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Warming Pearl Powder (Diamargariton Calidum) (Avicenna)

ByAdam Tate

Diamargariton CalidumWarming Pearl Powder Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Avicenna Herb Name PearlPellitoryCinnamonGingerMasticZedoaryDoronicumCelery seedMullein rootCardamonNutmegMace Red BehenBlack PepperLong Pepper Latin MargaritaAnacyclus pyrethrumCinnamonum zeylanicumZingiber officinalisPistacia lentiscusCurcuma zedoariaDoronicum hookeriApium graveolensVerbascum thapsusElettaria cardamomumMyristica fragransMyristica fragransSalvia hemotodesPiper nigrumPiper longum Amount 1 dram ea.5 drams 4 drams ea. 2 drams ea. 3 drams ea. Preparation: Powder. It can be…

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Electuary of Calamus (Diacorum) (Mesue)

ByAdam Tate

Diacorum Electuary of Calamus Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name CalamusChick pea rootPine nutBlack PepperLong PepperCloveRoseGingerMaceNutmegGalangalCardamon Latin Acorus calamusCicer arietinumNux PineaPiper nigrumPiper longumEugenia caryophyllusRosa gallica Zingiber officinalisMyristica fragransMyristica fragransAlpina officinarumElettaria cardamomum Amount 1 1⁄2 lbs.1 oz. 1⁄2 oz. ea. 3 drams ea. Preparation: Clean, cut and boil Chick pea (or Sea Holly)…

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Raisin Tonic (Drakshadi Rasayana)

ByAdam Tate

Drakshadi Rasayana Raisin Tonic Tradition: Ayurveda Source / Author: Herb Name CinnamonCardamonIndian leafMesuaBlack PepperLong PepperGingerNutmegMaceCoriander seedWhite SandalwoodSugar RaisinsSaffronGhee Latin Cinnamonum zeylanicumElettaria cardamomumCinnamonum tamalaMesua ferrea Piper nigrumPiper longumZingiber officinalisMyristica fragransMyristica fragransCoriandrum sativumSantalum albumSaccharum Vitis viniferaCrocus sativusButyrum depuro Amount 50 grams ea. 9kg10kg50 grams1.7kg Preparation: Powder all the herbs (excluding Raisins and Saffron); pulp the Raisins and…

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Monastic Spirit of Balm

ByAdam Tate

Klosterfrau MelissengeistMonastic Spirit of Balm Tradition: Western (German) Source / Author: Traditional Patent Medicine Herb Name BalmElecampaneAngelicaGingerGentianCinnamonClove GalangalBlack PepperNutmegSenna leafCardamon Latin Melissa officinalis Inula helenium Angelica archangelica Zingiber officinalis Gentiana luteaCinnamonum zeylanicum Eugenia caryophyllusAlpina officinarumPiper nigrumMyristica fragransCassia angustifoliaElettaria cardamomum Amount 55 grams 70 grams ea. 32 grams 28 grams ea. 7 grams 3 1⁄2 grams…

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Antidote for Cold Lumbar, for Venery, and Defect of Semen (Nicholas)

ByAdam Tate

Antidotum ad Frigitatem Lumborum, & Venereos actus, & ad Defectionem SeminisAntidote for Cold Lumbar, for Venery, and Defect of Semen Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Nicholas Alexandrinus (Medici Graeci, 1541) Herb Name Sugar PenidPine nutHazelnutSweet AlmondWalnutPistachioSesameLinseed roastedOrchis GalangalGingerSea Holly rootSkink tailAsparagus rootAniseedWhite Poppy seedParsnip seedOnion seedNettle seedRocket seedRed BehenWhite BehenBlack PepperFennel seedCloveNutmegCardamonWild Cherry fruit…

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Antidotum Haemagogum (Nicholas)

ByAdam Tate

Antidotum HaemogogumElectuary Provoking Menstruation Tradition: Wetsern, Unani Source / Author: Nicholas Alexandrini (Antidotarium Bononiense, 1641) Herb Name AsarabaccaAcorusAmomumOrach seedFennel seedAniseedGreater CentauryCretian Carrot seedNigella seedCaraway AlumCloveBlack Hellebore, preparedOrobusCyperusBalsam woodJuncus odoratusLong BirthwortMugwortCassia pulpMyrrhMacedonian Parsley seedPellitoryRue seedIndian SpikenardPennyroyalCelery seedSavinBlack PepperCapers root-barkCuminBay leaf LicoriceLupin Latin Asarum europeumIris pseudoacorusAmomum subulatumAtriplex hortensisFoeniculum vulgarePimpinella anisumCentaurea scabiosaDaucus spp. Nigella sativaCarum carviAlumenEugenia caryophyllusHelleborus nigerVicia…

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Antidotum Augustini (Nicholas)

ByAdam Tate

Antidotum Augustini Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Nicholas Alexandrinus (Medici Graeci, 1541) Herb Name Ginger Indian SpikenardAmomumBaccharis *LovageParsley seedBlack PepperThymeHoney Latin Zingiber officinalis Nardostachys jatamansi Amomum subulatumAsarum europaeumLevisticum officinalePetroselinum crispumPiper nigrum Thymus vulgarisMel Amount 32 drams 32 dr., 1 scr. 32 drams ea. 16 drams ea. 4 dr., 1 scr. ea. qs * the…

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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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Electuary of Centaury (Zenon)

ByAdam Tate

Electuary of Centaury Tradition: Western Source / Author: Zenon of Athens (Omnia Quae extant in Latinum Sermonem Conversa, 1556) Herb Name CentauryGentianAniseedFennel seedCelery seedFrankincenseClove AgaricOrrisCubebGalbanumGum AmmoniacumCastoreum Black PepperLong PepperWhite PepperRoman Spikenard **Indian SpikenardTurbith AloeBalsam fruitBalsam woodSquill roastedMasticSaffronScammony prepared Latin Centaurium erythraea Gentiana lutea Pimpinella anisum Foeniculum vulgare Apium graveolens Boswellia sacra Eugenia caryophyllus Fomitopsis officinalis…

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Powder for Scrofula (Bononiense)

ByAdam Tate

Powder for Scrofula Tradition: Western Source / Author: Antidotarium Bononiense, 1641 Herb Name Sponge burntSea Balls burntCuttlefish boneLong PepperBlack PepperGingerCinnamonRock SaltPellitory GallsEchiumBurnt Hazel nut shellsPumicePlantain seedIron filings prepared *Burnt Egg shellWhite Hellebore preparedBlack Hellebore prepared Latin Spongia ustaPilae MarinaeOs SepiaPiper longumPiper nigrumZingiber officinalisCinnamonum zeylanicumSal Gem Anacyclus pyrethrumGallaEchium vulgareCorylus avellana ustaPumex Plantago majusFerrumCalyx ustaHelleborus alba praeparata…

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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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Powder of Gum Lacca Lesser (Dialacca Minor) (Mesue)

ByAdam Tate

Dialacca MinorPowder of Gum Lacca Lesser Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name Lacca washedSaffronCostusSchoenanthMadder Long BirthwortLicoriceBlack PepperRhubarbMyrrhBdellium Latin Laccifer laccaCrocus sativusSaussurea lappaCymbopogon schoenanthusRubia tinctorum Aristolchia spp.Glycyrrhiza glabraPiper nigrumRheum palmatumCommiphora molmolCommiphora mukul Amount 1 1⁄2 drams ea.3 drams 1 dram ea. Preparation: Dissolve the Myrrh and Bdellium in a little wine, then add…

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