Complexion, to promote Healthy Healthy complexion depends on several factors. Healthy Blood, clean Blood, and free and unobstructed capillary circulation. Blood deficiency leads to a lack of proper nutrition to supply the skin, leading to dry, lifeless skin and premature aging. Blood with excess filth will cause dirty skin leading to spots, pimples and acne….
Blood Heat ‘Blood Heat’ can have different implications. Heat of the Blood may cause Red, inflammatory Skin conditions such as Eczema or Acne. In TCM, the concept of Blood Heat is where a pathogen has moved from the superficial level (exterior) of the body into the interior. This classically is seen in the progression of…
Syrupus Phthisicus,Or, Syrupus Helix ResumptivusOr, Syrupus ResumptivusSyrup Against Consumption,Or, Syrup of Snails Resumptive,Or, The Resumptive Syrup Tradition: Western Source / Author: Renodeus Herb Name Snail FleshBarleyDateRaisins LicoriceJujubeSebestenCotton seedMelon seedGourd seedCucumber seedLettuce seedWhite Poppy seedColtsfoot LungwortVioletWater Lily flowers Latin HelixHordeum vulgare Diospyros lotus Vitis vinifera Glycyrrhiza glabra Ziziphus jujubaCordia spp Gossypium herbaceum Citrullus vulgarisCucurbita spp.Cucumis sativus…
Vinum EuphrasiaWine of Eyebright Tradition: Western Source / Author: Herb Name EyebrightWine Latin Euphrasia officinalisVinum Amount 1 handful1 gallon Preparation: Preparation: steep for several days, then strain hard. It is best to tie the herb in cloth to be soaked in the wine, squeezing it out hard regularly. This way, the wine can be taken…
Useful Medical Texts Below are a few Medical texts worthy of downloading The Practice of Physick. In seventeen several books. Wherein is plainly set forth, the nature, cause, differences, and several sorts of signs; together with the cure of all diseases in the bodyRivière, LazareThe works of of French Physician Lazarus Rivierus, as he was…
Pills for Spermatorrhea Tradition: Western Source / Author: Lemery (Pharmacopeia Universal, Lemery, 1749) Herb Name BistortTormentilWater Lily rootIvy berryLettuce seedRue seedAgnus CastusAmberGoats BloodMasticDragons BloodNutmeg Latin Polygonum bistortaPotentilla tormentillaNymphea albaHedera helixLactuosa sativa Ruta graveolensVitex agnus-castusSuccinumCapra sanguisPistacia lentiscusDaemonorops dracoMyristica fragrans Amount 1⁄2 dram ea. Preparation: Powder, and with Venice Turpentine, form pills Function: Astringent, clears Heat, strengthens…
Miscellaneous External Formulas Ear Drops Tincture for Tinnitus Gargles Gargle for Swollen Tonsils (Wirtzung)John’s Water
Dza ti lnga pa ཛ་ཏི་ལྔ་པ།Nutmeg 5 Tradition: Tibetan Source / Author: Herb Name Dza ti (Nutmeg)Pi pi ling (Long Pepper)Ru rta (Costus)Snying zho shaMa nu (Inula) Latin Myristica fragransPiper longumSaussurea lappaChoerospondias axillarisInula racemosa Amount Preparation: Pills or Powder Function: Settles Wind, Warms the Body Use: 1. Colic2. Wind affecting the Heart3. Twisting feeling in the…
Morina, Spyang tsher སྤྱང་ཚེར་ Spyang tsher (Tibet)Ci Xu Duan (TCM)Bishkandara (Ayurveda) Morina longifoliaLindley, J., Edwards’s Botanical Register (1840) Morina nepalensisCurtis, W., Botanical Magazine (1887) Morina longifolia(Photo by Vinayaraj) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Morina spp.Several types are differentiated: Spyang tsher: Morina nepalensis (syn. M. betanicoides) Spyang tsher dkar po (White): Morina longifolia, M. kokonorica, M. polyphylla Spyang…
Decoction to Promote Appetite Tradition: Western Source / Author: Medicus Officiosus, Weinhart, 1724 Herb Name Chicory rootBarberry rootWormwoodBlessed ThistleCentaury Latin Chicorium intybus Berberis vulgaris Artemisia absinthum Carduus benedictus Centaurium erythraea Amount 1 handful ea. 1⁄2 handful Preparation: Form a standard decoction Function: Clears Heat and Damp, stimulates Digestion Use: Poor Appetite; good for Digestive disorders…
Balivivan Tradition: Ayurveda Source / Author: Herb Name Shatavari (Asparagus)Rakta Taruni (Rose)Amalaki (Emblic Myrobalan)Pippali (Long Pepper)Pippali Mula (Long Pepper root) Ashwagandha (Withania)Vacha (Calamus) Latin Asparagus racemosusRosa gallicaEmblic officinalisPiper longum Piper longumWithania somniferaAcorus calamus Amount 800mg ea. 400mg ea. 50mg Preparation: The above is prepared as a syrup with 100mls of Syrup containg the above quantities….
Zangs thal nyer lnga ཟངས་ཐལ ་ཉེཪ་ལྔ།Copper 25 Tradition: Tibetan Source / Author: Herb Name Zangs thal (Copper Bhasma)Bse ru (Rhino horn) *Gi wan (Bezoar)Mtshal (Cinnabar)Rgya ru (Antelope horn)Dza ti (Nutmeg)Sug smel (Cardamon)Ka ko la (Amomum)Cu gang (Tabasheer)Gur gum (Safflower)Li shi (Clove)Tig ta (Swertia)Hong len (Picrorrhiza)Ba sha ka (Adhatoda)Tsan dkar (Sandalwood)Ut pal (Blue Lotus)Na ga ge…
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