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Berberis, Barberry FREE

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Berberis, Barberry Lycium (classical name)Barberry root:–Xiao Bo (TCM)–Daruharidra (Ayurveda)–Skyer pa  སྐྱེར་པ  (Tibetan)Bark:–Skyer shun  སྐྱེར་ཤུན  (Tibetan)Concentrated Extract of Bark/Stem:–Rasanjana (Ayurveda)–Rasaut (Unani)–Skyer ba’i khan ta  སྐྱེར་པའི་ཁཎྜ (Tibetan)Fruit:–Zarishk (fruit, Unani)Seed:–Skyer ba’i ‘bru  སྐྱེར་པའི་འབྲུ  (Tibetan) Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Ortus Sanitatis, Cube, Johann von, 1501 New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 B. vulgarisFlora von Deutschland, Kohler, 1886 Barberry extract as available on…

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Sagapenum, Sagapen PRO

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Sagapenum, Sagapen SerapinumSakbinaj (Unani)  Krauter Buch und kunstliche Conterfeyungen, 1703 Sagapen in containers for exportKrauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Curtis’s Botanical Magazine, 1819 Ferula persica Botanical name: Ferula persica (syn. Peucedanum persicum) Parts used: Gum“The best varieties of Sagapen are those which are relatively thicker and cleaner with a red interior and white exterior”. (Avicenna) Temperature &…

Pills

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Pills Pills are generally made from powdered medicines, so the preparations for making powder are followed to begin with. Then the powders are formed into a ‘pill mass’ with a suitable liquid. In the Western Tradition, Pills were most commonly used as the administration method for purgative medicines. Administering purgatives in pill form has several…

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Powder for Bleeding from the Stomach (Serapion)

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Powder for Bleeding from the Stomach Tradition: Western Source / Author: Serapion (Nicolai Magni, De Medicis Pulveribus, 1545) Herb Name Sealed EarthRed CoralRoseAmber Gum ArabicStarch Latin Terra SigillataCorallum rubrumRosa gallicaSuccinumAcacia arabicaAmylum Amount 2 drams ea. 1 dram ea. Preparation: Powder Function: Astringent, clears Heat, stops Bleeding Use: Bleeding of the Stomach, especially from Heat Dose:…

2E LENITIVE

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2E. Lenitive Emollient These are mild, softening and laxative medicines. They soothe dryness or irritation of the membranes, and make the passages slippery due to their soft and moist nature. They are used for conditions of dryness, or Heat and Inflammation. Most of these medicines are moist, some have tonic qualities.                        Jujube                       Marshmallow                       Comfrey                      …

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Shi Pi Yin

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Shi Pi Yin 實脾飲Bolster the Spleen Decoction Tradition: TCM Source / Author: Effective Formulas from Generations of Physicians (Shi Yi De Xiao Fang) Herb Name Fu Zi (Aconite)Gan Jiang (Dry Ginger)Fu Ling (Poria)Bai Zhu (Atractylodes)Mu Gua (Chinese Quince)Hou Po (Magnolia bark)Mu Xiang (Costus)Da Fu Pi (Betel husk)Cao GuoZhi Gan Cao (Fried Licorice) Latin Aconitum carmichaeliZingiber…

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Sarcocolla PRO

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Sarcocolla Azerat (Unani)Anzarut, Anzurut (Arabic, Persian)Gujar (Ayurveda) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Vollstandiges Materialien Lexicon, Lemery, 1721 Astragalus sarcocolla(Photo by auoob farabi) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Astragalus sarcocolla, A. fasciculufolius Parts used: Gum“The best variety is that which is yellowish and resembles Luban (Olibanum)”. (Avicenna) Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent, Bitter, Sweet“Some physicians say that Sarcocolla…

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Marjorana, Oreganum; Marjoram and Oregano PRO

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Marjorana, Oreganum; Marjoram and Oregano Marjoram: Sweet Marjoram, Marjoram gentleOregano: Wild or Winter Marjoram Left: Marjoram, Right: OreganoOrtus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Oregano (left) and Marjoram (right)Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Oregano and MarjoramKrauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Left: Oregano; Right: MarjoramIcones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1804 Botanical name: Oreganum spp.O. marjorana (Marjoram), O. vulgare (Oregano)A number of related…

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Powder for Foul and Intolerable Appetite in Women (Nicholas)

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Powder for Foul and Intolerable Appetite in Women Tradition: Western Source / Author: Nicolai Magni, De Medicis Pulveribus, 1545 Herb Name CardamonCuminCubebsFennel seedAniseedRoseSpikenardMastic‘Mother Cloves’ *CinnamonAloeswoodSchoenanthCitron peelMarjoramGinger Latin Elettaria cardamomumCuminum cyminumPiper cubebaFoeniculum vulgarePimpinella anisumRosa gallicaNardostachys jatamansiPistacia lentiscusEugenia caryophyllusCinnamonum zeylanicumAquillaria agallochaCymbopogon schoenanthusCitrus medica Oreganum marjoranaZingiber officinalis Amount 1⁄2 dram ea. * Mother Cloves refers to mature, full…

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Panax, Xi Yang Shen, American Ginseng FREE

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Panax, American Ginseng, Xi Yang Shen 西洋参 Xi Yang Shen (TCM) Panax quinquefoliumMedicinal Plants, Millspaugh, 1892 American Ginseng rootNotes on Pharmacognosy, Otto Augustus Wall, 1902 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Panax quinquefolium Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Cool, moist. Sweet, slightly Bitter Classification: N. Yin Tonics Uses: 1. Benefits Qi,…

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Onosma, Bri mog, Ratanjot PRO

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Onosma, Bri mog, Ratanjot Onosma hookeri, O. multiramosum, O. echioides: Bri mog  འབྲི་མོག་ (Tibetan)Onosma echioides, O. hispidum: Ratanjot (Unani)Onosma echioides; Anchusa ex albido flora (Clusius), PseudoanchusaO. hookeri: Xi Hua Dian Zi Cao (TCM); Bri mog mchog  འབྲི་མོག་ མཆོག་ (Tibetan)O. hispidum: Cu Ying Mao Dian Zi Cao (TCM)O. paniculatum: Dian Zi Cao (TCM Onosma echioidesR. Dodonaeus…

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Aloeswood Clear Wind 8 (Rlung gi a gar brgyad pa))

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Rlung gi a gar brgyad pa ཨ་གར་བརྒྱད་པ།Aloeswood Clear Wind 8 Tradition: Tibetan Medicine Source / Author: Herb Name A ga ru (Aloeswood)Dza ti (Nutmeg)Shing kun (Asafetida)Kha ru tshva (Black Salt)Ru rta (Costus)A ru ra (Chebula)Snying zho shaBrag zhun (Shilajit) Latin Aquillaria agallochaMyristica fragransFerula asafoetidaHalitum violaceumSaussurea lappaTerminalia chebulaChoerospondias axilliarisAsphaltum Amount equal parts Preparation: Powder and form…

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