Powder to Cleanse the Afterbirth Tradition: Western Source / Author: Prospectus Pharmaceutici, 1729 Herb Name Dittany of CreteSavinCastoreumCinnamon Latin Origanum dictamnusJuniperus sabinaCastoreumCinnamonum zeylanicum Amount 1 scruple ea.1⁄2 scruple Preparation: Powder Function: Moves the Blood, promotes Menstruation, cleanses Afterbirth Use: Used after Birth to promote expulsion of the Afterbirth Dose: 1 scruple with Mugwort Water Cautions:…
Ascites Ascites is the collection of fluid in the peritoneal cavity, causing abdominal swellings. Symptoms include abdominal swelling, distension and discomfort, increase of weight, and shortness of Breath. It commonly causes bacterial peritonitis. Causes include Liver Cirrhosis, Cancer, Heart disease, Tuberculosis, Pancreatitis and blockage of the Hepatic Vein. Liver Cirrhosis is the most common cause…
Torreya, Fei Zi 榧子 Chinese Nutmeg Yew, Chinese TorreyaFe Zi (TCM) Torreya grandisRevue horticole, serié 4 (1879) Torreya grandis(Photo by VoDeTan2) (Wikimedia) Torreya grandis seed(Photo by VoDeTan2) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Torreya grandis (syn. T. nucifera) Parts used: Seed collected when ripe in Autumn, remove shell (testa) and break into pieces. Temperature & Taste: Neutral, moist….
White Fungus and Pear Soup Ingredients: Chrysanthemum (Ju Hua) 25 grams White Fungus (Bai Mu Er) 1 piece Lily bulb (Bai He) 10 grams Goji (Gou Qi Zi) 25 grams Chinese Yam (Shan Yao) 60 grams Pears, 4, peeled, cored and sliced Rock Sugar, to taste 1. Soak Yam, Lily bulb and White Fungus…
Stag’s Heart Bone, Os Cordis Cervi Deer Heart Bone Gart der Gesundheit, Cuba, 1485 Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Zoological name: Cervus sp.It is said to be absent in Roe and Fallow Deer. Parts used: “Bone” found in a mature Stag’s HeartIt is a calcification at the origin of the aorta of a Stag’s heart…
Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD’s) Sexually Transmitted Diseases are classed as Infectious Diseases, and so medicines used for against Infectious Diseases are generally applicable. In general, acute cases manifest with Heat and Toxin or Heat and Damp, while chronic cases manifest with deficiency. As always, Formulas need to be chosen which are applicable to the individual….
Syrup of Horehound of Hamech Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Hamech (De morbus internis curandis, Mesue, 1551) Herb Name HorehoundLicoriceHyssopCalamintMaidenhairFennel rootCelery rootSweet AlmondsPine nutFenugreekFennel seedMasticCinnamonGinger RaisinsJujubeSebesten Latin Marrubium vulgare Glycyrrhiza glabra Hyssopus officinale Calamintha officinalis Adiantum capillus-veneris Foeniculum vulgare Apium graveolens Prunus amygdalus dulcis Nux PineaTrigonella foenum-graecum Foeniculum vulgare Pistacia lentiscus Cinnamonum zeylanicum Zingiber…
Houttuynia, Yu Xing Cao 鱼腥草 Yu Xing Cao (TCM) Houttuynia cordataCurtis’s Botanical Magazine, vol. 54 (1827) Houttuynia cordata(Photo by Nova) (Wikimedia) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Houttuynia cordata Parts used: Herb Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Pungent Classification: B. Clears Heat and Toxin Uses: 1. Clears Heat and Toxin, Reduces Swellings:-Lung…
Arctium Radix, Burdock Root Bardana, Lappa Major, PersonataNiu Bang Gen (TCM)Byi bzung བྱི་བཟུང་ (Tibetan Medicine) Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Kurtzes Handtbuchlein, Ryff, 1599 Medicinal Plants, Millspaugh, 1892 ARCTIUM LAPPA1, Crown with tuft of white hairs. 2. Longitudinal section showing the white pith and the incurved edges of the cortex. 3, Small curved root. 4,…
Times of the Day Each Medical system has associated various times of the Day with certain Systems or Humors of the Body. The Western, Unani, Ayurvedic and Tibetan Medical systems have associated periods of the day with certain Humors, whereas the Chinese system has associated times of the day with the Meridians (and organs associated…
Verbena, Vervain, Ma Bian Cao 马鞭草 Sacra Herba, Sideritis, Herba Sanguinalis, ColumbinaMa Bian Cao (TCM) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Flora von Deutschland (19), Kohler, 1884 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Verbena officinalisSeveral different varieties were noted including ‘Male’ and ‘Female’ Parts used: Root, herb in flower Temperature…
Ononis, Restharrow Cammock, Spiny Restharrow, Wild Licorice, Onomia OnonisOrtus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Left: Common Restharrow; Right: Yellow-flowered RestharrowKreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 Ononis spinosaAtlas der officinellen pflanzen (2), Felix, 1899 Ononis spinosa(Photo by C T Johansson) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Ononis spinosaA number of varieties were recognised including Great Yellow, Lesser Yellow, Yellow Prickly, and Purple Restharrows Parts…
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