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Powder for Urinary Retention

ByAdam Tate

Powder for Urinary Retention Tradition: Western Source / Author: Renodeus (Dispensatorium medicum, Renou, 1615) Herb Name Celery seedRadish seedMilium solisMadderParsley seedMacedonian ParsleyJuniper AmeosFennel seedSpikenardBitter AlmondAsarumMelon seedCantharide, head & legs removed Latin Apium graveolensRaphanus sativaLithospermum sppRubia tinctorumPetroselinum crispumPetroselinum macedonicumJuniperus communis Ammi majusFoeniculum vulgareNardostachys jatamansiPrunus amygdalus amaraAsarum europeumCitrullus vulgarisCantharis Amount 1⁄2 oz. ea. 1 dram ea.1 scruple…

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Hiera Picra

ByAdam Tate

Hiera PicraAyarij Fiqra (Unani)‘Holy Bitters’ Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Themison of Ladodicea (c. 50 BC)Galen is often credited, but he was not the originator. 1. The First version is the original of Themison of Ladodicea (c. 50 BC) Herb Name MasticSaffronIndian SpikenardBalsam fruitAsarumAloe Latin Pistacia lentiscusCrocus sativusNardostachys jatamansiCommiphora opobalsamumAsarum europeum Aloe vera Amount…

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Pills of Ten Things

ByAdam Tate

Pills of Ten Things Tradition: Unani Source / Author: Herb Name GingerBlack PepperLong PepperCyperusBelleric MyrobalanMasticCinnamonCassia WoodAsarumAloe Latin Zingiber officinalisPiper nigrumPiper longumCyperus rotundus Terminalia bellerica Pistacia lentiscus Cinnamonum zeylanicum Cinnamonum cassia Asarum europeum Aloe spp. Amount 2 drams ea. 20 drams Preparation: Powder and form Pills with Water of Macedonian Parsley. Function: Purges Wind-Cold-Phlegm, guides Qi…

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Tincture for Suppressed Menstruation

ByAdam Tate

Tincture for Suppressed Menstruation Tradition: Western Source / Author: Antidotarium medico chymicum reformatum, 1620 Herb Name CinnamonMyrrhSavinCelery seedParsley seedSpikenardSquinanthAsarumRhubarbMaceSaffronSennaMadder RueChicoryBlessed ThistleWormwoodPimpinellaCentauryPennyroyalCeltic SpikenardAgrimonyMugwortNettle seed Latin Cinnamonum zeylanicum Commiphora molmolJuniperus sabinaApium graveolensPetroselinum crispumNardostachys jatamansiJuncus odoratus Asarum europeumRheum palmatumMyristica fragransCrocus sativusCassia angustifoliaRubia tinctorumRuta graveolensChicorium intybusCarduus benedictusArtemisia absinthumPimpinella saxifragaCentaurium erythraeaMentha pulegiumValeriana celticaAgrimonia eupatoriaArtemisia vulgarisUrtica dioica Amount 1 dram ea….

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Hiera Theodoretus

ByAdam Tate

Hiera TheodoretusHiera of Theodor Tradition: Unani Source / Author: Syrian Book of Medicine Herb Name AloeAgaricSaffronRhubarbAsarumOrrisColocynthBalsam oil Balsam fruitCostusCalamus MasticMother of ThymeCinnamonCassiaThymeIndian SpikenardGermanderMeumBlack PepperLong PepperWhite PepperEuphorbiumPistacis lentiscus flowerGentianAmomumScammony prepared Latin Aloe spp.Fomitopsis officinalisCrocus sativusRheum palmatumAsarum europeumIris germanicaCitrullus colocynthusCommiphora opobalsamumCommiphora opobalsamumSaussurea lappaAcorus calamusPistacia lentiscusThymus serpylliumCinnamonum zeylanicumCinnamonum cassiaThymus vulgarisNardostchys jatamansiTeucrium chamaedrysMeum athamanticumPiper nigrumPiper longumPiper albumEuphorbium resiniferaPistacia lentiscusGentiana…

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Secret Pills

ByAdam Tate

Secret Pills Tradition: Western Source / Author: Dispensatorium Pharmaceuticum Universale, 1764 Herb Name AloesRhubarbSennaEyebrightChebulic MyrobalanBelleric MyrobalanEmblic MyrobalanBlack MyrobalanYellow Myrobalan CelandineLapis Lazuli preparedRoseVioletWormwoodTroches AlhandalTurbithCubebsCalamusSpikenardEpithymumBalsam WoodBalsam fruitNutmegSiler MontaneRue seedCelery seedSchoenanthAsarumMasticCloveAniseedFennel seedCassia WoodMace Latin Aloe spp. Rheum palmatum Cassia angustifolia Euphrasia officinalis Terminalia chebula Terminalia bellerica Emblica officinalis Terminalia chebula (black) Terminalia chebula (yellow) Chelidonium majusLapis Azureus preparataRosa…

