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Hiera Logadii

Hiera Logadii Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Nicholas Myrepsus Herb Name ColocynthPolypody rootEuphorbiumPoley MontaneSpurge seedWormwoodMyrrhCentauryAgaricGum AmmoniacIndian leafIndian SpikenardSquillScammony preparedAloeThymeCassia WoodGermanderBdelliumHorehoundCinnamonOpopanaxCastoreumLong BirthwortBlack PepperLong PepperWhite PepperSaffronParsley seedBlack Hellebore preparedWhite Hellebore prepared Latin Citrullus colocynthusPolypodium vulgareEuphorbium resiniferaTeucrium poliumEuphorbium spp.Artemisia absinthiumCommiphora molmolCentaurium erythraeaFomitopsis officinalisDorema ammoniacumCinnamonum tamalaNardostchys jatamansiScilla maritimaConvovulus scammoniaAloe spp.Thymus vulgarisCinnamonum cassiaTeucrium chamaedrysCommiphora mukulMarrubium vulgareCinnamonum zeylanicumCommiphora guidottiiCastoreumAristolchia longaPiper…

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Colocynth, Coloquintida PRO

Colocynth, Coloquintida Bitter AppleHanzal (Unani)Arruthummati (Unripe fruit) (Siddha) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Mesue, Opera de Medica, 1589 Della Materia Medicinale, Andrea Valuassori, 1562 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Botanische wandplaten, 1904–1914 (Köhler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1897) Above: Colocynth Fruit(A Text-book of Botany and Pharmacognosy, Kraemer, 1909) Right: Colocynth pulp1, Part of a compressed cake of colocynth pulp. 2,…

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Pills to Aggregate Greater (Mesue)

Pilulae Aggregative Majores Pills to Aggregate Greater Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name BdelliumBlack MyrobalanBelleric MyrobalanEmblic MyrobalanTurbithCelery seedFennel seedAniseedCarawayAmmiOreganoIndian NasturtiumWild RueColchicumIndian SaltMasticSpikenard,CalamusGingerCinnamonCardamonSaffronColocynthCassia WoodSagapenSugar PenidsAloe Latin Commiphora mukulTerminalia chebula (black)Terminalia bellericaEmblica officinalisOperculina turpethumApium graveolensFoeniculum vulgarePimpinella anisumCarum carviAmmi majusOreganum vulgareNasturtium sppPeganum harmalaColchicum autumnaleSal IndiiPistacia lentiscusNardostachys jatamansiAcorus calamusZingiber officinalisCinnamonum zeylanicumElettaria cardamomumCrocus sativusCitrullus colocynthusCinnamonum cassiaFerula persicaPenidarumAloe…

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Pills of Isaac Heben

Pills of Isaac Heben Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Isaac Heben Herb Name AloeAgaricMasticColocynthSarcocollaStoechasHyssopScammony prepared Latin Aloe spp.Fomitopsis officinalisPistacia lentiscusCitrullus colocynthusAstragalus sarcocollaLavendula stoechasHyssopus officinaleConvovulus scammonia Amount 6 drams4 drams 2 drams ea. 1 dram ea. Preparation: Powder and form pills the size of chickpeas with Fennel water Function: Clears Phlegm, stops Cough and Wheezing…

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Hiera Pachi, or Hiera Archigenis

Hiera Pachi, or Hiera Archigenis, or Hiera DiacolochyntidosThe Hiera of Pachiusor, Hiera of Archigenis Tradition: Western Source / Author: Scribonius Herb Name ColocynthAgaricGermanderWhite HorehoundStoechasSagapenumParsley seedRound BirthwortWhite PepperSpikenardCinnamonMyrrhSaffron Latin Citrullus colocynthusFomitopsis officinalisTeucrium chamaedrysMarrubium vulgareLavendula stoeachsFerula persicaPetroselinum cripsumAristolchia spp.Piper albumNardostachys jatamansiCinnamonum zeylanicumCommiphora molmolCrocus sativus Amount   10 oz. ea. 5 oz. ea. 4 oz. ea. Preparation: The…

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Pills for Apoplexy (Arnold de Villa Nova)

Pills for Apoplexy Tradition: Western Source / Author: Arnold de Villa Nova Herb Name AloesBdelliumSagapenColocynthOpopanaxGum AmmoniacHemlock seedCastoreumEuphorbium Latin Aloe spp.Commiphora mukulFerula persicaCitrullus colocynthusCommiphora guidottiiDorema ammoniacumConium maculatumCastoreumEuphorbium resinifera Amount 1 dram ea. 2 drams ea. Preparation: Powder and form pills with Leek juice Function: Clears Phlegm and Damp, purges Excess, opens Obstructions Use: Apoplexy associated with…

