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Aloeswood 11 (A gar bcu gcig)

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A gar bcu gcig  ཨ་གར་བཅུ་གཅིག་Aloeswood 11 Tradition: Tibetan Medicine Source / Author: Herb Name Ar ga ru (Aloeswood)Li shi (Clove) Dza ti (Nutmeg)Sug smel (Cardamon)Ru rta (Costus)Seng ldeng (Catechu)A ru ra (Chebula)Shing kun (Asafetida)Pi pi ling (Long Pepper)Pho ba ris (Black Pepper)Sman sga (Ginger) Latin Aquillaria agallochaEugenia caryophyllusMyristica fragransElettaria cardamomumSaussurea lappaAcacia catechuTerminalia chebulaFerula foetidaPiper longumPiper…

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Powder for Warts

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Powder for Warts Tradition: Western Source / Author: Herb Name Savin dryColchicum torrefiedMyrtle torrefiedRoman VitriolAlumOrpimentOpium Latin Juniperus sabina Colchicum autumnale Myrtus communis Copper Sulphate Alumen Auripigmentum Opium Amount 1 oz.3 drams ea. 2 drams ea. 1 dram1 scruple Preparation: Powder Function: Resists Poison, destroys growths Use: 1. Warts, Genital Warts2. Corns and similar growths Dose:…

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Lawsonia, Henna, Madayanti PRO

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Lawsonia, Henna, Madayanti Madayanti (Ayurveda)Hina, Mehndhi (Unani) HennaBlanco, Flora de Filipinas. (1875) Lawsonia inermis flower(Photo by Tu7uh) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Lawsonia inermis (syn. L. spinosa), L. alba Parts used: Leaf, Seed Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Bitter“Henna is Cold in the First degree and Dry in the Second degree”. (Avicenna) Uses: 1. Clears Heat and…

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Decoction for Difficult Childbirth (Barbette)

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Decoction for Difficult Childbirth Tradition: Western Source / Author: Paul Barbette, 1675 Herb Name SavinMarjoramSquinanthIndian SpikenardLavender Latin Juniperus sabina Oreganum marjorana Juncus odoratus Nardostachys jatamansi Lavendula officinalis Amount 1 pugil ea. 2 drams ea. Preparation: Boil in wine or water; in 20 ounces of the strained decoction dissolve Venice Borax 1 dram, and a little…

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Shou Tai Wan

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Shou Tai Wan  寿胎丸Fetus Longevity Pill Tradition: TCM Source / Author: Records of Heart-felt Experiences in Medicine with Referem to the West (Yi Xue Zhong Zhong Can Xi Lu) Herb Name Tu Si Zi (Dodder seed)Sang Ji Sheng (Mistletoe)Xu Duan (Dipsacus)E Jiao (Donkey hide gelatin) Latin Cuscuta chinensisLoranthus parasiticusDipsacus asperoidesEquus asinus Amount 120 grams 60…

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Troches of Wormwood Greater (Mesue)

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Trochisci Absinthio MagnusGreater Troches of Wormwood Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name RoseWormwoodAniseedAgrimony dehydrated juiceAsarabaccaIndian SpikenardRhubarbCelery seedBitter AlmondMasticMace Latin Rosa gallicaArtemisia absinthumPimpinella anisumAgrimonia eupatoriaAsarum europeumNardostachys jatamansiRheum palmatumApium graveolensPrunus amygdalus amaraPistacia lentiscusMyristica fragrans Amount 2 drams ea. 1 dram ea. Preparation: Powder and form Troches with sufficient clarified Chicory juice Function: Clears Heat,…

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Powder for Excess Sweating

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Powder for Excess Sweating Tradition: Western Source / Author: Alexander Benedictus (Nicolai Magni, De Medicis Pulveribus, 1545) Herb Name Gum ArabicMasticAmberFrankincense Latin Acacia arabica Pistacia lentiscus Succinum Boswellia sacra Amount 1 oz. ea. Preparation: Powder Function: Astringent Use: Excessive Sweating Dose: This was sprinkled topically as a type of traditional Antiperspirant Cautions: None noted Modifications:…

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Decoction for the Womb (Schroder)

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Decoction for the Womb Tradition: Western Source / Author: Schroder Herb Name MotherwortPennyroyalMugwortSouthernwoodBalm VervainMother of ThymeSavinBurnet rootBay BerriesCastoreum Latin Leonurus cardiacaMentha pulegiumArtemisia vulgarisArtemisia abrotanumMelissa officinalisVerbena officinalisThymus serpillumJuniperus sabinaSanguisorba officinalisLaurus nobilisCastoreum Amount 1 handful ea. 2 drams ea. 1 dram Preparation: Decoct in water, covering the herbs by 4 finger-breadths, and decoct until one-third is wasted….

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Oenanthe, Shui Qin PRO

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Oenanthe, Shui Qin 水芹 Java Water DropwortShui Qin (TCM)Jatera (Ayurveda) Bencao pinhui jingyao, 1505 (Welcome Collection) Oenanthe javanica(Photo by 阿橋) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Oenanthe spp.Several species are used: O. javanica (syn. O. stolonifera) – Shui Qin O. benghalensis O. rivularis O. decumbens Parts used: Whole plant Temperature & Taste: Neutral/Slightly Cool. Sweet, Pungent, Sour Uses:…

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Decoction of Comfrey and Solomans Seal

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Decoction of Comfrey and Solomon’s Seal Tradition: Western Source / Author: Herb Name Soloman’s Seal rootComfrey root Latin Polygonatum officinaleSymphytum officinale Amount 1 handful ea. Preparation: Boil in 2 quarts of water for 20 minutes, then allow to sit another 10 minutes before straining. Function: clears Heat, nourishes Yin Use: 1. Consumption, Hectic Fever 2….

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Trogopterus, Wu Ling Zhi

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Trogopterus Feces, Wu Ling Zhi 五灵脂 Flying Squirrel Feces, Complex-Toothed Flying SquirrelWu Ling Zhi (TCM) Trogopterus xanthipesRecherches pour servir à l’histoire naturelle des mammifères, Milne-Edwards (1874) Botanical name: Trogopterus xanthipes or Pteromys volansOther species supply the market but they are considered adulterants. Parts used: Feces Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Bitter, Sweet, Pungent, Salty (some…

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Papaver rhoeas, Corn Poppy

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Papaver rhoeas, Corn Poppy Field Poppy, Red Poppy, Corn RoseRakta Posta (Ayurveda)Btsun pa me tog  བཙུན་པ་མེ་ཏོག  (Tibetan)Li Chun Hua (TCM) Papaver rhoeasKöhler, Medizinal Pflanzen, vol. 3 (1890) Botanical name: Papaver rhoeas (syn. P. commutatum), P. erraticum Parts used: Flowers Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Bitter Classifications: 3L. ANTI-TUSSIVE Preparers and Purgers of Bile Uses: 1….

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