Warts

Warts Verruca Warts are small, fleshy, painless growths on the skin or mucus membranes, often with a black spot in the middle. There are several types of Warts including Common, Plantar, Filiform and Venereal. They are caused by various strains of Papillomavirus and may infect different parts of the body. They are contagious, and may…

4e. STOMACHIC

4E. Stomachic These are medicines appropriated to the Stomach. Aphorisms on Stomachic, collected by Culpeper, (Composita, 1656): The Ventricle [Stomach] is afflicted with three kinds of Maladies: 1. Appetite lost. 2. Concoction [Digestion] weakened. 3. The retentive faculty vitiated. Those things which provoke appetite are usually of a grateful sharpness. Those things further concoction [digestion],…

Paralysis

Paralysis Palsy Paralysis is a loss of function of a part or the whole body, sometimes with a loss of sensation. It may be a single part such as the hand or tongue, or of half of the body 9such as the left, right or lower body), or of the whole body. Several types were…

Cancer Pancreatic

Pancreatic Cancer Pancreatic Cancer is a Cancer of the Pancreatic Tissue. It is often not found until advanced as early Pancreatic Cancer often presents with no symptoms, and by the time symptoms do appear, the Cancer is often advanced and metastasized giving it a poor prognosis. The most common type of Pancreatic Cancer is pancreatic…

Bloodletting 1.

Bloodletting Part 1Overview of Bloodletting By Adam Tate This is part 1 of a series on BloodlettingBloodletting Part 2: The Veins of Bloodletting NOTE: Parts of this article first appeared in Lantern Magazine,Bloodletting and Acupuncture, Adam Tate, Jan. 2017Read the full article at Academia Introduction: Also called Phlebotomy and Venesection, Bloodletting is the extraction of…

Herbal Combinations

Herbal Combinations Medicinal Combinations are an important aspect of studying Traditional Herbal Medicine. By studying combinations that have been used long term we can learn the pairings that have shown synergistic or complementary activity. These combinations are commonly components of larger formulas. Combinations of Medicine can achieve various results: 1. Strengthening the effect  When one…

Glossary of Unani Disease Names

Glossary of Unani Disease Names Aashob e Chasm–ConjunctivitisAatishak–SyphilisAdat e Isqat–Habitual MiscarriageAnaf ul Anzah–InfluenzaAnanat–ImpotenceAqrab Gazeedgi–Scorpion biteAtash e Mufrit–Excess ThirstAuja e Mafasil–Joint painBahaq Abyaz–Pityriasis albaBahaq Aswad–Pityriasis nigraBaheq–see BahaqBakhr ul Fam–Bad BreathBars–Leucoderma, VitiligoBasoor e Reham–Pustules of UterusBaul Filfarash–Nocturnal Enuresis (bed wetting)Baul ud Dam–HematuriaBaul e Zulali–AlbuminuriaBawaseer–HemorrhoidsBawaseer Amya–Blind HemorrhoidsBawaseer Damiya–Bleeding HemorrhoidsBawaseer e Khooni–Bleeding HemorrhoidsBawaseer e Reehi–Non-bleeding HemorrhoidsBayaz ul Ain–OpacityBayaz e…

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