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Powder for Childhood Convulsions

ByAdam Tate

Powder for Childhood Convulsions Tradition: Western Source / Author: A Collection of Receipts, ‘By Several Hands’, Fifth Edition, 1734 Herb Name Peony rootsMistletoe of the OakPearl, preparedWhite Amber, preparedRed Coral, preparedBezoarGold leaves Latin Paeonia officinalisViscum albaMargaritaSuccinumCorallum rubrumBezoar Aurum Amount 2 drams1 dram 1⁄2 dram ea.2 grains5 Preparation: Powder Function: Clears Heat, settles Wind, calm the…

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Xi Huang Wan

ByAdam Tate

Xi Huang Wan  西黄丸Western Yellow Pill A patent version of Xihuang Wan available in Sichuan, China. Tradition: TCM Source / Author: Herb Name Niu Huang (Bezoar) *She Xiang (Musk) *Ru Xiang (Frankincense) **Mo Yao (Myrrh) ** Latin BezoarMoschus moschiferus Boswellia sacraCommiphora myrrha Amount 1500mg ea. 50 grams ea.  * synthetic or artificial Bezoar and Musk…

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Aloeswood 20 (A gar nyi shu)

ByAdam Tate

A gar nyi shu  ཨ་གར་ཉི་ཤུ་Er Shi Wei Chen Xiang (TCM) Aloeswood 20 Tradition: Tibetan Source / Author:Men Tsee Kang Herb Name A gar (Aloeswood) Dza ti (Nutmeg) Snying zho shaCu gang (Tabasheer) Spos dkar (Frankincense) Ru rta (Costus) A ru ra (Chebulic Myrobalan) Na ga ge sar (Silk Cotton tree) Tsan dan dmar po (Red…

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The Goa Stone

ByAdam Tate

Goa Stone with Gold casePhoto: Metopolitan Museum (Wikimedia) Lapis de Goa The Goa Stone Tradition: Western Source / Author: Gasper Antonio (Florentine Jesuit missionary in Goa) Herb Name TopazJacinthSapphireRubyPearlEmeraldBezoarRed CoralWhite CoralMuskAmbergrisGold leaf Latin ChrysolithosHyacinthusSapphirusRubinusMargaritaSmaragdusBezoarCorallum rubrumCorallum albumMoschus Ambre grisAurum Amount 1 oz. ea.1⁄2 oz. 2 oz. ea. 1⁄2 oz. ea.40 Preparation: The stones must all be…

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Zhi Bao Dan

ByAdam Tate

Zhi Bao Dan 至宝丹Greatest Treasure Special Pill Tradition: TCM Source / Author: Imperial Grace Formulary of the Tai Ping Era, 1075 Herb Name Xi Jiao (Rhinoceros horn) *Niu Huang (Bezoar)Dai Mao (Hawksbill Turtle shell) Bing Pian (Borneol) She Xiang (Musk)An Xi Xiang (Benzoin)Zhu Sha (Cinnabar)Hu Po (Amber)Xiong Huang (Realgar)Jin Bo (Gold leaf)Yin Bo (Silver leaf)…

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Universal Clear the Senses Powder (Dbang po kun sel)

ByAdam Tate

Dbang po kun sel  དབང་པོ་ཀུན་ཀུན་སེལ་Or, Ya sman dbang po kun sel  ཡ་སྨན་དབང་པོ་ཀུན་སེལ་Universal Clear the Senses Powder Tradition: Tibetan Source / Author: Men Tsee Kang Herb Name Rgyam tshva (Rock Salt)Tsan dan dkar po (White Sandal) Tsan dan dmar po (Red Sandal) Ar nag (Aloeswood) Li shi (Clove)Gur gum (Safflower)Gi wang (Bezoar)Ka ko la (Greater Cardamon)…

