TRADITIONAL INTERNAL MEDICINE – DISEASES & FORMULAS
Colic, Bloating
Western Tradition
Simples
Cumin
Fennel
Dill
Pepper
Costu
Caraway
Aniseed
Camomile
Ginger
Indian Spikenard
1. Chew Fennel seed and sugar crystal after eating. This is common in India. It sweetens the breath and promotes digestion.
2. Beat roasted Cumin with Salt, mix with wine and drink. (Syrian ‘Book of Medicine‘, Budge, 1913)
3. Mix Pepper powder with Honey and take.
4. Beat 2 Walnuts in vinegar and drink. (Syrian ‘Book of Medicine‘, Budge, 1913)
5. Pepper, Cumin, Rue, powder and mix with Honey.
Compound Infusion of Orange Peel
Carminative Decoction (Augustana)
Carminative Decoction (Pharmacopoeia Dogmaticum)
Tincture of Cardamon
Tincture of Valerian
Elixir Vitae (Tincture of Life)
Wormwood Wine
Peptic Powder
Powder for Digestion (Riverius)
Powder of Anise Compound (Mesue)
Powder of Cumin Greater (Nicholas)
Powder of Three Peppers (Diatrion Piperion) (Mesue)
Powder of Galangal Compound (Diagalanga) (Mesue)
Powder of Clove (Ayurveda)
Aromatic Powder (Mesue)
Species Incisa (Augustine Pharmacopoeia)
Electuary of Cumin (Diacyminum) (Mesue)
Amomum 11 (Ko la 11) (Tibetan Medicine)
TCM Classification
Simples
Citrus Chen Pi
Fennel (Xiao Hui Xiang)
Atractylodes Cang Zhu
Costus Mu Xiang
Amomum Sha Ren
Ginger
Paeonia Bai Shao
Cyperus Xiang Fu
Li Zhong Wan
Xiang Sha Liu Jun Zi Tang
Yue Ju Wan
Huo Xiang Zheng Qi San
Special Formulas
ELECTUARY FOR COLIC
Rue 10 drams
Ameos
Cumin
Oregano
Parsley
Bitter Almonds
Pepper
Calamint
Carrot seed
Long Pepper
Calamus 2 drams ea.
Bayberries
Castoreum
Gum Sagapen
Opopanax 3 drams ea.
Powder and with three timnes their weight of clarified Honey, form an Electuary. It “has not his like to dissolve Windiness or Ventosity”. (Secrets of Alexis)
