Diarrhea & Dysentery Flux (Diarrhea)Bloody Flux (Dysentery, or Diarrhea with Blood) Neue Artznei und Practicierbuchlin, Bock, 1551 Diarrhea is a large problem is the developing world. It is the second leading cause of death in children with over 500,000 children under the age of 5 dying annually according to WHO figures. It is also the…
Lung & Esophageal Cancer Lung Cancer is the most life-threatening Cancer in the world due to its high rate of occurrence, it commonly being found at advanced stage, and poor treatment options. Five year survival ranges between 4–17%. Esophageal CancerEsophageal Cancer can occur anywhere along the Esophagus, and usually begins in the cell lining. Types…
Aphrodisiac & Enhancing Sexual Pleasure Aphrodisiacs are medicines that promote sexual desire. Some warm and stimulate Yang, some have androgenic effects, some work as a general tonic by improving overall health which in turn promotes sexual desire. Some medicines, such as Cantharides, irritate the genital tract and strongly warm the Kidneys, thereby promoting sexual desire. …
Digestion in the Humoral Tradition Hippocrates was the first to declare ‘All disease begins in the Stomach’. At the foundation of the whole Humoral Theory is the fact that the our Humors are created from the food and drink we ingest. So an excess of cold and raw foods will gradually cause a build-up of…
Introduction Camphor has been used in all medical systems for many centuries. It has particularly been used in many formulas against Infection, Epidemics, Fever and Toxin. Its widespread dissemination throughout the ancient world is seen in the similarity of its names: karpura in Sanskrit, ga bur in Tibetan, kafur in Arabic, camphora in Latin, which…
Bistort & Tormentil Bistort is Cold, dry, Bitter and Astringent. It clears Heat and stops Leakage in Diarrhea, Dysentery, Colitis and Internal Ulcers. It clears Heat and resists Poison in infectious and spotted Fevers, as well as Venereal Diseases and Poisonous Bites. It also cools the Blood to stop Bleeding of the Stomach, Lungs or…
Rehmannia 6 in Europe Mention of Rehmannia 6 (Liu Wei Di Huang Wan) with itsingredients, functions and uses in a European text THE Ti huang, which we have been speaking of, is nothing else but the Root of the Great Comfrey; the best is to be found in the Province of Ho nan about the…
Endometriosis Endometriosis is a condition where Uterine tissue grows outside the Uterus, particularly on the ovaries or fallopian tubes and in the tissue lining the pelvis. In severe cases adhesions can occur on the intestines, bladder, vagina and abdominal surgery scars. It is believed to affect between 2–10% of woman of child-bearing age in the…
Fractures Dits dat hantwerck der cirurgien, Brunschwig, 1535 Fractures, being a Trauma require medicines to move the Blood, clear Bruising and resolve Inflammation. SandhaniyaAyurveda has the Sandhaniya group of medicines, used to heal FracturesLicorice, Tinospora cordifolia, Doodia laegopodioides, Stephania japonica, Mimosa pudica, Bombax malabaricum exudate, Grislea tomentosa, Symplocos racemosa, Aglaia roxburghiana, Myrica sapida Western Tradition…
Preparers and Purgers of Melancholy Unani Medicines to Purge MelancholyMateria Medica in Arabic & Persian, Shirazy, 1793 See also:Introduction to Humoral MedicinePurging the HumoursPreparers and Purgers of BilePreparers and Purgers of PhlegmPurging Mixed Humors Preparers of Melancholy SimplesOpening RootsRaisinsFigElecampaneMallow seedCentauryBugloss rootParsley rootMaidenhairBlessed Thistle seedBasilCalendulaRoseAniseedAgnus CastusBroomPolypodyGum AmmoniacHoney Cordial FlowersApplesJujubeLicoriceMarshmallow seedFumitoryBorage rootFennel rootHopsDodder herb & seedBalmElder flowerSaffronFennel…
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