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Letificans Cooling Electuary (Unani)

ByAdam Tate

Electuarium Laetificans FrigidumLetificans Cooling Electuary Tradition: Unani Source / Author: Pharmacopoeia Persica (1681) Herb Name Red BehenWhite BehenChebulic MyrobalanPistacio peel Citron peel Silkworm CocoonPearlBugloss  FumitoryBalsam AppleCoriander seedTabasheerRed CoralAmberZerumbetDoronicumAloeswoodPomegranate juice Sorrel juiceHawthorn juiceSugar CandySyrup of Violet Latin Salvia hemotodesCentaurea behenTerminalia chebulaPistacia veraCitrus medicaSericiMargaritaAnchusa officinalisFumaria officinalisMomordica balsaminaCoriandrum sativum Bambusae silicaeCorallum rubrumSuccinumZingiber zerumbetDoronicum hookeriAquillaria agallochaPunica granatumRumex acetosaCrataegus laevigataSaccharumSyrupus…

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Powder for Apoplexy (Wirtenberg)

ByAdam Tate

Powder for Apoplexy Tradition: Western Source / Author: Wirtenberg (Pharmacopoea Wirtenbergica) Herb Name AmberBurnt Deer HornAloeswoodPeony rootCitron peelPearled SugarCinnamon oil Latin SuccinumCornu Cervii ustaAquillaria agallochaPaeonia officinalisCitrus medicaSaccharum perlataOleum Cinnamonum Amount 1⁄2 oz. ea. 1 dram ea.3 oz.16 drops Preparation: Powder the herbs, Amber and Deer horn, mix with the Pearled Sugar, then add the Cinnamon…

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Surgeon’s Musked Troches (Alipta Muscata) (Nicholas)

ByAdam Tate

Trochisci Alipta MoschataThe Surgeon’s Musked Troches Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Nicholas Praepositus Herb Name HypocistusLiquid StoraxBenzoinAloeswoodAmbergrisCamphorMusk Latin Cytinus hypocystisStyrax officinalisStyrax benzoinAquillaria agallochaAbre grisCamphoraMoschus Amount 3 oz.1 1⁄2 oz.1 oz.2 drams1 dram1⁄2 dram1⁄2 scruple Preparation: In the Dog Days (heat of Summer), blend the gums with Rose water or a little Almond oil until…

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Powder Against Apoplexy (2) (Zwelfer)

ByAdam Tate

Species Contra Apoplexiam Powder Against Apoplexy (2) Tradition: Western Source / Author: Zwelfer (Corpus Pharmaceutico Chymico Medicum, 1697) Herb Name Doronicum rootPeony rootCostus rootRosemary flowerLavender flowerSiler Montane seedClove Basil seedPeony seedAniseed Coriander seedLesser CardamonCinnamonNutmegCloveCubebAloeswoodWhite AmberOil of Rose wood Latin Doronicum hookeriPeonia officinalisSaussurea lappaRosmarinus officinalisLavendula officinalisSiler montanumOcinum gratissimumPeonia officinalisPimpinella anisumCoriandrum sativumElettaria cardamomumCinnamonum zeylanicumMyristica fragransEugenia caryophyllusPiper cubeba…

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Tincture of Life (Mynsichts)

ByAdam Tate

Tinctura VitaeTincture of Life Tradition: Western Source / Author: Mynsichts Herb Name Damask Rose waterOrange peelCitron peelRose MintBalmWhite SandalwoodCinnamonAloeswoodMaceCoriander seedAngelica seedAniseedFennel seedIndian SpikenardGalangalCloveLesser CardamomSaffron AmbergrisMusk Latin Aqua Rosa DamascenaCitrus aurantiumCitrus medicaRosa gallica Mentha arvensisMelissa officinalisSantalum albumCinnamonum zeylanicumAquillaria agallochaMyristica fragransCoriandrum sativumAngelica archangelicaPimpinella anisumFoeniculum vulgareNardostachys jatamansi Alpina officinarumEugenia caryophyllusElettaria cardamomumCrocus sativusAmbre grisMoschus Amount 4 lbs 1⁄2 oz. ea….

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Triphera of the Saracens (Triphera Saracenica Magna)

ByAdam Tate

Triphera Saracenica Magna Triphera of the Saracens Greater Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name Chebulic MyrobalanBelleric MyrobalanEmblic MyrobalanBlack MyrobalanYellow MyrobalanCinnamon Black PepperWhite PepperLong PepperIndian leafIndian SpikenardCardamonGreater CardamonWatercressCyperus Celery seedAsh tree seedCloveRed BehenWhite BehenGingerNutmegMaceSesame seedSweet AlmondsBitter AlmondsAloeswoodRhubarbFennel seedMastic Clove Basil seedMintPersian Oregano Latin Terminalia chebulaTerminalia bellericaEmblica officinalisTerminalia chebula (black)Terminalia chebula (yellow) Cinnamonum zeylanicum…

