Diseases of the Lungs Der gantzen Artzenei, Dryander, 1542 Western Tradition Chinese Tradition Primary Lung Medicines LicoriceRaisinsHyssopColtsfootTabasheer ElecampaneAlmondPlantainMaidenhair LicoriceMulberry root Sang Bai PiEphedra Ma HuangOphiopogon Mai Men DongSchisandra Wu Wei Zi GinsengEriobotrya Pi Pa YeApricot kernel Xing RenColtsfoot flower Primary Tibetan Medicines for Lung Diseases Licorice Shing mngarRaisin Rgun brumSea Buckthorn Star bu Sandal Tsan…
Salt, Rock Salt, Yan 盐 Rock Salt: Sal Gem; Halite;–Rgyam tshwa རྒྱམ་ཚྭ (Tibetan)–Namak e Sang (Unani)–Saindhava (Ayurveda)–Shi Yan 石盐 (TCM)Sea Salt:–Yan 盐 (TCM)–Namak e Toam (Unani)–Samudra (Ayurveda)Black Salt: Halite violaceum–Vida (Ayurveda)–kha ru tsha ཁ་རུ་ཚ (Tibetan)–Namak e Siyah (Unani) SaltOrtus Sanitatis, Beck, 1517 Halite, Salt crystalPhoto by Parent Gery (Wikimedia) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO…
Euphorbium, Official Spurge Afarbiyun (Ayurveda)Fariyum, Afarbiyun (Unani) EuphorbiumParkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 EuphorbiumMedical Botany, Stephenson & Churchill, 1831 Left: Euphorbium Antiquorum; Euphorbium of the Ancients; Right: standard species of Euphorbium used in modern times.(Herbarium Blackwellianum, 1757) EuphorbiumHand-Atlas Medicinisch-Pharmaceutischer, 1884 Euphorbia resinifera(Photo by Frank Vincentz) (Wikimedia) Gum Euphorbium (Adam, 2018) Botanical name: Euphorbia resinifera (syn. Tithymalus resinifer) Parts…
Desmos, Jiu Bing Ye 酒饼叶 Jia Ying Zhao, Jiu Bing Ye (TCM) Blume, C.L., Flora Javae nec non insularum adjacentium (1828-1851) Desmos chinensis(Photo by 阿橋) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Desmos cochinchinensis (syn. Desmos chinensis) Parts used: Leaf; less commonly the Root Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Bitter, Sweet. Regarded as slightly Toxic Uses: 1. Clears Wind-Damp:-Wind-Damp…
Flemingia lineata, Yi Tiao Gen 一条根 MoghaniaYi Tiao Gen, Qian Jin Ba (TCM) Flemingia lineataBurman, N.L., Flora Indica (Burman) (1768) Flemingia macrophylla(Photo by 阿橋) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Flemingia spp. (syn Moghania spp.) F. lineata F. prostrata F. macrophylla (Guangdong, Guangxi) F. stricta is used in Ayurveda for joint disease and may be a synoymous herbs….
Elixir of Camphor,or Pestilential Elixir, or Spirit of Wine Camphorated Tradition: Western Source / Author: Hartman Herb Name CamphorSaffronSpirit of Wine Latin CamphoraCrocus sativusSpiritum Vini Amount 7 drams, 1 scruple1 scruple1 lb. Preparation: Cut the Camphor and dissolve with fire; it may be sealed with the Spirit in a sealed vessel…
Zuo Jin Wan 左金丸Left Metal Pill Tradition: TCM Source / Author: Essential Teachings of Zhu Dan-Xi (1481) Herb Name Huang Lian (Coptis)Wu Zhu Yu (Evodia) Latin Coptis chinensisEvodia ruticarpa Amount 9 grams1 ½ grams Preparation: Powder and make Pills with water.It is often prepared as a decoction in modern times using the above doses . Function:…
Itrifal KashneeziTriphala Electuary of Coriander Tradition: Unani Source / Author: Pharmacopoeia Persica (1681)Unani Pharmcopoeia Herb Name Amla (Emblic Myrobalan) Kashneez (Coriander seed)Balela (Beleric Myrobalan)Haleela Kabuli (Chebula) Haleela Siyah (Black Myrobalan) Haleela Zard (Yellow Myrobalan)Asl (Honey) Latin Emblica officinalisCoriandrum sativumTerminalia belericaTerminalia chebulaTerminalia chebula (black)Terminalia chebula (yellow)Mel Amount equal partsthree times the weight Preparation: The Myrobalans are…
Appointments with Dr. Adam Tate Practitioner of Traditional MedicineOnline Appointments with Adam are now available. Brief Bio for Adam Adam became interested in Herbal Medicine is his early teens where he begun studying Herbal Medicine and growing and collecting herbs. Adam formally trained in TCM in Melbourne under Prof. Wong Lun in the early ‘s….
Malus, Apple Mala hortense, Pippin (Red and Yellow Apple)Seb (Unani)Sinchitika (Ayurveda)Ku Shu ཀུ་ཤུ (Tibetan)Ping Guo 苹果 (TCM) Kreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 Koehler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Botanical name: Malus pumila (syn. M. domestica, Pyrus malus) There are numerous species and cultivars Parts used: Fruit, Fruit Juice Temperature & Taste: Cool, moist. Sweet, SourRed Apples are more Sweet,…
Powder of Rose and Hematite Tradition: Western Source / Author: Herb Name Old Conserve of RosesHematite preparedAmber preparedRed Coral prepared Latin Rosa gallica Hematitum Succinum Corallum rubrum Amount 2 oz.1 oz. 1 dram ea. Preparation: Powder Function: Astringent, clears Heat, stops Bleeding Use: 1. Excessive Menstrual Bleeding associated with Heat 2. Uterine Bleeding Dose: 1…
Syrupus Marubiuum, or Syrupus de PrassioSyrup of Horehound Tradition: Western Source / Author: Fernel Herb Name HorehoundMaidenhairOreganoHyssopCalamintThymeSavoryScabiousColtsfootLicoricePolypodyFennel rootParsley rootAniseedCotton seedRaisins Fat Fig Latin Marrubium vulgare Adiantum capillus-veneris Oreganum vulgare Hyssopus officinale Calamintha officinalis Thymus vulgarisSatureja montana Scabiosa arvensis Tussilago farfara Glycyrrhiza glabra Polypodium vulgare Foeniculum vulgare Petroselinum crispum Pimpinella anisum Gossypium herbaceum Vitis viniferaFicus carica…
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