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Cicer, Chickpea GarbanzoChana, Himmas (Unani) CicerDioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Red and White Cicer Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Flora von Deutschland (24), Kohler, 1886 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Cicer arietinumWhite, Red, Grey and Black Garden varieties were used; Wild and Garden varieties were also differentiated, the Wild being far stronger. Parts used:…
Flourite, Zi Shi Ying 紫石英 Zi Shi Ying (TCM) Purple FlouritePhoto by Rob Lavinsky iRocks.com (Wikimedia) Crushed Flourite as available on the Chinese market.(Adam, 2025) Minerological name: Flouritum CaF2 (Ca 51%, F 49%); also diferric trioxide, with admixtures including Cl and rare earths. Parts used: Prepared Stone; the purple Stone is most used in TCM…
Melissa, Lemon Balm Melissa, BalmLemon Balm; Mountain Balm, Sweet BalmMelissophyllum, ApiastrumBillilotan (Unani) Della Materia Medicinale, Andrea Valuassori, 1562 Kurtzes Handtbuchlein, Ryff, 1599 Koehler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Melissa officinalis Parts used: Herb Temperature & Taste: Slightly Cool (some said Warm), dry. Pungent, Sweet Classifications: 2H. CARMINATIVE. 3A. SUDORIFICS…
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Zinc oxide, Tutty Flowers of Zinc, Calx of Zinc, Nihilum album, PompholixKu He (Sumerian)Lulu (Akkadian) Zincite (native Zinc oxide); however, this was not a traditional source for Zinc oxide.Photo by Robert M. Lavinsky (Wikimedia) Minerological name: Impure Zinc oxideNative ores of Zinc include: 1. Sphelerite–Zinc sulphide 2. Zincite–Zinc oxide 3. Calamine (Smithsonite)–Zinc carbonate 4. Hemimorphite–Zinc…
Succinum, Amber, Hu Po 琥珀 Hu Po (TCM)Kahruba (Unani)Trinakanta, Kaharva (Ayurveda)Sbur len སྦུར་ལེན་ (Tibet) Hortus sanitatis, 1491 A selection of Amber inclusionsMetallotheca Vaticana Opus Posthuman, 1719 Two types of Amber available on the Chinese market (Adam, 2022) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Amber is semi-fossilized (actually cross-polymerized) ancient tree resin. It has a…
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Equisetum, Horsetail, Mu Zei Equisetum, Horsetail, Mu Zei 木贼 Hippuris, Ephedron, AnabasisMu Zei (TCM)Khu byug rtsa ljang ཁུ་བྱུག་རྩ་ལྗང་ (Tibet) Two varieties of HorsetailDioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 E. arvensisFlora von Deutschland (4), Kohler, 1884 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Equisetum arvenseAlso used are E. maximum, E. sylvaticum, E. palustre, E. limosum,…
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