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StoneBreaking Powder (Lithontripticon) (Nicholas)

Lithontripticon,or Species LithontribonStone-Breaking Powder Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Nicholas Myrepsus Herb Name Goat Blood preparedIndian SpikenardGingerClove CinnamonBlack PepperCardamonMaceCostusLicoriceCyperusTragacanthGermanderBishop’s weed seed Parsley seedAsparagus seedBasil seedNettle seedCitron seedSaxifrage seedBurnet seedCaraway seedCarrot seedFennel seedButchers Broom seedMacedonian Parsley seedBurdock seedHartwortAsarabaccaSponge StoneLynx Stone (Belemite)Crab EyesJew’s Stone Latin Capra sanguinus preparata Nardostachys jatamansiZingiber officinalisEugenia caryophyllusCinnamonum zeylanicumPiper nigrum Elettaria cardamomumMyristica…

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Tincture Against Convulsions

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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Electuary of Costus (Mesue)

Electuary of Costus Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name Bitter Costus *Cassia WoodCinnamonAsarumRhubarbSchoenanthCelery seedAniseedSaffron Long BirthwortRound BirthwortMyrrhHoney clarified Latin Inula racemosa (?)Cinnamonum cassiaCinnamonum zeylanicumAsarum europeumRheum palmatumCymbopogon schoenanthusApium graveolensPimpinella anisum Crocus sativusAristolchia longaAristolchia rotundaCommiphora molmolMel Amount 5 drams ea. 10 drams4 drams 3 drams ea. 2 drams ea. sufficient * Bitter Costus can…

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Powder to Purge Bile (Mesue)

Powder to Purge Bile Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name RhubarbYellow MyrobalanAloes washedCinnamonCamphorRed RoseRed SandalwoodYellow Sandalwood Latin Rheum palmatumTerminalia chebula (yellow) Aloe spp.Cinnamonum zeylanicumCamphoraRosa gallicaPterocarpus santalinusSantalum citrinum Amount 4 drams ea.6 drams 1 scruple ea. Preparation: Powder Function: Purges Bile Use: Used for Bile and Liver Heat disorders. Dose: 1 dram taken…

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Confection to Assist Conception

Confection to Assist Conception Tradition: Western Source / Author: Rondeletus Herb Name Aniseed confectedGalangalCinnamonLong PepperCitron peel Sugar Latin Pimpinella anisumAlpina officinarum Cinnamonum zeylanicum Piper longum Citrus medica Saccharum Amount 2 drams 3 drams ea. 1⁄2 scruple 1 dram6 oz. Preparation: Powder the herbs and mix with the sugar to form a confection Function: Warms the…

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Powder for the Stomach (Universale)

Powder for the Stomach (2) Tradition: Western Source / Author: Dispensatorium Pharmaceuticum Universale, 1764 Herb Name CinnamonGingerLicoriceLong PepperCloveGalangalMace Lesser CardamomGreater CardamonNutmegSpikenard Latin Cinnamonum zeylanicumZingiber officinalisGlycyrrhiza glabraPiper longum Eugenia caryophyllusAlpina officinarumMyristica fragransElettaria cardamomumAmomum subulatumMyristica fragransNardostachys jatamansi Amount 1 1⁄2 oz. 1⁄2 oz. ea. 1 dram ea. 1⁄2 dram Preparation: Powder Function: Warms, clears Wind, benefits the…

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Aloeswood Powder for Palpitations

Aloeswood Powder for Palpitations Tradition: Western Source / Author: Herb Name MasticIndian SpikenardAloeswoodCinnamonCloveLesser CardamonCitron peelMusk Latin Pistacia lentiscusNardostachys jatamansiAquillaria agallochaCinnamonum zeylanicumEugenia caryophyllusElettaria cardamomumCitrus medica Moschus Amount 1 1⁄2 drams each1⁄2 scruple Preparation: Powder Function: Moves the Blood and Qi, regulates the Heart Use: Palpitations and Heart Tremors (Arrhythmias) associated with Heat Dose: 1 dram with…

