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An introduction to Shang Han Lun By Adam Tatewith Contributions by Robert TanSeptember, 2019 (last updated July 2024) By Adam Tatewith Contributions by Robert TanSeptember, 2019 (last updated July 2024) MedicineTraditions is a subscription service for students and practitioners of Herbal and Traditional Medicine. A Unique Resource with the most comprehensive Materia Medica ever created,…
Hydrastis, Golden Seal Koehler’s Medicinal Plants, 1887 Hydrastis canadensis(Photo by James Steakley) (Wikimedia) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Hydrastis canadensis Parts used: Root and Rhizome Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Bitter Uses: 1. Clears Heat and Damp: -Gastritis, Gastroenteritis, Diarrhea-Catarrh, Sinusitis from Heat and Damp-Jaundice 2. Clears Liver Heat: -Eczema, skin…
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Cerasa, Cherry Aloo Baloo Valo, Aluvalu, Elavaluka (Ayurveda) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Koehler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Dried Sour Cherry as used in Ayurveda and Unani Botanical name: Prunus spp. 1. P. avium (Mazzard, or Sweet Cherry) 2. P. cerasus (Morello, or Sour Cherry)Sour Red and Sweet Black varieties were used;…
Alpinia katsumadai, Galangal Seed, Cao Dou Kou 草豆蔻 Katsumada Galangal seedCao Dou Kou (TCM) Alpinia hainanensis(Photo by 阿橋) (Wikimedia) Alpinia Cao Dou Kou(Adam, 2017) Botanical name: Alpinia katsumadai (syn. Alpinia hainanensis) Parts used: Seed Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent, Aromatic Classification: J. Aromatics that Resolve Dampness Uses: 1. Warms the Stomach, Moves Qi, Dries…
Wax, Cera La 蜡 (TCM)Madhuchista (Ayurveda)Shehad ke chattay ka mom (Unani) Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Pharmacetical name: Cera from Apis, the Bee. Parts used: Clarified Beeswax Temperature & Taste: “Moderate in temperament” (Avicenna) Classification: T. External Medicines Uses: 1. Softens Hardness, Soothes Irritation: -mildly softening and dissolvent (Avicenna)-softens hardness of the…
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Rhus, Sumac SumachSumaq (Unani) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Medical Botany, Woodville, Hooker, Vol. 3, 1832 Rhus coriaria(Photo by Lazaregagnidze) (Wikimedia) SUMACSquibb’s Atlas of the Official Drugs, Mansfield, 1919 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Rhus spp.R. parviflora, R. coriaria (European Sumac); some American species are used similarly Parts…
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