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Troches of Tabasheer (Qurs Tabasheer)

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Qurs TabasheerTroches of Tabasheer Tradition: Unani Source / Author: Herb Name Tukhme Khurfa (Purslane seed) Gule Surkh (Rose)Gile armani (Armenian Earth)Gulnar (Pomegranate flower)Tabasheer Tukhme Kahu (Lettuce seed) Latin Portulaca oleraceaRosa damascenaTerra rubraPunica granatumBambusa arundinacea Lactuca sativa Amount equal parts Preparation: Powder and mix with a suitable liquid or mucilage to form Troches or Tablets. Function:…

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Confection for Heart Tremors

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Confection for Heart Tremors Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: De morbus internis curandis, Mesue, 1551 Herb Name AloeswoodBalsamSeseliCubebBarberryRoseSandalwoodMelon seedGourd seedPumpkin seedCucumber seedRed CoralTabasheer (Spodium)Amber Gum ArabicTragacanthSorrel seedPurslane seedBuglossCamphorPearl Latin Aquillaria agallochaCommiphora opobalsamumSiler trilobumPiper cubebaBerberis vulgarisRosa gallicaSantalum albumCitrullus vulgarisLagenaria vulgarisCucurbita pepoCucumis sativusCorallum rubrumBambusae silicaeSuccinumAcacia arabicaAstragalus tragacanthRumex acetosaPortulaceae oleraceaAnchusa officinalisCamphoraMargarita Amount 1⁄2 oz. 3 drams *…

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Powder of Burnt Sponge (Gabelhover)

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Powder of Burnt Sponge Tradition: Western Source / Author: Gabelhover, 1599 Herb Name Red Sponge, ashedJuniper berriesRose hips Latin Spongii rubra usta Juniperus communis Rosa canina Amount 2 parts 3 parts ea. Preparation: Powder Function: Clears Phlegm, resolves Swellings Use: 1. Scrofula2. Lymphadenitis3. Goiter Dose: Take as much as a Hazel nut every morning in…

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Troches of Rose (Rhasis)

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Trochisci DiarrhodonTroches of Rose Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Rhasis Herb Name RoseAloeswoodMasticWormwoodCinnamonIndian SpikenardCassia WoodSchoenanth flowers Latin Rosa gallicaAquillaria agallochaPistacia lentiscusArtemisia absinthumCinnamonum zeylanicumNardostachys jatamansiCinnamonum cassiaCymbopogon schoenanthus Amount 4 drams2 drams1 1⁄2 drams 1 dram ea. Preparation: Powder and form Troches. Function: Clears Heat, moves Qi, benefits Digestion Use: 1. Abdominal Pain2. Stomachache3. poor Digestion4….

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Myrobalan, Chebula FREE

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Myrobalan, Chebula Haritaki (Ayurveda)He Zi 诃子 (TCM)Halela (Unani)A Ru Ra  ཨ་རུ་ར (Tibetan) Chebulic MyrobalanRoxburgh, W., Plants of the coast of Coromandel (1795-1819) Chebulic, Emblic, Belleric, Citrine (Yellow) and Indian (Black) MyrobalanA Complete History of Drugs, Pomet, London, 1748  1. Yellow (Citrine) Myrobalan 2. Black (Indian, Nigrum) Myroabalan 3. Chebulic Myrobalan 4. Emblic Myrobalan 5. Belleric Myrobalan Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Left…

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Dactylorhiza, Finger root FREE

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Dactylorhiza, Finger root Marsh Orchid, Spotted OrchidSalam Panja, Munjataka (Ayurveda)Dbang lag  དབང་ལག  (Tibetan)Hong Men Lan (China) A species of Dactylorhiza, listed as ‘Female Orchid’ and used as Salep.Herbarum Vivae Eicones, Otto Brunfels, 1530 Wild Finger root (Dactylorhiza hatagirea)(Photo by Manas Badge) Finger root, Chengdu Herbal Medicine Market (Adam, 2016) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO…

Chinese Drugs Personified

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Chinese Drugs Personified This wonderful series of illustration personifies Chinese drugs in human form in classical Chinese illustrations. The idea was to represent their nature including taste and effects in illustrations depicting human forms. The Description from the Wellcome Collection: . Yaohui tukao (Illustrated Congregation of Drugs), published in 1935 (24th year of the Republic…

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Pill Millipede

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Pill Millipede, Shu Fu 鼠妇 Wood Lice, Wood Louse, Hog Lice, Sow Lice, Pill bug, SlaterShu Fu  (TCM) Pill Millipedes (Manuscript 13th C., British Library, Harley 3244) Pill MillipedeDioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Handbook of Pharmaceutical Practice, Hager, 1878 Pill Millipedes (Armadillidium vulgare) (Chengdu Medicine Market, 2015) Entomological name: Two distinct but related genus supplied…

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Drynaria, Gu Sui Bu PRO

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Drynaria, Gu Sui Bu 骨碎补 Fortune’s Drynaria RhizomeGu Sui Bu (TCM)Be ljang re ral  བེ་ལྗང་རེ་རལ་ (Tibetan Medicine) Drynaria fortuneiH.S. Hu, R.C. Ching, Icones filicum Sinicarum, vol. 4 (1937) Aglaomorpha coronans(Photo by Kenraiz) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Drynaria fortunei (syn. D. roosii, Polypodium fortunei, Aglaomorpha fortunei)The correct name (since 2016) is Aglaomorpha fortunei, although most TCM texts…

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Powder of Coral and MotherofPearl (Gabelhover)

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Powder of Coral and Mother-of-Pearl Tradition: Western Source / Author: Gabelhover, 1599 Herb Name Red CoralMother of Pearl Latin Corallum Rubrum Concha Margarita Amount 1⁄2 oz. each Preparation: Powder Function: Clears Heat, stops Bleeding, calms the Mind and Nerves Use: 1. Excess Menstrual Bleeding2. Uterine Bleeding3. Calms the Mind and Nerves in Headache, Irritability, Restlessness,…

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Antelope horn, Ling Yang Jiao 羚羊角

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Antelope horn, Ling Yang Jiao 羚羊角 Ling Yang Jiao (TCM)Rgya  རྒྱ  (Tibetan) Saiga tatarica(Photo by Andrey Giljov) (Wikimedia) Antelope horn used in TCM. (Adam, 2016) Zoological name: Saiga tatarica is the Traditional and official species.However, due to the endangered nature and the fact that a number of similar horns and related animals can be used…

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Notoginseng, San Qi PRO

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Notoginseng, San Qi 三七 Pseudoginseng rootSan Qi, Tian Qi (TCM) The structure of Panax notoginseng, Chinese Flora, 1959 San Qi (Adam, Chengdu Medicine Market, 2018) Botanical name: Panax notoginseng (syn. Panax pseudo-ginseng var. notoginseng) Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Sweet, slightly Bitter Classifications: K. Move the Blood     L. Stop Bleeding: Uses: 1….

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