| | | | | | |

Powder to Quell Excess Lust (Nicholas)

ByAdam Tate

Powder to Quell Excess Lust Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Nicolas (Nicolai Magni, De Medicis Pulveribus, 1545) Herb Name Cumin toastedAgnus Castus toastedRueWild MintMarjoramCloveBlack PepperCyperus Latin Cuminum cyminum Vitex agnus-castus Ruta graveolens Mentha arvensis Oreganum marjorana Eugenia caryophyllus Piper nigrum Cyperus rotundus Amount equal parts Preparation: Powder Function: Clears Kidney Heat, regulates Qi Use:…

| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

Electuary of Socrates

ByAdam Tate

Electuarium SocratisMajun SoqratElectuary of Socrates Tradition: Unani Source / Author: Pharmacopoeia Persica (1681) Herb Name GentianLovagePeony seedBalsam Apple seedBay berryLong BirthwortAniseedCastoreumBalsam fruitBalsam wood Cassia WoodAsarumMasticDoronicumZerumbetCelery seedRocket seedOnion seedLeek seedAloesTurbith AloeswoodNutmegRhubarbCloveMace CardamomSpikenardSaffronSquill torrefiedZedoaryGarden Cress OreganoCinnamonRoseBalmLacca washedCyperusMahaleb Cherry kernelBlack MyrobalanEmblic MyrobalanBelleric Myrobalan Latin Gentiana luteaLevisticum officinalePaeonia officinalis Momordica balsaminaLaurus nobilisAristolchia longaPimpinella anisumCastoreumCommiphora opobalsamumCommiphora opobalsamumCinnamonum cassiaAsarum europeum Pistacia…

| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

The Great Electuary

ByAdam Tate

Electuarium DigherThe Great Electuary Tradition: Unani Source / Author: Pharmacopoeia Persica, 1681 Herb Name CinnamonIndian SpikenardPistachio *Chebulic MyrobalanNutmeg Laserpitium root **Red BehenWhite BehenWild ParsnipTree MossBalmBorageMasticCardamonMustard seedGingerCloveAsarumIndian leafCubebsCitron peel ZerumbetDoronicumWhite SandalwoodPomegranate seed AniseedMintBlack MyrobalanBuzidanSaffronZedoaryAmberPearlRed CoralCyperus ***RoseLobsterFox Testicles ****Treacle Mustard (Yellow)Treacle Mustard (Red)MuskAmbergrisGold leafSilver leaf Latin Cinnamonum zeylanicum Nardostachys jatamansi Pistachio verumTerminalia chebula Myristica fragrans Salvia hemotodesCentaurea…

| | | |

Expert Confection for Tremors

ByAdam Tate

Expert Confection for Tremors Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: De morbis internis curandis, Mesue, 1551 Herb Name Black MyrobalanSavinLibaniCyperusCalamus Latin Terminalia chebula (black)Juniperus sabinaCedrus libaniCyperus rotundus Acorus calamus Amount 30 drams10 drams7 drams 5 drams ea. Preparation: Powder and form a confection with Honey and a little Kermes Function: Stops Wind, clears Damp, regulates…

| | | | | | | | | | | | | |

Electuary Against Sterility (Nicholas)

ByAdam Tate

Electuary Against Sterility Tradition: Western Source / Author: Nicholas Herb Name SeseliIvory raspedPeony rootPeony seedPomegranate root barkCinnamonCyperusCalamusSquinanthMugwortSpikenardCloveOlibanumMasticAmbergrisHoney Latin Siler montanumEborisPaeonia officinalisPaeonia officinalisPunica granatumCinnamonum zeylanicumCyperus rotundusAcorus calamus Juncus odoratusArtemisia vulgarisNardostachys jatamansiEugenia caryophyllusBoswellia sacra Pistacia lentiscusAmbre grisMel Amount 1 1⁄2 drams ea. 1 dram ea. 1⁄2 dram ea. 1⁄2 scruplesufficient Preparation: Powder the herbs and add to…

| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

Cyperus, Cyperus, Xiang Fu PRO

ByAdam Tate

Cyperus, Cyperus, Xiang Fu 香附 Nutgrass; Sweet Cyperus, GalingaleXiang Fu (TCM)Musta, Mustaka, Motha (Skt)Nagarmotha, Saad-e-Kufi (Unani) Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1555 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Japanese Herbal, 17th(Welcome) Sibthrop & Smith, Flora Graeca, 1806 Cyperus rotundus root (Adam, 2017) Botanical name: Cyperus rotundus; C. scariosusTwo types were known, Long and Round: Round or English Cyperus: root…

| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

Electuary for a Duke (Electuarium Ducis) (Nicholas)

