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Polygala, Yuan Zhi FREE

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Polygala, Yuan Zhi 远志 Chinese Senega, Thinleaf MilkwortYuan Zhi (TCM)Byi ‘u srad ma  བྱི་འུ་ སྲད་མ་ (Herb, Tibetan Medicine) Polygala tenuifoliaColla., Icones plantarum rariorum herbarium pedemontanum, (1835-1837) Polygala sibirica flower(Photo by Igorpysh) (Wikimedia Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Polygala tenuifolia, P. sibirica Parts used: Root. Classically, the root and leaf were often…

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About MedicineTraditions Introduction to MedicineTraditions This Web Site has been established to promote the Study and Practice of Traditional Medicine. Traditional Medicine World Wide tends to have several things in common:     The use of Natural Medicines from the Vegetable, Animal and Mineral Kingdoms     An Understanding of the energetics of the body, disease and…

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Urtica, Nettle FREE

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Urtica, Nettle Anjuraa, Bhichu Ghans (Unani)Sisona (Ayurveda)Xun Ma 荨麻Za rgod  ཟ་རྒོད་ (Tibet) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Flora von Deutschland, Kohler, 1886 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Urtica dioicaGreater, Lesser, Roman and Dead Nettles (Lamium) were recognised Parts used: Herb; Seed; Root Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Pungent Classifications:…

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Inula japonica, Xuan Fu Hua PRO

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Inula japonica, Xuan Fu Hua 旋覆花 Xuan Fu Hua (TCM) Inula britannicaBarrellier, J., Plantae per Galliam, Hispaniam et Italiam observatae (?) Inula britannica(Photo by Repina Tatyana) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Inula spp. I. japonica I. britannica (Ou Ya Xuan Fu Hua) I. hupehensis (Hu Bei Xuan Fu Hua), used in Hubei province I. helianthus-aquatica (Shui Chao…

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Zhi Jing San

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Zhi Jing San 止痙散Stop Spasm Powder Tradition: TCM Source / Author: Traditional Chinese Medical Formulas (Fang Ji Xue) Herb Name Quan Xie (Scorpion)Wu Gong (Centipede) Latin Buthus martensiScolopendra subspinipes Amount equal parts Preparation: Powder Function: Settles Wind, Stops Spasms, Eases Pain Use: 1. Spasms2. Convulsions3. Epilepsy4. Headaches–stubborn, severe, cluster, migraine5. Trigeminal Neuralgia6. Arthritic pain7. Parkinson’s…

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Powder for Cold Diseases of the Head (Renodeus)

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Powder for Cold Diseases of the Head Tradition: Western Source / Author: Dispensatorium Medicum, Renou et al., 1615 Herb Name CalamusRed CoralCalendulaBetonyStoechasRosemaryCoriander seed preparedNutmegCinnamonAniseedFennel seedPeony seedSiler montaneCardamonClove Sugar of Rosemary Latin Acorus calamusCorallum rubrumCalendula officinalisBetonica officinalisLavendula stoechasRosmarinus officinalisCoriandrum sativumMyristica fragransCinnamonum zeylanicumPimpinella anisumFoeniculum vulgarePaeonia officinalis Siler montanumElettaria cardamomumEugenia caryophyllusSaccharum Rosmarinum Amount 6 drams2 drams 2 scruples…

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Euphrasia, Eyebright PRO

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Euphrasia, Eyebright Zhim thig sang rgyas chu ‘jib  ཞིམ་ཐིག་ཐིག་སང་རྒྱས་ཆུ་ཇིབ་ (Tibet) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Herbarum Vivae Eicones, Otto Brunfels, 1530 Masclef, Atlas des plantes de France, 1893 Botanical name: Euphrasia officinalisIn Tibet, E. himalayica is used similarly. Parts used: Herb in flower Temperature & Taste: Cool (Warm in the west), dry. Pungentastringes, discusses Classifications: 2S….

Guaicaum & Sarsaparilla

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Guaicaum & Sarsaparilla Guaiacum was traditionally held to be Warm and Dry, Pungent and slightly Bitter. It clears Wind, Damp and Poison. It main areas of use are Damp Heat skin disorders, especially with signs of Toxicity. It is also much used for Chronic Joint diseases including Rheumatism, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Sciatica and Gout.    Sarsaparilla is…

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Cow Dung

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Cow Dung Ahta al-baqar (Unani)Niu fen (TCM) Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Dried Cow Dung for sale in Kolkata, India (Adam, 2019) Zoological name: Bos taurus and related species Parts used: Dung, dry or fresh Temperature & Taste: Neutral/Cool, dry. Uses: 1. Benefits Stomach, Moves Qi, Opens Obstructions:-obstruction of the Stomach-Colic, Griping (internally and topically)…

2Q. ANODYNE

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2Q. Anodyne Dolores Sedantia; Analgesics Materia Medica in Arabic & Persian, Shirazy, 1793 Medicines which ease pain without stupefying; if warm, they clear cold pain; if hot, cold pain. They are generally thin, open the pores and capillaries, and have some relaxing effect. Classically, it has been stated that ‘all pain comes from obstructions’, so…

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Electuary of Scorpion

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Electuarium de Scorpionibus Electuary of Scorpion Tradition: Unani Source / Author: Pharmacopoeia Persica (1681) Herb Name Scorpion burntGentian GingerBlack PepperLong PepperWinter CherryCastoreum Latin Scorpio ustaGentiana luteaZingiber officinalisPiper nigrumPiper longum Physalis alkekengiCastoreum Amount 3 1⁄2 dram 1 1⁄2 dram 1 dram 5 1⁄2 drams ea. 4 drams Preparation: Powder and mix with three times their weight…

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Persica, Peach tree, Tao Ren FREE

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Persica, Peach tree, Tao Ren 桃仁 Tao Ren (Peach kernel, TCM)Klung kham  ཀླུང་ཁམ་ (Tibet) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Icones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1806 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Prunus persica Parts used: Kernels; Flowers; Leaf; Fruit Temperature & Taste: Kernel: Neutral in TCM (slightly Warm in…

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