Sources for Animal Materia Medica
The following list shows major sources for compiling Animal Materia Medica of MedicineTraditions. However, a large number have sources have been used in the creation of the Materia Medica.
Western Tradition
-Avicenna, The Canon of Medicine, Laheh Bakhtiar, in 5 Volumes, 1999
-Charras, The Royal Pharmacopeia; Galenical and Chemical, According to the Most Eminent and Learned Physicians of France by Moses Charras, the Kings Chief Operator in his Royal Garden of Plants, 1678.
-Culpeper, A Physical Directory, or a Translation of the Dispensatory made by the College of Physitians of London, 2nd Edition, Nicholas Culpeper, London, 1650.
-Culpepers School of Physic, 1679
-Culpeper, Pharmacopeia Londinensis; or the London Dispensatory, 6th Enlarged Edition, Nicholas Culpeper, 1659.
-The Greek Herbal of Dioscorides, 1959.
-Dioscorides, Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563
-Giambattista della Porta (John Baptista Porta, 1537-1615), Natural Magic
-Hildegard von Bingen; Physica, (in German) by Herder, 1997
-Jewel House of Art and Nature, containing Diverse Rare and Profitable Inventions with Divers Chemical Conclusions concerning the Art of Distillation and the Rare practices and uses thereof, by Sir Hugh Plat, London, 1653.
-Kent, Countess of, A Choice Manual of Rare and Select Secrets in Physick and Chyrurgery, Collected and Practised by the right honorable, the Countess of Kent, late deceased, published by W.I. Gent, London, 1653.
-The Magic of Kirani, King of Persia, and of Harpocration, 'Containing the Magical and Medicinal Vertues of Stones, Herbs, Fishes, Beasts and Birds. Published and Translated into English from a Copy found in private hand’, 1685
-Mesue, Opera de Medica 1589
-Pharmacopeia Bateana: or Bate's Dispensatory, translated from the second Edition of the Latin Copy, by William Salmon, London, 1694
-The Queens Closet Opened. Incomparable Secrets in Physick, Chirurgery etc, Which were presented unto the Queen by the most Experienced persons of the Times, many whereof were had in esteem, corrected and reviewed, London, 1671.
-Salmon, William, The New London Dispensatory in 6 Books, 1678
-Salmon, William, Doron Medicum: or, a Supplement to the New London Dispensatory in 3 Books, 1683.
-Salmon, William, Phylaxa Medicina, Supplement to the London Dispensatory, and Doron, being a Cabinet of Choice Medicines, 1688.
-Schroder, Dr. John, 'The Compleat Chymical Dispensatory, in five books ... written in Latin, by Dr. John Schroder, that most famous and faithful Chymist, and Englished, By William Rowland, Dr. of Physick ... London: Printed by John Darby ... 1669'.
-Wirtzung, Christopher, Praxis Medicinae Universallis; or A General Practice of Physick, compiled and written by Christopher Wirtzung in German; Translated into English and Corrected by Jacob Mosan, Printed in London, 1598.
Chinese Sources
-A Barefoot Doctors Manual, Running Press, 1977.
-Chinese Materia Medica in 5 books by B. E. Read, being a translation of the Pen Tsao Kang Mu of the 17th Century, Reprinted by Southern Materials Center, 1982
-Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu), 6 Vols., Foreign Language Press, China, 2006
-Bensky, Clavey, Stoger, Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica, 3Ed, 2004
-The Divine Farmer's Materia Medica, A Translation of the Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing by Yang Shou-zhong, Blue Poppy Press, 1998
-Hong-Yen Hsu, Ph.D.; Oriental Materia Medica-A Concise Guide, Oriental Healing Arts Institute, 1986
-course notes from the Academy of TCM, Melbourne Australia, Prof. Wong Lun, 1990–1994
Tibetan
-Tibetan Medicine; translated by Rechung Rinpoche Jampal Kunzang, University of California Press, 1976
-Essentials of Tibetan Medicine, Thinley Gyatso, Chris Hakim, 2010
-Tibetan-English Dictionary of Tibetan Medicine and Astrology, Drungtso and Drungtso, 2005
-Tibetan Medicine; a series of Journals published by Library of Tibetan Works between 1980-1985
-information collected at Library of Tibetan Works and Archives, Dharamsala, India, 1996–2006
Unani
-Avicenna, The Canon of Medicine, Laheh Bakhtiar, in 5 Volumes, 1999
-Hamdard Pharmacopoeia of Eastern Medicine, 1997
-Mesue, Opera de Medica 1589
-Practical Materia Medica of the Medieval Eastern Mediterranean According to the Cairo Genizah, Efraim Lev & Zohar Amar, 2008
-Introduction to Ilmul Advia, Dr. Hifzul Kabir, Hamdard University New Delhi, 2002
-Avicenna, The Canon of Medicine, Laheh Bakhtiar, in 5 Volumes, 1999
-Charras, The Royal Pharmacopeia; Galenical and Chemical, According to the Most Eminent and Learned Physicians of France by Moses Charras, the Kings Chief Operator in his Royal Garden of Plants, 1678.
