The Treatment of Vertigofrom Praxis Medicinae Theorica et Empirica, 1585 This text is interesting as it deals with the treatment of disease, but the whole text is set out in Table form. Each disease lists Preparers, Purges (where applicable) and Strengtheners (tonic medicines) used in the treatment of the disease. In some cases, other classes…
Hot or Cold? The Temperature of Medicines By Adam Tate, 2010 The temperature of a medicine is one of the first energetic classifications used in all Traditional Medical systems. It can be found in Greek / Roman, Arabic, Indian, Tibetan, Mongolian, Chinese and Japanese Traditions, to name a few. It also goes back to antiquity,…
Special Medicines – Osteocolla byAdam Tate, 2015 Osteocolla (lit. ‘Bone’ + ‘Glue’) is an unusual Medicine. It took a great deal of time for me to identify what the traditional texts were referring to when they listed this medicine. Its chief indication is for Fractures, which numerous Physicians claimed it was specific for, and held…
4B. Opthalmics Opthalmics are medicines appropriated to the Eyes. Aphorisms on Opthalmics, collected by Culpeper, (Composita, 1656): Medicines appropriated to the Eyes, are of two sorts, such as are appropriated to the visive Spirit, and such as are appropriated to the Eyes themselves. The best Medicines for the eyes perform their office (as Physicians say)…
Yellow, Chebulic, Belleric, Emblic (stoned), and Black Myrobalans (Adam, 2017) Introduction Myrobalans are a group of fruit originally used in India. Triphala, literally meaning ‘Three-Fruits’, is the Sanskrit name for the three fruits which are collectively called Myrobalans in Western texts. They are some of the most used medicines in all the medicine Traditions with…
Uterine Fibroids Uterine Myoma, Leioma, Fibroma, Fibromyoma, Hysteromyoma ‘The immediate cause, is a thick earthy humor, as natural melancholy, when a thick humor is gathered in the womb, there is scirrhus without inflammationaforegoing; this is usual in melancholy women, and such as are not cleansed by their terms, or have the Pica or Green sickness,…
Infection, to Preserve from During Epidemics, strong scents have long been used to avert ‘foul air’. Vinegar, or Vinegar and Rose water were often sprinkled around sick rooms and hospitals, and steaming bowls of vinegar have been used up until recently. Having a sponge dipped in Vinegar which usually has aromatic herbs steeped in it…
4J. Nervine Also called Neurotics Nervines are medicines appropriated to the Nerves. They are used in Nervous diseases as well as for Nerve Pain. Sample Combinations:1. Myrrh, Amber, Valerian2. Pennyroyal, Valerian, Saffron3. Rue, Mint, Pennyroyal4. Cinnamon, Lavender, Orange peel5. Mint, Asafetida, Saffron6. Violet, Rose, Pearl7. Rose, Rosemary, Musk Warming Nervines Pine Nut Walnut Juniper…
Hyperthyroidism Grave’s Diseases, Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis Hyperthyroidism is a condition in which there is excessive Thyroid hormone. As the Thyroid gland has a primary role in body metabolism, high thyroid function manifests as an excessively high metabolism. This manifests with high energy, sleeplessness, tachycardia, anxiety, loss of weight, thinning of hair etc. In Traditional medicine, Hyperthyroidism…
Fraxinus, Ash Ash tree fruit; Ash Keys, Samara of Ash, Linguae Avis, Lingua Avis, Ornithoglossa, OrnithoglossumManna (juice of the tree) Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Fraxinus excelsiorNew Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Kreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 Fraxinus excelsiorFlora von Deutschland (16), Kohler, 1884 Botanical name: Fraxinus excelsiorThe Chinese Fraxinus rhynchophylla bark (Qin Pi) is used somewhat similarly. We have…
American Materia Medica This section deals with remedies from both North and South America. Note the American Materia Medica is different from the other traditional Medicine systems and the Materia Medica they used. This is primarily because: The Americas were not in direct and constant contact with the other systems of the Silk Road There…
Cancer “As to preventing its (cancer) progress, it can be achieved by … improving the diet and reinforcing the involved organ by the known effective medications” (Avicenna) The name ‘Cancer’ (Latin for Crab, from the Greek Karkinos, Crab) was given to the disease by the Ancient Greeks. It was named after the crab because a…
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