Mrdvikadi Leha Raisin Electuary Tradition: Ayurveda Source / Author: The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India, Government of India, 2007 Herb Name Draksha (Raisin)Pippali (Long Pepper)Sarkara (Sugar)Madhu (Honey) Latin Vitis viniferaPiper longumSaccharumMel Amount 50 in number 30 in number 48 grams sufficient Preparation: Wash the Raisins well, remove the seeds, beat and pass through a sieve. Add…
Nigella, Gith Black Cumin, MelanthiumKalonji (Unani)Habat al-Baraka (Arabic)Kalajira, Mugrela (Ayurveda)Zi ra nag po ཟི་ར་ནག་པོ (Tibetan)Hei Zhong Cao Zi 黑种草子 (TCM) Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Nigella spp. N. sativa N. damascena N. glandulifera (syn. Nigella sativa var. hispidula) Parts used:…
Arnica Leopard’s Bane, Mountain Arnica, Mountain Tobacco Losch, F., Krauterbuch, unsere Heilpflanzen in Wort und Bild, Zweite Auflage, 1905 Atlas der Officinellen Pflanzen, Berg & Schmidt, Leipzig, 1893 Kohler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Botanical name: Arnica montana Parts used: Root, flower; less commonly the leaf Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Bitter, pungent. Slightly Toxic Uses: 1….
Uterine Fibroids Uterine Myoma, Leioma, Fibroma, Fibromyoma, Hysteromyoma ‘The immediate cause, is a thick earthy humor, as natural melancholy, when a thick humor is gathered in the womb, there is scirrhus without inflammationaforegoing; this is usual in melancholy women, and such as are not cleansed by their terms, or have the Pica or Green sickness,…
Infection, to Preserve from During Epidemics, strong scents have long been used to avert ‘foul air’. Vinegar, or Vinegar and Rose water were often sprinkled around sick rooms and hospitals, and steaming bowls of vinegar have been used up until recently. Having a sponge dipped in Vinegar which usually has aromatic herbs steeped in it…
4J. Nervine Also called Neurotics Nervines are medicines appropriated to the Nerves. They are used in Nervous diseases as well as for Nerve Pain. Sample Combinations:1. Myrrh, Amber, Valerian2. Pennyroyal, Valerian, Saffron3. Rue, Mint, Pennyroyal4. Cinnamon, Lavender, Orange peel5. Mint, Asafetida, Saffron6. Violet, Rose, Pearl7. Rose, Rosemary, Musk Warming Nervines Pine Nut Walnut Juniper…
Gleditsia Spina, Zao Jiao Ci 皂角刺 Chinese Honeylocust ThornZao Jiao Ci (TCM) Jaume Saint-Hilaire, J.H., Traité des arbres forestiers, (1824) Gleditsia sinensis(Photo by Rupp.de~commonswiki) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Gleditsia sinensis Parts used: Spine or Thorn Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent Uses: 1. Clears Toxin, Discharges Pus:-early stages of Sores to bring them to a head…
Calamine, Lu Gan Shi 炉甘石 Lapis Calminaris, Smithsonite, Zinc sparLu Gan Shi (TCM)Gangs Thigs གངས་ཐིགས (‘Drops of Snow’, Tibetan)Rasaka, Kharpara (Ayurveda) Smithsonite(Photo: Rob Lavinsky, iRocks.com) Mineralogical name: Calamina; Smithsonitum Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Sweet Classifications: 2T. GLUTINATE 2Z. CICATRIZING4b. OPTHALMICS TCM:T. External Medicines Uses: 1. Clears Heat, Clears the Eyes, Removes Films (West, TCM,…
Cedrus, Cedar Libani, Cedrus Magna (C. libani)Devadaru (C. deodara, Ayurveda)Devadhari (C. deodara, Siddha)Sidr (C. libani, Unani)Qitran, Sharbin (C. libani resin, Unani)Deodaar (C. deodara, Unani)Xue Song (C. deodara, TCM)Thang Shing ཐང་ཤིང༌ (C. deodara, Tibetan) Cedrus libaniKreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 Cedrus libaniC.J. Trew, G.D. Ehret, Plantae selectae, vol. 6 (1760) Left: Cedrus libani Right: Cedrus deodaraA.B. Lambert, Description…
Powder to Warm and Bind the Belly Tradition: Western Source / Author: Rondeletius Herb Name WormwoodCyperusMasticMace Red CoralPomegranate flowerSumachMyrtle berriesLong PepperCinnamonDragons Blood Latin Artemisia absinthumCyperus rotundusPistacia lentiscusMyristica fragransCorallum rubrumPunica granatumRhus parvifloraMyrtus communisPiper longumCinnamonum zeylanicumDaemonorops draco Amount 1⁄2 oz. ea. 2 drams ea. Preparation: Powder Function: Warms, Astringent, strengthens the Stomach Use: 1. Diarrhea and Looseness…
Rosmarinus, Rosemary Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Darstellung und Beschreibung Pharmacopoea Borussica, Berg, 1858 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Rosmarinus officinalis Parts used: Herb in flower; Flower. Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent, Bitter Classifications: 2B ATTENUATER. 2C INCIDERS. 2G. CLEANSING. 2S. STRENGTHENING3C. ALEXIPHARMIC. 3D. CORDIALS & CARDIACS. 3E. DIURETIC. 3G. EMMENAGOGUE. 3H….
Cassia fistula Indian Laburnum, Purging Cassia, Cassia SolutivaAmaltas (Unani)Amaltas (Hindi)Arag-vadha (Sanskrit)Dong ga དོང་ག (Tibetan) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Icones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1800 CASSIA FISTULA1, 2. Grooves and ridges on one side of the fruit.3, Short stout pedicle. 3 (lower), Shows the cross partitionsand several seeds. 4, Round disk…
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