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Alpinia Galanga Semen, Galangal Seed, Hong Dou Kou

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Alpinia Galanga Semen, Galangal Seed, Hong Dou Kou 红豆蔻 Major Galangal SeedHong Dou Kou (TCM) Zorn, Oskamp, Vervolg op de Afbeeldingen der artseny-gewassenmet derzelver Nederduitsche en Latynsche beschryvingen, vol. 1. (1813) Botanical name: AIpinia galanga Parts used: Seed Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent, Aromatic Classification: J. Aromatics that Resolve Dampness Uses: 1. Warms the…

4a. CEPHALIC

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4A. Cephalic Materia Medica in Arabic & Persian, Shirazy, 1793 Cephalics are medicines appropriated to the Head. They strengthen and benefit the Brain and senses. Aphorisms on Cephalics, collected by Culpeper, (Composita, 1656): Such medicaments as are accommodated to diseases of the Brain, are properly called Cephalics Of Cephalics, some are hot, some cold, whereby…

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Draconite, Serpent Stone

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Draconite, Serpent Stone Stone of a Snakes Head, Snake Stone, Dragon Stone, Lapis DraconiteShe Huang (TCM) Ortus Sanitatis, Beck, 1517 Two ‘Snake Stones’ bought by Adam in Rajasthan, India, in 2006. The one of the left waspurchased from a member of the Naga (Snake) caste who showed the supposed skull of the King Cobrait had…

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Ding Xian Wan

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Ding Xian Wan  定癇丸Arrest Seizure Pill Tradition: TCM Source / Author: Medical Reuelations (Yi Xue Xin Wu) Herb Name Tian Ma (Gastrodia)Chuan Bei Mu (Fritillaria)Jiang Ban Xia (Pinellia) *Fu Ling (Poria)Fu Shen (Poria core)Dan Nan Xing (Arisaema) **Shi Chang Pu (Calamus)Quan Xie (Scorpion)Jiang Can (Silkworm)Hu Po (Amber)Deng Xin Cao (Rush)Chen Pi (Tangerine peel)Yuan Zhi (Polygala)Dan…

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Powder for Scrofula (Palestra Pharmaceutica)

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Powder for Scrofula Tradition: Western Source / Author: Palestra Pharmaceutica, Felix Palacios, 1763: Herb Name Burnt SpongePumiceSea BallsCuttlefish boneLong PepperBlack PepperGingerCinnamonRock SaltPellitoryCastoreum Latin Spongia ustaPumexPilae MarinaeOs SepiaPiper longumPiper nigrumZingiber officinalisCinnamonum zeylanicumSal Gem Anacyclus pyrethrumCastoreum Amount 1 oz. ea. Preparation: Powder Function: Clears Phlegm and Heat, resolves Swellings and Masses Use: 1. Scrofula2. Lymphadenitis3. Goiter4. Glandular…

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Troches of Annis (Nicholas)

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Troches of Annis Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Medicamentorum Opus Nicolai Myrepsus 1625 Herb Name AniseedRoseFennel seedRhubarbLicorice juiceJuncus odoratus flowerLacca MasticIndian SpikenardAgrimonyCassia WoodAsarumWormwoodTabasheer Latin Pimpinella anisumRosa gallicaFoeniculum vulgareRheum palmatumSuccus GlycyrrhizaCymbopogon schoenanthusLaccifer lacca Pistacia lentiscusNardostachys jatamansiAgrimonia eupatoriaCinnamonum cassiaAsarum europeumArtemisia absinthumBambusae silicae Amount 7 drams ea.1 dram 3 drams ea. 2 drams ea. Preparation: Powder; form…

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Cerefolium, Chervil

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Cerefolium, Chervil Thomé, Flora von Deutschland Österreich und der Schweiz, 1885 Botanical name: Anthriscus cererfoliumThree varieties are listed by Salmon (Botanologia, 1710): Garden, Wild, and Tooth-pick Chervil. Parts used: Leaf; Seed Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungentdiscusses Uses: 1. Clears Damp, Promotes Urine:-Edema, Stoppage of Urine (used internally and externally)-breaks Stones 2. Warms and Strengthens…

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Dang Gui Si Ni Tang

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Dang Gui Si Ni Tang 当归四逆汤Dang Gui Frigid Extremities Decoction Tradition: TCM Source / Author: Discussion of Cold-induced Disorders (Shang Han Lun) Herb Name Dang Gui (Chinese Angelica)Bai Shao (White Peony)Gui Zhi (Cinnamon twig)Xi Xin (Asarum)Zhi Gan Cao (Fried Licorice)Mu Tong (Akebia)Da Zao (Jujube) Latin Angelica sinensisPaeonia lactifloraCinnamomum cassiaAsarum chinenseGlycyrrhiza uralensis Akebia quinataZizyphus jujuba Amount…

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Cicers, Chickpea PRO

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Cicer, Chickpea GarbanzoChana, Himmas (Unani) CicerDioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Red and White Cicer   Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Flora von Deutschland (24), Kohler, 1886 Botanical name: Cicer arietinumWhite, Red, Grey and Black Garden varieties were used; Wild and Garden varieties were also differentiated, the Wild being far stronger but the cultivated was accounted more nutritious. (Avicenna)…

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Electuary of Currants

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Electuarium de Corruns Electuary of Currants Tradition: Western Source / Author: Wirtzung (not the originator) Herb Name Peony rootLicoriceHyssopBalmHart’s Tongue Latin Paeonia officinalisGlycyrrhiza glabra Hyssopus officinalisMelissa officinalisScolopendrium vulgare Amount 1⁄2 oz. ea. 1⁄2 handful ea. Preparation: Boil gently in Rain water, press it out and strain through cloth. Add a quantity of well pounded Black…

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Spiranthes, Pan Long Shen PRO

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Spiranthes, Pan Long Shen 盘龙滲 Lady’s Tresses, Spiral OrchidPan Long Shen (TCM) Spiranthes sinensisEdwards, S.T., Botanical Register, vol. 7 (1815) Spiranthes sinensis flower(Photo by Alpsdake) (Wikimedia) Spiranthes sinensis root from the Chengdu Herbal Medicine Market (Adam, 2016) Botanical name: Spiranthes sinensis, S. australisS. autumnalis and S. spiralis (Lady’s Tresses) have been used similarly in Europe….

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Vulnerary Decoction (Wirtzung)

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Vulnerary Decoction Tradition: Western Source / Author: Wirtzung Herb Name SanicleGolden RodSoloman’s SealPlantainSagePennyroyalCentaury Latin Sanicula europaea Solidago virgaurea Polygonatum officinale Plantago majus Salvia officinalis Mentha pulegium Centaurium erythraea Amount 1 handful ea. Preparation: Decoction Function: Moves the Blood, clears Heat, promotes Healing Use: 1. Bruising2. Trauma3. Damage to the Soft Tissues of the Joints Dose:…

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