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Su He Xiang Wan

ByAdam Tate

Su He Xiang Wan 苏合香丸 Storax Pill Tradition: TCM Source / Author: Imperial Grace Formulary of the Tai Ping Era, 752 (Tai Ping Hui Min He Ji Ju Fang) Herb Name Su He Xiang (Storax)She Xiang (Musk) *Bing Pian (Borneol)An Xi Xiang (Benzoin)Mu Xiang (Costus) Tan Xiang (Sandalwood)Chen Xiang (Aloeswood)Ru Xiang (Frankincense)Ding Xiang (Clove)Xiang Fu…

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Powder Against Apoplexy

ByAdam Tate

Pulvis Contra ApoplexiumPowder Against Apoplexy Tradition: Western Source / Author: Corpus Pharmaceutico Chymico Medicum, 1697 Herb Name White AmberPearlEmerald preparedAloeswoodDeer horn burntPeony root Citron peelCitron seedExtract of Aloeswood Pearled Sugar with Cinnamon oil AmbergrisMusk Latin Succinum albaMargaritaSmaragdusAquillaria agallochaCornu Cervii Paeonia officinalisCitrus medicaCitrus medicaAquillaria agallocha Saccharum perlata cum Cinnamonum Ambre grisMoschus Amount 1 1⁄2 drams 2…

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Letificans Conciliatoris

ByAdam Tate

Letificans Conciliatoris Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Luminare Majus, 1549 Herb Name Sweet Apple juice *Bugloss juice *DoronicumCitron peel BorageRoseRed BehenWhite BehenRed CoralIvoryTabasheerMace Gallia MoschataAmberBone of a Stag’s HeartRed SandalwoodBasil seedMyrtle leafBalmCoriander seedCinnamonGalangalZedoaryIndian SpikenardAloeswoodSaffronChebulic MyrobalanBelleric MyrobalanEmblic MyrobalanBlack MyrobalanYellow Myrobalan EmeraldJacinth (Zircon)SardonyxSapphireGarnetGoldSilverPearlAmbergrisCamphorMusk Latin Malus spp.Anchusa officinalisDoronicum hookeriCitrus medicaBorago officinalisRosa gallicaSalvia hemotodesCentaurea behenCorallum rubrumEborisBambusae silicaeMyristica fragrans…

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Powder for Ascites (Isaac)

ByAdam Tate

Powder for Ascites Tradition: Western Source / Author: Isaac (Nicolai Magni, De Medicis Pulveribus, 1545) Herb Name RhubarbTurbithWormwoodOrrisAloeswoodSpurge (Tithymallus)Celery seed Round BirthwortMasticRoseSquinanthTragacanthCalamus Red CoralAniseedFennel seedLaccaAsarumIndian leaf Latin Rheum palmatumOperculina turpethumArtemisia absinthumIris germanicaAquillaria agallochaEuphorbia lathyrisApium graveolensAristolchia rotundaPistacia lentiscusRosa gallica Juncus odoratusAstragalus tragacanthAcorus calamusCorallum rubrumPimpinella anisumFoeniculum vulgareLaccifer laccaAsarum europeumCinnamonum tamala Amount 6 drams each 3 drams each…

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Troches of Rose (Mesue)

ByAdam Tate

Trochisci DiarrhodonTroches of Rose Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue There were a number of versions, the first from Mesue: Herb Name RoseLicoriceMasticIndian SpikenardAloeswoodTabasheerSaffron Latin Rosa gallicaGlycyrrhiza glabraPistacia lentiscusNardostachys jatamansiAquillaria agallochaBambusae silicaeCrocus sativus Amount 1 ounce4 drams 2 drams ea.8 scruples 2 scruples ea. A Second version of Mesue: Herb Name RoseIndian SpikenardAloeswoodLicoriceTabasheerMasticSaffron Latin…

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Aromatic Musk Compound Aromaticum Moschatum (Mesue)

ByAdam Tate

Aromaticum Moschatum Aromatic Musk Compound Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name AloeswoodCinnamonAmbergrisMusk Latin Aquillaria agallochaCinnamonum zeylanicumAmbre grisMoschus Amount 7 drams20 drams3 drams2 scruples Preparation: Powder the Aloeswood and Cinnamon, mix with three times their weight of Syrup of Roses, then add the powdered Musk and melted Ambergris, and mix well. Function: Warms…

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Powder of Aloeswood (Mesue)

