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Qi Li San (TCM)

ByAdam Tate

Qi Li San made by Beijing Tongren Tang, one of the oldest, most respected manufacturers in China. Qi Li San 七厘散  Seven-Thousandths of a Tael Powder Tradition: TCM Source / Author: Collection for the Common Pursuit of Longevity, 1762 Herb Name Dragon’s BloodFrankincenseMyrrhSafflowerCatechuCinnabar MuskBorneol Camphor Latin Daemonorops dracoBoswellia sacraCommiphora molmolCarthamus tinctoriusAcacia catechuCinnabaris MoschusBorneol Camphora Amount…

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Bezoar 9 (Gi wan 9) (Tibetan Medicine)

ByAdam Tate

Gi wan dgu pa  གི་ཝང་དགུ་པ།Bezoar 9 Tradition: Tibetan Source / Author: Men Tsee Kang / Drungtso Herb Name Gi wan (Bezoar)Brag zhun (Shilajit)Gur gum (Safflower)Ba le ka (Birthwort)Tig ta (Swertia)Ru rta (Costus)Ut pal (Blue Lotus)Ba sha ka (Adhatoda)Gser me (Herpetospermum)Ka ra (White Rock Sugar) Latin BezoarShilajitCarthamus tinctoriusAristolchia moupinesisSwertia chirataSaussurea lappaMeconopsis torquataAdhatoda vasicaHerpetospermumSaccharum purificatum Amount *…

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Elixir Vitae Benedicti

ByAdam Tate

Elixir Vitae Benedicti The Blessed Water of Life Adam Tate, April, 2024 The Elixir Vitae Benedicti, or the “The Blessed Water of Life” is a formula in The Secrets of the reverend Alexis of Piedmond (1595). This text is a compilation of various formulas for not only medicine, but also cosmetic and industrial recipes. It…

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Troches for Heart Weakness

ByAdam Tate

Troches for Heart Weakness Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Nicholas Myrepsus (Medicamentorum Opus, Nicolai Myrepsus, 1625) Herb Name Red CoralMasticAmbergrisIndian SpikenardAloeswoodCloveCinnamonGallia MoschataAlipta MoschataNutmeg CubebLesser CardamonGreater CardamonSilk burntBasil seedBone of a Deer HeartBorage flowerRosemary flowerCitron leafIvoryUnicorn (Narwhal) hornPearlSapphireLapis Armenius Lapis LazuliMuskBarberryGold leaf Latin Corallum rubrumPistacia lentiscusAmbre grisNardostachys jatamansiAquillaria agallochaEugenia caryophyllusCinnamonum zeylanicumCompound CompoundMyristica fragransPiper cubebaElettaria cardamomumAmomum…

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Calcite 9 (Cong zhi dgu pa)

ByAdam Tate

Cong zhi dgu pa  ཅོང་ཞི་དགུ་ དགུ་པ་Calcite 9 Tradition: Tibetan Source / Author: Herb Name Cong zhi (Calcite)A ru ra (Chebula)Gur gum (Safflower)Shing tsha (Cinnamon)Sug smel (Cardamon)Se bru (Pomegranate)Pi pi ling (Long Pepper)Rgya tshva (Sal ammoniac)Sga skya (Galangal) Latin CalcitumTerminalia chebulaCarthamus tinctoriusCinnamonum zeylanicumElettaria cardamomumPunica granatumPiper longumAmmonium chlorideKaempferia galanga Amount 500 grams300 grams30 grams300 grams400 grams500 grams300…

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Tabasheer 9 (Cu gang dgu pa)

ByAdam Tate

Cu gang dgu pa  ཅུ་གང་དགུ་པ་Tabasheer 9 Tradition: Tibetan Source / Author: Herb Name Cu Gang (Tabasheer)Gur Gum (SafflowerLi Shi (Clove)Ud Pal (Meconopsis)Se Bru (Pomegranate)Shing Tsha (Cinnamon)Pi Pi Ling (Long Pepper)Rgum Brum Nag Po (Raisin)Shing Mngar (Licorice) Latin Bambusae silicae Carthamus tinctorius Eugenia caryophyllus Meconopsis simplicifoliaPunica granatumCinnamomum tamala Pipier longum Vitis viniferaGlycyrrhiza glabra Amount Preparation: Powder…

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Aloeswood Clear the Heart 8 Powder

