Daphne gnidium Daphne gnidium: Thymelaea, Flax-leaved Daphne, Coccum Cnidi, Granum Cnidi Daphne gnidiumOrtus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Daphne gnidiumDioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Daphne gnidiumKrauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Daphne gnidiumJ. Sibthrop, J.E. Smith, Flora Graeca, vol. 4 (1823) Botanical name: Daphne gnidium Parts used: Seed (leaf also)The bark is used similarly to Daphne Mezereon. Temperature & Taste:…
Deer / Bull Pizzle / Testes Dried Deer Pizzle(Adam, Chengdu Medicine Market, 2017) Dried Deer Pizzle ornately packaged(Adam, 2017) Zoological name: Deer: Cervus spp.Bull: TaurusOther sources used include Pig, Fox, Horse, and in TCM, Dog (traditionally) and Seal Parts used: Dried Penis and/or TesticlesOften the entire Pizzle and Testes are dried and used, this being…
Pills of Rhubarb for Edema Tradition: Unani Source / Author: Herb Name Rewand (Rhubarb)Shora Qalmi (Saltpeter)Naushadur (Sal Ammoniac) Latin Rheum palmatum Potassium nitrate Ammonium chloride Amount 10 grams ea. Preparation: Powder and form Pills Function: Promotes Urine, opens the Liver Use: Edema associated with Heat Dose: 3–5 grams Cautions: None noted Modifications: Back To PILLSBack…
Pills Proven for Cough Tradition: Western Source / Author: Galen Herb Name StoraxOpiumGalbanumSulphurTerebinthBlack Pepper Latin Styrax officinalisPapaver somniferumFerula spp.Sulphur vivPistacia terebinthusPiper nigrum Amount 1 dram 2 drams ea.15 drams Preparation: Powder, mix with clarified Celery juice to form pills the size of a Pea Function: Clears Phlegm, settles the Lungs, stops Cough Use: Cough associated…
Gi wan dgu pa གི་ཝང་དགུ་པ།Bezoar 9 Tradition: Tibetan Source / Author: Men Tsee Kang / Drungtso Herb Name Gi wan (Bezoar)Brag zhun (Shilajit)Gur gum (Safflower)Ba le ka (Birthwort)Tig ta (Swertia)Ru rta (Costus)Ut pal (Blue Lotus)Ba sha ka (Adhatoda)Gser me (Herpetospermum)Ka ra (White Rock Sugar) Latin BezoarShilajitCarthamus tinctoriusAristolchia moupinesisSwertia chirataSaussurea lappaMeconopsis torquataAdhatoda vasicaHerpetospermumSaccharum purificatum Amount *…
Skyu ru drug pa སྐྱུ་རུ་དྲུག་པ།Or, Gcin snyi skyu ru drug pa གཅིན་སྙི་ སྐྱུ་རུ་དྲུག་པ་Emblic 6 Tradition: Tibetan Source / Author: Men Tsee Kang Herb Name Skyu ru (Emblic)Yung Ba (Turmeric)Gze ma (Tribulus)Skyer Shun (Barberry)Bre Ga (Thlaspi)Sbrang rtsi (Honey) Latin Phyllanthus emblicaCurcuma longaTribulus terrestrisBerberis spp.Thlaspi arvense Mel Amount 130 grams100 grams140 grams100 grams100 grams50 grams Preparation: Powder…
Sanjivani Vati Tradition: Ayurveda Source / Author: Sharangdhar Samhita (circa 1300CE) Herb Name Vidanga (Embelia)Sonth (Ginger)Pippili (Long Pepper)Haritaki (Chebula)Bibitaki (Belleric)Amla (Emblic)Vacha (Calamus)Guduchi (Tinospora) freshBhallataka preparedVatsanabha preparedCow Urine Latin Embelia ribesZingiber officinalePiper longumTerminalia chebulaTerminalia bellericaEmblic officinalisAcorus calamusTinospora cordifoliaSemecarpus anacardiumAconitum feroxUrina Bovis Amount 10 grams ea.Sufficient Preparation: Take the fresh stems of Gududhi (Tinospora) and prepare a…
Prunella, Self-heal, Xia Ku Cao 夏枯草 Also called Consolida minorXia Ku Cao (TCM) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Kurtzes Handtbuchlein, Ryff, 1599 Dietrich, Flora regni borussici, 1834 Botanical name: Prunella vulgarisPrunella hispida is also used in parts of China. Parts used: Flowering tops; Herb Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. (Warm in the…
Qi Bao Mei Ran Dan 七宝美髯丸Seven-Treasure Special Pill for Beautiful Whiskers Tradition: TCM Source / Author: Ben Cao Gang Mu, Li Shi Zhen (1590) Herb Name He Shou Wu (Polygonaum) **Gou Qi Zi (Lycium)Tu Si Zi (Dodder seed)Niu Xi (Achyranthes)Dang GuiBu Gu Zhi (Psoralea) ***Fu Ling (Poria) Latin Polygonum multiflorumLycium chinenseCuscuta chinensisAchyranthes bidentataAngelica sinensisPsoralea corylifoliaPoria…
Antidotum Asclepiadus Minus Tradition: Western Source / Author: Nicholas Alexandrinus (Medici Graeci, 1541) Herb Name CinnamonThiu Apyru (Sulphur)CostusEuphorbiumMandrake rootLong BirthwortMyrrhOpiumLibaniBlack PepperCardamonHenbane seedHoney Latin Cinnamonum zeylanicumSulphurSaussurea lappaEuphorbium resiniferaMandragora officinalisAristolchia spp.Commiphora molmolPapaver somniferumCedrus deodara Piper nigrumElettaria cardamomumHyoscyamus nigerMel Amount 12 drams7 drams 3 drams ea. 2 drams ea. sufficient Preparation: Powder and with three times their weight…
Gratiola, Hedge Hyssop Gratia Dei (Geranium was also called Gratia Dei) New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Plantæ Utiliores, Burnett & Burnett, 1850 Flora von Deutschland (17), Kohler, 1884 Botanical name: Gratiola officinalisSalmon listed two varieties: 1. True Hedge Hyssop 2. Bastard Hedge Hyssop Parts used: Herb, root Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Bitter, Toxic Uses: 1….
Rheumatoid Arthritis Rheumatoid Arthritis is a chronic degenerative form of Arthritis which particularly affects the small joints of the hands, wrists, feet and ankles. It is the classic ‘Wind-Damp’ (Feng Shi) joint disease of TCM. Ayurveda calls its Ama-Vata (Ama is the toxic residue of undigested food; Vata is Wind), thus showing a close etiology…
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