Humoral Medicine Before you go further, read our:Introduction to Humoral Medicine Humoral Medicine is a Traditional Medical Philosophy based on the concept of Humors (or Bodily Fluids) that determine both individual physical and psychological characteristics as well as being responsible for disease. They are Physiological, but can be Pathological. It is the Medical Philosophy used…
Skink and Gecko Ge Jie 蛤蚧 (TCM, Gecko)Rtsangs pa རྩངས་པ (Tibetan) SkinkGart der Gesundheit, Cuba, 1485 Official SkinkDioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Official SkinkKrauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Lacerta, LizardDioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Type of ‘Skink’ found on the banks of the NileKrauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Bulk dried Ge Jie at the Chengdu Medicine Market (Adam, 2016) Above:…
Hai Zao Yu Hu Tang 海藻玉壺汤Sargassum Jade Flask Decoction Tradition: TCM Source / Author: True Lineage of External Medicine (Wai Ke Zheng Zong) Herb Name Hai Zao (Sargassum)Kun Bu (Kelp)Hai Dai (Laminaria)Zhe Bei Mu (Fritillaria)Ban Xia (Pinellia)Du Huo (Pubescent Angelica)Chuan Xiong (Sichuan Lovage)Dang Gui (Chinese Angelica)Qing Pi (Unripe Tangerine Peel)Chen Pi (Tangerine peel)Lian Qiao (Forsythia)Gan…
Cinnamonum, Cinnamon, Cassia Lignea, Rou Gui 肉桂 Cinnamon:–Gui Pi 桂皮 (TCM)–Dar Chini (Unani)–Shing tsha ཤིང་ཚ (Tibetan)Cassia Lignea:–Rou Gui 肉皮 (TCM)–Taj Qalmi (Unani) Above: Cinnamon leaf and bark (left); Cassia bark (right)Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640Left: Cinnamon, Medical Botany, Stephenson and Churchill, 1836 CinnamonKoehler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 CassiaKoehler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Chinese Cinnamon bark (Adam, 2016) Members…
Vinum AbsinthiiWormwood Wine Tradition: Western Source / Author: Herb Name WormwoodWine (Rhenish or canary) Latin Artemisia absinthiumVinum Amount 1 handful 1 gallon Preparation: Steep them together in a vessel close stopped. Use: ‘Although this Wine has a bitter and unpleasant taste, yet has it nevertheless a marvelous great virtue, and is used above all other…
Carum, Caraway Zeera Siyah (Unani)Krishnajeeraka (Ayurveda)Go snyod གོ་སྙོད (Tibetan) New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Atlas der officinellen pflanzen (2), Felix, 1899 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Carum carvi Parts used: Seed Temperature & Taste: Very warm, dry. Pungent, Sweetdiscusses, attenuates Classification: 2C INCIDERS. 2H. CARMINATIVE3C. ALEXIPHARMIC. 3F. LITHONTRIPTIC. 4e. STOMACHIC Uses: 1….
Diapenidon Compositumor, Diapenidon MagnumSugar Penid Compound with Spicesor, Sugar Penids with Spices Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Nicholas Myrepsus Herb Name Sugar PenidsPine nutSweet AlmondsWhite Poppy seedCinnamon CloveGingerLicorice juiceGum ArabicTragacanth StarchMelon seedGourd seedPumpkin seedCucumber seedCamphor Latin Nux PineaPrunus amygdalus dulcisPapaver somniferumCinnamonum zeylanicumEugenia caryophyllusZingiber officinalisSuccus GlycyrrhizaAcacia arabicaAstragalus tragacanthAmylumCitrullus vulgarisLagenaria vulgarisCucurbita pepoCucumis sativusCamphora Amount 2 oz….
Albizia Semen Siris treeShirish, Kapitana (Ayurveda)Tukhm e Siras (Seed, Unani)Darakht e Zakaria (Arabic)Vagai (Siddha) Albizia lebbeck(Photo by Forest & Kim Starr) (Wikimedia) Albizia seed(Calcutta Unani College, Adam, 2019) Botanical name: Albizia lebbeckAs noted in the other Albizia monographs, A. julibrissin and A. odoritissima are considered equivalent plants; both have been used as a source in…
Medicines of Ancient Egypt The following list gives a brief summary of some of the Medicines used by the Ancient Egyptians (from Eber’s Papyrus 1550BCE and other sources). All of these were later used in Ancient Greek and Unani Medicine. Herbs AbiesAcaciaAjwan seedAloe veraAmmiAniseBalanitesBalsam Apple (Malus sylvestris)BarleyBasilBelladonnaCalendulaCamomile (Matricaria)CamphorCannabisCaraway (Carum carvi)Cardamom (Eletarria cardamomum)Castor oilCedarCeleryCinnamonColchicumColocynthCoriander seedCornflowerCubeb Cyperus…
Traumatic Decoction Tradition: Western Source / Author: Pharmacopoeia Pauperum, 1718 Herb Name AgrimonyGround IvyScabiousColtsfootHyssopLicoriceElecampane Latin Agrimonia eupatoria Glechoma hederacea Scabiosa arvensis Tussilago farfara Hyssopus officinale Glycyrrhiza glabra Inula helenium Amount 4 handfuls 2 handfuls ea. 1 handful4 oz.1 oz. Preparation: Boil in sufficient water to 1 Gallon Function: Clears Heat, moves Blood, promotes Healing, strengthens…
Powder for Scrofula Tradition: Western Source / Author: Arnold de Villa Nova Herb Name Burnt SpongeSea balls toastedCuttlefish boneLong PepperBlack PepperGingerCinnamonRock SaltPyrethrumGallsSponge stone Latin Spongii ustaPilae marinaeOs SepiaPiper longumPiper nigrumZingiber officinalisCinnamonum zeylanicumSal Gem Anacyclus pyrethrumQuercus infectoriaLapis Spongii Amount 1 oz. each Preparation: Powder Function: Clears Phlegm-Heat, resolves Swellings Use: 1. Scrofula2. Lymphadenitis3. Goiter Dose: 1…
Lycium Cortex, Di Gu Pi 地骨皮 Chinese Wolfberry root-barkDi Gu Pi (TCM) Lycium chinenseDuhamel du Monceau, H.L., Traité des arbres et arbustes, Nouvelle édition (1800-1803) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Lycium chinense, L. barbarum Parts used: Root-bark Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Sweet Classification: B. Clears Deficient Heat Uses: 1. Cools…
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