Pilulae de Rhabarbaro cum AgaricoPills of Rhubarb and Agaricor, Pills to Purge Bile and Phlegm Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name RhubarbAgaricYellow MyrobalanChebulic MyrobalanAloes washed Latin Rheum palmatumFomitopsis officinalisTerminalia chebula (yellow) Terminalia chebulaAloe lota Amount equal parts Preparation: Powder, then form pills with a suitable liquid. Function: Purges Bile, Phlegm and Pituitous…
Pillari Marundu ‘Medicine for Infants’ Tradition: Siddha Source / Author: Herb Name Vacha (Calamus) Latin Acorus calamus Amount Preparation: Full roots of Calamus are covered was Castor oil then charred over a fire. The charred roots are then powdered and mix with Ghee to form a paste. Function: Benefits Digestion, strengthens the Mind and Nerves…
Ke Xue Fang 咳血方 Coughing Blood Formula Tradition: TCM Source / Author: Teachings of Dan-Xi (Dan Xi Xin Fa) Herb Name Qing Dai (Indigo)Zhi Zi (Gardenia)Gua Lou Ren (Trichosanthes)Fu Hai Shi (Pumice)He Zi (Chebula) Latin IndigoGardenia jasminoidesTrichosanthes kirilowiiPumiceTerminalia chebula Amount equal parts Preparation: Powder and form pills with equal parts of Honey and Ginger juice…
Primula, Shang dril ཤང་དྲིལ་ Shang dril (Tibet) Primula secundifloraCurtis, W., Botanical Magazine (1914) Primula sikkimensisRegel, E.A. von, Gartenflora (1876) Botanical name: Primula spp.A number of species are used in Tibetan Medicine: Shang dril smug po (Brown): P. calderiana Shang dril dkar po (White): P. reidii, P. atrodentata Shang dril ser po: (Yellow): P. sikkimensis Shang…
Magnolia bark, Hou Po 厚朴 Hou Po (TCM)Hara-Champa (Unani) Magnolia denudatumKerner, Hortus sempervirens, 1812 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Magnolia officinalis, M. officinalis, var. bilobaMagnolia denudata is used synonymously in Unani. Parts used: Bark Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Bitter, pungent Classification: J. Aromatics that Resolve Dampness Uses: 1. Moves Stomach…
Pills for Cold and Moist Cough of Paulus Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Paulus Herb Name MyrrhSaffronPine nutQuince seedFennel seedAniseedSweet AlmondsBitter AlmondsWhite Poppy seedLicorice juice Latin Commiphora molmolCrocus sativusNux PineaCydonia oblongaFoeniculum vulgarePimpinella anisumPrunus amygdalus dulcisPrunus amygdalus amaraPapaver somniferumSuccus Glycyrrhiza Amount equal parts Preparation: Powder and form pills with Sugar Penids and Fennel juice Function:…
2D. Attenuaters of Congealed Blood Anti-thrombotic, Anticoagulant These have the effects of Inciding or Cutting Medicines, but are used for clotted or congealed Blood, as well as clotted milk in women’s breasts. They are likewise similar to the stronger sort of Attenuaters. They have several spheres of activity: Trauma, Bruising Chronic Fixed, stabbing pain, including…
Gypsum, Shi Gao 石膏 Shi Gao (TCM)Godanti (Ayurveda)Jibsin (Unani)Selenite, Lapis Selenite; Lapis Specularis: Affroselinum, Glacies Marie; the Crystallized form of Gypsum GypsumHortus sanitatis, 1491 GypsumDie Mineralien, Weber, J. C., 1871 Gypsum (Chengdu Medicine Market, Adam, 2016) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Mineralogical name: Calcium sulphate Temperature & Taste: Very Cold, dry. Sweet, slightly…
Eugenia, Clove, Ding Xiang 丁香 Caryophyllatus aromaticusAnthophyllum: Mother Cloves: Mature ClovesLavanga (Ayurveda)Kirambu, Ilavankam (Siddha)Ding Xiang (TCM); Mother Clove is Mu Ding Xiang (literally “Mother Clove”)Li Shi ལི་ཤི (Tibetan)Qaranful (Unani) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Medical Botany, Woodville, Hooker, Vol. 3, 1832 Botanische wandplaten, 1904–1914 Anthophyllum or ‘Mother Clove’Notes on Pharmacognosy, Otto Augustus Wall, 1902…
Curcuma root, Yu Jin 郁金 Yu Jin (TCM) Roscoe, Monandrian plants of the order Scitamineae, 1854 Whole Roots of Yu Jin (Chengdu Medicine Market, Adam, 2016) Botanical name: Curcuma spp.: C. aromatica (syn. C. wenyujin) C. longa (generally considered best) C. kwangsiensis C. phaeocaulis C. chuanyujin (in Sichuan) Other species appear to supply the market…
Powder for Dysuria Tradition: Western Source / Author: Pharmacopoea Wirtenbergica, 1785 Herb Name Marshmallow rootLicoriceCotton seedWhite Poppy seedPurslane seedBarley Armenian EarthGum ArabicTragacanthWhite Sugar Latin Althea officinalisGlycyrrhiza glabraGossypium herbaceumPapaver somniferum albaPortulaceae oleraceaHordeum vulgare Terra ArmeniusAcacia arabicaAstragalus tragacanthSaccharum album Amount 1 oz. 1⁄2 oz. 2 drams ea. 1⁄2 oz. ea. 1 dram ea.1⁄2 oz. Preparation: Powder Function:…
Cyathula, Chuan Niu Xi 川牛膝 CyathulaChuan Niu Xi (TCM) Cyathula officinalisPhoto by 北極企鵝觀賞團 (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Cyathula officinalis Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Neutral. Sweet, Bitter Classification: k. Medicines that Move the Blood Uses: 1. Moves the Blood, Clears Stasis:-Amenorrhea, Dysmenorrhea from Blood stasis-also to promote Labor-Pain from Trauma 2. Clears Wind-Damp:-Lower Back pain-Arthritic…
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