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Sesbania grandiflora PRO

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Sesbania grandiflora Red Wisteria, Swamp PeaPo so cha  པོ་སོ་ཆ  (Fruits, Tibetan)Agasti, Agatya, Muni, Munidrum (Ayurveda)Agatti (Siddha) Sesbania grandifloraBlanco, Flora de Filipinas. (1875) Sesbania grandiflora(Photo by 阿橋) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Sesbania grandiflora (syn. Agati grandiflora) Parts used: Whole Plant; bark; fruit; flowers Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Bitter Uses: 1. Clears Heat, Resists Poison:-Fever, Intermittent Fever (whole…

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Pills for Hot Cough (Zacharia)

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Pills for Hot Cough Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Zacharia Herb Name Licorice juiceStarchTragacanthGum ArabicBitter AlmondsSugar Candy Latin Succus GlycyrrhizaAmylumAstragalus tragacanthAcacia arabicaPrunus amygdalus amaraSaccharum Candi Amount 1 dram each3 drams Preparation: Powder and form Pills with mucilage of Quince seed Function: Clears Heat, soothes the Throat, stops Cough Use: 1. Hot Cough2. Dry or…

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Confection for Dizziness and Vertigo

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Confection for Dizziness and Vertigo Tradition: Western Source / Author: Wirtzung Herb Name CurrantsLicoriceBugloss waterEndive waterpreserved Chebulic Myrobalan preserved Emblic MyrobalanHoney of RosesSugar Latin Ribes nigrum Glycyrrhiza glabra Anchusa officinalisChicorium endiva Terminalia chebula Emblica officinalis Mel RosataSaccharum Amount 1 pound 6 oz. ea. 6 oz. ea. 5 oz. ea. Decoct the Currants and Licorice in…

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

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Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Also called PCOS, Polycystic Ovary Disease Polycystic Ovary Syndrome is a condition where Cysts develop on the Ovaries. It has become the most common hormonal disorder in women of reproductive age. Main Clinical symptoms:Menstrual Irregularity: Amenorrhea (20%) Oligomenorrhea (infrequent menstruation) (70–75%) Anovulation Infertility Hyper-androgenism: Hirsutism Male-pattern balding Acne Other: Obesity (up to…

Depression

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Depression Depression is the feeling of despondency and dejection with a lack of interest or enjoyment in most or all activity. There may be feelings of hopelessness, inadequacy and guilt. It is usually accompanied with low energy, poor appetite and digestion and various other physical symptoms such as headache, insomnia, menstrual disturbances etc. Depression is…

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Syrup of Coltsfoot Compound

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Syrupus Tussilaginus CompositumSyrup of Coltsfoot Compound Tradition: Western Source / Author: Herb Name Coltsfoot rootColtsfoot leafColtsfoot flowerMaidenhairLicorice Latin Tussilago farfaraTussilago farfaraTussilago farfaraAdiantum capillus-venerisGlycyrrhiza glabra Amount ½ lb. 4 handfuls ea.2 handfuls1 oz. Preparation: Boil the bruised roots in 8 pints of Spring Water for half an hour; add the leaves, boil another 15 minutes. Next…

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Abies, Fir Tree

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Abies, Fir Tree Tannub (Unani) Ortus sanitatis, Cube, Johann von, 1501 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Kreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 Abies albaKohler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Botanical name: Abies spp. A number of different species are used:  1. White or Silver Fir: A. alba (dealt with here)  2. Spruce Fir, Norway Spruce Fir: A. excelsa (syn. Pinus abies, P….

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Codonopsis, Klu bdud rdo rje PRO

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Codonopsis, Klu bdud rdo rje Klu bdud rdo rje (C. ovata) (Tibet)Xin Jiang Dang Shen (C. clematidea) (TCM) C. ovata.Edwards’s Botanical Register, vol. 28  (1842) C. ovata (Royle, J.F., Illustrations of the botany … of the Himalayan Mountains and … of Cashmere (1839) Codonopsis clematidea(Photo by Agnieszka Kwiecień) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Codonopsis spp.Several types are…

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Worms

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Worms & Parasites Worms and Parasites have long been recognised in all Traditions as a pathology associated with Disease. Worms and Parasites may be classified as Internal or External; that is, those such as are found inside the body, like intestinal worms, and external parasites such lice. In Traditional Medicine theory, the environment needs to…

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Onosma 7 (Rgwa glo’i sman dmar)

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Rgwa glo’i sman dmar  རྒ་གློའི་སྨན་དམར་Onosma 7 Tradition: Tibetan Source / Author: Herb Name Bri mog (Onosma)Cong zhi tsha btul (Calcite)Ba sha ka (Adhatoda)Shing mnar (Licorice)Ma nu (Inula)Ru rta (Costus)Skyu ru (Emblic Myrobalan) Latin Onosma echioldesCalcitumAdhatoda vasicaGlycyrrhiza glabraInula racemosaSaussurea lappaEmblica officinalis Amount Preparation: Powder and form pills Function: Clears Wind-Heat, Clears Heat from the Blood and…

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Universal Conquering Vajra (Spyi joms rdo rje chan)

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Spyi joms rdo rje chan  སྤྱི་འཇོམས་རྡོ་རྗེ་ཆན་Universal Conquering Vajra Tradition: Tibetan Source / Author: Herb Name Sman chen (Aconite)Rgya tsha (Sal ammoniac)Shug tsher (Juniper)Ldum bu re ral (Dryopteris)Spang spos (Indian Spikenard)Gur gum (Safflower)Gla rtsi (Musk) *Gi wang (Bezoar)Dom mkhris (Bear Bile) ** Latin Aconitum feroxAmmonium chlorideJuniperus recurvaDryopteris fragransNardostachys jatamansiCarthamus tinctorusMoschusCalculus BovisFel Ursi Amount 10 grams ea….

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