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Sitz Bath to Promote Menstruation

ByAdam Tate

Sitz Bath to Promote Menstruation Tradition: Western Source / Author: Fuchsius Herb Name MugwortSageBetonyCalamintOreganoPennyroyalCamomileMelilot St. John’s wortSouthernwoodOrris rootParsley root Latin Artemisia vulgarisSalvia officinalisBetonica officinalisCalamintha officinalisOreganum vulgareMentha pulegiumMatricaria recutitaMeliotus officinalisHypericum perforatumArtemisia abrotanumIris germanicaPetroselinum crispum Amount 1⁄2 handful ea. 1 dram ea. Preparation: Prepare a decoction in a large pot. Function: Moves the Blood and Qi, promotes…

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Syrup of Dodder of Thyme (Mesue)

ByAdam Tate

Syrupus CuscutaSyrup of Dodder of Thyme Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name Dodder of ThymeBlack MyrobalanYellow MyrobalanBelleric MyrobalanEmblic MyrobalanPolypody rootLicoriceAgaricThymeCalamintBuglossStoechasDodderFumitoryRoseAniseedFennel seedPruneRaisins stonedTamarind Latin Cuscuta europeaTerminalia chebula (black)Terminalia chebula (yellow)Terminalia bellericaEmblica officinalisPolypodium vulgareGlycyrrhiza glabraFomitopsis officinalisThymus vulgarisCalamintha officinalisAnchusa officinalisLavendula stoechasCuscuta europeaFumaria officinalisRosa gallicaPimpinella anisumFoeniculum vulgarePrunus domesticaVitis viniferaTamarindus indica Amount 20 drams 15 drams ea….

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Syrup of Horehound of Hamech

ByAdam Tate

Syrup of Horehound of Hamech Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Hamech (De morbus internis curandis, Mesue, 1551) Herb Name HorehoundLicoriceHyssopCalamintMaidenhairFennel rootCelery rootSweet AlmondsPine nutFenugreekFennel seedMasticCinnamonGinger RaisinsJujubeSebesten Latin Marrubium vulgare Glycyrrhiza glabra Hyssopus officinale Calamintha officinalis Adiantum capillus-veneris Foeniculum vulgare Apium graveolens Prunus amygdalus dulcis Nux PineaTrigonella foenum-graecum Foeniculum vulgare Pistacia lentiscus Cinnamonum zeylanicum Zingiber…

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Syrup of Horehound (Fernelius)

ByAdam Tate

Syrupus Marubiuum, or Syrupus de PrassioSyrup of Horehound Tradition: Western Source / Author: Fernel Herb Name HorehoundMaidenhairOreganoHyssopCalamintThymeSavoryScabiousColtsfootLicoricePolypodyFennel rootParsley rootAniseedCotton seedRaisins Fat Fig Latin Marrubium vulgare Adiantum capillus-veneris Oreganum vulgare Hyssopus officinale Calamintha officinalis Thymus vulgarisSatureja montana Scabiosa arvensis Tussilago farfara Glycyrrhiza glabra Polypodium vulgare Foeniculum vulgare Petroselinum crispum Pimpinella anisum Gossypium herbaceum Vitis viniferaFicus carica…

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Syrup of Mugwort Lesser (Bononiense)

ByAdam Tate

Syrup of Mugwort Lesser Tradition: Western Source / Author: Antidotarium Bononiense, 1641 Herb Name Restharrow rootMadderCouch grass rootButchers Broom rootCarrot seed Roman Nigella seedMugwortSavinMarjoram HyssopCalamint Latin Ononis spinosaRubia tinctorumAgropyron repensRuscus aculeatusDaucus carrotaNigella spp.Artemisia vulgarisJuniperus sabinaOreganum marjoranaHyssopus officinaleCalamintha officinalis Amount 6 drams ea. 1 handful ea.2 handfuls 1⁄2 handful ea. Preparation: Boil in 5 pounds of…

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Powder for Loss of Appetite Greater (Nicholas)

ByAdam Tate

Powder for Loss of Appetite Greater Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Nicolas (Nicolai Magni, De Medicis Pulveribus, 1545) Herb Name CinnamonAniseedCelery seedCyperusMintCalamintZedoaryCloveSesame Latin Cinnamonum zeylanicumPimpinella anisumApium graveolensCyperus rotundusMentha arvensisCalamintha officinalisCurcuma zedoariaEugenia caryophyllusSesamum indicum Amount 5 drams ea. 3 drams ea. 1 dram ea.7 drams Preparation: Powder Function: Moves Qi, Warms, clears Damp, benefits the…

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Powder for the Stomach (Mylius)

