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Corydalis nepalensis, Re skon PRO

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Corydalis nepalensis, Re skon རེ་སྐོན Nepalese FumewortRe skon; Re skon rtsi dmar (Tibet) C. boweriHooker, W.J., Hooker, J.D., Icones Plantarum [Hooker’s Icones plantarum], vol. 25 (1896) Corydalis edulis(Photo by 阿橋) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Corydalis spp. Re skon rtsi dmar–C. nepalensis (syn. C. hendersonii) Re skon rtsi skya–C. boweri Other species reportedly used include C. dubia…

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Powder for Prostatitis

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Powder for Prostatitis Tradition: Ayurveda Source / Author: Herb Name CyperusPicrorrhizaSandalwoodGinger Latin Cyperus rotundus Picrorrhiza kurroa Santalum album Zingiber officinalis Amount 50 grams ea. 30 grams ea Preparation: Powder Function: Clears Heat and Swelling, opens Obstructions Use: Used for Prostatitis with painful urination, urination with pus and foul matter Dose: 2 grams, twice daily Cautions:…

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Powder for Incontinence

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Powder for Incontinence Tradition: Western Source / Author: Dispensatorium Pharmaceuticum Universale, 1764 Herb Name Chicken Gizzard skin prepared Agrimony Latin Galli Stomachichum Corium Agrimonia eupatoria Amount 1⁄2 oz. 1 oz. Preparation: Powder Function: Stops Leakage Use: Incontinence Dose: 1 dram with wine Cautions: None noted Modifications: Unless encapsulated, this would not doubt do well with…

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Pumex, Pumice

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Pumex, Pumice, Fu Shi 浮石 Spuma maris (“Sea Foam”)Fu Shi (TCM) Pumex and TofusConradi Gesneri de Rerum Fossilium Lapidum et Gemmarum, 1565 Metallotheca Vaticana, Mercati, 1719 2 types of Pumice(Adam, 2022) Mineralogical Name:Pumex; Volcanic scoria Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Salty Classifications: 2F. PURIFYING3K. EXPECTORANT TCM:P. Clears Hot Phlegm Uses: 1. Clears Heat and Phlegm…

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Oxtail Soup

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Ox-Tail Soup Ox-Tail Soup is a traditional recipe to strengthen the Kidneys, Lower Back and Bones and Joints in general.The following recipe is as cooked in the Kitchen, not for medicinal use. However, with herbs added it can easily be made more medicinal. Ingredients:           Half an Ox tail, cut into joints    …

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Ligustrum, Glossy Privet Fruit, Nu Zhen Zi FREE

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Ligustrum, Glossy Privet Fruit, Nu Zhen Zi 女贞子 Glossy PrivetNu Zhen Zi (TCM) Ligustrum lucidumCurtis’s Botanical Magazine, vol. 52 (1825) Ligustrum lucidum fruit(Photo by SABENCIA Guillermo César Ruiz) (Wikimedia) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Ligustrum lucidum; L. thibeticum is also used. Parts used: Fruit Temperature & Taste: Cool. Bitter, Sweet Classification:…

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Vespertilio Faeces, Bat Feces, Ye Ming Sha

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Vespertilio Faeces, Bat Feces, Ye Ming Sha 夜明砂 Ye Ming Sha (TCM) Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Spicilegia Zoologica, Pallas, 1767 Plecotus auritus(Illustration by Ernst Haeckel) (Wikimedia) Zoological name: Several species supply this medicine in China: Vespertilio superans (Asian particolored bat, official) Pipistrellus abrarnus (Japanese House bat) Rhinolopus ferrurnequinum (Greater Horseshoe bat) Plecotus auritus (Brown Long-eared bat,…

B. Clear Heat

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B. Clear Heat Anti-bacterial, Anti-pyretic, Anti-inflammatory Medicines that clear Heat are used for conditions associated with Heat, Fever, infection and Inflammation. They tend to be Anti-bacterial, Anti-pyretic, Anti-inflammatory and Sedative. As there are many types of medicines that clear Heat they are divided into several different categories. It is worth noting the the Four Greater…

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Imperata, Bai Mao Gen FREE

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Imperata, Bai Mao Gen 白茅根 Japanese Blood Grass, Lalang Grass, Woolly Grass, Thatch GrassBai Mao Gen (TCM)Darbha (Ayurveda) Imperata cylindricaJaume Saint-Hilaire, J.H., La flore et la pomone francaises, vol. 5  (1832) Imperata cylindrica(Photo by L. M. Marsh) (Wikimedia) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Imperata cylindrica var. major Parts used: Root; also…

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*Pegaeophyton, Sro lo dkar po PRO

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Pegaeophyton, Sro lo dkar po སྲོ་ལོ་དཀར་པོ Sro lo dkar po (Tibetan)Dan Hua Jie 单花芥 (TCM) Pegaeophyton scapiflorumThe journal of the Linnean society, Botany, 1893 Botanical name: Pegaeophyton scapiflorum (syn. Eutrema scapiflorum, Cochlearia scapiflorum)Tibetan texts describe three types of Sro lo: Sro lo dkar po: Pegaeophyton scapiflorum Sro lo dmar po: Rhodiola spp. Sro lo smug…

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Panax, Xi Yang Shen, American Ginseng PRO

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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 Botanical name: Panax quinquefolium Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Cool, moist. Sweet, slightly Bitter Classification: N. Yin Tonics Uses: 1. Benefits Qi, Nourishes Yin:-Yin-deficient Heat;-Chronic or low-grade Fever-aftermath of…

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Stellera chamaejasme, Re lcag PRO

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Stellera chamaejasme, Re lcag pa རེ་ལྕག་པ Chinese Stellera Re lcag pa (Tibetan)Lang Du (TCM) Stellera chamaejasmePhoto: Jan Reurink (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Stellera chamaejasme Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Bitter. Toxic. Uses: 1. Promotes Urine, Purges Water:-Edema, Water retention (TCM) 2. Clears Phlegm, Resolves Masses:-Phlegm accumulation and obstruction-Cough, Asthma-Scrofula, Fibroid, Cancer (Tibet, TCM)-Tumors,…

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