Shu dag bzhi pa ཤུ་དག་ བཞི་པ་Calamus 4 Tradition: Tibetan Source / Author: Four Tantras Herb Name Shu dag (Calamus)Ru rta (Costus)Bca sga (Ginger)Kha ru tshwa (Black Salt) Latin Acorus calamusSaussurea lappaZingiber officinaleHalitum violaceum Amount 10 grams5 grams4 grams4 grams Preparation: Powder and form Pills. Function: Warms the Stomach, Regulates Qi Use: 1. Indigestion2. Belching, vomiting,…
F. Emetics Emesis is one of the most ancient medical treatments. It is the specific method to purge the Phlegm Humor from the body. Phlegm is seated in the Lungs, situated in the upper body. Therefore, purging upwards is more direct than purging downwards. Vomiting especially eliminates Phlegm of the Stomach and Lungs, and purges…
The Treatment of Paralysis from Praxis Medicinae Theorica et Empirica, 1585 This text is interesting as it deals with the treatment of disease, but the whole text is set out in Table form. Each disease lists Preparers, Purges (where applicable) and Strengtheners (tonic medicines) used in the treatment of the disease. In some cases, other…
Aconitum napellus, Monkshood Monkshood, Helmet flower, European AconiteOu Wu Tou (TCM) Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Bulliard, P., Herbier de la France (1780-1798) Masclef, A., Atlas des plantes de France (1890-1893) Dried Roots and cross-section.A.N. denotes A. napellus; A.C. denotes A. cammarum(Notes on Pharmacognosy, Otto Augustus Wall, 1902) Root and cross-section of the root, (Botanische…
Prunus mume, Wu Mei 乌梅 Wu Mei (TCM) Prunus mume von Siebold, P. &, J. Zuccarini Flora Japonica, Sectio Prima (Tafelband), 1870 Prunus mume Wu Mei (Adam, 2017) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Prunus mume Parts used: Fruit, almost ripe and baked until blackened Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Sour (has both…
Infusion Against Consumption Tradition: Western Source / Author: Pharmacopoeia Officinalis & Extemporanea, Quincy, 1782 Herb Name Comfrey leafSoloman’s SealPlantainBurnet Licorice Latin Symphytum officinale Polygonatum officinale Plantago majus Sanguisorba officinalis Glycyrrhiza glabra Amount 4 handfuls ea. 2 oz. Preparation: Prepare a cold infusion over 24 hours in 2 gallons of lime-water. Function: Clears Heat, promotes Healing…
Powder for Migraine Tradition: Western Source / Author: Alexander Benedicti Herb Name TabasheerRed CoralLabrusca (Sour Grape) *Coriander preparedMaceRose Latin Bambusae silicae Corallum rubrum Vitis labrusca Coriandrum sativum Myristica fragrans Rosa gallica Amount 1⁄2 dram ea. 2 scruples ea. * Labrusca is probably Vitis labrusca (syn. V. bracteata), the Sour or Wild Grape. Some older texts…
Confection of Aloeswood Tradition: Unani Source / Author: Pharmacopoeia Persica (1681) Herb Name CloveGreater CardamonIndian SpikenardAloeswoodSaffron Latin Eugenia caryophyllusAmomum subulatum Nardostachys jatamansiAquillaria agallochaCrocus sativus Amount 3 drams 2 drams ea.5 drams1 dram Preparation: Powder and form a Confection with Honey Function: Strengthens Stomach, Promotes Digestion, Clears Damp, Use: 1. Poor appetite and digestion2. Nausea3. Damp…
Myrica, Bayberry Myrica, Box Myrtle, Wax-Myrtle, Candleberry, WaxberryTuffah Alajaib, Ood al-Barg Tandol, Kaayaphal (Unani)Katphala (Ayurveda)Marudam (Siddha) The Family Flora and Materia Medica Botanica, Good, 1847 MYRICA ROOT-BARK1, Portion of the bark without the corky layer. 2. Piece of the corkylayer. 3, Cross-section of the bark. 4, A thick piece of the bark. Squibb’s Atlas of…
Pilulae Agrimoniae MajusGreater Pills of Agrimony Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name Agrimony dehydrated juice Wormwood dehydrated juiceYellow MyrobalanRhubarb MasticSaffronAloes Latin Agrimonia eupatoriaArtemisia absinthumTerminalia chebula (yellow) Rheum palmatumPistacia lentiscusCrocus sativusAloe vera Amount 3 drams ea.3 1⁄2 drams1 dram1⁄2 dram5 drams Preparation: Powder and form Pills with Water of Macedonian (ie. ‘Italian’) Parsley…
Nitrum, Saltpeter, Niter, Potassium nitrate, Xiao Shi 硝石 Kali nitricum, Nitrum depuratum, Nitrum prismaticum, Sal petraXiao Shi (TCM)Yavakshara, Saindhava, Ushara or Sora (Ayurveda)Shora Qalmi (Unani)Ze tsha ཟེ་ཚ (Tibetan) Ortus Sanitatis, Beck, 1517 The preparation of Saltpeter(Museum Museorum, Valentini, 1704) Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Mineralogical Name: Nitrum; Potassium nitrate Parts…
Argentum, Silver, Yin 银 Raupya, Rajata, Chandi (Sanskrit)Fizza, Nuqra (Unani)Yin (TCM)Dngul དངུལ་ (Tibetan Medicine) Hortus sanitatis, 1491 Silver in Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Native Silver (Photo by Halfdan) (Wikimedia) Mineralogical Name: Argentum Parts used: Silver leaf; Bhasma; various preparations of Silver including Silver Nitrate (caustic) Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry (some said Moist). Sour, sweet. Properties:Nature:…
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