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Zhi Sou San

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Zhi Sou San  止嗽散Stop Cough Powder Tradition: TCM Source / Author: Medical Revelatiom (Yi Xue Xin Wu) Herb Name Jie Geng (Platycodon)Jing Jie (Schizonepeta)Zi Wan (Aster)Bai Bu (Stemona)Bai Qian (Cynanchum)Gan Cao (Licorice)Chen Pi (Tangerine peel) Latin Platycodon grandiflorumSchizonepeta tenuifoliaAster tartaricusStemona japonicaCynanchum stauntoniiGlycyrrhiza uralensis Citrus reticulata Amount 96 grams ea.36 grams48 grams Preparation: Powder Function: Stops…

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Powder for Bruises (Lemery)

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Pulvis ad CasumPowder for Bruises Tradition: Western Source / Author: Lemery (Pharmacopeia Universal, 1749) Herb Name Hares RennetAmberMadderComfreySpermacetiMyrrhRhaponticFrankincense Latin Coagulum LepusSuccinumRubia tinctorumSymphytum officinaleSpermacetiCommiphora molmolRheum rhaponticumBoswellia sacra Amount 1⁄2 oz. ea. 2 drams ea. 2 scruples ea. Preparation: Powder Function: Moves the Blood, clears Stasis, clears Heat Use: 1. Bruising2. Trauma Dose: 1⁄2 dram with wine…

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Compound for Paralysis (Salerno)

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Compound for Paralysis from Salerno Tradition: Western Source / Author: School of Salerno Herb Name SageCowslipLavenderCressWalnut Latin Salvia officinalis Primula veris Lavendula officinalis Nasturtium officinale Jugulans regia Amount 2 drams ea. 5 drams Preparation: The juices of the herbs is mixed with Walnuts, to which a little Castoreum was added. Function: Settles Wind, benefits the…

Lacca & Madder

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Lacca & Madder Lacca moves the Blood and eases Pain. It is used for Amenorrhea, Blood Clots, internal Blood Stagnation with fixed pain, and for Scrofula, Tumors, Rheumatism, Myalgia, Lumbago etc.    Madder moves the Blood, stops Pain, but can also help stop Bleeding; it is used for Uterine Bleeding, Blood in the Stool, Vomit or…

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Pills of Leek

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Pills of Leek Tradition: Unani Source / Author: Herb Name Muqil (Bdellium)Gandana (Leek)Rasaut (Barberry extract) Latin Commiphora mukulAllium porrumBerberis vulgaris Amount 6 grams ea. Preparation: Powder and form Pills Function: Moves the Blood, clears Heat, resolves Inflammation Use: Blind Hemorrhoids Dose: 500mg–1 gram Cautions: None noted Modifications: Similar Formulas: Pills of Fig Back To PILLSBack…

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Hedychium, Shathi PRO

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Hedychium, Shathi Spiked Ginger LilyShati, Gandashathi (Ayurveda)Kapurkachari (Unani)Poolankizangu (Siddha)Sga Skya  སྒ་སྐྱ  (Tibetan) Hedychium spicatumCurtis’s Botanical Magazine (Illustration: Hooker), 1830 Hedychium spicatum(Photo by peganum) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Hedychium spicatum (syn. H. album)NOTE: In Ayurveda, Unani and Tibetan Medicine, this medicine is used synonymously with Kaempferia galanga Parts used: Rhizomes; leaf Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent…

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Cudrania, Chuan Po Shi PRO

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Cudrania, Chuan Po Shi 穿破石 Chuan Po Shi; Wei Zhi (TCM) Maclura cochinchinensisBlanco, M., Flora de Filipinas, ed. 3 (1877-1883) Cudrania tricuspidata(Photo by Plant Image Library) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Cudrania spp.  1. C. cochinchinensis (syn. Maclura cochinchinensis)  2. C. tricuspidata Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Bitter, Sweet Classification: D. Clear Wind and…

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Decoction of Fumitory of Andernacus

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Decoction of Fumitory of Andernacus Tradition: Western Source / Author: Andernacus Herb Name Fumitory juiceBugloss juiceHops juiceEndive juiceChicory juiceRaisinsLicorice Latin Fumaria officinalisAnchusa officinalisHumulus lupulusChicorium endivaChicorium intybusVitis viniferaGlycyrrhiza glabra Amount 3 oz. 2 oz. ea. 1 oz.2 drams Preparation: Decoct Function: clears Liver Heat, reduces Bile and Melancholy Use: 1. Skin diseases2. Liver Heat disorders Dose:…

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Alumen, Alum, Bai Fan PRO

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Alumen, Alum, Bai Fan 白矾 Called Stypteria by DioscoridesBai Fan (TCM)Sphatikari or Kamakshi (in Sanskrit)Phitkari, Phitki (Unani)Tshur dkar  ཚུར་དཀར  (Tibetan) Hortus sanitatis, 1491 Ortus Sanitatis, Beck, 1517 Various types of Alum(Museum Museorum, Valentini, 1704) 1. Impure Alumen Sissile;  2. Alumen Sissile Volaterrani;  3. Alumen Rotundum;  4. fragment of a species of Alum; 5. a species of…

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Powder for Dysentery (Nicholas)

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Powder for Dysentery Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Nicolas Benedicti (Nicolai Magni, De Medicis Pulveribus, 1545) Herb Name Black Myrobalan, roasted Yellow Myrobalan, roasted Chebulic Myrobalan, roastedBelleric Myrobalan, roastedEmblic Myrobalan, roastedNasturtium CuminAniseedAmeosCaraway Latin Terminalia chebula (black) Terminalia chebula (yellow) Terminalia chebulaTerminalia bellericaEmblica officinalisNasturtium officinaleCuminum cyminumPimpinella anisumAmmi majus Carum carvi Amount 2 1⁄2 drams ea….

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Powder for Scrofula (Wirtzung)

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Powder for Scrofula Tradition: Western Source / Author: Wirtzung Herb Name Hazelnuts burntSponge stones burntSea balls burntwriting paper, burntPepperGingerRock SaltPumiceNutmegGallsWhite PepperLong PepperCinnamonWhite Hellebore preparedBlack Hellebore prepared Latin Corylus avellana ustaLapis Spongii ustaPilulae marina ustaCharta usta Piper nigrumZingiber officinalisSal GemPumexMyristica fragransQuercus infectoriaPiper albumPiper longumCinnamonum zeylanicumHelleborus alba praeparata Helleborus niger praeparata Amount 1⁄2 oz. each 2 drams…

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Curcuma, Turmeric PRO

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Curcuma, Turmeric, Jiang Huang 姜黄 Tumeric; Cyperus indicus (Dioscorides)Jiang Huang (TCM)Haridra (Ayurveda)Mancal (Siddha) Icones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1800 Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Whole Turmeric Root (Adam, 2016) LONG AND ROUND TURMERICNotes on Pharmacognosy, Otto Augustus Wall, 1902 Long and Round Turmeric, Chengdu Medicine Market(Adam, 2017) Botanical name: Curcuma longa (syn. C. domestica, C. rotunda, C….

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