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Bistorta, Bistort Also called Snakeweed, Snake-root; Columbrina, Serpentaria, Serpentaria vulgaris, DracunculusQuan Shen 拳参 (TCM)Gla sgang གླ་སྒང༌ (Tibetan) Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Hortus Medicus, Graves, 1834 Bistort rootNotes on Pharmacognosy,Otto Augustus Wall, 1902 Bistort rootA Manual of Organic Materia Medica,Maisch, 1882 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Polygonum bistorta (syn. Persicaria bistorta) (TCM, West)P. viviparum is also…
TRADITIONAL INTERNAL MEDICINE – DISEASES & FORMULAS Tremors and Shaking Tremors and Shaking are classed as Wind disorders in Traditional Medicine, so other medicines used for Wind diseases may also be applicable. Shaking with loss of sense was traditionally called Shaking Palsy and overlaps the modern diagnosis of Parkinsonism. Warming Pearl Powder was viewed as…
Lead Bhasma Naga Bhasma (Ayurveda) Minerological name: Plumbum Parts used: Lead ash Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. SweetLead Bhasma principally settles Vata (Wind) and Kapha (Phlegm). Classification: Uses: 1. Strengthens Kidneys, Benefits Yin: –Diabetes–obstinate Urinary diseases–Aphrodisiac–Seminal debility–Spermatorrhea, Premature Ejaculation–has a testicular regenerative and protective effect–Night Sweats, Consumption 2. Settles Wind, Stops Spasms: –Paralysis, Facial Paralysis–Convulsions,…
Materia Medicaof Traditional Medicine Full Materia Medicais only available with SubscriptionSUBSCRIBERS: Click here to Login on the Home Page for FULL ACCESS FREE Herbal Materia MedicaMineral Materia MedicaAnimal Materia Medica PRO Herbal Materia MedicaMineral Materia MedicaAnimal Materia Medica Acetum, VinegarSpiritus, AlcohoL Chinese Classification of the Materia MedicaA Chinese classification of the Traditional Materia Medica Western…
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Abies, Fir Tree Tannub (Unani) Ortus sanitatis, Cube, Johann von, 1501 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Kreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 Abies albaKohler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Botanical name: Abies spp. A number of different species are used: 1. White or Silver Fir: A. alba (dealt with here) 2. Spruce Fir, Norway Spruce Fir: A. excelsa (syn. Pinus abies, P….
TRADITIONAL INTERNAL MEDICINE – DISEASES & FORMULAS Worms & Parasites “Characteristic of the presence of (intestinal) worms are fever, loss of colour,pain (in the spine), heart disease, numbness, vertigo, aversion to food and diarrhea”.(Siddhasara of Ravigupta) Worms and Parasites have long been recognised in all Traditions as a pathology associated with Disease. Worms and Parasites…
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Chondrodendron, Pareira Curare, Velvet Leaf. Ice VineNan Mei Fang Ji (TCM) Chondrodendron tomentosumBentley and Trimen, Medicinal Plants, Vol 2, 1875 Cross-section of the rootManual of Organic Materica Medica, Sayre, 1879 Botanical name: Chondrodendron tomentosum (syn. C. scabrum)A number of related plants were available as varieties of Pareira Parts used: Root, Stem Temperature & Taste: Bitter, slightly…
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