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Clitoria ternatea PRO

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Clitoria ternatea Butterfly pea, Asian Pigeonwings, Wing-leaved Clitoris, Indian MezereonHu Die Hua Dou (Seed, TCM)Aparajita (Ayurveda)Kakkanam, Kakkana Ver (Root, Siddha)Mezereon Hindii (Root, Unani)Battikh Hindi (Arabic) Clitoria ternateaPaxton’s Magazine of Botany, 1840 Clitoria ternatea flower(Photo by Wilfredor) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Clitoria ternatea Parts used: Root, Leaf, Seed Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry, Pungent, Bitter Uses: 1….

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Electuary of Polypody

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Electuarium de PolypodioElectuary of Polypody Tradition: Western Source / Author: Luminare Majus, 1551 Herb Name AniseedLicoriceLovage seedCarrot seedAmeos seedAgrimonyCalamusGinger CinnamonSaffronDill seedParsley seedCelery seed ColchicumTurbithScammony preparedPolypody rootThymeDodderLapis lazuli preparedHematite preparedSugar PenidSugar Latin Pimpinella anisumGlycyrrhiza glabraLevisticum officinaleDaucus carrotaAmmi majusAgrimonia eupatoriaAcorus calamusZingiber officinalisCinnamonum zeylanicumCrocus sativusAnethum graveolensPetroselinum crispumApium graveolensColchicum autumnaleOperculina turpethum Convovulus scammoniaPolypodium vulgareThymus vulgarisCuscuta europea Lapis AzureusHematitum Saccharum…

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San Wu Bei Ji Wan

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San Wu Bei Ji Wan  三物辈急囊Three Substance Pill for Emergencies Tradition: TCM Source / Author: Essentials from the Golden Cabinet (Jin Gui Yao Lue) Herb Name Ba Dou (Croton) *Gan Jiang (Ginger)Da Huang (Rhubarb) Latin Croton tigliumZingiberis officinalis Rheum palmatum Amount 30 grams ea. * Croton should be prepared before use. Preparation: Powder and form…

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Powder of Senna with Flowers (Mesue)

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Powder of Senna with Flowers Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name SennaBorage flowerBugloss flowerViolet flowerRose flowerGinger Latin Cassia angustifolia Borago officinalis Lycopsis arvensis Viola odorata Rosa gallica Zingiber officinalis Amount 1 oz. 2 drams ea.1 scruple Preparation: Powder Function: Purges Heat, Bile and Melancholy Use: 1. used as a mild laxative for…

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Powder for Vomiting from Phlegm

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Powder for Vomiting from Phlegm Tradition: Western / Unani Source / Author: Alexander Benedictii (Nicolai Magni, De Medicis Pulveribus, 1545) Herb Name MintWater MintClove Latin Mentha arvensis Mentha aquatica Eugenia caryophyllus Amount 1⁄2 dram 2 drams 1 dram Preparation: Powder Function: Clears Phlegm, regulates Qi, stops Vomiting Use: Vomiting associated with excess Phlegm Dose: 1⁄2–1…

BOOK PAGEPharmacopoeia Augustana

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MedicineTraditions–Important Texts Pharmacopoeia Augustana Pharmacopoeia Augustana is one of the earliest European Pharmacopoeias.It was translated and reprinted numerous times Text:Pharmacopoeia Augustana“Enchiridion, sive vt vulgo vocant dispensatorium, compositorium medicamentorum, pro Reipub. Augstburgensis Pharmacopoeis” Author & Tradition:Adolf Occo, 1524-1606.Western (European) Year Published1564 Brief OverviewPharmacopoeia Augustana like other early European Pharmacopoeias is a compilation of formulas, largely from…

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Xiao Jian Zhong Tang

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Xiao Jian Zhong Tang  小建中汤Minor Construct the Middle Decoction Tradition: TCM Source / Author: Discussion of Cold Induced Disorders (Shang Han Lun) C.220 Herb Name Yi Tang (Maltose)Gui Zhi (Cinnamon twig)Bai Shao (White Peony) Zhi Gan Cao (Fried Licorice) Sheng Jiang (fresh Ginger)Da Zao (Jujube fruit) Latin MaltoseCinnamomum cassiaPaeonia lactifloraGlycyrrhiza uralensisZingiber officinaleZiziphus jujuba Amount 30 grams9…

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Ligusticum chuanxiong, Chuan Xiong PRO

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Ligusticum chuanxiong, Chuan Xiong 川芎 Sichuan LovageChuan Xiong (TCM) Sichuan Lovage Chuan Xiong whole and sliced root (Adam 2017) Botanical name: Ligusticum chuanxiong (syn. L. wallichi, L. striatum) Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent Classifications: K. Medicines which Move the Blood Uses: 1. Moves Blood and Qi, Eases Pain:-Amenorrhea, Dysmenorrhea-difficult Labor; retained…

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Aspongopus, Stink Bug

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Aspongopus, Stink Bug, Jiu Xiang Chong 九香虫 Jiu Xiang Chong (TCM) Aspongopus spissusSchouteden, Genera Insectorum 153rd fascicule 1913 (Image from Wikimedia) Stink Bug (Menecles insertus)(Photo by Katja Schulz) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Aspongopus chinensis and others are used in ChinaMenecles spp. are also sources of Stink Bug.Related species can probably be used synonymously.A. nepalensis is used…

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Tormentillae, Tormentil PRO

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Tormentillae, Tormentil Septfoil, Erect Cinquefoil, Septifolium, Pentaphyllum, Heptaphyllum Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Kurtzes Handtbuchlein, Ryff, 1599 Flora von Deutschland (25), Kohler, 1886 Tormentil root with cross-section(A Manual of Organic Materia Medica) Botanical name: Potentilla tormentilla (syn. Potentilla erecta, Potentilla laeta, Tormentilla erectaWild and Alpine varieties were differentiated Parts used: Root Temperature…

BOOK PAGESyrian Book of Medicine

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MedicineTraditions–Important Texts Syrian Book of Medicines OrSyrian Anatomy, Pathology and Therapeutics Front page of Volume 1 of Syrian “Book of Medicines”,translated from a manuscript by E. A. Wallis Budge, 1913 Text:Translation of an original Syriac manuscripftTranslated by Wallis Budge, printed 1913 by Oxford University Press Author & Tradition:Author is uncertainBeing of Syrian origin, can be…

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