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Liu Shen Wan

ByAdam Tate

Liu Shen Wan 六神丸Six Miracle Pill Tradition: TCM Source / Author: Handbook of Traditional Chinese Medicinal Preparations Herb Name Niu Huang (Bezoar)Zhen Zhu (Pearl)She Xiang (Musk)Chan Su (Toad Venom)Xiong Huang (Realgar)Bing Pian (Borneol) Latin BezoarMargaritaMoschus moschiferusBufonis venenumArsenic sulphideDryobalanops aromatica Amount 4 1⁄2 grams ea. 3 grams ea. Preparation: Powder finely and mix with wine and…

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An Gong Niu Huang Wan

ByAdam Tate

An Gong Niu Huang Wan 安宫牛黄丸 Calm the Palace Pill with Bezoar Tradition: TCM Source / Author: Systemic Differentiation of Warm Pathogenic Disease, 1798 Herb Name Niu Huang (Bezoar) *Xi Jiao (Rhinoceros horn) **She Xiang (Musk) ***Bing Pian (Borneol)Huang Lian (Coptis)Huang Qin (Baical Skullcap)Zhi Zi (Gardenia fruit)Yu Jin (Curcuma root)Xiong Huang (Realgar)Zhen Zhu (Pearl)Zhu Sha…

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Great Black Combination (Sman nag chen mo)

ByAdam Tate

Sman nag chen mo སྨན་ནག་ཆེན་་མོ་Great Black Combination Tradition: Tibetan Source / Author: Herb Name Phag ril (Calcined Boar feces)Ma nu (Inula)Tig ta (Swertia)Hong len (Picrorhiza)A ru (Chebula)Ba ru (Belleric)Sky ru (Emblic)Gla rtsi (Musk)Cu gang (Tabasheer)Gur gum (Safflower)Gi wang (Bezoar) Latin Porcus feces nigrumInula racemosaSwertia chirataPicrorhiza kurroaTermnalia chebulaTerminalia bellericaEmblica officinalisMoschusBambusa arundinaceaCarthamus tinctoriusCalculus Bovis Amount 60 grams30…

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Shuang Liao Hou Feng San

ByAdam Tate

Shuang Liao Hou Feng San 双料喉风散Superior Sore Throat Powder Tradition: TCM Source / Author: Meichou Medicine Guandong (Patent Medicine) Herb Name Huang Lian (Coptis)Bing Pian (Borneol)Gan Cao (Licorice)Shan Dou Gen (Sophora)Niu Huang (Bezoar)Zhen Zhu (Pearl)Qing Dai (Indigo) Latin Coptis chinensisDryobalanops aromaticaGlycyrrhiza uralensisSophora subprostrataBezoarMargaritaIndigo naturalis Amount 30 grams25 grams 15 grams ea. 5 grams ea. Preparation:…

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Dian She Wan (TCM)

ByAdam Tate

Dian She Wan 点舌丸Pointed Tongue Pill Tradition: TCM Source / Author: Herb Name Zhen Zhu (Pearl)Niu Huang (Bezoar) *She Xiang (Musk) *Chan Su (Toad Venom)Zhu Sha (Cinnabar)Xiong Dan (Bear Bile) **Xiong Huang (Realgar)Peng Sha (Borax) Ting Li Zi (Lepidium)Ru Xiang (Frankincense) ***Mo Yao (Myrrh) ***Xue Jie (Dragons Blood)Chen Xiang (Aloeswood)Bing Pian (Borneo Camphor) Latin MargaritaBezoarMoschus…

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Cancer Powder

ByAdam Tate

Cancer Powder Tradition: Western Source / Author: Antonius Montagnana Herb Name Gold leafSilver leafBezoarPowder of Crabs Latin Aurum Argentum Bezoar Cancer Amount 1⁄2 oz. ea. 1 oz.1 1⁄2 oz. Preparation: Powder Function: Clears Heat and Toxin, opens Obstructions, resolves Tumors Use: 1. Cancer2. Obstinate Tumors Dose: 1 scruple up to 2 scruples, twice daily. It…

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