Stag’s Heart Bone, Os Cordis Cervi Deer Heart Bone Gart der Gesundheit, Cuba, 1485 Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Zoological name: Cervus sp.It is said to be absent in Roe and Fallow Deer. Parts used: “Bone” found in a mature Stag’s HeartIt is a calcification at the origin of the aorta of a Stag’s heart…
Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD’s) Sexually Transmitted Diseases are classed as Infectious Diseases, and so medicines used for against Infectious Diseases are generally applicable. In general, acute cases manifest with Heat and Toxin or Heat and Damp, while chronic cases manifest with deficiency. As always, Formulas need to be chosen which are applicable to the individual….
Houttuynia, Yu Xing Cao 鱼腥草 Yu Xing Cao (TCM) Houttuynia cordataCurtis’s Botanical Magazine, vol. 54 (1827) Houttuynia cordata(Photo by Nova) (Wikimedia) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Houttuynia cordata Parts used: Herb Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Pungent Classification: B. Clears Heat and Toxin Uses: 1. Clears Heat and Toxin, Reduces Swellings:-Lung…
Times of the Day Each Medical system has associated various times of the Day with certain Systems or Humors of the Body. The Western, Unani, Ayurvedic and Tibetan Medical systems have associated periods of the day with certain Humors, whereas the Chinese system has associated times of the day with the Meridians (and organs associated…
The Art of PhysickSection B. Of the 6 Non-Naturals5. Of Rest Der gantzen Artzenei, Dryander, 1542 D. When is Rest required? C. When the Body is wearied with extraordinary motion; for in all motion of the Body, says Hippocrates, when any person comes to be wearied, Rest is presently the Remedy against Weariness. This Ovid…
Mandragora, Mandrake Yabruj (Unani)Feng Jia 风茄 Gart der Gesundheit, Cuba, 1485 Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 ‘Male’ (left) and ‘Female’ (right) MandrakeDella Materia Medicinale, Andrea Valuassori, 1562 W. Woodville, W.J. Hooker, G. Spratt, Medical Botany, 3th edition, vol. 2: t. 83 (1832) Male and Female Mandrakes(Hortus Sanitatis, 1486) Male & Female Mandrake,Ortus…
A useful way of Understanding Materia MedicaBy Adam Tate, 2014 In Ayurveda, there are three primary Humors (Dosas): Vata (Wind), Pitta (Bile) and Kapha (Phlegm). These three energies are found throughout the body in a delicate interplay that is responsible for life and growth. When disordered, they also cause disease. Thus, Ayurveda is a Humoral…
Gastric Cancer Gastric Cancer is a Cancer forming in the lining of the Stomach. It is the 5th most common cancer in the developed world and is the most common Gastrointestinal Cancer. Initially there is often no symptoms. As the tumor progresses, Indigestion, Stomach discomfort and pain, bloating,. heartburn and nausea may appear. Feeling full…
The Treatment of Sterility from De Conceptu, 1587 De Conceptu, written in 1587 by Jacob Reuff is one of the earliest texts devoted exclusively to Obstetrics, while also dealing with some aspects of Gynecology. The section on Infertility provides differential diagnosis based on the Humors. In each case, as per Humoral Theory, medicines to prepare…
The Art of PhysickSection C. Of things Preternatural3a. Of Symptoms D. What is a Symptoms? C. The word Symptom, taken in a large sense, signifies whatever happens to a living Creature preternaturally. And so it is used generally for every preternatural Affection: But properly taken, a Symptom is defined, An Affection against Nature, which follows…
Barberry & Tumeric Barberry clears Heat and Damp from the Liver and Gall Bladder, thereby settling irritation and inflammation. Tumeric likewise strongly inhibits inflammation, and also moves the Blood and Qi to help with chronic inflammation. Together they are effective for cases of obstruction of the Liver and Gall Bladder associated with Heat and Damp. …
Scrofula, Lymphatic Swellings, Goiter Scrofula and Goiter are classed as Phlegm-Masses in Traditional Medicine. The Phlegm may be associated with Cold or Heat. The former are usually softer, cold to touch with other general signs of Cold. Phlegm-Heat manifests with red, swollen, hot or painful swellings, red tongue with a greasy or thick coating and…
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