Nagaradi Kvatha Churnaor Amrtottara Kvatha Churna Tradition: Ayurveda Source / Author: The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India, Government of India, 2007 Herb Name Shunthi (Ginger root)Guduchi (Tinospora)Haritaki (Chebulic Myrobalan) Latin Zingiber officinale Tinospora cordifolia Terminalia chebula Amount 2 parts 6 parts 4 parts Preparation: PowderTo prepare a decoction, boil the herbs in water until reduced to…
Bai Hu Jia Ren Shen Tang 白虎加人参汤White Tiger plus Ginseng Decoction Tradition: TCM Source / Author: Discussion of Cold Induced Disorders (Shang Han Lun) C.220 Herb Name Shi Gao (Gypsum)Zhi Mu (Anemarrhena)Geng Mi (Nonglutinous Rice)Zhi Gan Cao (Fried Licorice) Ren Shen (Ginseng) Latin Calcium sulphateAnemarrhena asphodeloidesOryza sativaGlycyrrhiza uralensis Panax ginseng Amount 30 grams9 grams9 grams3…
Symplocos Cortex, Lodhra Sapphireberry, SweetleafLodhra (Ayurveda)Velli-lethi (Siddha)Lodh Pathani (Unani)Satrak (Arabic)Hua Shan Fan (S. chinensis) (TCM) Symplocos racemosaEngler, H.G.A., Das Pflanzenreich, Symplocaceae, 1901 Symplocos racemosa bark(Photo by Miansari66) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Symplocos racemosa (syn. S. beddomei, S. candolleana)In some parts of India other species are used: S. laurina, S. spicata, S. ramosissima, S. sumuntia, S. cochinchinensis…
Orobanche, Broomrape Gro shang rtse གྲོ་ཤང་རྩེ (Tibetan Medicine)Cao Cong Rong, Lie Dang (Sky-blue Broomrape, O. coerulescens, TCM) Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Orobanche Major (O. caryophyllacea)Curtis, Flora Londinensis, vol. 4: 1781-1784 Orobanche albaA.G. Dietrich, Flora regni borussici, vol. 4 (1836) A number of Broomrape varieties found in England and Europe including (from…
The Art of PhysickSection A. Of the 7 Naturals2. Temperaments D. What is a Temperament? C. A Temperament is a proportion of the Four chief Elementary Qualities proper for the true exercise of the Natural Functions. Avicen[na] defines a Temperament to be a Quality arising from the Elements proportionally mixed. Galen calls it the beginning…
Lepidium seu Descurainia, Ting Li Zi 葶苈子 Pepperweed, Pepper grassTing Li Zi (TCM)Shang tshe dkar po ཤང་ཚེ་ དཀར་པོ་ (Descurainia, Tibetan Medicine) Lepidium apetalumClark, G.H., Fletcher, J., Farm weeds of Canada Descurainia sophiaKorsmo, E., Unkrauttaflen – Weed plates – Planches des mauvaises herbes – Ugressplansjer (1934-1938) Lepidium apetalum(Photo by Dalgial) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Two separate plants supply…
Electuary to Strengthen the Liver Tradition: Western Source / Author: Catilina (Omnia Quae extant in Latinum Sermonem Conversa, 1556) Herb Name RhubarbLaccaCloveAloeswoodRoseMadder Latin Rheum palmatumLaccifer laccaEugenia caryophyllusAquillaria agallochaRosa gallica Rubia tinctorum Amount equal parts Preparation: Powder and with decoction of Pistachio shells and Honey, form an Electuary Function: Open Obstructions, Strengthens the Liver Use: 1….
Sophora moorcroftiana, Skyi ba སྐྱི་བ་ Sandliving SophoraSkyi ba (Tibet)Sha Sheng Huai (TCM) Sophora moorcroftiana var. davidii (syn Sophora davidii)(Photo by Denis.prévôt) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Sophora spp. S. moorcroftiana (syn. Astragalus moorcroftiana) S. davidii Parts used: Seed Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Bitter Classification: Uses: 1. Clears Heat and Damp: (Tibet, TCM)-Jaundice (Tibet, TCM)-Indigestion, Stomachache 2….
Boladi VatiPills of Myrrh Tradition: Ayurveda Source / Author: Siddha Yoga Sangraha Herb Name Bola (Myrrh)Tankana (Borax) friedKasisa (Green Vitriol) BhasmaHingu (Asafetida)Kumari (Aloe) Latin Commiphora myrrhaSodium borateFerrous sulphateFerula assafoetidaAloe barbadensis Amount 2 parts 1 part ea. Preparation: Powder, and with decoction of Indian Spikenard (Jatamansi) grind to a paste, from which form pills. Function: Moves…
Diseases of the Kidney in General Der gantzen Artzenei, Dryander, 1542 Primary Tibetan Medicine for Kidney diseases Barberry Skyer paLacca Rgya skyegsMadder Btsod Canavalia Mkhal maCaesalpinia Jam brasMango kernel A bras Chebula A ru raCardamon Sug smelSchisandra Da trig Malva Icham paTribulus Gze maShilajit (Brag zun) See NEPHRITIC MEDICINES to see primary Heating and Cooling…
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Syrupus de Fumaria major Syrup of Fumitory Greater Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name Yellow MyrobalanChebulic MyrobalanBugloss flowersBorage flowersViolet flowersWormwoodDodder LicoriceRoseMother of ThymePolypody rootPruneRaisinsTamarindCassia pulp Latin Terminalia chebula (yellow) Terminalia chebulaAnchusa officinalisBorago officinalis Viola odorataArtemisia absinthumCuscuta europeaGlycyrrhiza glabraRosa gallicaThymus serpillumPolypodium vulgarePrunus domesticaVitis viniferaTamarindus indicaCassia fistula Amount 2 1⁄2 oz. ea. 1 oz….
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