Betony & Hyssop Betony is warm and dry, pungent and bitter. It ‘discusses, attenuates, opens and cleanses’, clears Wind, moves the Qi, and was mainly used for all types of diseases of the Head and Nerves including Headache, Migraine, Vertigo, Epilepsy, Paralysis etc. It opens the Liver and Spleen, and is used for Anxiety. It…
Compound of Turbith with Anise Tradition: Western Source / Author: Omnia Quae extant in Latinum Sermonem Conversa, 1556 Herb Name MasticAniseedGingerTurbith Latin Pistacia lentiscus Pimpinella anisum Zingiber officinalis Operculina turpethum Amount 1 dram ea.3 drams Preparation: Powder and mix with Honey to form an Electuary Function: Clears Phlegm and Damp Use: 1. Phlegm in the…
Erinaceus, Hedgehog Echinus, UrchinCi Wei Pi (Hide, TCM)Gild al-Qunfud (Unani)Byi Thur བྱི་ཐུར་ (Tibetan) Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Thierbuch Das ist ein kurtze beschreybung aller vierfüssigen Thieren, Gesner, 1583 Zoological name: Erinaceus europeus, E. marionus; Hemiechinus auritus Parts used: 1. Ashed or Dried Whole animal (West)2. Prepared Hide (TCM) Temperature & Taste: Hide: Neutral. Bitter (TCM)Some considered…
Gentiana urnula, Gang ga chung གང་ག་ཆུང༌ Gang ga chung (Tibetan) Gentiana urnula from a Tibetan Thangka Gentiana depressa(Photo by Donald Macauley) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Gentiana spp.Two separate species supply this medicine: G. urnula G. depressa (syn. G. don) Other sources have listed G. pseudosquarrosa, G. phyllocalyx, G. wardi as sources. Parts used: Flower; Whole herb…
Viburnum, Cramp-bark Black Haw, Wild Guelder Rose Viburnum prunifolium(Illustration by Pierre-Joseph Redouté) (Wikimedia) Viburnum prunifolium flowers(Photo by Famartin) (Wikimedia) Viburnum prunifolium bark Viburnum opulus bark Squibb’s Atlas of the Official Drugs, Mansfield, 1919 Botanical name: Viburnum spp. V. opulus–Cramp Bark, High Cranberry, Wild Guelder Rose V. prunifolium–Black Haw The Indian V. foetidum is used very…
Powder of Nutmeg Compound Tradition: Western Source / Author: Wirtzung Herb Name NutmegElecampaneTormentilCinnamonCloveMastic Latin Myristica fragransInula heleniumPotentilla tormentillaCinnamonum zeylanicumEugenia caryophyllusPistacia lentiscus Amount 2 drams 1 dram ea. 1 scruple ea. Preparation: Powder Function: Warms, Astringent, clears Damp Use: 1. Leukorrhea from Cold and Damp2. Kidney weakness with Cold Dose: 1⁄2–1 dram twice daily in Yarrow…
Sassafras Icones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1804 S. albidumMedizinal-Pflanzen, Köhler, 1897 Botanical name: Sassafras albidum (syn. Laurus sassafras), S. officinale Parts used: Root bark; Wood Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Bitter, Pungent. Slightly Toxic Classifications: 2B ATTENUATERS3A. SUDORIFICS & DIAPHORETICS. 3M. ARTHRITICS4k. ARTHRITIC Uses: 1. Clears Heat and Damp, Resists Poison:-good for all Catarrhs for which…
Electuarium Elescop, or Episcopi‘Bishops Electuary’ Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name Scammony preparedTurbith CloveCinnamonGingerEmblic MyrobalanNutmegPolypody Sugar Clarified Honey Latin Convolvulus scammoniaOperculina turpethumEugenia caryophyllusCinnamonum zeylanicumZingiber officinalisEmblica officinalisMyristica fragransPolypodium vulgareSaccharumMel Amount 6 drams ea. 2½ drams ea.6 drams10 oz., 1 dram Preparation: Powder the herbs with the sugar,…
Centaurea behen, White Behen Cornflower, Star ThistleBehman Safed (Unani) Ortus sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 White BehenNew Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 White BehenDioscorides Materia Medica, Ruellio, 1549 Lychnis sylvestris was also listed as a source of White Behen(Image from New York Public Library‘s Digital Library) (Wikimedia) White Behen(Calcutta Unani College, Adam, 2019) Botanical name: Centaurea behen (syn. C…
Troches Troches are powdered medicines formed into small biscuits, discs or cakes. They were originally invented as a better way of preserving Powders, especially for travelers, or as an easy way of keeping medicines for administration. Their method of preparation is initially as for making a powder. The powder is then mixed with a liquid,…
Powder for Arthritis of Turner Tradition: Western Source / Author: Turner Herb Name TurbithColchicumScammonySennaElder seeds Latin Operculina turpethum Colchicum autumnale Convovulus scammonia Cassia angustifolia Sambucus nigra Amount equal parts Preparation: Powder Function: Clears Damp, relieves Swelling and Pain Use: Arthritic and Rheumatic disorders Dose: 15 grains–1 scruple, up to 2 scruples if required (build up…
Bse ru nyer lnga བསེ་རུ་ཉེར་ལྔ་Rhinoceros Horn 25 Tradition: Tibetan Source / Author: Men Tsee Kang Herb Name Bse ru (Rhinoceros horn) *Rgya ru (Antelope horn) **Sha ru (Burnt Deer horn) Cu gang (Tabasheer)Gur gum (Safflower)Li shi (Clove)Dza ti (Nutmeg) Sug smel (Cardamon)Ka ko la (Amomum)Tsan dkar (White Sandal)Tsan dmar (Red Sandal)Na ga ge sarRu…
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