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Powder for Palpitation from Heat

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Powder for Palpitation from Heat Tradition: Unani Source / Author: Dispensatory of Ibn at Tilmid Herb Name Serpent Melon seedCucumber seedGourd seedBarberry Armenian EarthRoseTabasheerAmberAloeswoodBorneo CamphorMastic Latin Cucumis flexuosusCucumis sativusLagenaria vulgarisBerberis vulgarisTerra ArmeniusRosa gallicaBambusae silicaeSuccinumAquillaria agallochaCamphora Pistacia lentiscus Amount 2 parts ea. 1 part ea. 1⁄4 part 1⁄3 part Preparation: Powder Function: Clears Heart Heat, regulates…

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Phlomis rotate, Rta lpags PRO

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Phlomis rotata, Rta lpags རྟ་ལྤགས་ Rta lpags (Tibet)Du Yi Wei (TCM) Phlomis rotata(Photo by Woudloper) (Wikipedia) Botanical name: Phlomis rotata (syn. Lamiophlomis rotata) Parts used: Whole herb and/or root Temperature & Taste: Neutral/Warm. Bitter, Sweet Classification: Uses: 1. Move the Blood, Clear Stasis, Eases Pain: (TCM, Tibet)-Trauma, Bruising-Dysmenorrhea-Flooding and Spotting 2. Clears Wind-Damp, Benefits Tendons…

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Euphorbia kansui, Gan Sui PRO

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Euphorbia kansui, Gan Sui 甘遂 Gan Sui (TCM) Botanical name: Euphorbia kansui Parts used: Prepared Root Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Bitter, Sweet, ToxicThe Euphorbias are all classed as Hot in the Western Tradition. Uses: 1. Purges Water, Drains Fluid:-accumulation of fluid in the chest and abdomen-general Edema, Facial Edema, Ascites-abdominal distention from fluid and…

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Borago, Borage PRO

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Borago, Borage BoracheGaozaban (Unani Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Ortus Sanitatis, Cube, Johann von, 1501 Herbarum Vivae Eicones, Otto Brunfels, 1530 Flora von Deutschland (19), Kohler, 1884 Botanical name: Borago officinalis Parts used: Root (bark removed); Leaf; Flower Temperature & Taste: Neutral (some said Warm), moist; Schroder said Warm and Moist in the 1st degree“It is…

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Powder for Toothache (Galen)

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Powder for Toothache Tradition: Western Source / Author: Galen Herb Name FrankincenseStavesacre Latin Boswellia sacraDelphinium staphisagria Amount equal parts Preparation: Powder Function: Eases Pain Use: Toothache Dose: Rub on the gums around the Toothache, or drop into a hollow Tooth Cautions: None noted Modifications: Back to POWDERSBack to FORMULASHow to Modify a FormulaSubstitutesWeights & Measures

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Tectaria, Dao Di Wu Gong PRO

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Tectaria, Dao Di Wu Gong 倒地蜈蚣 Dao Di Wu Gong (TCM)Kamraj (Unani) Tectaria zeylanicaHooker, W.J., Garden ferns (1862) Botanical name: Tectaria zeylanica (syn Helminthostachys zeylanica, Ophioglossum zeylanicum)T. macrodonta (syn. T. coadunata) appears to be used similarly in Nepal. Parts used: RhizomeIn some parts the fronds are used along with the rhizome. Temperature & Taste: Cold,…

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Artemisia annua, Qing Hao PRO

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Artemisia annua, Qing Hao 青蒿 Sweet Wormwood, Annual WormwoodQing Hao (TCM)Nagadamani, Nagadana (Ayurveda)mKhan nag  མཁན་ནག  (Tibetan) Dian Nan Ben Cao Tu Shuo (Illustrated Yunnan Pharmacopoeia),Ming Dynasty (1773 edition) (Welcome, Wikimedia) Kops, Flora Batava, 1906 Artemisia annua(Photo by Xavierserratm) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Artemisia annuaSeveral related species have been used including A. japonica. Parts used: Herb Temperature &…

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Medicament Strong Against Asthma

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Medicament Strong Against Asthma Tradition: Western Source / Author: Acastror (Omnia Quae extant in Latinum Sermonem Conversa, 1556) Herb Name HorehoundBirthwortLacca Latin Marrubium vulgareAristolchia spp.Laccifer lacca Amount 2 drams ea.3 drams Preparation: Powder and form a confection with three times their weight of Honey. Function: Opens the Lungs, Clears Phlegm, Stops Wheezing Use: Asthma Dose:…

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Electuary for Jaundice in Children

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Electuary for Jaundice in Children Tradition: Western Source / Author: Robert Boyle (Collection of Choice Remedies, 1692) Herb Name Rhubarb powder Currants Latin Rheum palmatumRibes nigrum Amount 1⁄2 ounce2 handfuls Preparation: Cut the Currants, press through a sieve (it is best to steam them a little first), then add the Rhubarb in powder and mix well….

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Ge Xia Zhu Yu Tang

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Ge Xia Zhu Yu Tang 膈下逐淤汤Drive out Blood Stasis Below the Diaphragm Decoction Tradition: TCM Source / Author: Correction of Errors Among Physicians (1830) Herb Name Dang Gui (Chinese angelica)Chi Shao Yao (Red Peony) Chuan Xiong (Sichuan lovage) Tao Ren (Peach seed) Hong Hua (Safflower)Wu Ling Zhi (Pteropus feces) Wu Yao (Lindera)Yan Hu Suo (Corydalis)…

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Cinnamon leaf, Indian leaf, Tejapatra PRO

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Cinnamon leaf, Indian leaf, Tejapatra Folium Indicum, MalabathrumTejapatra, Tamalapatra (Ayurveda)Ilavankap Paththiri (Siddha)Sadhaj (Unani)San Tiao Jin (TCM) Dioscorides Materia Medica, Ruellio, 1549 Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Dried Cinnamomum tamala leaf, Tejapatra(Photo by Stanhopea) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Cinnamomum tamalaCinnamomum zeylanica and C. malabathrum have been listed as alternate sources. Parts used: Leaf Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry….

Camphora, Camphor PRO

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Camphora, Camphor, Zhang Nao 樟脑 Borneo Camphor, Bing Pian 冰片 Camphor:–Zhang Nao  樟脑 (TCM)–Ga Bur  ག་བུར  (Tibetan)–Karpoor (Unani)–Karpura, Pakva Kapura (Ayurveda)Borneo Camphor, Nagi Camphor:–Bing Pian 冰片 (TCM)–Mang ga bur  མང་ག་བུར  (Tibetan)–Kakronda (Unani)–Kukundara, Apakva Kapura (Ayurveda) Museum Museorum, Valentini, 1704 Cinnamonum camphoraAtlas der officinellen pflanzen, Felix, 1899 Dryobalanops aromatica (Borneol Camphor),Medical Botany, Bohn, 1832 Crystals of…

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