Outlines of Organotherapy Chicken Gizzard skin, still widely used in TCM, it has also been traditionally used in the West. The following is extracted primarily from ‘Outlines of Organotherapy’, Henry R. Harrower, M.D., 1918. IntroductionOrganotherapy is the use of powders or extracts prepared from animal glands and organs. It was in vogue during the early…
Potion to Procure Sleep Tradition: Western Source / Author: Wirtzung Herb Name Poppy seedMandrake rootHenbane seedSaffron Latin Papaver somniferum Mandragora officinalis Hyoscyamus niger Crocus sativus Amount 1⁄2 oz. 1⁄2 dram ea. 4 grains Preparation: Beat them together, tie in a cloth and steep for 6 hours in 5 ounce of Water of Water Lillies, then…
Pilulae Imperiales MagistraleMagisterial Imperial Pills Tradition: Western Source / Author: Pharmacopoeia Augustana Herb Name CinnamonCalamusAniseedMasticGreater CardamonGingerZedoaryMaceNutmegCloveSaffronCubebAloeswoodTurbithMannaAgaricSenna leafIndian SpikenardChebulic MyrobalanBelleric MyrobalanEmblic MyrobalanBlack MyrobalanYellow MyrobalanRhubarbAloe Latin Cinnamonum zeylanicumAcorus calamusPimpinella anisumPistacia lentiscusAmomum subulatumZingiber officinalisCurcuma zedoariaMyristica fragransMyristica fragransEugenia caryophyllusCrocus sativusPiper cubebaAquillaria agallochaOperculina turpethumFraxinus ornusFomitopsis officinalisCassia angustifoliaNardostachys jatamansiTerminalia chebulaTerminalia bellericaEmblica officinalisTerminalia chebula (black)Terminalia chebula (yellow)Rheum palmatumAloe vera Amount 2 scruples…
Pills to Promote Urine Tradition: Unani Source / Author: Dispensatory of Ibn at Tilmid Herb Name Tukhm e Karafs (Celery seed)Majeeth (Madder)Tukhm e Gajar (Carrot seed)Karafs e Kohi (Parsley seed)Abhal (Savin)Asaroon (Asarum)Nankhuah (Ammi)Badiyan (Fennel seed)Sumbul ut Teeb (Spikenard)Qust (Alecost) Badam Talkh (Bitter Almond)Kharbuza (Melon seed)Ushaq (Ammoniac) Latin Apium graveolensRubia tinctorumDaucus carrotaPetroselinum crispumJuniperus sabinaAsarum europeumTrachyspemum ammiFoeniculum…
Pilulae de AgaricoPills of Agaric Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name AgaricOrrisHorehoundTurbithHiera PicraColocynthSarcocollaMyrrh Latin Fomitopsis officinalisIris germanicaMarrubium vulgareOperculina turpethumHiera Picra Citrullus colocynthusAstragalus sarcocollaCommiphora molmol Amount 6 drams 2 drams ea. 8 drams ea. 4 drams ea.2 drams Preparation: Powder and form a Confection with Rob (concentrated juice) Function: Clears thick and tough…
C. Clear Damp, Promote Urine Diuretics Dampness is roughly equal to water or fluid, and is passed off by the Urinary system. But Dampness is insipid, lingering and slow to clear once it is established, just like the rising damp found in old buildings which is likewise, very slow to come, but hard to clear…
Costus, Mu Xiang 木香 Mu Xiang (‘Wood Fragrance’) (TCM)Kuth, Kushta (Ayurveda)Koddam (Siddha)Qust, Qust Shirin, Kuth (Unani)Ru Rta རུ་རྟ (Tibetan) Sweet and Bitter varieties of Costus(This is not Saussurea lappa)Herbarium Blackwellianum, 1757 Arabian CostusA Complete History of Drugs, Pomet, London, 1748 PseudocostusKreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 Saussurea costus(Photo by Dinesh Valke) (Wikimedia) Herbarium, showing various Costus types, A. Bitter…
Trochisci Absinthio Minus Lesser Troches of Wormwood Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name Celery seedWormwoodBitter AlmondsAniseedAsarabacca Latin Apium graveolensArtemisia absinthumPrunus amygdalus amaraPimpinella anisumAsarum europeum Amount equal parts Preparation: Powder then form Troches with sufficient clarified Chicory juice Function: Moves Qi, opens Liver Obstructions Use: 1. Liver Obstructions2. Liver Hardness and Tumors; 3….
Setaria Germinans, Su Ya 粟芽 Italian Millet SproutSu Ya (TCM)Khra ma ཁྲ་མ་ (Tibet) Setaria italicaDodoens [Dodonaeus ], R., Stirpium historiae pemptades sex, sive libri XXX (1583) Setaria italicaKreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 Botanical name: Setaria italica Parts used: Seed Sprout Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Sweet and Bitter Classification: O. Promote Digestion. Uses: 1. Strengthens the Stomach,…
“The whole Sum of the Regimen and Governing of Man’s Self” The following 8 rules to goven Health are a brief and concise list of suggestions for maintaining health from the Secrets of Alexis. These can be seen as an abbreviated version of the Regimen of Health, proposed by Physicians from the School of Salerno…
Proven Electuary Against Vitiligo Tradition: Unani Source / Author: Dispensatory of Ibn at Tilmid Herb Name Cretian DodderYellow MyrobalanBlack MyrobalanChebulic MyrobalanSweet seedless Raisins Latin Cuscuta spp.Terminalia chebula (yellow variety) Terminalia chebula (black variety) Terminalia chebulaVitis vinifera Amount 40 grams100 grams 22 grams ea.37 1⁄2 grams * Note: amounts given are rounded off Preparation: Pound together,…
Pills to Hold in the Mouth for Catarrh Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: De morbis internis curandis, Mesue, 1551 Herb Name StarchTragacanthSweet AlmondsBeanWhite Poppy seedGum ArabicArmenian Earth Latin AmylumAstragalus tragacanthPrunus amygdalus dulcisVicia fabaPapaver somniferumAcacia arabicaTerra Armenius Amount equal parts Preparation: Powder and mix with mucilage of Psyllium and Quince seed Function: Clears Heat, resolves…
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