Decoction of Parsley and Radish seeds Tradition: Western Source / Author: An Hospital for the Diseased, gathered by T.C., 1579 Herb Name Radish seedParsley seed Latin Raphanus sativaPetroselinum crispum Amount 1 dram ea. Preparation: Decoct in 1 pint of white wine down to 1⁄2 pint Function: clears Damp, promotes Urine, resolves Stones Use: Gravel and…
Rhinoceros / Bubalus Cornu, Water Buffalo horn Xi Jiao (Rhinoceros horn, TCM)Shui Niu Jiao (Water Buffalo Horn, TCM)Bse ru, བསེ་རུ (Tibetan Medicine) Rhinoceros (Albrecht Dürer, 1515)(Image: Metropolitan Museum of Art) Water BuffaloMuseum Museorum, Valentini, 1704 Water Buffalo(Photo by Djambalawa) (Wikimedia) Zoological name: Traditionally, the Rhinoceros horn supplied this medicine and was used in most Traditions. …
Bdellium, Guggulu Indian BdelliumGuggulu (Ayurveda)Gu gul གུ་གུལ (Tibetan)Muqil (Unani) Ortus Sanitatis, Cube, Johann von, 1501 A Complete History of Drugs, Pomet, London, 1748 Bdellium (Adam, 2017) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Commiphora mukul (syn. Balsamodendrum mukul) Parts used: GumA number of varieties are recognised, the dark-brown and yellow-brown being preferred. Temperature…
Electuarium Exhilarans FrigidumCooling Exhilarating Electuary Tradition: Unani Source / Author: Pharmacopoeia Persica (1681) Herb Name TabasheerRoseWhite BehenBorageCoriander seed *White SandalwoodCucumber seed **Pumpkin seedPurslane seedHawthornAmberPearlSaffronCamphorSugar Candy Latin Bambusae silicaeRosa gallicaCentaurea behenBorago officinalisCoriandrum sativum Santalum albumCucumis sativusCucurbita pepo Portulaceae oleraceaCrataegus laevigataSuccinumMargaritaCrocus sativus CamphoraSaccharum Amount 1 dram ea. 4 drams ea.15 drams6 drams 1⁄2 dram ea.100 drams *…
Shao Yao Gan Cao tang 芍药甘草汤Peony and Licorice Decoction Tradition: TCM Source / Author: Discussion of Cold Damage (Shan Han Lun) c.200 Herb Name Bai Shao (White Peony)Gan Cao (Licorice) Latin Paeonia lactifloraGlycyrrhiza glabra Amount 9–12 grams6 grams Preparation: Decoction Function: Regulates Qi and Blood, calms Wind, stops Spasm Use: 1. Spasms and Muscular tension…
Dza ti bcu bzhi ཛ་ཏི་བཅུ་བཞི་Nutmeg 14 Tradition: Tibetan Source / Author: Instruction Tantra Herb Name Dza ti (Nutmeg)Shin kun (Asafetida)Kha ru tsha (Black Salt)Pi pi ling (Long Pepper)Rgyam tshwa (Rock Salt)Sga skya (Galangal)Pho ba ris (Black Pepper)Se bru (Pomegranate)Sug smel (Cardamon)A ga ru (Aloeswood)Sle tres (Tinospora)Tsabs ru tshwa (Rock salt)Sgog thal (Garlic ashes) Latin Myristica…
Gur Gum bcu gsum གུར་གུམ་བཅུ་གསུམ།Safflower 13 Tradition: Tibetan Source / Author: Men Tsee Kang Herb Name Gur gum (Safflower)Tsan dmar (Red Sandal) **Li shi (Clove)Gi wan (Bezoar) Bse ru (Rhino horn) ***Mtshal (Cinnabar)Jam bras (Fever nut) ****Bong dkar (White Aconite)Ru rta (Costus)A ru ra (Chebula)Ba ru (Belleric)Skyu ru (Emblic)Gla rtsi (Musk) ***** Latin Carthamus tinctoriusPterocarpus…
Tanacetum Parthenium, Feverfew Parthenium, Matricaria, Febrifuga Herbarum Vivae Eicones, Otto Brunfels, 1530 Icones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1804 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Tanacetum parthenium (previously Chrysanthemum parthenium, Matricaria parthenium) Parts used: Herb Temperature & Taste: Cool (Warm in the West), dry. Bitter, Pungent Classifications: 2D ATTENUATERS OF CONGEALED BLOOD3G. EMMENAGOGUE4i. UTERINE…
Gnetum, Mai Ma Teng 买麻藤 Joint FirMai Ma Teng (TCM)Anapendu (Siddha) Gnetum parvifoliumRumphius (Rumpf), G.E., Herbarium amboinense (1741-1750) Gnetum scandens(Photo by Dinesh Valke) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Gnetum parvifolium, G. montanum (syn. G. scandens) Parts used: Stem with Leaf; also the Root; Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Bitter Uses: 1. Clears Wind and Damp: -Wind-Cold-Damp muscle…
Gan Cao Gan Jiang Tang 甘草干姜汤 Licorice and Ginger Decoction Tradition: TCM Source / Author: Essentials from the Golden Cabinet (c. 220 CE) Herb Name Gan Jiang (dried Ginger)Zhi Gan Cao (Fried Licorice) Latin Zingiber officinale Glycyrrhiza uralensis honey-fried Amount 6 grams12 grams Preparation: Decoction Function: Warms the Lungs, Strengthens the Stomach, clears Cold Use:…
Phoenix, Date palm Kharjura (Ayurveda)Khurma (Unani)Tamar, Balha (Arabic)‘Bra go འབྲ་གོ (Tibetan) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Duhamel du Monceau, H.L., Traité des arbres et arbustes, Nouvelle édition [Nouveau Duhamel], vol. 4 (1809) Botanical name: Phoenix dactylifera (syn. P. sylvestris) Parts used: Dried Fruit; Black, Yellow, Red, as well…
Theriac for Pain in the Head Tradition: Western Source / Author: Andrezeos (Omnia Quae extant in Latinum Sermonem Conversa, 1556) Herb Name Stoechas juice concentrateHorehound jucie concentrate WormwoodMastic RhubarbGermanderGround PineHyssop Agaric Latin Lavendula stoechasMarrubium vulgareArtemisia absinthumPistacia lentiscusRheum palmatumTeucrium chamaedrysAjuga chamaepitysHyssopus officinale Fomitopsis officinalis Amount 7 drams ea. 1 aur. weight of the rest Preparation: Powder…
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