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Da Chai Hu Tang

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Da Chai Hu Tang 大柴胡汤Major Bupleurum Decoction Tradition: TCM Source / Author: Discussion of Cold Induced Disorders (Shang Han Lun) C.220 Herb Name Chai Hu (Bupleurum)Huang Qin (Baical Skullcap)Zhi Shi (Unripe Bitter Orange) Da Huang (Rhubarb)Bai Shao (White Peony) Zhi Ban Xia (Pinellia root)Sheng Jiang (fresh Ginger)Da Zao (Jujube) Latin Bupleurum chinenseScutellaria baicalensisCitrus aurantiumRheum palmatumPaeonia…

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Anemone rivularis, Srub ka PRO

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Anemone rivularis, Srub ka སྲུབ་ཀ River Anemone, Brooklet AnemoneSrub ka, Sngo srub (Tibetan)Hu Zhang Cao (TCM) Anemone rivularis Edwards’s Botanical Register, vol. 28 (1842) Botanical name: Anemone rivularis (syn. A. dubia, A. geraniifolia, A. hispida, A. wightiana) Parts used: Root; whole plantRoot is used in TCM; Seed is used in Tibet Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry….

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Trichosanthes Fructus, Gua Lou FREE

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Trichosanthes Fructus, Gua Lou 瓜蒌 Gua Lou (TCM) Trichosanthes kirilowiiDian Nan Ben Cao Tu Shuo (Illustrated Yunnan Pharmacopoeia) Ming Dynasty (1773 edition) (Welcome, Wikimedia) Trichosanthes kirilowii fruit(Photo by 杉山龍彦) (Wikimedia) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Trichosanthes kirilowii (syn. T. japonica), T.  rosthornii (syn. T. uniflora) Parts used: Fruit Temperature & Taste:…

Cicerbita et al., Rtsa mkhris PRO

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Cicerbita et al., Rtsa mkhris རྩ་མཁྲིས Rtsa mkhris (Tibetan Medicine)Yan Shen (Cicerbita, TCM)Shan Ku Mai (Ixeris chinensis, TCM) ‘Superior type’Cicerbita macrorhizaEdwards’s Botanical Register, vol. 32 (1846) ‘Inferior type’Ixeris chinensisJ.G. Gmelin, Flora sibirica, vol. 2 (1749) Botanical name: Cicerbita macrorhiza (“Superior type”)A number of types of Rtsa mkhris are recognised in Tibetan Medicine: Lactuca lessertiana (Rtsa…

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Typha, Cattail Pollen, Pu Huang

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Typha, Cattail pollen, Pu Huang 蒲黄 Bulrush, Juncus asperPu Huang (TCM) Cattail (right)Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Typha angustifoliaA. Masclef, Atlas des plantes de France, vol. 3 (1893) Typha latifolia(Photo by AnRo0002) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Typha spp: T. latifolia (Common Cattail-common Western source; also used in TCM) T. angustifolia (Official TCM source) T. orientalis (Oriental Cattail–Official TCM…

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Pinellia, Ban Xia PRO

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Pinellia, Ban Xia 半夏 Prepared Pinellia, Zhi Ban Xia 制半夏 Ban Xia (TCM) Blume, Rumphia, 1835 Left: Lime-prepared Pinellia   Right: Ginger-prepared Pinellia (Jiang Ban Xia) (Adam, 2017) Prepared Pinellia Fa Ban Xia as commonly used in the West (Adam, 2017) Botanical name: Pinellia ternata Parts used: Prepared Rhizome Temperature & Taste: Very Warm, dry….

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Tiger (Pig) Bone

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Tiger Bone, Hu Gu 虎骨 Pig Bone, Zhu Gu 猪骨 Hu Gu (Tiger Bone, TCM)Zhu Gu (Pig Bone, TCM) NOTE:This monograph is only given to show traditional use, and also to show how modern acceptable substitutes can replace this traditional medicine. MedicineTraditions DOES NOT CONDONE THE USE OF ENDANGERED OR UNETHICAL ANIMAL MEDICINES. Zoological name:…

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Aloeswood 15 (Tibetan Medicine)

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A gar bco lnga ཨ་གར་བཅོ་ལྔ།Shi Wu Wei Chen Xiang Wan 十五味沉香丸 (Chinese)Aloeswood 15 Tradition: Tibetan Source / Author:Men Tsee Kang Herb Name A ga ru (Aloeswood)Snying zho sha (Lapsi tree)Tsan dan dkar po (White Sandal)Tsan dan dmar po (Red Sandal)Dza ti (Nutmeg)Cu gang (Tabasheer)Gur gum (Safflower)Sr lo dkar poA ru ra (Chebulic Myrobalan)Ba ru ra…

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Compound Guaiacum Confection (Chelsea Pensioner)

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Compound Guaiacum Confection also known as ‘Chelsea Pensioner’ Tradition: Western Source / Author: There were a number of variations.The first is the original formula: Herb Name Guaiacum resinMustard seedSublimed SulphurSaltpeter RhubarbMolasses Latin Resina GuaiaciiSinapis albaSulphura sublimataPotassium NitrateRheum palmatum Molasses Amount 1⁄2 oz. 1 oz. ea. 2 drams ea.16 oz. The following uses Nutmeg instead of…

Nepeta hindostana, Badranjboya PRO

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Nepeta hindostana, Badranjboya Badranjboya (Unani) Nepeta hindostanaK.R. Kirtikar, B.D. Basu, Indian medicinal plants (1918) Melissa parvifloraFlora Malesiana, vol. 8 (1978) Botanical name: Three plants are covered by the name Badranjboya in Unani medicine: Nepeta hindostana (syn. N. calaminthodea, N. ruderalis, Glechoma indica, G. hindostana, G. calaminthodea, Thymus nepetoides) Melissa parviflora (syn. M. axillaris) Nepeta cataria (Catnip…

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