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Panax, Ren Shen, Ginseng PRO

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Panax, Ren Shen, Ginseng 人参 Ren Shen (TCM)Dpa bo chen po (Tibetan)Tapmari, Jenseng (Unani)Junsha, Panaxi (Arabic) Panax ginseng (as Aralia ginseng)Baillon, H.E., Histoire des plantes, vol. 7 (1877-1880) Red (left) and White (right) Ginseng (Adam, Chengdu Herb Market) Ginseng often forms man-like roots,hence its name RenShen  ‘Man root’.This is similar to the way Mandrakegot its…

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Ling Gui Zhu Gan Tang

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Ling Gui Zhu Gan Tang 苓桂术甘汤 Poria, Cinnamon twig, Atractylodes and Licorice Decoction Tradition: TCM Source / Author: Discussion of Cold Induced Disorders (Shang Han Lun) C.220 Herb Name Fu Ling (Poria)Gui Zhi (Cinnamon twig)Bai Zhu (White Atractylodes) Gan Cao (Licorice) Latin Poria cocosCinnamomum cassia Atractylodes macrocephala Glycyrrhiza uralensis Amount 12 grams9 grams 6 grams…

Liver Cold, Phlegm

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Liver Cold, Phlegm Western Tradition Syrup of ThymeSyrup of Agrimony (Mesue)Syrup of WormwoodSyrup of Wormwood (Mesue)Byzantine Syrup – Simple & Compound (Mesue)Syrup of Five RootsAromatic Rose Powder (Aromaticum Rosatum)New Rose Powder (Rosata Novelle) (Nicholas)Powder of Happiness (Letificans)Troches of AgrimonyTroches of Wormwood Lesser (Mesue)Greater Cumin Composition (Diacyminum) (Nicholas)Calamint Powder Lesser (Diacalaminthum) (Nicholas)Electuary of Saffron (Diacurcurma) (Mesue)Comp….

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Lysmachia, Jin Qian Cao PRO

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Lysmachia, Jin Qian Cao 金钱草 LysmachiaJin Qian Cao 金钱草, Guo Lu Huang 過路黄 (TCM) The closely related and similar looking Western L. nummulariaIcones Plantarum Medicinalium. 1788 Lysimachia christinae flower(Photo by 阿橋) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Lysimachia christinae (syn . L. legendrei)A number of plants supply Jin Qian Cao on the Chinese Market: Desomodium styracifolium (Guan Jin…

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Tin Bhasma

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Tin Bhasma Tin ashVanga Bhasma (Ayurveda)Gsha thal (Tibet) Mineralogical name: Stannum Parts used: Tin oxide (ash) Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Bitter Classification: Uses: 1. Benefits Liver, Nourishes Blood:–disorders of Liver and Uterus–Anemia–improves Eyesight–promotes Beauty 2. Clears Heat, Resists Poison:–Syphilis, Gonorrhea and other STD’s–obstinate Skin diseases–Lymph and Pus accumulation (Tibet, Ayurveda)–diseases caused by Evil Spirits…

REGIMEN SANITATIS 2. DIET

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Regimen Sanitatis Salernitanum The Regimen of Health from the School of Salerno Part 2. DIET Neue Artznei und Practicierbuchlin, Bock, 1551 Text TO keep good diet, you should never feedUntil you find your stomach clean and voidOf former eaten meat, for they do breedRepletion, and will cause you soon be cloid,None other rule but appetite…

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Rubus Idaeus, Raspberry FREE

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Rubus Idaeus, Raspberry, Fu Pen Zi, 覆盆子 Fu Pen Zi (TCM) New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Koehler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Rubus idaeusThe Chinese Raspberry is R. chingii. However, a number of varieties are used including R. idaeopsis, R. coreanus, R. corchorifolius. R. idaeus is used in Hebei…

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Catharanthus, Madagascar Periwinkle PRO

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Catharanthus, Madagascar Periwinkle Madagascar Periwinkle, Rosey Periwinkle, Rose PeriwinkleSadapushpa, Nayantara (Ayurveda)Nithiya kalyani , Sudukadu mallikai (Siddha)Sadabahar (Unani)Chang Chun Hua (TCM) Catharanthus roseusStep, E., Bois, D., Favourite flowers of garden and greenhouse (1896) Catharanthus roseus(Photo by Vengolis) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Catharanthus roseus (syn. Vinca rosea, Lochera rosea, Ammocallis rosea) Parts used: Herb; sometimes the root Temperature…

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Avipattikara Churna

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Avipattikara ChurnaDigestion Powder Tradition: Ayurveda Source / Author: Bhaisajya Ratnavalı Herb Name Shunthi (Ginger)Marica (Black Pepper)Pippali (Long Pepper)Haritaki (Chebula)Bibhitaki (Belleric Myrobalan)Amalaki (Emblic Myrobalan)Musta (Cyperus)Vida (Salt)Vidanga (Embelia)Ela (Cardamon)Tejapatra (Indian leaf)Lavanga (Clove)Trivrut (Turpeth)Sakara (Sugar) Latin Zingiber officinalePiper nigrumPiper longumTerminalia chebulaTerminalia belericaEmblica officinalisCyperus rotundusSodium chlorideEmbelia ribesElettaria cardamomumCinnamomum tamalaSyzygium aromaticumOperculina turpethumSaccharum Amount 1 part ea.11 parts44 parts66 parts Preparation:…

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Aconitum naviculare, Bong nga dmar po PRO

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Aconitum naviculare, Bong nga dmar po བོང་ང་དམར་པོ Red Aconite, ‘Bang Ga’Bong nga dmar po, Bong dmar (Tibetan Medicine)Gan Qing Wu Tou (A. tanguticum, TCM)Chuan Kui Wu Tou 船盔乌头, Wu Tou Zhou Gu  乌头舟骨 Aconitum gymnandrum‘Red Aconite’ (Lesser variety)Curtis’s Botanical Magazine (1907) Botanical name: The first two listed are the primary species supply this medicine in Tibetan…

Decoction of Snails

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Decoctum HelixaeDecoction of Snails Tradition: Western Source / Author: Herb Name Snails prepared *Cow Milk Latin HelixLac Amount 122 lbs. * Fresh Snails are shelled and cleansed before decocting. Preparation: Boil the snails gently in the milk to half, Strain, then add 1 oz. of Rose Water and ½ oz. of White Sugar candy. They…

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Vateria, Sarja

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Vateria, Sarja White Dammer, Indian CopalSarja, Sarjaka, Sarjasa (Ayurveda)Raal Safed, Kahruba Shamai (Unani)Hur (Avicenna)Kundurukam (Siddha) Vateria indicaHayne, F.G., Getreue Darstellung und Beschreibung der in derArzneykunde gebräuchlichen Gewächse (1805-1846) Botanical name: Vateria indica (syn. V. malabarica) Parts used: Resin Temperature & Taste: Warm, Dry. Pungent Classification: Uses: 1. Calms the Mind, Benefits the Heart:-Insomnia, Anxiety-Heart weakness…

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