Primary Uses of Medicinal Fungi The following list gives an indication of some of the main mushroom species with major medicinal benefits. The list is far from complete demonstrating the enormous amount of research into medicinal mushrooms, particularly in the past decade or so. Those in bold are either particularly well studied, or have potent…
Fox Lungs Wa yi glo ba (Tibetan Medicine)Riat at talab (Arabic) (Mivart, St. George Jackson, 1890) Zoological name: Vulpes spp. Parts used: Dried Lungs Temperature & Taste: Neutral Uses: 1. Strengthens the Lungs, Stops Cough and Wheezing: (West, Tibetan)-Chronic Cough, Chronic Bronchitis, Asthma, Wheezing, Breathlessness-Lohoch of Fox Lungs was commended ‘above all other remedies’ to…
Hui Chun Dan 回春丹Return to Spring Special Pillor, Special Pill to Restore Life Tradition: TCM Source / Author: Herbal Teachings from the Respectfully Decorated Hall (Jing Xiu Tang Yao Shuo) Herb Name Niu Huang (Bezoar) *She Xiang (Musk) *Dan Nan Xing (Arisaema) **Da Huang (Rhubarb)Tian Zhu Huang (Tabasheer)Chuan Bei Mu (Fritillaria)Quan Xie (Scorpion)Tian Ma (Gastrodia)Bai…
Lycium Fructus, Gou Qi Zi 枸杞子 ‘Goji’; Chinese WolfberryGou Qi Zi (TCM)Chirchita (Ayurveda)‘Dre tsher ma འདྲེ་ཚེར་མ་ (Tibet) Lycium barbarumDuhamel du Monceau, Traité des arbres et arbustes, Nouvelle édition 1800-1803 Lycium Gou Qi (Adam, 2017) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Lycium chinense, L. barbarum.There are a number of Lycium species that supply…
Doctrine of Signatures The word Signature is made up of two words: ‘Sign’ and ‘Nature’. Its meaning is therefore literally the ‘sign of the nature’ of something. Since Ancient times, the Doctrine of Signatures was used to help realise the nature and qualities of a medicine. This is a way of reading the natural and…
Trochisci Diacorallium Galeni Troches of Coral Tradition: Western Source / Author: Galen Herb Name Red CoralArmenian EarthLemnian EarthPomegranate flowersStarchHypocistusHenbane seedOpium Latin Corallum rubrumTerra ArmeniusTerra LemniaPunica granatumAmylum Cytinus hypocistusHyoscyamus nigerOpium Amount 1⁄2 oz. ea. 2 dram ea. Preparation: Powder and with clarified Plantain juice, form Troches Function: Clears Heat, astringes, Stops Bleeding Use: 1. General for…
Electuary of Sealed Earth Tradition: Western Source / Author: Zenon of Athens (Omnia Quae extant in Latinum Sermonem Conversa, 1556) Herb Name Sealed EarthAniseedIndian SaltAgaricRhubarbHazelnutPeony root Latin Terra SigillataPimpinella anisumSal IndiFomitopsis officinalisRheum palmatumCorylus avellanaPaeonia officinalis Amount 2 drams ea. 3 aur ea. * Aur is a traditional weight being that of a Gold coin. Over…
Ju byed nyi mai dkyil khor ཇུ་བྱེད་ཉི་མཻ་དཀྱིལ་ཁོར་The Melting Solar Disk Tradition: Tibetan Source / Author: Men Tsee Kang Herb Name Ar ga ru (Aloeswood)Li shi (Clove) Dza ti (Nutmeg)Snying jo sha (Choerospondias)Dbang lag (Orchis spp.)Cong zhi (Calcite)Ka ko la (Amomum)Qi tra ka (Chili)Se bru (Pomegranate)Shing tsha (Cinnamon)Sug smel (Cardamon)Pi pi ling (Long Pepper)Lcha ba (Angelica)Ra…
Mentha, Mint, Bo He 薄荷 Bo He (TCM)Pudina (Unani)Gur tig གུར་ཏིག་ (Tibet) Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Left: ‘Greater’ and Right ‘Lesser’ MintsDella Materia Medicinale, Andrea Valuassori, 1562 M. piperitaKoehler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 M. viridisKoehler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Botanical name: Mentha spp.Various types are used: Peppermint: M x piperita, M. arvensis var….
2O. Astringents Binding Materia Medica in Arabic & Persian, Shirazy, 1793 These medicines were traditionally also classed as Incrassating (thickening), Repellent (repelling) or Adstringent (binding). Astringent medicines are drying, usually in the 3rd or 4th degree. They thicken Humors and Fluids, and therefore hinder leakage. They also tighten lax tissues. They are used for Diarrhea,…
T. External Medicines External medicines represent a strong class of medicines, many of which are poisonous. Many of these medicines have been used externally for a very long time. It is said that the Europeans learned from the Arab physicians of the internal use of the metals and minerals which were previously only used externally….
Bai Hu Tang 白虎汤White Tiger Decoction Tradition: TCM Source / Author: Shang Han Lun Herb Name Shi Gao (Gypsum)Zhi mu (Anemarrhena)Zhi Gan Cao (Fried Licorice)Geng Mi (nonglutinous Rice) Latin Calcium sulphateAnemarrhena asphodeloidesGlycyrrhiza uralensisOryza sativa Amount 30 grams9 grams3 grams9–15 grams Preparation: Decoct in water until the rice is cooked, then drink the tea. Function: Clears…
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