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Orchis, Satyrion PRO

ByAdam Tate

Orchis, Satyrion Testiculus; Dog StonesSalab Misri (Ayurveda)Salep, Salab (Unani)Dbang po lag pa དབང་པོ་ལག་པ (Tibetan) Gart der Gesundheit, Cuba, 1485 Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Male (Orchis)Herbarum Vivae Eicones, Otto Brunfels, 1530 Female (Dactylorhiza)Herbarum Vivae Eicones, Otto Brunfels, 1530 Della Materia Medicinale Andrea Valuassori, 1562 Several different species from Dioscorides Materia Medica, Ruellio, 1549 Varieties of OrchisNew Kreuterbuch,…

Cinchona PRO

ByAdam Tate

Cinchona Quinine tree, Peruvian bark, Jesuits bark Top: C. officinalisBottom Left: C. cordifolia, Bottom Right: C. oblongifoliaMedical Botany, Stephenson and Churchill, 1836 Varieties of Pale Cinchona barkHortus Medicus, Graves, 1834 Yellow (left) and Red (right) CinchonaHortus Medicus, Graves, 1834 Botanical name: Cinchona spp. particularly C. officinalis (syn. C. robusta), ‘Pale’ CinchonaThree main types were recognised:…

Prolapse

ByAdam Tate

Prolapse Western Tradition Of the Rectum1. Take fresh Galls, boil in wine, powder and apply to the Anus. Or use a decoction of Galls topically, or as a Sitz bath.2. Acorn cups, Frankincense, burnt Wormwood, Galls, burnt Pomegranate flowers, burnt Mussel shells (topically)3. Wash with a decoction of Plantain, then apply a poultice of Agrimony…

Colchicum, Hermodactyl PRO

ByAdam Tate

Colchicum, Hermodactyl Meadow SaffronSuranjan (Unani)Qui Shui Xian (TCM) Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Herbarum Vivae Eicones, Otto Brunfels, 1530 Icones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1800 Flora von Deutschland, Kohler, 1886 Colchicum autumnale(Photo by Joanna Boisse) (Wikimedia) Official Colchicum cormKrauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 COLCHICUM CORMS1. Reniform section of the corm.  2. Groove formed by the growingstem.  3. Longitudinal section…

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Aconitum fischeri, Bong nga ser po PRO

ByAdam Tate

Aconitum fischeri, Bong nga ser po, བོང་ང་སེར་པོ Bong nga ser po (Tibetan Medicine)Bao ye wu tou  薄叶乌头  (A. fischerii, TCM)Gong bu wu tou  工布乌头  (A. kongboense, TCM) Aconitum tauricumF.G. Hayne, Getreue Darstellung und Beschreibung der in der Arzneykunde gebräuchlichen Gewächse, vol. 12 (1833) Aconitum fischeriCurtis’s Botanical Magazine, vol. 116 (1890) Botanical name: Several Aconitum spp….

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Antidote Proven for Diverse Diseases (Nicholas)

ByAdam Tate

Antidote Proven for Diverse Diseases Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Nicholas Alexandrinus (Medici Graeci, 1541) Herb Name AmberMuskStoraxGalbanumOpopanaxLaserMyrrhCastoreumBitumen JudaicumDragon’s BloodVeratrumVeronica Horse SpleenMole Heart *Petroleum Oil **Honey Latin SuccinumMoschusStyrax officinalisFerula gummosaCommiphora guidottiiSilphium spp.Commiphora molmolCastoreumBitumen Judaicum Daemonorops dracoVeratrum albumVeronica officinalisSplenis Equi Cordis TalpiniPetroleumMel Amount 30 dramssufficient * Hare Heart is used similarly in Tibetan Medicine** The…

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Sanguisorba, Burnet PRO

ByAdam Tate

Sanguisorba, Burnet, Di Yu 地榆 Di Yu (TCM) Della Materia Medicinale, Andrea Valuassori, 1562 New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 S. officinalisFlora von Deutschland (25), Kohler, 1886 S. minorFlora von Deutschland (25), Kohler, 1886 Botanical name: Sanguisorba officinalisGreater and Lesser types were known Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Slightly Cool, dry. Bitter, Sour. ‘of a pleasant…

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Trichosanthes Radix, Tian Hua Fen PRO

ByAdam Tate

Trichosanthes Radix, Tian Hua Fen 天花粉 Tian Hua Fen, Guo Lou Gen (TCM) Dian Nan Ben Cao Tu Shuo (Illustrated Yunnan Pharmacopoeia) Ming Dynasty (1773 edition) (Welcome, Wikimedia) Trichosanthes kirilowii var. japonica(Photo by 杉山龍彦) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Trichosanthes kirilowii, T.  rosthornii Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Cold, slightly moist. Bitter, slightly Sweet. Classifications: B….

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Sesbania grandiflora PRO

ByAdam Tate

Sesbania grandiflora Red Wisteria, Swamp PeaPo so cha  པོ་སོ་ཆ  (Fruits, Tibetan)Agasti, Agatya, Muni, Munidrum (Ayurveda)Agatti (Siddha) Sesbania grandifloraBlanco, Flora de Filipinas. (1875) Sesbania grandiflora(Photo by 阿橋) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Sesbania grandiflora (syn. Agati grandiflora) Parts used: Whole Plant; bark; fruit; flowers Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Bitter Uses: 1. Clears Heat, Resists Poison:-Fever, Intermittent Fever (whole…

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Codonopsis, Klu bdud rdo rje PRO

ByAdam Tate

Codonopsis, Klu bdud rdo rje Klu bdud rdo rje (C. ovata) (Tibet)Xin Jiang Dang Shen (C. clematidea) (TCM) C. ovata.Edwards’s Botanical Register, vol. 28  (1842) C. ovata (Royle, J.F., Illustrations of the botany … of the Himalayan Mountains and … of Cashmere (1839) Codonopsis clematidea(Photo by Agnieszka Kwiecień) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Codonopsis spp.Several types are…

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Powder to Promote Birth (Alexander)

ByAdam Tate

Powder to Promote Birth Tradition: Western Source / Author: Alexander Benedictus (Nicolai Magni, De Medicis Pulveribus, 1545) Herb Name MadderNigellaMyrrh Latin Rubia tinctorum Nigella sativa Commiphora molmol Amount 2 drams ea. Preparation: Powder Function: Moves the Blood, relieves Pain, promotes Labor Use: Promotes Labor Dose: 1–2 scruples in wine with may be repeated every 1–3…

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Dipsacus, Teasel, Xu Duan PRO

ByAdam Tate

Dipsacus, Teasel, Xu Duan 续断 Virga Pastoris, Carduus Veneris, Labrum VenerisXu Duan (Chinese Teasel)Chir, Moleta (Arabic) Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Gart der Gesundheit, Cuba, 1485 Flora von Deutschland (28), Kohler, 1886 Botanical name: Dipsacus spp.Salmon said there were many varieties, but 2 main types were used. In addition the Chinese (or Japanese) variety is used…

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