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Alumen, Alum, Bai Fan 白矾 Called Stypteria by DioscoridesBai Fan (TCM)Sphatikari or Kamakshi (in Sanskrit)Phitkari, Phitki (Unani)Tshur dkar ཚུར་དཀར (Tibetan) Hortus sanitatis, 1491 1. Impure Alumen Sissile; 2. Alumen Sissile Volaterrani; 3. Alumen Rotundum; 4. fragment of a species of Alum; 5. a species of Sissile Alum; 6. Alum Schistis; 7. Aluminosa Balnei Scorpionis(Aldrovani, Musaeum Metallicum, 1648)…
Allium, Garlic, Da Suan 大蒜 Da Suan (TCM)Lashuna (Ayurveda)Lehsun (Unani)Sgog skya, སྒོག་སྐྱ (Tibetan) Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Krauterbuch, Rihel, 1565 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Allium sativum Parts used: Bulb Temperature & Taste: Hot, dry. Pungent. Ayurveda says Garlic has all tastes except Sour. Classification: 2A APERIENT…
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Rhabarbari monachorum, Monk’s Rhubarb Herb Patience, Hippolapathum, Lapanthus hortense, Rhubarbarum Monachorum Kreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 Deutschlands Flora in Abbildungen, Sturm, 1796 Rumex alpinus(Photo by Jerzy Opioła) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Rumex alpinus Parts used: Root; the yellower the better Temperature & Taste: Cool (Neutral according to some) dry. Mildly Bitter Classifications: Aperitive, Abstersive, Astringent, Uses: 1. Purges…
Welcome to About MedicineTraditions Introduction to MedicineTraditions This Web Site has been established to promote the Study and Practice of Traditional Medicine.Traditional Medicine World Wide tends to have several things in common: The use of Natural Medicines from the Vegetable, Animal and Mineral Kingdoms An Understanding of the energetics of the body, disease…
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Guaiacum Guaiaci, Guaiacum Also called Lignum Sancti, Lignum Vitae, Pock Wood Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 GuaiacumAtlas der officinellen pflanzen, Felix, 1899 LEFT: GUAIACUM WOOD; RIGHT: GUAIACUM GUM1. Mass of chips showing white non-official pieces. 2. Portion ofa boring from a bowling ball. 3, Projecting fibers of the wood. Squibb’s Atlas of the Official Drugs, Mansfield, 1919…
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Adiantum, Maidenhair Capillus Veneris, Venus HairParsiaoshan (Unani)Hamsapadi (Ayurveda)Rtsa rma dongs རྩརྨ་མདོངས་ Herbario nuovo, 1667 Common MaidenhairDioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 English Maidenhair (Trichomanes)Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Icones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1800 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Adiantum capillus-venerisA number of related species are used:1. Golden: Adiantum aureum (used as Maidenhair)2. White: Asplenium…
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