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Antelope Horn 14 (Rgya ru bcu bzhi)

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Rgya ru bcu bzhi  རྒྱ་རུ་བཅུ་བཞི་Antelope Horn 14 Tradition: Tibetan Source / Author: Herb Name Rgya ru (Antelope horn)Bse ru (Rhino horn) *Sha ru (Deer horn)Gur gum (Safflower)Rgyam mtskhal (Cinnabar) **Tsan dan dmar po (Red Sandal)Dza ti (Nutmeg)Sug smel (Cardamon)Rgya tshos (Lacca)Se bru (Pomegranate)Ba spru (Mirabilis)Dom mkhris (Bear Bile) ***Btsod (Madder)Shug tsher (Juniper)  Latin Cornu Saiga…

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Coptis, Huang Lian FREE

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Coptis, Huang Lian 黄连 Gold Thread, CoptisHuang Lian (TCM)Mamira, Tiktamula (Ayurveda)Mamisa, Mamira (Unani)Myang rtsi spras  མྱང་རྩི་སྤྲས  (Tibetan) Coptis trifoliaMateria Medica Botanica, Wellman, 1845 Coptis japonica var. anemonifolia(Photo by Qwert1234) (Wikimedia) Slices of Coptis Huang Lian showing bright yellow-orange cross-section (Adam, 2017) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Coptis spp.:Several species are used:…

A Synopsis of the Primary Formulas of the Western Tradition

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A Synopsis of the Primary Formulas of the Western Tradition IntroductionTradition Western Medicine has a number of classical formulas that were is use for many centuries, some for over 2000 years. Many of these were of Arab origin, particularly Mesue, but also Nicholas, Rhasis and Avicenna. From all the formulas in use, there was a…

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Pills to Increase Memory

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Pilulae pro MemoriaPills to Increase Memory Tradition: Western Source / Author: Secrets of Art and Nature, John Wecker, London, 1660 Herb Name CubebCalamusNutmegCloveFrankincenseMyrrhAmbergrisMusk Latin Piper cubebaAcorus calamusMyristica fragransEugenia caryophyllusBoswellia sacraCommiphora molmolAmbre gris Moschus Amount 1 1⁄2 drams ea. 5 grains ea. Preparation: Powder, and with Marjoram water, form pills weighing about 1 scruple Function: Clears…

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Pills for Mixed Humors (Mesue)

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Pills for Mixed Humors Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name AgaricRhubarbAloes washedYellow MyrobalanChebulic MyrobalanBlack Myrobalan Latin Fomitopsis officinalisRheum palmatumAloe lotaTerminalia chebula (yellow) Terminalia chebula Terminalia chebula (black) Amount 1 dram ea.1 1⁄2 drams 2 scruples ea. Preparation: Powder, mix with Rose juice and form Pills Function: Purges mixed Humors, especially Pituitous, Bile…

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Aconitum chasmanthum, Vatsanabha PRO

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Aconitum chasmanthum, Vatsanabha Indian Napellus, Indian Aconite, Nepal Aconite (A. ferox)Vatsanabha, Visha, Bish (Ayurveda)Mohri (Hindi)Visha Navi (Siddha)Bong nga nag po  བོང་ང་ནག་པོ  (Tibetan)Sman chen (A spicatum, Tibetan)Beesh (Unani)Zhan Hua Wu Tou (A. chasmanthum, TCM)Ni Bo Er Wu Tou (A. ferox, TCM)Tie Bang Chui   铁棒锤  (A. flavum, A. pendulum, TCM) Aconitum feroxF.E. Kohler, Medizinal Pflanzen, vol. 3…

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Succinum, Amber, Hu Po PRO

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Succinum, Amber, Hu Po 琥珀 Ho Po (TCM)Kahruba (Unani)Trinakanta, Kaharva (Ayurveda)Sbur len སྦུར་ལེན་,  Spos shel སྤོས་ཤེལ་ (Tibet) Hortus sanitatis, 1491 Museum Museorum, Valentini, 1704 A selection of Amber inclusionsMetallotheca Vaticana Opus Posthuman, 1719 Two types of Amber available on the Chinese market (Adam, 2022) BUY AMBER POWDER Amber is semi-fossilized (actually cross-polymerized) ancient tree resin….

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Electuary for Internal Bruising

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Electuary for Internal Bruising Tradition: Western Source / Author: Herb Name RhubarbMadderMumiya (Shilajit)Syrup of Dried Rose Latin Rheum palmatumRubia tinctorum Asphaltum IndicumRosa gallica Amount 2 oz. ea. 1⁄2 oz. ea. Preparation: Powder the dry ingredients, then mix with the Syrup to form an Electuary Function: Moves Blood, clears Heat Use: Bruising, Trauma; Internal Bruising and…

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Patrinia, Bai Jiang Cao PRO

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Patrinia, Bai Jiang Cao 败酱草 Bai Jiang Cao (TCM) Patrinia scabiosifolia Loddiges, C.L., botanical cabinet [C. Loddiges] (1828) Patrinia villosa(Photo by 阿橋) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Patrinia villosa, P. scabiosifolia (P. scabiosaefolia ) Parts used: Whole Herb (sometimes just the root is used) Temperature & Taste: Slightly Cool, dry. Pungent, Bitter Classification: B. Clears Heat and…

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Hippophae, Sea Buckthorn PRO

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Hippophae, Sea Buckthorn, Star Bu སྟར་བུ Star Bu  (Tibetan)Sha Ji  沙棘 (TCM) Flora von Deutschland (10), Kohler, 1882 Hippophae rhamnoides(Photo by AnRo0002) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Hippophae spp.Three types are used in Tibetan Medicine: H. rhamnoides (Large Star bu) H. salicifolia (Medium Star bu) H. tibetana (Small Star bu) Parts used: Fruit Temperature & Taste: Warm,…

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Echinacea FREE

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Echinacea Cone-flower, Purple Cone-flower, Black Sampson Echinacea purpureaWitte, H., Flora. Afbeeldingen en beschrijvingen van boomen, heesters,éénjarige planten, enz., voorkomende in de Nederlandsche tuinen, 1868 Echinacea purpurea(Photo by James St. John) (Wikimedia) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Echinacea purpurea (syn. Rudbeckia purpurea), E. pallida, E. angustifolia Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste:…

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