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Catechu, Er Cha PRO

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Catechu, Er Cha 儿茶 Er Cha (TCM)Khi la wa ri (Tibetan)Khadira (Ayurveda) Acacia catechuBotanische wandplaten, 1904–1914 Acacia catechuAn Encyclopaedia of useful and ornamental Plants, Burnett, 1852 Uncaria Gambir (used as an alternate source in TCM)Atlas der Officinellen Pflanzen, Berg & Schmidt, Leipzig, 1893 Catechu (Adam, 2016) Botanical name: Acacia catechu (Black Catechu)TCM uses Uncaria gambir…

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Yu Zhen San

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Yu Zhen San 玉真散True Jade Powder Tradition: TCM Source / Author: True Lineage of External Medicine (Wai Ke Zheng Zong) Herb Name Bai Fu Zi (Typhonium) *Tian Nan Xing (Ariseama) *Qiang Huo (Notopterygium)Bai Zhi (Angelica root)Fang Feng (Saposhnikovia)Tian Ma (Gastrodia) Latin Typhonium gigantumAriseama amurenseNotopterygium incisumAngelica dahuricaSaposhnikovia divaricataGastrodia elata Amount equal parts * In the source…

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Plaster for Uterine Tumors (Aristotle)

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Plaster for Uterine Tumors Tradition: Western Source / Author: Aristotle Herb Name OpopanaxBdelliumGum AmmoniacMyrrhSaffron Latin Commiphora guidottiiCommiphora mukulDorema ammoniacumCommiphora molmolCrocus sativus Amount 2 drams ea. 1⁄2 dram Preparation: Dissolve the Gums in Oil of Sweet Almonds, and form a Ointment with Wax and Turpentine, adding the Saffron towards the end. Function: Clears Phlegm, moves Blood,…

Dioscorides Materia Medica, Ruellio, 1549

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Dioscorides Materia Medica, Ruellio, 1549 Dracunculus Adders Tongue, Ophioglossum Harts Tongue Long Birthwort – Aristolchia longa Teasle – Dipsacus Round Birthwort – Aristolchia rotunda Ononis spinosa Official Birthwort – Aristolchia officinarum Dictamnus Cretenis, Dittany of Crete Sempervium majus Seseli, Siler Montane Sempervium medium Ambrosia Sempervium minus Balsamita

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Liu Wei Di Huang Wan (TCM)

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Liu Wei Di Huang Wan 六味地黄丸 Rehmannia Six Pills Tradition: TCM Source / Author: Craft of Medicines and Patterns for Children; 1119 Herb Name Shu Di Huang (Rehmannia)Shan Zhu Yu (Cornus fruit)Shan Yao (Chinese yam)Fu Ling (Poria) Mu Dan Pi (Tree peony root) Ze Xie (Water Plantain root) Latin Rehmannia glutinosaCornus officinalisDioscorea oppositaPoria cocos Paeonia…

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Syrup of Licorice (Mesue)

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Syrup of Licorice Tradition: Western Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name LicoriceWhite (or Red) MaidenhairHyssop Latin Glycyrrhiza glabra Adiantum capillus-veneris Hyssopus officinale Amount 2 oz. 1 oz. 1⁄2 oz. Preparation: Steep in 4 lbs of hot water; after 24 hours, boil until half is consumed, then strain and clarify. With honey, penids, and sugar, 8…

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Grasshopper

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Grasshopper Cicada (classical)Zha Meng 蚱蜢 (TCM)Cha ga pa ཆ་ག་པ་ (Tibet) two forms of GrasshopperHistory of the zoophytes. Goldsmith, 1824 Entomological name: Gryllulus domesticus, G. campestris (Field Cricket)In TCM, local types have been used including G. sigellatus, G. chinensis (Chinese Cricket), G. mitratus,Generally, any local Grasshopper can be used. A Tibetan classic text states that all Grasshoppers…

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Infusion for Mixed Humors Compound (Mesue)

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Infusion for Mixed Humors Compound Tradition: Unani Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name TurbithScammonyBlack Hellebore,RhubarbYellow MyrobalanChebulic MyrobalanBlack MyrobalanAgaricGingerAniseedCinnamonMasticGum ArabicSiler Montane Latin Operculina turpethumConvovulus scammoniaHelleborus nigerRheum palmatumTerminalia chebula (yellow) Terminalia chebula Terminalia chebula (black)Fomitopsis officinalisZingiber officinalisPimpinella anisum Cinnamonum zeylanicumPistacia lentiscusAcacia arabicaSiler montanum Amount 1 scruple ea. 1 dram ea. 10 grains ea. Preparation: Beat; steep in…

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Citrus medica, Citron PRO

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Citrus medica, Citron C. medica var. sarcodactylis, Finger Citron, Fo Shou 佛手 Poma CitrinaCitron Peel: Ju Yuan (TCM)Finger Citron peel: Fo Shou (TCM) Gart der Gesundheit, Cuba, 1485 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Hand-Atlas Medicinisch-Pharmaceutischer, 1884 Botanical name: Citrus medica, C. wilsonii.In addition, TCM uses Citron Fo Shou (Finger Citron), C. medica var….

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Ganoderma applanatum, Artists Conk PRO

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Ganoderma applanatum, Artist’s Conk Artist’s BracketShu She Ling Zhi  樹舌靈芝 (TCM)Phansomba (Ayurveda, used for Phellinus and Ganoderma species) 2 local examples of Ganoderma (Adam, Victoria, 2019) Botanical name: Ganoderma applanatum (syn. Elfvingia applanata, Polyporous applanatus)Several other Gandoerma spp. including Ganoderma australe (Southern Bracket Fungus) and G brownii of the U.S. are very similar in appearance…

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Powder of Chebula and Rhubarb (Philon)

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Powder of Chebula and Rhubarb Tradition: Western Source / Author: Philon (Nicolai Magni, De Medicis Pulveribus, 1545) Herb Name Yellow MyrobalanRhubarb torrefied Latin Terminalia chebula (yellow) Rheum palmatum Amount 3 1⁄2 drams 1 1⁄2 drams Preparation: Powder Function: Clears Heat, Astringent Use: 1. Dysentery2. heat-type Diarrhea Dose: 1 dram with Iron water Cautions: None noted…

Imperatoriae, Masterwort

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Imperatoria, Masterwort Ostrutium, Smyrnium, Astrentium Gart der Gesundheit, Cuba, 1485 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Imperatoria ostruthiumKöhler’s Medizinal-Pflanzen, 1897 Imperatoria ostruthiumLosch, F., Kreuterbuch, unsere Heilpflanzen in Wort und Bild, (1905) Masterwort RootNotes on Pharmacognosy, Otto Augustus Wall, 1902 Botanical name: Imperatoria ostruthium (syn. Peucedanum ostruthium) Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Hot, dry. Pungent Uses: 1. Clears…

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