-Culpeper, A Physical Directory, or a Translation of the Dispensatory made by the College of Physitians of London, 2nd Edition, Nicholas Culpeper, London, 1650.
-Culpepers School of Physic, 1679
-Culpeper, Pharmacopeia Londinensis; or the London Dispensatory, 6th Enlarged Edition, Nicholas Culpeper, 1659.
-The Greek Herbal of Dioscorides, 1959.
-Dioscorides, Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563
-Giambattista della Porta (John Baptista Porta, 1537-1615), Natural Magic
-Hildegard von Bingen; Physica, (in German) by Herder, 1997
-Jewel House of Art and Nature, containing Diverse Rare and Profitable Inventions with Divers Chemical Conclusions concerning the Art of Distillation and the Rare practices and uses thereof, by Sir Hugh Plat, London, 1653.
-Kent, Countess of, A Choice Manual of Rare and Select Secrets in Physick and Chyrurgery, Collected and Practised by the right honorable, the Countess of Kent, late deceased, published by W.I. Gent, London, 1653.
-The Magic of Kirani, King of Persia, and of Harpocration, 'Containing the Magical and Medicinal Vertues of Stones, Herbs, Fishes, Beasts and Birds. Published and Translated into English from a Copy found in private hand’, 1685
-Mesue, Opera de Medica 1589
-Pharmacopeia Bateana: or Bate's Dispensatory, translated from the second Edition of the Latin Copy, by William Salmon, London, 1694
-The Queens Closet Opened. Incomparable Secrets in Physick, Chirurgery etc, Which were presented unto the Queen by the most Experienced persons of the Times, many whereof were had in esteem, corrected and reviewed, London, 1671.
-Salmon, William, The New London Dispensatory in 6 Books, 1678
-Salmon, William, Doron Medicum: or, a Supplement to the New London Dispensatory in 3 Books, 1683.
-Salmon, William, Phylaxa Medicina, Supplement to the London Dispensatory, and Doron, being a Cabinet of Choice Medicines, 1688.
-Schroder, Dr. John, 'The Compleat Chymical Dispensatory, in five books ... written in Latin, by Dr. John Schroder, that most famous and faithful Chymist, and Englished, By William Rowland, Dr. of Physick ... London: Printed by John Darby ... 1669'.
-Wirtzung, Christopher, Praxis Medicinae Universallis; or A General Practice of Physick, compiled and written by Christopher Wirtzung in German; Translated into English and Corrected by Jacob Mosan, Printed in London, 1598.
Chinese Sources
-A Barefoot Doctors Manual, Running Press, 1977.
-Chinese Materia Medica in 5 books by B. E. Read, being a translation of the Pen Tsao Kang Mu of the 17th Century, Reprinted by Southern Materials Center, 1982
-Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu), 6 Vols., Foreign Language Press, China, 2006
-Bensky, Clavey, Stoger, Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica, 3Ed, 2004
-The Divine Farmer's Materia Medica, A Translation of the Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing by Yang Shou-zhong, Blue Poppy Press, 1998
-Hong-Yen Hsu, Ph.D.; Oriental Materia Medica-A Concise Guide, Oriental Healing Arts Institute, 1986
-course notes from the Academy of TCM, Melbourne Australia, Prof. Wong Lun, 1990–1994
Tibetan
-Tibetan Medicine; translated by Rechung Rinpoche Jampal Kunzang, University of California Press, 1976
-Essentials of Tibetan Medicine, Thinley Gyatso, Chris Hakim, 2010
-Tibetan-English Dictionary of Tibetan Medicine and Astrology, Drungtso and Drungtso, 2005
-Tibetan Medicine; a series of Journals published by Library of Tibetan Works between 1980-1985
-information collected at Library of Tibetan Works and Archives, Dharamsala, India, 1996–2006
Unani
-Avicenna, The Canon of Medicine, Laheh Bakhtiar, in 5 Volumes, 1999
-Hamdard Pharmacopoeia of Eastern Medicine, 1997
-Mesue, Opera de Medica 1589
-Practical Materia Medica of the Medieval Eastern Mediterranean According to the Cairo Genizah, Efraim Lev & Zohar Amar, 2008
-Introduction to Ilmul Advia, Dr. Hifzul Kabir, Hamdard University New Delhi, 2002