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Sepia, Cuttlefish, Cuttlebone, Hai Piao Xiao 海螵蛸 Cuttlefish BoneHai Piao Xiao (TCM)Samandar-Jhag, Samandar-Phen (Unani)Zabdul Behar (Arabic) Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 SEPIAShaw, G. Zoological Lectures delivered at the Royal Institution, 1809 Zoological name: Sepia officinalis, S. esculenta; Sepiella maindroni. Parts used: White, sun-dried ‘bone’ (internal shell) Temperature & Taste: Slightly Cool, Dry. Salty (Some TCM…
Curcuma, Turmeric, Jiang Huang 姜黄 Tumeric; Cyperus indicus (Dioscorides)Jiang Huang (TCM)Haridra (Ayurveda) Icones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1800 Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Whole Turmeric Root (Adam, 2016) LONG AND ROUND TURMERICNotes on Pharmacognosy, Otto Augustus Wall, 1902 Long and Round Turmeric, Chengdu Medicine Market(Adam, 2017) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Curcuma longa…
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Mentha, Mint, Bo He 薄荷 Bo He (TCM)Pudina (Unani) Garden MintNew Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 ‘Greater’ (left) and ‘Lesser’ (right) MintsDella Materia Medicinale, Andrea Valuassori, 1562 M. piperitaKoehler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 M. viridisKoehler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Mentha spp.Various types are used: Peppermint (M x piperita); Crisp or…
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Meliotus, Meliot Melilotus, MeliotSweet Clover, Yellow Sweet Clover, King’s Clover, Wild Clover, Hay Flowers, Sweet LucerneIklil-ul-Malik, Nakhuna (Unani)Rgya spos རྒྱ་སྤོས་ (Tibet) Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Koehler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 M. officinalis and M. leucanthaFlorigraphia Britannica, Deakin, 1857 Botanical name: Melilotus spp. 1. M. officinalis (syn. Trifolium melilotus)-Official species2. M. leucantha3. M. altissima (Tall Meliot)4. Melilotus…
Malva Semen, Mallow seed Tukhm e Khubbazi (M. sylvestris, Unani) Malva Moschata, Musk Mallow, Dong Kui Zi 冬葵子 Dong Kui Zi (TCM)Lcam pa ལྕམ་པ (Tibetan) Gart der Gesundheit, Cuba, 1485 Malva sylvestrisKoehler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Musk MallowFlora von Deutschland (21), Kohler, 1885 Low MallowFlora von Deutschland (21), Kohler, 1885 Musk Mallow Seed (Dong Kui Zi)…
Calcite, Han Shui Shi 寒水石 Han Shui Shi (TCM)Cong Zhi ཅོང་ཞི (Tibetan) Calcite crystal(Photo by Slim Sepp) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Mineralogical name: Calcitum Parts Used: Various types and sources of ‘Calcite’ have been used. Some are related stones, for example, Red Gypsum is used for Calcite in North China and Limestone…
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