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Diseases of the Spleen

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Diseases of the Spleen A. Spleen. B, C, E. Veins of the SpleenDer gantzen Artzenei, Dryander, 1542 ‘Spleen’ disease refers to diseases affecting the Spleen. The Spleen is most affected by Damp and Melancholy which are associated with Spleen Pain or ‘Obstruction’, Hardness and Tumors of the Spleen. Spleen Disease can also be viewed in…

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Chaenomeles, Chinese Quince, Mu Gua FREE

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Chaenomeles, Chinese Quince, Mu Gua 木瓜 Chinese Quince, Flowering Quince, ChaenomelesMu Gua (TCM)Bse yab  བསེ་ཡབ (Tibetan) Chaenomeles lagenariaDuhamel du Monceau, H.L., Traité des arbres et arbustes, 1815 Chaenomeles speciosa(Photo by MOs810) (Wikimedia) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Chaenomeles spp. C. lagenaria C. speciosa (Bengal Quince) C. sinensis (Chinese Quince) In Tibetan…

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Electuary for Bile and Melancholy (Mesue)

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Electuary for Bile and Melancholy Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name Black MyrobalanYellow MyrobalanRhubarbRock Salt Latin Terminalia chebula (black)Terminalia chebula (yellow) Rheum palmatumSal Gem Amount 1 dram ea. Preparation: Beat, then infuse in 6 oz. Goats Whey for 10 hours, strain, press, and with 2 oz. Fumitory Syrup, form an Electuary Function:…

About Adam

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About Adam Brief Bio for Adam Began studying Herbal Medicine in his mid teens from texts like Hoffman’s The Herbalist At 16 got a secondhand copy of Culpeper’;s Herbal. The tidbits of medical theory scattered throughout the text, along with the elaborate Herbal formulas at the end inspired Adam to study Traditional Medicine By 17,…

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Syrup for Excess Menstrual Bleeding

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Syrup for Excess Menstrual Bleeding Tradition: Western Source / Author: De Morbis Foeminis, Turner, 1686 Herb Name AgrimonyPlantainEndivePurslane Latin Agrimonia eupatoria Plantago majus Chicorium endiva Portulaceae oleracea Amount 1 oz. ea. 1⁄2 oz. ea. Preparation: Decoct in water, strain, add Honey and form a syrup Function: Clears Heat, stops Bleeding Use: 1. Heat-type Excessive Menstrual…

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Pistacia, Pistacio PRO

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Pistacia, Pistachio Pistah, Pista, Fastaq (Unani)Mistaka (Arabic) Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Kreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 Duhamel du Monceau, Traité des arbres et arbustes, Nouvelle édition, 1809 Botanical name: Pistacia vera Parts used: Nut; the green peel of the nut is also used in Unani Temperature & Taste: Warm, moist. Sweetopens, attenuates Classifications:…

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Powder of Three Peppers (Diatrion Piperion) (Mesue)

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Diatrion PiperionPowder of Three Peppers Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name Long PepperWhite PepperBlack PepperAniseedThymeGinger Latin Piper longumPiper albumPiper nigrumPimpinella anisumThymus vulgarisZingiber officinalis Amount 6 dr., 15 gr. ea. 1 dram ea. dr. – dram, gr. = grains Preparation: Powder Function: Warms the Stomach, clears Cold, Wind and Phlegm from the Lungs,…

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Pills of Aloe (Unani)

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Pills of Aloe Tradition: Unani Source / Author: Dispensatory of Ibn at Tilmid Herb Name AloeChebulic MyrobalanMasticSaffron Latin Aloe spp.Terminalia chebulaPistacia lentiscusCrocus sativus Amount 10 parts 5 parts ea. 1 part Preparation: Form pills with Celery water in which Bdellium has been steeped. Function: Strengthens the Stomach, Purges Excess Use: 1. Similar to Stomach Pills,…

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Electuary for Back Pain (Galen)

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Electuary for Back Pain Tradition: Western Source / Author: Galen (Omnia Quae extant in Latinum Sermonem Conversa, 1556) Herb Name CloveCinnamonGingerCostusFrankincenseAsparagus seedAsparagus rootGalangalPellitory Indian SpikenardSaffronMyrrhMacedonian Parsley seedHog Fennel SaxifrageMilium SolisDock seed *Henbane seedCoriander seedCeltic Spikenard **AsarabaccaParsley seedSpignel rootValerianGromwell LovageBlack Pepper Latin Eugenia caryophyllusCinnamonum zeylanicumZingiber officinalisSaussurea lappaBoswellia sacraAsparagus officinaleAsparagus officinaleAlpina officinarumAnacyclus pyrethrumNardostachys jatamansiCrocus sativusCommiphora molmolPetroselinum macedonicum…

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Theriac of Four Ingredients (Diatessaron)

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Theriaca Diatessaron,Or, simply DiatessaronTiryaq Arbaa (Unani)Theriac of Four Ingredients Or, The Antidote of Four Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name GentianBay berriesMyrrhRound Birthwort *Honey Latin Gentiana luteaLaurus nobilisCommiphora molmolAristolchia rotundaMel Amount 2 oz. ea.2 pounds * Some sources list Long Birthwort Preparation: Beat all the herbs to fine powder, then with Honey,…

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Powder of Happiness (Letificans)

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Pulvis Laetificans, or Electuarium Exhilarans Powder of Happiness Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Galen is often attributed to be the originator.This version taken from Nicholas Praepositus Herb Name Seeds of Clove-Basil *SaffronZedoaryGalangal Yellow Sandalwood **CloveCitron peel driedMace NutmegStorax CalamitaIvory shavingsAniseedThymeDodder of ThymePearls preparedDeer’s Heart-boneAmbergrisMuskCamphorGold leafSilver leaf Latin Ocinum sanctumCrocus sativusCurcuma zedoariaAlpina officinarumSantalum citrinumEugenia caryophyllusCitrus…

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Powder for Scrofula (Pharmacopoea Argentorarensis)

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Powder for Scrofula Tradition: Western Source / Author: Pharmacopoea Argentorarensis, 1725 Herb Name Burnt SpongeSelenitePumiceSea BallsSponge stoneCuttlefish boneLong PepperBlack PepperGingerCinnamonRock SaltPellitory GallsSugar Latin Spongia ustaLapis SpecularisPumexPilae MarinaeLapis SpongiaOs SepiaPiper longumPiper nigrumZingiber officinalisCinnamonum zeylanicumSal GemAnacyclus pyrethrumGallaSaccharum Amount 12 oz. 4 oz. ea.6 oz. 1 oz. ea.4 oz. Preparation: Powder Function: Clears Phlegm and Heat, resolves Swellings…

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