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Deer Horn Gelatin, Lu Jiao Jiao 鹿角胶 Deer Horn Jelly, Deer Horn GlueLu Jiao Jiao (TCM) Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Commercial Deer Horn gelatin (Lu Jiao Jiao) from 2 different manufacturers in China. Zoological name: Cervus spp.A number of Deer species have been used, the main sources in TCM are: …
Gold Bhasma Gold AshSvarna Bhasma (Ayurveda)Gser thal (Tibet) Minerological name: Aurum cini Parts used: Prepared Gold Temperature & Taste: Mildly Warm, dry. Bitter and Sweet Unani says Gold is neither Hot or Cold, Classification: Uses: 1. Increases Qi, Nourishes Essence: (West, Ayurveda, Tibet) –Rasayana (tonifies 7 Body Constituents) (Ayurveda)–Tonic to the Heart, Brain, Liver and all…
Carduus Benedictus, Blessed Thistle New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Kurtzes Handtbuchlein, Ryff, 1599 Koehler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Carduus benedictus Parts used: Herb; Seed Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Bitter, pungentattenuates, opens, discusses, and is cordial Classification: 2F. PURIFYING3A. SUDORIFICS & DIAPHORETICS. 3C. ALEXIPHARMIC. 3D. CORDIALS & CARDIACS. …
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Bezoar, Niu Huang 牛黄 Niu Huang (TCM)Gi Wam གི་ཝང༌ (Tibetan)Fad Zahar Madani, Hajr us Sam (Unani) Bezoar is a stone from the stomach of a quadraped. Classically, it was from the ‘Bezoar-Goat’, Capra aegagrus and related species. In the West, it was differentiated into Oriental (Eastern) and Occidental (Western) varieties, the former being regarded as…
Frog Oviduct, Ha Ma You 蛤蟆油 Forest Frog OviductHa Ma You (TCM) Rana dybowskii(Photo by Pierre Fidenci) (Wikimedia) Packaged Frog Oviduct and Guangzhou Medicine Market.(Adam, 2024) Botanical name: Rana dybowskii (Official)Other species are also used including R. chinensis and R. temporaria Parts used: Dried Oviduct, harvested in Autumn Temperature & Taste: Neutral. Sweet, Salty Constituents:…
Althea, Marshmallow BismalvaKhatmi, Khitmi (Unani) New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Fuchs, L., New Kreüterbuch, (1543) Botanische wandplaten, 1904–1914 1. Longitudinal section showing dark cambium zone. 2, Longitudinalfurrow. 3, Irregular cut pieces. 4, Cross-section showing wavy cortex,dark cambium zone and wood.Squibb’s Atlas of the Official Drugs, Mansfield, 1919 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Althaea…
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Silver Bhasma Rajata Bhasma, Raupya Bhasma (Ayurveda)Dngul thal (Tibetan)Nuqra Kushta (Unani) Minerological name: Argentum Parts used: Prepared Silver Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Sour, SweetCopper Bhasma principally settles Kapha (Phlegm) and Vata (Wind) Constituents: Silver 67-96%, with admixtures of Al, Ca, phosphate, chloride and carbonate. Uses: 1. Clears Heat, Resists Poison: –Heat and Toxin affecting…
Phellinus, Sang Huang 桑黄 Black Hoof MushroomSang Huang (‘Mulberry Yellow’), Sang Huang Ling Zhi (TCM)Meshima (Japan)Phansomba (Ayurveda, used for Phellinus and Ganoderma species) Boletus igniarius (syn. Phellinus igniarius)Coloured Figures of English Fungi or Mushrooms (Sowerby, 1797–1809) Sang Huang from the Chengdu Medicine Market. (Adam, 2018) Phellinus igniarius, photo by George Chernilevsky (Wikimedia) Members CLICK HERE…
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