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Pacific 6 (Zhi byed drug pa) (Tibetan Medicine)

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Zhi byed drug pa  ཞི་བྱེད་དྲུག་པ།Pacific 6 Tradition: Tibetan Source / Author: Men Tsee Kang Herb Name Ma nu (Inula)Sga skya (Galangal)A ru ra (Chebula)Lcum rtsa (Rhubarb)Cong Zhi (Calcite) **Bul tog (Sodium carbonate) Latin Inula heleniumKaempferia galangaTerminalia chebulaRheum officinalisCalcitum impure Sodium carbonate Amount * 35 grams60 grams95 grams120 grams150 grams180 grams 13 grams26 grams39 grams18 grams14…

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Scorpion, Quan Xie 全蝎

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Scorpion, Quan Xie 全蝎 Chinese Gold Scorpion, Manchurian Scorpion (TCM)Quan Xie (TCM)Aqrab (Unani) Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Buthus mariefranceae (from Morocco), related to the species used in TCM.Photo by Christian Ferrer) (Wikimedia) Scorpion species used in MedicineShaw, G. Zoological Lectures delivered at the Royal Institution, 1809 Bulk Scorpions as used in TCM (Adam, 2011)…

Purging Mixed Humors

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Purging Mixed Humors Bile & Phlegm 1. Rosed Aloes    Aloes                                   4 oz.    Damask Rose juice           1 lb.Soak Aloes in the Rose juice in the sun or a water-bath until the excess moisture has evaporated. Repeat three times with fresh Juice.Dose: 1 scruple–½ dram 2. Pills of…

Tincture of Sage

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Tinctura SalviaeTincture of Sage,Or, Tincture for the Head Tradition: Western Source / Author: Herb Name Red Sage, driedSalt of Tartar Latin Salvia spp.Potassium carbonate Amount 4 oz.2 oz. Preparation: Grind them to powder in a hot mortar, then put them in a vessel and cover with 2 lbs. of Tartarised S.V., Spirit of Sage, or…

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Chitrakadi Kashayam (Plumbago Decoction)

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Chitrakadi Kashayam Plumbago Decoction Tradition: Ayurveda Source / Author: Sushruta Chikitsa Herb Name Chitrak (Plumbago)Indrayava (Holarrhena)Patha (Cissampelos) *Kutki (Picrorhiza)Atis (Aconitum heterophyllum)Haritaki (Chebula) Latin Plumbago zeylanicaHolarrhena antidysentericaCissampelos pareiraPicrorhiza kurroaAconitum heterophyllumTerminalia chebula Amount 1 part ea,. * Cyclea peltata is typically used for Patha today. Preparation: Powder Function: Settles Wind, Clears Damp, Benefits DigestionUsed for Vata-Kapha (Wind-Phlegm)…

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Opening Hepatic Decoction

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Opening Hepatic Decoction Tradition: Western Source / Author: Herb Name Chicory rootAgrimonyMaidenhairHorehoundWormwoodFumitoryAniseedFennel seedGingerRaisinsSenna leaf Latin Chicorium intybusAgrimonia eupatoriaAdiantum capillus-venerisMarrubium vulgareArtemisia absinthumFumaria officinalisPimpinella anisumFoeniculum vulgareZingiber officinalis Vitis viniferaCassia angustifolia Amount 1 oz. 2 drams ea. 1 dram ea. 10 drams ea. Preparation: Decoct, adding the Senna in the last 5 minutes, and steep in the warm…

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Sargassum, Hai Zao PRO

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Sargassum, Hai Zao 海藻 Hai Zao (TCM) Sargassum muticum(Photo by Lamiot) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Sargassum spp. S. pallidum S. fusiforme A number of related species are used including S. vachellianurn, S. siliquastrum, S. muticum, S. herniphyllurn, S. thunbergii Parts used: Dried seaweed Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Salty, Bitter Classification: P. Clears Hot Phlegm Uses:…

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Decoction to Expel Bile (Andernacus)

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Decoction to Expel Bile Tradition: Western Source / Author: Andernacus Herb Name EndiveChicoryAgrimonyBorage flowerBugloss flowerViolet flowerTamarindDamask PruneLicorice Latin Chicorium endivaChicorium intybusAgrimonia eupatoriaBorago officinalisAnchusa officinalisViola odorataTamarindus indicaPrunus domesticaGlycyrrhiza glabra Amount 1⁄2 handful ea. 1⁄2 pugil ea. 1 oz.51 1⁄2 drams Preparation: Decoct Function: clears Heat, clears Bile, benefits the Liver Use: 1. used for Bile disorders;2….

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Cream of Tartar

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Cream of Tartar Dregs of WineDurdi (Unani) Crude Tartar being collected from Wine barrelsOrtus Sanitatis, 1491 Minerological name: Potassium hydrogen tartrate, Potassium Acid Tartrate: Potassium Bitartrate. KHC4H4O6Crude Tartar is collected from wine barrels and is purified to give Cream of Tartar Parts used: Purified Salt“The best and safest dregs [crude tartar] are the dregs of…

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Tincture for Vertigo

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Tincture for Vertigo Tradition: Western Source / Author: Antidotarium medico chymicum reformatum, 1620 Herb Name StoechasEyebrightThymeMarjoramBetonyRosemary flowersLavender flowersAniseed Fennel seedPeony rootHog FennelSquill CloveCinnamonAloeswood Latin Lavendula stoechasEuphrasia officinalisThymus vulgarisOreganum marjoranaBetonica officinalisRosmarinus officinalisLavendula officinalisPimpinella anisumFoeniculum vulgarePaeonia officinalisPeucedanum officinaleScilla maritimaEugenia caryophyllusCinnamonum zeylanicumAquillaria agallocha Amount 1 handful ea. 1⁄2 handful ea. 1 pugil ea. 3 scruples ea. 4 scruples…

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