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Chen Xiang Jiang Qi Tang

ByAdam Tate

Chen Xiang Jiang Qi Tang 沉香降气汤Aloeswood Directing Qi Decoction Tradition: TCM Source / Author: “Taiping Huimin Hejiju Prescription” Volume 3 Herb Name Chen Xiang (Aloeswood)Xiang Fu (Nutgrass) Sha Ren (Amomum fruit) Gan Cao (Licorice) Chuan Lian Zi (Melia) *Yan Hu Suo (Corydalis) * Latin Aquilaria agallochaCyperus rotundusAmomum villosum Glycyrrhiza uralensis Melia toosendenCorydalis yanhusuo Amount 9…

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Electuary to Strengthen the Internal Members (Azaricon)

ByAdam Tate

Electuary to Strengthen the Internal Members Tradition: Western Source / Author: Azaricon (Omnia Quae extant in Latinum Sermonem Conversa, 1556) Herb Name Cypress nutsAloeswoodTamariskRose MasticLaccaCinnamon Latin Cupressus semperviensAquillaria agallochaTamarisk gallicaRosa gallica Pistacia lentiscusLaccifer laccaCinnamonum zeylanicum Amount 4 drams ea. 2 drams ea. Preparation: Powder and form an Electuary with a concentrated Decoction of Madder and…

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Troches of Aloeswood (Trochisci Aquilaria) (Mesue)

ByAdam Tate

Trochisci Aquilaria Troches of Aloeswood Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name AloeswoodRoseMasticCinnamonCloveIndian SpikenardNutmeg Parsnip seedCardamonCubebGallia MoschataCitron peelMaceAmbergrisMusk Latin Aquillaria agallochaRosa gallicaPistacia lentiscusCinnamonum zeylanicumEugenia caryophyllusNardostachys jatamansiMyristica fragransPastinaca sativa Elettaria cardamomumPiper cubebaa compoundCitrus medicaMyristica fragransAmbre gris Moschus Amount 2 drams ea. 1 1⁄2 drams ea. 1⁄2 scruple ea. Preparation: Powder and form, into Troches…

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Expert Electuary of Catilinae

ByAdam Tate

Expert Electuary of Catilinae Tradition: Western Source / Author: Catilina (Omnia Quae extant in Latinum Sermonem Conversa, 1556) Herb Name AniseedOrrisLaccaIndian SpikenardAloeswoodClove AgaricCarawayWild RueFennel seedLong BirthwortRound BirthwortCentaurySavory AmmiOreganoMasticRoseRhubarbGentianSquinanthMyrrhMint Latin Pimpinella anisumIris germanicaLaccifer laccaNardostachys jatamansiAquillaria agallochaEugenia caryophyllusFomitopsis officinalisCarum carvi Peganum harmalaFoeniculum vulgareAristolchia longaAristolchia rotundaCentaurium erythraeaSatureja montanaAmmi majusOreganum vulgarePistacia lentiscusRosa gallica Rheum palmatumGentiana luteaJuncus odoratusCommiphora molmolMentha arvensis…

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Electuary for Sadness and Worry

ByAdam Tate

Electuary for Sadness and Worry Tradition: Western Source / Author: Galen (Omnia Quae extant in Latinum Sermonem Conversa, 1556) Herb Name Basil seedBuglossMintLapis lazuli prepared *Pearl Crab washedWhite CoralArmenian EarthSilk burntGallia ** Indian SpikenardChebulic MyrobalanDodderCinnamonFrankincenseMastic ZedoaryDoronicumRed BehenWhite BehenIndian leafCardamonClove UsneaCastoreumLicoriceSaffronLettuce seedHenbane seedSquinanthMandrake root barkAloeswood PeonyRhubarbWild Rue seedNutmegPomegranate barkCarobAgnus CastusCoriander seedSilver filingsGold filingsCamphorRoseTabasheer ***Musk Latin Ocinum…

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Electuary of Gems (Mesue)

ByAdam Tate

Electuarium de GemmisElectuary of Gems Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name PearlSapphireHyacinth (yellow Zircon)CornelianGarnetEmeraldZedoaryDoronicumCitron peelMaceAmbergrisClove Basil seedAmberIvoryRed BehenWhite BehenCloveGingerLong PepperIndian SpikenardIndian leafSaffronGreater CardamonTroches of DiarrhodonAloeswoodCinnamonGalangalRound ZedoaryGold leafSilver leafMusk Latin MargaritaSapphirusHyacinthusSardusGranatusSmaragdusCurcuma zedoariaDoronicum hookeriCitrus medicaMyristica fragransAmbre grisOcinum gratissimumSuccinum EborisSalvia hemotodesCentaurea behenEugenia caryophyllusZingiber officinalisPiper longumNardostachys jatamansi Cinnamonum tamalaCrocus sativusAmomum subulatumTrochisci DiarrhodonAquillaria agallochaCinnamonum zeylanicumAlpina officinarumCurcuma aromaticaAurumArgentumMoschus…

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