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Cephalic Decoction (Charras)

ByAdam Tate

Cephalic Decoction Tradition: Western Source / Author: The Royal Pharmacopoeia [of France], Moses Charras, 1678 Herb Name ValerianOrrisPeony rootCalamusMistletoeBetony flowerSage flowerMarjoramCalamintGermanderRue seedPeony seedJuniper BerriesFlowers of RosemaryCassidonie LavenderLily of the Valley Latin Valeriana officinalisIris germanicaPeonia officinalisAcorus calamusViscum albaBetonica officinalisSalvia officinalisOreganum marjoranaCalamintha officinalisTeucrium chamaedrysRuta graveolensPeonia officinalisJuniperus communisRosmarinus officinalisHelichrysum stoechasLavendula officinalisConvallaria majalis Amount 1⁄2 oz. ea. 1 handful…

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Douche for Wind of the Womb

ByAdam Tate

Douche for Wind of the Womb Tradition: Western Source / Author: Culpeper Herb Name CalamintAgnus CastusRueAniseedCostusCinnamon Latin Calamintha officinalis Vitex agnus-castusRuta graveolens Pimpinella anisum Saussurea lappa Cinnamonum zeylanicum Amount 1 handful ea. 2 drams ea. Preparation: boil in 1 pint of white wine (or better, equal parts of wine and water) to make 1⁄2 pint,…

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Tincture for Tumors of the Testicles from Heat

ByAdam Tate

Tincture for Tumors of the Testicles from Heat Tradition: Western Source / Author: Antidotarium medico chymicum reformatum 1620 Herb Name Henbane leafBdelliumBean flourBarleyGolden RodRue Black NightshadeMarshmallowMallow rootCalamintCamomile Latin Hyoscyamus nigerCommiphora mukulPhaseolus vulgarisHordeum vulgareSolidago virgaureaRuta graveolensSolanum nigrumAlthea officinalisMalva sylvestrisCalamintha officinalisMatricaria recutita Amount 1 handful3 oz. 1 handful ea. 2 drams ea. Preparation: Form a Tincture in…

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Syrup of Hyssop of Amaran

ByAdam Tate

Syrup of Hyssop Tradition: Western Source / Author: De morbus internis curandis, Mesue, 1551 Herb Name HyssopMaidenhairLicoriceCelery rootFennel rootAniseedHorehoundRaisinsJujubeOrrisFenugreekMallow seedMarshmallow seedFig DateCalamint Latin Hyssopus officinaleAdiantum capillus-venerisGlycyrrhiza glabraApium graveolensFoeniculum vulgarePimpinella anisumMarrubium vulgareVitis viniferaZiziphus jujubaIris germanicaTrigonella foenum-graecumMalva sylvestrisAlthea officinalisFicus caricaDiospyros lotusCalamintha officinalis Amount 5 drams 6 drams ea. 5 drams ea.3 drams 1 oz.20 2 1⁄2 drams…

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Powder of Anise Compound (Mesue)

ByAdam Tate

DianisumPowder of Aniseed Compound Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name AniseedLicoriceMasticCaraway seedFennel seedGalangalMace GingerCinnamonBlack PepperLong PepperWhite PepperCassia WoodCalamintPellitory of SpainCardamonCloveCubebIndian SpikenardSaffron Latin Pimpinella anisumGlycyrrhiza glabraPistacia lentiscusCarum carviFoeniculum vulgareAlpina officinarumMyristica fragransZingiber officinalisCinnamonum zeylanicumPiper nigrum Piper longumPiper albumCinnamonum cassiaCalamintha officinalisAnacyclus pyrethrumElettaria cardamomumEugenia caryophyllusPiper cubebaNardostachys jatamansiCrocus sativus Amount 2 1⁄2 oz. 1 oz. ea. 5…

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Powder of Galangal Compound (Diagalanga) (Mesue)

ByAdam Tate

DiagalangaPowder of Galangal Compound Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name GalangalAloeswoodCloveMaceLovage seedGinger Long PepperWhite PepperCinnamonCalamusCalamint MintGreater CardamonIndian SpikenardParsley seedAniseedFennel seedCaraway seed Latin Alpina officinarum Aquillaria agallocha Eugenia caryophyllus Myristica fragrans Levisticum officinale Zingiber officinalis Piper longum Piper album Cinnamonum zeylanicum Acorus calamus Calamintha officinalis Mentha arvensis Amomum subulatum Nardostachys jatamansi Petroselinum crispum…

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Syrup of Mugwort (Augustana)

