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Decoction to Open the Body (Riverius)

ByAdam Tate

Decoction to Open the Body Tradition: Western Source / Author: Riverius (Opera Medica, 1737) Herb Name Bugloss rootChicory rootAgrimonyBorageCeterachVeronica Latin Anchusa officinalisChicorium intybusAgrimonia eupatoriaBorago officinalisAsplenium ceterachVeronica officinalis Amount 1 oz. ea. 1⁄2 handful ea. Preparation: Decoct the herbs with a Chicken; in the strained decoction, add 1 dram of Cream of Tartar. Function: Opens, clears…

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Syrup to Purge all Humors of Frankfurt

ByAdam Tate

Syrupus Hologagus FrankfurtiiSyrup to Purge all Humors of Frankfurt Tradition: Western Source / Author: Herb Name PolypodyFresh Caper root-barkHart’s TongueCeterachBalmBetonyMaidenhair, White (Wall Rue)Borage flowerBugloss flowerViolet flowerDodder of ThymeCitron seedFennel seedAniseedSafflower seedSennaBlack Hellebore, preparedColchicumAgaricDodder of ThymeGingerCloveMusk Latin Polypodium vulgareCapparis spinosaAsplenium scolopendriumAsplenium ceterachMelissa officinalisBetonica officinalisAsplenium ruta murariaBorago officinalis Anchusa officinalisViola odorataCuscuta europeaCitrus medicaFoeniculum vulgarePimpinella anisumCarthamus tinctorius Cassia…

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Decoction for Cancer (Fuller)

ByAdam Tate

Decoction for Cancer Tradition: Western Source / Author: Pharmacopoeia Extemporanea, Thomas Fuller, London, 1710 Herb Name Figwort rootMullein rootFilipendulaHerb RobertCeterachAgrimonyTormentilScabiousToad FlaxElder flowerRosemary flowerNettle seed Latin Scrophularia nodosa Verbascum thapsus Filipendula ulmaria Geranium robertum Asplenium ceterach Agrimonia eupatoria Potentilla tormentilla Scabiosa arvensis Linaria vulgaris Sambucus nigra Rosmarinus officinalis Urtica dioica Amount 2 oz. ea. 1 handful…

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Powder of Madder

ByAdam Tate

Powder of Madder Tradition: Western Source / Author: Pharmacopeia Universal, Lemery, 1749 Herb Name MadderElecampaneRhubarbSaffron Gum Lacca preparedSpikenardAsarumSchoenanthScordium CeterachLicorice dried juiceWormwood dried juiceAgrimony dried juiceMacedonian Parsley seedCarrot seedCelery seedAniseedMyrrhBdelliumCostusCinnamon Latin Rubia tinctorumInula heleniumRheum palmatumCrocus sativusLaccifer laccaNardostachys jatamansiAsarum europeumCymbopogon schoenanthusTeucrium scordiumAsplenium ceterach Succus GlycyrrhizaArtemisia absinthumAgrimonia eupatoriaPetroselinum macedonicumDaucus carrota Apium graveolensPimpinella anisumCommiphora molmolCommiphora mukulSaussurea lappaCinnamonum zeylanicum Amount…

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Decoction of Fumitory Compound

ByAdam Tate

Decoctum Fumariae CompositaDecoction of Fumitory CompoundOr, Decoction to be taken in May Tradition: Western Source / Author: Herb Name FumitoryThymeChicoryAgrimonyWormwoodCeterachPolypodySennaLicorice Latin Fumaria officinalisThymus vulgarisChicorium intybusAgrimonia eupatoriaArtemisia absinthiumAsplenium ceterachPolypodium vulgareCassia acutifoliaGlycyrrhiza glabra Amount 2 handfuls 1 handful ea.1 oz.4 drams1 dram Preparation: Cover by 4 finger-breadths, then boil gently to half. Preferably decocted in Whey but…

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Plaster for Hard Tumors of the Uterus

ByAdam Tate

Plaster for Hard Tumors of the Uterus Tradition: Western Source / Author: Wirtzung Herb Name Gum AmmoniacSagapenumOpopanaxBdellium Orris powderCeterachOrpiment Latin Dorema ammoniacumFerula persicaCommiphora guidottiiCommiphora mukulIris germanicaAsplenium ceterachAuripigmentum Amount 1 oz. ea. 1⁄2 oz. ea. 1 dram ea. Preparation: Dissolve the gums in in strong Wine-Vinegar and thicken to form the consistency of an Ointment, the…

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