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Confection for Infertility

ByAdam Tate

Confection for Infertility Tradition: Western Source / Author: Wirtzung Herb Name DoronicumAsh tree keysMugwortFeverfewSt John’s wort flowersBalmBasilIvoryAmberMuskGold filedPowder of NereSyrup of CalamintSyrup of Citron peelSugar Latin Doronicum hookeriFraxinus excelsiorArtemisia vulgarisTanacetum partheniumHypericum perforatumMelissa officinalisOcinum basilicumEboris SuccinumMoschusAurum Species NereSaccharum Amount 1 dram ea. 2 drams ea. 1⁄2 ounce1 scruple6 grains 1⁄2 dram1 dram 3 ounces5 ounces6 ounces…

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Powder of Musk Sweet (Diamoschu Dulce) (Mesue)

ByAdam Tate

Diamoschu DulceSweet Powder of Musk Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name SaffronDoronicumZedoaryAloeswoodMace PearlSilk toastedWhite AmberRed Coral prepared Gallia Moschata BasilRed BehenWhite BehenIndian leafIndian SpikenardCloveGingerCubebLong PepperMusk Latin Crocus sativusDoronicum hookeriCurcuma zedoariaAquillaria agallochaMyristica fragransMargarita SericumSuccinumCorallum rubruma compoundOcinum basilicumSalvia hemotodesCentaurea behenCinnamonum tamalaNardostachys jatamansiEugenia caryophyllusZingiber officinalis Piper cubebaPiper longumMoschus Amount 2 drams ea. 2 1⁄2 drams…

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Decoction for Cough and Asthma (Galen)

ByAdam Tate

Decoction for Cough and Asthma Tradition: Western Source / Author: Galen (Omnia Quae extant in Latinum Sermonem Conversa, 1556) Herb Name HyssopBasilMaidenhairHorehoundLicorice Latin Hyssopus officinaleOcinum basilicumAdiantum capillus-veneris  Marrubium vulgareGlycyrrhiza glabra Amount 6 drams ea. Preparation: Decoct in sufficient water down to half, strain, and add Honey Function: Clears Phlegm, Stops Cough, benefits the Lungs Use:…

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Electuary of Horehound Diaprassium

ByAdam Tate

DiaprassiumElectuary of Horehound Tradition: Western Source / Author: Nicholas (Luminare Majus, 1551) Herb Name HorehoundTragacanthPine nutSweet AlmondsPistachio DateFigRaisinsCinnamonCloveNutmegMaceAloeswoodGalangalZedoaryGingerIndian SpikenardLicoriceRhaponticumAnacardiumStorax MasticMyrrhGalbanumTerebinthOrrisRound BirthwortCaper root barkGentian Black PepperAniseedFennel seedDill seedMacedonian Parsley seedSaxifrage ColchicumOreganoHog FennelSquinanthCardamonWhite PepperCarawayLovageSwallow-wortBalsam herbPennyroyalDittanyCostusPellitorySavory BasilLong PepperAmomumWild ParsleyOrobusBalsam woodCassia WoodRed CoralIvoryBalsam fruitCretian CarrotMuskAmbergrisBone of a Stag’s Heart Latin Marrubium vulgareAstragalus tragacanthNux PineaPrunus amygdalus dulcisPistachio verumDiospyros lotus Ficus…

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Medicine to Defend the Base from all Danger

ByAdam Tate

Medicamen ex inventione nostra defendens basin ab omni periculoMedicine to Defend the Base from all Danger Tradition: Western / Unani Source / Author: De morbus internis curandis, Mesue, 1551 Herb Name Red CoralMaceBone of a Stag’s HeartAmbergrisPearlCrystalGold leafSilver leafIvoryRubySapphireHyacinth (Zircon)BalsamMuskRosemaryTabasheerSandalwoodCloveGalangalCalamus *CubebIndian SpikenardStaceorum barkCuttlefish bone BasilCardamonWhite PepperLong PepperBay berryPellitoryStoraxCalamusMagnetMyrrhThebane OpiumPeony seed *CamomileWild Sage (Lilifagus)MarjoramBalsamita **AmmiRound BirthwortDianthosSaffronAloeswoodWhite…

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