Antidotum Quod Helenae Augustae Conficiebatur
Antidote prepared for the Empress Helena

Tradition:

Western, Unani

Source / Author:

Nicholas Alexandrinus (Medici Graeci, 1541)

Herb Name Cinnamon Ginger White Pepper Galangal Lovage Carrot seed Macedonian Parsley seed Celery seed Fennel seed Honey

Latin Cinnamonum zeylanicum Zingiber officinalis Piper nigrum Alpina officinarum Levisticum officinale Daucus carrota Petroselinum macedonicum Apium graveolens Foeniculum vulgare Mel Amount 8 drams ea. 6 drams ea. 2 drams ea. qs

Preparation:

Powder the herbs and mix with three times their weight of clarified Honey to form an Electuary

Function:

Warms, clears Phlegm, stops Wind

Use:

1. Vertigo
2. Tumors
3. Cough
4. strengthens the Voice
5. Stomach pain and hardness
6. Tumors and Hardness of the Liver and Spleen
7. Tensions of the Sides (stitches)
8. Punctures of the Intestines (puncturas intestinorum)
9. Strangury
10. Dysuria
11. Promotes Menstruation
12. Promotes Conception (‘Confirms Conception’)

Dose:

3 drams with warm water

Cautions:

None noted

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