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TRADITIONAL INTERNAL MEDICINE – DISEASES & FORMULAS Thirst Thirst is the desire to drink. It is a normal response to the bodies desire to drink when dehydrated. However, Thirst can be pathological when constant or insatiable, Thirst, broadly, can be divided into 2 types: Western Tradition Vehement Thirst 1. For Vehement Thirst, mix oil and…
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Morus, Mulberry tree Morus Nigra, Mulberry-treeTuth (Unani) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Black Mulberry (left), White Mulberry (right)Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 M. nigraMedical Botany, Woodville, Hooker, 1832 Dried Black Mulberry Botanical name: Morus nigraTwo main varieties are noted:1. Morus nigra (Black)2. Morus alba (White), used in TCM (see separate…
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Salvia, Sage New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Koehler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Salvia officinalis Parts used: Leaf; Flowering tops Temperature & Taste: Neutral (Traditionally regarded as Warm; Cool by some), dry. Bitter, Pungent Classifications: 2F. PURIFYING. 2O. ASTRINGENT. 2S. STRENGTHENING. 3C. ALEXIPHARMIC. 3D. CORDIALS & CARDIACS. 3G. EMMENAGOGUE. 3M. ARTHRITICS. 3P. MASTICATORIES…
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Salix, Willow Bed Sada (Unani) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Salix albaThomé, Flora von Deutschland Österreich und der Schweiz, 1885 Salix fragilisMedical Botany, Woodville, 1810 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Salix albaOther species used include S. penandria and S. fragilis, the last of which was claimed to be…
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Lilium candidum, White Lily Rosa Junonis Gart der Gesundheit, Cuba, 1485 Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 White Lily Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Yellow LilyKrauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Atlas des plantes de jardins, Klincksieck, 1896 Botanical name: Lilium candidum (syn. L. album) Parts used: Bulb (fresh and dried); Flower (fresh and dried) Temperature & Taste: Neutral, moist. Sweet. (Salmon…
Eleutherococcus, Siberian Ginseng, Ci Wu Jia 刺五加 Russian Ginseng, Spiny Acanthopanax, Devil’s Shrub, Eleutherococcus GinsengCi Wu Jia (TCM) Eleutherococcus senticosusKomarov (Komorov), V.L., Flora of the U.S.S.R. (1934-1964) Eleutherococcus senticosus(Photo by Salicyna) (Wikimedia) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Eleutherococcus senticosus (syn. Acanthopanax senticosus, Hedera senticosa) Parts used: Root, Root-bark or Stem-bark Temperature…
Viola tricolor, Heart’s Ease Heartsease, Herba Trinitatis Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Hand-Atlas Medicinisch-Pharmaceutischer, 1884 Kohler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Botanical name: Viola tricolor Parts used: Whole Herb Temperature & Taste: Cool, moist. Slightly Pungent and Sweet Uses: 1. Clears Wind and Heat, Settles Spasms: -various acute conditions coming from Wind and Heat-itchy skin conditions from wind;-infantile Convulsions,…
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