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Secret Pills

ByAdam Tate

Secret Pills Tradition: Western Source / Author: Dispensatorium Pharmaceuticum Universale, 1764 Herb Name AloesRhubarbSennaEyebrightChebulic MyrobalanBelleric MyrobalanEmblic MyrobalanBlack MyrobalanYellow Myrobalan CelandineLapis Lazuli preparedRoseVioletWormwoodTroches AlhandalTurbithCubebsCalamusSpikenardEpithymumBalsam WoodBalsam fruitNutmegSiler MontaneRue seedCelery seedSchoenanthAsarumMasticCloveAniseedFennel seedCassia WoodMace Latin Aloe spp. Rheum palmatum Cassia angustifolia Euphrasia officinalis Terminalia chebula Terminalia bellerica Emblica officinalis Terminalia chebula (black) Terminalia chebula (yellow) Chelidonium majusLapis Azureus preparataRosa…

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Syrup of Betony (Bononiense)

ByAdam Tate

Syrup of Betony Tradition: Western Source / Author: Antidotarium Bononiense, 1641 Herb Name BetonyRueCelandineStrawberry leafEyebrightLovagePennyroyalChamedrysRosemaryOregano Bay leafSageHyssopLicoriceMadderCloveAniseedDill seedAmmiParsley seedLettuce seedBorage flowersRose Latin Betonica officinalisRuta graveolensChelidonium majusFragaria spp.Euphrasia officinalisLevisticum officinaleMentha pulegiumTeucrinum chamaedrysRosmarinus officinalisOreganum vulgareLaurus nobilis Salvia officinalisHyssopus officinaleGlycyrrhiza glabraRubia tinctorumEugenia caryophyllusPimpinella anisumAnethum graveolensAmmi majusPetroselinum crispumLactuosa sativaBorago officinalisRosa gallica Amount 1 handful 1⁄2 handful ea. 1 1⁄2…

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Decoction for the Gall Bladder (2)

ByAdam Tate

Decoction for ther Gall Bladder (2) Tradition: Western Source / Author: Consultationes ac responsiones medicae, Thomas Mermann, Franz Ignaz Thiermairo, 1675 Herb Name WormwoodHyssopHorehoundCelandineCinnamonGingerSenna Latin Artemisia absinthum Hyssopus officinale Marrubium vulgare Chelidonium majus Cinnamonum zeylanicum Zingiber officinalis Cassia angustifolia Amount 1⁄2 handful ea. 2 scruples ea. 10 drams Preparation: Decoct in 3 lbs. water down…

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Decoction for Jaundice

ByAdam Tate

Decoction for Jaundice Tradition: Western Source / Author: Herb Name MadderTurmericCelandineSt. John’s wort Latin Rubia tinctorumCurcuma longaChelidonium majusHypericum perforatum Amount 1 ounce ea. 1 handful ea. Preparation: Boil in 3 pints of water, down to 2 pints. Function: Clears Heat and Damp, opens the Liver Use: Specific for Jaundice Dose: 4 ounces, 2, 3 or…

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Infusion for Jaundice (Riverius)

ByAdam Tate

Infusion for Jaundice Tradition: Western Source / Author: Riverius Herb Name MadderCelandineSea WormwoodCentauryCinnamonSaffron Latin Rubia tinctorumChelidonium majusArtemisia maritimaCentaurium erythraeaCinnamonum zeylanicumCrocus sativus Amount 1⁄2 oz.1 handful 1 pugil ea.1⁄2 dram 1⁄2 scruple Preparation: Infuse in 8 oz. of white wine; strain, add Sugar 1⁄2 oz. and dissolve. Function: Clear Liver Heat, opens the Liver, relieves Jaundice…

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Decoction to Cleanse the Sight (Riverius)

ByAdam Tate

Decoction to Cleanse the Sight Tradition: Western Source / Author: Riverius (Opera Medica, 1737) Herb Name Fennel rootSarsaparillaOrrisElecampaneBetonyMarjoramBalmEyebrightVerbenaCelandineLicoriceRaisinsAniseedFennel seedSennaTurbithAgaricGingerCloveStoechasLavender Latin Foeniculum vulgare Smilax sarsaparillaIris germanicaInula helenium Betonica officinalis Oreganum marjorana Melissa officinalis Euphrasia officinalis Verbena officinalis Chelidonium majus Glycyrrhiza glabra Vitis vinifera Pimpinella anisum Foeniculum vulgare Cassia angustifolia Operculina turpethum Fomitopsis officinalis Zingiber officinalis Eugenia…

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