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Confection of Montagnana for the Sight

ByAdam Tate

Confection of Montagnana for the Sight Tradition: Western Source / Author: Wirtzung Herb Name Siler montane seedEyebrightFennel seedCubeb CardamonMaceCelandine seedRue seedRosemaryAniseedAloeswoodCarawayGolden RodSugar or Honey Latin Siler montanumEuphrasia officinalisFoeniculum vulgarePiper cubebaElettaria cardamomumMyristica fragransChelidonium majusRuta graveolensRosmarinus officinalisPimpinella anisumAquillaria agallochaCarum carviSolidago virgaureaSaccharum et Mel Amount 1 dram 1 1⁄2 drams 2 drams 1 oz. 1⁄2 oz.sufficient Preparation: Beat…

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Powder to Cleanse the Sight (Wirtzung)

ByAdam Tate

Powder to Cleanse the Sight Tradition: Western Source / Author: Wirtzung Herb Name SennaFennel seedBetonyEyebrightVervainRosemaryLicoriceMace Latin Cassia angustifolia Foeniculum vulgare Betonica officinalis Euphrasia officinalis Verbena officinalis Rosmarinus officinalis Glycyrrhiza glabra Myristica fragrans Amount 1⁄2 oz.1 dram 1⁄2 handful ea.2 drams1 scruple Preparation: Powder Function: Purges the Head and Eyes, opens Obstructions Use: 1. Eye disorders…

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Secret Pills

ByAdam Tate

Secret Pills Tradition: Western Source / Author: Dispensatorium Pharmaceuticum Universale, 1764 Herb Name AloesRhubarbSennaEyebrightChebulic MyrobalanBelleric MyrobalanEmblic MyrobalanBlack MyrobalanYellow Myrobalan CelandineLapis Lazuli preparedRoseVioletWormwoodTroches AlhandalTurbithCubebsCalamusSpikenardEpithymumBalsam WoodBalsam fruitNutmegSiler MontaneRue seedCelery seedSchoenanthAsarumMasticCloveAniseedFennel seedCassia WoodMace Latin Aloe spp. Rheum palmatum Cassia angustifolia Euphrasia officinalis Terminalia chebula Terminalia bellerica Emblica officinalis Terminalia chebula (black) Terminalia chebula (yellow) Chelidonium majusLapis Azureus preparataRosa…

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Powder for the Eyes

ByAdam Tate

Pulvis Opthalmicus Powder for the Eyes Tradition: Western Source / Author: Bates (Dispensatorium Pharmaceuticum Universale, 1764) Herb Name EyebrightFennel seedRue seedMace Sugar Latin Euphrasia officinalis Foeniculum vulgare Ruta graveolens Myristica fragrans Saccharum Amount 3 oz.2 oz.1⁄2 oz.2 drams 6 oz. Preparation: Powder the herbs, mix with the sugar Function: Strengthen the Eyes and Brain, benefits…

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Syrup of Betony (Bononiense)

ByAdam Tate

Syrup of Betony Tradition: Western Source / Author: Antidotarium Bononiense, 1641 Herb Name BetonyRueCelandineStrawberry leafEyebrightLovagePennyroyalChamedrysRosemaryOregano Bay leafSageHyssopLicoriceMadderCloveAniseedDill seedAmmiParsley seedLettuce seedBorage flowersRose Latin Betonica officinalisRuta graveolensChelidonium majusFragaria spp.Euphrasia officinalisLevisticum officinaleMentha pulegiumTeucrinum chamaedrysRosmarinus officinalisOreganum vulgareLaurus nobilis Salvia officinalisHyssopus officinaleGlycyrrhiza glabraRubia tinctorumEugenia caryophyllusPimpinella anisumAnethum graveolensAmmi majusPetroselinum crispumLactuosa sativaBorago officinalisRosa gallica Amount 1 handful 1⁄2 handful ea. 1 1⁄2…

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Confection for all Stomach Diseases

