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Powder for Bruising Greater (Wirtzung)

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Pulvis ad Casum MagnusPowder for Bruising Greater Tradition: Western Source / Author: Wirtzung Herb Name MadderScabiousSt. John ‘s wortRhubarbCostusNutmegArmenian EarthSealed EarthCumin prepared * Latin Rubia tinctorumScabiosa arvensisHypericum perforatumRheum palmatumSaussurea lappaMyristica fragransTerra Armenius Terra SigillataCuminum cyminum Amount 6 drams 1⁄2 oz. ea.2 drams 1 1⁄2 drams ea. 4 scruples ea.1 dram * Cumin is prepared by…

TOP 100

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MedicineTraditions TOP 100 Herbs Below is our list of our Top 100 most important traditional medicines. To form this list, several factors have been taken into account: Widespread usage Indispensable Strong or Proven effect So for example, some medicines on the list fulfill only one of these categories, but are important for that aspect, whereas…

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Lohoch Effective for Asthma (Serapion)

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Lohoch ad Asthma Bonum Lohoch Effective for Asthma Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Serapion (Luminare Majus, 1551) Herb Name SquillOrrisHyssopHorehoundMyrrhSaffron Latin Scilla maritimaIris germanicaHyssopus officinaleMarrubium vulgareCommiphora molmolCrocus sativus Amount 4 drams2 drams 1 dram ea. 1⁄2 oz. ea. Preparation: Powder, and form a Lohoch with warm honey Function: Clears Cold Phlegm, stops Cough and…

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Athanasia of Mithridate

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Athanasia Mithridates ex GalenoAthanasia of Mithridate (from Galen) Tradition: Western Source / Author: Mithridate (Antidotarium, Plantini, 1561) Herb Name White PepperCostusMei (Meu)AcorusAgaricScordiumCarrot seedParsley seedMyrrhCinnamonCassia WoodSchoenanth Latin Piper albumSaussurea lappaMeum asthmaticumIris pseudoacorusFomitopsis officinalisTeucrium ScordiumDaucus carrotaPetroselinum crispumCommiphora molmolCinnamonum zeylanicum Cinnamonum cassiaCymbopogon schoenanthus Amount 40 grains 4 drams ea. 8 drams 12 drams ea. Preparation: Powder the herbs,…

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Filipendula, Meadowsweet

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Filipendula, Meadowsweet Dropwort, Red Saxifrage, Oenantha New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Two varieties of MeadowsweetParkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Botanical name: Filipendula ulmaria (syn. Spiraea filipendula) Parts used: Herb, Root Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Sweet, Bitterattenuates, binds, discusses Uses: 1. Clears Stomach Heat:-Indigestion, Colic-Hyperacidity, Heartburn, Peptic Ulcer-Diarrhea in children 2. Clears Wind-Heat:-Fever, Cold,…

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Powder to Strengthen the Head

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Powder to Strengthen the Head Tradition: Western Source / Author: Herb Name Red CoralTabasheerRoseIndian leafAloeswoodMace Latin Corallum rubrum Bambusae silicae Rosa gallica Cinnamonum tamala Aquillaria agallocha Myristica fragrans Amount 1⁄2 dram ea.1⁄2 scruple1 scruple4 scruples Preparation: Powder Function: Moves Qi, calms the Mind and Spirit, strengthens the Brain Use: 1. Mental weakness, mental deficiency2. Anxiety,…

Simple Decoctions

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Simple Decoctions A simple Decoction is a Decoction prepared from a single herb. General method of preparing a simple Decoction:3–9 grams, depending on the herb, is added to a suitable pot and covered by 4 finger-breadths of water. This is then brought to a boil and simmered for 15 or 20 minutes, up to half…

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Phaseolus radiatus, Mung bean, Lu Dou

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Phaseolus radiatus, Mung bean, Lu Dou Gram, Green GramMugda, Mungalya (Ayurveda)Moong (Unani)Lu Dou (TCM) Mung Bean Botanical name: Phaseolus radiatus (syn. P. aureus, Vigna radiata) Parts used: Seed Temperature & Taste: Cool, Sweet. Classification: B. Clears Heat and Toxin Uses: 1. Clears Heat and Toxin:-toxic Sores and Swellings-Erysipelas, Carbuncles, Mumps and other skin eruptions-Antidote to…

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Styptic Powder (Fuller)

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Styptic Powder Tradition: Western Source / Author: Pharmacopoeia Extemporanea, Thomas Fuller, London, 1710 Herb Name Lemnian EarthRed EarthHematiteDragon’s bloodMastic Gum Arabic Latin Terra LemniaTerra RubraHematitumDaemonorops dracoPistacia lentiscusAcacia arabica Amount 1 dram ea. 1⁄2 dram ea. Preparation: Powder Function: Clears Heat, stops Bleeding Use: 1. All types of Bleeding from Heat Dose: 1⁄2 dram, up to…

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Run Chang Wan

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Run Chang Wan  润肠丸Moisten the Intestines Pill Tradition: TCM Source / Author: Pi Wei Lun (Discussion of the Spleen and Stomach), Li Gao (1249) Herb Name Da Huang (Rhubarb)Tao Ren (Peach kernel)Huo Ma Ren (Cannabis seed)Dang Gui (Chinese angelica)Qiang Huo (Notopterygium) Latin Rheum palmatumPrunus persicaCannabis sativaAngelica sinensisNotopterygium incisum Amount 15 grams30 grams37 grams15 grams15 grams…

Almond & Licorice

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Almond & Licorice Almonds nourish the Yin and Blood, strengthen the Lungs, and stop Cough and Wheezing. Licorice strengthens the Spleen and Lungs, nourishes the Qi, and stops Cough. Together, they strengthen the Lungs, nourish Lung Yin and Qi, and stop Cough and Wheezing. They can be combined for most types of Cough and Wheezing…

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Scutellaria, Huang Qin FREE

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Scutellaria baicalensis, Huang Qin 黄芩 Huang Qin (TCM) Scutellaria baicalensis Curtis’s Botanical Magazine, 1849 Scutellaria baicalensis (Photo: National Institute of Ecology, Korea) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Scutellaria baicalensis Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Bitter Classification: B. Clears Damp-Heat Uses: 1. Clears Heat and Damp:-Diarrhea, Dysentery-Fever, stifling sensation…

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