2S. Strengthening

Corroborating Medicines; Roborants; Tonics

The term ‘Cephalic’ denotes a medicine appropriate to the Head. By connotation, these are medicines regarded as strengthening to that part. Cephalic medicines may be Hot or Cold. A Hot Cephalic medicine will be regarded as ‘strengthening’ to someone with a Cold disease of the Head, the opposite applying to Cold Cephalic medicines.

The same applies to medicines appropriated to the other organs which may be viewed in section 4. In general, the following medicines are accounted strengthening in the Western Tradition.

Also see the Chinese Classification N. Tonics. This has a more in depth evaluation of Tonic medicine in Ayurveda, Western and Chinese systems.

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Warming:

Opening Roots                        Dates                        Jujubes                        Walnuts                        Almonds                        Chebulic Myrobalan                        Long Pepper                        Wormwood                        Aloeswood                        Calamus                        Costus                        Rosemary                        Eyebright                        Parsnip root                        Licorice                        Myrrh                        Musk

Warming Seeds Figs Raisins Pistachios Juniper berry Belleric Myrobalan Galangal Avens Saffron Indian Spikenard Cyperus rotundus Sage Mastic Sea Holly root Elecampane Frankincense Amber

Cooling:

4 Lesser Cold Seeds                        Emblic Myrobalan                        Rose                        Gum Arabic                        Mulberry                        Cherry                        Pomegranate flower                        Centaury                        Horsetail                        Red Coral                        Tabasheer

4 Greater Cold Seeds Tamarind Sandalwood Tragacanth Raspberry Arbutus Pomegranate bark Rhubarb Oak bark Pearl Starch

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Western Classification

2. Secondary Faculties a. Aperients b. Attenuaters c. Inciding Medicines d. Attenuaters of Congealed Blood e. Lenitive f. Purifying g. Cleansing h. Carminatives i. Antispasmodics j. Rarefying k. Resolvent l. Emollients m. Drawing n. Repellents o. Astringent p. Hemostatic q. Anodyne r. Narcotics & Hypnotics

s. Strengthening t. Glutinate u. Suppuratives v. Expel Pus w. Sarcotics x. Incarnative y. Corrosive z. Cicatrizing 3. Tertiary Faculties a. Sudorifics and Diaphoretics b. Febrifuge and Antipyretic c. Alexipharmic d. Cordials and Cardiacs e. Diuretics f. Lithontriptic g. Emmenagogue h. Lactagogue i. Aphrodisiacs j. Increase Semen

k. Expectorant l. Anti-tussive m. Arthritic Medicines n. Vulnerary o. Emetics p. Masticatories & Sternutatories q. Anthelmintic 4. According to Part a. Cephalic b. Opthalmic c. Cardiac d. Pectoral e. Stomachic f. Splenetic g. Hepatic h. Nephritics i. Uterine j. Nervine k. Arthritic