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Electuary of Frankincense (Zenon)

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Electuary of Frankincense Tradition: Western Source / Author: Zenon of Athens (Omnia Quae extant in Latinum Sermonem Conversa, 1556) Herb Name FrankincenseMasticSquinanthBirthwortAloeswoodLacca OrrisRoseRhubarbAniseed Latin Boswellia sacraPistacia lentiscusJuncus odoratusAristolchia spp.Aquillaria agallochaLaccifer lacca Iris germanicaRosa gallicaRheum palmatumPimpinella anisum Amount 10 aur *4 aur 2 aur ea. 1 aur ea. 1 dram 5 aur ea. 6 aur *…

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Medicament Strong Against Asthma

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Medicament Strong Against Asthma Tradition: Western Source / Author: Acastror (Omnia Quae extant in Latinum Sermonem Conversa, 1556) Herb Name HorehoundBirthwortLacca Latin Marrubium vulgareAristolchia spp.Laccifer lacca Amount 2 drams ea.3 drams Preparation: Powder and form a confection with three times their weight of Honey. Function: Opens the Lungs, Clears Phlegm, Stops Wheezing Use: Asthma Dose:…

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Pills to Crumble Kidney Stones (Unani)

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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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38 Obsolete Western Medicines

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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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Zi Xue Dan

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Zi Xue Dan 紫雪丹Purple Snow Special Pill Tradition: TCM Source / Author: Imperial Grace Formulary of the Tai Ping Era Herb Name Shi Gao (Gypsum)Han Shui Shi (Calcite)Hua Shi (Talcum)Xi Jiao (Rhinoceros horn) *Ling Yang Jiao (Antelope)She Xiang (Musk)Xuan Shen (Scrophularia)Ci Shi (Magnetite)Sheng Ma (Cimicifuga)Zhi Gan Cao  (Fried Licorice)Qing Mu Xiang (Birthwort)Chen Xiang (Aloeswood)Ding Xiang…

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Shi Xiang Fan Sheng Wan

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Shi Xiang Fan Sheng Wan 十香返生丸 Ten Aromatics Return to Health Pill Tradition: TCM Source / Author: Herb Name Chen Xiang (Aloeswood)Ding Xiang (Clove)Tan Xiang (Sandalwood)Qing Mu Xiang (Birthwort)Xiang Fu (Nutgrass) Jiang Xiang (Dalbergia)Huo Xiang (Agastache)Ru Xiang (Frankincense)Tian Ma (Gastrodia) Bai Jiang Can (Silkworm)Yu Jin (Curcuma root)Lian Zi Xin (Lotus plumule)Gua Lou Zi (Trichosanthes)Jin Meng…

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Troches Proven for Hardness of the Liver (Nicolas)

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Troches Proven for Hardness of the Liver Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Medicamentorum Opus, Nicolai Myrepsus, 1625 Herb Name Scarlet PimpernelRhaponticIndian SpikenardBirthwort MaceAsarumAgnus CastusSennaPurslane seedWhite Poppy seedRoseCeltic SpikenardTabasheerHenbane seed Latin Anagallis arvensisRheum raponticumNardostachys jatamansiArsitolchia spp.Myristica fragransAsarum europeumVitex agnus-castusCassia angustifoliaPortulaceae oleraceaPapaver somniferum albaRosa gallica Valeriana celticaBambusae silicaeHyoscyamus niger Amount 1⁄2 oz. 1 oz. ea. 1⁄2…

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Troches of Gum Lacca (Trochisci de Lacca) (Unani)

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Trochisci de Lacca Troches of Gum Lacca Tradition: Unani Source / Author: Pharmacopoeia Persica, 1681 Herb Name Lacca washedRhubarbAsarabaccaBirthwortGentianIndian SpikenardMasticMacedonian Parsley seedAniseedAmeosJuncus odoratusSavinCostusBitter AlmondsValerianWormwoodAgrimony juice thickenedBlack PepperGinger Latin Laccifer laccaRheum palmatumAsarum europeumAristolchia spp.Gentiana lutea Nardostachys jatamansi Pistacia lentiscusPetroselinum macedonicumPimpinella anisumAmmi majusCymbopogon schoenanthusJuniperus sabinaSaussurea lappaPrunus amygdalus amaraValeriana officinalis Artemisia absinthumAgrimonia eupatoriaPiper nigrumZingiber officinalis Amount 3 drams…

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