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Antidotum Haemagogum (Nicholas)

ByAdam Tate

Antidotum HaemogogumElectuary Provoking Menstruation Tradition: Wetsern, Unani Source / Author: Nicholas Alexandrini (Antidotarium Bononiense, 1641) Herb Name AsarabaccaAcorusAmomumOrach seedFennel seedAniseedGreater CentauryCretian Carrot seedNigella seedCaraway AlumCloveBlack Hellebore, preparedOrobusCyperusBalsam woodJuncus odoratusLong BirthwortMugwortCassia pulpMyrrhMacedonian Parsley seedPellitoryRue seedIndian SpikenardPennyroyalCelery seedSavinBlack PepperCapers root-barkCuminBay leaf LicoriceLupin Latin Asarum europeumIris pseudoacorusAmomum subulatumAtriplex hortensisFoeniculum vulgarePimpinella anisumCentaurea scabiosaDaucus spp. Nigella sativaCarum carviAlumenEugenia caryophyllusHelleborus nigerVicia…

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Powder for Vomiting of Blood

ByAdam Tate

Powder for Vomiting of Blood Tradition: Western / Unani Source / Author: Serapion (Nicolai Magni, De Medicis Pulveribus, 1545) Herb Name Gum ArabicAmberCorianderRed CoralTabasheerRosePurslane seedPomegranate flowerStarch Burnt Deer hornGum Acacia washedArmenian EarthSealed EarthAlum Latin Acacia arabicaSuccinumCoriandrum sativumCorallum rubrumBambusae silicaeRosa gallicaPortulaceae oleraceaPunica granatumAmylum Cornu CerviiAcacia spp.Terra ArmeniusTerra SigillataAlumen Amount 15 drams 10 drams ea. 8 drams…

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Powder to Suppress Hemorrhage (Unani)

ByAdam Tate

Powder to Suppress Hemorrhage Tradition: Unani Source / Author: Dispensatory of Ibn At Tilmid Herb Name Shadhanj (Hematite)Kahruba (Amber)Damm ul Akhwain (Dragons Blood)Busud (Red Coral)Phitkari (Alum)Gulnar (Pomegranate flower)Bura Armani (Armenian Earth) Latin HematitumSuccinumDaemonorops dracoCorallum rubrumAlumen Punica granatumTerra Armenius Amount 5 drams ea. Preparation: Powder Function: Astringent, clears Heat, stops Bleeding Use: Bleeding from Heat1. Hematuria2….

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Alumen, Alum, Bai Fan FREE

ByAdam Tate

Alumen, Alum, Bai Fan 白矾 Called Stypteria by DioscoridesBai Fan (TCM)Sphatikari or Kamakshi (in Sanskrit)Phitkari, Phitki (Unani)Tshur dkar  ཚུར་དཀར  (Tibetan) Hortus sanitatis, 1491 1. Impure Alumen Sissile;  2. Alumen Sissile Volaterrani;  3. Alumen Rotundum;  4. fragment of a species of Alum; 5. a species of Sissile Alum;  6. Alum Schistis;  7. Aluminosa Balnei Scorpionis(Aldrovani, Musaeum Metallicum,…

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Powder for Excess Menstruation (Serapion)

ByAdam Tate

Powder for Excess Menstruation Tradition: Western Source / Author: Serapion (Nicolai Magni, De Medicis Pulveribus, 1545) Herb Name HematiteDragon’s BloodAmberRed CoralAlumPomegranate flowerArmenian EarthSealed EarthPurslane seed Latin HaematitumDaemonorops dracoSuccinumCorallum rubrumAlumenPunica granatumTerra ArmeniusTerra SigillataPortulaceae oleracea Amount equal parts Preparation: Powder Function: Astringent, clears Heat, stops Bleeding Use: 1. Excess Menstruation2. Uterine Bleeding3. May be used for other…

