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Confection of Galen

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Confectio GaleniiConfection of Galen Tradition: Unani / Western Source / Author: Pharmacopoeia Persica (1681) Herb Name Indian SpikenardGreater CardamonCinnamonGalangalCloveCyperusGingerBlack PepperLong PepperBitter Costus *OpobalsamAsarumMyrtle berryCalamusSaffronMasticWhite Sugar Latin Nardostachys jatamansiAmomum subulatum Cinnamonum zeylanicumAlpina officinarumEugenia caryophyllusCyperus rotundusZingiber officinalisPiper nigrumPiper longumInula racemosaCommiphora opobalsamumAsarum europeumMyrtus communisAcorus calamusCrocus sativus Pistacia lentiscusSaccharum Amount 2 drams ea.5 dramsweight of all the rest *…

Atractylodes, Bai Zhu PRO

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White Atractylodes, Bai Zhu 白朮 Bai Zhu (TCM) Sliced White Atractylodes (Bai Zhu) (Adam, 2016) Botanical name: Atractylodes spp.Two different varieties are used in TCM:  1. A. macrocephalae (White–Bai Zhu)  2. A. lancea, A. chinensis (Dark–Cang Zhu) Parts used: Root, rhizome Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Bitter, sweet Classification: N. Qi Tonic Uses: 1. Tonifies…

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Drymaria, He Lian Dou Cao PRO

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Drymaria, He Lian Dou Cao 荷莲豆草 Tropical ChickweedHe Lian Dou Cao, Er Rui He Lian Dou (TCM) Drymaria diandraSwartz, O.P., Icones plantarum (1794) Drymaria cordata(Photo by Vinayaraj) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Drymaria diandra (syn. D. cordata) Parts used: Herb; sometimes the root Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Bitter Uses: 1. Clears Heat and Damp:-Jaundice, Acute Hepatitis-Edema,…

Gua Lou Xie Bai Tang

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Gua Lou Xie Bai Tang 栝楼薤白汤Trichosanthes and Chive Decoction Tradition: TCM Source / Author: Essentials from the Golden Cabinet (c.220) Herb Name Gua Lou (Trichosanthes)Xie Bai (Chinese Chive Latin Trichosanthes kirilowiiAllium macrostemon Amount 12 grams9–12 grams Preparation: Decoct in equal parts of Wine (White Spirit) and Water. Traditionally boiled in 7 cups of alcohol (grain…

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Sepia, Cuttlefish, Cuttlebone, Hai Piao Xiao 海螵蛸

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Sepia, Cuttlefish, Cuttlebone, Hai Piao Xiao 海螵蛸 Cuttlefish BoneHai Piao Xiao (TCM)Samandar-Jhag, Samandar-Phen (Unani)Zabdul Behar (Arabic) Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 SEPIAShaw, G. Zoological Lectures delivered at the Royal Institution, 1809 Zoological name: Sepia officinalis, S. esculenta; Sepiella maindroni. Parts used: White, sun-dried ‘bone’ (internal shell) Temperature & Taste: Slightly Cool, Dry. Salty Uses: 1….

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Curcuma, Turmeric FREE

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Curcuma, Turmeric, Jiang Huang 姜黄 Tumeric; Cyperus indicus (Dioscorides)Jiang Huang (TCM)Haridra (Ayurveda) Icones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1800 Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Whole Turmeric Root (Adam, 2016) LONG AND ROUND TURMERICNotes on Pharmacognosy, Otto Augustus Wall, 1902 Long and Round Turmeric, Chengdu Medicine Market(Adam, 2017) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Curcuma longa…

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Triphala

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Triphala (Ayurveda)Bras gsum འབྲས་གསུམ་ (Tibet)Three Myrobalan Fruit Tradition: Indian (Ayurvedic); also used in Tibetan, Unani and Western Traditions Source / Author: Herb Name Chebulic MyrobalanBelleric MyrobalanEmblic Myrobalan Latin Terminalia chebulaTerminalia bellericaEmblica officinalis Amount equal parts Preparation: Powder Function: Clears Heat, Tonic, laxative, harmonises, cleanses, laxative, digestive; balances 3 Dosas (Indian Humors: Bile, Phlegm and Wind);…

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Powder Against Apoplexy (1) (Zwelfer)

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Pulvis AntiapoplecticusPowder Against Apoplexy Tradition: Western Source / Author: Zwelfer (Corpus Pharmaceutico Chymico Medicum, 1697) Herb Name DoronicumSweet Costus rootAloeswoodCardamonCubebCorianderAniseedNutmegWhite AmberCloveCitron seedDistilled Cinnamon oil Latin Doronicum hookeriInula racemosaAquillaria agallochaElettaria cardamomumPiper cubebaCoriandrum sativumPimpinella anisumMyristica fragransSuccinum albaEugenia caryophyllusCitrus medicaCinnamonum zeylanicum Amount 1 oz. 3 drams ea. 2 drams ea. 1⁄2 oz. ea.1 1⁄2 drams 1 scruple ea….

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Corydalis thyrisiflora, Stong zil PRO

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Corydalis meifolia, Stong zil སྟོང་ཟིལ Stong zil (Tibet) Corydalis meifoliaWallich, N., Tentamen florae Napalensis illustratae (1826) Corydalis gortschakoviiGartenflora [E. von Regel] (1885) Corydalis govanianaIllustrations of the Botany … of the Himalayan Mountains, Royle, 1839 Corydalis cashmeriana(Photo by DoF CC-BY-X) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Corydalis spp.Blue and Yellow-flowered varieties are mentioned in texts, the Blue regarded as…

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Leibnitzia, Khrog chung ba PRO

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Leibnitzia, Khrog chung ba ཁྲོག་ཆུང་བ་ Japanese GerberaKhrog chung ba (Tibet)Da Ding Cao (TCM) Leibnitzia anandria(Photo by Qwert1234) (Wikimeda) Botanical name: Leibnitzia anandria (syn. Gerbera anandria, Tussilago anandria) Parts used: Root (Tibet); Whole herb (TCM) Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Bitter Classification: Uses: 1. Clears Heat, Resists Toxin: (Tibet, TCM)-Lung Heat Cough-Toxic Sores, Boils, Abscesses-Insect and…

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Artemisia anomala, Liu Ji Nu PRO

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Artemisia anomala, Liu Ji Nu 刘寄奴 Liu Ji Nu (TCM) Arternisia lactifloraLéveillé, H., Catalogue illustré et alphabetique des plantes du Seu Tchouen (1918) Arternisia lactiflora(Photo by Dominicus Johannes Bergsma) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Artemisia anomala (syn. Artemisia anomala var. anomala)Other species supplying this herb include A. lactiflora and A. argyi var. incana Parts used: Above-ground Herb…

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Medicated Leaven, Shen Qu PRO

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Medicated Leaven, Shen Qu 神曲 Shen Qu (TCM)Jian Qu (Medicated Leaven produced in Fujian) (TCM) Pharmaceutical name: Massa Medicata Fermentata Parts used: Fermented mixture of flour and medicinal Herbs. Temperature & Taste: Slightly Warm, dry. Sweet, Pungent, Aromatic Classification: O. Promotes Digestion Uses: 1. Promotes Digestion, Clears Food Stagnation:-Indigestion, Food Stagnation (abdominal distention, fullness, poor…

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