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Electuary of Bayberries (Electuarium de Baccis Lauri)

ByAdam Tate

Electuarium de Baccis Lauri Electuary of Bayberries Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Herb Name Sagapen Bishop’s weed seed CuminNigella seedLovage seedCaraway seedCarrot seedBitter AlmondLong PepperBlack PepperMarjoramWild MintCalamusBay berriesCastoreumRueOpopanax Latin Ferula persicaAmmi majusCuminum cyminumNigella sativaLevisticum officinaleCarum carvi Daucus carrotaPrunus amygdalus amaraPiper longumPiper nigrumOreganum marjoranaMentha sylvestrisAcorus calamusLaurus nobilisCastoreumRuta graveolensCommiphora guidottii Amount 4 drams 2 drams ea….

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Emmenagogue Powder

ByAdam Tate

Emmenagogue Powder Tradition: Western Source / Author: Medicus Officiosus, Weinhart, 1724 Herb Name RhubarbPennyroyalWormwoodSavin Bay berriesMaceSaffron Latin Rheum palmatum Mentha pulegium Artemisia absinthum Juniperus sabina Laurus nobilis Myristica fragrans Crocus sativus Amount 2 drams 1 dram ea. 1⁄2 dram 1 scruple Preparation: Powder Function: Clears Heat, opens Obstructions, moves Blood and Qi Use: 1. Amenorrhea2….

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The Queen of Colen’s Electuary

ByAdam Tate

Electuarium Regina ColeniiThe Queen of Colen’s Electuary Tradition: Western Source / Author: Herb Name SennaPrepared Goat BloodSaxifrage seedGromwell seedLicorice juiceCarawayAniseedParsley seedFennel seedBroom seedMacedonian ParsleyCarrot seedButchers Broom seedLovage seedAsparagus seedCuminRueJuniperSiler MontaneCalamusPennyroyalCinquefoilBay berriesGalangalGingerTurbithIndian SpikenardAmberSchoenanthValerianHog FennelLynx Stone (Belemnite) Latin Cassia angustifoliaCapra sanguinusPimpinella saxifragaLithospermum officinaleSuccus GlycyrrhizaCarum carviPimpinella anisumPetroselinum crispumFoeniculum vulgareCytisus scopariusPetroselinum macedonicumDaucus carrotaRuscus aculeatusLevisticum officinaleAsparagus officinaleCuminum cyminumRuta graveolensJuniperus communisSiler…

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Warming Confection for Infertility (Wirtzung)

ByAdam Tate

Warming Confection for Infertility Tradition: Western Source / Author: Wirtzung Herb Name GingerCinnamonThree PeppersYellow Turnip seedPeasIvoryNettle seedAmeosSeseliIndian SpikenardCardamonBlatta ByzantinaBay berriesNutmegCypress nutsCypress rootsHyssopMarjoramSpikenard Latin Zingiber officinalisCinnamonum zeylanicumPiper Brassica rapaPisumEborisUrtica dioicaAmmi majusSiler montanumNardostachys jatamansiElettaria cardamomumUnguis OdoratusLaurus nobilisMyristica fragransCupressus semperviensCupressus semperviensHyssopus officinaleOreganum marjoranaNardostachys jatamansi Amount 1 ounce ea.1⁄2 ounce 2 drams ea. 1 dram ea. Preparation: Make a confection…

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Theriac of Four Ingredients (Diatessaron)

ByAdam Tate

Theriaca Diatessaron,Or, simply DiatessaronTiryaq Arbaa (Unani)Theriac of Four Ingredients Or, The Antidote of Four Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name GentianBay berriesMyrrhRound Birthwort *Honey Latin Gentiana luteaLaurus nobilisCommiphora molmolAristolchia rotundaMel Amount 2 oz. ea.2 pounds * Some sources list Long Birthwort Preparation: Beat all the herbs to fine powder, then with Honey,…

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Decoction for the Womb (Schroder)

ByAdam Tate

Decoction for the Womb Tradition: Western Source / Author: Schroder Herb Name MotherwortPennyroyalMugwortSouthernwoodBalm VervainMother of ThymeSavinBurnet rootBay BerriesCastoreum Latin Leonurus cardiacaMentha pulegiumArtemisia vulgarisArtemisia abrotanumMelissa officinalisVerbena officinalisThymus serpillumJuniperus sabinaSanguisorba officinalisLaurus nobilisCastoreum Amount 1 handful ea. 2 drams ea. 1 dram Preparation: Decoct in water, covering the herbs by 4 finger-breadths, and decoct until one-third is wasted….

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Electuary of Bayberries (Zacharia)

ByAdam Tate

Electuarium de Baccis Lauri Electuary of Bayberries Tradition: Unani Source / Author: Zacharia (Pharmacopoeia Persica, 1681) Herb Name RueSagapen Gum AmmoniacumBishop’s weed seed CuminSavoryCaraway seedParsley seedBitter AlmondLong PepperBlack PepperPennyroyalCalamusHyssopBay berriesCastoreum Latin Ruta graveolensFerula persicaDorema ammoniacumAmmi majusCuminum cyminumSatureja montanaCarum carviPetroselinum spp.Prunus amygdalus amaraPiper longumPiper nigrumMentha pulegiumAcorus calamusHyssopus officinalisLaurus nobilisCastoreum Amount 5 drams4 drams3 drams 2 drams…

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