Diseases & Formulas

The following list of Diseases lists primary Formulas used for each Disease. There is a focus on Formulas classically used. A more thorough listing of formulas used for specific conditions can be viewed by using the Search Box on the home page.

On the Left of each page are primary medicines used for the condition from the Western Tradition. In most cases it includes medicines used by Mesue and Nicholas. These two Physicians were accounted as highly reputable and their word was considered highly worthy, so much so that Mesue was referred to as ‘The Physicians Evangelist’. A primary source is a table of diseases with remedies from Opera de Medica, Johannis Mesuae Damasceni, 1589. Traditional Western and Unani formula are listed together as these are effectively one system.

The Right side of the page includes Differential Diagnosis from Chinese Medicine, along with some of the key formulas of that Tradition. TCM has an advanced concept of differential diagnosis and by listing this it can help in differential diagnosis and formula selection from the Western Tradition. The idea is that the differential diagnosis applied in modern TCM can help distinguish the use of certain traditional western formula, thus ‘piggy-backing’ on the enormous inroads TCM has made over the past decades in making Traditional Medicine applicable to modern times.

Medicines from other systems such as Tibetan Medicine and Ayurveda are placed where relevant within the pages.


 Fever, Acute & Infectious Disease

Acute
Epidemic & Infectious Diseases
Preservatives
Fever
Sexually Transmitted Disease
Poison

Humoral Treatment

Phlegm
Bile
Melancholy
Wind
Hypochondriac Melancholy
Purging the Humors

Heat Disease

Heat Diseases
Inflammation
Thirst

Cold Disease

Cold Diseases

Senses

Diseases of the Senses in General
Diseases of the Eyes
Diseases of the Ears
Diseases of the Nose
Catarrh

Head, Brain & Nervous System

Diseases of the Brain in General
Diseases of the Nerves in General
Wind Diseases
Headache & Migraine

Dizziness & Vertigo
Paralysis
Epilepsy & Convulsions
Apoplexy
Loss of Speech
Spasms & Cramps
Tremors & Shaking
Memory
Multiple Sclerosis

Parkinson’s
Dementia & Alzheimer’s
Stress & AnxietyDepression
Coma, Loss of Consciousness
Insomnia

Dreams & Nightmares
Pain
Addiction

Mouth, Gums & Teeth

Diseases of the Mouth, Gums and Teeth

Mind, Spirit & Emotions

Mental Illness
Emotions
Melancholy
Exhilaratives
Spirit

Lungs & Throat

Diseases of the Lung in General
Throat

Cough
Asthma
Pleurisy   
Breathless, Difficulty Breathing

Pneumonia
Consumption
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

Heart

Diseases of the Heart in General
Heart Disease
Heart weakness

Heart Pain, Angina 
Hypertension

Palpitations & Arrhythmias

Stomach, Spleen & Digestion

Diseases of the Abdomen in General
Diseases of the Stomach in General
Diseases of the Spleen in General
Appetite

Indigestion
Vomiting
Gastritis

Gastric Reflux & GERD
Gastroduodenal Ulcers
Hiccup
Obesity

Bowels

Colic
Constipation
Diarrhea & Dysentery
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Hemorrhoids

Prolapse

Liver & Gall Bladder

Diseases of the Liver in general
Diseases if the Gall Bladder in general
Liver Heat

Liver Cold
Liver Weakness
Liver Pain  
Jaundice

Liver Obstruction
Hepatitis & Liver Inflammation
Liver Hardness, Cirrhosis

Kidney & Bladder

Diseases of the Bladder in general
Disease of the Kidneys in general
Burning Urine
Painful & Obstructed Urine
Incontinence & Urinary Frequency
Bedwetting

Edema
Ascites
Stones

Arthritis & Joint Disease

Strengthen the Bones and Joints
Back Pain
Arthritis & Joint Disease
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Sinews & Ligaments
Scoliosis & Kyphosis
Osteoporosis

Skin & Hair

Skin Diseases in General   
Sweating

Promote Complexion
Acne

Boils and Abscesses
Eczema & Psoriasis
Ringworm & Tinea

Herpes
Warts
Vitiligo, Leucoderma
Cosmetics

Male Reproductive

Spermatorrhea
Testicles
Prostatitis

Gynecology

Diseases of the Uterus
Diseases of the Breast
Promote Menstruation

Dysmenorrhea
Excessive Menstruation
Premenstrual Syndrome

Menopausal Syndrome
Endometriosis
Uterine Fibroid
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Prolapse of the Uterus
Leukorrhea NEW 6/24

Reproduction

Impotence
Fertility
Sperm
Aphrodisiac
Contraceptives
Promote Chastity (Anaphrodisiacs) NEW 6/24

Pregnancy

General Medicines for use During Pregnancy
Threatened Miscarriage

Promote Birth
Postpartum
Breast Milk

Pediatrics

Diseases of Children in General

Trauma, Wounds, Ulcers, Burns

Trauma & Burns
Ulcers & Fistulas
Bruising

Fractures
Sprains & Strains
Gangrene

Blood Disease

Blood Heat
To Move the Blood
Bleeding

Tumors & Cancer

Scrofula, Lymphatic Swelling, Goiter
Tumors

Fibroids
Cancer–general
Bladder Cancer

Brain Cancer
Bone Cancer
Colorectal Cancer

Gastric Cancer
Leukemia

Lymphatic Cancers
Breast Cancer

Gynecological Cancer
Lung & Esophageal Cancer
Liver Cancer

Melanoma
Pancreatic Cancer

Prostate Cancer
Thyroid Cancer
Chemotherapy Side Effects

Tonics to Promote Health

Strengthening & Tonic Formula
Convalescence
Old Age

Metabolic & Other Diseases

Cachexia
Diabetes
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia
Hyperthyroidism

Hypothyroidism

Worms & Parasites

Worms & Parasites