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Diseases of the Throat

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Diseases of the Throat The Throat is easily affected in acute conditions as it is a first line of attack when an acute disease affects the surface of the body and begins to penetrate the interior. An itchy or acute sore throat indicates a pathogen is working its way into the body (airways) and may…

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Conyza canadensis, Xiao Fei Peng PRO

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Conyza, Xiao Fei Peng 小飞蓬 Horseweed, Canadian FleabaneXiao Fei Peng, Qi Zhou Yi Zhi Hao, Xiao Bai Jiu Cao (TCM) Conyza canadensisSmith, J.E., English botany, or coloured figures of British plants, ed. 3 [B] [J.E. Sowerby et al] (1866) Conyza canadensis(Photo by Stan Shebs) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Conyza canadensis (Syn. Erigeron canadensis)Conyza bonariensis (Syn. Erigeron…

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Saussurea nepalensis, Kon pa gab skyes PRO

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Saussurea nepalensis, Kon pa gab skyes ཀོན་པ་གབ་སྐྱེས་ Kon pa gab skyes (Tibet)Nibo er Feng Mao Ju 尼泊尔风毛菊 (TCM) Left: Saussurea crepidifolia, Right: S. runcinataKomarov (Komorov), V.L., Flora of the U.S.S.R. (1934-1964) Botanical name: Saussurea spp.There are 3 types: Kon pa gab skyes (‘Male’): S. nepalensis Kon pa gab chen (‘Female’): S. ilkiangensis (syn. S. przewalskii,…

Rose, Sandalwood & Licorice

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Rose, Sandalwood & Licorice Rose is Cool, Dry, Aromatic and mildly astringent. It moves the Qi and Blood, gently clears Heat, benefits the Heart, Stomach, Liver and Spirit. It calms the Mind and Spirit and promotes calmness, and is most appropriated to the Heart. Useful in Anxiety, Depression, Irritability, Hyper-emotionalism etc.    Sandalwood is Cool, Dry,…

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Electuary of Aloeswood (Unani)

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Electuary of Aloeswood Tradition: Unani Source / Author: Dispensatory of Ibn at Tilmid Herb Name Indian SpikenardGreek SpikenardCelery seedAniseed MasticAloeswoodCloveMaceCanella *Sukk ** Chebulic Myrobalan prepared ***NutmegWild MarjoramRoseLemongrass **** Latin Nardostachys jatamansiValeriana celticaApium graveolensPimpinella anisumPistacia lentiscusAquillaria agallochaEugenia caryophyllusMyristica fragransCanella winterana Terminalia chebula Myristica fragransOriganum vulgareRosa gallicaCymbopogon citratus Amount 1 dram ea. 3 dram2 dram2 1⁄2 dram…

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Diploclisia, Cang Bai Cheng Gou Feng PRO

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Diploclisia, Cang Bai Cheng Gou Feng 苍白秤钩风 Glaucescent Diploclisia Cang Bai Cheng Gou Feng (TCM) Diploclisia glaucescens Wight, R., Illustrations of Indian botany (1840-1850) Diploclisia glaucescens (Photo by Vengolis) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Diploclisia glaucescens Parts used: Stem and leaf Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Bitter Uses: 1. Clears Wind and Damp:-Wind-Damp pain of the bones…

King and Minister 3

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King and Minister 3 King and Minister 3 is a Tibetan combination of Camphor, Sandalwood and Tabasheer that also appears in a number of Western formulas for Heat and Fever. The proportions are typically as follows: Camphor 1 part White Sandalwood 3 parts Tabasheer 3 part Today, only Borneo Camphor (Bing Pian in TCM) is…

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Rehmannia, Shu Di Huang FREE

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Rehmannia, Shu Di Huang 熟地黄 Prepared Chinese Foxglove rootShu Di Huang (TCM) Edwards’s Botanical Register (1837) Rehmannia glutinosa flower(Photo by 阿橋) (Wikimedia) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Rehmannia glutinosa Parts used: Prepared Root Temperature & Taste: Warm, moist. Sweet Classification: N. Blood Tonic     N. Yin Tonic Uses: 1. Tonifies the Blood:-weakness,…

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The Experiments on Aconite by Storck

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The Experiments on Aconite by Storck Aconitum napellusMateria Medica Botanica, Wellman, 1845 IntroductionMonkshood, or Aconitum napellus is a western equivalent to the Aconitum Fu Zi, Wu Tao and Chuan Wu of TCM, all of these being Aconite species with more-or-less similar effects. The Aconites have been essential medicines in TCM for increasing Yang, warming the…

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Notopterygium, Qiang Huo PRO

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Notopterygium, Qiang Huo 羌活 Qiang Huo (TCM)Spru nag (Tibetan) Botanical name: Notopterygium incisum (syn. Hansenia weberbaueriana), N. forbesii Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Bitter, Pungent Classification: A. Clear Exterior Wind-Cold Uses: 1. Clears Wind-Cold, Clears the Exterior:-Fever with Chills, Cold, Flu-Occipital Headache-acute Body aches and pains from Wind-Cold-Damp-also for Dizziness 2. Clears…

Corrections to the Syrian Book of Medicine

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Corrections to theSyrian Book of MedicinesAdam Tate, 2023 The Syrian “Book of Medicine” (properly called “Syrian Anatomy, Pathology and Therapeutics”) was translated by Wallis Budge and printed in 1913. Wallis Budge was primarily an Egyptologist and Orientalist, and much of his writings and translations were esoteric in nature such as his translation of the “Egyptian…

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