ByAdam Tate

Pulvis AquilariaPowder of Aloeswood Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name AloeswoodCardamonMintSpikenardHorehoundCyperusCitron peelGallia moschataSchoenanthMastic AniseedCelery seedSugar Latin Aquillaria agallocha Elettaria cardamomum Mentha arvensis Nardostachys jatamansi Marrubium vulgare Cyperus rotundus Citrus medica a compoundCymbopogon schoenanthus Pistacia lentiscusPimpinella anisumApium graveolens Saccharum Amount 3 drams 2 drams ea. 1 dram ea. 2 drams ea.1 lb. Preparation:…

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Restorative of Nicholas (Pleres Arconticon) (Nicholas)

ByAdam Tate

Pleres ArconticonRestorative of Nicholas Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Nicholas Myrepsus Herb Name CinnamonCloveGalangalAloeswoodNutmegIndian SpikenardGingerTabasheerSchoenanthCypress nutsRose VioletMaceLicoriceMasticStoraxBasil seedMarjoramCostmaryCardamonLong PepperWhite PepperMyrtle berriesCitron peel Red BehenWhite BehenPearlRed CoralSilk torrefiedMuskCamphor Latin Cinnamonum zeylanicumEugenia caryophyllusAlpina officinarumAquillaria agallochaMyristica fragransNardostachys jatamansiZingiber officinalisBambusae silicaeCymbopogon schoenanthusCupressus semperviensRosa gallica Viola odorataMyristica fragransGlycyrrhiza glabraPistacia lentiscusStyrax officinalisOcinum basilicumOreganum marjoranaBalsamita majorElettaria cardamomumPiper longum Piper albumMyrtus communisCitrus…

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Electuary to Strengthen the Liver (Catilina)

ByAdam Tate

Electuary to Strengthen the Liver Tradition: Western Source / Author: Catilina (Omnia Quae extant in Latinum Sermonem Conversa, 1556) Herb Name RhubarbLaccaCloveAloeswoodRoseMadder Latin Rheum palmatumLaccifer laccaEugenia caryophyllusAquillaria agallochaRosa gallica Rubia tinctorum Amount equal parts Preparation: Powder and with decoction of Pistachio shells and Honey, form an Electuary Function: Open Obstructions, Strengthens the Liver Use: 1….

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Royal Electuary (Mesue)

ByAdam Tate

Electuarium Regale Royal Electuary Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name Pine nutSweet AlmondsWhite SugarRose WaterSweet Almond OilOil of RosesCinnamonCloveYellow SandalwoodAloeswoodAmbergrisMusk Latin Nux PineaPrunus amygdalus dulcisSaccharum albumAqua RosaOleum Amygdalus dulcis Oleum RosataCinnamonum zeylanicumEugenia caryophyllusSantalum citrinumAquillaria agallochaAmbre grisMoschus Amount 8 oz.6 oz.4 lbs.1 1⁄2 lbs. 3 oz. ea.8 1⁄2 drams 3 drams ea. 4…

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Electuary of Aloeswood of Avicenna

ByAdam Tate

Electuary of Aloeswood of Avicenna Tradition: Unani Source / Author: Avicenna (Dispensatory of Ibn at Tilmid) Herb Name CardamonGingerCinnamonCassiaSaffronBlack PepperSweet BasilZerumbetCyperusOracheIndian leafCloveAloeswoodAmbergrisLapis LazuliCamphorTurbithIndian Salt Latin Elettaria cardamomumZingiber officinaleCinnamomum zeylanicumCinnamomum cassiaCrocus sativus Piper nigrumOcimum basilicumZingiber zerumbetCyperus rotundusAtriplex hortensisCinnamomum tamalaEugenia caryophyllusAquillaria agallochaAmbre grisLapis Azureus praeparataCamphoraOperculina turpethumSal Indii Amount 5 drams ea. 3 drams ea. 7 drams 1…

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Royal Confection of Kermes (Mesue)

ByAdam Tate

Confectio Alkermes Regia Royal Confection of Kermes Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name Juice of Rennet ApplesRose WaterSilkworm Cocoons *Aloeswood CinnamonAmbergris **Lapis lazuli prepared ***PearlGold leafMusk Latin Succus Pommi RennetiAqua RosataSericiAquillaria agallochaCinnamonum zeylanicumAmbre gris Lapis Azureus praeparataMargaritaAurumMoschus Amount 1 1⁄2 lbs. ea.4 oz. 6 drams ea. 2 drams ea. 1 dram1 scruple…

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