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Electuary of Horehound Diaprassium

ByAdam Tate

DiaprassiumElectuary of Horehound Tradition: Western Source / Author: Nicholas (Luminare Majus, 1551) Herb Name HorehoundTragacanthPine nutSweet AlmondsPistachio DateFigRaisinsCinnamonCloveNutmegMaceAloeswoodGalangalZedoaryGingerIndian SpikenardLicoriceRhaponticumAnacardiumStorax MasticMyrrhGalbanumTerebinthOrrisRound BirthwortCaper root barkGentian Black PepperAniseedFennel seedDill seedMacedonian Parsley seedSaxifrage ColchicumOreganoHog FennelSquinanthCardamonWhite PepperCarawayLovageSwallow-wortBalsam herbPennyroyalDittanyCostusPellitorySavory BasilLong PepperAmomumWild ParsleyOrobusBalsam woodCassia WoodRed CoralIvoryBalsam fruitCretian CarrotMuskAmbergrisBone of a Stag’s Heart Latin Marrubium vulgareAstragalus tragacanthNux PineaPrunus amygdalus dulcisPistachio verumDiospyros lotus Ficus…

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Letificans Electuary (Unani)

ByAdam Tate

Electuarium LaetificansLetificans Electuary Tradition: Unani Source / Author: Pharmacopoeia Persica (1681) Herb Name PearlRuby *Lapis lazuli preparedRed Coral AmberJasperJew’s stoneMuskAloeswoodGreen Pistachio skinCitron peel Red BehenWhite BehenDoronicumGingerColchicumLong PepperBlack PepperAsarumRed SandalwoodWhite SandalwoodUsneaOrchisWild ParsnipRoseTabasheerMasticCostusChicoryCinnamon **PyrethrumEuphorbiumWhite Henbane seedBalsam Apple seedOpiumSaffron Greater Cardamon Latin MargaritaRubinus Lapis AzureusCorallum rubrumSuccinum JaspidisLapis Judaicus Moschus Aquillaria agallochaPistachio verumCitrus medicaSalvia hemotodesCentaurea behenDoronicum hookeriZingiber officinalisColchicum luteumPiper…

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Powder of Ambergris (Diambra) (Mesue)

ByAdam Tate

Diambra, Species de AmbraePowder for Ambergris Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name CinnamonDoronicumCloveMaceNutmegBay leafGalangalLong PepperYellow SandalwoodAloeswood GingerIndian SpikenardCardamonGrains of ParadiseAmbergrisMusk Latin Cinnamonum zeylanicumDoronicum hookeriEugenia caryophyllusMyristica fragransMyristica fragrans Laurus nobilisAlpina officinarumPiper longumSantalum citrinumAquillaria agallochaZingiber officinalisNardostachys jatamansiElettaria cardamomumAframomum meleguetaAmbre grisMoschus Amount 3 drams each 2 drams each1 1⁄2 drams 1 dram each1⁄2 dram Preparation:…

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Medicine to Defend the Base from all Danger

ByAdam Tate

Medicamen ex inventione nostra defendens basin ab omni periculoMedicine to Defend the Base from all Danger Tradition: Western / Unani Source / Author: De morbus internis curandis, Mesue, 1551 Herb Name Red CoralMaceBone of a Stag’s HeartAmbergrisPearlCrystalGold leafSilver leafIvoryRubySapphireHyacinth (Zircon)BalsamMuskRosemaryTabasheerSandalwoodCloveGalangalCalamus *CubebIndian SpikenardStaceorum barkCuttlefish bone BasilCardamonWhite PepperLong PepperBay berryPellitoryStoraxCalamusMagnetMyrrhThebane OpiumPeony seed *CamomileWild Sage (Lilifagus)MarjoramBalsamita **AmmiRound BirthwortDianthosSaffronAloeswoodWhite…

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Aromatic Clove Powder (Aromaticum Caryophyllatum) (Mesue)

ByAdam Tate

Aromaticum CaryophyllatumAromatic Clove Powder Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name CloveMaceZedoaryGalangalYellow Sandalwood Troches Diarrhodon CinnamonAloeswood Indian SpikenardLong PepperCardamonRose Licorice Gallia Moschata Indian leafCubebAmbergris (optional)Musk (optional) Latin Eugenia caryophyllusMyristica fragransCurcuma zedoariaAlpina officinarumSantalum citrinum a compoundCinnamonum zeylanicumAquillaria agallochaNardostachys jatamansiPiper longum Elettaria cardamomumRosa gallicaGlycyrrhiza glabra a compoundCinnamonum tamalaPiper cubebaAmbre grisMoschus Amount 7 drams 1 dram…

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Electuary of Pearl (Actuarius)

ByAdam Tate

DiamargarumElectuary of Pearl Tradition: Western Source / Author: Actuarius (Luminare Majus, 1551) Herb Name CinnamonCloveIndian SpikenardGalangalLicoriceAloeswoodTroches of RoseTroches of VioletNutmeg MaceZedoaryRhubarbStoraxPearlGingerBone of a Stag’s HeartIvory Blatta ByzantinaMuskAmbergrisCamphor Latin Cinnamonum zeylanicum Eugenia caryophyllus Nardostachys jatamansi Alpina officinarum Glycyrrhiza glabra Aquillaria agallocha Troschici Rosarum Troschici Violarum Myristica fragrans Myristica fragrans Curcuma zedoaria Rheum palmatum Styrax officinalis Margarita…

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Troches of Gallia Sebellinae (Mesue)

ByAdam Tate

Trochisci Gallia Sebellinae Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name Fresh RoseAloeswoodCloveGum ArabicIndian SpikenardYellow SandalwoodSorrel Latin Rosa gallicaAquillaria agallochaEugenia caryophyllusAcacia arabicaNardostachysjatamansiSantalum citrinumRumex acetosa Amount 1½ oz 1½ drams ea.2 drams3 drams Preparation: Beat the fresh Rose in a stone mortar and add the rest in powder. Form Troches with Gum Arabic dissolved in…

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