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Antidotum Aurelii

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Antidotum Aurelii Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Nicholas Alexandrinus (Medici Graeci, 1541) Herb Name Cassia WoodOreganoSouthernwoodSavinGermanderSilver bushAgrimonyCyperusMother of ThymeGentian Long BirthwortAgrimony rootDragon rootCalamusMarjoramWhite PepperFennel seedCumin PilionisParsley seedCitron seedTurnip seedSanicleCamels Hay seedWild Turnip seedWild Rue seedHorseradish seedPlantainHoney Latin Cinnamonum cassiaOreganum vulgareArtemisia abrotanumJuniperus sabinaTeucrium chamaedrysAnthyllis barba-jovisAgrimonia eupatoriaCyperus rotundusThymus serpillumGentiana luteaAristolchia longaAgrimonia eupatoriaDracunculus vulgarisAcorus calamusOreganum marjoranaPiper nigrumFoeniculum…

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Cypripedium, Khu byug pa PRO

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Cypripedium, Khu byug pa ཁུ་བྱུག་པ་ Himalayan Lady’s Slipper, Big Flower Lady’s Slipper (C. macranthos)Shao Lan (TCM)Da Hua Shao Lan (C. macranthos) (TCM)Khu byug pa (Tibet) Cypripedium macranthos(“L’Illustration horticole“, Lemaire, 1857) Cypripedium macranthosEdwards’s Botanical Register, 1832 Cypripedium himalaicum(Orchids of the Sikhim Himalaya, Robert, 1898) Cypripedium tibeticum(“Curtis’s Botanical Magazine” 1906) Cypripedium tibeticum(Photo by Orchi) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Cypripedium…

Nardi Celtica, Celtic Spikenard

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Nardi Celtica, Celtic Spikenard European Spikenard, Roman SpikenardSunbul Rumi (Unani) Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 De Materia Medica, Dioscorides, 1555 Flora von Deutschland (28), Kohler, 1886 Botanical name: Valeriana celtica Parts used: Root or whole plant“It is small plant which is collected alongwith its roots” (Avicenna) Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent,…

Heart Disease

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Heart Disease Cardiovascular Disease Heart disease is a general term for a group of symptoms affecting the Heart. It can be related to: Disease of the Heart Vessel Disease of the Heart Muscle Structural Changes in the Heart Blood clotting These changes typically are associated with age, but may also be hereditary.Symptoms may include: Chest…

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*Petasites, Butterbur PRO

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Petasites, Butterbur Tussilago major Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Left: Petasites; Right: White-flowered PetasitesKreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 Flora Batava, Kops, 1812 (Wikimedia) Petasites hybridus(Photo by Hannes Grobe) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Petasites hybridus (syn. Petasites vulgaris, Cineraria hybrida, Tussilago hybrida, T. petasites) Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Bitterattenuates, opens, cleanses Classifications: 3A. SUDORIFICS & DIAPHORETICS.    3D….

I. Medicines for Internal Wind

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I. Medicines for Internal Wind Anti-hypertensives, Antispasmodics, Anti-convulsives Wind disease is essentially an erratic condition of Qi, manifesting as various diseases of the Nervous system. Wind is basically Qi that is disordered, or not regulated. This causes either a loss of sense, or irregularity of proper function. Wind symptoms may include Headache, Migraine; Dizziness, Vertigo;…

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Mucuna, Cowhage, Kapikachhu PRO

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Mucuna, Cowhage, Kapikachhu CowhageKapikachhu, Atmagupta, Kavach (Ayurveda)Kaunch (Hindi)Konch, Habul-Kulai (Unani)Mkhal ma zho sha  མཁལ་མ་ཞོ་ཤ  (Tibetan)Li Dou, Gou Zheng Dou, Bai Li Dou (TCM) Mucuna pruriensFlora de Filipinas, Blanco, 1880 Mucuna pruriens seed pods(Photo by Ton Rulkens) (Wikimedia) Mucuna seed(Photo by One World Thailand) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Mucuna pruriens (syn. M. prurita, Dolichos pruriens) Parts used:…

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Scrophularia, Figwort, Xuan Shen PRO

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Scrophularia, Figwort, Xuan Shen 玄参 Xuan Shen (Chinese Figwort)Gyer shing pa  གཡེར་ཤིང་པ  (Tibetan) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Flora von Deutschland (17), Kohler, 1884 Scrophularia nodosa(Photo by Franz Xaver) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Scrophularia spp. S. nodosa, S. umbrosa (“Water Betony”) (Europe) S. ningpoensis, S. buergeriana (TCM) S. incisa, S. ningpoensis, S. koelzii, S. dentata (Tibetan) S. peregrina…

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Balancing Comforter (Bde byed snyoms) (Tibetan Medicine)

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Bde Byed Snyoms  བདེ་བྱེད་སྙོམས་ལྡན། Balancing Comforter Tradition: Tibetan Medicine Source / Author: Herb Name Cong zhi (Calcite) *Se bru (Pomegranate)Cu gang (Tabasheer)Gur gum (Safflower)Li shi (Clove)Dza ti (Nutmeg)Sug smel (Cardamon)Ka ko la (Amomum)A ru ra (Chebula)Shing tsha (Cinnamon)Dwa lis (Rhododendron) Latin CalcitumPunica granatumBambusa textilesCarthamus tinctoriusEugenia caryophyllusMyristica fragransElettaria cardamomumAmomum subulatumTerminalia chebulaCinnamonum zeylanicumRhodendron spp. Amount * Calcite…

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Si Miao Yong An Tang

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Si Miao Yong An Tang 四妙勇安湯Four Valiant Decoction for Well-being Tradition: TCM Source / Author: New Compilation of Time-tested Formulas (Yan Fang Xin Bian) Herb Name Jin Yin Hua (Honeysuckle)Xuan Shen (Figwort)Dang Gui (Chinese Angelica)Gan Cao (Licorice) Latin Lonicera japonicaScrophularia ningpoensisAngelica sinensisGlycyrrhiza uralensis Amount 90 grams ea.60 grams30 grams Preparation: Prepare a standard decoction. Function:…

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Betel nut 7 (Go yu bdun pa) (Tibetan)

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Go yu bdun pa གོ་ཡུ་བདུན་པ།Betel nut 7Or, Seven Suns to Cure Kidney Disease Tradition: Tibetan Source / Author: Men Tsee Kang Herb Name Gu yu (Betel nut)Se bru (Pomegranate)Shing tsha (Cinnamon)Sug smel (Cardamon)Pi Pi ling (Long Pepper)Sga dmar (Galangal)Rgya tshwa (Sal ammoniac) Latin Areca catechuPunica granatumCinnamonum zeylanicumElettaria cardamomumPiper longumAlpinia galangalAmmonium chloride Amount 100 grams80 grams50…

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Tao He Cheng Qi Tang

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Tao He Cheng Qi Tang  桃核承气汤Peach kernel Order the Qi Decoction Tradition: TCM Source / Author: Discussion of Cold-induced Disorders (Shang Han Lun) Herb Name Tao Ren (Peach kernel)Da Huang (Rhubarb)Gui Zhi (Cinnamon twig)Mang Xiao (Mirabilite)Zhi Gan Cao (Fried Licorice) Latin Prunus persicaRheum palmatumCinnamomum cassiaSodium sulphateGlycyrrhiza uralensis Amount 12 grams ea. 6 grams ea. Preparation:…

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