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Infusion to Purge Phlegm more Compound (Mesue)

ByAdam Tate

Infusion to purge Phlegm more Compound Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name AgaricChebulaTurbithSafflower seedGingerAniseedMastic CloveCinnamon Latin Fomitopsis officinalis Terminalia chebula Operculina turpethum Carthamus tinctorius Zingiber officinalis Pimpinella anisum Pistacia lentiscus Eugenia caryophyllus Cinnamonum zeylanicum Amount 1 dram ea. 1 scruple 1⁄2 scruple 6 grains ea. Preparation: Infuse in Sage Water; press and…

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Bitter Troches (Nicholas)

ByAdam Tate

Trochisci Amarum Bitter Troches Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Medicamentorum Opus, Nicolai Myrepsus Pharmacopoeia Persica (1681) Herb Name Celery seedWormwoodBitter AlmondAniseed Latin Apium graveolens Artemisia absinthum Prunus amygdalus amara Pimpinella anisum Amount 1⁄2 ounce each Preparation: Troches are prepared by powdering, then mixing with Wormwood juice then press into disks or wafers.If made into…

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Powder for Cold Diseases of the Head (Renodeus)

ByAdam Tate

Powder for Cold Diseases of the Head Tradition: Western Source / Author: Dispensatorium Medicum, Renou et al., 1615 Herb Name CalamusRed CoralCalendulaBetonyStoechasRosemaryCoriander seed preparedNutmegCinnamonAniseedFennel seedPeony seedSiler montaneCardamonClove Sugar of Rosemary Latin Acorus calamusCorallum rubrumCalendula officinalisBetonica officinalisLavendula stoechasRosmarinus officinalisCoriandrum sativumMyristica fragransCinnamonum zeylanicumPimpinella anisumFoeniculum vulgarePaeonia officinalis Siler montanumElettaria cardamomumEugenia caryophyllusSaccharum Rosmarinum Amount 6 drams2 drams 2 scruples…

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Powder for Loss of Appetite Greater (Nicholas)

ByAdam Tate

Powder for Loss of Appetite Greater Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Nicolas (Nicolai Magni, De Medicis Pulveribus, 1545) Herb Name CinnamonAniseedCelery seedCyperusMintCalamintZedoaryCloveSesame Latin Cinnamonum zeylanicumPimpinella anisumApium graveolensCyperus rotundusMentha arvensisCalamintha officinalisCurcuma zedoariaEugenia caryophyllusSesamum indicum Amount 5 drams ea. 3 drams ea. 1 dram ea.7 drams Preparation: Powder Function: Moves Qi, Warms, clears Damp, benefits the…

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Electuary of Black Hellebore (Zenon)

ByAdam Tate

Electuary of Black Hellebore Tradition: Western Source / Author: Zenon of Athens (Omnia Quae extant in Latinum Sermonem Conversa, 1556) Herb Name Black Hellebore, preparedAloeswoodSaffronAniseed MasticMarjoramAgaricOrrisStoechasTurbith Latin Helleborus nigerAquillaria agallochaCrocus sativusPimpinella anisum Pistacia lentiscusOreganum marjoranaFomitopsis officinalisIris germanicaLavendula stoechasOperculina turpethum Amount 20 aur *1 1⁄2 aur1 aur2 aur4 aur1 aur6 aur 8 aur ea.4 aur *…

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Electuary for Stomach Pain from Cold and Viscid Humors

ByAdam Tate

Electuary for Stomach Pain from Cold and Viscid Humors Tradition: Western Source / Author: Hippocrates (De morbus internis curandis, Mesue, 1551) Herb Name Bay berryAniseedPellitoryGingerGalangalMasticMyrrhHoneyVinegar Latin Laurus nobilisPimpinella anisumAnacyclus pyrethrumZingiber officinalisAlpina officinarumPistacia lentiscusCommiphora molmolMelAcetum Amount 1 oz. ea. 4 drams ea. 2 drams ea. 1 lb. 1 oz. Preparation: Boil the Honey with the vinegar…

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Powder for the Memory (Hartman)