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Pills for Cataracts

ByAdam Tate

Pills for Cataracts Tradition: Unani Source / Author: Herb Name AloeStoechasWormwoodChebulic MyrobalanYellow MyrobalanBelleric MyrobalanBlack MyrobalanAgaricRhubarbAsarumMasticBdelliumColocynthViolet flower Latin Aloe spp.Lavendula stoechasArtemisia absinthumTerminalia chebulaTerminalia chebula (yellow) Terminalia bellericaTerminalia chebula (black)Fomitopsis officinalisRheum palmatumAsarum europeumPistacia lentiscusCommiphora mukulCitrullus colocynthusViola odorata Amount 10 grams 9 grams ea. 7 grams ea. 5 grams4 grams2 1⁄2 grams Preparation: Dissolve the Aloe in Rose…

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Troches of Wormwood Greater

ByAdam Tate

Trochisci Absinthium MagnusTroches of Wormwood Greater Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Medicamentorum Opus, Nicolai Myrepsus, 1625 Herb Name WormwoodFennel seedAniseedRose Bitter AlmondAsarumSpikenardJuncus odoratusCelery seedRhubarbAgrimony juice Latin Artemisia absinthumFoeniculum vulgarePimpinella anisumRosa gallica Prunus amygdalus amaraAsarum europeumNardostachys jatamansiCymbopogon schoenanthusApium graveolens Rheum palmatumAgrimonia eupatoria Amount 3 drams ea. 2 drams ea. 1 dram ea. Preparation: Powder and…

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Pills to Crumble Kidney Stones (Unani)

ByAdam Tate

Pills to Crumble Kidney Stones Tradition: Unani Source / Author: Dispensatory of Ibn at Tilmid Herb Name Balsam seedsRadish seedCarrot seedParsley seedCaper root peelOpopanax root-barkBitter Almonds Bay laurel seedCitronellaCyperusIndian SpikenardPolypodyHarmal GentianBirthwortAsarumJews StoneWild CarawayMyrrhAmmoniacSagapenBdelliumBlack PepperCalamus Latin Commiphora opobalsamumRaphanus sativaDaucus carrotaPetroselinum crispumCapparis spinosa Commiphora guidottiiPrunus amygdalus amaraLaurus nobilisCymbopogon nardusCyperus rotundusNardostachys jatamansiPolypodium vulgarePeganum harmalaGentiana luteaAristolchia spp.Asarum europeumLapis JudaicumLagoecia…

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Wine for Edema

ByAdam Tate

Wine for Edema Tradition: Western Source / Author: Riverius (Opera Medica, 1737) Herb Name ElecampaneCelery rootFennel rootOrris rootValerianGentianAsarumSquill Elder root barkSassafras woodWormwoodAgrimonyGermanderMaidenhairCentauryBroom flowersParsley seedDill seedAmeos seedCinnamonIndian Spikenard Latin Inula heleniumApium graveolensFoeniculum vulgareIris germanicaValeriana officinalisGentiana luteaAsarum europeumScilla maritimaSambucus nigraLaurus sassafrasArtemisia absinthumAgrimonia eupatoriaTeucrium chamaedrysAdiantum capillus-venerisCentaurium erythraeaCytisus scopariusPetroselinum crispumAnethum graveolensAmmi majusCinnamonum zeylanicumNardostachys jatamansi Amount 1 1⁄2 oz. ea….

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38 Obsolete Western Medicines

ByAdam Tate

The following list serves to show obsolete Western herbs and the Chinese herbs that can be used in their place. Some herbs are the identical medicine to that previously used in the West (Cyperus rotundus, Costus etc.). Some are closely related species with uses similar enough that they could be used in place of the…

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Electuary of Socrates

ByAdam Tate

Electuarium SocratisMajun SoqratElectuary of Socrates Tradition: Unani Source / Author: Pharmacopoeia Persica (1681) Herb Name GentianLovagePeony seedBalsam Apple seedBay berryLong BirthwortAniseedCastoreumBalsam fruitBalsam wood Cassia WoodAsarumMasticDoronicumZerumbetCelery seedRocket seedOnion seedLeek seedAloesTurbith AloeswoodNutmegRhubarbCloveMace CardamomSpikenardSaffronSquill torrefiedZedoaryGarden Cress OreganoCinnamonRoseBalmLacca washedCyperusMahaleb Cherry kernelBlack MyrobalanEmblic MyrobalanBelleric Myrobalan Latin Gentiana luteaLevisticum officinalePaeonia officinalis Momordica balsaminaLaurus nobilisAristolchia longaPimpinella anisumCastoreumCommiphora opobalsamumCommiphora opobalsamumCinnamonum cassiaAsarum europeum Pistacia…

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