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Petroselinum, Parsley PRO

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Petroselinum, Parsley Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 ParsleyNew Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Macedonian ParsleyNew Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Darstellung und Beschreibung Pharmacopoea Borussica, Berg, 1861 PARSLEY ROOT1, Longitudinal section with recurved cortex and ridge of pith. 2. Annulate surface. 3. Transverse section showing round resin cavities. Squibb’s Atlas of the Official Drugs, Mansfield, 1919 Botanical name: Petroselinum spp. …

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Electuary of Frankincense (Zenon)

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Electuary of Frankincense Tradition: Western Source / Author: Zenon of Athens (Omnia Quae extant in Latinum Sermonem Conversa, 1556) Herb Name FrankincenseMasticSquinanthBirthwortAloeswoodLacca OrrisRoseRhubarbAniseed Latin Boswellia sacraPistacia lentiscusJuncus odoratusAristolchia spp.Aquillaria agallochaLaccifer lacca Iris germanicaRosa gallicaRheum palmatumPimpinella anisum Amount 10 aur *4 aur 2 aur ea. 1 aur ea. 1 dram 5 aur ea. 6 aur *…

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Powder for Coagulated Blood (Renodeus)

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Powder for Coagulated Blood Tradition: Western Source / Author: Renodeus (Dispensatorium medicum, Renou, 1615) Herb Name RhubarbLaccaSealed EarthMummy (ie. Mumiya, Shilajit) Spermaceti Latin Rheum palmatumLaccifer laccaTerra Sigillata ShilajitSperma ceti Amount 1 dram ea. Preparation: Powder Function: Moves the Blood, clears Stasis Use: 1. Internal bruising2. Coagulated Blood such as Hematoma3. Pain of a fixed, sharp…

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Foetid Pills (Mesue)

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Pilulae de Foetida Foetid Pills, or Stinking Pills Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name AloeColocynthSagapenGum AmmoniacumMyrrhRue seedDodder of ThymeTurbithScammony preparedLesser Spurge root preparedColchicumGingerIndian SpikenardCinnamonSaffronCastoreumEuphorbium prepared Latin Aloe spp.Citrullus colocynthusFerula persicaDorema ammoniacumCommiphora molmolRuta graveolensCuscuta europeaOperculina turpethumConvovulus scammoniaEuphorbia spp.Colchicum autumnaleZingiber officinalisNardostachys jatamansi Cinnamonum zeylanicumCrocus sativusCastoreumEuphorbium resinifera Amount 5 drams ea.1⁄2 oz.3 drams 2 drams…

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Artemisia, Mkhan pa PRO

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Artemisia, Mkhan pa མཁན་པ Mkhan pa (Tibetan)Qing Hao (A. annua) (TCM)Bai Hao (A. siversiana) (TCM) Artemisia annuaKops et al., J., Flora Batava (1906) Botanical name: Artemisia spp.4 types of Mkhan pa are recognised in Tibetan Medicine:  1. Mkhan nag: ‘Black’ variety; A. annua (Artemisia Qing Hao of TCM)  2. Mkhan skya: A. sieveriana   3. Mkhan…

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Decoction of Thyme of Andernacus

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Decoction of Thyme Tradition: Western Source / Author: Andernacus Herb Name ThymeHyssopCelery rootFennel rootAniseedCarrot seedRaisins stonedLicorice Latin Thymus vulgaris Hyssopus officinale Apium graveolens Foeniculum vulgare Pimpinella anisum Daucus carrota Vitis vinifera Glycyrrhiza glabra Amount 1⁄2 oz. ea. 6 drams ea. 1 dram ea. 2 oz.2 drams Preparation: Decoct Function: Clears Phlegm and Damp Use: 1….

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Sinapi, Mustard FREE

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Sinapi, Mustard Khardal, Rai (Black Mustard, Unani)Safaid Sarson (White Mustard, Ayurveda)Yungs Dkar  ཡུངས་དཀར  (White Mustard, Tibetan) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Two varieties of MustardDella Materia Medicinale, Andrea Valuassori, 1562 Brassica nigraKohler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: There are 2 types of Mustard:  1. Sinapsis alba (White, syn. Brassica…

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Powder for Epilepsy

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Powder for Epilepsy Tradition: Western Source / Author: Dispensatorium Pharmaceuticum Universale, 1764 Herb Name White PepperMistletoeBone of a Stag’s HeartWhite AmberAsafetida Latin Piper albumViscum albaOs Cordis CerviiSuccinum albaFerula asafetida Amount 2 drams each 1 1⁄2 drams each2 scruple Preparation: Powder Function: Clears Phlegm, settles Wind, stops Spasms, calms the Mind and Nerves Use: 1. Epilepsy2….

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Chenopodium, Goosefoot

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Chenopodium, Goosefoot Fat Hen, White Goosefoot, Wild Spinach, Pigweed Vastuka (Ayurveda)Parupukeerai (Siddha)Bathua (Unani)al-Sarmagh (Arabic)Sne ‘U  སྣེའུ་ (Tibetan Medicine)Li (TCM) Chenopodium albumE. Korsmo, Unkrauttaflen – Weed plates – Planchesdes mauvaises herbes – Ugressplansjer, (1934-1938) Botanical name: Chenopodium album (syn. Atriplex alba)In Tibetan Medicine, several types of Sne ‘U are used:  1. C. album (Sne ‘U)  2….

Poison

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Poison The treatment of various types of Poison including plant poisons, the bites of venomous animals and insects, and metal and mineral poisons has been an important part of medicine from a very early time. In the most basic primitive tribes, knowledge of plants used against local poisons is one of the earliest classes of…

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Eclipta, Han Lian Cao PRO

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Eclipta, Han Lian Cao 旱莲草 Han Lian Cao, Mo Han Lian (TCM)Bhringaraja (Ayurveda)Bhangra (Unani)Karisalai (Siddha) Moninckx, Moninckx atlas, vol. 8; (1682-1709) Eclipta albaBlanco, Flora de Filipinas. (1875) Botanical name: Eclipta alba (syn. E. prostrata, E. punctata, E. erecta, Verbesina alba) Parts used: Herb Temperature & Taste: Cool (TCM), Warm (Unani), dry. Sweet, Sour Classifications: N….

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Schoenanthum, Squinanth PRO

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Schoenanthus, Squinanth Sweet-smelling Rush, Camel’s Hay; Flos Junci, Juncus odoratusIdhkhir (Unani) SquinanthHerbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Botanical name: Cymbopogon schoenanthus (syn. Andropogon schoenanthus, A. laniger; formerly Juncus odoratus) Parts used: Herb; also the Root and Seed are sometimes used.“The best is the Arabian variety which is red and…

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