Regimen Sanitatis Salernitanum The Regimen of Health from the School of Salerno Part 3. HERBS Nederlandtse Herbarius, Nylandt, 1670 Text IN Physic Mallow have much reputationThe very name of Mallow seems to sound,The root thereof will give a kind purgation,By them both men and women good have found,To womens monthly flowers they give laxation,They make…
Mo nad spyi ‘joms chen mo མོ་ནད་སྤྱི་ སྤྱི་འཇོམས་ ཆེན་མོ་Greater Universal Women’s Disease Conqueror Tradition: Tibetan Source / Author: Men Tsee Kang Herb Name Ru rta (Costus) Shu dag (Calamus)Gla ba’i rtsi (Musk)Ya ba ksha ra (Potash) *‘Ol mo se (fruit)Sman chen (Aconite)Gser mdog Bul tog (Sodium carbonate) Ze tshwa (Saltpeter)‘Gron thal (Cowrie Bhasma)Star bu (Sea…
Picrasma quassioides, Ku Mu 苦木 Indian QuassiaKu Mu (TCM)Kashshing (Ayurveda) Picrasma quassioidesKirtikar, K.R., Basu, B.D., Indian medicinal plants, Plates, vol. 2 (1918) Picrasma quassioides(Photo by Daderot) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Picrasma quassioides Parts used: Branches and leaves (TCM)Wood and Bark (Ayurveda) Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Very Bitter Uses: 1. Clears Wind-Heat, Resists Toxin:-Common Cold or…
Santalum, Sandalwood, Tan Xiang 檀香 Chanana (Ayurveda)Tan Xiang (TCM)Tsan Dan Dkar Po ཙན་དན་དཀར་པོ (Tibetan)Sandal Safed (Unani) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Santalum album,Medical Botany, Woodville, 1810 Packaging for imported SandalwoodA Manual of Organic Materia Medica and Pharmacognosy, Sayre, 1907 Australian Sandalwood available at the Chengdu Medicine Market (2010) BUY PREMIUM SANDALWOOD POWDER Botanical name: Santalum spp. 1….
Bezoardicum Animale (Viperii)Bezoardic Powder of Viper Tradition: Western Source / Author: Preparation: Take a Viper skinned, with head, tail, and insides removed. Wash it in white Wine, then let it dry. Powder it with the spine. It can be dried gently in an oven; it may also be dried by dipping in S.V. (brandy), drying…
Levisticum, Lovage HipposelinumSisaliyus (Unani) Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Kurtzes Handtbuchlein, Ryff, 1599 Flora von Deutschland (27), Kohler, 1886 Botanical name: Levisticum officinaleLigusticum chinensis (syn. L. sinensis, L. wallichi) is the Chinese Lovage Ligusticum Chuan Xiong. Parts used: Root; also the Seed and Leaf Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent“Hot and Dry in the Second degree”…
Syrupus de Quinta RadicibusSyrup of Five Roots, or Syrup of Five Opening Roots Tradition: Western Source / Author: Herb Name Parsley rootFennel rootCelery rootButcher’s BroomAsparagus root Latin Petroselinum crispumFoeniculum vulgareApium graveolens Ruscus aculeatusAsparagus officinale Amount 1 ounce ea. Preparation: Decoct in a sufficient amount of water, strain through a cloth, then with 12 oz. of…
Suan Zao Ren Tang 酸枣仁汤Sour Jujube Decoction Tradition: TCM Source / Author: Essentials of the Golden Cabinet (c. 220) Herb Name Suan Zao Ren (Zizyphus seed)Fu Ling (Poria)Zhi Mu (Anemarrhena) Chuan Xiong (Sichuan lovage) Gan Cao (Licorice) Latin Zizyphus spinosaPoria cocosPhellodendron amurenseLigusticum chuanxiong Glycyrrhiza uralensis Amount 12–18 grams6–9 grams6–9 grams6–9 grams3–6 grams Preparation: Decoction….
Lysimachia, Jin Qian Cao 金钱草 LysmachiaJin Qian Cao 金钱草, Guo Lu Huang 過路黄 (TCM) The closely related and similar looking Western Lysimachia nummulariaIcones Plantarum Medicinalium. 1788 Lysimachia christinae flower(Photo by 阿橋) (Wikimedia) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Lysimachia christinae (syn . L. legendrei)A number of plants supply Jin Qian Cao on the…
Decoction for Diabetes from Heat Tradition: Western Source / Author: Wirtzung Herb Name Nettle rootsVervainCaraway Latin Urtica dioica Verbena officinalis Carum carvi Amount 1 handful 1 1⁄2 handfuls ea. Preparation: Decoct in steeled water Function: Strengthens the Kidneys, Astringent Use: Diabetes associated with Heat Dose: a small cupful twice daily Cautions: None noted Modifications: The…
Armeniaca, Apricot, Xing Ren 杏仁 Malus Armenius (‘Apple of Armenia’)Xing Ren (Apricot kernel, TCM) Kreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 Botanical name: Prunus armeniacaOther species used in TCM include: 1. P. sibirica 2. P. manshurica 3. P. armeniaca L. var ansu Parts used: Kernel; Oil; rarely the Fruit or FlowerSweet and Bitter varieties of Kernels are used….
Myrtus, Myrtle Myrtle, Clove Myrtle, Spanish MyrtleHabb-ul-Ass, Muurad (Unani) Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Two varieties of MyrtusKreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 Myrtus communis(Photo by Javier martin) (Wikimedia) Myrtle berries(Photo by Giancarlo Dessì) (Wikimedia) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Myrtus communis Parts used: Leaves, Fruit (‘berries’), SeedLeaf is more commonly used internally, berries mostly externally“Small…
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