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Powder of Plantain Compound

ByAdam Tate

Powder of Plantain Compound Tradition: Western Source / Author: Dispensatorium Pharmaceuticum Austriaco, 1729 Herb Name Licorice juiceSealed EarthRed EarthPlantain rootBistortTormentilCrocus Martis astringensBurnt Deer hornPomegranate peelHematite preparedOrange peel NutmegSagePomegranate flowersMistletoeRed Coral preparedPlantain seedStag’s pizzleChickens Gizzard preparedCloveDragon’s BloodHypocistus Latin Succus GlycyrrhizaTerra SigillataTerra rubraPlantago majusPolygonum bistortaPotentilla tormentillaRed Ferric oxideCornu Cervii ustaPunica granatumHaematitum Citrus aurantiumMyristica fragransSalvia officinalisPunica granatumViscum albaCorallum…

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Electuary of Steel (Unani)

ByAdam Tate

Electuarium de ChalybeMajun FauladElectuary of Steel Tradition: Unani Source / Author: Pharmacopoeia Persica (1681) Herb Name SaffronBlack PepperLong PepperCinnabar prepared *CubebMasticAniseedSkinkSpikenardMaceCloveCinnamonWhite SandalwoodCuminNigellaMelon seedChicory seedWhite Poppy seedPyrethrumRed BehenWhite BehenBlack MyrobalanRed Coral preparedAmber preparedPearlCelery seedAsh tree seedPistachioPennyroyal seedDatura seed **GentianCamel PlacentaGingerSparrow BrainChicken BrainSesame seedThyme (Greek)CamomileNutmegEmblic MyrobalanBelleric MyrobalanGreater CardamonGarden Cress AmmiCoconutAsparagus seed Cassia WoodBlessed ThistlePine nutsWalnut flower ***Convolvulus…

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New Rose Powder (Rosata Novella) (Nicolas)

ByAdam Tate

Species Rosata NovellaNew Rose Powder Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Nicholas Herb Name Red Roses exungulatedLicorice Cinnamon CloveIndian SpikenardGingerGalangalNutmegZedoaryStyrax CalamitaParsley seedCardamon Latin Rosa gallica Glycyrrhiza glabra Cinnamonum zeylanicum Eugenia caryophyllus Nardostachys jatamansi Zingiber officinalis Alpina officinarum Myristica fragrans Curcuma zedoaria Styrax officinalis Petroselinum crispum Elettaria cardamomum Amount 9 dr., 2 1⁄2 scr. ea.2 dr,,…

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The Powder of Trithemius

ByAdam Tate

Pulvis TrithemiThe Powder of Trithemius Tradition: Western Source / Author: Abbot Trithemius of Sponheim in Wurzburg (1462–1516) Herb Name CloveGingerGround PineSennaCrystal of TartarCalamusGentianIndian SpikenardSiler MontaneAniseedCumin seedCaraway seedLovage seedParsley seedMaceCubebs Latin Eugenia caryophyllusZingiber officinalisAjuga chamaepitysCassia angustifoliaPotassium bitartrateAcorus calamusGentiana luteaNardostachys jatamansiSiler montanumPimpinella anisumCuminum cyminumCarum carvi Levisticum officinalePetroselinum crispumMyristica fragransPiper cubeba Amount 7 drams 6 drams ea. 4…

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Electuary for Arthritis

ByAdam Tate

Electuarium ArthriticumElectuary for Arthritis Tradition: Western Source / Author: Platerus Herb Name St. John’s wort seedGermanderGround PineSarsaparillaRound BirthwortAngelicaBetonyCloveDeer Horn *IvoryAmberRed Coral Saffron Latin Hypericum perforatumTeucrium chamaedrysAjuga chamaepitysSmilax sarsaparillaAristolchia rotundaAngelica archangelica Betonica officinalisEugenia caryophyllusCornu Cervii EborisSuccinumCorallum rubrumCrocus sativus Amount 1 oz. ea. 6 drams ea.2 drams 1 dram ea.1⁄2 dram6 grains * Burnt Deer horn is…

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Powder for Epilepsy of Philon

ByAdam Tate

Powder for Epilepsy of Philon Tradition: Western Source / Author: Philon (Nicolai Magni, De Medicis Pulveribus, 1545) Herb Name Peony seedPeony rootOreganoCalamintAmbrosiaBalmHyssopMintMarjoramRosemary flowerBetonyBalsamita *SageCloveCinnamonNutmegAniseedFennel seedCardamonGalangalSiler MontaneLavenderAgnus Castus flowersCoriander preparedCumin preparedPepper PyrethrumSeseleosRue seedLicoriceLicorice juice Latin Paeonia officinalisPaeonia officinalisOreganum vulgareCalamintha officinalisAmbrosia spp.Melissa officinalisHyssopus officinaleMentha arvensisOreganum marjoranaRosmarinus officinalisBetonica officinalisMentha aquaticaSalvia officinalisEugenia caryophyllusCinnamonum zeylanicumMyristica fragransPimpinella anisumFoeniculum vulgareElettaria cardamomumAlpina officinarum…

