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Anodyne Troches (Galen)

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Trochisci Anodini Anodyne Troches Tradition: Western Source / Author: Galen Herb Name Celery seedHenbane seedWhite PepperAniseedCarrot seedStorax SaffronOpiumCastoreumMyrrh Latin Apium graveolens Hyoscyamus niger Piper album Pimpinella anisum Daucus carrota Styrax officinalis Crocus sativus Opium Castoreum Commiphora molmol Amount 6 drams ea. 1⁄2 oz. ea. 3 drams ea. 2 drams ea. Preparation: Powder and form Troches…

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Cynanchum paniculatum, Xu Chang Qing PRO

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Cynanchum paniculatum, Xu Chang Qing 徐長卿 Paniculate Swallow-wortXu Chang Qing (TCM) Botanical name: Cynanchum paniculatum (syn. Vincetoxicum pycnostelma) Parts used: Root and Rhizome Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent Classification: D. Clear Wind and Damp Uses: 1. Clears Wind-Damp, Moves the Blood, Relieves Pain: (TCM)-Wind-Damp painful obstruction of the Joints and Muscles-Arthritis, Rheumatism, Rheumatic arthralgia-Lower…

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Basilicum, or Plaster of 4 Ingredients

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Emplastrum Basilicum Minusor, TetrapharmacumLesser Basilicum,or The Plaster of 4 Ingredients Tradition: Western Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name Bees Wax Pine Resin Pitch Olive Oil Latin CeraResinaPixOlea Amount 1⁄2 lb. ea.9 oz. Preparation: Melt the Wax in the Oil, then add the Resin and Pitch, stirring until cool. Function: Digests and concocts crude Humors, promotes Healing Use: 1….

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Powder for Madness (Rondeletius)

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Pulvis ad PhrenitidemPowder for Madness Tradition: Western Source / Author: Rondeletius Herb Name Coriander seedWater Lily flowerViolet flowerRose Lettuce seedPoppy seedRed CoralRed Sandalwood Latin Coriandrum sativumNymphea albaViola odorataRosa gallicaLactuosa sativaPapaver somniferumCorallum rubrumPterocarpus santalinus Amount 2 drams3 drams 2 drams ea. 1 dram ea.1 1⁄2 drams2 scruples Preparation: Powder Function: Clear Heat, Calms the Mind and…

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Syrup of Senna Comp.

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Syrupus Cassiae CompositumSyrup of Senna Compound Tradition: Western Source / Author: Herb Name BarleyEndiveChicoryAgrimonyMaidenhairHart’s TongueFern rootCelery rootFennel rootAsparagus rootPrune CurrantWinter CherryWindweedMelon seedGourd seedPumpkin seedCucumber seedSafflower seedPolypody rootEndive seedChicory seedLicoriceBorage flowerBugloss flowerViolet flower Latin Hordeum vulgareChicorium endivaChicorium intybusAgrimonia eupatoriaAdiantum capillus-venerisAsplenium scolopendriumFilicis spp. Apium graveolensFoeniculum vulgareAsparagus officinalePrunus domesticaRibes nigrumPhysalis alkekengiConvolvulus spp.Citrullus vulgarisLagenaria vulgarisCucurbita pepoCucumis sativusCarthamus tinctoriusPolypodium vulgareChicorium…

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Powder for Dizzyness and Vertigo (Gabelhover)

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Powder for Dizziness and Vertigo Tradition: Western Source / Author: Gabelhover, 1599 Herb Name Peony seedCoriander preparedNutmegMistletoeCubebGalangalLong PepperGingerTormentilRosemarySugar Latin Paeonia officinalisCoriandrum sativumMyristica fragransViscum alba Piper cubebaAlpina officinarumPiper longumZingiber officinalisPotentilla tormentillaRosmarinus officinalisSaccharum Amount 2 drams ea. 1 dram ea.2 drams1 oz. Preparation: Powder Function: Settles Wind, clears Phlegm and Damp, regulates Qi, strengthens the Brain and…

Ointments

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Ointments Ointments are oily pastes made for external use. They are made with oil or fat to facilitate the penetration through the skin. There are 2 main types of Traditional Ointment bases: Mix of Oil (Olive, Sesame etc) and Wax Clarified animal fat, mixed with Oil, Wax, and/or Resin Today there is also the option…

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Marvelous Powder Against Scrofula (Arnold de Villa Nova)

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Marvelous Powder Against Scrofula Tradition: Western Source / Author: Arnold de Villa Nova Herb Name AloeswoodPearlBone of a Stags HeartSpikenardBlatta ByzantinaNutmegCloveGalangalFrankincenseCoriander seedPepperDiagridium preparedEuphorbium Latin Aquillaria agallochaMargaritaOs Cordis CerviiNardostachys jatamansiUnguis OdoratusMyristica fragransEugenia caryophyllusAlpina officinarumBoswellia sacraCoriandrum sativumPiper nigrumConvovulus scammoniaEuphorbium resinifera Amount 1 dram ea.1 1⁄2 drams Preparation: Powder Function: Clears Phlegm, resolves Masses Use: 1. Scrofula2. Lymphatic…

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Troches of Agrimony

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Trochisci de AgrimoniaeTroches of Agrimony Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Herb Name Indian SpikenardAgrimony juice, thickenedFennel seedAniseedWormwoodRhubarbYellow SandalwoodSaffronCassia WoodMasticTabasheer Latin Nardostachys jatamansi Agrimonia eupatoria Foeniculum vulgare Pimpinella anisum Artemisia absinthum Rheum palmatum Santalum citrinum Crocus sativus Cinnamonum cassia Pistacia lentiscus Bambusae silicae Amount 2 dram ea.1 dram 2 scruples ea.1 dram Another version: Herb…

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Gramen, Couch Grass PRO

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Gramen, Couch-grass Quick-grass, Dogs-grass, Quitch-grass, Triticum Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Koehler, Medizinal Pflanzen, vol. 2, 1890 TRITICUM REPENS ROOT AND RHIZOME1, Node with circle of roots. 2. Mass of chopped rhizomes. 8. Cross-section of the rhizome with hollow pith. 4. Furrowed internode. Squibb’s Atlas of the Official Drugs, Mansfield, 1919 Botanical name: Elymus repens (syn….

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome & Fibromyalgia

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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome & Fibromyalgia CFS, Myalgic Encephalomyelitis Chronic Fatigue Syndrome is a relatively new disease or group of symptoms. It is characterized by Fatigue which has remained for over 6 months, is not relieved by rest, and cannot be explained by other medical conditions. Primary presenting symptoms of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome may include: Fatigue…

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Crystal Moon Nectar (Zla shel bdud rtsi ma

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Zla shel bdud rtsi ma ཟླ་ཤེལ་བདུད་རྩི་མ།Crystal Moon Nectar Tradition: Tibetan Source / Author: Men Tsee Kang Herb Name Ru rta (Costus)Lcags phye ma (Iron powder)Brag zhun (Shilajit)Gur gum (Safflower)Pri Yang KuCong zhi (Calcite) *Ma nu (Inula) Latin Saussurea lappaFerrumShilajitCarthamus tinctoriusDracocephalum tangutiumCalcitum Inula racemosa Amount 100 grams250 grams80 grams150 grams150 grams300 grams150 grams * Calcite should…

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