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Powder for Mortal Poison

ByAdam Tate

Powder for Mortal Poison Tradition: Western Source / Author: Nicholas (Nicolai Magni, De Medicis Pulveribus, 1545) Herb Name GingerSaffronCinnamonCostusSchoenanthWhite PepperFrankincense Latin Zingiber officinalisCrocus sativusCinnamonum zeylanicumSaussurea lappaCymbopogon schoenanthusPiper album Boswellia sacra Amount 5 drams4 1⁄2 drams 4 drams ea. 2 1⁄2 drams1 1⁄2 drams1 dram Preparation: Powder Function: Strengthen and Protect the Heart, Resist Poison Use:…

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Douche for Wind of the Womb

ByAdam Tate

Douche for Wind of the Womb Tradition: Western Source / Author: Culpeper Herb Name CalamintAgnus CastusRueAniseedCostusCinnamon Latin Calamintha officinalis Vitex agnus-castusRuta graveolens Pimpinella anisum Saussurea lappa Cinnamonum zeylanicum Amount 1 handful ea. 2 drams ea. Preparation: boil in 1 pint of white wine (or better, equal parts of wine and water) to make 1⁄2 pint,…

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Gui Pi Tang

ByAdam Tate

Gui Pi Tang 归脾汤Restore the Spleen Decoction Tradition: TCM Source / Author: Categorized Essentials for Normalizing the Structure, 1529 Herb Name Ren Shen (Ginseng)Huang Qi (Astragalus)Bai Zhu (White Atractylodes) Zhi Gan Cao (Fried Licorice) Dang Gui (Chinese angelica)Long Yan Rou (Longan)Suan Zao Ren (Jujube seed) Fu Ling (Poria)Yuan Zhi (Polygala)Mu Xiang (Costus)Sheng Jiang (fresh Ginger)Da…

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Antidotum Immortale

ByAdam Tate

Antidotum Immortale The Immortal Antidote Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Nicholas Alexandrinus (Medici Graeci, 1541) Herb Name Agrimony Indian SpikenardCassia WoodCostusLicoriceRhaponticAsarabaccaClove SaffronIndian leafStoraxParsley seedHoney Latin Agrimonia eupatoria Nardostachys jatamansi Cinnamonum cassiaSaussurea lappaGlycyrrhiza glabraRheum rhaponticumAsarum europeumEugenia caryophyllusCrocus sativusCinnamonum tamalaStyrax officinalisPetroselinum crispumMel Amount 36 dr., 1 scr. 12 drams ea. 6 drams 4 drams ea. 2…

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Antidote Experienced Against Cold Gout & All Feet Pain

ByAdam Tate

Antidotum Experum Contra Frigidam Podagram & Omnes Pedum DoloresAntidote Experienced Against Cold Gout & All Feet Pain Tradition: Wetsern, Unani Source / Author: Nicholas Alexandrinus (Medici Graeci, 1541) Herb Name ColchicumScammony preparedTurbithEuphorbiumCloveIndian SpikenardCinnamonGingerGalangalLong BirthwortCostusCyperusSaxifrageWhite GromwellButchers Broom seedAsparagus seedNettle seedZedoaryMyrrhCuminBlack PepperCarrot seedLemon seedHoney Latin Colchicum autumnaleConvovulus scammoniaOperculina turpethumEuphorbium resiniferaEugenia caryophyllusNardostachys jatamansi Cinnamonum zeylanicumZingiber officinalis Alpina officinarumAristolchia…

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Electuary of Saffron Lesser (Diacrocon Minus) (Mesue)

ByAdam Tate

Diacrocon Minus, or Electuarium Croci Minus, or Diacurcuma Minores Electuary of Saffron Lesser Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name Indian SpikenardMyrrhCassia WoodSaffronSchoenanthCostusCinnamon Latin Nardostachys jatamansiCommiphora molmolCinnamonum cassiaCrocus sativusCymbopogon schoenanthusSaussurea lappaCinnamonum zeylanicum Amount equal parts Preparation: Powder and mix with clarified Honey to form an Electuary Function: Warms, Opens Obstructions, Moves Blood and…

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Pills to Provoke Urine

ByAdam Tate

Pills to Provoke Urine Tradition: Western Source / Author: Omnia Quae extant in Latinum Sermonem Conversa, 1556 Herb Name AsarabaccaFennel seedMadderCostusSavoryHyssop Latin Asarum europeum Foeniculum vulgare Rubia tinctorum Saussurea lappa Satureja montana Hyssopus officinale Amount 1 dram ea. 2 drams ea. Preparation: Powder and form Pills Function: Opens Obstruction, Promotes Urine Use: 1. Strangury2. Dysuria3….