ByAdam Tate

Powder for the Memory Tradition: Memory Source / Author: Practical Chymistry, John Hartman, 1670 Herb Name MaceCubebsClovesSenna leafCrystals of TartarGinger Ground PineCalamusGentianCumin seedMountain Siler seedAniseed AmmiCarrot seedWild Alexander seedIndian SpikenardCoralPearl Latin Myristica fragransPiper cubebaEugenia caryophyllusCassia angustifoliaPotassium tartrateZingiber officinalisAjuga chamaepitysAcorus calamusGentiana luteaCuminum cyminumSiler trilobumPimpinella anisumAmmi majus Daucus carrotaSmyrnium olusatrumNardostachys jatamansiCorallum rubrumMargarita Amount 6 drams ea. 5…

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Powder to Strengthen the Stomach of Andernacus

ByAdam Tate

Powder to Strengthen the Stomach of Andernacus Tradition: Western Source / Author: Andernacus Herb Name Coriander preparedAniseedFennel seedCaraway MaceCinnamonGingerClove Latin Coriandrum sativumPimpinella anisumFoeniculum vulgareCarum carviMyristica fragransCinnamonum zeylanicumZingiber officinalisEugenia caryophyllus Amount 2 1⁄2 drams ea.1 1⁄2 drams1 dram2 scruples Preparation: Powder Function: Clears Cold and Damp, Warms the Stomach Use: 1. Indigestion2. Poor Appetite3. Stomach Weakness4….

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Electuarium Acharistum (Nicholas)

ByAdam Tate

Electuarium Acharistum Tradition: Western Source / Author: Nicholas Myrepsus Herb Name CostusGalbanumCelery seedImmature DateHyssopLinseedCinnamonIndian SpikenardRed CoralSaffron Balsam woodCassia pulpCassia WoodCalamusRhaponticumMyrrh StoraxOpopanaxBdelliumGum AmmoniacGall Celtic SpikenardSouthernwoodAcorusSyrian SumacSquill Bay leafAniseedPsylliumBasil seedCarrot seedLovage seedFennel seedWhite Poppy seedBlack PepperWhite PepperLong PepperElecampaneBlack Hellebore, preparedGinger Latin Saussurea lappaFerula spp.Apium graveolensDiospyros lotusHyssopus officinaleLinium usitatissimumCinnamonum zeylanicum Nardostachys jatamansiCorallum rubrum Crocus sativusCommiphora opobalsamumCassia fistulaCinnamonum cassiaAcorus…

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Elegant Powder for Strangury (Renodeus)

ByAdam Tate

Elegant Powder for Strangury Tradition: Western Source / Author: Renodeus (Dispensatorium medicum, Renou, 1615) Herb Name Celery seedParsley seedPeony seedSaxifrage seedGentianAniseedFennel seedCarawayMelon seedGourd seedPumpkin seedCucumber seedMillium SolisSpikenardCinnamonLicorice White Poppy seedLettuce seedPurslane seedSugar Latin Apium graveolensPetroselinum crispumPeonia officinalisSaxifraga albaGentiana luteaPimpinella anisumFoeniculum vulgareCarum carvi Citrullus vulgarisLagenaria vulgarisCucurbita pepoCucumis sativusLithospermum officinale Nardostachys jatamansiCinnamonum zeylanicumGlycyrrhiza glabraPapaver somniferumLactuosa sativaPortulaceae oleraceaSaccharum…

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Decoction Against Strangury and Burning Urine

ByAdam Tate

Decoction Against Strangury and Burning Urine Tradition: Western Source / Author: Enchiridion Medicum, Petrus Pomarius, 1612 Herb Name BarleyLicoriceAniseedDates cutSebesten Latin Hordeum vulgare Glycyrrhiza glabra Pimpinella anisum Diospyros lotus Cordia spp Amount 1 1⁄2 handful1 dram2 1⁄2 drams5 15 Preparation: Decoct in water. To 3 1⁄2 ounces of the strained decoction add Syrup of Poppy…

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Aromatic Powder (Mesue)

ByAdam Tate

Pulvis Aromaticus Aromatic Powder Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name Aniseed FennelLicoriceGingerCloveMaceCinnamonGalangalGallia MoschataAloeswood Citron peel MuskWhite SugarCandied Sugar Latin Pimpinella anisum Foeniculum vulgareGlycyrrhiza glabraZingiber officinalisEugenia caryophyllusMyristica fragransCinnamonum zeylanicumAlpina officinarum Gallia MoschataAquillaria agallocha Citrus medicaMoschusSaccharum albaSaccharum candi Amount 2 oz., 2 drams 6 drams 4 1⁄2 drams ea. 3 drams ea. 2 dr,…

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