Cynanchum stauntonii, Bai Qian 白前 Willowleaf Swallow-wortBai Qian (TCM) Botanical name: Cynanchum stauntonii, C. glaucescens Parts used: Root and RhizomeOn the market 2 different products are available: 1. Bai Qian consists of Root and Rhizome. 2. E Guan Bai Qian (‘Goose-tube Bai Qian‘) is the hollow rhizome with roots removed. This is regarded as stronger….
Calendula, Marigold CalthaMe tog gur gum མེ་ཏོག་གུརགུམ་ (Tibetan Medicine) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Kreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 Icones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1800 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Calendula officinalis Parts used: Flower Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent Classifications: 2L. EMOLLIENT3A. SUDORIFICS & DIAPHORETICS. 3C. ALEXIPHARMIC. 3D. CORDIALS & CARDIACS. 3E. DIURETIC. 3G….
Powder to Strengthen the Memory Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Nicholas (Nicolai Magni, De Medicis Pulveribus, 1545) Herb Name CalamusMarjoramThymeStoechasNigellaCloveCardamonOrris Latin Acorus calamusOreganum marjoranaThymus vulgarisLavendula stoechasNigella sativaEugenia caryophyllusElettaria cardamomumIris germanica Amount 3 drams 2 drams ea.1⁄2 oz. Preparation: Powder Function: Clears Damp, benefits the Brain and Memory Use: 1. Strengthens the Memory2. Used for…
Xiao Huo Luo Wan 小活络丸Lesser Open the Channels Pill Tradition: TCM Source / Author: Formulary of the Pharmacy Service for Benefiting the People in the Taiping Era: 1107 Herb Name Chuan Wu (Sichuan Aconite) Cao Wu (Wild Aconite)Dan Nan Xing (Arisaema)Di Long (Earthworm) Ru Xiang (Frankincense)Mo Yao (Myrrh) Latin Aconitum carmichaeli prepared Aconitum kusnezoffi prepared…
Se ‘bru dang ne སེ་འབྲུ་དྭངས་གནས།Pomegranate 5 with Saffloweror Se ‘bru dwans ma gnas ‘jog སེ་འབྲུ་ དྭནས་ མ་གནས་ འཇོག་Pomegranate Sanctuaryor Se ‘bru dangs gnas སེ་འབྲུ་་ དངས་ གནས་Pomegranate Maintainer of Essence Tradition: Tibetan Source / Author: Herb Name Se bru (Pomegranate seed)Shing tsha (Cinnamon)Sug smel (Cardamon)Pi pi long (Long Pepper)Gur gum (Safflower) Latin Punica granatumCinnamonum zeylanicumElettaria cardamomumPiper…
Eladi GutikaPills of Cardamon Tradition: Ayurveda Source / Author: API (Bhaisajya Ratnavali) Herb Name Ela (Cardamon)Indian leaf (Tamalaki)Tvak (Cinnamon)Pippali (Long Pepper)Sarkara (Sugar Candy)Madhuka (Licorice)Kharjura (Date)Mrdvika (Raisin)Madhu (Honey) Latin Elettaria cardamomumCinamomum tamalaCinamomum zeylanicumPiper longum SaccharumGlycyrrhiza glabraPhoenix sylvestrisVitis vinifera Mel Amount 6 grams ea.24 grams 48 grams ea.sufficient Preparation: Beat the Dates and Raisins to a soft…
Powder for Hardness of the Kidneys Tradition: Western Source / Author: Nicolas (Nicolai Magni, De Medicis Pulveribus, 1545) Herb Name Cucumber seedPumpkin seedMarshmallow seedMallow seedLinseed Latin Cucumis sativus Cucurbita pepo Althea officinalis Malva sylvestris Linium usitatissimum Amount 1⁄2 oz. ea. Preparation: Powder Function: Open Obstructions, clears Heat, softens to resolve Hardness Use: Hardness (sclerosis) of…
Angelica Canda (Unani) Historia unnd Beschreibung Influentischer, Thurneisserus, 1578 Krauterbuch, Rihel, 1565 Left: Angelica sativa; Right: Angelica sylvestrisKrauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Kohlers Medizinal Pflanzen, Vol. 2, 1888 Angelica rootNotes on Pharmacognosy, Otto Augustus Wall, 1902 LEFT: EUROPEAN ANGELICA ROOT; RIGHT: ANGELICA SEEDSquibb’s Atlas of the Official Drugs, Mansfield, 1919 Botanical name: Angelica archangelicaSeveral Wild species were…
Electuarium Regale Royal Electuary Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name Pine nutSweet AlmondsWhite SugarRose WaterSweet Almond OilOil of RosesCinnamonCloveYellow SandalwoodAloeswoodAmbergrisMusk Latin Nux PineaPrunus amygdalus dulcisSaccharum albumAqua RosaOleum Amygdalus dulcis Oleum RosataCinnamonum zeylanicumEugenia caryophyllusSantalum citrinumAquillaria agallochaAmbre grisMoschus Amount 8 oz.6 oz.4 lbs.1 1⁄2 lbs. 3 oz. ea.8 1⁄2 drams 3 drams ea. 4…
Troches of Basil Seed Tradition: Unani Source / Author: Herb Name Sweet Basil seedChicory seedPurslane seedPumpkin seed Latin Ocinum basilicumChicorium intybusPortulaceae oleraceaCucurbita pepo Amount 10 grams ea. Preparation: Powder, form Troches with Oxymel Function: Clears Liver Heat, opens Obstructions Use: 1. Hepatitis2. Hepatosis 3. Jaundice Dose: 2–3 grams Cautions: None noted Modifications: Back To TROCHESBack…
Diseases of the Nerves Crooke, Mikrokosmographia, 1618 Diseases of the Nerves refers to what is generally classed as ‘Wind’ diseases in Traditional Medicine. It refers to nervous disorders and nervous irregularities, and diseases of the Brain which are caused by Wind. This is covered under the page Wind Diseases, and also by looking up individual…
Pulvis Triasantalum, or Pulvis Diatrion Santalon,or DiatrisantalumPowder of Three Sandalwoods Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Nicholas Praepositus Herb Name 3 Sandalwoods prepared *Red RosesSugar CandyRhubarbTabasheerLicorice juicePurslane seedsWhite starchGum ArabicTragacanthMelon seedCucumber seedPumpkin seedGourd seedEndiveCamphor Latin Santalum & Pterocarpus spp.Rosa gallica SaccharumRheum palmatumBambusae silicaeSuccus GlycyrrhizaPortulaceae oleraceaAmylum Acacia arabicaAstragalus tragacanthCitrullus vulgarisCucumis sativusCucurbita pepoCucurbitas spp.Chicorium endivaCamphora Amount 3…
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