Pills for Excess Menstruation Tradition: Western Source / Author: Gabelhover, 1599 Herb Name FrankincenseMyrrhMasticRed Earth Latin Boswellia sacra Commiphora molmol Pistacia lentiscus Terra Rubra Amount 1 dram ea. Preparation: Powder, mix with Quince juice and form 10 pills Function: Regulates the Blood, stops Bleeding Use: Excess Menstruation Dose: Take one pill morning and evening before…
Poria, Fu Ling 茯苓 Poria Rubra, Chi Fu Ling 赤茯苓 Poria Cutis, Fu Ling Pi 茯苓皮 Poria Pararadicis, Fu Shen Poria 茯神 Indian Bread, Tuckahoe, Hoelen, PoriaFu Ling (TCM)Phu Ling (Tibetan) A whole, wild Poria root (approx. 25cm across) (Chengdu Medicine Market, Adam, 2016) Fu Shen, Poria with tree root.Left: Poria still attached to the…
Species Contra Apoplexiam Powder Against Apoplexy (2) Tradition: Western Source / Author: Zwelfer (Corpus Pharmaceutico Chymico Medicum, 1697) Herb Name Doronicum rootPeony rootCostus rootRosemary flowerLavender flowerSiler Montane seedClove Basil seedPeony seedAniseed Coriander seedLesser CardamonCinnamonNutmegCloveCubebAloeswoodWhite AmberOil of Rose wood Latin Doronicum hookeriPeonia officinalisSaussurea lappaRosmarinus officinalisLavendula officinalisSiler montanumOcinum gratissimumPeonia officinalisPimpinella anisumCoriandrum sativumElettaria cardamomumCinnamonum zeylanicumMyristica fragransEugenia caryophyllusPiper cubeba…
Tinctura VitaeTincture of Life Tradition: Western Source / Author: Mynsichts Herb Name Damask Rose waterOrange peelCitron peelRose MintBalmWhite SandalwoodCinnamonAloeswoodMaceCoriander seedAngelica seedAniseedFennel seedIndian SpikenardGalangalCloveLesser CardamomSaffron AmbergrisMusk Latin Aqua Rosa DamascenaCitrus aurantiumCitrus medicaRosa gallica Mentha arvensisMelissa officinalisSantalum albumCinnamonum zeylanicumAquillaria agallochaMyristica fragransCoriandrum sativumAngelica archangelicaPimpinella anisumFoeniculum vulgareNardostachys jatamansi Alpina officinarumEugenia caryophyllusElettaria cardamomumCrocus sativusAmbre grisMoschus Amount 4 lbs 1⁄2 oz. ea….
Tincture of Valerian, or Lesser Sweating Tincture Tradition: Western Source / Author: Herb Name ValerianSalt of Tartar Latin Valeriana officinalisPotassium carbonate Amount 6 oz.1 oz. Preparation: Grind together in a hot Iron mortar, then put in a vessel, covering with Tartarised S.V. (or Brandy), 16 oz. Digest for 14 or 20 days. This gives a…
Electuary for Happiness Tradition: Unani Source / Author: Dispensatory of Ibn at Tilmid Herb Name Halela Siyah (Black Myrobalan)Balela (Belleric Myrobalan)Aamla (Emblic Myrobalan)Bisfayej (Polypody) Aftimoon (Dodder)Ustukhuddus (Stoechas)Turbud (Turbith) Latin Terminalia chebula (black) Terminalia bellericaEmblica officinalisPolypodium vulgare Cuscuta europea Lavendula stoechas Operculina turpethum Amount 30 grams ea. 15 grams ea. Preparation: Powder and mix with sufficient…
Albizia Cortex, He Huan Pi 合欢皮 Silk Tree barkHe Huan Pi (TCM)Siras (Unani)Shirisha (Ayurveda) Albizia julibrissin (as A. rosea)Revue horticole, serié 4, vol. 42: (1870) Albizia lebbeckM. Blanco, Flora de Filipinas., (1875) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Albizia spp.Three species can be noted: Albizia julibrissin (Syn: A. nemu, A. rosea, Mimosa…
Madder & Rhubarb Madder in Neutral-to-slightly Cool, dry. Bitter, Sweet and Pungent. It moves the Blood, stops Pain, but can also help stop Bleeding; it is used for Uterine Bleeding, Blood in the Stool, Vomit or Sputum. It is good for clearing Heat and Poison from the Blood, it being accounted one of the best…
Srog rlung ‘joms pa’i rdo rje bcu bdun སྲོག་རླུང་ཇོམས་པཻ་རྡོ་རྗེ་བཅུ་བདུན་Vajra conquering Heart Wind 17 Tradition: Tibetan Source / Author: Herb Name Klu bdud rdo rjeSman chen (Black Aconite)Ar nag (Black Myrobalan)Li shi (Clove)Dza ti (Nutmeg)Snying zho shaRu rta (Costus)Na ga ge ser (Silk Cotton tree)Spos dkar (Frankincense)Tsan dan dkar po (Sandalwood)Cu gang (Tabasheer)Shu dag (Calamus)Gi wan…
Pyrola, Wintergreen, Lu Xian Cao 鹿衔草 Wintergreen, Wild BeetLu Xian Cao (TCM) Pyrola rotundifoliaNew Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Pyrola rotundifoliaKurtzes Handtbuchlein, Ryff, 1599 Pyrola rotundifoliaFlora Danica [G.C. Oeder et al],. 1816 Botanical name: Pyrola rotundifolia (Europe)Various local species are used including: P. rotundifolia var. chinensis (syn. P. calliantha), P. decorata (TCM) P. japonica (Japan, North-East China)…
Decoction for the Gall Bladder Tradition: Western Source / Author: Consultationes ac responsiones medicae, Thomas Mermann, Franz Ignaz Thiermairo, 1675 Herb Name Chicory rootAgrimonyMaidenhairWormwood Latin Chicorium intybus Agrimonia eupatoria Adiantum capillus-veneris Artemisia absinthum Amount 1⁄2 oz. 1 pugil ea. Preparation: Decoct, strain and add Syrup of Two Roots, 2 oz. Function: Opens the Liver and…
Lepidium, Garden Cress Cress, PepperwortChandrashura (Ayurveda)Habb-ul-rashad, Halun, Hurf (Unani)Alivirai (Siddha) Della Materia Medicinale, Andrea Valuassori, 1562 Illustrations of Indian Botany, Wight, 1840 Botanical name: Lepidium sativumSeveral related varieties are used similarly including L. latifolium (Pepperwort)Lepidium apetalum is used similarly in TCM, and is found from Europe to Asia. Parts used: Leaf, Seed Temperature & Taste:…
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