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Powder Against Apoplexy

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Pulvis Contra ApoplexiumPowder Against Apoplexy Tradition: Western Source / Author: Corpus Pharmaceutico Chymico Medicum, 1697 Herb Name White AmberPearlEmerald preparedAloeswoodDeer horn burntPeony root Citron peelCitron seedExtract of Aloeswood Pearled Sugar with Cinnamon oil AmbergrisMusk Latin Succinum albaMargaritaSmaragdusAquillaria agallochaCornu Cervii Paeonia officinalisCitrus medicaCitrus medicaAquillaria agallocha Saccharum perlata cum Cinnamonum Ambre grisMoschus Amount 1 1⁄2 drams 2…

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Delphinium denudatum PRO

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Delphinium denudatum Nirvisha (Ayurveda)Jadwar (Unani) Delphinium denudatum flower(Photo by Delonix, edited) (Wikimedia) Delphinium denudatum root(Calcutta Unani College, Adam, 2019) Botanical name: Delphinium denudatum (syn. D. pauciflorum) Some classical Unani texts differentiate between 4 types of Jadwar: White, Violet, Black and Yellow. Other sources have described 5 types, given in order of preference they are:    1….

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Cordyceps, Caterpillar Fungus, Dong Chong Xia Cao FREE

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Cordyceps, Caterpillar Fungus, Dong Chong Xia Cao 冬虫夏草 Dong Chong Xia Cao (‘Winter Worm, Summer Herb’, TCM)dByar rtswa dgun ‘bu  དབྱར་རྩྭ་དགུན་འབུ་ (Tibet) Dried Cordyceps as available on the Chinese market.(Photo by Rafti Institute) (Wikimedia) Left: uncleaned and cleansed fresh Cordyceps; Right: bunches of graded Cordyceps as sold on the Chinese Market. See also More Photos…

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Decoction to Warm the Head

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Decoction to Warm the Head Tradition: Western Source / Author: Herb Name StoechasBetonySagePeonyRaisinsLicoriceAniseedCarrot seedNutmeg Latin Lavendula stoechas Betonica officinalis Salvia officinalis Paeonia officinalis Vitis vinifera Glycyrrhiza glabra Pimpinella anisum Daucus carrota Myristica fragrans Amount 1⁄2 handful ea. 2 drams1 oz. 3 drams ea.1⁄2 dram Preparation: Prepare a standard decoction Function: Settles Wind, clears Damp and…

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Stephania tetrandra, Han Fang Ji

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Stephania tetrandra, Han Fang Ji 汉防己 Han Fang Ji (TCM) Stephania tetrandraHayata, B., Icones plantarum formosanarum, vol. 1 (1911) Botanical name: Stephania tetrandra Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Bitter, Pungent Classification: C. Clear Damp, Promote UrineD. Clear Wind and Damp Uses: 1. Clears Damp, Promotes Urine -Edema especially of the lower body,…

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Powder for Hernia (Pharmacopoeia Dogmatica)

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Powder for Hernia Tradition: Powder Source / Author: Pharmacopoea Dogmaticum Resititua, 1622 Herb Name ComfreyRupturewortRose hipCoral PearlHematiteTabasheerSealed EarthCinnamonSweet FennelRose sugar Latin Symphytum officinaleHerniaria glabraRosa gallicaCorallum rubrumMargarita HematitumBambusae silicaeTerra SigillataCinnamonum zeylanicumFoeniculum vulgareSaccharum Rosatum Amount 1⁄2 oz.1 oz.3 drams 2 1⁄2 drams ea.4 scruples 2 drams ea. 1 dram ea.sufficient Preparation: Powder Function: Astringent, settles Wind, clears…

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Natron, Sodium Carbonate

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Natron, Sodium Carbonate Soda, Alkali of Soda, Mineral Alkali, Crystallised Alkali, Nitrum Aegypticum, Black Ash (impure), Kali (impure)Natron and Trona (naturally occurring hydrated sodium carbonate)Aphronitrum (a form of native Sodium carbonate, Dioscorides)Bul Tog  ཨུལཏོག་ (Native, Tibetan Medicine)Sajji-Khar when from plants; Sajji-Mati when from the Earth (Unani) NitrumHortus sanitatis, 1491 Salsola australis; contains up to 30%…

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Galangae, Galangal

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Galangae, Galangal, Gao Liang Jiang 高良姜 Gao Liang Jiang (‘High Mountain Ginger’) (TCM)Kulanjana (Ayurveda) Khulanjaan (Unani)Don gra  དོང་གྲ  (Tibet) GalangalParkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Lesser Galangal, AlpinaIcones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1800 Greater and Lesser Galangal rootHerbarium, Matthioli (Polish), 1596 ALIPNA1. Annulate, wavy leaf bases or scars. 2. Simple rhizome. 3, Branched rhizome. 4, Transverse section of…

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Si Ni San

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Si Ni San 四逆散Frigid Extremities Powder Tradition: TCM Source / Author: Shang Han Lun, C.220 Herb Name Chai Hu (Bupleurum) Zhi Shi (Unripe Bitter Orange) Bai Shao (White Peony) Zhi Gan Cao (Fried Licorice) Latin Bupleurum chinenseCitrus aurantiumPaeonia lactifloraGlycyrrhiza uralensis Amount 9–12 grams ea.12-24 grams6–9 grams Preparation: Powder Function: Moves the Liver Qi, opens Obstructions,…

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Bezoar, Niu Huang, 牛黄

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Bezoar, Niu Huang 牛黄 Niu Huang (TCM)Gi Wam གི་ཝང༌  (Tibetan)Fad Zahar Madani, Hajr us Sam (Unani) Bezoar is a stone from the stomach of a quadraped. Classically, it was from the ‘Bezoar-Goat’, Capra aegagrus and related species. In the West, it was differentiated into Oriental (Eastern) and Occidental (Western) varieties, the former being regarded as…

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Betel nut 28 (Go yu nyer brgyad)

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Go yu nyer brgyad  གོ་ཡུ་ཉེར་བརྒྱད་Betel nut 28 Tradition: Tibetan Source / Author: Men Tsee Kang Herb Name Se bru (Pomegranate)Shing tsha (Cinnamon)Pi Pi ling (Long Pepper)Sug smel (Cardamon)Dong khra (Red Ginger) *Gser bye (Vermiculite)Bre ga (Treacle Mustard)A ‘bras (Fever nut)Sra ‘bras (Eugenia) **‘jam-‘bras (Mango kernel)Tskhos (Lacca)Btsod (Madder)Zhu mkhan (Symplocos)Gla rtsi (Musk)Mkhal zo (Canavalia)Utpal (Blue Poppy)Shug…

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