Introduction to Traditional Chinese Medicine Chinese Medicine has its origins with seminal texts such as the Yellow Emperor’s Classic of Internal Medicine (Huang Di Nei Jing) which is believed to have been written around 200–300 BCE. The Divine Farmers Materia Medica (Shen Nong Ben Cao) was the first Herbal being a collection of oral teachings,…
3M. Arthritics Arthritic medicines treat diseases of the Joints. There are Warming and Cooling medicines used for Cold and Heat types respectively. Medicines used for Joint diseases may have one or more of the following functions: anti-inflammatory, promote capillary circulation, clear Damp, regulate Qi and ease Pain. Some also strengthen and repair damaged joints. Typical…
Magnolia champaca, Champaka Golden ChampaChampaka (Ayurveda)Sampagi (Siddha) Magnolia champaca(Blanco, Flora de Filipinas, 1875) Magnolia champaca flower(Photo by 阿橋) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Magnolia champaca (syn. Michelia champaca) Parts used: Flowers, Bark Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Pungent, Bitter, Astringent Uses: BARK:1. Clears Wind-Heat: -Fever (bark decoction) 2. Promotes Menstruation: -Amenorrhea, Dysmenorrhea-contraceptive (stem bark powder taken orally…
The Art of PhysickSection A. Of the 7 Naturals6. Of the Faculties D. Thus far we have discoursed of the Parts both Solid and Fluid, of Human Bodies; let us say something concerning the Faculties and Functions of the Soul. Give me then the Definition of a Soul. C. A Soul is the form of…
Cajeput oil Cajeput tree, Swamp Tea treeKayaputi (Ayurveda) Botanische wandplaten (1904–1914) Medical Botany, Hooker, Vol V, 1832 Botanical name: Melaleuca leucadendron (syn M. cajuputi) Parts used: OIl Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent, aromatic Uses: 1. Clears Wind-Cold, Promotes Sweat:-Cold, Flu with fever-wind-damp pain-Intermittent Fever-skin diseases with itching 2. Moves Qi:-Stomach pain, Colic-promotes Menstruation-Hysteria 3….
Plasters Plasters are similar to Ointment, although they are usually thicker. A plaster is designed to be applied to cloth or gauze and bound onto a part for hour, a day, or sometimes several days. As with Ointments, Plasters usually have an oily base to facilitate penetration through the skin. The base of a Plaster…
The Organs The Organs have been recognised as the principle members of the Human Body. In the Humoral systems, the Organs digest, process, and store the Humors. To Galen, the Heart, Liver, Brain and Testicles were the principle Organs of the Body. From the Humoral viewpoint, the Heart, Kidneys, Liver and Spleen are the principle…
Thyroid Cancer Thyroid Cancer starts in the cells of the Thyroid gland. It often has no symptoms in the early stage but symptoms develop as the Cancer increases. Most Thyroid Cancer progress slowly although some rarer types are aggressive. It is the most common endocrine cancer with more than 500,000 cases anually worldwide. Signs: Swelling,…
Treatment of COVID-19 and the Sequelae with Traditional Medicine By Adam TateMarch 2023 This is a follow-up to our original TCM treatment of COVID-19 article written by Adam in March 2020. IntroductionCOVID-19 continues in 2023 as the world learns to live with the virus. Numerous countries have had multiple waves of infection and multiple lockdowns….
MedicineTraditions–Important Texts Shang Han Lun The Shang Han Lun has been copied and printed many times over the centuries. Text: Shan Han Lun (Treatise on Cold Induced Disorders) Author & Tradition: Zhang Zhong Jing (150–219) Year Published C. 220 CE Brief Overview This is one of the most important texts in TCM, and every TCM…
The Art of PhysickSection C. Of things Preternatural3b. Of Signs D. What is a Sign? C. Whatever being obvious to our Sense, is attended with something hidden, that is a sign of it. Thus a Symptom being conspicuous, is the express sign of the latent design from whence it flows; in like manner the evident…
Cannabis Flos, Cannabis flower Marijuana, Marihuana, HempDa Ma, Ma Hua (TCM)Qinnab (Unani)Vijaya (Ayurveda)Kanca (Siddha)So ma nag po སོ་མ་ནག་པོ་ (Tibetan Medicine) Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Kohler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 AFRICAN CANNABIS, PRESSED INTO DISCS1, Portion of a disk composed of the compressed drug. 2, Single stem with flowers, fruits and bracts. 3. Irregular fragment of…
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