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Euphorbia pekinensis, Jing Da Ji PRO

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Euphorbia pekinensis, Jing Da Ji 京大戟 Jing Da Ji (TCM)Dur byid  དུར་བྱིད།  (Tibet) Left & Above: Euphorbia pekinensisPhotos by Dalgial Botanical name: Euphorbia pekinensisE. fischeriana is also used in Tibet.  There are two types of Da Ji used in TCM: Euphorbia pekinensis (Jing Da Ji–the original source) Knoxia valerianoides (Hong Da Ji–more commonly used today)…

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Succisa, Devil’s Bit PRO

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Succisa, Devil’s Bit Devils Bit Scabious, Premorse; Morsus diaboli, Praemorsa, Lacea nigra Gart der Gesundheit, Cuba, 1485 Flora Batava, Kops, 1814 Succisa pratensis(Photo by Christian Fischer) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Succisa pratensis (syn. Scabiosa succisa) Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Bitter, sweet Uses: 1. Clears Heat and Poison:-Fevers, Epidemic Diseases, Plague-Spotted Fevers, Measles,…

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Wine for Scrophula (Renodeus)

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Wine for Scrophula Tradition: Western Source / Author: Renodeus (Dispensatorium medicum, Renou, 1615) Herb Name Butchers BroomAsparagus rootPolypody rootViolet rootEsulaMarshmallowOrrisTragacanthBlack HelleboreCalamus Olive (root ?)StoechasPeonyFigwort rootSquillCoccognidii (fruit)Cumin Latin Ruscus aculeatusAsparagus officinalePolypodium vulgareViola odorataEuphorbium spp.Althea officinalis Iris germanicaAstragalus tragacanthHelleborus nigerAcorus calamusOlea europaeaLavendula stoechasPaeonia officinalisScrophularia nodosaScilla maritimaDaphne gnidiumCuminum cyminum Amount 1 handful ea. 1⁄2 oz.4 oz.6 drams Preparation:…

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MedicineTraditions–Important Texts XXX XXX Text: XXX Author & Tradition: XXX Year Published XXX Brief Overview XXX See also: Authors and SourcesUseful Medical Texts Principle Herbals printed between 1470–1670Chinese Medicine in European Texts115 Herbs Common to Western Traditional Medicine and TCM

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Cooling Pearl Powder (Diamargariton Frigidum) (Nicholas)

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Diamargariton Frigidum Compound Cooling Pearl Powder Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Nicholas Herb Name Pearls, preparedMelon seedGourd seedPumpkin seedCucumber seedPurslane seedWhite Poppy seedRed Rose Water Lilly flowerBorage flowerMyrtle berryYellow SandalwoodGinger AloeswoodRed CoralWhite Coral Latin MargaritaCitrullus vulgarisCucurbitas spp.Cucurbita pepoCucumis sativusPortulaceae oleraceaPapaver somniferumRosa gallicaNymphea albaBorago officinalisMyrtus communisSantalum citrinumZingiber officinalisAquillaria agallochaCorallum rubrumCorallum album Amount 3 drams 1…

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Warming Pearl Powder (Diamargariton Calidum) (Avicenna)

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Diamargariton CalidumWarming Pearl Powder Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Avicenna Herb Name PearlPellitoryCinnamonGingerMasticZedoaryDoronicumCelery seedMullein rootCardamonNutmegMace Red BehenBlack PepperLong Pepper Latin MargaritaAnacyclus pyrethrumCinnamonum zeylanicumZingiber officinalisPistacia lentiscusCurcuma zedoariaDoronicum hookeriApium graveolensVerbascum thapsusElettaria cardamomumMyristica fragransMyristica fragransSalvia hemotodesPiper nigrumPiper longum Amount 1 dram ea.5 drams 4 drams ea. 2 drams ea. 3 drams ea. Preparation: Powder. It can be…

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Powder for Urinary Retention

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Powder for Urinary Retention Tradition: Western Source / Author: Renodeus (Dispensatorium medicum, Renou, 1615) Herb Name Celery seedRadish seedMilium solisMadderParsley seedMacedonian ParsleyJuniper AmeosFennel seedSpikenardBitter AlmondAsarumMelon seedCantharide, head & legs removed Latin Apium graveolensRaphanus sativaLithospermum sppRubia tinctorumPetroselinum crispumPetroselinum macedonicumJuniperus communis Ammi majusFoeniculum vulgareNardostachys jatamansiPrunus amygdalus amaraAsarum europeumCitrullus vulgarisCantharis Amount 1⁄2 oz. ea. 1 dram ea.1 scruple…

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Di Dang Tang

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Di Dang Tang  抵档汤Resistance Decoctionor Appropriate Decoctionalso called Rhubarb and Leech Decoction Tradition: TCM Source / Author: Discussion of Cold-induced Disorders (Shang Han Lun) Herb Name Shui Zhi (Leech)Meng Chong (Gad fly)Tao Ren (Peach kernel)Da Huang (Rhubarb) Latin Hirudo nipponicaTabanus mandarinusPrunus persicaRheum palmatum Amount 9–12 grams ea. 6–9 grams ea. Preparation: Prepare a standard decoction….

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Cyananthus, Sngon bu mchog PRO

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Cyananthus, Sngon bu mchog སྔོན་བུ་མཆོག་ Trailing BellflowerSngon bu mchog (Tibet)Lie Ye Lan Zhong Hua 裂叶蓝钟花 (TCM) Cyananthus lobatus(Curtis’s botanical magazine, 1880) Cyananthus lobatus growing wild in Bhutan(Photo by Vinayaraj) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Cyananthus spp.Several varieties are known:  1. Superior; Sngon bu mchog (larger with dark blue flowers)    a. C. lobatus    b. C. argenteus    c. C….

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Saposhnikovia, Fang Feng FREE

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Saposhnikovia, Fang Feng, 防风 Ledebouriella, Chinese SilerFang Feng (TCM) Saposhnikovia divaricata (syn. Siler divaricata)Ledebour, Icones plantarum novarum, 1829 Peucedanum terebinthaceum(Photo by Qwert1234) (Wikimedia) Saposhnikovia Fang Feng sliced root (Adam, 2017) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Saposhnikovia divaricata (syn. Siler divaricatum, Ledebouriella divaricata, Stenocoelium divaricatum, Ferula seseloides)This was formerly assigned to Siler…

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Tripterygium, Lei Gong Teng PRO

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Tripterygium, Lei Gong Teng 雷公藤 Triptolide, Three-Wingnut Root; Thunder God VineLei Gong Teng (TCM) Tripterygium wilfordiiRegel, E.A. von, Gartenflora (1869) Tripterygium regelii(Photo by Qwert1234) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Tripterygium wilfordii (syn. T. hypoglaucum, T. regelii) Parts used: Root (bark is generally scraped off due to its excess toxicity) Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Bitter, Pungent. Very…

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Powder for Cancer (Galen)

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Powder for Cancer Tradition: Western Source / Author: Galen (Nicolai Magni, De Medicis Pulveribus, 1545) Herb Name Quicklime washed 9 timesPepperOrpimentVinegar HoneyBarley meal Latin Calcium hydroxidePiper nigrumArsenic trisulphideAcetum MelHordeum vulgare Amount equal parts Preparation: Form a dough and bake until scorched. Powder and keep for use Function: Resolves Tumors Use: Cancer of the Skin, Flesh…

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