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Powder for Polyps

ByAdam Tate

Powder for Polyps Tradition: Western Source / Author: Wirtzung Herb Name AlumVerdigrisOrpiment Latin Alumen Aerugo Auripigmentum Amount 1⁄2 oz.1 scruple Preparation: Powder Function: Dries, astringent, destroys growths Use: Applied topically to Nasal Polyps Dose: Roll a small piece of linen cloth, dip into vinegar, then into the powder and apply topically, being careful to protect…

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John’s Water

ByAdam Tate

Aqua Johannis ‘John’s Water’ Tradition: Western Source / Author: Wirtzung Herb Name Living SulphurRed MintAlumSugar MasticFrankincensePellitoryBrandy Latin Sulphur vivMentha spp.AlumenSaccharumPistacia lentiscus Boswellia sacra Anacyclus pyrethrum Spiritum Vitae Amount 1⁄2 oz. ea. 2 drams ea. 1⁄2 dram 3 oz. Preparation: Powder wheat is to be powdered, then mix well together, then filter. Function: Clears Heat and…

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Ping Xiao Capsules

ByAdam Tate

Ping Xiao DanPing Xiao Capulesor ‘Canelin’ Tradition: TCM Source / Author: Herb Name Zhi Ke 枳壳 (Bitter Orange)Gan Qi 漧漆 (Lacquer) *Wu Ling Zhi 五灵脂 (Pteropus feces) Yu Jin 郁⾦ (Curcuma root)Bai Fan 白帆 (Alum)Xian He Cao 仙鹤草 (Agrimony)Xiao Shi 硝⽯ (Niter)Ma Qian Zi 马钱⼦ (Nux Vomica) * Latin Citrus aurantiumToxicodendron spp. *Trogopterus xanthipesCurcuma aromaticaAlumen…

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Douche for Uterine Ulcers

ByAdam Tate

Douche for Uterine Ulcers Tradition: Western Source / Author: Wirtzung Herb Name GallsPomegranate peelPomegranate flowersAlum Latin Quercus infectoria Punica granatum Punica granatum Alumen Amount equal parts Preparation: Decoct them with a little Agrimony Function: Astringent, promotes Healing Use: Uterine Ulcers Dose: Used warm as a douche daily.This is used after the Uterus has been well…

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Alumen, Alum, Bai Fan PRO

ByAdam Tate

Alumen, Alum, Bai Fan 白矾 Called Stypteria by DioscoridesBai Fan (TCM)Sphatikari or Kamakshi (in Sanskrit)Phitkari, Phitki (Unani)Tshur dkar  ཚུར་དཀར  (Tibetan) Hortus sanitatis, 1491 Ortus Sanitatis, Beck, 1517 Various types of Alum(Museum Museorum, Valentini, 1704) 1. Impure Alumen Sissile;  2. Alumen Sissile Volaterrani;  3. Alumen Rotundum;  4. fragment of a species of Alum; 5. a species of…

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Powder for Warts

ByAdam Tate

Powder for Warts Tradition: Western Source / Author: Herb Name Savin dryColchicum torrefiedMyrtle torrefiedRoman VitriolAlumOrpimentOpium Latin Juniperus sabina Colchicum autumnale Myrtus communis Copper Sulphate Alumen Auripigmentum Opium Amount 1 oz.3 drams ea. 2 drams ea. 1 dram1 scruple Preparation: Powder Function: Resists Poison, destroys growths Use: 1. Warts, Genital Warts2. Corns and similar growths Dose:…

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Powder for Hemoptysis (Galen)

ByAdam Tate

Powder for Hemoptysis Tradition: Western Source / Author: Galen (Omnia Quae extant in Latinum Sermonem Conversa, 1556) Herb Name Dragon’s BloodAloeComfreyAlum Latin Daemonorops draco Aloe spp. Symphytum officinale Alumen Amount equal parts Preparation: Powder Function: Clears Heat, stop Bleeding Use: 1. Hemoptysis2. Can be used for other types of Bleeding Dose: 1 scruple–1⁄2 dram with…

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