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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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TRADITIONAL INTERNAL MEDICINE – DISEASES & FORMULAS Thirst Thirst is the desire to drink. It is a normal response to the bodies desire to drink when dehydrated. However, Thirst can be pathological when constant or insatiable, Thirst, broadly, can be divided into 2 types: Western Tradition Vehement Thirst 1. For Vehement Thirst, mix oil and…
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Morus, Mulberry tree Morus Nigra, Mulberry-treeTuth (Unani) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Black Mulberry (left), White Mulberry (right)Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 M. nigraMedical Botany, Woodville, Hooker, 1832 Dried Black Mulberry Botanical name: Morus nigraTwo main varieties are noted:1. Morus nigra (Black)2. Morus alba (White), used in TCM (see separate…
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Salvia, Sage New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Koehler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Salvia officinalis Parts used: Leaf; Flowering tops Temperature & Taste: Neutral (Traditionally regarded as Warm; Cool by some), dry. Bitter, Pungent Classifications: 2F. PURIFYING. 2O. ASTRINGENT. 2S. STRENGTHENING. 3C. ALEXIPHARMIC. 3D. CORDIALS & CARDIACS. 3G. EMMENAGOGUE. 3M. ARTHRITICS. 3P. MASTICATORIES…
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