Expert Electuary for the Memory Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: De morbis internis curandis, Mesue, 1551 Herb Name Chebulic MyrobalanLong Pepper Latin Terminalia chebulaPiper longum Amount 1 lb.3 oz. Preparation: Powder, mix with Honey, and aromatize with Gallia Moschata 3 drams, Musk 1⁄2 dram Function: Strengthens the Brain Use: 1. Failing Memory, Amnesia 2….
Rubus, Kan da ka ri ཀན་ད་ཀ་རི Kan da ka ri (Tibetan) Rubus niveusBotanical Register, vol. 10 (1824) Rubus niveus(Photo by Forest & Kim Starr) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Rubus spp.Several types of Kanda ka ri are recognised in Tibetan Medicine: Kanda ka ri dkar po (Kanda ka ri), R. niveus (White barked variety) Kanda ka ri…
Chondrodendron, Pareira Curare, Velvet Leaf. Ice VineNan Mei Fang Ji (TCM) Chondrodendron tomentosumBentley and Trimen, Medicinal Plants, Vol 2, 1875 Cross-section of the rootManual of Organic Materica Medica, Sayre, 1879 Botanical name: Chondrodendron tomentosum (syn. C. scabrum)A number of related plants were available as varieties of Pareira Parts used: Root, Stem Temperature & Taste: Bitter,…
Myrobalan, Belleric Bibhitaki (Ayurveda)Thandrikkai , Tanrikkay (Siddha)Bahera (Unani)Ba Ru Ra བ་རུ་ར (Tibetan)Mao He Zi 毛诃子 (TCM) Belleric MyrobalanIllustrations of Indian Botany, Wight, 1840 Chebulic, Emblic, Belleric, Citrine (Yellow) and Indian (Black) MyrobalanA Complete History of Drugs, Pomet, London, 1748 1. Yellow (Citrine) Myrobalan 2. Black (Indian, Nigrum) Myroabalan 3. Chebulic Myrobalan 4. Emblic Myrobalan 5. Belleric Myrobalan Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Left…
Diseases of the Stomach Hippocrates first said “All Disease begins in the Stomach”. In all Traditions, great importance is placed on the Stomach as the seat of “First Digestion”. Signs of Stomach dysfunction include Nausea, Loss of Appetite, Acid Regurgitation and Stomach Pain. The Stomach is prone to the following main disorders: Stomach Heat: excess…
Powder for Scrofula Tradition: Western Source / Author: Renodeus (Dispensatorium medicum, 1615) Herb Name CinnamonCloveNutmegSpikenardOlibanumPepperCoriander seedDiagridium Latin Cinnamonum zeylanicumEugenia caryophyllusMyristica fragransNardostachys jatamansiBoswellia sacra Piper nigrumCoriandrum sativum Convovulus scammonia preaparata Amount 1 dram 2 scruples 1⁄2 oz. 2 drams Preparation: Powder Function: Clears Cold-Phlegm, resolves Swellings Use: 1. Scrofula2. Lymphadenitis Dose: Take 1 dram with Figwort…
Senile Dementia & Alzheimer’s Disease Senile Dementia includes a range of disorders associated with deterioration of the Brain function. It may include personality changes, amnesia, impaired reasoning etc. Its cause is generally age-related deterioration of the Brain, but these symptoms may occur as a result of earlier brain trauma or mini-strokes. Alzheimer’s Disease is the…
Eryngium, Sea Holly Shaukah al-Yahud, Qirsana (Unani, Avicenna) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Medical Botany, Stephenson & Churchill, 1831 E. campestre.Flora von Deutschland (4), Kohler, 1884 E. planumFlora von Deutschland (4), Kohler, 1884 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Eryngium spp.Although E. maritimum is the principle species, several species…
Shang Zhong Xia Tong Yong Tong Feng Wan上中下通用通风丸Pill to treat Painful Wind Anywhere Tradition: TCM Source / Author: Herb Name Huang Bai (Amur cork-tree bark) *Cang Zhu (Red Atractylodes) Tian Nan Xing (Arisaema)**Shen Qu (Fermented Leaven)Chuan Xiong (Sichuan Lovage) Tao Ren (Peach kernel)Long Dan Cao (Gentian)Han Fang Ji (Stephania)Bai Zhi (Angelica dahurica)Qiang Huo (Notopterygium)Wei Ling…
Syrup of Hyssop Tradition: Western Source / Author: De morbus internis curandis, Mesue, 1551 Herb Name HyssopMaidenhairLicoriceCelery rootFennel rootAniseedHorehoundRaisinsJujubeOrrisFenugreekMallow seedMarshmallow seedFig DateCalamint Latin Hyssopus officinaleAdiantum capillus-venerisGlycyrrhiza glabraApium graveolensFoeniculum vulgarePimpinella anisumMarrubium vulgareVitis viniferaZiziphus jujubaIris germanicaTrigonella foenum-graecumMalva sylvestrisAlthea officinalisFicus caricaDiospyros lotusCalamintha officinalis Amount 5 drams 6 drams ea. 5 drams ea.3 drams 1 oz.20 2 1⁄2 drams…
Platycodon, Jie Geng 桔梗 Balloon Flower rootJie Geng (TCM) Platycodon grandiflorumHoutte, Flore des serres et des jardin de l’Europe, vol. 22 (1845) Platycodon grandiflorumPhoto by Kurt Stueber (Wikimedia) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Platycodon grandiflorum Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Neutral. Bitter, Pungent Classification: P. Clears Cold Phlegm Uses: 1….
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