Myrobalans and the Triphala Formulas

Yellow, Chebulic, Belleric, Emblic (stoned), and Black Myrobalans (Adam, 2017) Introduction Myrobalans are a group of fruit originally used in India. Triphala, literally meaning ‘Three-Fruits’, is the Sanskrit name for the three fruits which are collectively called Myrobalans in Western texts. They are some of the most used medicines in all the medicine Traditions with…

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Chrysanthemum, Ju Hua FREE

Chrysanthemum, Ju Hua 菊花 Ju Hua (TCM) Chrysanthemum, Ju HuaBen Cao Yuan Shi, 1612 (Welcome) Hortus sempervirens, Kerner, 1824 Chrysanthemum flower (Adam, 2016) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Chrysanthemum morifolium (syn. C. sinense, C. horotrum, Anthemis artemisifolia A. grandiflora, A. stipulacea) Parts used: Flower Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Sweet, Bitter…

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Decoction of Dandelion

Decoction of Dandelion Tradition: Western Source / Author: Model Botanic Guide to Health, Fox, 1916 Herb Name Dandelion rootTurmericBarberry barkAgrimonyPoplar bark Latin Taraxacum officinale Curcuma longa Berberis vulgaris Agrimonia eupatoria Poplar nigra Amount 2 oz. 1 oz. ea. Preparation: Add to 5 pints water and boil half an hour. Strain, let cool, and clarify. Then…

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Pills of Datura

Pills of Datura Tradition: Unani Source / Author: Herb Name Datura seedBlack PepperGum Arabic Latin Datura stramonium Piper nigrum Acacia arabica Amount 20 grams ea. Preparation: Powder, and with a little water, form Pills Function: Astringent for the Kidneys Use: 1. Nocturnal Emission2. Delays Ejaculation Dose: 150mg Cautions: None noted Modifications: Note that Unani has…

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Oil for Skin Diseases (Siddha)

Oil for Skin diseases Tradition: Siddha Source / Author: Herb Name Haridra (Turmeric)Rock SaltDaruharidra (Barberry)Bakuchi Coconut milk Latin Curcuma longaSal PetramBerberis aristataPsoralea corylifolia Cocos nucifera Amount 1 part each 72 parts Preparation: Triturate the powdered herbs with the juice; then boil gently until the oil has extracted the herbs and keep. Function: Clears Heat, stops…

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Electuary for Scabies and Pruritis (Rhasis)

Electuary for Scabies and Pruritis Tradition: Unani Source / Author: Rhasis (Rhazes) Herb Name Yellow MyrobalanSennaFumitoryWormwood juice Latin Terminalia chebula (yellow) Cassia angustifoliaFumaria officinalisArtemisia absinthum Amount 1 part 1⁄2 part ea. 1 part Preparation: With Honey form a Confect Function: Clears Heat and Melancholy, stops Itch Use: 1. Itchy skin2. Scabies3. May be used for…

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Powder for Loss of Appetite (Isaac)

Powder for Loss of Appetite Tradition: Western Source / Author: Isaac (Nicolai Magni, De Medicis Pulveribus, 1545) Herb Name Greater CardamonLesser CardamonMace Latin Amomum subulatum Elettaria cardamomum Myristica fragrans Amount equal parts Preparation: Powder and mix with an equal weight of Sugar Function: Warms, clears Damp, moves Qi, benefits the Stomach Use: Poor Appetite Dose:…

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Pills of Agaric (Avicenna)

Pilulae de AgaricoPills of Agaric Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Avicenna Herb Name AgaricMasticTurbithHiera Picra of GalenColocynthSarcocolla Blue Flower-de-luceHorehoundSaffron Latin Fomitopsis officinalisPistacia lentiscusOperculina turpethumHiera Picra GaleniiCitrullus colocynthusAstragalus sarcocollaIris pseudoacorusMarrubium vulgareCrocus sativus Amount 3 drams ea.5 drams4 drams 2 drams ea. 1 dram ea. Preparation: Powder and form pills with Wine. Function: Purges Phlegm and…

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Castanea, Chestnut

Castanea, Chestnut Ortus Sanitatis, Cube, Johann von, 1501 Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Flora von Deutschland (10), Kohler, 1882 Botanical name: Castanea sativa Parts used: Nut Temperature & Taste: Warm, moist Uses: 1. Nourishes Blood, Tonifies Yin:-‘They have the vertues of Almonds and Hazelnuts, but more nourishing’; Galen said they are the…

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Coriandrum, Coriander FREE

Coriandrum, Coriander Kishneez, Kishniz (Unani, Seed)Dhanyaka (Ayurveda)‘u Su  འུ་སུ  (Tibetan, Seed) New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Herbarum Vivae Eicones, Otto Brunfels, 1530 Darstellung und Beschreibung Pharmacopoea Borussica, Berg, 1858 CORIANDER FRUIT1. Small coriander. 2, Coriander of a normal size, 3, Indian coriander (not official) Squibb’s Atlas of the Official Drugs, Mansfield, 1919 Members CLICK HERE for…

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Syrup of Fumitory

Syrupus de Fumaria Syrup of Fumitory Tradition: Western Source / Author: Herb Name Fumitory juiceHops juiceSugar Latin Fumaria officinalis Humulus lupulus Saccharum Amount 1 lb. ea. Preparation: Clarify the juices by boiling gently and removing the scum; Renodeus said it is best to depurate the juices by sitting them in the Sun. Then add the…

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Electuary for Memory (Wirtzung)

Electuary for Memory Tradition: Western Source / Author: Wirtzung Herb Name FrankincenseBlack PepperCyperus rotundus rootMyrrh Latin Boswellia sacraPiper nigrumCyperus rotundusCommiphora molmol Amount equal parts Preparation: Powder and form a confection with clarified Honey. Function: Moves the Blood, clears Phlegm, Benefits Brain Use: Memory loss in the aged, especially in cases with signs of Cold and…

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