Bezoardicum Animale (Cervii)Bezoardic Powder of Deer horn Tradition: West Source / Author: Preparation: Calcine mature Deer horn in a closed vessel until white. Powder and keep in a sealed glass. Another version: Burn pieces of Horn in an open vessel until they become perfectly white; then powder them, and put them in a vessel with…
Ambergris Ambra greceAmber Ash-hab (Unani) Ortus sanitatis, Cube, Johann von, 1491 Ambergris, Skagway MuseumPhoto by Wmpearl, edited) (Wikimedia) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Zoological name: waxy secretion from the Sperm Whale, Physeter spp. Parts used: Waxy secretion of the Sperm Whale Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Aromatic, Sweet Uses: 1. Clears Cold, Moves…
Powder for Infertility Tradition: Western Source / Author: Wirtzung Herb Name Broom flowerCelery seedParsley seedCuminMugwortFeverfewIndian SaltSaffron Aloe Latin Cytisus scoparius Apium graveolens Petroselinum crispum Cuminum cyminum Artemisia vulgaris Tanacetum parthenium Sal Indii Crocus sativus Aloe spp. Amount 1⁄2 scruple ea. 1⁄2 dram ea. 1⁄2 oz. Preparation: Powder; mix with 5 oz. of warm Feverfew water;…
Albizia Flower, Silk-Tree flower, He Huan Hua 合欢花 He Huan Hua (TCM)Siras (Unani, Ayurveda) Revue horticole, serié 4, vol. 42: (1870) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Albizia julibrissinAyurveda and Unani use A. lebbeck and A. odoratissima Parts used: Dried stem-bark Temperature & Taste: Neutral, Sweet Uses: 1. Calms the Spirit, Moves…
Psoralea, Bu Gu Zhi 补骨脂 ScurfpeaBakuchi, Bakuci, Somaraji (Ayurveda)Karpoogarisi, Karpokarici (Siddha)Babchi (Unani)Bu Gu Zhi (TCM)So ma ra ja སོ་མ་ར་ཇ་ ; Ba gu ji བ་གུ་ཇི་ (Tibet) Curtis’s Botanical Magazine, 1803 Psoralea corylifolia(Photo by Biswarup Ganguly) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Psoralea corylifolia (syn. Cullen corylifolium) Parts used: Seed Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent, Sweet, Bitter Classification: N. Tonic Uses:…
Pulvis pro Jecore Powder for the Liver Tradition: Western Source / Author: Antidotarium Bononiense, 1641 Herb Name RoseWhite SandalwoodRed SandalwoodWormwoodJuncus odoratusTabasheerIndian SpikenardEndive Latin Rosa gallicaSantalum albumPterocarpus santalinusArtemisia absinthumCymbopogon schoenanthusBambusae silicaeNardostachys jatamansiChicorium endiva Amount 1⁄2 dram ea. Preparation: Powder Function: Clears Liver Heat Use: 1. Liver heat2. Headache3. Restlessness, Irritability Dose: 1–2 drams Cautions: None noted…
Angelica pubescens, Du Huo, 独活 Du Huo (TCM) Angelica pubescens flowerPhoto by Koichi Oda Botanical name: Angelica pubescens; others used include A. brevicaulis, A. polyclada, A. hemsleyanum Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent, bitter Classification: D. Clear Wind and Damp Uses: 1. Clears Wind and Damp, Eases Pain:-acute and chronic painful obstruction,…
Dialacca MinorPowder of Gum Lacca Lesser Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Rhazes Herb Name Gum Lacca washedRhubarbSchoenanthIndian SpikenardMastic Agrimony thickened juiceCelery seedAmmi seedSavin Bitter Almonds (blanched)CostusMadderAsarabacca Round BirthwortGentian Latin Laccifer laccaRheum palmatumCymbopogon schoenanthusNardostachys jatamansiPistacia lentiscusAgrimonia eupatoriaApium graveolensAmmi majusJuniperus sabinaPrunus amygdalus amaraSaussurea lappaRubia tinctorumAsarum europeumAristolchia rotundaGentiana lutea Amount 3 drams ea. 1 1⁄2 drams ea….
Douche for Uterine Pain Tradition: Western Source / Author: Culpeper’s Directory for Midwives, 1662 Herb Name CalamintMugwortBetonyCuminCarrot seedAniseedSpikeSchoenanthNutmegCinnamon Latin Calamintha officinalis Artemisia vulgarisBetonica officinalis Cuminum cyminumDaucus carrotaPimpinella anisum Nardostachys jatamansi Cymbopogon schoenanthus Myristica fragrans Cinnamonum zeylanicum Amount 1⁄2 handful ea. 1 dram ea. Preparation: This was to be decocted in wine, and used as a…
Lilium brownii, Bai He 百合 Brown’s Lily, Hong Kong LilyBai He (TCM) Houtte, L. van, Flore des serres et des jardin de l’Europe, (1845) Lilium browniiBury, E., A selection of Hexandrian plants, 1831 Lilium brownii(Photo by Denis Barthel) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Lilium spp. L. brownii (syn. L. japonicum) L. lancifolium L. pumilum Other local varieties…
Er Long Zuo Ci Wan 耳聋左慈丸Pill for Deafness that is Kind to the Left (Kidney) Tradition: TCM Source / Author: Discussion of Widespread Warm Epidemics (1642) Herb Name Shu Di Huang (Rehmannia)Shan Zhu Yu (Cornus fruit)Shan Yao (Chinese yam)Fu Ling (Poria) Mu Dan Pi (Tree peony root) Ze Xie (Water Plantain root) Ci Shi (Magnetite)Shi…
4E. Stomachic These are medicines appropriated to the Stomach. Aphorisms on Stomachic, collected by Culpeper, (Composita, 1656): The Ventricle [Stomach] is afflicted with three kinds of Maladies: 1. Appetite lost. 2. Concoction [Digestion] weakened. 3. The retentive faculty vitiated. Those things which provoke appetite are usually of a grateful sharpness. Those things further concoction [digestion],…
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