Douche for Uterine Cancer (2) Tradition: Western Source / Author: Culpeper’s Directory for Midwives, 1662 Herb Name Black Nightshade juiceTuttyburnt LeadCamphor Latin Solanum nigrumZinc oxideLead oxideCamphora Amount 6 oz. 2 drams ea. 1⁄2 dram Preparation: Mix them in a leaden mortar, and add powder of (River) Crayfish Function: clears Heat and Toxin, resolves Tumors Use:…
Rumex, Dock LapathumHummad (Unani, Avicenna) Top Left: R. crispus. Top Right: R. obtusifoliusAbove Left: R. acutus. Above Right: R. sanguineusFlora von Deutschland (9), Kohler, 1882 RUMEX CRISUPS1. Twisted root. 2. Transverse and longitudinal sections.3. Stem of the plant. 4. The thick cortex.5. Radiate wood. RUMEX OBTUSIFOLIUS1. A twisted, furrowed root, annulate at the crown….
Steam Bath for Red Eyes Tradition: Western Source / Author: Wirtzung Herb Name HyssopMarjoramFenugreekCamomileMelilotRose Latin Hyssopus officinaleOreganum marjoranaTrigonella foenum-graecumMatricaria recutita Melilotus officinalisRosa gallica Amount equal parts Preparation: Boil and let the vapors go in the eyes. Function: Clears Heat, relieves Inflammation Use: 1. Sore, red Eyes2. Heat conditions of the Eyes Dose: Use as a…
Pilulae Aggregative Majores, or Pilulae PolychrestaePills of Many Virtuesor Greater Polycrest Pills Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name TurbithAloeScammony preparedRhubarbYellow MyrobalanAgrimony juice thickenedWormwood juice thickenedAgaricTroches of ColocynthPolypodyChebulic MyrobalanBlack MyrobalanMasticRoseRock SaltDodderAniseedGinger Latin Operculina turpethumAloe spp.Convovulus scammoniaRheum palmatumTerminalia chebula (yellow)Agrimonia eupatoria Artemisia absinthumFomitopsis officinalisTroschisci AlhandalPolypodium vulgareTerminalia chebulaTerminalia chebula (black) Pistacia lentiscus Rosa gallicaSal GemCuscuta…
Granatum, Garnet Carbunculus (also used for other red gems)Cinnamon stone (Hessonite)Gomed (Hessonite, Ayurveda) Ortus Sanitatis, 1491 Left and Above:Various GarnetsBritish Mineralogy, Sowerby, 1811 Garnet (South Africa)Photo by Rob Lavinsky iRocks.com Mineralogical name: The Garnet family is complex and is divided into various types: 1. Aluminium Garnets: Pyrope (Red, Violet, to Black and Green): Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 …
Khyung lnga ni la ཁྱུང་སྔོན་དགུ་པ།Garuda 9 Tradition: Tibetan Source / Author: Herb Name A ru ra (Chebulic Myrobalan)Ru rta (Costus)Shu dag nag po (Calamus)Bong nga nag po (Aconite)Gul nag (Myrrh) Dngul chu (Mercury prepared)Stag sha nag poSeng ldeng (Catechu)Gla rtsi (Musk) Latin Terminalia chebulaSaussurea lappaAcorus calamusAconitum feroxCommiphora myrrhaHydragyrum preparata Oxytropis spp.Acacia catechuMoschus Amount 200 grams…
Fu Ling Gui Zhi Gan Cao Da Zao Tang茯苓桂枝甘草大枣汤Poria, Cinnamon twig, Licorice and Jujube Decoction Tradition: TCM Source / Author: Discussion of Cold Induced Disorders (Shang Han Lun) C.220 Herb Name Fu Ling (Poria)Gui Zhi (Cinnamon twig)Zhi Gan Cao (Licorice) friedDa Zao (Jujube) Latin Poria cocosCinnamomum cassia Zizyphus jujubaGlycyrrhiza uralensis Amount 25 grams12 grams4–6 pieces6…
2G. Cleansing Abstersive, Mundificativa, Lavativa, Elimativus These medicines cleanse the organs and tissues appropriated to them. They work in multiple ways, either by purging and opening, by resolving and thinning, by relieving inflammation, or by soothing and making slippery. Most of these medicines work in more than one of these methods to produce a cleansing…
Bao He Wan 保和丸Preserve Harmony Pills Tradition: TCM Source / Author: Teachings of Dan-Xi (Dan Xi Xin Fa) Herb Name Shan Zha (Hawthorn)Shen Qu (Fermented Leaven)Lai Fu Zi (Radish seed)Chen Pi (Tangerine peel)Ban Xia (Pinellia)Fu Ling (Poria)Lian Qiao (Forsythia) Latin Crataegus cuneataMassa FermentaRaphanus sativusCitrus reticulataPinellia ternataPoria cocosForsythia suspensa Amount 180 grams60 grams 30 grams ea….
Decoctum Hepaticum Hepatic Decoction Tradition: Western Source / Author: Hoffman Herb Name Chicory rootDandelion rootAsparagus rootMelon seed kernelCucumber seed kernelPumpkin seed kernelGourd seed kernelScabious leaf Chicory leafEndive leafLicoriceRaisins Latin Chicorium intybus Taraxacum officinale Asparagus officinale Citrullus vulgaris Cucumis sativus Cucurbita pepo Cucurbitas spp. Scabiosa arvensis Chicorium intybus Chicorium endiva Glycyrrhiza glabra Vitis vinifera Amount 6…
Stachys palustris, Clowns Woundwort Woundwort, Clown’s All-Heal, Purple-flowered Woundwort, Marsh BetonyPanax Coloni, Panax Heracleum Alterum (Latin)Guang Ye Shui Su (TCM) Salmon, Botanologia, 1710 Stachys palustris(«Bilder ur Nordens Flora», Lindman, 1917) (Wikimedia) Stachys palustris(Photo by Kenraiz) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Stachys palustrisS. sylvatica is Hedge Woundwort, used synonymously. Parts used: Whole herb or Root Temperature & Taste:…
Bufo, Toad, Chan 蟾 Toad Venom, Chan Su 蟾酥 Toad Venom: Chan Su (TCM) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Toad Bufo gargarizans(Photo by DrewHeath) (Wikimedia) Zoological name: Bufo spp. 1. Bufo gargarizans (TCM) 2. B. melanostictus (TCM) 3. B. vulgaris (common European Toad) 4. B. marinus (Cane Toad) and B. alvaris may be used similarly. Parts…
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