Fraxinus, Ash
Ash tree fruit; Ash Keys, Linguae Avis, Lingua Avis, Ornithoglossa, Ornithoglossum
Manna (juice of the tree)
Manna (juice of the tree)
Fraxinus excelsior
New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563
New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563
Fraxinus excelsior
Flora von Deutschland (16), Kohler, 1884
Flora von Deutschland (16), Kohler, 1884
Botanical name:
Fraxinus excelsior
Parts used:
Leaf; Wood; Bark; Seed ('keys')
A little Manna is also collected from the common Ash.
Temperature & Taste:
Cool, dry. Bitter, Pungent
Classifications:
BARK:
2L. EMOLLIENT
SEEDS ('Keys')
3J. INCREASE SEMEN
Fraxinus excelsior
Parts used:
Leaf; Wood; Bark; Seed ('keys')
A little Manna is also collected from the common Ash.
Temperature & Taste:
Cool, dry. Bitter, Pungent
Classifications:
BARK:
2L. EMOLLIENT
SEEDS ('Keys')
3J. INCREASE SEMEN
Uses:
LEAVES:
1. Clears Damp:
-Very drying; Edema
2. Clears Wind-Damp:
-Muscle Pain and Rheumatic Pain (Rademacher)
-'particularly successful in muscle and cranial rheumatism' (Pouget, Marbotin et Otterbourg, 1862)
3. Resists Poison:
-Cures Bites of Serpents
BARK, WOOD:
1. Clears Damp:
-Dries; attenuates, mollifies
-hardness or obstruction of the Spleen or Liver
-Jaundice (Matthiolus)
-consumes 'evil Phlegm in man'. (Lonicerus, 1564)
2. Clears Damp, Promotes Urine:
-Edema, Gravel, Stones (Matthiolus)
3. Clears Wind-Damp, Clears Heat from the Blood:
-Arthritis, Rheumatism (bark, Mouchon)
-used for Intermittent Fevers
-Wood was called 'Guaiacum Germanicum' and was used as Guaiacum
4. Externally:
-Salt of the Ashes was used int. and ext. for Wounds
-cleanses skin used externally (Matthiolus)
SEED:
1. Clears Heat and Damp, Benefits Liver:
-Liver disease, Hypochondriac Pain (Matthiolus)
-Good for the Liver
2. Clears Damp, Promotes Urine:
-Edema, Kidney Pain
-Stones
-Arthritis, Rheumatism (Mouchon)
3. Warms and Strengthens the Kidneys:
-Impotence; Premature Ejaculation; regarded as Aphrodisiac (Matthiolus)
-Nourishes Semen
-Promotes Fertility; used for Infertility
4. Used in Pleurisy
Dose:
Bark: half–1 dram; half a dram every 2 hours for Intermittent Fever
Bark: half–1 dram; half a dram every 2 hours for Intermittent Fever
Main Combinations:
1. Impotence, and as an aphrodisiac:
i. Ash tree keys with Orchis, Parsnip root, Sea Holly, Pine nut, Pistachio, Clove, Rocket seed, Cinnamon (as in Electuary of Orchid (Diasatyrion) of Nicholas)
ii. Ash tree keys with Triphala (3 Myrobalans), Trikatu (Long and Black Pepper, Ginger), Orchis, Sesame seed (as in Triphala Electuary Greater of Unani)
2. Infertility, Ash tree key with Parsnip seed, Turnip seed, Red Behen, White Behen, Cinnamon, Clove, Rosemary, Pennyroyal, Balm, Pearl (as in Confection for Impregnation of Renodeus)
3. Rheumatism and Arthritis, Ash leaf, Nettle leaf, Broom, Primula leaf (Kroeber)
Major Formulas:
Electuary of Orchid (Diasatyrion) (Nicholas)
Confection for Impregnation of Renodeus
Triphala Electuary Greater of Unani
Cautions:
Leaf and Bark are very drying, so not suitable in Yin deficiency
Main Preparations used:
Extract of the Bark, Oil Distilled from the Wood, Salt of the Ashes of the Bark
Leaf and Bark are very drying, so not suitable in Yin deficiency
Main Preparations used:
Extract of the Bark, Oil Distilled from the Wood, Salt of the Ashes of the Bark