ByAdam Tate

Electuarium Ducis Electuary for a Duke Tradition: Western Source / Author: Nicholas Herb Name Aniseed LicoriceMasticGermanderCinnamonGingerGalangalFennel seedCaraway seedCassia WoodCalamintCarrot seedPellitory Long PepperWhite PepperCyperusOrrisSchoenanthAmomumIndian leafAsarabaccaSaffron Gum ArabicTragacanthCubebCloveBalsamCardamonJuniperNutmegAloeswoodLovage rootFlower-de-LuceRhubarbCinquefoil rootIndian SpikenardCalamus Red BehenWhite BehenSiler Montane seedAlexander seedDill seedAsparagus seedLemon seedAmomum seedCloveBasil seedGromwell seedSaxifrage seedChicory seedMacedonian Parsley seedMelon seedGourd seedPumpkin seedCucumber seedStoraxSugar Penid Latin Pimpinella anisum Glycyrrhiza glabraPistacia…

| | | |

Powder to Warm the Belly (Rondeletius)

ByAdam Tate

Powder to Warm the Belly Tradition: Western Source / Author: Rondeletius Herb Name GalangalCyperusCloveWormwoodMint Latin Alpina officinarum Cyperus rotundus Eugenia caryophyllus Artemisia absinthum Mentha arvensis Amount 2 drams ea. 1⁄2 dram ea. Preparation: Powder Function: Warms the Stomach, Moves Qi, eases Pain Use: 1. Gastralgia, Stomach Pain2. Indigestion3. Wind, Colic Dose: 1⁄2 dram Cautions: None…

| | | | | | | | | | | | | |

Electuary of Pearl (Galen)

ByAdam Tate

Electuarium de Margaritis Electuary of Pearl Tradition: Western Source / Author: Galen (Pharmacopoeia Persica) Herb Name PearlRed CoralAniseedWhite BehenWinter CherryIvy root *SchoenanthCyperusTamarisk fruitCassia WoodCinnamon Gum ArabicTragacanthAsarumMastic Latin MargaritaCorallum rubrumPimpinella anisumCentaurea behenPhysalis alkekengiHedera helixCymbopogon schoenanthusCyperus rotundusTamarix gallicaCinnamonum cassiaCinnamonum zeylanicumAcacia arabicaAstragalus tragacanthAsarum europeum Pistacia lentiscus Amount ½ dram ea. 3 drams ea. 1 drams ea. 1/4 dram…

| | | | | | | | | |

Powder to Strengthen the Memory

ByAdam Tate

Powder to Strengthen the Memory Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Nicholas (Nicolai Magni, De Medicis Pulveribus, 1545) Herb Name GingerCalamusCyperusNutmegBlack PepperMastic Sugar of RosesSugar of BuglossMarjoramSageAnacardiumIndian Spikenard Latin Zingiber officinalisAcorus calamus *Cyperus rotundusMyristica fragransPiper nigrumPistacia lentiscusSacchari RosatiSacchari BuglossatiOreganum marjoranaSalvia officinalisAnacardium occidentaleNardostachys jatamansi Amount 1 1⁄2 drams ea. 1 dram ea. 3 drams ea. 1…

| | | | | | | |

Powder for Vomiting from Phlegm and Bile (1)

ByAdam Tate

Powder for Vomiting from Phlegm and Bile (1) Tradition: Western / Unani Source / Author: Nicolai Magni, De Medicis Pulveribus, 1545 Herb Name Pomegranate peelBarberryRoseCyperus MasticTabasheerSpikenardMintPistachio nut shell Latin Punica granatumBerberis vulgarisRosa gallicaCyperus rotundusPistacia lentiscusBambusae silicaeNardostachys jatamansiMentha arvensisPistachio verum Amount 10 drams 1⁄2 oz. ea.3 drams 2 drams ea. Preparation: Powder Function: Clears Phlegm and…

| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

Confection of Galen

ByAdam Tate

Confectio GaleniiConfection of Galen Tradition: Unani / Western Source / Author: Pharmacopoeia Persica (1681) Herb Name Indian SpikenardGreater CardamonCinnamonGalangalCloveCyperusGingerBlack PepperLong PepperBitter Costus *OpobalsamAsarumMyrtle berryCalamusSaffronMasticWhite Sugar Latin Nardostachys jatamansiAmomum subulatum Cinnamonum zeylanicumAlpina officinarumEugenia caryophyllusCyperus rotundusZingiber officinalisPiper nigrumPiper longumInula racemosaCommiphora opobalsamumAsarum europeumMyrtus communisAcorus calamusCrocus sativus Pistacia lentiscusSaccharum Amount 2 drams ea.5 dramsweight of all the rest *…

End of content

End of content