You must be logged in to view this content, please login. If you’re not a member then Click this link to subscribe
Corydalis, Yan Hu Suo 延胡索 Yan Hu Suo (TCM)Su mi སུ་མི (Tibet) Corydalis yanhusuo Corydalis glaucescens Gartenflora [E. von Regel], vol. 27 (1878) Corydalis decumbens(Photo by KENPEI) (Wikimedia) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Corydalis yanhusuo (syn. C. ternata)Others used in various parts of China include C. turtschaninovii (classical source), C. repens,…
Rehmannia, Shu Di Huang 熟地黄 Prepared Chinese Foxglove rootShu Di Huang (TCM) Edwards’s Botanical Register (1837) Rehmannia glutinosa flower(Photo by 阿橋) (Wikimedia) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Rehmannia glutinosa Parts used: Prepared Root Temperature & Taste: Warm, moist. Sweet Classification: N. Blood Tonic N. Yin Tonic Uses: 1. Tonifies the Blood:…
You must be logged in to view this content, please login. If you’re not a member then Click this link to subscribe
Ganoderma, Ling Zhi 灵芝 GanodermaLing Zhi (TCM)Shing sha mang ཤིང་ཤ་ཤ་མང་ (Tibet) Bulk Ganoderma Ling Zhi at the Chengdu Medicine Market (Adam, 2010) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Ganoderma lucidum, G. sinensis (syn. G. japonicum) Parts used: Dried sporophore (Fungii)The spore powder in now also available. Temperature & Taste: Neutral. Sweet Classification:…
Annis, Aniseed Anisoon (Unani) Ortus sanitatis, Cube, Johann von, 1501 Atlas der officinellen pflanzen (2), Felix, 1899 Aniseed (Adam, 2016) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Pimpinella anisum Parts used: Seed Temperature & Taste: Very Warm, dry. Pungent, Sweet. Classification: 2J. RAREFYING3C. ALEXIPHARMICS. 3H. LACTAGOGUE4e. STOMACHIC. 4g. HEPATIC. 4i. UTERINE Uses: 1….
You must be logged in to view this content, please login. If you’re not a member then Click this link to subscribe
You must be logged in to view this content, please login. If you’re not a member then Click this link to subscribe
You must be logged in to view this content, please login. If you’re not a member then Click this link to subscribe
Chelidonium majus, Celandine Also called Hirundinaria or Swallow-wortBai Qu Hai (TCM) Herbarum Vivae Eicones, Otto Brunfels, 1530 Icones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1800 Kohler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Chelidonium majus Parts used: Whole plant in flower; Root Temperature & Taste: Cold (classed as Warm), dry. Bitter, pungent Classifications: 2F. PURIFYING. 2G….
Myrobalan, Emblic Amalaki (Ayurveda)Aamla (Unani)Skyu Ru Ra སྐྱ་རུ་ར (Tibetan)Yu Gan Zi 余甘子 (TCM) Emblic MyrobalanWitsen, N., Jager, H. de, Plantae Javanicae pictae, ex Java transmissae anno MDCC (1700) Chebulic, Emblic, Belleric, Citrine (Yellow) and Indian (Black) MyrobalanA Complete History of Drugs, Pomet, London, 1748 1. Yellow (Citrine) Myrobalan 2. Black (Indian, Nigrum) Myroabalan 3. Chebulic Myrobalan 4. Emblic…
You must be logged in to view this content, please login. If you’re not a member then Click this link to subscribe
End of content
End of content
DISCLAIMER
This Website is intended for the study of Traditional Medicine. Some of the information is Intended for Historical reference only and may be illegal or dangerous if used by unskilled hands. MedicineTraditions cannot be held responsible for the use or misuse of the information contained herein, nor can it be held responsible for injury, sickness or death due to use or misuse of the information contained herein.
Welcome to the new Medicine Traditions website. Should you wish to continue using the old experience of Medicine Traditions, please click here to be redirected.