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Philonium Romanum (Philonium Nicolai) (Nicholas)

ByAdam Tate

Philonium Nicolai,or Philonium Romanum,or Philonium MagnumRoman Philonium,or Greater Philonium, or Philonium of Nicholas Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Nicholas Herb Name White Henbane seedWhite PepperOpiumCassia WoodCinnamon Celery seedMyrrhEuphorbium preparedCostusMacedonian Parsley seedFennel seed Cretan Carrot seedSaffronPellitoryIndian SpikenardZedoary Latin Hyoscyamus albaPiper albumOpiumCinnamonum cassiaCinnamonum zeylanicumApium graveolensCommiphora molmolEuphorbium resiniferaSaussurea lappaPetroselinum macedonicumFoeniculum vulgare Daucus spp. Crocus sativusAnacyclus pyrethrumNardostachys jatamansiCurcuma…

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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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Electuary for Back Pain (Galen)

ByAdam Tate

Electuary for Back Pain Tradition: Western Source / Author: Galen (Omnia Quae extant in Latinum Sermonem Conversa, 1556) Herb Name CloveCinnamonGingerCostusFrankincenseAsparagus seedAsparagus rootGalangalPellitory Indian SpikenardSaffronMyrrhMacedonian Parsley seedHog Fennel SaxifrageMilium SolisDock seed *Henbane seedCoriander seedCeltic Spikenard **AsarabaccaParsley seedSpignel rootValerianGromwell LovageBlack Pepper Latin Eugenia caryophyllusCinnamonum zeylanicumZingiber officinalisSaussurea lappaBoswellia sacraAsparagus officinaleAsparagus officinaleAlpina officinarumAnacyclus pyrethrumNardostachys jatamansiCrocus sativusCommiphora molmolPetroselinum macedonicum…

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Syrup of Mugwort (Augustana)

ByAdam Tate

Syrupus de Artemisia Syrup of Mugwort Tradition: Western Source / Author: Pharmacopeia Augustana Herb Name MugwortPennyroyalCalamintBalmOreganoArssmartDittany of CreteSavin MarjoramGermanderSt. John’s wortGround PineFeverfewRueCentauryBetonyBuglossFennel rootCelery rootParsley rootAsparagus rootButchers Broom rootSaxifrage rootElecampaneCyperusMadderOrris rootPeony rootJuniper berryLovage seedParsley seedCelery seedAniseedNigella seedCubebCostusCassia WoodCardamonCalamusAsarabacca rootPellitory of SpainValerian Latin Artemisia vulgarisMentha pulegiumCalamintha officinalisMelissa officinalisOreganum vulgarePolygonum hydropierOriganum dictamnusJuniperus sabinaOreganum marjoranaTeucrium chamaedrysHypericum perforatumAjuga chamaepitysTanacetum partheniumRuta…

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Diacameron Minus (Nicholas)

ByAdam Tate

Diacameron Minus Tradition: Western Source / Author: Nicholas (Nicholai Alexandrini, Liber de Composition, 1543) Herb Name CinnamonCloveGalangalIndian SpikenardZedoary GingerCostusPellitoryRhaponticumCeltic SpikenardAnacardiumBlack PepperLong PepperCardamonAniseed IvoryDate stoneBone of a Stag’s HeartRed CoralMuskBalsam Latin Cinnamonum zeylanicum Eugenia caryophyllus Alpina officinarum Nardostachys jatamansi Curcuma zedoaria Zingiber officinalis Saussurea lappa Anacyclus pyrethrum Rheum rhaponticum Valeriana celtica Anacardium occidentale Piper nigrum Piper…

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