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Er Chen Tang (TCM)

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Er Chen Tang 二陈汤Two Aged Decoction Tradition: TCM Source / Author: Formulary of the Pharmacy Service for Benefiting the People in the Taiping Era: 1107 Herb Name Zhi Ban Xia (Pinellia root)Ju Hong (Tangerine peel) Fu Ling (Poria)Zhi Gan Cao (Fried Licorice) Latin Pinellia ternata, preparedCitrus reticulataPoria cocosGlycyrrhiza uralensis fried Amount 15 grams ea. 9…

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Astringent Decoction

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Astringent Decoction Tradition: Western Source / Author: Pharmacopoeia Pauperum, 1718 Herb Name Burnt Deer horn powderTormentil rootGum Arabic powderPomegranate rind Strong Cinnamon water Latin Cornu Cervii ustaPotentilla tormentilla Acacia arabica Punica granatum Aqua Cinnamonum Amount 1 lb. 4 oz. 2 oz. ea. 1⁄2 pint Preparation: Pour 1 gallon of boiling water upon the Burnt Hartshorn…

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Golden 11 (Gser mdog 11) (Tibetan Medicine)

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Gser mdog bcu gcig གསེར་མདོག་བཅུ་གཅིག།Golden 11 Tradition: Tibetan Source / Author: Herb Name A ru ra (Chebula, yellow)Se bru (Pomegranate)Skyu ru (Emblic)Dug nyung Dza ti (Nutmeg)Gser me (Herpetospermum)Brag zhun (Shilajit) Zi ra dkar po (Cumin)Gur gum (Safflower)Ru rta (Costus)Se ba’i me tog (Rose) Latin Terminalia chebulaPunica granatumPhyllanthus emblicaHolarrhena antidysentericaMyristica fragransHerpetospermumShilajit Cuminum cyminumCarthamus tinctoriusSaussurea lappaRosa sericea…

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Aconite Species of the West

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A review of Aconite Species of the West Aconitum napellusMateria Medica Botanica, Wellman, 1845 IntroductionThe Aconite family is one of the most enigmatic, interesting and useful medicines of Traditional Medicine, and is also potentially one of the most dangerous. All Medicine Traditions recognise the Aconite family, although they were not generally used medicinally in the…

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Cantharides seu Mylabris, Ban Mao

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Cantharides seu Mylabris, Ban Mao 斑蝥 Blister Beetle, Spanish FlyBan Mao (TCM)Zarawih, Telni-Makkhi, Telni-Pokh (Unani)Byang Pa བྱང་པ་ (Mylabris spp., Tibet) Gart der Gesundheit, Cuba, 1485 Cantharides & Buprestes(Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563) A. Cantharis vesicatoria; B. Mylabris cichorii; C. Cantharis vitatta(Scientific and Applied Pharmacognosy, Kraemer, 1915) Mylabris phalerata at the Chengdu Market (Adam, 2012) Mylbaris…

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Gelsemium elegans, Gou Wen PRO

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Gelsemium elegans, Gou Wen 鉤吻 Graceful JessamineGou Wen (TCM) Gelsemium elegansFlora Malesiana (1962) Gelsemium elegans(Photo by Toby Y) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Gelsemium elegansThis is one of only 3 species of Gelsemium and is native to Southeast Asia. Gelsemium sempervirens is native to the US. Parts used: Root, Root-bark, Whole herb. Root is strongest Temperature &…

Papaver, Poppy PRO

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Papaver Capsula, Poppy Capsule Post Khashkhash (Unani) Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Atlas der officinellen pflanzen, Felix, 1899 Botanische wandplaten, 1904–1914 POPPY CAPSULE1. Yellowish-white spotted placentae.  2. Persistent stigma disk.  3. Cross-section of a fruit. Squibb’s Atlas of the Official Drugs, Mansfield, 1919 Botanical name: Papaver spp. P….

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Mukia, Mao Er Gua PRO

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Mukia, Mao Er Gua 帽儿瓜 Madras Pea PumpkinMao Er Gua, Dao Diao Jin Zhong (TCM)Ahilekhana, Trikoshaki (Ayurveda)Musumsukkai (Siddha) Mukia maderaspatanaAnonymous, Plantarum Malabaricum icones (1694-1710) Mukia maderaspatanaKirtikar, K.R., Basu, B.D., Indian medicinal plants (1918) Mukia maderaspatanaPhoto by Vinayaraj) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Mukia maderaspatana (syn. Melothria maderaspatana, Cucumis maderaspatanus, Bryonia scabrella) Parts used: Root, Leaf Temperature &…

12 FORMULAS FOR DIARRHEA

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12 Formulas for Diarrhea The Purpose of our ’12 Formulas’ Pages are to illustratevarious formulas used to treat a specific condition on one page. This can be useful to help Practitioners develop their own Formulas. Rice Pap Boil Rice in Almond Milk and serve with powdered Nutmeg. (Grabelkover, 1599) Syrup of Quinces Quinces are made into…

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Powder for Seminal Debility

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Powder for Seminal Debility Tradition: Ayurveda Source / Author: Herb Name Tribulus seedLicoriceWithaniaCurculigo orchioidesMace Latin Tribulus terrestrisGlycyrrhiza glabraWithania simniferumCurculigo orchioidesMyristica fragrans Amount 10 grams 6 grams ea. 4 grams Preparation: Powder Function: Warms and strengthens the Kidneys Use: 1. Seminal Debility2. Impotence3. Premature Ejaculation Dose: 10–15 grains Cautions: None noted Modifications: Back To POWDERSBack to…

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Calamine, Lu Gan Shi 炉甘石

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Calamine, Lu Gan Shi 炉甘石 Lapis Calminaris, Smithsonite, Zinc sparLu Gan Shi (TCM)Gangs Thigs  གངས་ཐིགས  (‘Drops of Snow’, Tibetan)Rasaka, Kharpara (Ayurveda) Smithsonite(Photo: Rob Lavinsky, iRocks.com) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Mineralogical name: Calamina; Smithsonitum Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Sweet Classifications: 2T. GLUTINATE    2Z. CICATRIZING4b. OPTHALMICS TCM:T. External Medicines Uses: 1. Clears Heat,…

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Liu Shen Wan

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Liu Shen Wan 六神丸Six Miracle Pill Tradition: TCM Source / Author: Handbook of Traditional Chinese Medicinal Preparations Herb Name Niu Huang (Bezoar)Zhen Zhu (Pearl)She Xiang (Musk)Chan Su (Toad Venom)Xiong Huang (Realgar)Bing Pian (Borneol) Latin BezoarMargaritaMoschus moschiferusBufonis venenumArsenic sulphideDryobalanops aromatica Amount 4 1⁄2 grams ea. 3 grams ea. Preparation: Powder finely and mix with wine and…

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