Photos of Tibetan Medicine Personal training for Adam from traditional Thangkas delivered by the Director of Men Tsee Kang Tibetan Medicine Institute in Lhasa. (Adam, 2009) Thangkas used in teaching Tibetan Medicine at Men Tsee Kang in Lhasa. (Adam, 2009) The Dispensatory at one of the Tibetan Medicine factories in Lhasa. A specially arranged guided…
Spang rgyan bco lnga སྤང་རྒྱན་བཅོ་ལྔ།Gentiana algida 15 Tradition: Tibetan Source / Author: Men Tsee Kang Herb Name Spang rgyan dkar poTsan dkar (White Sandal)A ru ra (Chebula)Ba ru (Belleric)Skyu ru (Emblic)Cu gang (Tabasheer)Ru rta (Costus)Gser Me (Herpetospermum) *Li shi (Clove)Dza ti (Nutmeg)Sle tres (Tinospora)Ar ga ru (Aloeswood)Ldum nag dom mkhris **Sro lo dmar po (Rhodiola)Shing…
Xi Jiao Di Huang Tang 犀角地黄汤Rhino Horn and Rehmannia Decoction Tradition: TCM Source / Author: Thousand Ducat Formulas (Qian Jin Yao Fang) Herb Name Xi Jiao (Rhino horn) *Sheng Di Huang (Rehmannia)Chi Shao Yao (Red Peony)Mu Dan Pi (Tree Peony root bark) Latin Rhinoceros unicornisRehmannia glutinosaPaeonia veitchiiPaeonia suffriticosa Amount 3 grams24 grams9 grams6 grams *…
Cepa, Onion Piyaz (Unani) Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Two varieties of OnionKreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 Left: A. oleraceum, Right: A. cepaFlora von Deutschland, Kohler, 1886 Botanical name: Allium cepaVarious related species are used similarly: Spring Onion: A. fistulosum; Chinese Onion: A. macrostemon, A. oleraceum and others Parts used: Bulb; mostly the…
Trochisci Gordonii Troches of Gordon Tradition: Western Source / Author: Gordon Herb Name Armenian EarthDragon’s BloodIvoryRose MyrrhMelon seedGourd seedPumpkin seedCucumber seedWhite Poppy seedMallow seedCotton seedPurslane seedQuince seedMyrtle seedGum ArabicTragacanthPine nutPistachioCrystal SugarSugar PenidsLicoriceBarleySweet Almonds Latin Terra ArmeniusDaemonorops dracoEborisRosa gallicaCommiphora molmolCitrullus vulgarisLagenaria vulgarisCucurbita pepoCucumis sativusPapaver somniferumMalva sylvestrisGossypium herbaceumPortulaceae oleraceaCydonia oblongaMyrtus communisAcacia arabicaAstragalus tragacanthNux Pinea Pistachio verumSaccharum crystallatumSaccharum…
Bdellium, Guggulu Indian Bdellium, Indian Myrrh, Mukul MyrrhGuggulu (Ayurveda)Gu gul གུ་གུལ (Tibetan)Muqil (Unani)Hei Yun Xiang 黑云香 (TCM) Ortus Sanitatis, Cube, Johann von, 1501 A Complete History of Drugs, Pomet, London, 1748 Bdellium (Adam, 2017) Botanical name: Commiphora mukul (syn. Balsamodendrum mukul) Parts used: GumA number of varieties are recognised, the dark-brown and yellow-brown being preferred….
Powder to Restore Tradition: Western Source / Author: Peter Concellini (Nicolai Magni, De Medicis Pulveribus, 1545) Herb Name Coriander seed confected AniseedCinnamonAromaticum RosatumChicken Gizzard skin prepared Latin Coriandrum sativum Pimpinella anisum Cinnamonum zeylanicumAromaticum RosatumGalli Stomachichum Corium Amount 2 oz. 1 oz. 6 drams ea.1 oz. Preparation: Powder the herbs and Gizzard skin, and with twice…
Erythrina, Hai Tong Pi 海桐皮 Coral Bean Tree, Indian Coral TreeHai Tong Pi (TCM)Paribhadra (Ayurveda)Kaliyanamurukkan (Siddha)Mkhal zho dkar po (Tibetan Medicine) Erythrina variegataBlanco, M., Flora de Filipinas, ed. 3 (1877-1883) Erythrina variegata flower(Photo by Sajith Erattupetta) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Erythrina variegata L. var. orientalis (syn. Erythrina indica)E. arborescens is also used in Sichuan, China and…
Troches for Pleurisy from Heat with Vehement Fever Tradition: Western / Unani Source / Author: De morbus internis curandis, Mesue, 1551 Herb Name Violet juiceTragacanthAniseedLicorice juiceMelon seedGourd seedPumpkin seedCucumber seedMallow seedMarshmallowMelilot Latin Viola odorataAstragalus tragacanthPimpinella anisumSuccus GlycyrrhizaCitrullus vulgarisLagenaria vulgarisCucurbita pepoCucumis sativusMalva sylvestrisAlthea officinalisMelilotus officinalis Amount equal parts Preparation: Powder and mix with mucilage of Linseed…
Mastic, Mastic Gum LentiskMastagi (Unani) Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Kreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 Botanische wandplaten (1904–1914) Left: P. lentiscus Right: P. terebinthusFlora von Deutschland (21), Kohler, 1885 BUY MASTIC Botanical name: Pistachio lentiscus (syn. Lentiscus mastiches)Related species which have supplied Mastic or have been used as a substitute include P. terebinthus, P. cabulica (‘Roman Mastic’, ‘East…
Syrupus Florum Nymphaeae Syrup of Water Lilies Tradition: Western Source / Author: Herb Name Fresh Water Lily flowersViolet flowersLettuce seedPurslane seed Gourd seed Latin Nymphea albaViola odorataLactuosa sativaPortulaceae oleraceaCucurbitas spp. Amount 1 1⁄2 lbs. 2 oz. 1⁄2 oz. ea. Preparation: Boil in 4 lbs. of Water until one quarter has been consumed; to the strained…
Human Urine Tong Bian (Boy’s Urine, TCM) Zoological name: Homo sapiens Parts used: 1. Adult Urine2. Boy’s Urine (best, used in East and West) Temperature & Taste: Cool, moist. Salty Classification: dissolving, cleansing, discussing, resists Putrefaction Uses: ADULT URINE:1. Moves the Blood (TCM, West)-pain from blood stagnation; internal or external trauma-‘The common people do advise,…
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