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Cyperus, Cyperus rotundus, Xiang Fu 香附 Nutsedge, NutgrassXiang Fu (TCM)Musta, Mustaka, Motha (Skt)Nagarmotha, Saad-e-Kufi (Unani) Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Sibthrop & Smith, Flora Graeca, 1806 Cyperus rotundus (Adam, 2017) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Cyperus rotundus Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent, slightly Bitter and Sweet. Classifications: 2A APERIENT. 2C…
Catechu Wood, Seng ldeng སེང་ལྡེང༌ Seng ldeng (Tibetan) Acacia catechuBotanische wandplaten, 1904–1914 Acacia catechuAn Encyclopaedia of useful and ornamental Plants, Burnett, 1852 Botanical name: A large number of plants supply Seng ldeng White:1. Acacia catechu2. Cephalotaxus sinensis3. Taxus yunnanensi (Gsom seng ldeng) Red:1. Xanthoceras sorbifolium (Tsan dan seng ldeng)2. Caesalpinia sappan Yellow:1. Rhamnella gilgitica, R….
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Calomel Hydrargyri Chloridum: Subchloride of Mercury, Calomelanos: Mercurius Dulcis: Manna metallorum: Aqila alba: Panchymagogum minerale: Draco mitigatusQing Fen 轻粉 (TCM)Rasakapoor (Unani) Native CalomelPhoto: Rob Lavinsky, iRocks.com Minerological name: Mercurous Chloride: HgCl Parts used: Mineral Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Pungent. Toxic Properties: Crystal system: tetragonalHardness: 1–2Specific Gravity: 6.4-6.5Luminescence: Red or OrangeCalomel is insoluble in Water…
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Rhinoceros / Bubalus Cornu, Water Buffalo horn Xi Jiao (Rhinoceros horn, TCM)Shui Niu Jiao (Water Buffalo Horn, TCM)Bse ru, བསེ་རུ (Tibetan)Kark (Arabic)Karg (Persian) Rhinoceros (Albrecht Dürer, 1515)(Image: Metropolitan Museum of Art) Water BuffaloMuseum Museorum, Valentini, 1704 Water Buffalo(Photo by Djambalawa) (Wikimedia) Zoological name: Traditionally, the Rhinoceros horn supplied this medicine and was used in most…
Bdellium, Guggulu Indian BdelliumGuggulu (Ayurveda)Gu gul གུ་གུལ (Tibetan)Muqil (Unani) Ortus Sanitatis, Cube, Johann von, 1501 A Complete History of Drugs, Pomet, London, 1748 Bdellium (Adam, 2017) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Commiphora mukul (syn. Balsamodendrum mukul) Parts used: GumA number of varieties are recognised, the dark-brown and yellow-brown being preferred. Temperature & Taste: Warm, moist…
Tanacetum Parthenium, Feverfew Parthenium, Matricaria, Febrifuga Herbarum Vivae Eicones, Otto Brunfels, 1530 Icones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1804 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Tanacetum parthenium (previously Chrysanthemum parthenium, Matricaria parthenium) Parts used: Herb Temperature & Taste: Cool (Warm in the West), dry. Bitter, Pungent Classifications: 2D ATTENUATERS OF CONGEALED BLOOD3G. EMMENAGOGUE4i. UTERINE…
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Capparum, Capers Classical western names include: cynosbaton, capria, coracos melon, ophioscordon, ophiostaphylon, petraia, holophyton, aeichloron, hippomanes, trichomanesKarira, Apatra (Ayurveda)Kabar, Kabar-ul-Hindi (Unani)Chengan (Siddha)Lao Shu Gua (TCM) Gart der Gesundheit, Cuba, 1485 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Flora von Deutschland (14), Kohler, 1883 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Capparis spinosaRound and Pointed Leaf varieties were known Parts used: Root-bark; Caper fruit are mostly used as food Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry….
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