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Pills of Ten Things

ByAdam Tate

Pills of Ten Things Tradition: Unani Source / Author: Herb Name GingerBlack PepperLong PepperCyperusBelleric MyrobalanMasticCinnamonCassia WoodAsarumAloe Latin Zingiber officinalisPiper nigrumPiper longumCyperus rotundus Terminalia bellerica Pistacia lentiscus Cinnamonum zeylanicum Cinnamonum cassia Asarum europeum Aloe spp. Amount 2 drams ea. 20 drams Preparation: Powder and form Pills with Water of Macedonian Parsley. Function: Purges Wind-Cold-Phlegm, guides Qi…

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Electuary of Coral (Diacorallion) (Nicholas)

ByAdam Tate

Diacorallion Electuary of Coral Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Nicholas Herb Name Red CoralWhite CoralArmenian EarthDragon’s BloodPearlAloeswoodRoseTragacanthCinnamonRed SandalwoodWhite Sandalwood Latin Corallum rubrumCorallum albumTerra ArmeniusDaemonorops dracoMargarita Aquillaria agallochaRosa gallicaAstragalus tragacanthCinnamonum zeylanicum Pterocarpus santalinusSantalum album Amount 1 dram ea. 1⁄2 dram 2 scruples ea. 1 scruple ea. Preparation: With Sugar (four times the weight of the…

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Powder for Foul and Intolerable Appetite in Women (Nicholas)

ByAdam Tate

Powder for Foul and Intolerable Appetite in Women Tradition: Western Source / Author: Nicolai Magni, De Medicis Pulveribus, 1545 Herb Name CardamonCuminCubebsFennel seedAniseedRoseSpikenardMastic‘Mother Cloves’ *CinnamonAloeswoodSchoenanthCitron peelMarjoramGinger Latin Elettaria cardamomumCuminum cyminumPiper cubebaFoeniculum vulgarePimpinella anisumRosa gallicaNardostachys jatamansiPistacia lentiscusEugenia caryophyllusCinnamonum zeylanicumAquillaria agallochaCymbopogon schoenanthusCitrus medica Oreganum marjoranaZingiber officinalis Amount 1⁄2 dram ea. * Mother Cloves refers to mature, full…

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Powder for Scrofula (Bononiense)

ByAdam Tate

Powder for Scrofula Tradition: Western Source / Author: Antidotarium Bononiense, 1641 Herb Name Sponge burntSea Balls burntCuttlefish boneLong PepperBlack PepperGingerCinnamonRock SaltPellitory GallsEchiumBurnt Hazel nut shellsPumicePlantain seedIron filings prepared *Burnt Egg shellWhite Hellebore preparedBlack Hellebore prepared Latin Spongia ustaPilae MarinaeOs SepiaPiper longumPiper nigrumZingiber officinalisCinnamonum zeylanicumSal Gem Anacyclus pyrethrumGallaEchium vulgareCorylus avellana ustaPumex Plantago majusFerrumCalyx ustaHelleborus alba praeparata…

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Pills to Purge Bile and Phlegm (Mesue)

ByAdam Tate

Pills to Purge Bile and Phlegm Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name RhubarbAloes washedAgaricOrrisCentaury minorWild CucumberRock SaltGingerCinnamonAniseed Latin Rheum palmatumAloe lotaFomitopsis officinalisIris germanicaCentaurium erythraeaEcballium elateriumSal Gem Zingiber officinalisCinnamonum zeylanicumPimpinella anisum Amount 1 dram ea. 1⁄2 dram ea.1 scruple 6 grains ea. Preparation: Powder and form Pills Function: Purges Bile and Phlegm Use:…

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Tincture for Suppressed Menstruation

ByAdam Tate

Tincture for Suppressed Menstruation Tradition: Western Source / Author: Antidotarium medico chymicum reformatum, 1620 Herb Name CinnamonMyrrhSavinCelery seedParsley seedSpikenardSquinanthAsarumRhubarbMaceSaffronSennaMadder RueChicoryBlessed ThistleWormwoodPimpinellaCentauryPennyroyalCeltic SpikenardAgrimonyMugwortNettle seed Latin Cinnamonum zeylanicum Commiphora molmolJuniperus sabinaApium graveolensPetroselinum crispumNardostachys jatamansiJuncus odoratus Asarum europeumRheum palmatumMyristica fragransCrocus sativusCassia angustifoliaRubia tinctorumRuta graveolensChicorium intybusCarduus benedictusArtemisia absinthumPimpinella saxifragaCentaurium erythraeaMentha pulegiumValeriana celticaAgrimonia eupatoriaArtemisia vulgarisUrtica dioica Amount 1 dram ea….

