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Triphera Greater (Nicholas)

ByAdam Tate

Triphera MagnusTriphera Greater (with Opium and Without) Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Nicholas Herb Name CinnamonCloveGalangalIndian SpikenardZedoary GingerCostusStoraxCyperusCalamusOrrisMasterwortFlorentine OrrisMandrake root-barkCeltic SpikenardRose Black PepperAniseedCelery seedParsley seedFennel seedCarrot seedHenbane seedCumin seedBasil seed Latin Cinnamonum zeylanicumEugenia caryophyllusAlpina officinarumNardostachys jatamansiCurcuma zedoariaZingiber officinalisSaussurea lappa Styrax officinalisCyperus rotundusAcorus calamusIris germanicaImperatoriae ostruthiumIris florentinaMandragora officinalisValeriana celtica Rosa gallicaPiper nigrumPimpinella anisumApium graveolensPetroselinum crispumFoeniculum…

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Decoction of Sarsaparilla Against Apoplexy

ByAdam Tate

Decoction of Sarsaparilla Against Apoplexy Tradition: Western Source / Author: A Guide to the Practical Physician, Theophrastus Bonet, MD, London, 1684 Herb Name SarsaparillaPrimrose flowersLily of the Valley flowersFennel seedAloeswood Latin Smilax sarsaparilla Primula verisConvallaria majalisFoeniculum vulgare Aquillaria agallocha Amount 2 oz. 1 handful ea.6 drams3 scruples Preparation: Steep the Sarsaparilla for 24 hours in 2…

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Troches of Wormwood Greater

ByAdam Tate

Trochisci Absinthium MagnusTroches of Wormwood Greater Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Medicamentorum Opus, Nicolai Myrepsus, 1625 Herb Name WormwoodFennel seedAniseedRose Bitter AlmondAsarumSpikenardJuncus odoratusCelery seedRhubarbAgrimony juice Latin Artemisia absinthumFoeniculum vulgarePimpinella anisumRosa gallica Prunus amygdalus amaraAsarum europeumNardostachys jatamansiCymbopogon schoenanthusApium graveolens Rheum palmatumAgrimonia eupatoria Amount 3 drams ea. 2 drams ea. 1 dram ea. Preparation: Powder and…

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Electuary for Asthma (1) (De Morbis internis curandis, 1551)

ByAdam Tate

Electuary for Asthma Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: De morbis internis curandis, Mesue, 1551 Herb Name Licorice juiceVioletBitter AlmondMarshmallow seedTragacanth Fennel seed Latin Succus GlycyrrhizaViola odorataPrunus amygdalus amara Althea officinalis Astragalus tragacanth Foeniculum vulgare Amount 10 drams ea. 3 drams ea. Preparation: Powder; Mix with Mucilage of Psyllium, Linseed and Quince seed, and with…

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Pills of Rhubarb (Mesue)

ByAdam Tate

Pilulae de RhabarbaroPills of Rhubarb Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name Yellow MyrobalanHiera Picra of GalenLicorice juiceWormwood juice dehydratedMastic Troches of RoseRhubarbFennel seedCelery seed Latin Terminalia chebula (yellow) Hiera Picra GaleniSuccus GlycyrrhizaSuccum absinthum Pistacia lentiscusTrochisci RosumRheum palmatumFoeniculum vulgareApium graveolens Amount 3 1⁄2 oz.10 drams 1 oz. each3 1⁄2 drams3 drams 1⁄2 dram…

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Antidote for Wind and Cold (Nicholas)

ByAdam Tate

Antidotum, quod Facit ad Flatuositatem & Frigiditatem Antidote for Wind and Cold Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Nicholas Alexandrinus (Medici Graeci, 1541) Herb Name GingerHyssopWhite PepperBlack PepperParsley seedSilerElecampaneLong PepperAmeosAniseedFennel seedHoney Latin Zingiber officinalisHyssopus officinalePiper nigrumPiper nigrumPetroselinum crispumSiler trilobum Inula heleniumPiper longumAmmi majusPimpinella anisumFoeniculum vulgareMel Amount 4 drams ea. 2 drams ea. qs Preparation: Powder…