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Pills Proven for Vision (Galen)

Pills Proven for Vision Tradition: Western Source / Author: Galen (Omnia Quae extant in Latinum Sermonem Conversa, 1556) Herb Name SquinanthIndian SpikenardCassia WoodBalsam woodBalsam fruitAgaricAsarabaccaRoseVioletDodderWormwoodColocynthTurpentine gumCinnamonSaffronStoechasMasticScammony preparedAloe Latin Juncus odoratusNardostachys jatamansiCinnamonum cassiaCommiphora opobalsamumCommiphora opobalsamum Fomitopsis officinalisAsarum europeumRosa gallicaViola odorataCuscuta europeaArtemisia absinthumCitrullus colocynthusPinus spp.Cinnamonum zeylanicumCrocus sativusLavendula stoechasPistacia lentiscusConvovulus scammoniaAloe spp. Amount 1 dram ea.4 drams5 oz….

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Pills of Euphorbium (Mesue)

Pilulae de Euphorbio Pills of Euphorbium Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name EuphorbiumColocynthAgaricBdelliumSagapenAloe Latin Euphorbium resiniferaCitrullus colocynthusFomitopsis officinalisCommiphora mukulFerula persica Aloe spp. Amount 2 drams ea.5 drams Preparation: Form a pill mass with Syrup of Leek juice Function: Purges Cold Phlegm and Damp, stops Wind Use: 1. Edema2. Arthritis 3. Rheumatism4. Tremors5….

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Pills for Ascites (Renodeus)

Pills for Ascites Tradition: Western Source / Author: Renodeus (Dispensatorium medicum, 1615) Herb Name Endive seedChicory seedLettuce seedCelery seedFennel seedParsley seedEuphorbiumMezereonRhubarbColocynthAgaricTurbithSpikenardMastic Rose Latin Chicorium endivaChicorium intybusLactuosa sativaApium graveolensFoeniculum vulgarePetroselinum crispumEuphorbium resiniferaDaphne mezereumRheum palmatumCitrullus colocynthusFomitopsis officinalisOperculina turpethumNardostachys jatamansiPistacia lentiscus Rosa gallica Amount 1⁄2 dram ea. 1 dram ea.3 drams 1⁄2 dram ea. 1 scruple ea. Preparation:…

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Pills of Agaric (Avicenna)

Pilulae de AgaricoPills of Agaric Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Avicenna Herb Name AgaricMasticTurbithHiera Picra of GalenColocynthSarcocolla Blue Flower-de-luceHorehoundSaffron Latin Fomitopsis officinalisPistacia lentiscusOperculina turpethumHiera Picra GaleniiCitrullus colocynthusAstragalus sarcocollaIris pseudoacorusMarrubium vulgareCrocus sativus Amount 3 drams ea.5 drams4 drams 2 drams ea. 1 dram ea. Preparation: Powder and form pills with Wine. Function: Purges Phlegm and…

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Expert Pills for Epilepsy from Phlegm

Expert Pills for Epilepsy from Phlegm Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: De morbus internis curandis, Mesue, 1551 Herb Name SeseliRound BirthwortCastoreumIndian SaltPeonyTroches of SquillHiera PicraStoechasDodderPolypodyAgaricColocynthTurbithBlack MyrobalanBelleric MyrobalanEmblic MyrobalanLapis lazuli preparedYellow Myrobalan Black Hellebore, preparedChamepitys Latin Siler trilobumAristolchia spp.CastoreumSal IndiiPaeonia officinalisTrochisci ScillitumHiera PicraLavendula stoechasCuscuta europeaPolypodium vulgareFomitopsis officinalisCitrullus colocynthusOperculina turpethumTerminalia chebula (black)Terminalia bellerica Emblica officinalisLapis AzureusTerminalia…

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Antimoron (Nicholas)

Antimoron Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Nicholas Herb Name Aloe Mastic Balsam wood Tragacanth NiterMacedonian Parsley seedScammony preparedCassia pulpOrrisAgaricEuphorbiumParsley seedMezereonFennel seedAsarabaccaArumColocynthCastoreumBlack Hellebore, preparedHoney Latin Aloe spp. Pistacia lentiscus Commiphora opobalsamum Astragalus tragacanth NitrumPetroselinum macedonicum Convovulus scammoniaCassia fistulaIris germanicaFomitopsis officinalisEuphorbium resiniferaPetroselinum crispumDaphne mezereumFoeniculum vulgareAsarum europeumArum vulgareCitrullus colocynthusCastoreumHelleborus nigerMel Amount 5 1⁄2 dr., 6 gr. 2…

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