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Rhabarbari monachorum, Monk’s Rhubarb Herb Patience, Hippolapathum, Lapanthus hortense, Rhubarbarum Monachorum Kreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 Deutschlands Flora in Abbildungen, Sturm, 1796 Rumex alpinus(Photo by Jerzy Opioła) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Rumex alpinus Parts used: Root; the yellower the better Temperature & Taste: Cool (Neutral according to some) dry. Mildly Bitter Classifications: Aperitive, Abstersive, Astringent, Uses: 1. Purges…
Polygala, Yuan Zhi 远志 Chinese Senega, Thinleaf MilkwortYuan Zhi (TCM)Byi ‘u srad ma བྱི་འུ་ སྲད་མ་ (Herb, Tibetan Medicine) Polygala tenuifoliaColla., Icones plantarum rariorum herbarium pedemontanum, (1835-1837) Polygala sibirica flower(Photo by Igorpysh) (Wikimedia Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Polygala tenuifolia, P. sibirica Parts used: Root. Classically, the root and leaf were often…
Welcome to About MedicineTraditions Introduction to MedicineTraditions This Web Site has been established to promote the Study and Practice of Traditional Medicine.Traditional Medicine World Wide tends to have several things in common: The use of Natural Medicines from the Vegetable, Animal and Mineral Kingdoms An Understanding of the energetics of the body, disease…
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Guaiacum Guaiaci, Guaiacum Also called Lignum Sancti, Lignum Vitae, Pock Wood Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 GuaiacumAtlas der officinellen pflanzen, Felix, 1899 LEFT: GUAIACUM WOOD; RIGHT: GUAIACUM GUM1. Mass of chips showing white non-official pieces. 2. Portion ofa boring from a bowling ball. 3, Projecting fibers of the wood. Squibb’s Atlas of the Official Drugs, Mansfield, 1919…
Withania, Ashwaganda Winter CherryAshwaganda (Ayurveda)Asgandh (Unani)Amukura (Siddha) Flora Graeca, Sibthrop, Smith, 1819 Withania somnifera(Photo by Salicyna) (Wikimedia) Withania root (Adam, 2019) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Withania somnifera (syn. Physalis somniferum) Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Warm, neutral in respect of moisture. Sweet Classification: 3H. LACTAGOGUE 3I. APHRODISIACS 3J. INCREASE SEMENN. Tonics…
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Notoginseng, San Qi 三七 Pseudoginseng rootSan Qi, Tian Qi (TCM) The structure of Panax notoginseng, Chinese Flora, 1959 San Qi (Adam, Chengdu Medicine Market, 2018) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Panax notoginseng (syn. Panax pseudo-ginseng var. notoginseng) Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Sweet, slightly Bitter Classifications: K. Move…
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