ByAdam Tate

Confection for all Stomach Diseases Tradition: Western / Unani Source / Author: De morbus internis curandis, Mesue, 1551 Herb Name MasticAloeswoodMyrrhCinnamonAniseedPistachio shell *Clove Indian SpikenardEyebrightRed CoralWhite CoralSugar Latin Pistacia lentiscusAquillaria agallochaCommiphora molmolCinnamonum zeylanicumPimpinella anisumPistachio verum Eugenia caryophyllusNardostachys jatamansiEuphrasia officinalisCorallum rubrumCorallum albumSaccharum Amount 5 drams ea. 3 drams ea. 1⁄2 oz. Together, equal to the above…

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Noble Confection for the Heart

ByAdam Tate

Noble Confection for the Heart Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: De morbus internis curandis, Mesue, 1551 Herb Name TabasheerRue seedCapers root-barkLaccaRed CoralGalangalMaceCloveCubebAniseedMasticEyebrightMuskPine nutSweet AlmondsMelon seedGourd seedPumpkin seedCucumber seedPearlAmberSapphireHyacinth (Zircon)BalsamHoneyWhite Poppy seedSandalwoodEndive seed Latin Bambusae silicae Ruta graveolens Capparis spinosa Laccifer lacca Corallum rubrum Alpina officinarum Myristica fragrans Eugenia caryophyllus Piper cubeba Pimpinella anisum Pistacia…

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Pills to Clarify Pilulae Lucis Majores Mesue

ByAdam Tate

Pilulae Lucis Majores,or Pilulae OpticaePills to Clarify Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name RoseVioletWormwoodColocynthTurbithCubebCalamusNutmegDodder of ThymeIndian SpikenardBalsam fruit (or Cardamon)Balsam wood (or Aloeswood)Seseli seed (or Hartwort)RueAnnisFennel seedCelery seedSquinanthAsarabaccaMasticCloveCinnamonCassia woodSaffronMace               Chebulia MyrobalanEmblic MyrobalanBelleric MyrobalanYellow MyrobalanBlack MyrobalanRhubarbAgaricSennaEyebrightAloes Latin Rosa gallicaViola odorataArtemisia absinthiumCitrullus colocynthisOperculina turpethumPiper cubebaAcorus calamusMyristica fragransCuscuta europeaNardostachys jatamansiCommiphora opobalsamumCommiphora opobalsamumSiler montanumRuta…

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Powder to Benefit Eyesight (Riverius)

ByAdam Tate

Powder to Benefit Eyesight Tradition: Western Source / Author: Riverius Herb Name Common SaltEyebrightNutmegCinnamon Latin SalEuphrasia officinalisMyristica fragransCinnamonum zeylanicum Amount 2 oz.2 dram1 dram2 scruples Preparation: Powder Function: Benefits the Eyes, strengthens the Sight Use: 1. To strengthen the Eyesight2. for Weak or Failing Eyesight Dose: Added to food as a condiment Cautions: None noted…

Eyebright Wine

ByAdam Tate

Vinum EuphrasiaWine of Eyebright Tradition: Western Source / Author: Herb Name EyebrightWine Latin Euphrasia officinalisVinum Amount 1 handful1 gallon Preparation: Preparation: steep for several days, then strain hard. It is best to tie the herb in cloth to be soaked in the wine, squeezing it out hard regularly. This way, the wine can be taken…

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Water for Cancer

ByAdam Tate

Water Commended for Cancer Tradition: Western Source / Author: The Compleat Midwife, Sharp, 1725. Herb Name Figwort rootHerb RobertPlantainBlack NightshadeBugloss leaf Borage leaf PurslaneBetonyEyebrightFrogEgg WhitesQuince seedFenugreekRose waterEyebright water Latin Scrophularia nodosa Geranium robertum Plantago majorSolanum nigrumAnchusa officinalisBorago officinalisPortulaca oleraceaBetonica officinalisEuphrasia officinalisRanaOvum albumCydonia oblongaTrigonella foenum-graecumAqua RosataAqua Euphrasia Amount 1 handful ea. half handful ea.12 1 oz….

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Eyebright Powder

ByAdam Tate

Pulvis EuphrasiaeEyebright Powder Tradition: Western Source / Author: Herb Name EyebrightMace Latin Euphrasia officinalis Myristica fragrans Amount 3 parts1 part Preparation: Powder; some added 7 parts of Sugar. Function: Clears Heat, benefits the Eyes Use: 1. Poor, weak or failing Eyesight. It both restores and preserves the Sight, and was said to increase Clarity.2. Floaters3….

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