Decoction of Horehound Tradition: Western Source / Author: Herb Name HorehoundElecampaneColtsfootLicorice Latin Marrubium vulgare Inula helenium Tussilago farfara Glycyrrhiza glabra Amount 1 oz. ea. Preparation: Decoct them in 1 quart of water for 10 minutes, strain. In later times, one- quarter of an ounce of Ammonium Carbonate, and 1 oz. of Brandy was added to…
Cardamine, Chu rug ཆུ་རུག་ Ladies Smock, Cuckoo flower, Sinapis alteraChu rug (Tibet) Cardamine macrophylla (as Sinapis altera)Colonna, F., Phytobasanos, sive plantarum aliquot historia (1592) Cardamine macrophylla(Photo by Oleg Kosterin) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Cardamine macrophyllaThere are several varieties of Chu rug in Tibetan Medicine: Chu rug: Cardamine macrophylla Chu rug sbal lag: Ranunculus tricuspis Cardamine pratensis…
Philonium Romanum, or Philonium Galenii Philon’s Antidote, or Philon’s Roman Antidote Tradition: Western Source / Author: Philon / Galen Herb Name SaffronPyrethrumEuphorbium preparedSpikenardWhite PepperWhite Henbane seedOpium Latin Crocus sativus Anacyclus pyrethrum Euphorbium resinifera Nardostachys jatamansi Piper album Hyoscyamus alba Papaver somniferum Amount 5 drams 1 dram ea. 20 drams ea.10 drams Preparation: Powder, and mix…
Trochite, Entrochus This page from Historia Lapidum Figuratorum Helvetiae, Lang (1708) shows several types of Stones: at the top is various types of Trochite and Entrochus. Lesser Star Stones (fossil coral type) amd Greater Star Stone (Astroites Stellis Maximus). The latter is dealt with under Astroites, Star Stone. Metallotheca Vaticana Opus Posthuman, 1719 Asteria, AstroitesGesner,…
Gui Zhi Jia Shao Yao Tang 桂枝加芍药汤Cinnamon Twig and Peony Decoction Tradition: TCM Source / Author: Discussion of Cold Induced Disorders (Shang Han Lun) C.220 Herb Name Gui Zhi (Cinnamon twig)Bai Shao (White Peony) Sheng Jiang (fresh Ginger)Da Zao (Jujube fruit)Zhi Gan Cao (Fried Licorice) Latin Cinnamomum cassiaPaeonia lactifloraZingiber officinaleZiziphus jujubaGlycyrrhiza uralensis honey-fried Amount 9…
Euryale, Qian Shi 芡实 Fox nut, Euryale SeedQian Shi (TCM) Euryale feroxHoutte, L. van, Flore des serres et des jardin de l’Europe, vol. 8 (1853) Euryale ferox(Photo by Jerzy Opioła) (Wikimedia) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Euryale ferox Parts used: Seed Temperature & Taste: Neutral, Sweet Classification: R. Astringents Uses: 1….
Gui Zhi Fu Ling Wan 桂枝茯苓丸 Cinnamon twig and Poria Pill Gyejibongnyeong-Hwan (Korean)Keishi-bukuryo-gan (Japan) Tradition: TCM Source / Author: Essential of the Golden Cabinet, c. 220 Herb Name Gui Zhi (Cinnamon twig)Fu Ling (Poria)Bai Shao yao (White Peony) Mu Dan Pi (Tree peony root) Tao Ren (Peach kernel) Latin Cinnamomum cassiaPoria cocosPaeonia lactifloraPaeonia suffruticosaPrunus persica…
Mkhris las rnam rgyal མཁྲིས་ལས་རྣམ་རྒྱལ་Bile Conqueror Tradition: Tibetan Source / Author: Men Tsee Kang Herb Name Se ba’i me tog (Wild Rose flower)Gser me (Herpetospermum seed)A ru ra gser mdog (Yellow Myrobalan) Latin Rosa moschataHerpetospermum pedunculosumTerminalia chebula (yellow) Amount 30 grams16 grams6 grams Preparation: Powder and form Pills. Function: Clears Heat (Bile) Use: Bitter taste,…
Agaricus, Agaric AgarikonGhariqoon (Unani)Ku Bai Tie 苦白蹄; A Li Hong 阿里红 (TCM) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 True ‘Larch Agaric’New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 AgaricKreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 ‘Agaricus albus’Icones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1800 Polyporus officinalis (Nees von Esenbeck,T.F.L., Plantae officinales, vol. 2, 1828-1833) Polyporus officinalisKoehler, F.E., Medizinal Pflanzen, vol. 4 (1890) Polyporus ignarius, probably the lesser, ‘Male’…
Smug po gyul rgyal སྨུག་པོ་ གྱུལ་ རྒྱལ་Conqueror of Brown Phlegm Tradition: Tibetan Source / Author: Herb Name Cong zhi mzo ‘o (Calcite)Se ‘bru (Pomegranate)Sug smel (Cardamon)Pi pi ling (Long Pepper)Ma nu (Inula)U su (Coriander seed)Ut pal sgon po (Blue Poppy)At yang ku gzhon nu *Bse yab (Chinese Quince)Star bu’i khanda (Sea Buckthorn)Sky ru ra (Emblic…
Ophiopogon japonicus, Mai Men Dong 麦门冬 Mai Men Dong (TCM) Ophiopogon japonicusCurtis’s Botanical Magazine, vol. 27: 1808 Ophiopogon japonicus(Photo by Salicyna) (Wikimedia) Ophiopogon root (Adam, 2023) Botanical name: Ophiopogon japonicusIn parts of China other species are used including O. bodinieri. Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Neutral/Cool, moist. Sweet, slightly Bitter. (Some said it was…
Ril dkar pad sdong རིལ་ དཀར་ པད་སྡོང་Lotus Stem White Pills Tradition: Tibetan Source / Author: Men Tsee Kang Herb Name Se ba’i me tog (Wild Rose flower)Cong zhi (Calcite) **A Ru Ra (Chebula) ***Push kar mu la (Inula) ****Brag zhun (Shilajit)Re skon rtsi dkar (Corydalis)Hong len (Picrorhiza)Sbrang rtsi (clarified Honey) Latin Rosa moschataCalcitumTerminalia chebulaInula racemosaAsphaltumCorydalis…
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