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Pearl, Margarita, Zhen Zhu 珍珠 Zhen Zhu (TCM)Mukta (Ayurveda)Mu Tig མུ་ཏིག (Tibetan)Marwarid (Unani) Mother of Pearl, Zhen Zhu Mu 珍珠母 Zhen Zhu Mu (TCM) Mukta Shukti (Ayurveda.)Nya phyis ཉ་ཕྱིས (Tibetan)Sadaf (Unani) Ortus Sanitatis, 1491 Pearl and Pearl huntersMuseum Museorum, Valentini, 1704 Mother of PearlKrauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Pearl at the Chengdu Medicine Market(Adam, 2012) Members CLICK…
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Actinolite, Amianthus, Yang Qi Shi 阳起石 Amianthus, a type of Actinolite (traditionally Alumen plumbosum)Yang Qi Shi (TCM)Rdo chu, Rdo rul, Rdo skyur (Tibet) Amianthus and Asbestos treated together inMuseum Museorum, Valentini, 1704 AmianthusA History of Fossils, Hill, 1751 Actinolite (Heath Canyon, California, USA)Photo by Rob Lavinsky, iRocks.com Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Mineralogical…
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Mica, Abhrak Muscovy Glass (Muscovite Mica)Abhrak (Ayurveda)Abrak Siyah (Unani)Gser bye གསེར་བྱེ (Tibetan) Biotite Mica(Calcutta Unani College, Adam, 2019) A sample of Biotite Mica as used in Tibetan Medicine(Library of Tibetan Works and Archives, Dharamsala, India. Adam, 2006) Mineralogical Name: Biotite Mica, a ferro-magnesium silicate. K (Mg Fe)3 X(Si3AlO11) X (OH)2 Parts used: Biotite Mica. Ayurveda…
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Panax, American Ginseng, Xi Yang Shen 西洋参 Xi Yang Shen (TCM) Panax quinquefoliumMedicinal Plants, Millspaugh, 1892 American Ginseng rootNotes on Pharmacognosy, Otto Augustus Wall, 1902 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Panax quinquefolium Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Cool, moist. Sweet, slightly Bitter Classification: N. Yin Tonics Uses: 1. Benefits Qi,…
Acetosa, Sorrel Oxalis AcetosaHerbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 AcetosaOrtus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 AcetosaGerards Herbal, 1636 Acetosa minorNew Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Flora von Deutschland (9), Kohler, 1882 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Rumex acetosa (syn. Acetosa vulgaris)Greater and Lesser types were known; Lesser type appears to be ‘Sheep Sorrel’ Parts used: Herb, Seed;…
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Belemnite, Lynx Stone Thunderstone, Belemite, Dactylus, lapis Lincis Lynx Stone is an ancient stone that was classically said to be the solidified Urine of a male Lynx, although later authors disputed this. By the 16th century, Belemnites were commonly accepted as ‘Lynx Stone’. Ortus Sanitatis, Beck, 1517 Museum Wormianum, 1655 BelemnitesMetallotheca Vaticana Opus Posthuman, 1719…
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