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Powder to Ascertain if Pregnant (Gabelhover)

ByAdam Tate

Powder to Ascertain if Pregnant Tradition: Western Source / Author: Gabelhover, 1599 Herb Name RoseWhite AmberMasticAloeswoodPrepared CoralIndian SpikenardRed BehenWhite BehenNutmegCinnamonYellow SandalwoodCardamonSugar Latin Rosa gallicaSuccinum albumPistacia lentiscus Aquillaria agallocha Corallum rubrum Nardostachys jatamansi Salvia hemotodes Centaurea behen Myristica fragrans Cinnamonum zeylanicum Santalum citrinum Elettaria cardamomum Saccharum Amount 1 dram ea.2 1⁄2 oz. Preparation: Powder Function: Regulates…

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Confection to Strengthen the Stomach

ByAdam Tate

Confection to Strengthen the Stomach Tradition: Western Source / Author: Wirtzung Herb Name CinnamonGingerNutmegCardamonGalangalCloveAniseedMaceAloeswoodChicken Gizzard skin *White Sugar Latin Cinnamonum zeylanicumZingiber officinalisMyristica fragransElettaria cardamomumAlpina officinarumEugenia caryophyllusPimpinella anisumMyristica fragransAquillaria agallocha Gigeriae galli endothelium corneum Saccharum Amount 2 drams 1 dram ea. 1⁄2 dram ea. 3 drams34 oz. * Chicken Gizzard skin is washed in wine, then…

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Powder to Strengthen the Stomach and Digestion

ByAdam Tate

Powder to Strengthen the Stomach and Digestion Tradition: Western Source / Author: A Thousand Notable Things on Various Subjects, By Thomas Lupton, London, 1815 Herb Name CinnamonMasticPomegranate peelGalangal Latin Cinnamonum zeylanicumPistacia lentiscusPunica granatumAlpina officinarum Amount 3 drams 1 dram 1⁄2 dram Preparation: Powder and mix with clarified Honey to form a paste. Function: Strengthens the…

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Electuary for Crass and Viscid Humors (Azaricon)

ByAdam Tate

Electuary for Crass and Viscid Humors Tradition: Western Source / Author: Azaricon (Omnia Quae extant in Latinum Sermonem Conversa, 1556) Herb Name OrrisBlack PepperLong PepperWhite PepperAsafetidaScordiumCastoreumIndian leafRue seedAsarabaccaGum AmmoniacumGalbanumSavoryDried Goose bloodSagapenBalsam woodBalsam fruitIndian SpikenardSaffronGround PineGermanderBishop’s weed seed MintMarjoramWild Blackberry leaf *CarawayCloveAloeswoodCinnamonAniseedTurbith Agaric ** Latin Iris germanicaPiper nigrumPiper longumPiper albaFerula asafetidaTeucrium ScordiumCastoreumCinnamonum tamalaRuta graveolensAsarum europeumDorema ammoniacumFerula…

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A Sound and Experienced Electuary (Mesue)

ByAdam Tate

Electuarium Sanum et Expertum ‘A Sound and Experienced Electuary’ Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name JujubeSebestenCurrantFig DateFenugreekMaidenhairCinnamonHyssopOrrisLicoriceAniseedFennel seedLinseedMint Latin Ziziphus jujubaCordia sppRibes nigrumFicus caricaDiospyros lotusTrigonella foenum-graecum Adiantum capillus-venerisCinnamonum zeylanicumHyssopus officinale Iris germanicaGlycyrrhiza glabraPimpinella anisumFoeniculum vulgareLinium usitatissimumMentha arvensis Amount 15 ea. 1 oz. 2 1⁄2 oz.1⁄2 handful 2 drams ea. Preparation: Seethe in…

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Decoction for Arthritis (Mynsichts)

ByAdam Tate

Decoctum Arthriticum Decoction Against Arthritis Tradition: Western Source / Author: Mynsichts Herb Name Black CurrantsGuaiacum raspedChina rootLicorice CalamusCinnamonGalangalBarley Water Latin Ribes nigrumGuaiacum officinaleSmilax glabraGlycyrrhiza glabraAcorus calamusCinnamonum zeylanicumAlpina officinarumHordeum vulgare Amount 8 ounces4 ounces1 ounce 1⁄2 ounce ea. 2 drams ea.10 pounds Preparation: Infuse for 24 hours, then boil until a third has been consumed. If…

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