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Powder of Crabs (Unani)

ByAdam Tate

Powder of Crabs Tradition: Unani Source / Author: Pharmacopoeia Persica, 1681 Herb Name Marine Crabs burntRoman Vitriol *Gum ArabicWhite Poppy seedBlack Poppy seedWater melon seed Latin Cancer ustaCopper sulphateAcacia arabicaPapaver somniferum albaPapaver somniferum nigraCitrullus vulgaris Amount 2 drams 5 drams ea. * Copper sulphate is useful for Phthisis (Consumption), and is used to clear Phlegm….

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Troches of Earth of Lemnos (Trochisci de Terra Lemna)

ByAdam Tate

Trochisci de Terra Lemna, or Trochisci de Terra Sigillata Troches of Earth of Lemnos, or Troches of Sealed Earth Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name Lemnian EarthArmenian EarthGum AcaciaGum Arabic toastedHypocistusDragon’s BloodStarch RoseRose antheraHematiteRed CoralAmberPomegranate flowersTabasheerPurslane seed toastedFrankincenseBurnt Deer HornCypress nutsSaffronBlack Poppy seedTragacanthPearlOpium Latin Terra LemniaTerra ArmeniusAcacia senegalAcacia arabicaCytinus hypocistusDaemonorops dracoAmylum Rosa…

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Troches of Poppy seed (Unani)

ByAdam Tate

Trochisci de PapaverTroches of Poppy  Tradition: Unani Source / Author: Pharmacopoeia Persica, 1681​ Herb Name Rose​​Gum ArabicStarch​​TragacanthLicorice​White Poppy seed​Black Poppy seed​​SaffronTabasheer Latin Rosa gallicaAcacia arabica​AmylumAstragalus tragacanthGlycyrrhiza glabra​​Papaver somniferum​Papaver somniferumCrocus sativusBambusae silicae Amount 4 drams ea. 2 drams ea. 3 drams ea.1 dram​5 drams Preparation: Powder and form Troches Function: Clears Heat, nourishes Yin, Strengthens Lungs,…

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Tincture Producing Sleep

ByAdam Tate

Tinctura Somnum Producens Tincture Producing Sleep Tradition: Western Source / Author: Antidotarium medico chymicum reformatum, 1620 Herb Name Mandrake barkPoppy rootHenbane seedBlack Poppy seedWinter Cherry seedOpium CamomileViolet flower Latin Mandragora officinalis Papaver somniferum Hyoscyamus nigerPapaver somniferum nigrum Physalis alkekengi OpiumMatricaria recutita Viola odorata Amount 1 1⁄2 drams 2 drams ea. 1⁄2 oz.1 scruple 1⁄2 handful…

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