Cydonia malus, Quince Behi, Behidana, Safarjal (Unani)Safar Jal, Bizr Safarjal (Arabic) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Della Materia Medicinale, Andrea Valuassori, 1562 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Koehler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Botanical name: Cydonia oblonga, C. vulgaris Parts used: Fruit (fresh or dried); Seed Temperature & Taste: FRUIT: Cool, dry. Sour; astringes, nourishes. Sweet Quince is less astringent.SEED:…
Electuary for the Head Tradition: Western Source / Author: Lewis Herb Name ValerianMistletoe Latin Valeriana officinalis Viscum alba Amount 1 oz. Preparation: Powder, and with Simple Syrup (or Honey) form an Electuary. Function: Clears Damp, regulates Qi, calms Wind, stops Spasms Use: 1. Epilepsy2. Convulsions 3. Vertigo4. Dizziness Dose: 1 dram Cautions: None noted Modifications:…
Pills of Camphor Tradition: Unani Source / Author: Herb Name TabasheerStarchWhite SandalwoodPumpkin seed kernelGum TragacanthCamphor Latin Bambusae silicaeAmylumSantalum albumCucurbita pepoAstragalus tragacanthCamphora Amount 5 grams ea. 3 grams Preparation: Prepared into Pills with mucilage of Quince seed. Function: Clears Heat, resolves Fever Use: 1. Burning Fever2. Hectic Fever3. Typhoid Fever Dose: 3–5 grams Cautions: None noted…
Hiera of Abbas Tradition: Western Source / Author: Dispensatory of Ibn at Tilmid Herb Name Tukhm e Karafs (Celery seed)Anisoon (Annis)Badiyan (Fennel seed)Afsanteen (Wormwood)Ajwain (Ammi)Mastagi (Mastic)Sumbul ut Teeb (Indian Spikenard)Darchini (Cinnamon)Asl us Soos (Licorice root)Sibr (Aloe) Latin Apium graveolensPimpinella anisumFoeniculum vulgareArtemisia absinthumAmmi visnagaPistacia lentiscusNardostachys jatamansiCinnamonum zeylanicumGlycyrrhiza glabra Aloe spp. Amount 4 parts ea. 3 parts…
Zataria, Satyr Saatar Faarsi, Al-Saatar, Satyr (Unani) Zataria multifloraHooker, W.J., Hooker, J.D., Icones Plantarum [Hooker’s Icones plantarum] (1883) Botanical name: Zataria multiflora (syn. Z. bracteata)Three varieties are known in Unani: Sahraayi (Wild) Kohi (Found on hills) Bustaani (Cultivated) Parts used: Herb Temperature & Taste: Very Warm, dry. Pungent. The wild is hottest Classification: ‘Dissolvent, Carminative,…
The Art of PhysickSection B. Of the 6 Non-Naturals7. Of the Passions of the Mind (Emotions) D. Of all the things not Natural, which belong to the preservation of Health, there only remain those which Latins call Perturbations of the Mind. I desire thee to explain what and how many they are, and whether they…
Se ‘bru kun ‘dus སེ་འབྲུ་ཀུན་འདུས་ Pomegranate All Inclusive Pill Tradition: Tibetan Source / Author: Men Tsee Kang Herb Name Se bru (Pomegranate fruit)Shing tsha (Cinnamon)Sug smel (Cardamon)Pi pi ling (Long Pepper) Sga (Ginger)Dza ti (Nutmeg)Pho ri (Black Pepper)Ka ko la (Greater Cardamon) Gur gum (Safflower) Li shi (Clove) Shing kun (Asafetida)Kha ru tsha (Black Salt)Utpal…
R. Astringents Astringents medicines stop Leakage. They are used when excess fluid or Qi is lost from the body, or for various types of discharge. They tone and firm the tissues, and some have secondary Tonic effects due to an ability to stop leakage of Qi and Essence. Examples of Use:1. Diarrhea; Dysentery2. Leukorrhea3. Spermatorrhea,…
Bilwadi ChurnaBengal Quince Powder Tradition: Ayurveda Source / Author: Siddha Yoga Sangraha Herb Name Bilva (Bengal Quince)Mochras (Silk Cotton tree)Sonth (Ginger)Hing (Asafetida)Dhanyaka (Coriander seed)Saunf (Fennel seed) Latin Aegle marmelosSalmalia malabaricaZingiber officinaleFerula asafoetidaCoriandrum sativumFoeniculum vulgare Amount 1 part ea.4 parts Preparation: Powder Function: Clears Damp, Settles Wind, Stops Leakage Use: Loose stool, stool with mucus, abdominal…
Pills for Ascites Tradition: Western Source / Author: Renodeus (Dispensatorium medicum, 1615) Herb Name Endive seedChicory seedLettuce seedCelery seedFennel seedParsley seedEuphorbiumMezereonRhubarbColocynthAgaricTurbithSpikenardMastic Rose Latin Chicorium endivaChicorium intybusLactuosa sativaApium graveolensFoeniculum vulgarePetroselinum crispumEuphorbium resiniferaDaphne mezereumRheum palmatumCitrullus colocynthusFomitopsis officinalisOperculina turpethumNardostachys jatamansiPistacia lentiscus Rosa gallica Amount 1⁄2 dram ea. 1 dram ea.3 drams 1⁄2 dram ea. 1 scruple ea. Preparation:…
Huang Lian Jie Du Tang 黄连解毒汤Coptis Clear Toxin Decoction Tradition: TCM Source / Author: Arcane Essentials from the Imperial Library, 752 Herb Name Huang Lian (Coptis)Huang Qin (Baical Skullcap) Huang Bai (Amur cork-tree bark) Zhi Zi (Gardenia fruit) Latin Coptis chinensisScutellaria baicalensisPhellodendron amurenseGardenia jasminoides Amount 4 1⁄2–9 grams 6 grams ea. 6–12 grams Preparation: Prepare…
Dalbergia, Rosewood, Jiang Xiang 降香 Indian Rosewood, Sisau TreeJiang Xiang (TCM)Shimshapa, Krishna-shimshapa (Ayurveda)Seesham (Unani)Irupoolai (Siddha) Dalbergia sissooBeddome, The flora sylvatica of southern India, vol. 1 (1869-1874) Dalbergia sissoo(Photo by Bijay Chaurasia) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Dalbergia odorifera, D. sissoo Parts used: Heart woodThe leaves are also used in India Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent, slightly…
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