ByAdam Tate

Syrupus de Artemisia Syrup of Mugwort Tradition: Western Source / Author: Pharmacopeia Augustana Herb Name MugwortPennyroyalCalamintBalmOreganoArssmartDittany of CreteSavin MarjoramGermanderSt. John’s wortGround PineFeverfewRueCentauryBetonyBuglossFennel rootCelery rootParsley rootAsparagus rootButchers Broom rootSaxifrage rootElecampaneCyperusMadderOrris rootPeony rootJuniper berryLovage seedParsley seedCelery seedAniseedNigella seedCubebCostusCassia WoodCardamonCalamusAsarabacca rootPellitory of SpainValerian Latin Artemisia vulgarisMentha pulegiumCalamintha officinalisMelissa officinalisOreganum vulgarePolygonum hydropierOriganum dictamnusJuniperus sabinaOreganum marjoranaTeucrium chamaedrysHypericum perforatumAjuga chamaepitysTanacetum partheniumRuta…

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Powder of Calamint Compound (Nicholas)

ByAdam Tate

Diacalaminta SimplexPowder of Calamint Lesser Tradition: Western Source / Author: Nicholas Myrepsus Herb Name CalamintPennyroyalBlack PepperSiler Montane seedParsley seed Lovage seed Ameos seed Aniseed Thyme topsGingerCinnamonCelery seed Latin Calamintha officinalisMentha pulegiumPiper nigrumSiler montanumPetroselinum crispum Levisticum officinale Ammi majusPimpinella anisumThymus vulgarisZingiber officinalisCinnamonum zeylanicumApium graveolens Amount 3 dr., 2 scr. ea.2 dr., 1 scr. 2 scr. ea.1…

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Douche for Uterine Pain

ByAdam Tate

Douche for Uterine Pain Tradition: Western Source / Author: Culpeper’s Directory for Midwives, 1662 Herb Name CalamintMugwortBetonyCuminCarrot seedAniseedSpikeSchoenanthNutmegCinnamon Latin Calamintha officinalis Artemisia vulgarisBetonica officinalis Cuminum cyminumDaucus carrotaPimpinella anisum Nardostachys jatamansi Cymbopogon schoenanthus Myristica fragrans Cinnamonum zeylanicum Amount 1⁄2 handful ea. 1 dram ea. Preparation: This was to be decocted in wine, and used as a…

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Tincture Against Convulsions

ByAdam Tate

Tinctura ConvulsioTincture Against Convulsions Tradition: Western Source / Author: Salmon Herb Name HyssopRueSageStoechasRosemaryCalamintBetonyCalamusPeony rootParsley rootStone Parsley rootFennel rootButchers Broom rootAsparagus rootAniseed Fennel seedNutmegCinnamonHoney Latin Hyssopus officinaleRuta graveolensSalvia officinalisLavendula stoechasRosmarinus officinalisCalamintha officinalisBetonica officinalisAcorus calamusPeonia officinalisPetroselinum crispumSison amomumFoeniculum vulgareRuscus aculeatusAsparagus officinalePimpinella anisumFoeniculum vulgareMyristica fragransCinnamonum zeylanicumMel Amount 1 handful ea. 2 drams ea. 4 drams ea. 3 drams…

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Syrup of Stoechas (Fernelius)

ByAdam Tate

Syrup of Stoechas Tradition: Western Source / Author: Fernel (Mesue) Herb Name Stoechas flowersCalamintOreganoThyme BetonySageRosemary flowersFennel seedPeony seedRue seed Latin Lavendula stoechas Calamintha officinalis Oreganum vulgare Thymus vulgaris Betonica officinalis Salvia officinalis Rosmarinus officinalis Foeniculum vulgare Paeonia officinalis Ruta graveolens Amount 4 oz. 1 1⁄2 oz. ea. 1⁄2 oz. ea. 3 drams ea. Preparation: Boil…

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Electuary to Clarify the Voice (Galen)

ByAdam Tate

Electuary to Clarify the Voice Tradition: Western Source / Author: Galen (Omnia Quae extant in Latinum Sermonem Conversa, 1556) Herb Name Cumin roastedMustardBlack PepperCalamintPellitoryCinnamon Latin Cuminum cyminumSinapis albaPiper nigrumCalamintha officinalisAnacyclus pyrethrumCinnamonum zeylanicum Amount 2 oz.15 drams ea. 1 oz. ea. Preparation: Powder and form an Electuary with Honey Function: Clears Wind-Cold, Resolves Phlegm, Benefits the…

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