Hemorrhoids Hemorrhoids or ‘Piles’ refers to a swollen Vein or group of Veins around the Anus. They may be very painful, may be internal or external, and may present with Blood. The ‘Hemorrhoid Veins’ were long used in Bloodletting, and were said to be filled with Melancholic Blood. Excess of the Melancholy Humor helps produce…
Spirits Distilled Spirits are distilled off Herbs, as well as Animal and Mineral medicines. The advantage is that the qualities of the herbs are kept in a way that will keep. A distilled Spirit can keep indefinately. In Distillation, if Wine is used, the first third distilled off is kept as Spirit, the second-third is…
Pills for Pituitous and Burnt Humors with Hellebore Tradition: Western / Unani Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name Black MyrobalanChebulic MyrobalanBlack Hellebore, preparedTurbith Latin Terminalia chebula (black)Terminalia chebulaHelleborus niger praeparata Operculina turpethum Amount 1 dram ea. 1⁄2 scruple ea. Preparation: Powder, and with Squill juice, form Pills Function: Cleanses Pituitous and Burnt Humors Use: Diseases…
Fritillaria, Bei Mu 贝母 Bei Mu (TCM)A bhi kha ཨ་བི་ཁ་ (Tibetan, F. cirrhosa)A bhi sa mchog (Tibet, F. delavayi)Kshira Kaakoli (Ayurveda, F. cirrhosa) Fritillaria cirrhosa, Chuan Bei MuHooker, Icones Plantarum 1852 Fritillaria thunbergii, Zhe Bei MuThunberg, Icones plantarum japonicarum, 1800 Fritillaria thunbergii(Photo by Piropiro77) (Wikimedia) Grades of Fritillaria Bei Mu (Adam, 2017) Fritillaria Bei Mu (Chengdu Medicine Market. Adam,…
Saffron & Myrrh Myrrh is Warm, Bitter and enters the main blood vessel to move Blood, clears Stasis, resolve Obstructions and relieve Pain. It is most used for Trauma and Bruising, Gynecological disorders, Pain from Blood Stasis, as well as for Cold obstruction of the Lungs. It also is regarded as very strong against Poison….
Swedish Bitters Tradition: Western Source / Author: Urban Hiärne, Royal Physician to the King of Sweden The original version of Urban Hiärne: Herb Name AloeMyrrhRhubarbVenice Treacle *AgaricSaffronZedoaryGentianVodkaSugar Latin Aloe spp.Commiphora molmolRheum palmatumTheriac VenezianFomes officinalisCrocus sativusCurcuma zedoariaGentiana luteaAlcoholSaccharum Amount 26 grams (16 parts) 6.6 grams (4 parts)3.3 grams (2 parts) 1.6 grams (1 part)1.3 liters106 grams…
4H. Nephritic These are medicines appropriated to the Bladder and Kidneys. Aphorisms on Nephritics, collected by Culpeper, (Composita, 1656): That the watery humor may be separated from the Blood, nature has added the Reins [Kidneys] to the rest of the bowels. Because a man should do something alse besides continually piss, the Bladder was added…
Trachelospermum Caulis, Luo Shi Teng 络石藤 Star Jasmine StemLuo Shi Teng (TCM) Trachelospermum jasminoidesGartenflora [E. von Regel], vol. 8 (1859) Trachelospermum jasminoidesHoutte, L. van, Flore des serres et des jardin de l’Europe (1850) Trachelospermum jasminoides flower(Photo by Jim Evans) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Trachelospermum jasminoidesOther species used include T. asiaticum, T. asiaticum var. intermedium Parts used:…
Cuminum, Cumin Sweta Jiraka (Ayurveda)Zeera Safaid (Unani)Zi ra dkar po ཟི་ར་དཀར་པོ (Tibetan) Della Materia Medicinale, Andrea Valuassori, 1562 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Cuminum cyminum Parts used: Seed Temperature & Taste: Very Warm, dry. Pungentattenuates, digests, dissolves, discusses Wind Classifications: 2C INCIDERS. 2D ATTENUATERS OF CONGEALED BLOOD. 2H….
Prostate Cancer Prostate Cancer is a common Cancer in men over the age of 50, being the most common male Cancer after Skin Cancer. In younger males, the normal Prostate is the size of a walnut, but it is usually much larger in older men. About 1 in 8 men will be diagnosed with prostate…
Turnera, Damiana Herba da la Pastora, Old Woman’s Broom Photo by Xavierserratm Turnera diffusaSquibb’s Atlas of the Official Drugs, Mansfield, 1919 T. aphrodisiacaSquibb’s Atlas of the Official Drugs, Mansfield, 1919 Botanical name: Turnera diffusa, T. aphrodisiaca Parts used: Dried herb; leaf and steam Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent, Bitter Uses: 1. Strengthens Spleen, Benefits…
Diseases of the Heart Crooke, Mikrokosmographia, 1618 The Heart is a principal Organ of the Body and is one of the 5 Yin Organs of TCM. The Heart distributes blood and Qi throughout the Body via the Arteries. Due to it being the most active organ and responsible for keeping the body warm, it is…
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