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Hyssopus, Hyssop PRO

Hyssopus, Hyssop Zoofa (Unani) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Icones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1800 Botanical name: Hyssopus officinalisFive other European species have been used similarly: H. ambiguus, H. cuspidatus, H. latilabiatus, H. macranthus, and H. seravschanicusGarden and Wild types were traditionally differentiated. Parts used: Herb, flower Temperature & Taste:…

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Caraway 5 Decoction (Go snyod 5 Thang) (Tibetan Medicine)

Go snyod lnga thang   གོ་སྙོད་ལྔ་ཐང་Caraway 5 Decoction Tradition: Tibetan Source / Author: Herb Name Go snyod (Caraway)Ru rta (Costus)Ka ko la (Amomum)Li shi (Clove) Dza ti (Nutmeg) Latin Carum carviSaussurea lappaAmomum subulatumEugenia caryophyllusMyristica fragrans Amount Preparation: Boil down to half in water, or preferably bone-broth Function: Settles Wind, Strengthens the Spleen Use: 1. Headache from…

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Gelsemium sempervirens, Yellow Jasmine

Gelsemium, Yellow Jasmine Yellow Jasmine, Yellow Jessamine, Carolina Wild Woodbine, Evening Trumpet FlowerGou Wen (TCM) Gelsemium sempervirensLounsberry, Southern wild flowers and trees (1901) Gelsemium root1. A twisted, split and striated root; 2. Small fissures beginning at the root scar; 3. Small wiry root; 4. Thin cortex; 5. Thick, finely radiate wood. (Squibb’s Atlas of the…

Radish seed & Mustard seed

Radish seed & Mustard seed Radish seed is Warm, Sweet and Pungent. It clears Phlegm, stops Cough and Wheezing. It promotes Digestion, relieves Food Stagnation,    Mustard seed is Hot, dry and Pungent. It clears Cold Phlegm, stops Cough and Wheezing. It promotes Digestion, increases Circulation, promotes Urine, and helps clear Phlegm Nodules and Cold Swellings.  …

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Powder of Calamint Compound (Nicholas)

Diacalaminta SimplexPowder of Calamint Lesser Tradition: Western Source / Author: Nicholas Myrepsus Herb Name CalamintPennyroyalBlack PepperSiler Montane seedParsley seed Lovage seed Ameos seed Aniseed Thyme topsGingerCinnamonCelery seed Latin Calamintha officinalisMentha pulegiumPiper nigrumSiler montanumPetroselinum crispum Levisticum officinale Ammi majusPimpinella anisumThymus vulgarisZingiber officinalisCinnamonum zeylanicumApium graveolens Amount 3 dr., 2 scr. ea.2 dr., 1 scr. 2 scr. ea.1…

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Eleutherococcus, Siberian Ginseng PRO

Eleutherococcus, Siberian Ginseng, Ci Wu Jia 刺五加 Russian Ginseng, Spiny Acanthopanax, Devil’s Shrub, Eleutherococcus GinsengCi Wu Jia (TCM) Eleutherococcus senticosusKomarov (Komorov), V.L., Flora of the U.S.S.R. (1934-1964) Eleutherococcus senticosus(Photo by Salicyna) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Eleutherococcus senticosus (syn. Acanthopanax senticosus, Hedera senticosa)E. koreanum is used in Korea.Acanthopanax gracilistylus Wu Jia Pi is similar. Eleutherococcus senticosus was previously…

L. Stop Bleeding

L. Medicines that Stop Bleeding Hemostatics, Styptic These are medicines which stop bleeding. In general, Bleeding may be either of a Heat type or Cold type. Types of Bleeding:1. Heat-type Bleeding: in this case the Blood is bright red, fresh and flows freely. It is seen in either i. Febrile Disease (ie. Hemorrhagic Fever); ii….

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Podophyllum 25 (‘Ol se nyer lnga)

‘Ol se nyer lnga  འོལ་ སེ་ ཉེར་ལྔ་Podophyllum 25 Tradition: Tibetan Source / Author: Men Tsee Kang Herb Name Ol mo se (fruit)Se bru (Pomegranate)Shing tsha (Cinnamon)Pho ril nag po (Calcined Boar feces) **Rgya tshva (Sal ammoniac)Rgyam tshva (Rock Salt)A ru ra (Chebula)Skyu ru (Emblic)Sga skya (Galangal)‘U su (Coriander l;eaf & fruit)Tsan dmar (Red Sandal)Ar ga…

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Anushdaru Sada

Anushdaru Sada Tradition: Unani Source / Author: Qarabadeen Shifai Herb Name Gul Surkh (Rose)Saad (Cyperus)Asaroon (Valerian)Mastagi (Mastic)Qaranfal (Clove)Sumbuluttib (Spikenard)Bisbasa (Mace)Dana Heel Kalan (Amomum)Dana Heel Khurd (Cardamon)Jaiphal (Nutmeg)Khurfa (Purslane)Zafran (Saffron)Zarnab (Yew tree leaf)Amla (Emblic Myrobalan)Qand Safed (Sugar) Latin Rosa damascenaCyperus scariosusValeriana wallichiPistachia lentiscusEugenia caryophyllusNardostachys jatamansiMyristica fragransAmomum subulatumElettaria cardamomum Myristica fragransPortulaca oleraceaCrocus sativaTaxus baccalaEmblica officinalisSaccharum Amount 20…

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Pills for Many Diseases of the Body

Pills for Many Diseases of the Body Tradition: Western / Unani Source / Author: De morbus internis curandis, Mesue, 1551 Herb Name MasticMyrrhDragon’s BloodMuskAloe Latin Pistacia lentiscusCommiphora molmolDaemonorops dracoMoschus Aloe spp. Amount 2 drams ea. 1 dram 1⁄2 dram1 oz. Preparation: Form a pill mass with Rue juice Function: Strengthens Qi, opens Obstructions, moves Qi…

Opening Roots

The Opening Roots The Five Opening Roots are the Roots of Fennel, Parsley, Celery, Asparagus and Sea Holly (or Butchers Broom). They were used as a stand-alone formula in Syrup of Five Opening Roots. Sometimes only Two Opening Roots were used, Fennel and Parsley, and they were likewise prepared into Syrup of Two Opening Roots….

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Tormentilla, Tormentil FREE

Tormentilla, Tormentil Septfoil, Septifolium, Pentaphyllum, Heptaphyllum Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Kurtzes Handtbuchlein, Ryff, 1599 Flora von Deutschland (25), Kohler, 1886 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Potentilla tormentillaWild and Alpine varieties were differentiated Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Cool, very dry. Bitter Classifications: 2N. REPELLENT.    2O. ASTRINGENT.    2P. HEMOSTATICS.    2T….

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