ByAdam Tate

Aloeswood Clear the Heart 8 Powder Tradition: Tibetan Source / Author:Tibetan Herb Name Ar nag (Aloeswood)Snying zho shaTsan dkar (White Sandalwood)Tsan dmar (Red Sandalwood)Gur gum (Safflower)Dza ti (Nutmeg)Cu gang (Tabasheer)Glehnia root (Bei Sha Shen) Latin Aquillaria agallochaChoerospondias axillarisSantalum albumPterocarpus santalinusCarthamus tinctoriusMyristica fragransBambusae silicaeGlehnia littoralis Amount 180 grams each 90 grams each 60 grams each Preparation:…

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Cordial Decoction (French Pharmacopoeia)

ByAdam Tate

Decoctum Cordialis Cordial Decoction Tradition: Western Source / Author: The Royal Pharmacopeia; Galenical and Chemical [of France], Moses Charras, 1678 Herb Name BarleyScorzonera rootBorage rootBugloss rootBorage leaf Bugloss leafEndive leafChicory leafWood SorrelMaidenhairLicoriceMelon seedGourd seedPumpkin seedCucumber seedBorage flower Rose flowerViolet flower Latin Hordeum vulgareScorzonera hispanicaBorago officinalisAnchusa officinalisBorago officinalisAnchusa officinalisChicorium endivaChicorium intybusOxalis acetosellaAdiantum capillus-venerisGlycyrrhiza glabraCitrullus vulgarisLagenaria vulgarisCucurbita…

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Bezoar 13 (Gi wan 13) (Tibetan Medicine)

ByAdam Tate

Gi wan bcu gsumBezoar 13 Tradition: Tibetan Source / Author: Herb Name Skyu ru (Emblic)Gur gum (Safflower)Dngul thal (Silver ash)Shing mngar (Licorice)Se bru (Pomegranate)Hong len (Picrorrhiza)Brag zhun (Shilajit)Btsod (Madder)Sro lo dmar po (Rhodiola)Rgya skyegs (Lacca) Latin Phyllanthus emblicaCarthamus tinctoriusArgenti ustaGlycyrrhiza glabraPunica granatumPicrorrhiza / LagotisShilajit Rubia cordifoliaRhodiola spp.Laccifer lacca Amount Preparation: Powder and form Pills. Function:…

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Sandalwood 8 (Tsan dan brgyad pa) (Tibetan Medicine)

ByAdam Tate

Tsan Dan brgyad pa  ཙན་དན་བརྒྱརད་པ། Sandalwood 8 Tradition: Tibetan Source / Author: Herb Name Tsan dkar (Sandalwood)Cu gang (Tabasheer)Gur gum (Safflower)Shing Mngar (Licorice) Li Shi (Clove)Ut Pal (Blue Lotus) **Gla sgan (Bistort) **Rgun brum (Raisins) Latin Santalum albumBambusa textilesCarthamus tinctoriusGlycyrrhiza glabraEugenia caryophyllusMeconopsis grandisPolygonum bistorta Vitis vinifera Amount * 20 grams 10 grams10 grams10 grams10 grams10…

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Powder of Senna with Flowers (Mesue)

ByAdam Tate

Powder of Senna with Flowers Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name SennaBorage flowerBugloss flowerViolet flowerRose flowerGinger Latin Cassia angustifolia Borago officinalis Lycopsis arvensis Viola odorata Rosa gallica Zingiber officinalis Amount 1 oz. 2 drams ea.1 scruple Preparation: Powder Function: Purges Heat, Bile and Melancholy Use: 1. used as a mild laxative for…

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AntiAsthmatic Syrup (D’Aquin)

ByAdam Tate

Anti-Asthmatic Syrup Tradition: Western Source / Author: D’Aquin Herb Name BarleyButterburParsley rootElecampaneFennel rootLicoriceRaisins DateJujubeSebestenColtsfootLungwortHyssopHorehoundMaidenhairAniseedCotton seedColtsfoot flowerCatsfoot Latin Hordeum vulgare Petasites vulgaris Petroselinum crispum Inula helenium Foeniculum vulgare Glycyrrhiza glabra Vitis vinifera Diospyros lotus Ziziphus jujuba Cordia spp Tussilago farfara Pulmonaria officinalis Hyssopus officinale Marrubium vulgare Adiantum capillus-veneris Pimpinella anisum Gossypium herbaceum Tussilago farfara Antennaria dioica…

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