Syrup of Fruits and Their Juices Syrupus Succus LimonisSyrup of Lemon Juice Lemon juice, strained 1 partSugar 2 parts Heat them gently together and form a Syrup without boiling (best done in B.M.).Dose: 1–2 oz. ‘The Syrup of Lemons assuages continual, pestilent, and contagious Fevers, and…
Antidote for Edema Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Nicholas Alexandrinus (Medici Graeci, 1541) Herb Name CinnamonSchoenanthAsarumMasticWormwoodAniseedFennel seedRhubarbIndian SpikenardLong BirthwortParsley CloveSaffronCalamusCardamonHoney Latin Cinnamonum zeylanicum Cymbopogon schoenanthusAsarum europeumPistacia lentiscus Artemisia absinthumPimpinella anisumFoeniculum vulgareRheum palmatumNardostachys jatamansiAristolchia longaPetroselinum crispumEugenia caryophyllusCrocus sativus Acorus calamusElettaria cardamomumMel Amount 6 drams ea. 4 drams ea. 2 drams ea. sufficient Preparation: Powder, and…
Electuary for Paralysis Tradition: Western Source / Author: Wirtzung Herb Name LicoriceAniseedNutmegElecampanePeony root Latin Glycyrrhiza glabra Pimpinella anisum Myristica fragrans Inula helenium Paeonia officinalis Amount 1 ounce ea. 1⁄2 ounce1 dram Preparation: Powder, mix with 16 ounces of Spirit of Wine, then add 8 ounces of Honey to form a Confection. In Winter, add 2…
Lindera, Wu Yao 乌药 SpicebushWu Yao (TCM) Lindera aggregataPhoto by KENPEI (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Lindera aggregata (syn. L. strychnifolia) (Official)L. chunii is also used. Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent Classification: J. Regulate Qi Uses: 1. Moves the Qi, Eases Pain:-chest, epigastric, abdominal or hypochondriac distention and pain, especially with Cold-Gastric Ulcers,…
Mistletoe & Peony Mistletoe nourishes Yin and Blood, benefits the Liver and Kidneys, settles Wind, regulates the Nerves and Tendons and strengthens the Bones and Joints. Peony nourishes Blood and Yin, calms the Liver to settle Wind, and greatly benefits the Liver. This combination is from the Western Tradition. Paeonia officinalis is different to the…
Calendula, Marigold CalthaMe tog gur gum མེ་ཏོག་གུརགུམ་ (Tibetan Medicine) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Kreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 Icones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1800 Botanical name: Calendula officinalis Parts used: Flower Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. PungentOpen, discuss, astringe Classifications: 2L. EMOLLIENT3A. SUDORIFICS & DIAPHORETICS. 3C. ALEXIPHARMIC. 3D. CORDIALS & CARDIACS. 3E. DIURETIC. 3G. EMMENAGOGUE4c. CARDIAC Uses: 1. Moves…
Gtso bo nyer lnga གཙོ་བོ་བྱེར་ལྔ།Or, Ba glo nyer lnga བ་གློ་ཉེར་ལྔ་Principle 25 Or, Cow Lungs 25 Tradition: Tibetan Source / Author: Herb Name Tsan dkar (Sandalwood)Cu gang (Tabasheer)Gur gum (Safflower)Hong len (Picrorrhiza) Ba Sha Ka (Adhatoda) Bong nga dkar po (White Aconite)Tig Ta (Swertia)Gi wan (Bezoar)A ru ra (Chebula)Ba ru (Belleric)Skyu ru (Emblic)Ma nu (Inula)Sle tres…
Electuarium LaetificansLetificans Electuary Tradition: Unani Source / Author: Pharmacopoeia Persica (1681) Herb Name PearlRuby *Lapis lazuli preparedRed Coral AmberJasperJew’s stoneMuskAloeswoodGreen Pistachio skinCitron peel Red BehenWhite BehenDoronicumGingerColchicumLong PepperBlack PepperAsarumRed SandalwoodWhite SandalwoodUsneaOrchisWild ParsnipRoseTabasheerMasticCostusChicoryCinnamon **PyrethrumEuphorbiumWhite Henbane seedBalsam Apple seedOpiumSaffron Greater Cardamon Latin MargaritaRubinus Lapis AzureusCorallum rubrumSuccinum JaspidisLapis Judaicus Moschus Aquillaria agallochaPistachio verumCitrus medicaSalvia hemotodesCentaurea behenDoronicum hookeriZingiber officinalisColchicum luteumPiper…
Dysmenorrhea Menstrual Pain Menstruation requires the smooth flow of Qi and Blood and a regulation of the hormones to achieve regular, pain free menstruation. Mild Menstrual pain that may be transient is caused by Qi stagnation and will usually be attended with PMS, excess emotions and breast tenderness. When the pain is stronger, more chronic,…
Vincetoxicum, Swallow-wort Hirundinaria, Asclepias (Dioscorides), Silk-wort, German Ipecac, German Contrayerva, White Swallow-wortQunna bara (Unani) Swallow-wortJapanese Herbal, 17th century (Welcome) Left: White Swallow-wort; Right: Black Swallow-wortSalmon, Botanologia, 1710 Vincetoxicum officinaleDie Giftpflanzen Deutschlands, Esser, 1910 Vincetoxicum officinale(Photo by Olivier Pichard) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Vincetoxicum officinale (syn: V. hirundinaria, Asclepias vincetoxicum, Cynanchum vincetoxicum).White-flowered, Black-flowered, Cretian, and Virginian types…
Pulvis AlbusThe White Powder Tradition: Western Source / Author: Herb Name BezoarAmberRed CoralPearlCrab EyesCrab Claws Latin BezoarSuccinumCorallum rubrumMargaritaLapis CancriCancer Amount 1 oz. ea. 2 oz. ea. Preparation: Powder each very well separately, then mix. The stones are to be levigated with Rose water. Function: Clears Heat, Resists Poison, calms the Heart and Spirit Use: 1….
Punica Flos et Pericarp, Pomegranate Flower & Rind Wild Pomegranate Flower–Balaustium; Dadima (Ayurveda)–Anar, Bidana (Unani)–Ruman, Ruman Halw, Ruman Murr (Arabic);Cultivated Pomegranate flower: CytinoiPomegranate Rind:–Shi Liu Pi (TCM) Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Flora von Deutschland (25), Kohler, 1886 Pomegranate fruit (left), Pomegranate flower, double (right)Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Pomegranate rindNotes on Pharmacognosy, Otto Augustus Wall, 1902 Dried…
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