Digestion, Humors & Spirits At the foundation of Human Health is Digestion, and correct Digestion depends on the intake of the nutrition suitable for the constitution, season and age. From Digestion comes two channels of Nutrition: a more physical nutrition which is bound to the Blood and is composed of Humors. The second is more…
Powder for Epilepsy Tradition: WesternSource / Author: Lewis Herb Name Peony rootMistletoeWhite DittanyValerian Latin Paeonia officinalis Viscum alba Dictamnus albus Valeriana officinalis Amount equal parts Preparation: Powder Function: Regulates Qi, settles Wind, stops Spasm Use: 1. Epilepsy2. Convulsions3. Vertigo4. other Wind diseases Dose: Dose for children: 10 grains–1⁄2 dram; Adults 1⁄2–2 drams. Cautions: None noted…
Troches for the Wombor Hysteric Troches Tradition: Western Source / Author: Herb Name AsafetidaGalbanumMyrrhCastoreumAsarabacca rootLong BirthwortSavin FeverfewCatnipDittany Latin Ferula asafetidaFerula galbanifluaCommiphora molmolCastoreum Asarum europeumAristolchia longaJuniperus sabinaTanacetum partheniumNepeta catariaDictamnus albus Amount 2 1⁄2 drams ea. 2 drams1 1⁄2 drams 1 dram ea. 1⁄2 dram Preparation: Steep the Gums in the Juice or Decoction of Rue, strain, and…
The Art of the Apothecary The Art of the Apothecary was as intricate and involved as the study of medicine itself. It was not uncommon for an apprentice to spend 7 years to learn all the aspects of the Art which involved everything from collecting, drying and preparing Medicines, to the preparation of numerous different…
Syrupus de Melissae Syrup of Balm Tradition: Western Source / Author: Fernel Herb Name Bugloss root-barkWhite Dittany root-barkCinquefoil rootScorzonera rootBalmScabiousDevil’s BitBorageBuglossRosemarySorrel seedCitron seedFennel seedBlessed Thistle seedBasil seed Latin Anchusa officinalisDictamnus albusPotentilla reptensScorzonera hispanicaMelissa officinalisScabiosa arvensisSuccisa pratensisBorago officinalisAnchusa officinalisRosmarinus officinalisRumex acetosaCitrus medicaFoeniculum vulgareCarduus benedictusOcinum basilicum Amount 1 oz. 1⁄2 oz. ea. 1 handful ea. 3 drams…
Species ImperatorisEmperors Powder Tradition: Western Source / Author: Dispensatorium Pharmaceuticum Austriaco, 1729 Herb Name CinnamonGingerCloveGalangalNutmegMace Latin Cinnamonum zeylanicumZingiber officinalisEugenia caryophyllusAlpina officinarumMyristica fragransMyristica fragrans Amount 10 drams1 oz.1⁄2 oz. 2 drams ea. Preparation: Powder Function: Clears Cold and Wind, benefits the Heart, strengthens Digestion Use: 1. Coldness of the Heart2. Stomach Coldness: Wind, Colic, promotes Digestion…
Se ‘bru pad ma ‘dab brgyad སེ་འབྲུ་ པད་མ་འདབ་བརྒྱད་Pomegranate 8 Petalled Lotus Tradition: Tibetan Source / Author: Men Tsee Kang Herb Name Se bru (Pomegranate seed)Shing tsha (Cinnamon)Gar nag (calcined Boar feces)Gser gyi me tog Sug smel (Cardamon)Pi pi long (Long Pepper)A ru (Chebula) Se ba’i me tog (Wild Rose) Latin Punica granatumCinnamonum zeylanicumPorcus faecesHerpetospermum pedunculosumElettaria…
Amylum, Starch Amidum, Amisum Preparation of StarchOrtus sanitatis, Cube, Johann von, 1501 Botanical name: Starch extract from various plants, usually Wheat Parts used: Starch prepared from Wheat bran or Wheat meal. Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Sweet Uses: 1. Clears Heat, Benefit the Lungs, Stops Cough:-soreness, dryness, roughness and irritation of the Throat-Cough, Wheezing, chronic…
Perilla Semen, Perilla seed, Zi Su Zi 紫苏子 Perilla seedZi Su Zi (TCM) Curtis’s Botanical Magazine, vol. 50 (1823) Perilla frutescens(Photo by Dalgial) (Wikimedia) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Perilla frutescens Parts used: Seed Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent Classification: Q. Stop Cough and Wheezing Uses: 1. Stops Cough and…
Infusum Gentianae Compositum Compound Infusion of Gentian Tradition: Western Source / Author: Herb Name GentianOrange peel, driedLemon peel, fresh Latin Gentiana lutea Citrus aurantium Citrus limonum Amount 1 dram ea. 2 drams Preparation: Steep for 1 hour in 12 ounces of boiling water. Function: Clears Heat and Damp, promotes Digestion, opens Obstructions, calms Spasm Use:…
Confectio HamechArabian Confect Purging Melancholy Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue, Fernelius Herb Name Yellow Myrobalan Chebulic MyrobalanBlack MyrobalanVioletColocynth pulpPolypodyWormwood ThymeSennaAniseedFennel seedRose Latin Terminalia chebula (yellow) Terminalia chebulaTerminalia chebula (black) Viola odorataCitrullus colocynthusPolypodium vulgareArtemisia absinthumThymus vulgarisCassia angustifoliaPimpinella anisumFoeniculum vulgareRosa gallica Amount 2 oz. ea. 1 1⁄2 oz. ea. 1⁄2 oz. ea. 3 drams ea….
Vetiveria, Ushira Vetiver, Cuscus, Khus-KhusUshira (Ayurveda)Khas (Unani)Vattiver (Siddha)Yan Lan Cao (TCM) Vetiveria zizanioidesRheede tot Drakestein, H.A. van, Hortus Indicus Malabaricus, (1703) Bunches of Vetiveria zizanioides root for sale at Réunion Island(Photo by David Monniaux) (Wikimedia) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Vetiveria zizanioides (syn. Chrysopogon zizanioides, Andropogon muricatus, A. squarrosus, Anatherum zizanioides)…
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