Balm & St. Johns wort This combination is one of the most important calming and mild sedative combinations used in traditional European medicine. Balm is Cool, Sweet and Pungent, and is one of the most noble herbs of European pharmacy. It has a grateful taste and smell which is both cooling and refreshingly uplifting. It…
Cimicifuga, Sheng Ma, 升麻 Bugbane, Black CohochSheng Ma (TCM)Rgya rtsi རྒྱ་རྩི་ (Tibet) Cimicifuga heracleifolia(Photo by Aka) (Wikimedia) Cimicifuga Sheng Ma root (Adam 2023) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Cimicifuga spp. (syn. Actaea spp.): C. foetida (syn Actaea foetida) Sheng Ma C. dahurica (syn Actaea dahurica) Xing An Sheng Ma C. heracleifolia…
Identification Issues in Traditional Medicine By Adam Tate, 2015 When studying medicines and formulas of Tradition Medicine, there are often problems with identifying the exact medicine being referred to. This is for a number of reasons. 1. A Number of sources supply the same Medicine Sometimes different plants, or varieties of plants would supply the…
Baeckea, Gang Song 岗松 Gang Song (TCM) Baeckea frutescens Curtis, W., Curtis’s botanical magazine (1828) Baeckea frutescens Photo by Wibowo Djatmiko) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Baeckea frutescens Parts used: Whole plant; Leaf, Root, Flower Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Bitter, Pungent Uses: 1. Move the Blood, Open Obstruction, Eases Pain:-Amenorrhea, Dysmenorrhea-has been used to induce Abortion-Bruising,…
Trigonella, Fenugreek, Hu Lu Ba 葫芦巴 Also called Foenum GraecumHu Lu Ba (TCM)Hulba (Unani)Methi (Ayurveda) Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Medical Botany, Woodville, Hooker, Vol. 3, 1832 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Trigonella foenum-graecum Parts used: Seed Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent, Bittermollifies, discusses Classifications: 2B ATTENUATER. 2G. CLEANSING. 2J….
Sle tres Inga thang སླེ་ཏྲེ་ལྔ་ཐང།Tinospora 5 Decoction Tradition: Tibetan Source / Author: Men Tsee Kang Herb Name Sle Tres (Tinospora) *A Ru Ra (Chebula)Ba ru (Belleric)Skyu Ru (Emblic)Brag zhun (Shilajit) ** Latin Tinospora cordifolia Terminalia chebula Terminalia bellirica Phyllanthus emblica Shilajit Amount 100 grams100 grams70 grams80 grams50 grams * Skin is to be peeled off**…
Mental Illness Mental Illness was traditionally classed as Insanity, Madness, Mania, Melancholy, etc. Since ancient times, Evil Spirits, Ghosts, Demons and Witchcraft were often blamed for Mental Illness, and this belief still holds firm in many traditional cultures today. Traditional texts and names of formula often use terms such as “Madness” which would be viewed…
Tincture of Myrrh and Aloes Tradition: Western Source / Author: Herb Name MyrrhAloeSpirit of Wine Latin Commiphora molmol Aloe spp.Spiritum Vitae Amount 1 oz. ea. 1 lb. Preparation: Digest for 2 weeks, then filter Function: Clears Heat, moves the Blood, promotes Healing Use: 1. Wounds2. Bruising3. Prevents Gangrene, applied topically and taken internally Dose: 30…
Plantago Semen, Plantain Seed, Che Qian Zi 车前子 Che Qian Zi (TCM) Red Plantain (variety) Greater Plantain Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 P. majorFlora von Deutschland (20), Kohler, 1885 P. lanceolataFlora von Deutschland (20), Kohler, 1885…
Turnera, Damiana Herba da la Pastora, Old Woman’s Broom DamianaPhoto by Xavierserratm Turnera diffusaSquibb’s Atlas of the Official Drugs, Mansfield, 1919 T. aphrodisiacaSquibb’s Atlas of the Official Drugs, Mansfield, 1919 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Turnera diffusa, T. aphrodisiaca Parts used: Dried herb; leaf and steam Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry….
Pulvis Contra RabiemPowder Against Rabies Tradition: Western Source / Author: Pirou Herb Name RueVervainPlantainSagePolypodyMintWormwoodMugwortBalmBetonyLesser CentaurySt. John’s Wort Latin Ruta graveolensVerbena officinalisPlantago majusSalvia officinalisPolypodium vulgareMentha spp.Artemisia absinthumArtemisia vulgarisMelissa officinalisBetonica officinalisCentaurium erythraeaHypericum perforatum Amount equal parts Preparation: Gather the herbs around the full moon in Spring or Summer; dry, and powder. Some preferred to keep the herbs…
Letificans Temperate Electuary Tradition: Unani Source / Author: Pharmacopoeia Persica, 1681 Herb Name Citron peel RoseBasil seedBugloss root-barkCucumber seedRed BehenWhite BehenBlack MyrobalanSweet AlmondWhite Poppy seedSaffron CinnamonCelery seedMusk Latin Citrus medicaRosa gallicaOcinum basilicumAnchusa officinalisCucumis sativusSalvia hemotodesCentaurea behenTerminalia chebula (black)Prunus amygdalus dulcisPapaver somniferumCrocus sativusCinnamonum zeylanicum Apium graveolensMoschus Amount 5 drams ea. 2 drams ea. 3 drams ea….
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