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Powder to Fatten (Mesue)

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Pulvis ImpiguansPowder to Fatten Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue (Dispensatorium Pharmaceuticum Universale, 1764) Pharmacopoeia Persica (1681) Herb Name Cicer prepared **Rice prepared ***Wheat prepared **Barley prepared **Sweet AlmondWhite Poppy seedBiscoti breadWhite Sugar Latin Cicer arietinum Oryza sativa Triticum aestivum Hordeum vulgare Prunus amygdalus dulcis Papaver somniferum Saccharum alba Amount * 1⁄2 lb. 2…

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Illuminating Sun Disc (Mun sel nyi ma’i dkyil khor)

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Mun sel nyi ma’i dkyil khor  མུན་སེལ་ ཉི་མའི་དཀྱིལ་འཁོར་Illuminating Sun Disc Tradition: Tibetan Source / Author: Herb Name lchags phye (Iron filings)Skyer Shun (Barberry)A ru ra (Chebulic Myrobalan) Ba ru ra (Belleric Myrobalan) Skyu ru ra (Emblic Myrobalan) Ba sha ka Gur gum (Safflower) Latin FerrumBerberis aristataTerminalia chebulaTerminalia bellericaEmblica officinalisAdhatoda vasicaCarthamus tinctorius Amount equal parts Preparation:…

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Electuary to Conquer

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Victrix ThaumasticaMarvellous Conquereror Electuary to Conquer Tradition: Western Source / Author: Nicholas Alexandri (Medici Graeci, 1541) Herb Name Rose *VioletStarchSugarRose waterAloeswoodCinnamonCloveIndian SpikenardTabasheer **Starch ***Purslane seedGourd seedPumpkin seedMelon seedLettuce seedCamphor Latin Rosa gallicaViola odorataAmylumSaccharumAqua RosaAquillaria agallochaCinnamonum zeylanicumEugenia caryophyllusNardostachys jatamansiBambusae silicae AmylumPortulaceae oleraceaLagenaria vulgarisCucurbita pepoCitrullus vulgarisLactuosa sativaCamphora Amount 36 drams 28 drams ea. 6 drams ea. 4…

3M. ARTHRITICS

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3M. Arthritics Arthritic medicines treat diseases of the Joints. There are Warming and Cooling medicines used for Cold and Heat types respectively. Medicines used for Joint diseases may have one or more of the following functions: anti-inflammatory, promote capillary circulation, clear Damp, regulate Qi and ease Pain. Some also strengthen and repair damaged joints. Typical…

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Polygonatum, Soloman’s Seal, Yu Zhu FREE

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Polygonatum, Soloman’s Seal, Yu Zhu 玉竹 Sigillum SalomonisYu Zhu (TCM)Ra mnye  ར་མཉེ  (Tibetan) Polygonatum sibiricum, Siberian Soloman’s Seal, Huang Jing 黄精 Narrow-leafed Soloman’s Seal, Siberian Soloman’s SealHuang Jing (TCM) New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563       Official Soloman’s Seal                                     Narrow-leaved Soloman’s Seal                Turners Herbal, 1551                                Dioscorides…

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Safflower Garuda (Gur khyung phyag rdor)

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Gur khyung phyag rdor  གུར་ཁྱུང་ཕྱག་རྡོར་Safflower Garuda Tradition: Tibetan Source / Author: Herb Name Gur gum (Safflower)Li shi (Clove)Gi wan (Bezoar)Bse ru (Rhino horn) *Mtshal (Cinnabar)Tsan dmar (Red Sandalwood)Gla rtsi (Musk) Jam bras (Fever nut)Bong nga dkar po (White Aconite)Ru rta (Costus)A ru ra (Chebula)Ba ru (Belleric)Skyu ru (Emblic)Dngul chu dkar btul (Mercury)Stag sha (Oxytropis)Shu dug…

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Hemerocallis, Xuan Cao PRO

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Hemerocallis, Xuan Cao 萱草 Day LilyLilium Agreste Xuan Cao (TCM) HemerocallisNew Kreüterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Two varieties of Hemerocallis(Herbarium, Matthioli (Polish), 1596) Hemerocallis fulva Bonelli, G., Hortus Romanus juxta Systema Tournefortianum (1772-1793) Hemerocallis fulva(Photo b y George Chernilevsky) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Hemerocallis spp. H. fulva H. minor H. lilio-asphodelus H. citrina is used very similarly. Parts…

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Propolis

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Propolis Feng Jiao 蜂胶 (TCM) Dioscorides Materia Medica, Ruellio, 1549 PropolisPhoto by Abalg Entomological name: Apis mellifera Parts used: Resinous matter secreted by the domestic Bee, Apis mellifera Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Classifications: 2L. EMOLLIENT.    2M. DRAWING.    2U. SUPPURATIVES Uses: 1. Clears Heat and Toxin:-as an aid during bacterial infections including Dysentery-acute…

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You Gui Yin

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You Gui Yin 右归饮Restore the Right [Kidney] Decoction Tradition: TCM Source / Author: Collected Treatises of [Zhang] Jing-Yue, 1624 Herb Name Shu Di Huang (Rehmannia)Shan Yao (Chinese yam)Shan Zhu Yu (Cornus fruit)Gou Qi Zi (Wolfberry fruit)Zhi Gan Cao (Fried Licorice)Du Zhong (Eucommia) Rou Gui (Cinnamon bark)Zhi Fu Zi (Prepared Aconite) Latin Rehmannia glutinosaDioscorea oppositaCornus officinalisLycium…

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Antidote Appropriate for Cough (Nicholas)

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Antidotum aptum Tussientibus Antidote Appropriate for Cough Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Nicholas Alexandrinus (Medici Graeci, 1541) Herb Name SaffronSafflowerLicoriceCinnamonSpikenardStoraxOpiumMyrrhGalbanumAniseedCelery seedCarrot seedHenbane seedHoney Latin Crocus sativus Carthamus tinctorius Glycyrrhiza glabra Cinnamonum zeylanicum Nardostachys jatamansi Styrax officinalisPapaver somniferum Commiphora molmol Ferula spp.Pimpinella anisumApium graveolens Daucus carrota Hyoscyamus nigerMel Amount 8 drams ea. 3 drams ea….

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Powder for Bladder Abscess of Alexander Benedictus

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Powder for Bladder Abscess of Alexander Benedictus Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Nicolai Magni, De Medicis Pulveribus, 1545 Herb Name Melon seedGourd seedPumpkin seedCucumber seedPurslane seedMallowMarshmallow Latin Citrullus vulgaris Cucurbita spp. Cucurbita pepo Cucumis sativus Portulaceae oleracea Malva sylvestris Althea officinalis Amount 5 drams ea.4 drams3 drams Preparation: Powder Function: Clears Heat and Toxin,…

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Liang Fu Wan

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Liang Fu Wan 良附丸Galangal and Cyperus Pill Tradition: TCM Source / Author: Small Collection of Fine Formulas (Liang Fang Ji Ye) Herb Name Gao Liang Jiang (Galangal)Xiang Fu (Cyperus) Latin Alipinia officinalisCyperus rotundus Amount equal parts Preparation: Soak the Galangal in wine and the Cyperus in Vinegar. Then bake until dry, powder, and form pills…

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