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Sagapenum, Sagapen FREE

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Sagapenum, Sagapen SerapinumSakbinaj (Unani)  Krauter Buch und kunstliche Conterfeyungen, 1703 Sagapen in containers for exportKrauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Ferula persica Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Ferula persica (syn. Peucedanum persicum) Parts used: Gum Temperature & Taste: Hot, dry. Pungent Classifications: 4j. NERVINE Uses: 1. Clears Cold-Phlegm and Damp:-clears Phlegm, Water and Damp…

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Clove 35 (Li shi so lnga)

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Li shi so lnga  ལི་ཤི་སོ་ལྔ་Clove 35 Tradition: Tibetan Source / Author: Men Tsee Kang Herb Name Li shi (Clove)Gur gum (Safflower)Yung ba (Turmeric)Se ‘bru (Pomegranate)Shing tsha (Cinnamon)Rgun ‘brum (Raisin)Lan tshva (Rock Salt)Shu dag (Calamus)Byi tang ga (Embelia)Hong len ser po (Picrorhiza)Ru rta (Costus)Shing mngar (Licorice)Spos dkar (Frankincense)Thal rdor (Cassia seed)So ma ra dza (Psoralea)Cu gang…

Simple Vinegars

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Simple Vinegars Vinegar of Rose   Dried Rose buds                      1 lb.  Vinegar                                    12 lbs. Set in the Sun for 40 days, strain, and add an equal amount of fresh Rose buds.    ‘It comforts the Head and Stomach, represses Inflammations, and cools the Heat of…

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Sarsaparilla, Sarsaparilla PRO

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Sarsaparilla Ushba (Unani) Icones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1804 Medical Botany, Woodville, 1810 Left: Rio Negro (Brazillian) Sarsaparilla root; Center: Hondruas Sarsaparilla root; Right: Mexican Sarsaparilla rootNotes on Pharmacognosy, Otto Augustus Wall, 1902 Bundles of Sarsaparilla as imported; the 2 on the left from Honduras;the middle from Mexico; the large on the right from Brazillian (Para).A…

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*Collinsonia canadensis

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Collinsonia, Stoneroot Stone Root Collinsonia canadensis Descourtilz, Flore [pittoresque et] médicale des Antilles (1821-1829) Collinsonia canadensis (Photo by H. Zell) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Collinsonia canadensis Parts used: Root, Rhizome Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Uses: 1. Clears Heat and Damp, Promotes Urine, Clears Stones:-Edema, Fluid retention, Ascites-Acute Urinary Tract Infection, Bladder Pain-Gravel and Stones of…

Phlegm

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Phlegm Kapha (Ayurveda)Tan (TCM)Bad Kan (Tibet)Balgam (Unani) Phlegm can be either a condition in itself marked by excess Phlegm, or related to the Phlegm Humor or a Phlegmatic Constitution. In Humoral Theory, excess Phlegm is viewed as being due to improper digestion and an excess of Phlegm-producing Foods. Therefore, medicines to digest Phlegm mixed with…

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Pills for Epilepsy from Melancholy of Serapion

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Pills for Epilepsy from Melancholy of Serapion Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Serapion (De morbus internis curandis, Mesue, 1551) Herb Name Hiera PicraDodderLapis lazuli preparedScammony preparedColocynthBlack Hellebore, preparedIndian Spikenard Latin Hiera PicraCuscuta europeaLapis Azureus praeparataConvovulus scammoniaCitrullus colocynthusHelleborus niger praeparata Nardostachys jatamansi Amount 5 drams10 drams7 drams 2 drams ea. Preparation: Form a confection with…

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Imperata, Bai Mao Gen PRO

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Imperata, Bai Mao Gen 白茅根 Japanese Blood Grass, Lalang Grass, Woolly Grass, Thatch GrassBai Mao Gen (TCM)Darbha (Ayurveda) Jaume Saint-Hilaire, J.H., La flore et la pomone francaises, vol. 5  (1832) Imperata cylindrica(Photo by L. M. Marsh) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Imperata cylindrica var. majorThere are a number of synonyms: Imperata allang, I. angolensis, I. arundinacea, I….

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Varahi’s Combination (Phag mo grub sbyor)

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Phag mo grub sbyor  ཕག་མོ་གྲུབ་ གྲུབ་ སྦྱོར་Varahi’s Combination Tradition: Tibetan Source / Author: Herb Name Cong zhi (Calcite) **A ru ra (Chebula)Shing tsha (Cinnamon)Sug smel (Cardamon)Se bru (Pomegranate seed)Pi pi ling (Long Pepper)Pho ril nag po (Black Pepper)Rgyam tshva (Rock Salt)Sga skya (Galangal)Ru rta (Costus)Gur gum (Safflower)Brag zhun (Shilajit) Latin Cal;cium carbonateTerminalia chebulaCinnamonum zeylanicumElettaria cardamomumPunica…

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Syrup of Chebulic Myrobalan

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Syrup of Chebulic Myrobalan Tradition: Western Source / Author: Riverius, Opera Medica, 1737 Herb Name Chebulic Myrobalan stonedYellow Myrobalan stonedRaisins Latin Terminalia chebulaTerminalia chebula (yellow) Vitis vinifera Amount 10 drams 5 drams 2 oz. Preparation: Decoct in 26 oz. water (or Chalybeat water) to the consumption of one-third. Strain, dissolve in sugar 10 drams, then…

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Cocos, Coconut

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Cocos, Coconut Indian nutNarikela (Ayurveda)Narjeel (Unani)Thenkai (Siddha) Kreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 F.E. Koehler, Medizinal Pflanzen, vol. 3 (1890) Botanical name: Cocos nucifera (syn. Cocos indica) Parts used: Coconut water, Dried pulp, Oil Temperature & Taste: Cool, moist. Sweet“Hot in the first phase of the Second degree and Dry in the first degree. It contains some noticeable…

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Decoction of Fumitory of Mesue

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Decoction of Fumitory Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name Chicory juiceEndive juiceHop juiceBorage juiceFumitory juiceYellow MyrobalanBlack MyrobalanRaisinsTamarind Latin Chicorium intybus Chicorium endiva Humulus lupulus Borago officinalis Fumaria officinalis Terminalia chebula (black) Vitis viniferaTamarindus indicaTerminalia chebula (yellow) Amount 4 oz. ea. 2 drams ea. 1 oz. 3 oz. Preparation: Boil the juices, removing…

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