Hot or Cold? The Temperature of Medicines Hot or Cold? The Temperature of Medicines By Adam Tate, 2010 The temperature of a medicine is one of the first energetic classifications used in all Traditional Medical systems. It can be found in Greek / Roman, Arabic, Indian, Tibetan, Mongolian, Chinese and Japanese Traditions, to name a…
Yellow, Chebulic, Belleric, Emblic (stoned), and Black Myrobalans (Adam, 2017) Introduction Myrobalans are a group of fruit originally used in India. Triphala, literally meaning ‘Three-Fruits’, is the Sanskrit name for the three fruits which are collectively called Myrobalans in Western texts. They are some of the most used medicines in all the medicine Traditions with…
Reading Old English Medical Books Reading Old English Medical Books Reading Old English Books takes a little while to get used to. And the earlier they are, the harder they can be to read. Books printed during the 16th century can use old English fonts, irregular spelling, and some unusual conventions. As I have often…
Tibetan Formula Families Tibetan Medicine has a number of formula families which are based around a specific herb, with a number of variations named after the number of medicines composing the formula. The following lists 7 of the main formula families of Tibetan Medicine, along with the main components and uses of the formulas. Aloeswood…
Leeching Introduction Leeching has been used for a long time in the Western Tradition. Where exactly it first started in uncertain, but it was formerly widely used throughout Europe, and is still used in Unani and Ayurvedic medicine today. Further, its usefulness has been rediscovered in modern medicine where it has been found useful in…
Primary Uses of Medicinal Fungi The following list gives an indication of some of the main mushroom species with major medicinal benefits. The list is far from complete demonstrating the enormous amount of research into medicinal mushrooms, particularly in the past decade or so.Those in bold are either particularly well studied, or have potent effect….
Traditional Herb Supplier in Chiang Mai, Thailand Photos by Adam, 2019 A Bulk Herb Wholesaler in Chiang Mai, supplying Traditional Thai and ethnic minority Herbal Medicines. While some of the Herbs are used in Ayurveda and Tibetan Medicine, many of the herbs are unique to Thai Medicine or the ethnic minorities and hill tribes of…
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