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Electuary of Dodder

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Electuary of Dodder Tradition: Unani Source / Author: Herb Name Chebulic MyrobalanBelleric MyrobalanEmblic MyrobalanTurbith DodderSennaPlumbagoAniseedIndia SaltPolypodySweet Almond oilSugar Latin Terminalia chebulaTerminalia bellericaEmblica officinalisOperculina turpethumCuscuta europeaCassia angustifoliaPlumbago zeylanicaPimpinella anisum Sal IndiiPolypodium vulgareOleum Amygdalus dulcisSaccharum Amount 200 grams 100 grams ea. 50 grams ea. 30 grams 20 grams ea. 15 grams75 grams1.9 kg Preparation: Powder, then mix…

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Confection to Increase Seed

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Confection to Increase Seed Tradition: Western Source / Author: De Morbis Foeminis, Turner, 1686 Herb Name Yellow Rape seedOnion seedAsparagus rootMustard seedRadish seedPine nuts Ash tree keysSea Holly rootOrchid rootCostus GingerLong PepperCress seed Latin Brassica rapaAllium cepaAsparagus officinaleSinapis albaRaphanus sativaNux Pinea Fraxinus excelsiorEryngium maritinumOrchis spp.Saussurea lappaZingiber officinalisPiper longumLepidium sativum Amount equal parts Preparation: Powder; to…

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Electuary of Coral (Diacorallion) (Nicholas)

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Diacorallion Electuary of Coral Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Nicholas Herb Name Red CoralWhite CoralArmenian EarthDragon’s BloodPearlAloeswoodRoseTragacanthCinnamonRed SandalwoodWhite Sandalwood Latin Corallum rubrumCorallum albumTerra ArmeniusDaemonorops dracoMargarita Aquillaria agallochaRosa gallicaAstragalus tragacanthCinnamonum zeylanicum Pterocarpus santalinusSantalum album Amount 1 dram ea. 1⁄2 dram 2 scruples ea. 1 scruple ea. Preparation: With Sugar (four times the weight of the…

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Black Troches for Cough (Trochisci Bechici) (Mesue)

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Trochisci Bechici Nigra Black Troches for Cough Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name Licorice juice extractWhite SugarGum TragacanthSweet Almonds blanched Latin Succus GlycyrrhizaSaccharumAstragalus tragacanthPrunus amygdalus dulcis Amount 1 dram ea. 6 drams ea. Preparation: .Troches are prepared by powdering, then with mucilage of Quince seed made in Rose water, form Troches. Function:…

2H. CARMINATIVES

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2H. Carminatives Discussers of Wind; Ventositatum expulsiva, Resolitiva inflationum Materia Medica in Arabic & Persian, Shirazy, 1793 They are generally warm, aromatic and thin. They relieve Wind, relax, and are anodyne. They are primarily used for Colic, Bloating and Griping, but also for the pain of Stones and Menstrual pain. They tend to relax the…

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Atriplex, Arrach

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Atriplex, Arrach Orach Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Ortus sanitatis, Cube, Johann von, 1501 Larger Garden ArrachSalmon, Botanologia, 1710 Botanical name: Atriplex hortensisSalmon described 4 types:  1. Garden  2. Wild  3. Stinking  4. SeaThe garden (dealt with here) is also of 3 types:  1. Great White Garden Arrach  2. Lesser White Garden Arrach  3. Purple Garden…

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Eriocaulon, Gu Jing Cao PRO

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Eriocaulon, Gu Jing Cao 谷精草 PipewortGu Jing Cao (TCM)Choota (Ayurveda) Eriocaulon wallichianurnWallich, N., Plantae Asiaticae Rariores (1830-1832) Botanical name: Eriocaulon buergerianurn (syn. E. chishingsanensis, E. pachypetalum)Other species used include E. australe, E. wallichianurn, E. cinereum (syn. E. sieboldianum) Parts used: Flowering tops Temperature & Taste: Neutral, Sweet Classifications: B. Clear Strong Heat or Fire Uses:…

Bloodletting 2.

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Bloodletting Part 2The Veins of Bloodletting By Adam Tate This is part 2 of an Article on BloodlettingBloodletting Part 1: Introduction to Bloodletting Bloodletting Diagram clearlyshowing Veins like Meridians.anonymous c. 1292Bodleian library Two Types of Bloodletting:Major Veins and Minor Veins Bloodletting as practiced in the West consists of 2 main types. Bleeding Major Veins of…

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Rubia, Madder, Qian Cao FREE

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Rubia, Madder, Qian Cao 茜草 Dyers MadderQian Cao (TCM)Manjistha (Ayurveda)Manjeeth, Manjesta, Favvah (Unani)Btsod  བཙོད  (Tibetan) New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 An Encyclopaedia of useful and ornamental Plants, Burnett, 1852 Madder root as used in Tibetan Medicine (Adam, 2016) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Rubia tinctorumGarden (R. tinctorium) and Wild (R….

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Primula veris, Cowslip FREE

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Primula veris, Cowslip Herb Paralysis, Radix Arthritica Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Two varieties of Primula traditionally usedHerbarum Vivae Eicones, Otto Brunfels, 1530 Dietrich, Flora regni borussici, 1838 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Primula veris (syn. P officinalis); P. vulgaris (Primrose) is also used Parts used: Root; Leaf; Flower Temperature & Taste: Warm,…

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Electuary of Gums (Zenon)

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Electuary of Gums Tradition: Western Source / Author: Zenon of Athens (Omnia Quae extant in Latinum Sermonem Conversa, 1556) Herb Name Gum AmmoniacumSagapenOpopanaxSarcocolla MasticCuminAsafetidaEuphorbiumLong BirthwortRound BirthwortOrris Latin Dorema ammoniacumFerula persicaCommiphora guidottiiAstragalus sarcocollaPistacia lentiscusCuminum cyminumFerula asafetidaEuphorbium resiniferaAristolchia longaAristolchia rotunda Iris germanica Amount 10 aur ea. *2 aur4 aur 3 aur ea.1 aur 3 aur ea. *…

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Electuary of Centaury (Zenon)

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Electuary of Centaury Tradition: Western Source / Author: Zenon of Athens (Omnia Quae extant in Latinum Sermonem Conversa, 1556) Herb Name CentauryGentianAniseedFennel seedCelery seedFrankincenseClove AgaricOrrisCubebGalbanumGum AmmoniacumCastoreum Black PepperLong PepperWhite PepperRoman Spikenard **Indian SpikenardTurbith AloeBalsam fruitBalsam woodSquill roastedMasticSaffronScammony prepared Latin Centaurium erythraea Gentiana lutea Pimpinella anisum Foeniculum vulgare Apium graveolens Boswellia sacra Eugenia caryophyllus Fomitopsis officinalis…

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