Astringent Powder for Hernia Tradition: Western Source / Author: Consultationes ac responsiones medicae, Thomas Mermann, Franz Ignaz Thiermairo, 1675 Herb Name MasticGallsAmberArmenian Earth Latin Pistacia lentiscus Quercus infectoria SuccinumTerra Armenius Amount 1 oz. 1⁄2 oz. ea.6 drams Preparation: Powder Function: Astringent, moves Blood Use: 1. Hernias2. Aneurism, Varicose veins Dose: 1 scruple–1⁄2 dram in an…
American Materia Medica This section deals with remedies from both North and South America. Note the American Materia Medica is different from the other traditional Medicine systems and the Materia Medica they used. This is primarily because: The Americas were not in direct and constant contact with the other systems of the Silk Road There…
Brag Khyung bcu gsum བྲག་ཁྱུང་བཅུ་གསུམ་Or, Brag Khyung བྲག་ཁྱུང་Shilajit Garuda 13 Or, Shilajit Garuda Tradition: Tibetan Medicine Source / Author: Herb Name A ru ra (Chebula)Bong nga dkar po (White Aconite)Shu dug (Calamus)Ru rta (Costus)Gla rtsi (Musk)Brag zhun (Shilajit)Gur gum (Safflower)Sug smel (Cardamon)Sman chen (Aconite)Li ga dur (Cranesbill)Spang spos (Spikenard) **Gul nag (Myrrh)Dom mkhris (Bear Bile)…
Salvia haematodes, Red Behen Meadow SageBehman Surkh (Red behen, Unani)Behman Safaid (White Behen, Unani) Red BehenNew Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Red BehenKrauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Limonium maritimum (Sea Lavender) is often listed as a source of Red Behen(Source New York Public Library‘s Digital Library) (Wikimedia) Red Behen root(Calcutta Unani College, Adam, 2019) Members CLICK HERE for the…
Astragalus, Huang Qi 黄芪 Huang Qi (TCM) Astragalus mongholicusLedebour, C.F. von, Icones plantarum novarum, vol. 4 (1833) Wild Astragalus Huang Qi root in long, uncut lengths at the Chengdu Medicine Market. Steamed and flattened Huang Qi (Adam, 2017) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: 1. Astragalus membranaceus (syn. Astragalus propinquus) 2….
Karpuradi ChurnaPowder of Camphor Tradition: Ayurveda Source / Author: Herb Name GingerLong PepperBlack PepperIndian SpikenardCloveMaceNutmegCubebCinnamonCamphorSugar Latin Zingiber officinalisPiper longumPiper nigrum Nardostachys jatamansi Eugenia caryophyllus Myristica fragrans Myristica fragrans Piper cubeba Cinnamonum zeylanicum CamphoraSaccharum Amount 125 grams100 grams75 grams50 grams 25 grams ea.500 grams Preparation: Powder Function: Clears Wind, Cold and Phlegm, Benefits Digestion, Stops Cough…
Seng ldeng nyer gsum སེང་ལྡེང་ཉེར་གསུམ།Catechu 23 Tradition: Tibetan Source / Author: Men Tsee Kang Herb Name Seng ldeng (Catechu)A ru ra (Chebula)Ba ru (Belleric)Skyu ru (Emblic)Skyer pa dkar po (Barberry)Hong len (Picrorrhiza) Kyi lce dkar po (Gentian flower)Tsan dkar (White Sandalwood)Tsan dmar (Red Sandalwood)Ba le ka (Birthwort)Ba Sha Ka (Adhatoda)Cu gang (Tabasheer)Gur gum (Safflower)Zi ra…
Melia toosenden, Chuan Lian Zi 川楝子 Sichuan Chinaberry, Sichuan Pagoda TreeChuan Lian Zi (TCM)Fruit of M. azedarach is called Ku Lian Zi. Melia azedarach, which is stated to be a synonym for M. toosendenMichaux, F.A., The North American sylva, vol. 3 (1819) Botanical name: Melia toosenden and M. azedarach were originally regarded as synonymous in…
Powder for Head Wounds Tradition: Western Source / Author: Andernacus Herb Name MyrrhMadderCyperusOrrisSarcocolla Latin Commiphora molmolRubia tinctorumCyperus rotundusIris germanicaAstragalus sarcocolla Amount 1⁄2 oz. 3 1⁄2 drams ea. Preparation: Powder Function: Moves Blood, clears Stasis, regulates Qi Use: Trauma, Wounds or Bruising of the Head Dose: 1⁄2–1 dram Cautions: None noted Modifications: Back to POWDERSBack to…
Salmalia, Silk Cotton tree Salmali (Stem-bark), Mocha (Ayurveda)Chevvilavu (Siddha)Na ga se sar; Pad ma ge sar (Tibetan)Mu Mian Hua (TCM, flower)Mochras (Unani) Salmalia malabaricaIllustrations of Indian Botany, Wight, 1840 Bombax ceibaBlanco, Flora de Filipinas. (1875) Fresh flower of Salmalia malabarica(Photo by Tlong Zhuhai, edited) (Wikimedia) Dried Flower of Salmalia (Adam, 2017) Botanical name: Salmalia malabarica…
Sug smel bcu pa སུག་སྨེལ་བཅུ་པ། Cardamon 10 Tradition: Tibetan Source / Author: Herb Name Sug smel (Cardamon)Sga skya (Ginger)Rgyam tshwa (Rock Salt)Pi Pi ling (Long Pepper)Gla rtsi (Musk) Sdig srin (Crab shell)Lcam pa (Mallow seed)A bras (Mango kernel)Sra Bras (Java Plum)Jam bras (Fever nut) Latin Elettaria cardamomumZingiber officinaleSodium chloridePiper longumMoschus CancerMalva verticillataMangifera indicaEugenia jambolanaCaesalpinia bonducella…
Ma nu bzhi thang མ་ནུ་བཞི་ཐང་Inula 4 Decoction Tradition: Tibetan Source / Author: Men Tsee Kang Herb Name Ma nu (Inula) Kanda ka ri (Wineberry) Sles tres (Tinospora) Sga skya (Galangal) Latin Inula racemosaRubus phoenicoiasiusTinospora cordifoliaKaempferia galanga Amount * 150 grams250 grams120 grams50 grams 100 grams200 grams100 grams50 grams * Two sources have given differing…
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