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Pills for Apoplexy (Arnold de Villa Nova)

ByAdam Tate

Pills for Apoplexy Tradition: Western Source / Author: Arnold de Villa Nova Herb Name AloesBdelliumSagapenColocynthOpopanaxGum AmmoniacHemlock seedCastoreumEuphorbium Latin Aloe spp.Commiphora mukulFerula persicaCitrullus colocynthusCommiphora guidottiiDorema ammoniacumConium maculatumCastoreumEuphorbium resinifera Amount 1 dram ea. 2 drams ea. Preparation: Powder and form pills with Leek juice Function: Clears Phlegm and Damp, purges Excess, opens Obstructions Use: Apoplexy associated with…

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Antidote for the Liver and Chronic Cough

ByAdam Tate

Antidote for the Liver and Chronic Cough Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Nicholas Alexandrinus (Medici Graeci, 1541) Herb Name CostusSaffronAloesStoraxMyrrhBitter AlmondGentianWormwoodCyperus Bay berry *Black PepperParsley seedAniseedFenugreek Honey Latin Saussurea lappaCrocus sativusAloe spp.Styrax officinalisCommiphora molmolPrunus amygdalus amaraGentiana lutea Artemisia absinthumCyperus rotundusLaurus nobilisPiper nigrumPetroselinum crispumPimpinella anisumTrigonella foenum-graecumMel Amount 10 drams ea.Sufficient * Daphnidon coctarum, as listed…

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Troches of Ten Things

ByAdam Tate

Troches of Ten Things Tradition: Western Source / Author: Pharmacopeia Universal, Lemery, 1749 Herb Name AniseedAgrimony juiceAloesIndian leafAsarumWormwoodMacedonian ParsleySpikenardBitter AlmondMastic Latin Pimpinella anisumAgrimonia eupatoriaAloe spp.Cinnamonum tamalaAsarum europeumArtemisia absinthumPetroselinum macedonicumNardostachys jatamansiPrunus amygdalus amaraPistacia lentiscus Amount 1⁄2 oz. ea.2 drams 1 dram ea. Preparation: Powder, and with Wormwood juice, form Troches Function: Opens Obstructions Use: 1. Used…

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