Decoction of Self Heal and Kelp Tradition: Western, TCM Source / Author: Herb Name Self HealKelpLicorice Latin Prunella vulgarisFucus spp.Glycyrrhiza glabra Amount 10 grams ea.5 grams Preparation: Decoct in 3 cups of water down to 2 cups Function: clears Phlegm and Heat, resolves Swellings Use: 1. Scrofula2. Lymphadenitis 3. Phlegm-Heat swellings Dose: a cupful twice…
Troches of Nightshade Tradition: Western Source / Author: Lemery (Pharmacopeia Universal, 1749) Herb Name LicoriceStarchGum ArabicTragacanthDragons BloodFrankincenseCucumber seedMacedonian Parsley seedOpium Latin Glycyrrhiza glabraAmylumAcacia arabicaAstragalus tragacanth Daemonorops draco Boswellia sacraCucumis sativus Petroselinum macedonicum Opium Amount 10 drams ea. 2 drams 1 dram Preparation: With juice of ripe Nightshade berries (Solanum nigrum) inspissated, form Troches. Function: Clears…
Trochisci DiarrhodonTroches of Rose Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name RoseLicoriceJuncus odoratusIndian SpikenardFennel seedTabasheerTragacanth Latin Rosa gallicaGlycyrrhiza glabraCymbopogon schoenanthusNardostachys jatamansiFoeniculum vulgareBambusae silicaeAstragalus tragacanth Amount 10 drams6 drams 2 drams ea. Preparation: Powder and form Troches with Chicory juice. Function: Moves the Qi, Opens Obstructions, regulates Liver and Spleen Use: 1. Stomach pain2….
Powder for the Stomach (2) Tradition: Western Source / Author: Dispensatorium Pharmaceuticum Universale, 1764 Herb Name CinnamonGingerLicoriceLong PepperCloveGalangalMace Lesser CardamomGreater CardamonNutmegSpikenard Latin Cinnamonum zeylanicumZingiber officinalisGlycyrrhiza glabraPiper longum Eugenia caryophyllusAlpina officinarumMyristica fragransElettaria cardamomumAmomum subulatumMyristica fragransNardostachys jatamansi Amount 1 1⁄2 oz. 1⁄2 oz. ea. 1 dram ea. 1⁄2 dram Preparation: Powder Function: Warms, clears Wind, benefits the…
Glycyrrhiza, Licorice, Gan Cao 甘草 Liquorice, Dulcis radix (‘Sweet root’)Gan Cao (“Sweet root”, TCM)Yastimadhu (Ayurveda)Athimathuram (Siddha) Shing Mnar ཤིང་མངར (Tibetan)Asl us Soos (Unani) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 G. glabraAtlas der officinellen pflanzen (2), Felix, 1899 G. echinataDarstellung und Beschreibung sammtliche, Berg, 1858 Three varieties of Licorice root available on the…
Electuary to Restore Humidity Tradition: Western Source / Author: Arnold de Villa Nove Herb Name LicoriceRoseAniseedWhite SugarGum ArabicTragacanthWhite SandalwoodRed SandalwoodWhite Poppy seedLicorice juiceStarch Purslane seedChicory seedLettuce seedMelon seedGourd seedPumpkin seedCucumber seedQuince seedSweet AlmondsPine nutsSebestensCinnamonStyrax calamintaCotton seedMallow seedViolet Water LilyBarberry Latin Glycyrrhiza glabraRosa gallicaPimpinella anisumSaccharum albaAcacia arabicaAstragalus tragacanthSantalum albumPterocarpus santalinusPapaver somniferumSuccus GlycyrrhizaAmylum Portulaceae oleraceaChicorium intybusLactuosa sativaCitrullus…
Zhen Gan Xi Feng Tang 镇肝熄风汤Sedate Liver and Extinguish Wind Decoction Tradition: TCM Source / Author: Essays of Medicine Esteeming the Chinese and Respecting the Western, 1918–1934 Herb Name Niu Xi (Achyranthes)Dai Zhe Shi (Hematite)Long Gu (Fossil bones)Mu Li (Oyster shell)Gui Ban (Tortoise plastron)Xuan Shen (Scrophularia)Tian Men Dong (Asparagus) Bai Shao (White Peony) Yin Chen…
Aromaticum RosatumAromatic Rose Compound Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Gabriel Herb Name RoseLicoriceCinnamonAloeswoodYellow SandalwoodClove MaceGum ArabicTragacanthNutmegCardamonGalangalIndian Spikenard Latin Rosa gallicaGlycyrrhiza glabraCinnamonum zeylanicumAquillaria agallochaSantalum citrinumEugenia caryophyllusMyristica fragransAcacia arabicaAstragalus tragacanthMyristica fragransElettaria cardamomumAlpina officinarumNardostachys jatamansi Amount 15 drams7 drams5 drams 3 drams ea. 2 1⁄2 drams ea. 8 scruples ea. 1 dram each2 scruples Preparation: Powder; or…
Electuarium ViolarumElectuary of Violet Tradition: Unani Source / Author: Pharmacopoeia Persica (1681) Herb Name VioletSweet AlmondChicory seed Cucumber seedPumpkin seedCassia WoodTragacanthLicorice Latin Viola odorata Prunus amygdalus dulcisChicorium intybusCucumis sativusCucurbita pepoCinnamonum cassia Astragalus tragacanthGlycyrrhiza glabra Amount 10 drams ea.3 drams 5 drams ea. 1 dram ea. Preparation: Powder and form an Electuary with Sugar dissolved in…
Decoction for Sore Throat Tradition: Western Source / Author: Wirtzung Herb Name RosesPomegranate peelsGalls, beatenLicoriceCurrantsRed Wine Latin Rosa gallicaPunica granatumGallaGlycyrrhiza glabraRibes nigrum VinumRubrum Amount 3 handfuls 241⁄2 oz. 2 drams 1 quart Preparation: Boil together until one quarter has boiled away Function: clears Heat and Toxin, resolves Inflammation, eases Pain Use: 1. acute Sore Throat2….
Syrupus Cassiae CompositumSyrup of Senna Compound Tradition: Western Source / Author: Herb Name BarleyEndiveChicoryAgrimonyMaidenhairHart’s TongueFern rootCelery rootFennel rootAsparagus rootPrune CurrantWinter CherryWindweedMelon seedGourd seedPumpkin seedCucumber seedSafflower seedPolypody rootEndive seedChicory seedLicoriceBorage flowerBugloss flowerViolet flower Latin Hordeum vulgareChicorium endivaChicorium intybusAgrimonia eupatoriaAdiantum capillus-venerisAsplenium scolopendriumFilicis spp. Apium graveolensFoeniculum vulgareAsparagus officinalePrunus domesticaRibes nigrumPhysalis alkekengiConvolvulus spp.Citrullus vulgarisLagenaria vulgarisCucurbita pepoCucumis sativusCarthamus tinctoriusPolypodium vulgareChicorium…
Pulvis Diatragacanth FrigidiiTragacanth Cooling Powder Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Nicholas Myrepsus Herb Name Gum Tragacanth Gum Arabic White starchLicoriceMelon seed, huskedWhite Poppy seedPumpkin seed, huskedCucumber seed, huskedGourd seed, huskedSugar PenidsCamphor Latin Astragalus tragacanth Acacia arabica AmylumGlycyrrhiza glabraCitrullus vulgarisPapaver somniferumCucurbita pepoCucumis sativusCucurbitas spp.PenidesCamphora Amount 2 ounces 1 oz., 2 drams 1⁄2 ounce 3 drams…
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