ashes; Sponge stone, a stone at the…
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Soft-Shelled Turtle Shell, Bie Jia 鳖甲 TerrapinBie Jia (TCM) Soft-Shelled TurtleIllustrated natural history of the animal kingdom, Goodrich, 1859 Soft-Shelled Turtle shell, Bie Jia(Adam, 2017) Zoological name: Trionyx sinensis Parts used: Dorsal aspect of shell Temperature & Taste: Cool, Salty. Uses: 1. Nourish the Yin, Calms the Rising Yang: -night sweats, chronic low-grade and tidal fever.-various joint…
Stellaria holostea, Stitchwort Holosteum, All Bones Greater StitchwortBotanologia, Salmon, 1710 Bulliard, P., Flora Parisiensis, vol. 2 (1776-1781) Stellaria holostea(Photo by Jerzy Opioła) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Stellaria holostea Parts used: Herb; Seed Temperature & Taste: Seed: Warm, dry. Pungent Uses: 1. Moves the Qi, Eases Pain: -stitches, pain in the sides; flowers have been chewed for…
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…
Trichosanthes Pericarpium, Gua Lou Pi 瓜娄皮 Trichosanthes fruit peelGua Lou Pi (TCM) Dian Nan Ben Cao Tu Shuo (Illustrated Yunnan Pharmacopoeia) Ming Dynasty (1773 edition) (Welcome, Wikimedia) Trichosanthes kirilowii var. japonica(Photo by 杉山龍彦) (Wikimedia) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Trichosanthes kirilowii, T. rosthornii Parts used: Trichosanthes fruit peel Temperature & Taste: Cold,…
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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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