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Cytisus, Broom PRO

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Cytisus, Broom Scotch Broom; Genista, Genesta, Genestra, Scoparius, Spartium Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Medical Botany, Woodville, Hooker, Vol. 3, 1832 BROOM TOPS1. Stem showing the two wings ending in a node.  2. A large flower and aflower bud.  3. The hairy pistil..  4. Fruit.  5. Three foliate leaves. Squibb’s Atlas of the Official Drugs, Mansfield,…

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Veratrum album, White Hellebore PRO

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Veratrum album, White Hellebore Veratrum nigrum, Li Lu 藜芦 Li Lu 藜芦 (TCM) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Veratrum albumFlora von Deutschland, Kohler, 1886 Rhizome and rootlets of V.eratrum virideNotes on Pharmacognosy, Otto Augustus Wall, 1902 Botanical name: Veratrum albumOther species used include: V. nigrum (TCM) V. schindleri (TCM) V. grandiflorum (TCM, Sichuan) V. rnaackii (TCM,…

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Troches of Winter Cherry (Trochisci Alkekengi) (Mesue)

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Trochisci Alkekengi Troches of Winter Cherry Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name Winter CherriesGum ArabicTragacanthFrankincensePine nuts Bitter AlmondsWhite StarchLicorice juiceArmenian EarthPoppy seedDragon’s BloodMelon seedGourd seedPumpkin seedCucumber seedParsley seedWhite Henbane seedWhite Amber Earth of LemnosOpium Latin Physalis alkekengiAcacia arabicaAstragalus tragacanthBoswellia sacra Nux PineaPrunus amygdalus amaraAmylumSuccus GlycyrrhizaTerra ArmeniusPapaver somniferumDaemonorops dracoCitrullus vulgarisCucurbita spp.Cucurbita pepoCucumis sativusPetroselinum…

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Troches of Winter Cherry (Unani)

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Troches of Winter Cherry Tradition: Unani Source / Author: Herb Name Kaknaj (Winter Cherry)Badam (Almond)Chilghoza (Pine nut)Khiyar (Cucumber seed)Tarbooz (Melon seed)Tukhm e Khurfa (Purslane seed)Gulab (Rose)Tabasheer (Tabasheer) Bura Armani (Red Earth)Babul (Gum Arabic)Nishasta (Starch)Damm ul Akhwain (Dragons Blood)Khashkhash (Black Poppy seed) Latin Physalis alkekengiPrunus amygdalusNux PineaCucumis sativusCitrullus vulgarisPortulaceae oleraceaRosa gallicaBambusae silicaeTerra Rubra Acacia arabicaAmylumDaemonorops dracoPapaver…

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Confection for Catarrh

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Confection for Catarrh Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: De morbis internis curandis, Mesue, 1551 Herb Name LibaniMyrrhSaffronIndian SpikenardStorax Opium Latin Cedrus libaniCommiphora molmolCrocus sativusNardostachys jatamansiStyrax officinalisOpium Amount 1 part 5 parts ea. 3 parts Preparation: Dissolve the gums, add the rest in powder, then mix with three times its weight of clarified Honey to…

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Anemarrhena Zhi Mu FREE

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Anemarrhena, Zhi Mu 知母 Zhi Mu (TCM) Anemarrhena in Gujin Tushu Jicheng (Imperial Encyclopedia, early 18th century) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Anemarrhena asphodeloides Parts used: Rhizome Temperature & Taste: Cold, moist. Bitter, Sweet Classifications: B. Clear Strong Heat or Fire Uses: 1. Clears Heat, Drains Fire:-High Fever, thirst, irritability with…

Dandelion & Violet

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Dandelion & Violet Despite the fact that both these medicines are commonly used in Modern Western Herbal Medicine, they are not found in any traditional formula, primarily because Dandelion was not commonly used (Chicory being far more commonly used in the Western Tradition). In TCM, Taraxacum sinicum Pu Gong Ying and Viola yedoensis Zi Hua…

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Yu Ping Feng San

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Yu Ping Feng San 玉屏风散 Jade Windscreen Powder Tradition: TCM Source / Author: Essential Teachings of [Zhu] Dan Xi, 1481 Herb Name Huang Qi (Astragalus)Bai Zhu (White Atractylodes) Fang Feng (Saposhnikovia) Latin Astragalus membranaceus Atractylodes macrocephala Saposhnikovia divaricata Amount 60 grams ea. Preparation: PowderCan also be used in decoction using 9 grams each of Atractylodes…

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Animal Organs and Byproducts

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Animal Organs and By-products Animal Organs have long been used in Traditional Medicine. In fact there is a great overlap in the use of animal organs as food and medicine. The use of offal as food is common to all ancient cultures and is still common in many Traditional cultures. It has been common in…

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Triphera Minor (Triphera Phoenonis, Triphera Minus) (Mesue)

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Triphera Minus,Or Triphera PhoenonisTriphera Minor,Or Lesser TripheraOr “The Delicate Electuary” Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name Chebulic MyrobalanBelleric MyrobalanEmblic MyrobalanBlack MyrobalanNutmegWatercress seedPersian OreganoDittany of CreteBlack PepperFrankincense Bishop’s weed Ginger TamariskIndian SpikenardSchoenanthCyperusSteel filings prepared * Latin Terminalia chebulaTerminalia bellericaEmblica officinalisTerminalia chebula (black)Myristica fragrans Nasturtium officinaleOreganum sppOriganum dictamnusPiper nigrumBoswellia sacraAmmi majusZingiber officinalisTamarisk gallicaNardostachys jatamansiCymbopogon…

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Elegant Powder for Strangury (Renodeus)

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Elegant Powder for Strangury Tradition: Western Source / Author: Renodeus (Dispensatorium medicum, Renou, 1615) Herb Name Celery seedParsley seedPeony seedSaxifrage seedGentianAniseedFennel seedCarawayMelon seedGourd seedPumpkin seedCucumber seedMillium SolisSpikenardCinnamonLicorice White Poppy seedLettuce seedPurslane seedSugar Latin Apium graveolensPetroselinum crispumPeonia officinalisSaxifraga albaGentiana luteaPimpinella anisumFoeniculum vulgareCarum carvi Citrullus vulgarisLagenaria vulgarisCucurbita pepoCucumis sativusLithospermum officinale Nardostachys jatamansiCinnamonum zeylanicumGlycyrrhiza glabraPapaver somniferumLactuosa sativaPortulaceae oleraceaSaccharum…

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