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Terra Lemnia, Earth of Lemnos KaolinKha ika (Ayurveda)Yugs rdo ཡུགས་རྡོ་ (Tibetan) Ortus Sanitatis, Beck, 1517 KaolinPhoto by Tommy from Arad Mineralogical name: Kaolinite; Halloysite: Hydrated Aluminium Silicate Parts used: Cleansed (washed) yellow clay-earth Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Sweet, sour. Properties: Nature: lumpsColor: whitish, sometimes with hints of colorStreak: whiteCleavage: noneFracture: noneLustre: VitreousTenacity: BrittleTransparency: TranslucentHardness:…
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Acacia, Gum Arabic Egyptian ThornBabula (Ayurveda)Aqaqia (Unani) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Egyptian Acacia (left), Acacia of Dioscorides (right)Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Flora Medica, Royal College of Physicians, 1829 Top quality Gum Arabic pieces(Adam, 2024) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Acacia arabica Parts used: Gum (‘Gum Arabic’); extract of the seed pods…
Nelumbo Plumuia, Lotus Plumule, Lian Zi Xin 莲子心 Lian Zi Xin (TCM) Descourtilz, M.E., Flore médicale des Antilles, vol. 8 (1829) Nelumbo nucifera Illustrations of Indian Botany, Wight, 1840 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Nelumbo nucifera Parts used: Plumule Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Bitter Uses: 1. Clears Heart Fire: -Fever…
Borax, Peng Sha 硼砂 Chrysocolla (‘Gold-glue’)Bauraq, Buraq, Burak (Arabic)Peng Sha (TCM)Tankana (Ayurveda)Tsha la ཚ་ལ (Tibetan Medicine)Nitiru (Akkadian) Borax crystals, Kramer Mine, CaliforniaPhoto by Rock Currier Minerological name: Hydrated Sodium borate Parts used: Purified Salt; Natural and Artificial Borax was used“Its best form is that which is brittle and extremely white (as ivory)”. (Avicenna) Temperature & Taste:…
Osteocolloa Ostrites, Bone-builder Osteocolla is a medicine whose identification was long obscure. It is a calcium tufa formed around plant stems or tree roots in sandy areas, usually coastlines. It is heavy, hard, white or pale grayish and brittle, usually with a hollow core where the organic matter has rotten away, therefore appearing quite similar…
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Rana, Frog Qing Wa (TCM) NOTE As stated elsewhere, MedicineTraditions does not support harvesting wild endangered animals for medicine. Frogs are becoming endangered in many parts of the World. However, Frogs are farmed for eating in many regions including Europe, and the Frog farming for both food and medicine in Asia is massive. Dioscorides Materia…
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Rhabarbari, Rhubarb, Da Huang 大黄 Rha Barbarum, Raved Sceni, Turkey RhubarbDa Huang: ‘Big Yellow’ (TCM)Amla-Vetasa or Amla Parni (Ayurveda)Chutsu (Tibet) Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Kreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 Two forms of RhubarbBotanische wandplaten, (1904–1914) Wild-crafted Rhubarb: whole (left) and sliced (right)(Chengdu, 2016, photo by Adam) Large slices of Wild Rhubarb (Adam, 2016) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Rheum…
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