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Triphera Greater (Nicholas)

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Triphera MagnusTriphera Greater (with Opium and Without) Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Nicholas Herb Name CinnamonCloveGalangalIndian SpikenardZedoary GingerCostusStoraxCyperusCalamusOrrisMasterwortFlorentine OrrisMandrake root-barkCeltic SpikenardRose Black PepperAniseedCelery seedParsley seedFennel seedCarrot seedHenbane seedCumin seedBasil seed Latin Cinnamonum zeylanicumEugenia caryophyllusAlpina officinarumNardostachys jatamansiCurcuma zedoariaZingiber officinalisSaussurea lappa Styrax officinalisCyperus rotundusAcorus calamusIris germanicaImperatoriae ostruthiumIris florentinaMandragora officinalisValeriana celtica Rosa gallicaPiper nigrumPimpinella anisumApium graveolensPetroselinum crispumFoeniculum…

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Pills to Cleanse the Chest

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Pilulae Pectus Abstergentes Pills to Cleanse the Chest Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Avicenna Herb Name AgaricTurbithMyrrhColocynthSarcocollaBlue Flower-de-luceHorehound Hiera Picra of Galen Latin Fomitopsis officinalis Operculina turpethum Commiphora molmol Citrullus colocynthus Astragalus sarcocolla Iris pseudoacorus Marrubium vulgare Hiera Picra Galenii Amount 3 drams ea. 2 drams ea. 1 dram ea.4 drams Preparation: Powder and…

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Troches of Rhubarb (Mesue)

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Trochisci de Rhabarbaro Troches of Rhubarb Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name RhubarbAgrimony juice thickenedBitter AlmondsRed RosesAsarabaccaMadderIndian SpikenardWormwoodAniseedCelery seed Latin Rheum palmatumAgrimonia eupatoriaPrunus amygdalus amaraRosa gallica Asarum europeumRubia tinctorumNardostachys jatamansiArtemisia absinthumPimpinella anisumApium graveolens Amount 10 drams 1⁄2 ounce ea.3 drams 1 dram ea. Preparation: Powder; with white wine that has been boiled,…

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Pills of Mujarrab

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Pills of Mujarrab Tradition: Unani Source / Author: Unani Formulary of India Herb Name Karafs (Celery seed)Zeera Siyah (Caraway seed)Jaiphal (Nutmeg)Chiraita (Swertia) Sibr (Aloe) Latin Apium graveolens Carum carvi Myristica fragrans Swertia chirata Aloe vera Amount 3 grams ea.2 grams 1 gram ea. Preparation: Powder and form pills with Water of Schoenocaulon Function: Settles Wind,…

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Saposhnikovia, Fang Feng PRO

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Saposhnikovia, Fang Feng, 防风 Ledebouriella, Chinese SilerFang Feng (TCM) Saposhnikovia divaricata (syn. Siler divaricata)Ledebour, Icones plantarum novarum, 1829 Peucedanum terebinthaceum(Photo by Qwert1234) (Wikimedia) Saposhnikovia Fang Feng sliced root (Adam, 2017) Botanical name: Saposhnikovia divaricata (syn. Siler divaricatum, Ledebouriella divaricata, Stenocoelium divaricatum, Ferula seseloides)Other local species used for Fang Feng include: Ligusticum brachylobum (Chuan Fang Feng–used…

Diabetes

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Diabetes The term ‘Diabetes’ has been used classically for involuntary or excessive Urination. Therefore, not all traditional formulas classically used for ‘Diabetes’ are relevant for the modern diagnosis of Diabetes (Diabetes mellitus). Diabetes can be divided into Diabetes Insipidus and Diabetes mellitus. Diabetes Insipidus–marked by excessive urination, with dehydration and thirst. Diabetes mellitus–may present similarly,…

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Jugulans Nux, Walnut, Hu Tao FREE

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Jugulans Nux, Walnut, He Tao 核桃 He Tao (TCM)Akhrot (Unani)Star ka སྟར་ཀ་ (Tibet) Della Materia Medicinale,Andrea Valuassori, 1562 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Botanische wandplaten, 1904–1914 Kohler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Jugulans regia Parts used: Ripe Nut; Confected Nuts Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Sweetconfected Walnuts are Warm, moist…

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Decoction for the Gall Bladder (2)

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Decoction for ther Gall Bladder (2) Tradition: Western Source / Author: Consultationes ac responsiones medicae, Thomas Mermann, Franz Ignaz Thiermairo, 1675 Herb Name WormwoodHyssopHorehoundCelandineCinnamonGingerSenna Latin Artemisia absinthum Hyssopus officinale Marrubium vulgare Chelidonium majus Cinnamonum zeylanicum Zingiber officinalis Cassia angustifolia Amount 1⁄2 handful ea. 2 scruples ea. 10 drams Preparation: Decoct in 3 lbs. water down…

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Catechu 25 (Seng ldeng 25) (Tibetan Medicine)

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Seng ldeng nyer lnga སེང་ལྡེང་ཉེར་ལྔ་Catechu 25 Tradition: Tibetan Source / Author: Herb Name Seng ldeng (Catechu)Skyu ru (Emblic)Lca ba (Angelica)Ra mnye (Solomans Seal)Gze ma (Tribulus) Ba spru (Mirabilis)Nye shing (Asparagus root)Spos dkar (Frankincense)Thal rdor (Cassia seed)So ma ra dza (Psoralea) Zi ra dkar po (Cumin)Zi ra nag po (Nigella)Til dkar (White Sesame seed)Sle tres (Tinospora)Ba…

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Decoction of Sarsaparilla Against Apoplexy

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Decoction of Sarsaparilla Against Apoplexy Tradition: Western Source / Author: A Guide to the Practical Physician, Theophrastus Bonet, MD, London, 1684 Herb Name SarsaparillaPrimrose flowersLily of the Valley flowersFennel seedAloeswood Latin Smilax sarsaparilla Primula verisConvallaria majalisFoeniculum vulgare Aquillaria agallocha Amount 2 oz. 1 handful ea.6 drams3 scruples Preparation: Steep the Sarsaparilla for 24 hours in 2…

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Cantharide 37 (Byang chos so bdun)

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Byang chos so bdun  བྱང་ ཆོས་སོ་ སོ་བདུན་Or Byang pa so bdun  བྱང་པ་ སོ་བདུན་Or Rin chen byang chos so bdunPurifying Compound 37Or Cantharide 37 Tradition: Tibetan Source / Author: Men Tsee Kang Herb Name Byang ba (Cantharide) *Gur Gum (Safflower)Lug ngal (Corydalis) **Sug Smel (Cardamon)Tsan dan dkar po (White Sandal) Tsan dan dmar po (Red Sandal)…

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