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Starfish, Hai Xing

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Starfish, Hai Xing 海星 Hai Xing (TCM) Above 2 different types of Starfish available at the Chengdu Market; Left: Craspidaster hesperus; Right: Asterias amurensis (Adam, 2016, 2017) Zoological name: Asterias spp. and others.Those available on the Chinese market include Asterias spp. and Craspidaster spp. Parts used: Whole dried Starfish Temperature & Taste: Neutral, Sweet, Salty….

Stones

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Urinary Stones Various Urinary CalculiDiseases of the Kidneys, Ureters and Bladder, Burnam, 1914 Urinary Stones include Gravel and Stones of the Bladder and Kidneys. In all systems it was generally agreed that a sticky or thick part of the urine would be dried to form stones, this drying effect coming from Wind. So Wind and…

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Powder to Suppress Hemorrhage (Unani)

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Powder to Suppress Hemorrhage Tradition: Unani Source / Author: Dispensatory of Ibn At Tilmid Herb Name Shadhanj (Hematite)Kahruba (Amber)Damm ul Akhwain (Dragons Blood)Busud (Red Coral)Phitkari (Alum)Gulnar (Pomegranate flower)Bura Armani (Armenian Earth) Latin HematitumSuccinumDaemonorops dracoCorallum rubrumAlumen Punica granatumTerra Armenius Amount 5 drams ea. Preparation: Powder Function: Astringent, clears Heat, stops Bleeding Use: Bleeding from Heat1. Hematuria2….

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Vanilla

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Vanilla Siliqua Vanilla Darstellung und Beschreibung Pharmacopoea Borussica, Berg, 1861 1. Bourban Vanilla     2. Mexican Vanilla;      3. Tahitian Vanilla;     4. Wild Vanilla      (A Manual of Organic Materia Medica and Pharmacognosy, Sayre, 1917) 1–6 are different types of commercial Bean; 7 is the Wild form.Squibb’s Atlas of the Official Drugs, Mansfield, 1919 Botanical name: Vanilla…

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115 Herbs common to Western & TCM

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115 Herbs common to Western & Chinese Medicine Traditions The following list is important to support the similarity of Materia Medica used in the Western and Chinese Traditions. A large number of the most important medicines are common to both systems, while each system also has its own peculiar and unique medicines. However, by recognising…

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Clear the Throat 6 Pill

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Clear the Throat 6 Pill Tradition: Tibetan / Mongolian Source / Author: Herb Name Li Shi (Clove)Cong zhi (Calcite)Shing Mnar (Licorice)Ru rta (Costus)A ru ra (Chebula)Hosta flower * Latin Eugenia caryophyllusCalcitumGlycyrrhiza glabraSaussurea lappaTerminalia chebulaHosta plantaginea Amount * Hosta is an important Mongolian medicine, primarily used for Throat diseases. Preparation: Powder and form pills Function: Clears…

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Aquilegia, Columbine

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Aquilegia, Columbine Aquilina, Alkaleya, Aquileya, Egilops Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Kreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 Flora von Deutschland (21), Kohler, 1885 Botanical name: Aquilegia vulgarisSalmon (Botanologia) said there were many varieties, and listed 7: Single Columbine Double Columbine Double inverted Columbine  Rose Columbine Degenerate Columbine Tufted Columbine Early Red Virginian Columbine Parts used: Herb; Seeds Temperature &…

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Pills of Agrimony Lesser (Mesue)

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Pilulae Agrimoniae MinusLesser Pills of Agrimony Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name Agrimony juice driedAloeYellow Myrobalan Latin Agrimonia eupatoriaAloe spp.Terminalia chebula (yellow) Amount equal parts Preparation: Powder and form Pills with Water of Macedonian (ie. ‘Italian’) Parsley (or Syrup of Celery) Function: Clears Heat and Damp, opens Obstructions Use: 1. Jaundice 2….

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Saxifraga alba, White Saxifrage PRO

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Saxifraga alba, White Saxifrage Stonebreak Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 White SaxifrageHerbarum Vivae Eicones, Otto Brunfels, 1530 ‘Tall Saxifrage’Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 An alternate type of ‘Saxifrage’New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Botanical name: Saxifraga alba (syn. S. granulata subsp. granulata, S. officinalis)A number of different species supplied ‘Saxifrage’ Parts used: Root, leaf Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent…

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Jugulans Folium, Walnut Leaf

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Jugulans folium, Walnut Leaf Della Materia Medicinale, Andrea Valuassori, 1562 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Botanische wandplaten, 1904–1914 Kohler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Botanical name: Jugulans regia Parts used: Leaf Temperature & Taste: Neutral, dry. Bitter Classifications: 2O. ASTRINGENT Uses: Note: generally used the same as the Green Hull which is stronger1. Clears Heat, Resists Poison:-resists Poison, Plague…

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Potion for Difficult Labor

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Potion for Difficult Labor Tradition: Western Source / Author: Compleat Midwifes Practice, 1611 Herb Name Troches of MyrrhSaffronCinnamon Latin Crocus sativus Cinnamonum zeylanicum Amount 1 dram10 threads1 scruple Preparation: Powder, and beat with 2 ounces of Pennyroyal water Function: Moves the Blood, warms the Kidneys, eases Pain, promotes Labor Use: Difficult or Prolonged Labor Dose:…

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Powder for Congealed Blood in the Chest

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Powder for Congealed Blood in the Chest Tradition: Western Source / Author: Wirtzung Herb Name MadderLaccaArmenian EarthSealed EarthRhubarb Latin Rubia tinctorum Laccifer lacca Terra Armenius Terra Sigillata Rheum palmatum Amount 1⁄2 oz.2 drams 1 dram each 1⁄2 dram Preparation: Powder Function: Moves the Blood, clears Blood Stasis Use: Used for Stagnant Blood in the Chest….

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