ByAdam Tate

Powder for the Stomach Tradition: Western Source / Author: Mylius, Antidotarium medico chymicum reformatum, 1620 Herb Name AniseedFennel seedCaraway seedCumin seedParsley seedCelery seedBetonyCalamintHyssopPennyroyalLong Pepper Latin Pimpinella anisum Foeniculum vulgare Carum carvi Cuminum cyminum Petroselinum crispum Apium graveolens Betonica officinalis Calamintha officinalis Hyssopus officinale Mentha pulegium Piper longum Amount 1 dram ea. 1⁄2 dram Preparation: Powder…

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Electuary for a Duke (Electuarium Ducis) (Nicholas)

ByAdam Tate

Electuarium Ducis Electuary for a Duke Tradition: Western Source / Author: Nicholas Herb Name Aniseed LicoriceMasticGermanderCinnamonGingerGalangalFennel seedCaraway seedCassia WoodCalamintCarrot seedPellitory Long PepperWhite PepperCyperusOrrisSchoenanthAmomumIndian leafAsarabaccaSaffron Gum ArabicTragacanthCubebCloveBalsamCardamonJuniperNutmegAloeswoodLovage rootFlower-de-LuceRhubarbCinquefoil rootIndian SpikenardCalamus Red BehenWhite BehenSiler Montane seedAlexander seedDill seedAsparagus seedLemon seedAmomum seedCloveBasil seedGromwell seedSaxifrage seedChicory seedMacedonian Parsley seedMelon seedGourd seedPumpkin seedCucumber seedStoraxSugar Penid Latin Pimpinella anisum Glycyrrhiza glabraPistacia…

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Troches to Heat (Trochiscus Thermopoeus)

ByAdam Tate

Trochiscus ThermopoeusTroches to Heat Tradition: Western Source / Author: Nicholas Alexandri (Medici Graeci, 1541) Herb Name CinnamonMyrrhBlack PepperLong PepperCuminCelery seedSiler MontaneDill seedFennel seedFenugreekNigellaRosemarySage SavinCalamint Latin Cinnamonum zeylanicum Commiphora molmolPiper nigrumPiper longum Cuminum cyminumApium graveolensSiler trilobumAnethum graveolensFoeniculum vulgareTrigonella foenum-graecumNigella sativa Rosmarinus officinalisSalvia officinalisJuniperus sabinaCalamintha officinalis Amount 3 drams ea. Preparation: Powder and form Troches with Horehound…

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Troches of Capers Rootbark (Mesue)

ByAdam Tate

Troches of Capers Root-bark Tradition: Western / Unani Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name Root bark of CapersSeeds of Agnus CastusGum AmmoniacNigella CalamintCalamusBitter AlmondWater Cress seedRound BirthwortRue Agrimony juice boiled thick Latin Capparis spinosaVitex agnus-castusDorema ammoniacumNigella sativaCalamintha officinalisAcorus calamusPrunus amygdalus amaraNasturtium officinaleAristolchia spp.Ruta graveolensAgrimonia eupatoria Amount 6 drams ea.1⁄2 oz. 1 dram ea. Preparation: Dissolve…

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Powder for Epilepsy of Philon

ByAdam Tate

Powder for Epilepsy of Philon Tradition: Western Source / Author: Philon (Nicolai Magni, De Medicis Pulveribus, 1545) Herb Name Peony seedPeony rootOreganoCalamintAmbrosiaBalmHyssopMintMarjoramRosemary flowerBetonyBalsamita *SageCloveCinnamonNutmegAniseedFennel seedCardamonGalangalSiler MontaneLavenderAgnus Castus flowersCoriander preparedCumin preparedPepper PyrethrumSeseleosRue seedLicoriceLicorice juice Latin Paeonia officinalisPaeonia officinalisOreganum vulgareCalamintha officinalisAmbrosia spp.Melissa officinalisHyssopus officinaleMentha arvensisOreganum marjoranaRosmarinus officinalisBetonica officinalisMentha aquaticaSalvia officinalisEugenia caryophyllusCinnamonum zeylanicumMyristica fragransPimpinella anisumFoeniculum vulgareElettaria cardamomumAlpina officinarum…

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Powder to Warm the Head (Bononiense)

ByAdam Tate

Pulvis Capitalis CalidusPowder to Warm the Head Tradition: Western Source / Author: Antidotarium Bononiense, 1641 Herb Name PennyroyalCalamintCitron peelMarjoramStoechasBetonyCloveJuniper gum Latin Mentha pulegium Calamintha officinalis Citrus medica Oreganum marjorana Lavendula stoechas Betonica officinalis Eugenia caryophyllus Juniperus communis Amount 2 drams ea. Preparation: Powder Function: Warms the Head, clears Cold Phlegm Use: 1. Catarrh2. Other conditions…

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