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Paeoniae officinalis, Western Peony Paeoniae, PeonyOod Saleeb, Ood Gharqi (Unani) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Left: Male Peony; Right: Female PeonyKreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 Botanische wandplaten (1904–1914) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Paeonia officinalis (‘Female’ Peony)Others to supply the Peony of the West include P. mascula and P. corallina (‘Male’ Peony), P. parnassica, P. clusii, P….
Perilla Folium, Perilla leaf, Zi Su Ye 紫苏叶 Perilla leafZi Su Ye (TCM) Perilla frutescensCurtis’s Botanical Magazine, vol. 50 (1823) Perilla frutescens(Photo by Dalgial) (Wikimedia) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Perilla frutescens Parts used: Leaf Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent Classification: A. Clear Exterior Wind-Cold Uses: 1. Clears Wind-Cold, Resists…
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Crisium japonicum, Da Ji 大蓟 Japanese Thistle, Large ThistleDa Ji (TCM) Cirsium japonicum(Photo by OgreBot) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Cirsium japonicumIn Tibetan Medicine several species of Cirsium are used including C. verutum Parts used: Root. Sometimes the whole fresh plant is used Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Sweet, Bitter Classifications: L. Stop Bleeding Uses: 1. Cools the…
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Psoralea, Bu Gu Zhi 补骨脂 ScurfpeaBakuchi, Bakuci, Somaraji (Ayurveda)Karpoogarisi (Siddha)Bu Gu Zhi (TCM)So ma ra ja སོ་མ་ར་ཇ་ ; Ba gu ji བ་གུ་ཇི་ (Tibet) Psoralea corylifoliaCurtis’s Botanical Magazine, 1803 Psoralea corylifolia(Photo by Biswarup Ganguly) (Wikimedia) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Psoralea corylifolia (syn. Cullen corylifolium) Parts used: Seed Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent,…
Alchemilla, Lady’s Mantle Gart der Gesundheit, Cuba, 1485 Alchemilla vulgaris, Lady’s MantleFlora von Deutschland (25), Kohler, 1886 Lady’s Mantle(Photo by Plenuska) (Wikimedia) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Alchemilla vulgarisA number of varieties were used including Lesser and Alpine Parts used: Herb (fresh is best); sometimes the root Temperature & Taste: Temperate…
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Alcyonium, Balla Marina, Spuma Marina Sea FoamAlcionion, Alcimoneum, Alcymonium, Alcionium (Greek)Zabad al-bahr (Unani) The name Alcyonium is applied to several species of marine zoophytes, including soft coral, sponges and holothurians. A number of different species were recognised. Alcyonium, the First of Dioscoridescalled Balla Marinae Alcyonium, the Second of Dioscorides Alcyonium, the Third of Dioscorides Alcyonium,…
Cinnabar, Zhu Sha 朱砂 Zhu Sha (TCM)Hingula (Ayurveda)Mtshal མཚལ (Tibetan)Hingula, Zanjafar (Unani) Ortus Sanitatis, Beck, 1517 Native Cinnabar in crystal formExotic Mineralogy, Sowerby, 1811 Different grades of Natural and Artificial Cinnabar / Vermillion. (Adam, Chengdu Medicine Market, 2015) Grains of Natural Cinnabar Vermillion; man-made red sulphide of Mercury Mineralogical name: Cinnabar; Native Red Mercury Sulphide;Vermillion…
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