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Fish Head Stone, Otolith Aquilinus (Traditional name); Lapis Carpionum (from a Carp)Hijr al-Samak, Sange Sar Mahi (Unani) Fish Head Stone at the Chengdu Medicine Market (Adam, 2017) Minerological name: Otolith; Calcium SilicateThe Fish sources include: 1. Pseudosciaena crocea, P. polyactis and Sciaena schlegeli (TCM) 2. in Unani medicine, stones from the head of Channa sp….
Crab Eyes Oculorum Cancri ‘Crab’s Eyes’ are small balls of calcium stored by several species of freshwater crayfish, such as Astucus fluvialilis, to repair their shells. They are most prevalent before the Crayfish renew their shells. ‘Crabs-eyes are of different sizes, hemispherical or convex on one side, flat or concave on the other, of a…
Myristica, Nutmeg, Rou Dou Kou 肉豆蔻 Nux Muscata (Latin)Jatiphala (Ayurveda, Unani)Rou Dou Kou 肉豆蔻 (TCM)Dza ti ཛཱ་ཏི (Tibetan) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Darstellung und Beschreibung sammtliche, Berg, 1858 Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Top: Whole NutmegBottom: Mace Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Myristica fragrans Parts used: Fruit (Nutmeg); Mace…
Hawksbill Turtle Shell, Dai Mao 玳瑁 Dai Mao (TCM) Hawksbill TurtleIllustrated natural history of the animal kingdom, Goodrich, 1859 Hawksbill Turtle(Photo by DRVIP93, edited) (Wikimedia) Hawksbill shell(Photo source: Auckland War Memorial Museum) (Wikimedia) Zoological name: Eretmochelys imbricata Parts used: Shell Temperature & Taste: Cold. Sweet, Salty Uses: 1. Clears Heat, Resists Poison, Calms the Heart and…
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Chicken Gizzard Skin, Ji Nei Jin 鸡内金 Ji Nei Jin (TCM)Qalzah (Arabic)Sangdana Murgh (Unani) Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Dried Chicken Gizzard skin (Unani)(Calcutta Unani College, Adam, 2019) Prepared Chicken Gizzard skin (TCM)(Chengdu Medicine Market, Adam, 2016) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Zoological name: Gallus domesticus (Gallus gallus var. domesticus) Parts used: Prepared…
Spider Web Tela AraneaeZhi Zhu Wang 蜘蛛网 (TCM) Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Entomological name: Araneae are the Spiders; ‘House Spiders’ and ‘Barn Spiders’ were common sources. Parts used: Web Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Uses: 1. Stops Bleeding, Clears Heat (TCM, West, others): -around the world Spider web has been used in various ways for…
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