Decoction of Self Heal and Kelp Tradition: Western, TCM Source / Author: Herb Name Self HealKelpLicorice Latin Prunella vulgarisFucus spp.Glycyrrhiza glabra Amount 10 grams ea.5 grams Preparation: Decoct in 3 cups of water down to 2 cups Function: clears Phlegm and Heat, resolves Swellings Use: 1. Scrofula2. Lymphadenitis 3. Phlegm-Heat swellings Dose: a cupful twice…
Seseli, Siler Montane Hartwort, Laserwort, Mountain Cumin Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 SeseliNew Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Left: Seseli massiliense; Right: Seseli ethiopicumKrauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Left: Seseli peloponnesiacum, Right: Seseli creticum,Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Siler montanumFlora von Deutschland (27), Kohler, 1886 Siler tortuosumFlora von Deutschland (27), Kohler, 1886 The Chinese Saposhnikovia divaricata (syn. Siler…
Electuary of Gentian Tradition: Unani Source / Author: Pharmacopoeia Persica (1681) Herb Name GentianBlack PepperIndian leafCostusIndian SpikenardRhubarb Latin Gentiana luteaPiper nigrumCinnamonum tamala Saussurea lappaNardostachys jatamansiRheum palmatum Amount 10 drams ea. 7 drams ea. Preparation: Powder and mix with three times their weight of clarified Honey, and form an Electuary. Function: Clears Damp, Moves Qi, Opens…
Liu An Jian 六案件Six Serenity Decoction Tradition: TCM Source / Author: Collected Treatises of Jing-Yue (Jing Yue Quan Shu) Herb Name Chen Pi (Tangerine peel)Ban Xia (Pinellia)Fu Ling (Poria)Gan Cao (Licorice)Xing Ren (Apricot kerne)Bal Jie Zi (Mustard seed) Latin Citri ReticulataePinelliae TernataePoria cocosGlycyrrhizae UralensisPrunus armenicaSinapis alba Amount 4 ½ grams6–9 grams6 grams 3 grams ea.1 ½–2…
Tragopogon, Salsify Goat’s Beard, Oyster Plant, Vegetable Oyster, Joseph’s Flower, Noon Plant, Jack-go-to-bed-at-NoonHirci Barbula Tragopogon pratensisSalmon, Botanologia, 1710 Tragopogon pratensisMasclef, A., Atlas des plantes de France (1890-1893) Botanical name: Tragopogon spp. T. pratensis (Yellow Goat’s Beard) T. porrifolius (syn. T. sinuatum) (Purple Goat’s Beard) Parts used: Root; also the Herb in flower or whole plant…
Argentum Vivum, Mercury, Shui Yin 水银 Hydrargyrum: Quicksilver: older names include: Alohar: Altaris: Alozet: Azoch: Azet: Besech: Besec; Argentum VivumRasa, Para, Parada (Ayurveda)Shui Yin (TCM)Prepared Mercury:–Tsothel, Btso thal (Tibetan Medicine)–Zuotai (TCM) Hortus sanitatis, 1491 MercuryPhoto by Dnn87 Minerological name: Hydrargyrum Parts used: Purified Mercury.Most commonly used internally in all Traditions is a Sulphide form: 1….
Gur gum bdun pa གུར་གུམ་བདུན་པ་Safflower 7 Tradition: Tibetan Source / Author: Herb Name Gur gum (Safflower)Ut pal (Blue Poppy)Ba sha ka (Adhatoda)Pri yang ku Cu gang (Tabasheer)Brag zhun (Shilajit)Gi wan (Bezoar) Latin Carthamus tinctoriusMeconopsis grandisAdhatoda vasicaDracocephalum tangutiumBambusa textiles ShilajitBezoar Amount 50 grams ea. 40 grams 25 grams 10 grams Preparation: Pills Function: Clears Liver Heat,…
Antidotus Acharistos Altera Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Nicholas Alexandrinus (Medici Graeci, 1541) Herb Name MyrrhCassia FistulaSaffronIndian SpikenardLovage seedAniseedCastorGalbanumCostusBlack PepperWhite PepperHoney Latin Commiphora molmolCassia fistulaCrocus sativusNardostachys jatamansiLevisticum officinalePimpinella anisumCastoreum Ferula spp.Saussurea lappaPiper nigrumPiper nigrumMel Amount 9 drams ea. 2 drams4 1⁄2 dram3 drams2 1⁄2 drams 2 drams ea. 1 dram ea.sufficient Preparation: Powder the…
Electuary of Rose Tradition: Unani Source / Author: Herb Name OrrisRoseRhubarbLaccaCassia woodSaffron Latin Iris germanicaRosa gallicaRheum palmatumLaccifer laccaCinnamonum cassiaCrocus sativus Amount 15 grams10 grams 5 grams ea.3 grams Preparation: Powder and mix with 150 grams Honey and 55 mls of Vinegar Another version from Pharmacopoeia Persica (1681): Herb Name RoseOrrisRhubarbLaccaCassia woodSaffron Myrrh Latin Rosa gallicaIris…
Hippophae, Sea Buckthorn, Star Bu སྟར་བུ Star Bu (Tibetan)Sha Ji 沙棘 (TCM) Sea BuckthornFlora von Deutschland (10), Kohler, 1882 Hippophae rhamnoides(Photo by AnRo0002) (Wikimedia) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Hippophae spp.Three types are used in Tibetan Medicine: H. rhamnoides (Large Star bu) H. salicifolia (Medium Star bu) H. tibetana (Small Star…
Zedoaria, Zedoary, E Zhu 莪术 E Zhu (TCM)Karchura (Ayurveda)Kachuri, Zaranbad (Unani) Medizinal-Pflanzen, Köhler, 1897 Long and Round ZedoaryMuseum Museorum, Valentini, 1704 Long and Round ZedoaryParkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 ZEDOARY1, Large transverse section of the rhizome. 2. Longitudinal section of the rhizome. 3. Top of the rhizomeshowing concentric leaf scars. 4. Cross-section showing sunken tissue inside…
Ulmus rubra, Slippery Elm Red Elm C.S. Sargent, The Silva of North America, (1898) F.A. Michaux, The North American sylva, vol. 3 (1819) Slippery Elm bark 1, Outer surface of the peeled bark with adhering patches of cork. 2, Fibers showing at the broken ends. 3, The long, coarsely striated inner surface. (Squibb’s Atlas of…
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