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Piper methysticum, Kava PRO

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Piper methysticum, Kava Kava KavaKa Wa Hu Jiao 卡瓦胡椒 (TCM) Image from Natural History Museum, London Piper methysticum (Photo by Forest & Kim Starr) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Piper methysticum Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent, slightly Bitter. Numbing Uses: 1. Moves the Qi, Calms the Nerves:-Anxiety, mild Depression; in Anxiety, its effects…

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Skin Diseases

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Skin Diseases in General Skin diseases are generally acknowledged to be due to Blood disorder, especially Heat or Heat and Toxin of the Blood. Cases with Burning indicate excess Heat; when there is itching, Wind is involved. Weeping as is seen in ‘Wet Eczema’ indicates involvement of Damp. Skin diseases may also be associated with…

Colitis

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Colitis Colitis is a chronic inflammation of the Bowel lining. Symptoms Abdominal pain or bloating Diarrhea Constant urge to defecate Bloody stool Fever Causes Infection (Viral, Bacterial, Parasitic) Food Poisoning Poor blood supply to the colon (Ischemic Colitis) invasion of the colon wall with collagen or lymphocytes Inflammatory Bowel Disease (Crohn’s or Ulcerative Colitis Other…

Preparers and Purgers of Phlegm

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Preparers and Purgers of Phlegm Unani Medicines to Purge PhlegmMateria Medica in Arabic & Persian, Shirazy, 1793 Water and Fluid are aspects of Phlegm Humor but have their own Purgatives called Hydragoga: See also:Introduction to Humoral MedicinePurging the HumoursPreparers and Purgers of BilePreparers and Purges of MelancholyPurging Mixed Humors Preparers of Phlegm Purgatives of Phlegm…

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Fraxinus rhynchophylla, Qin Pi PRO

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Fraxinus rhynchophylla, Qin Pi 秦皮 Korean or Chinese Ash treeQin Pi (TCM)Stab seng  སྟབ་སེང༌ (Tibet) F. chinensisNakai, T., Trees and shrubs indigenous in Japan proper [Dai Nihon jumokushi] (1935-1951) Fraxinus rhynchophylla(Photo by 阿橋) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Fraxinus rhynchophylla (syn. F. chinensis)Other sources reportedly used in TCM include: F. bungeana, F. szaboana (syn. F. chinensis var…

Tanacetum umbelliferum, Buzidan PRO

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Tanacetum umbelliferum, Buzidan Sweet PellitoryBuzidan (Unani)Boozaidaan (Arabic)Metha Akarkara (Ayurveda) ‘Buziden from Ortus Sanitatis (Cube, Johann von, 1501). Tanacetum umbelliferum(Calcutta Unani College, Adam, 2019) Botanical name: Tanacetum umbelliferum (syn. Pseudohandelia umbellifera) Parts used: Root“Buzfdan which is white, thick, multistripped and rough, is the best, but one which is thin, whitish and smooth, is inferior”. (Avicenna) Temperature…

Saraca, Ashok

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Saraca, Ashok Sorrowless TreeAshoka, Hempushpa (Ayurveda)Asoku (Siddha) Saraca asocaFlore des serres et des jardin de l’Europe, Houtte, 1853 Botanical name: Saraca indica, S. asoca Parts used: Bark; less commonly seed, leaf, flower Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Bitter, astringent Uses: 1. Clears Heat, Stops Bleeding:-menorrhagia, metrorrhagia; all cases of excess menstrual. bleeding (especially useful in…

Tincture of Mastic

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Tinctura MastichesTincture of Mastic Tradition: Western Source / Author: Herb Name Mastic in fine powderTartarised SV (or SV) * Latin Pistacia lentiscusSpiritum Vitae Tartar Amount 1 oz.6 oz. Preparation: Set in a sealed vessel and digest in a gentle warmth for 14 or 20 days, shaking daily. Then decant the clear liquor and keep for…

Cheiranthus, Wallflower

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Cheiranthus, Wallflower Cheiri, GillyflowerTudri Surkh, Gul Shabo (Unani) Bessler, Basilius, Hortus Eystettensis, vol. 2: Secundus ordo collectarum plantarum aestivalium, 1620 Flora von Deutschland (14), Kohler, 1883 Botanical name: Cheiranthus cheiri (syn. C. fruticulosus, C. helveticus, C. intermedius, C. luteus, C. muralis, Erysimum cheiri, E. helveticum; Leucoium luteum). Four types were used: the yellow type (luteus)…

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Leonotis, Granthiparni PRO

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Leonotis, Granthiparni Lion’s Ear, Christmas CandlestickGranthiparni (Ayurveda)Then Thumbai (Siddha) Leonotis nepetifoliaBotanical Register, vol. 4: (1818) Leonotis nepetifolia in Peru(Wonderful Photo by Cbrescia) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Leonotis nepetifolia Parts used: Primarily Root (API); Herb (leaf); Flower Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Bitter, Pungent Uses: 1. Relieves Wind, Resists Poison:-Fever; Intermittent Fever (leaf decoction); also used in…

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Actiniopteris, Mayurashikhaa PRO

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Actiniopteris, Mayurashikhaa Peacock’s TailMayurashikha, Sahastrahi (Ayurveda) Actiniopteris radiataL. van Houtte, Flore des serres et des jardin de l’Europe (1845) Botanical name: Actiniopteris radiata (syn. A. dichotoma, A. australia) Parts used: Root; according to some sources, the whole plant is used. Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Uses: 1. Benefits Fertility, Astringes Essence:-promotes conception; used for infertility-classically…

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Camptotheca, Xi Shu PRO

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Camptotheca, Xi Shu 喜树 Happy TreeXi Shu (TCM) Camptotheca acuminataManual of Vascular Plants of the Lower Yangtze Valley China (Wikimedia) Camptotheca mature fruit(Photo by Syrio) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Camptotheca acuminata Parts used: Fruit; Root bark Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Bitter, Pungent, Toxic Classification: Uses: 1. Clears Heat and Toxin:-Herpes, Psoriasis (topical)-Toxic Sores–Hepatosplenomegaly caused by…

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