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Foetid Pills Major of Galen

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Foetid Pills Major of Galen Tradition: Western Source / Author: Galen Herb Name AloeTurbithSagapenGum AmmoniacumOpopanaxBdellium Syrian RueChebulic MyrobalanColocynthScammony preparedThapsia *ColchicumEsulaCastoreumAgaricEuphorbiumCinnamonSaffronCardamonIndian Spikenard Latin Aloe spp.Operculina turpethumFerula persicaDorema ammoniacumCommiphora guidottiiCommiphora mukulPeganum harmalaTerminalia chebulaCitrullus colocynthusConvovulus scammoniaThapsia spp.Colchicum autumnaleEuphorbium esulaCastoreumFomitopsis officinalisEuphorbium resiniferaCinnamonum zeylanicumCrocus sativusElettaria cardamomumNardostachys jatamansi Amount 5 drams ea. 4 drams ea. 2 drams ea. 1 dram ea….

Fractures

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Fractures Dits dat hantwerck der cirurgien, Brunschwig, 1535 Fractures, being a Trauma require medicines to move the Blood, clear Bruising and resolve Inflammation. SandhaniyaAyurveda has the Sandhaniya group of medicines, used to heal FracturesLicorice, Tinospora cordifolia, Doodia laegopodioides, Stephania japonica, Mimosa pudica, Bombax malabaricum exudate, Grislea tomentosa, Symplocos racemosa, Aglaia roxburghiana, Myrica sapida Western Tradition…

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Ling Gan Wu Wei Jiang Xin Tang

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Ling Gan Wu Wei Jiang Xin  苓甘五味薑辛汤Poria, Licorice, Schisandra, Ginger and Asarum Decoction Tradition: TCM Source / Author: Essentials from the Golden Cabinet (Jin Gui Yao He) Herb Name Fu Ling (Poria)Gan Cao (Licorice)Wu Wei Zi (Schisandra)Gan Jiang (Ginger)Xi Xin (Asarum) Latin Poria cocosGlycyrrhiza uralensisSchisandra chinensisZingiber officinalisAsarum chinense Amount 12 grams 9 grams ea. Preparation:…

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Rhododendron 9 (Dwa li dgu pa)

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Dwa li dgu pa  ད་ལི་ དགུ་པ་Rhododendron 9 Tradition: Tibetan Source / Author: Herb Name Da li (Rhododendron)Pi pi ling (Long Pepper)Sga (Ginger)Pho ba ri (Black Pepper)Sug smel (Cardamon)Shing tsha (Cinnamon)Ka ko la (Amomum)Zi ra nag (Nigella) *Kha ru tshva (Black Salt) Latin Rhododendron anthopogonPiper longumZingiber officinalisPiper nigrumElettaria cardamomumCinnamomum zeylanicumAmomum subulatumNigella sativaHalitum violaceum Amount 12 grams10…

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Temperate Electuary for the Heart

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Temperate Electuary for the Heart Tradition: Unani Source / Author: Avicenna Herb Name PearlAmberRed CoralSilkBurnt River CrabOx TongueGold filingsBasil seedBalm seedRed BehenWhite BehenAloeswoodArmenian StoneLapis lazuli preparedMasticCassia WoodCinnamonSaffronCardamonGreater CardamonCubebDodder of ThymeStoechasZedoaryDoronicumEndiveCucumber seedMannaRoseMuskCamphorIndian SpikenardIndian leaf Latin MargaritaSuccinumCorallum rubrumSericum Cancer ustaPicris echiodesAurumOcinum basilicumMelissa officinalisSalvia hemotodesCentaurea behenAquillaria agallochaLapis ArmeniusLapis Azureus praeparataPistacia lentiscusCinnamonum cassiaCinnamonum zeylanicumCrocus sativusElettaria cardamomumAmomum subulatumPiper cubebaCuscuta europeaLavendula…