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Powder to Warm the Head (Bononiense)

ByAdam Tate

Pulvis Capitalis CalidusPowder to Warm the Head Tradition: Western Source / Author: Antidotarium Bononiense, 1641 Herb Name PennyroyalCalamintCitron peelMarjoramStoechasBetonyCloveJuniper gum Latin Mentha pulegium Calamintha officinalis Citrus medica Oreganum marjorana Lavendula stoechas Betonica officinalis Eugenia caryophyllus Juniperus communis Amount 2 drams ea. Preparation: Powder Function: Warms the Head, clears Cold Phlegm Use: 1. Catarrh2. Other conditions…

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Restorative of Nicholas (Pleres Arconticon) (Nicholas)

ByAdam Tate

Pleres ArconticonRestorative of Nicholas Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Nicholas Myrepsus Herb Name CinnamonCloveGalangalAloeswoodNutmegIndian SpikenardGingerTabasheerSchoenanthCypress nutsRose VioletMaceLicoriceMasticStoraxBasil seedMarjoramCostmaryCardamonLong PepperWhite PepperMyrtle berriesCitron peel Red BehenWhite BehenPearlRed CoralSilk torrefiedMuskCamphor Latin Cinnamonum zeylanicumEugenia caryophyllusAlpina officinarumAquillaria agallochaMyristica fragransNardostachys jatamansiZingiber officinalisBambusae silicaeCymbopogon schoenanthusCupressus semperviensRosa gallica Viola odorataMyristica fragransGlycyrrhiza glabraPistacia lentiscusStyrax officinalisOcinum basilicumOreganum marjoranaBalsamita majorElettaria cardamomumPiper longum Piper albumMyrtus communisCitrus…

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Electuary to Strengthen the Liver (Catilina)

ByAdam Tate

Electuary to Strengthen the Liver Tradition: Western Source / Author: Catilina (Omnia Quae extant in Latinum Sermonem Conversa, 1556) Herb Name RhubarbLaccaCloveAloeswoodRoseMadder Latin Rheum palmatumLaccifer laccaEugenia caryophyllusAquillaria agallochaRosa gallica Rubia tinctorum Amount equal parts Preparation: Powder and with decoction of Pistachio shells and Honey, form an Electuary Function: Open Obstructions, Strengthens the Liver Use: 1….

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Pills to Increase Memory

ByAdam Tate

Pilulae pro MemoriaPills to Increase Memory Tradition: Western Source / Author: Secrets of Art and Nature, John Wecker, London, 1660 Herb Name CubebCalamusNutmegCloveFrankincenseMyrrhAmbergrisMusk Latin Piper cubebaAcorus calamusMyristica fragransEugenia caryophyllusBoswellia sacraCommiphora molmolAmbre gris Moschus Amount 1 1⁄2 drams ea. 5 grains ea. Preparation: Powder, and with Marjoram water, form pills weighing about 1 scruple Function: Clears…

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Imperial Pills

ByAdam Tate

Pilulae Imperiales Imperial Pills Tradition: Western Source / Author: Fernelius Herb Name AloeRhubarbAgaricSenna leafCinnamonGingerNutmegCloveIndian SpikenardMastic Latin Aloe veraRheum palmatum Fomitopsis officinalis Cassia angustifolia Cinnamonum zeylanicum Zingiber officinalis Myristica fragrans Eugenia caryophyllus Nardostachys jatamansi Pistacia lentiscus Amount 2 oz.1 1⁄2 oz. 1 oz. ea.3 drams2 drams 1 dram ea. Preparation: Form pills with Syrup of Violets…

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Powder to Strengthen the Memory (2)

ByAdam Tate

Powder to Strengthen the Memory Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Nicholas (Nicolai Magni, De Medicis Pulveribus, 1545) Herb Name CalamusMarjoramThymeStoechasNigellaCloveCardamonOrris Latin Acorus calamusOreganum marjoranaThymus vulgarisLavendula stoechasNigella sativaEugenia caryophyllusElettaria cardamomumIris germanica Amount 3 drams 2 drams ea.1⁄2 oz. Preparation: Powder Function: Clears Damp, benefits the Brain and Memory Use: 1. Strengthens the Memory2. Used for…

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