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Soroseris, Srol gong PRO

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Soroseris, Srol gong སྲོལ་གོང་ Srol gong  (Tibet)Kong Tong Can  空桶参 (TCM) Soroseris hookeriana (or S. hirsuta)(Photo by Ed Shaw) (Flickr) Botanical name: Soroseris spp.Several herbs supply different varieties of Srol gong in Tibetan Medicine: Srol gong ser po (Yellow): Soroseris hookeriana, S. hirsuta Srol gong smug po (Blue): Syncalathium haulaguchi (S. kawaguchii?) Saussurea stella has…

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38 Obsolete Western Medicines

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The following list serves to show obsolete Western herbs and the Chinese herbs that can be used in their place. Some herbs are the identical medicine to that previously used in the West (Cyperus rotundus, Costus etc.). Some are closely related species with uses similar enough that they could be used in place of the…

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Amomum 4 (Ko la 4) (Tibetan Medicine)

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Ko la bzhi thang  ཀོ་ལ་ བཞི་ཐང་Amomum 4 Decoction Tradition: Tibetan Source / Author: Men Tsee Kang Herb Name Ka ko la (Amomum)Go snyod (Caraway)Li shi (Clove)Ru rta (Costus) Latin Amomum subulatum Carum carviEugenia caryophyllus Saussurea lappa Amount * 50 grams30 grams30 grams50 grams 50 grams30 grams10 grams10 grams * Two different versions give different proportions…

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Drynaria, Gu Sui Bu FREE

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Drynaria, Gu Sui Bu 骨碎补 Fortune’s Drynaria RhizomeGu Sui Bu (TCM)Be ljang re ral  བེ་ལྗང་རེ་རལ་ (Tibetan Medicine) Drynaria fortuneiH.S. Hu, R.C. Ching, Icones filicum Sinicarum, vol. 4 (1937) Aglaomorpha coronans(Photo by Kenraiz) (Wikimedia) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Drynaria fortunei (syn. D. roosii, Polypodium fortunei, Aglaomorpha fortunei) Parts used: Root Temperature…

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Settle the Lungs 8 (Glo man brgyad pa)

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Glo man brgyad pa  གློ་མན་བརྒྱད་པ་Settle the Lung 8 Tradition: Tibetan Source / Author: Men Tsee Kang Herb Name Se bru (Pomegranate)Dwa li (Rhododendron leaf)Shu dag (Calamus)Yung ba (Turmeric)Pi pi ling (Long Pepper)Pho ba ris (Black Pepper)Shing mngar (Licorice)Dza ti (Nutmeg) Latin Punica granatumRhododendron anthopogonoidesAcorus calamusCurcuma longaPiper longumPiper nigrumGlycyrrhiza glabraMyristica fragrans Amount 30 grams20 grams12 grams15…

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Plaster of Three Ingredients or Apostles Plaster

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Emplastrum Tripharmacon,or Emplastrum ApostoliconPlaster of Three Ingredients,or Apostles Plaster Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name Gold LithargeVinegarOld Olive Oil Latin Lead oxideAcetumOlea Amount 4 oz. ea. 8 oz. Preparation: Boil to the consumption of the Vinegar, stirring it constantly to the thickness of a Plaster (or Ointment)Apostles Plaster and Plaster of Three…

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Decoction Against Strangury and Burning Urine

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Decoction Against Strangury and Burning Urine Tradition: Western Source / Author: Enchiridion Medicum, Petrus Pomarius, 1612 Herb Name BarleyLicoriceAniseedDates cutSebesten Latin Hordeum vulgare Glycyrrhiza glabra Pimpinella anisum Diospyros lotus Cordia spp Amount 1 1⁄2 handful1 dram2 1⁄2 drams5 15 Preparation: Decoct in water. To 3 1⁄2 ounces of the strained decoction add Syrup of Poppy…

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Solanum lyratum, Bai Ying PRO

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Solanum lyratum Bai Ying 白英 Bai Ying, Bai Mao Teng, Shu Yang Quan (TCM) Solanum lyratumThunberg, C.P., Icones plantarum japonicarum (1794-1805) Solanum lyratum(Photo by harum.koh) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Solanum lyratum Parts used: Whole herb Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Bitter, slightly Toxic Classification: Uses: 1. Clears Heat and Damp:-Edema, Strangury, Ascites-Jaundice–cholecystitis, cholelithiasis-Leukorrhea 2. Clears Wind-Damp:-Arthritis,…

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Electuary of Seeds

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Electuarium Diaspermaton Electuary of Seeds Tradition: Western Source / Author: Herb Name Melon seedGourd seedPumpkin seedCucumber seedChicory seedEndive seedLettuce seedPurslane seedAsparagus seedBurnet seedBasil seedParsley seedWinter CherryGromwell seedLicorice juiceCinnamonMace Latin Citrullus vulgarisLagenaria vulgarisCucurbita pepoCucumis sativusChicorium intybusChicorium endivaLactuosa sativaPortulaceae oleraceaAsparagus officinaleSanguisorba officinalisOcinum basilicumPetroselinum crispumPhysalis alkekengiLithospermum officinaleSuccus GlycyrrhizaCinnamonum zeylanicumMyristica fragrans Amount 2 drams ea. 3 drams ea. 1…

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Troches of Camphor (Mesue)

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Trochisci de CamphoraTroches of Camphor Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name RoseTabasheerYellow SandalwoodSaffronLicoriceMelon seedGourd seedPumpkin seedCucumber seedTragacanthGum ArabicIndian SpikenardAloeswoodCardamonStarchCamphorWhite TartarArabian Manna Latin Rosa gallicaBambusae silicaeSantalum citrinumCrocus sativusGlycyrrhiza glabraCitrullus vulgarisCucurbita spp.Cucurbita pepoCucumis sativus Astragalus tragacanthAcacia arabicaNardostachys jatamansiAquillaria agallochaElettaria cardamomumAmylumCamphoraPotassium tartrateHedysarum alhagi Amount 4 drams2 drams2 ½ drams1 dram2 drams 1 dram ea. ½…

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Aromatic Powder (Mesue)

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Pulvis Aromaticus Aromatic Powder Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name Aniseed FennelLicoriceGingerCloveMaceCinnamonGalangalGallia MoschataAloeswood Citron peel MuskWhite SugarCandied Sugar Latin Pimpinella anisum Foeniculum vulgareGlycyrrhiza glabraZingiber officinalisEugenia caryophyllusMyristica fragransCinnamonum zeylanicumAlpina officinarum Gallia MoschataAquillaria agallocha Citrus medicaMoschusSaccharum albaSaccharum candi Amount 2 oz., 2 drams 6 drams 4 1⁄2 drams ea. 3 drams ea. 2 dr,…

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Troches for Shortness of Breath

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Troches for Shortness of Breath Tradition: Unani Source / Author: Syrian “Book of Medicines” Herb Name RhubarbRound BirthwortFenugreekMyrrhSaffron MadderAgrimony thickened juice Latin Rheum palmatumAristolchia rotundaTrigonella foenum-graecumCommiphora molmolCrocus sativusRubia tinctorumAgrimonia eupatoria Amount 3 oz.3 oz.8 oz.2 oz.1 dram1 oz.2 oz. Preparation: Powder the herbs, mix with the juice and form Troches. Function: Opens Obstructions, relieves Pain…

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