Cleanse the Blood ‘Cleansing the Blood’ is a term used more commonly by modern practitioners, so has been added here to facilitate easier clinical application. Unclean Blood will be most evident in the skin. Dirty, patchy, spotty skin will be the best immediate indication of unclean blood. Blood cleansing medicines may be applicable to skin…
Decoction for Spitting Blood Tradition: Western Source / Author: Wirtzung Herb Name JujubesSebestenGum ArabicTragacanthAniseedMallow seedSteeled water Latin Ziziphus jujuba Cordia sppAcacia arabica Astragalus tragacanth Pimpinella anisum Malva sylvestris Aqua chalebs Amount 2 drams ea. 1 dram ea.1 quart Preparation: Decoct until one third has been decocted Function: Nourishes Lung, benefits Yin and Qi, stops Bleeding…
Halerpestes, Chu rug sbal lag ཆུ་རུག་སྦལ་ལག་ Chu rug sbal lag (TibetJian Mao Gen Shu 碱毛茛属 (TCM) Halerpestes cymbalariaOeder, G.C., Flora Danica (1761-1861) Halerpestes cymbalaria(Photo from USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database) Halerpestes sarmentosa(Photo by Юлия, edited) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Halerpestes spp. H. cymbalaria (syn. Ranunculus cymbalaria) H. tricuspis (syn. Ranunculus tricuspis) H. sarmentosa H. salsuginosa Other related species…
Clove & Nutmeg Clove is Warm, Dry, and very Pungent. It has a special function of coursing the Qi, or guiding and regulating the Qi. It can help guide medicines into the channels, especially the Central channel, for which it has a special function in Tibetan Medicine. Its guiding nature regulates, while its penetrating nature…
Sama Sarkara Churna Tradition: Ayurveda Source / Author: Bhaisajya Ratnavali Herb Name Shunthi (Ginger)Marica (Black Pepper)Pippali (Long Pepper)Nagakesara (Mesua)Tejapatra (Indian leaf)Tvak (Cinnamon)Ela (Cardamon)Sita (Sugar Candy) Latin Zingiber officinalePiper nigrumPiper longumMesua ferreaCinnamomum tamalaCinnamomum zeylanicumElettaria cardamomumSaccharum Amount 70 grams60 grams50 grams40 grams30 grams20 grams10 grams280 grams Preparation: Powder Function: Warms the Stomach, Clears Phlegm, Stops Cough Use:…
Rooster (From Manuscript 13th C., British Library, Harley 3244) Zoological name: Gallus domesticus Parts used: Whole Bird, Blood Uses: BILE (Slightly Cool. Bitter):-Heat-type Cough, Whooping Cough. (TCM, Asia)-Gravel. (TCM)-Applied to poor eyesight, conjunctivitis, ulcers and boils (TCM)-applied to various eye problems and eye growths in the West. BLOOD (Neutral, Salty):The blood from a Cocks Comb…
Ceruse, White Lead Cerussa; Flake Lead; Psimytim, AphidegiOxydum Plumbi, Oxydum Plumbi album, Cerussa alba, Subcarbonas Plumbi, Carbonas Plumbi, Subacetas PlumbiIsfidaj (Unani) Ortus Sanitatis, Beck, 1517 Cerussite crystals on Duftite matrix (from Namibia)Photo by Rob Lavinsky iRocks.com Mineralogical name: Ceruse. Basic Lead Carbonate. PbCO3 (Pb 80%; PbO 86.3%; CO2, 11.3%)It is a complex salt composed of…
Ephedra Ma Huang & Apricot kernel Xing Ren Ephedra is very Warm, dry, pungent and a little Bitter. It moves the Lung Qi, opening and dispersing congestion of the Lungs. It powerfully opens the Lungs and regulates the Qi to settle Cough and Wheezing. Apricot (or Almond) kernel is slightly Warm, slightly Moist and a…
Infusum Aurantii CompospitumCompound Infusion of Orange Peel Tradition: Western Source / Author: Herb Name Orange peel, driedLemon peel, freshCloves, bruised Latin Citrus aurantium Citrus limonum Eugenia caryophyllus Amount 2 drams 1 dram 1⁄2 dram Preparation: Infuse in 1⁄2 pint boiling water for 15 minutes, covered, then strain. Function: Carminative, stops Spasms Use: 1. Indigestion2. Colic…
Materia Medica for Skin Diseases Taken from:A Treatise on the Materia medica andTherapeutics of the Skin, Piffard, 1881 ABSINTHIUM (Right)Affections of the skin with heat and itching ACETIC ACIDGlacial Acetic acid is used Topically to destroy epithelial tissue Hyperhidrosis, Scabies PsoriasisTrichophytosisWarts, corns, callosities Nävus Lupus erythematosus Clavus, condylomata acuminata (injected)Clavus, verrucas, and molluscum contagiosum Pruritus…
Sanguis Draconis, Dragon’s Blood, Xue Jie 血竭 Xue Jie (TCM)Damm ul Akhwain (Unani)Raktaniryaas, Khoon-kharaabaa (Daemonorops draco, Ayurveda)Khoonkharaba, Heeradokhi (Dracaena cinnabari, Ayurveda) Traditional source of Dragon’s Blood according toParkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Dracaena cinnabarBalfour, I.B., Botany of Socotra, 1888 Daemonorops draco (syn. Calamus draco)Martius, C.F.P. von, Historia Naturalis Palmarum, 1826 A ball of Dragon’s Blood with…
Tamarisk Tamarisk, French TamariskIhavuka, Shaavaka (Ayurveda) Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Several varieties of TamariskParkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 T. gallicaIllustrations of Indian Botany, Wight, 1840 Tamarix gallica in flower(Photo by Miguel Angel Masegosa Martínez) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Tamarix gallicaOthers used include T. aphylla, T. dioica, T. indicaSee also the related Chinese Tamarisk, T. chinensis. Parts used: Wood;…
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