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Zheng Gu Shui

ByAdam Tate

Zheng Gu Shui 正骨水 Correct [Heal] the Bone Water Tradition: TCM Source / Author: Yulin Drug Manufactory (Guangxi) Herb Name Zhang Nao (Camphor)San Qi (Notoginseng)Mu Dan Pi (Tree peony root) Jiang Xiang (Dalbergia wood) Liang Mian Zhen (Zanthoxylum)Bai Zhi (Angelica dahurica)Hu Zhang (Bushy Knotweed) Qian Jin Ba (Mahogania)Menthol Latin CamphoraPanax pseudoginsengPaeonia suffruticosaDalbergia odoriferaZanthoxylum nitidum rootAngelica…

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Electuary of Pearl (Actuarius)

ByAdam Tate

DiamargarumElectuary of Pearl Tradition: Western Source / Author: Actuarius (Luminare Majus, 1551) Herb Name CinnamonCloveIndian SpikenardGalangalLicoriceAloeswoodTroches of RoseTroches of VioletNutmeg MaceZedoaryRhubarbStoraxPearlGingerBone of a Stag’s HeartIvory Blatta ByzantinaMuskAmbergrisCamphor Latin Cinnamonum zeylanicum Eugenia caryophyllus Nardostachys jatamansi Alpina officinarum Glycyrrhiza glabra Aquillaria agallocha Troschici Rosarum Troschici Violarum Myristica fragrans Myristica fragrans Curcuma zedoaria Rheum palmatum Styrax officinalis Margarita…

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Powder for Mixed Humors (Mesue)

ByAdam Tate

Powder for Mixed Humors Tradition: Wetsern, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name Black Hellebore, preparedGingerCinnamonAniseed MasticGum ArabicCamphor Latin Helleborus niger praeparataZingiber officinalisCinnamonum zeylanicumPimpinella anisum Pistacia lentiscusAcacia arabicaCamphora Amount 2 scruples 10 grains ea. Preparation: Powder Function: Purges mixed Humors, especially Pituitous, Bile and Burnt Bile Use: Diseases caused by mixed Humors: obstinate Skin diseases,…

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Electuary for Vehement Pituitous and Burnt Bile Humors

ByAdam Tate

Electuary for Vehement Pituitous and Burnt Bile Humors Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name Black Hellebore, preparedTurbithBlack MyrobalanChebulic MyrobalanColocynth pulp AniseedFennel seedSquill bakedStoechasOreganoGingerCinnamonAmomumMastic Gum ArabicCamphor Latin Helleborus nigerOperculina turpethumTerminalia chebula (black)Terminalia chebula Citrullus colocynthusPimpinella anisumFoeniculum vulgareScilla maritimaLavendula stoechasOreganum vulgareZingiber officinalisCinnamonum zeylanicumAmomum subulatumPistacia lentiscus Acacia arabicaCamphora Amount 1 dram ea. 2 drams ea.2…

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Electuary of the Juice of Roses (Mesue)

ByAdam Tate

Electuarium de Succo Rosarum Electuary of the Juice of Roses Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name Rose juiceWhite SugarScammony preparedRed SandalwoodWhite SandalwoodYellow SandalwoodTabasheerCamphor Latin Rosa gallicaSaccharum albaConvovulus scammoniaPterocarpus santalinusSantalum albumSantalum citrinumBambusae silicaeCamphora Amount 8 oz. ea.3⁄4 oz. 3 drams ea. 1 1⁄2 drams1 scruple Preparation: Seethe the juice and sugar together until…

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