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Phyla, Ya She Huang PRO

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Phyla, Ya She Huang 鸭舌黄 Wild SageYa She Huang, Peng Lai Cao (TCM)Jalapippali (Ayurveda)Vashira (Sanskrit)Poduthalai, Potutalai (Siddha)Bukum (Unani) Phyla nodifloraSibthrop, J., Smith, J.E., Flora Graeca (drawings) (1845-1847) Phyla nodiflora(Photo by Kenraiz) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Phyla nodiflora (syn. Lippia nodiflora, Verbena nodiflora) Parts used: Whole herb Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Bitter, Pungent. Slightly Toxic Classification:…

Garlic Milk (Lasuna Kshira) (Ayurveda)

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Lasuna Kshira Garlic Milk Tradition: Ayurveda Source / Author: Herb Name Lasuna (Garlic)MilkWater Latin Allium sativum LacAqua Amount 10 grams 250 mls. 1 liter Preparation: Boil down to the consumption of the water. Function: Clears Phlegm and Damp, strengthens the Lungs Use: 1. Asthma2. Pneumonia 3. Sciatica4. Intermittent Fever with shivering Dose: The above can…

Mithridate and Theriac

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Mithridate & TheriacThe Noble Medicines Against all Poison & InfectionBy Adam Tate (2017) Theriac pot dated 1782 from the Hospices de Beaune(Image by jebulon in Public Domain) There were two great and noble compounds used throughout Europe since ancient times. These were Mithridate and Theriac.    The former, named after Mithridate (132-63 BC), King of Pontos,…

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Pills of Isaac Heben

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Pills of Isaac Heben Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Isaac Heben Herb Name AloeAgaricMasticColocynthSarcocollaStoechasHyssopScammony prepared Latin Aloe spp.Fomitopsis officinalisPistacia lentiscusCitrullus colocynthusAstragalus sarcocollaLavendula stoechasHyssopus officinaleConvovulus scammonia Amount 6 drams4 drams 2 drams ea. 1 dram ea. Preparation: Powder and form pills the size of chickpeas with Fennel water Function: Clears Phlegm, stops Cough and Wheezing…

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Pestilential Pills of Basil

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Pestilential Pills of Basil Tradition: TCM Source / Author: Antidotarium medico chymicum reformatum 1620 Herb Name AloeRhubarbMyrrhZedoarySaffron Latin Aloe spp.Rheum palmatumCommiphora molmolCurcuma zedoariaCrocus sativus Amount 2 drams 1 dram ea. 1 scruple ea. Preparation: Powder and form pills with Lemon juice Function: Opens Obstruction, cleanses excess, prevents Infection, moves Blood Use: 1. prevents Infection during…

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Bidens tripartita, Water Agrimony, Lang Ba Cao

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Bidens tripartita, Water Agrimony, Lang Ba Cao 狼杷草 Water Agrimony, Bur Beggarsticks, Bur Marigold, Bastard HempHepatorum, EupatoriumLang Ba Cao (TCM) Bidens tripartitaKorsmo, E., Unkrauttaflen – Weed plates – Planches des mauvaises herbes – Ugressplansjer (1934) Botanical name: Bidens tripartita (syn. B. comosa, B. connata) Parts used: Whole Plant in flower Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry….

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Ephedra root, Ma Huang Gen PRO

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Ephedra root, Ma Huang Gen 麻黄根 Ma Huang Gen (TCM) Ephedra spp.Alpini, P., De plantis exoticis libri duo, 1629 Above: Ephedra sinica growing wild near Urumqi, Xinjiang, China (Adam, 2017) Botanical name: Ephedra sinica, E. intermedia Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Neutral. Sweet Classification: R. Astringent Uses: 1. Astringes to Stop Sweating:-Spontaneous Sweating from…

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Cremanthodium nepalense, Sngo sga PRO

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Cremanthodium nepalense, Sngo sga སྔོ་སྒ་ Nepalese ChrysanthemumSngo sga (Tibet)Nibo er Chui Tou Ju  尼泊尔垂头菊 (TCM) Cremanthodium reniforme(Photo by Krzysztof Golik) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Cremanthodium spp.Two main types of Sngo sga are noted in Tibetans texts: Sngo sga: C. nepalense Sngo sga mi lpags ye shes: C. purpurea C. discoideum and C. reniforme are also said to…

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Innate Heat & Radical Moisture

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by Adam Tate, September, 2019 ‘Two natural principles of life are laid down by the Chinese, viz. vital heat and radical moisture, of which theSpirits [Qi] and the Blood are the vehicles.They call the Vital Heat Yang, and theRadical Moisture Yin’.(The Chinese Traveller, 1772) Introduction One of the great attractions to Chinese Medicine are some…

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Anchusa, Alkanet

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Anchusa tinctoria, Alkanet Dyers Bugloss, Spanish Bugloss, Alkanna Salmon, Botanologia, 1710 Andrews, The botanist’s repository, 1809-1810 Hand-Atlas Medicinisch-Pharmaceutischer, 1884 Botanical name: Alkanna tinctoria (syn. Anchusa tinctoria, Lithospermum tinctoria)Salmon listed 6 varieties, only the first 3 being used medicinally:  1. Great Yellow Alkanet, Anchusa  2. Lesser Alkanet with purple flowers, Anchusa altera  3. Small Alkanet with…

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Pinus Lignum, Song Jie PRO

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Pinus Lignum, Song Jie 松节 Chinese Red Pine, Knotty Pine WoodSong Jie (TCM) Pinus. massonianaLambert, A.B., description of the genus Pinusand some other remarkable plants (1828-1837) Botanical name: Pinus spp.  1. P. tabuliformis (syn. P. leucosperma)  2. P. massoniana (syn. P. sinensis)  3. P. yunnanensis Parts used: Wood Shavings / Branch nodes Temperature & Taste:…

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Plaster of Calamine

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Emplastrum de Lapis CaliminarisPlaster of Calamine Tradition: Western Source / Author: Herb Name Prepared CalamineTuttyGold LithargeCeruse MasticMyrrhCamphor Latin Zinc carbonateZinc oxideLead oxideLead carbonatePistacia lentiscusCommiphora molmolCamphora Amount 1⁄2 oz. ea. 1 oz.1⁄4 oz.1 1⁄2 drams1 dram2 scruples Preparation: Form a Plaster according to art, with a little Turpentine. A little Honey may also be added. Function:…

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