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Troches of Red Coral

Troches of Red Coral Tradition: Unani Source / Author: Dispensatory of Ibn At Tilmid Herb Name Red CoralFrankincensePomegranate flowerGum SenegalGum ArabicCinnamon Latin Corallum rubrumBoswellia sacraPunica granatumAcacia senegalAcacia arabicaCinnamonum zeylanicum Amount 15 drams 4 drams ea. 1⁄2 dram ea. Preparation: Powder, knead with egg white and form into Troches Function: Astringent, clears Heat, stops Bleeding, benefits…

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Electuary to Restore Humidity (Arnold de Villa Nova)

Electuary to Restore Humidity Tradition: Western Source / Author: Arnold de Villa Nove Herb Name LicoriceRoseAniseedWhite SugarGum ArabicTragacanthWhite SandalwoodRed SandalwoodWhite Poppy seedLicorice juiceStarch Purslane seedChicory seedLettuce seedMelon seedGourd seedPumpkin seedCucumber seedQuince seedSweet AlmondsPine nutsSebestensCinnamonStyrax calamintaCotton seedMallow seedViolet Water LilyBarberry Latin Glycyrrhiza glabraRosa gallicaPimpinella anisumSaccharum albaAcacia arabicaAstragalus tragacanthSantalum albumPterocarpus santalinusPapaver somniferumSuccus GlycyrrhizaAmylum Portulaceae oleraceaChicorium intybusLactuosa sativaCitrullus…

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Aromatic Rose Compound Lesser (Mesue)

Aromaticum Rosatum Minus Aromatic Rose Compound Lesser Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Herb Name RoseAloeswoodYellow SandalwoodCinnamonMasticAmbergrisMusk Latin Rosa gallicaAquillaria agallochaSantalum citrinumCinnamonum zeylanicum Pistacia lentiscus Ambre grisMoschus Amount 10 drams 2 drams ea.4 drams 1 dr., 1 scr.2 scruples1 scruple Preparation: Powder, and with Syrup of Rose, form a Confection Function: Strengthen the Stomach, move…

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Aromatic Rose Compound (Aromaticum Rosatum)

Aromaticum RosatumAromatic Rose Compound Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Gabriel Herb Name RoseLicoriceCinnamonAloeswoodYellow SandalwoodClove MaceGum ArabicTragacanthNutmegCardamonGalangalIndian Spikenard Latin Rosa gallicaGlycyrrhiza glabraCinnamonum zeylanicumAquillaria agallochaSantalum citrinumEugenia caryophyllusMyristica fragransAcacia arabicaAstragalus tragacanthMyristica fragransElettaria cardamomumAlpina officinarumNardostachys jatamansi Amount 15 drams7 drams5 drams 3 drams ea. 2 1⁄2 drams ea. 8 scruples ea. 1 dram each2 scruples Preparation: Powder; or…

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Electuary to Promote Fertility (Wirtzung)

Electuary to Promote Fertility Tradition: Western Source / Author: Wirtzung Herb Name MadderMugwortMintWormwoodFennel rootSquinanthMarjoramCalamusNepAniseedCloveBugloss flowerBalm flowersCyperus rootGalangalFennel AmeosSiler montaneCinnamonRaisin Latin Rubia tinctorumArtemisia vulgarisMentha arvensisArtemisia absinthumFoeniculum vulgareJuncus odoratusOreganum marjoranaAcorus calamusNepeta catariaPimpinella anisumEugenia caryophyllusAnchusa officinalisMelissa officinalisCyperus rotundusAlpina officinarumFoeniculum vulgareAmmi majus Siler montanumCinnamonum zeylanicumVitis vinifera Amount 1⁄2 handful ea. 1⁄2 oz. ea. 3 drams ea. 2 drams ea….

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