Potion to Cool the Blood Tradition: Western Source / Author: Wirtzung Herb Name Endive waterLettuce waterPurslane waterPomegranate syrupSyrup of Water Lily Latin Chicorium endiva Lactuosa sativa Portulaceae oleracea Punica granatum Nymphea alba Amount 4 oz ea.. 2 oz.1 oz. Preparation: Mix and divide into 3 doses Function: Clears Kidney Heat, clears Heat from the Blood…
First written March 20th 2020UPDATED AND EXPANDED MARCH 25th This article will be updated as new information becomes available.CHECK BACK OCCASIONALLY TO LOOK FOR UPDATES IntroductionThe following has been collected from several Chinese sources including the recently published: Manual of Chinese Medical Intervention for Suspected Mild COVID-19 Handbook of COVID-19 Prevention and Treatment, The First…
Infusion for Jaundice Tradition: Western Source / Author: Riverius Herb Name MadderCelandineSea WormwoodCentauryCinnamonSaffron Latin Rubia tinctorumChelidonium majusArtemisia maritimaCentaurium erythraeaCinnamonum zeylanicumCrocus sativus Amount 1⁄2 oz.1 handful 1 pugil ea.1⁄2 dram 1⁄2 scruple Preparation: Infuse in 8 oz. of white wine; strain, add Sugar 1⁄2 oz. and dissolve. Function: Clear Liver Heat, opens the Liver, relieves Jaundice…
MedicineTraditions for TCM Practitioners How Can MedicineTraditions be used by TCM Practitioners? As a Practitioner of TCM for more than 25 years, I have great respect for TCM and have seen many wonders achieved with its use. However, for the past 20 years I have also studied various other Traditions including Tibetan Medicine, Unani and…
12 Formulas for the Sight The Purpose of our ’12 Formulas’ Pages are to illustratevarious formulas used to treat a specific condition on one page. This can be useful to help Practitioners develop their own Formulas. The following Formulas are typical of those used to clarify the Sight and improve Vision in Traditional Medicine.It was typical…
Photos of Chinese Materia Medica The following shows photos of some of the main TCM Materia Medica as available on the Chinese Herbal Medicine market. Detailed illustrations and photos are available in the Medicine Monographs. Detailed Photos of Individual Medicines: AconiteCordyceps Various grades of White (American) Ginseng Various types and grades of Pinella (Ban Xia),…
Euonymus, Gui Jian Yu 鬼箭羽 Winged Spindle tree, Winged Euonymus Gui Jian Yu (TCM) Euonymus alatusCurtis, W., Botanical Magazine (1919) Botanical name: Euonymus alatus (syn. E. alata) Parts used: Winged branches Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Pungent, Bitter (Classed as Warm in Barefoot Doctors Manual) Classification: Uses: 1. Moves the Blood, Promotes Menstruation:–Amenorrhea, Dysmenorrhea–Metrorrhagia-Postpartum stasis,…
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Galium odoratum, Woodruff Sweet Woodruff, Woodroof, WoodrowelXiang Che Ye Cao (TCM) Galium odoratumIllustrated Flora, Vol 3, Britton and Brown, 1913 Galium odoratumMasclef, A., Atlas des plantes de France, vol. 2 (?) Botanical name: Galium odoratum (syn. Asperula odorata)Salmon (Botanologia) listed: 1. Common (White-flowered) Woodruff 2. Blue-flowered Woodruff 3. Small Stone-break Woodruff Parts used: Herb collected…
Ba spru gsum thang བ་སྤྲུ་ གསུམ་ ཐང་Withania 3 Decoction Tradition: Tibetan Source / Author: Herb Name Ba spru (Withania) *Ra mnye (Soloman’s Seal)Gze ma (Tribulus) Latin Withania somniferaPolygonatum officinaleTribulus terrestris Amount 9 grams ea. * Note Ba spru generally refers to Mirabilis himalaica. However, Withania is an accepted substitute for Mirabilis. This formula from Russian…
Rubus fruticosus, Blackberry Bramble Fuchs, L., New Kreüterbuch (1543) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Rubus fruticosus (syn. R. fructicosus)R. villosus (Low-running or Tall Blackberry), R. flagellaris, R. nigrobaccus, R. cuneifolius are also used. Parts used: Fruit (ripe and unripe), Leaf Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Sweet Classification: R. AstringentThe unripe fruit is…
Punica Flos et Pericarp, Pomegranate Flower & Rind Wild Pomegranate Flower–Balaustium; Dadima (Ayurveda)–Anar, Bidana (Unani)–Ruman, Ruman Halw, Ruman Murr (Arabic);Cultivated Pomegranate flower: CytinoiPomegranate Rind:–Shi Liu Pi (TCM) Ortus Sanitatis, Cube, Johann von, 1501 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Flora von Deutschland (25), Kohler, 1886 Pomegranate fruit (left), Pomegranate flower, double (right)Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum,…
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