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A Delightful Balancing Electuary

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‘A Delightful Balancing Electuary’ Tradition: Unani Source / Author: Dispensatory of Ibn at Tilmid Herb Name Red BehenWhite BehenChebulic MyrobalanFumitoryBorageBalmCorianderTabasheerSealed EarthRaw Silk scorchedSandalwoodPistachio skinsRed CoralPearlAmberAloeswood Latin Salvia hemotodesCentaurea behenTerminalia chebulaFumaria officinalisBorago officinalisMelissa officinalisCoriandrum sativumBambusae silicaeTerra sigillataSericum Santalum albumPistachio verumCorallum rubrumMargaritaSuccinumAquillaria agallocha Amount 15 grams ea.60 grams 30 grams ea. 9 grams ea. 6 grams ea….

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Uva Ursi, Bearberry PRO

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Uva Ursi, Bearberry Red Bearberry, Trailing ArbutusInbud-dub, Angur-e-khiras, Rech Dakh (Unani) Icones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1804 Flora von Deutschland (20), Kohler, 1885 Plantæ Utiliores, Burnett & Burnett, 1850 Botanical name: Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Parts used: Leaf, fresh or dried Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Bitter, Sour Uses: 1. Clear Heat and Damp, Promotes Urine:-pain and mucus…

Gloriosa, Glory Lily PRO

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Gloriosa, Glory Lily Superb Lily, Flame Lily, Climbing Lily, Tiger’s ClawLangali, Langalaki, Kalihari, Visalya, Shakrapushpi (Ayurveda)Akinichalam, Kalappankizhangu (Siddha)Kanol (Unani)Jia Lan (TCM) Gloriosa supberaPole Evans, I.B., Flowering plants of (South) Africa, 1931 Gloriosa superba(Photo by Dinesh Valke) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Gloriosa superbaSynonyms include Clinostylis speciosa., Gloriosa abyssinica, G. homble, G. hybrid, G. rothschildiana, G. simplex, G….

Dreams and Nightmares

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Dreams and Nightmare Dreams are viewed as a normal activity during sleep. Dreams are thought to be related to processing of daily events, or things on our mind. Good sleep and healthy dreaming cause us to sleep soundly and wake refreshed. This indicates our Qi is flowing smoothly. When sleep is disturbed by dreams or…

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Wonderful Confection for Cold Nerve Diseases

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Wonderful Confection for Cold Nerve Diseases Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: De morbis internis curandis, Mesue, 1551 Herb Name Sea HollyPine nutAcorus rootBlack PepperLong PepperClove GingerMaceNutmegGalangalCardamon Latin Eryngium maritinumNux PineaIris pseudoacorusPiper nigrum Piper longumEugenia caryophyllusZingiber officinalisMyristica fragransMyristica fragransAlpina officinarumElettaria cardamomum Amount 1 lb., 5 oz. ea.1 oz. 4 drams ea. 3 drams ea. Preparation:…

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Beryl

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Beryl Jing Shi (‘Essence Stone’, TCM) Hortus sanitatis, 1491 Ortus Sanitatis, Beck, 1517 Die Mineralien, Weber, J. C., 1871 Left: Heliodor (Yellow Beryl); Right: Aquamarine (Blue-green Beryl)Photos by Parent Gery Mineralogical name: Beryllium Parts used: Prepared and levigated stoneSeveral colored varieties of Beryl are used:  1. Green, Emerald  2. Blue-green, Aquamarine  3. Golden; Heliodor Temperature…

Betony & Sage

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Betony & Sage Betony is Neutral and Dry, and clears Wind and Heat, moves the Qi and Blood, eases Pain, promotes Urine, benefits Digestion, clears Phlegm and stops Cough, and resists Poison. It is especially used for various types of Pain in the Head, Fevers, to Promotes Menstruation, and to dispel Poison.    Sage clears Heat…

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Pills to Aggregate Lesser (Mesue)

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Pilulae Aggregative Minores Pills to Aggregate Lesser Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name Emblic MyrobalanBlack MyrobalanYellow MyrobalanMastic AniseedAgrimony juice thickenedWormwood juice thickenedRoseRhubarbHiera Picra Latin Emblica officinalisTerminalia chebula (black)Terminalia chebula (yellow) Pistacia lentiscusPimpinella anisumAgrimonia eupatoriaArtemisia absinthumRosa gallicaRheum palmatumHiera Picra Amount 3 drams ea. 2 drams ea.5 drams10 drams Preparation: Powder and form pills…

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Expert Pills for Cough from Cold and Dryness

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Expert Pills for Cough from Cold and Dryness Tradition: Western Source / Author: Paulus (De morbus internis curandis, Mesue, 1551 ) Herb Name MyrrhSaffronPine nutQuince seedFennel seedAniseedSweet AlmondsBitter AlmondsWhite Poppy seedLicorice juice Latin Commiphora molmol Crocus sativusNux PineaCydonia oblonga Foeniculum vulgare Pimpinella anisum Prunus amygdalus dulcis Prunus amygdalus amara Papaver somniferum Succus Glycyrrhiza Amount equal…

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Centipede, Wu Gong 蜈蚣

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Centipede, Wu Gong 蜈蚣 Wu Gong (TCM) Scolopendra spp.Medical Zoology and Mineralogy, Stephendon, 1832 Scolopendra subspinipes mutilansPhoto by Yasunori Koide) (Wikimedia) Dried Centipede available in bunches or rows for medicinal use(Chengdu Herb Medicine Market, Adam, 2015) Entomological name: Scolopendra subspinipes mutilans Parts used: Dried Insect Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent. Toxic Classification: I. Medicines…

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Nutmeg 3 Decoction (Dza ti gsum thang)

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Dza ti gsum thang   ཛ་ཏི་གསུམ་ཐང་ Nutmeg 3 DecoctionAlso called Tsan dan gsum thang   ཙན་དན་ གསུམ་ ཐང་San Wei Tan Xiang Tang (TCM)Sandalwood 3 Decoction Tradition: Tibetan Source / Author: Herb Name Tsan dan dmar (Red Sandal) *Dza ti (Nutmeg) Snying zo sha Latin Pterocarpus santalinusMyristica fragransChoerospondias axillaris Amount equal parts * Some versions order White…

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