Saptamruta LohaFive Medicines with Iron Pill Tradition: Ayurveda Source / Author: Herb Name Emblic MyrobalanBelleric MyrobalanChebulic MyrobalanIron BhasmaLicorice Latin Emblica officinalisTerminalia bellericaTerminalia chebulaFerrum ustaGlycyrrhiza glabra Amount equal parts Preparation: Powder the herbs, mix with the bhasma and form 500mg pills or tablets Function: Nourish and strengthen the Blood, antacid Use: 1. Blood tonic in Anemia2….
Powder for Hemoptysis Tradition: Western Source / Author: Galen (Omnia Quae extant in Latinum Sermonem Conversa, 1556) Herb Name Dragon’s BloodAloeComfreyAlum Latin Daemonorops draco Aloe spp. Symphytum officinale Alumen Amount equal parts Preparation: Powder Function: Clears Heat, stop Bleeding Use: 1. Hemoptysis2. Can be used for other types of Bleeding Dose: 1 scruple–1⁄2 dram with…
Corydalis dasyptera, Rgu drus རྒུ་དྲུས Rgu drus (Tibet) Corydalis dasypteraMaximowicz, C.J., Historia naturalis itinerum N. M. Przewalskii per Asiam Centralem Flora Tangutica, vol. 1 (1889) Botanical name: Corydalis dasypteraTwo types of Rgu drus are recongised: Superior: Swertia wolfangiana (Rgu drus mchog) Inferior: Corydalis dasyptera (Rgu drus dman pa) Swertia kingii is called Ser po Rgu…
Antidote for Back Pain Tradition: Western Source / Author: Galen Herb Name Sweet AlmondHazelnutWalnutPistachioGingerCinnamonAlipta SaffronGalangalCloveAniseedMastic Latin Prunus amygdalus dulcisCorylus avellanaJugulans regiaPistachio verum Zingiber officinalisCinnamonum zeylanicumAlipta MoschataCrocus sativusAlpina officinarumEugenia caryophyllusPimpinella anisumPistacia lentiscus Amount 4 oz. ea. 3 drams 2 drams ea. 1 dram ea. 2 drams ea. Preparation: Powder, and with sufficient Honey, form an Electuary…
Dioscorea villosa, Wild Yam Wild Yam (U.S.), Colic Root N.J. von Jacquin, Icones plantarum rariorum, vol. 3 (1786-1793) C.F. Millspaugh, American medicinal plants, vol. 2 (1892) 1. Dioscorea villosa var. glabra2. Dioscorea villosa(King’s American Dispensatory, Felter & Lloyd, 18th Ed., 1898) 1, Portion of stem attached to the rhizome and a rhizomewhich is branched and…
Si Jun Zi Tang 四君子汤 Four Gentlemen Decoction Tradition: Western Source / Author: Formulary of the Pharmacy Service for Benefiting the People in the Taiping Era: 1107 Herb Name Ren Shen (Ginseng)Bai Zhu (White Atractylodes) Fu Ling (Poria)Zhi Gan Cao (Fried Licorice) Latin Panax ginsengAtractylodes macrocephala Poria cocosGlycyrrhiza uralensis Amount 3–9 grams 6–9 grams ea….
Hackelia, Nad ma snun ma ནད་མ་སྣུན་མ་ Hooked StinkseedNad ma snun ma (Tibet) Hackelia uncinata(Photo by Dinesh Valke) (Wikimedia) Hackelia uncinata closeup(Photo by Vinayaraj) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Hackelia uncinata (syn. H. glochidiata, Cynoglossum uncinatum, C. laxum, Eritrichium uncinatum)Three types of Nad ma are differentiated in Tibetan Medicine: Nad ma ‘byar ma: Cynoglossum wallichii, C. lanceolatum Nad…
Hedera, Ivy Hedera arborea (“Tree Ivy”) Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Della Materia Medicinale, Andrea Valuassori, 1562 Flora von Deutschland (28), Kohler, 1886 Botanical name: Hedera helix Parts used: Leaf (most used); Berries; Gum Temperature & Taste: Cool (some said Warm), dry. Slightly Toxic Classifications: 2F. PURIFYING 3F. LITHONTRIPTIC 3L. ANTI-TUSSIVE Q. Stop Cough and Wheezing…
Confection for Palpitation from Melancholy Tradition: Western Source / Author: Nicholas Herb Name RoseTabasheerPurslane seedCassia WoodAmeosBorageCarawayRed CoralZedoaryBetonyLacca not washedAsafetidaMasticMuskSugar Latin Rosa gallicaBambusae silicaePortulaceae oleraceaCinnamonum cassiaAmmi majusBorago officinalisCarum carviCorallum rubrumCurcuma zedoariaBetonica officinalisLaccifer laccaFerula asafetidaPistacia lentiscusMoschusSaccharum Amount 5 drams ea. 3 drams ea. 1 scruple 90 drams Preparation: Powder the herbs then mix with the sugar, adding…
Cooking Animal Organs It amuses me that so many westerners are put off when they see traditional cultures that use every part of an animal once it’s killed. Often, live chickens are bought at the market, taken home, killed, and all parts are used. The organs can be cooked as meat or added with the…
Bdud rtsi gsum sbyor བདུད་རྩི་གསུམ་སྦྱོར་Or, Cong zhi gsum sbyor ཅོང་ཞི་ གསུམ་ སྦྱོར་Nectar 3Or, Calcite 3 Tradition: Tibetan Source / Author: Men Tsee Kang Herb Name Cong zhi (Calcite) *Ma nu (Inula)Pri yang ku ** Latin Calcium carbonateInula racemosaDracocephalum tanguticum Amount 300 grams100 grams200 grams * Calcite is prepared with Heat (Tsha btul)** In Men Tsee…
Gymnema, Gurmar Miracle fruit, Sweet Fruit, Australian Cow plantGurmar, Meshashringi (Ayurveda)Hashishatul Saboon, Gurmar Buti (Unani);Geng Teng (TCM) Gymnema sylvestre(Photo by FarEnd2018) (Wikimedia) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Gymnema sylvestreAlso used are G. montanum and G. hirsutum Parts used: Leaf; rarely the root Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Bitter Uses: 1. Clears…
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