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Achyranthes, Niu Xi PRO

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Achyranthes, Niu Xi 牛膝 Prickly Chaff flowerNiu Xi, or Huai Niu Xi (TCM)Apamarga, Chirchita (A. aspera, Ayurveda)Shveta Apamarga (A. bidentata, Ayurveda)Nayuruvi (Siddha)Chirchita (Unani) Achyranthers asperaSibthrop & Smith, Flora Graeca, 1819 Achyranthes aspera(Photo by Renjusplace) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Achyranthes spp.Two varieties are known: A. bidentata–Niu Xi, Apamarga A. aspera (syn. A. argentea, A. indica), A. longifolia–Tu…

Preparers and Purgers of Melancholy

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Preparers and Purgers of Melancholy Unani Medicines to Purge MelancholyMateria Medica in Arabic & Persian, Shirazy, 1793 See also:Introduction to Humoral MedicinePurging the HumoursPreparers and Purgers of BilePreparers and Purgers of PhlegmPurging Mixed Humors Preparers of Melancholy SimplesOpening RootsRaisinsFigElecampaneMallow seedCentauryBugloss rootParsley rootMaidenhairBlessed Thistle seedBasilCalendulaRoseAniseedAgnus CastusBroomPolypodyGum AmmoniacHoney Cordial FlowersApplesJujubeLicoriceMarshmallow seedFumitoryBorage rootFennel rootHopsDodder herb & seedBalmElder flowerSaffronFennel…

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Da Bu Yin Wan

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Da Bu Yin Wan  大补阴丸Great Tonify Yin Pill Tradition: TCM Source / Author: Essential Teachings of Zhu Dan-Xi (1481) Herb Name Shu Di Huang (Rehmannia)Huang Bai (Amur cork-tree bark)Gui Ban (Turtle shell)Zhi Mu (Anemarrhena) Latin Rehmannia glutinosaPhellodendron amurenseChinemys reevesiiAnemarrhena asphodeloides Amount 18 grams12 grams18 grams12 grams Preparation: Powder and form pills with Honey. Traditionally with…

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Mentha, Mint, Bo He FREE

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Mentha, Mint, Bo He 薄荷 Bo He (TCM)Pudina (Unani) Garden MintNew Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 ‘Greater’ (left) and ‘Lesser’ (right) MintsDella Materia Medicinale, Andrea Valuassori, 1562 M. piperitaKoehler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 M. viridisKoehler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Mentha spp.Various types are used: Peppermint (M x piperita); Crisp or…

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Decoction to Purify

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Decoctum Depurans Decoction to Purify Tradition: Western Source / Author: Pharmacopeia Extemporanea, 1710 Herb Name Couch Grass rootButcher’s Broom rootFennel rootParsley rootCleavers DandelionCurrants Latin Agropyron repens Ruscus aculeatus Foeniculum vulgare Petroselinum crispum Galium aparine Taraxacum officinale Ribes nigrum Amount 1 ounce ea. 1 handful ea.2 ounces ea. Preparation: Chop the Currants small. Boil in 3…

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Athanasia Minor Nicholas

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Antidotus Athanasia Minor Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Nicholas Alexandrinus (Medici Graeci, 1541) Herb Name Indian SpikenardSaffronWhite CostusMyrrh ValerianAmomumCarrot seedParsley seedBlack PepperHoney Latin Nardostachys jatamansiCrocus sativussee below *Commiphora molmolValeriana officinalisAmomum subulatumDaucus carrotaPetroselinum crispumPiper nigrumMel Amount 6 drams ea. 2 dramssufficient * White Costus probably refers to Inula racemosa, Elecampane or Costus may be used….

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Magnolia bark, Hou Po PRO

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Magnolia bark, Hou Po 厚朴 Hou Po (TCM)Hara-Champa (Unani) Magnolia denudatumKerner, Hortus sempervirens, 1812 Magnolia officinalis(Photo by Karlostachys) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Magnolia officinalis, M. officinalis, var. bilobaMagnolia denudata is used synonymously in Unani. Parts used: Bark Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Bitter, pungent Classification: J. Aromatics that Resolve Dampness Uses: 1. Moves Stomach Qi, Opens…

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