Vitis, Grape Vine VineDrakshadi (Raisins, Ayurveda)Pu Tao 葡萄 (TCM)Kishmish (Raisins, Unani)rgun brum  རྒུན་འབྲུམ (Raisins, Tibetan) GrapesRaisinsOrtus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Dioscorides Materia Medica, Ruellio, 1549 Dioscorides Materia Medica, Ruellio, 1549Medical Botany, Stephenson and Churchill, 1836 Grape Vine and WineMuseum Museorum, Valentini, 1704 Grapes (Adam, 2017) Light (‘Golden Sultanas’) and Dark (‘Purple Raisins’) dried fruit (Adam, 2017) Botanical name: Vitis vinifera Parts used: Grapes, Unripe Grapes, Raisins, WineA number of different types of Raisins are used.  1. Passula Maximae; Damask Raisins; large, yellow-brown, sweet  2. Passula Minores; Raisins of Provence; smaller, sweet; similar to and often substituted for Damask Raisins  3. Passula Minima, or Corinthiacae; Corinthian Raisins; small, dark purple, without seeds, sweet and acid  4. Uva Passula Majores; Raisins of the Sun (dried upon the grape vine)  5. Uva Passula Malacensis; Malaga RaisinsLess commonly Stem, Leaf, Juice or Tears, Root Temperature & Taste: Leaf: Cool, dry.Raisins: Warm, moist. Sweet Classifications: 2L. EMOLLIENT. 3J. INCREASE SEMEN.  3K. EXPECTORANT.  3L. ANTI-TUSSIVE4d. PECTORAL.  4e. STOMACHIC.  4g. HEPATIC Uses: RAISINS:1. Strengthens and Nourishes the Lungs:-coughs, roughness of the windpipe, acute and chronic bronchitis, hoarseness, shortness of breath, bronchiecstasis, difficulty breathing;-added to compositions to restore in consumption and chronic Lung disease.-strengthen Lung Qi, nourishes Lung Yin.2. Tonifies…

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