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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 for Cold Diseases of the Head (Renodeus)

ByAdam Tate

Powder for Cold Diseases of the Head Tradition: Western Source / Author: Dispensatorium Medicum, Renou et al., 1615 Herb Name CalamusRed CoralCalendulaBetonyStoechasRosemaryCoriander seed preparedNutmegCinnamonAniseedFennel seedPeony seedSiler montaneCardamonClove Sugar of Rosemary Latin Acorus calamusCorallum rubrumCalendula officinalisBetonica officinalisLavendula stoechasRosmarinus officinalisCoriandrum sativumMyristica fragransCinnamonum zeylanicumPimpinella anisumFoeniculum vulgarePaeonia officinalis Siler montanumElettaria cardamomumEugenia caryophyllusSaccharum Rosmarinum Amount 6 drams2 drams 2 scruples…

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Powder to Strengthen the Stomach of Andernacus

ByAdam Tate

Powder to Strengthen the Stomach of Andernacus Tradition: Western Source / Author: Andernacus Herb Name Coriander preparedAniseedFennel seedCaraway MaceCinnamonGingerClove Latin Coriandrum sativumPimpinella anisumFoeniculum vulgareCarum carviMyristica fragransCinnamonum zeylanicumZingiber officinalisEugenia caryophyllus Amount 2 1⁄2 drams ea.1 1⁄2 drams1 dram2 scruples Preparation: Powder Function: Clears Cold and Damp, Warms the Stomach Use: 1. Indigestion2. Poor Appetite3. Stomach Weakness4….

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Electuarium Acharistum (Nicholas)

ByAdam Tate

Electuarium Acharistum Tradition: Western Source / Author: Nicholas Myrepsus Herb Name CostusGalbanumCelery seedImmature DateHyssopLinseedCinnamonIndian SpikenardRed CoralSaffron Balsam woodCassia pulpCassia WoodCalamusRhaponticumMyrrh StoraxOpopanaxBdelliumGum AmmoniacGall Celtic SpikenardSouthernwoodAcorusSyrian SumacSquill Bay leafAniseedPsylliumBasil seedCarrot seedLovage seedFennel seedWhite Poppy seedBlack PepperWhite PepperLong PepperElecampaneBlack Hellebore, preparedGinger Latin Saussurea lappaFerula spp.Apium graveolensDiospyros lotusHyssopus officinaleLinium usitatissimumCinnamonum zeylanicum Nardostachys jatamansiCorallum rubrum Crocus sativusCommiphora opobalsamumCassia fistulaCinnamonum cassiaAcorus…

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Elegant Powder for Strangury (Renodeus)

ByAdam Tate

Elegant Powder for Strangury Tradition: Western Source / Author: Renodeus (Dispensatorium medicum, Renou, 1615) Herb Name Celery seedParsley seedPeony seedSaxifrage seedGentianAniseedFennel seedCarawayMelon seedGourd seedPumpkin seedCucumber seedMillium SolisSpikenardCinnamonLicorice White Poppy seedLettuce seedPurslane seedSugar Latin Apium graveolensPetroselinum crispumPeonia officinalisSaxifraga albaGentiana luteaPimpinella anisumFoeniculum vulgareCarum carvi Citrullus vulgarisLagenaria vulgarisCucurbita pepoCucumis sativusLithospermum officinale Nardostachys jatamansiCinnamonum zeylanicumGlycyrrhiza glabraPapaver somniferumLactuosa sativaPortulaceae oleraceaSaccharum…

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Troches for Pleurisy (Mesue)

ByAdam Tate

Troches for Pleurisy Tradition: Western / Unani Source / Author: De morbus internis curandis, Mesue, 1551 Herb Name VioletLicorice juiceTragacanthStarchMarshmallowFennel seed Latin Viola odorataSuccus GlycyrrhizaAstragalus tragacanthAmylumAlthea officinalisFoeniculum vulgare Amount 10 drams ea. 3 drams ea. Preparation: Powder and form Troches with Linseed mucilage Function: Clears Phlegm and Heat, stops Cough, strengthen the Lungs Use: 1….

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