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Electuary of Centaury (Zenon)

ByAdam Tate

Electuary of Centaury Tradition: Western Source / Author: Zenon of Athens (Omnia Quae extant in Latinum Sermonem Conversa, 1556) Herb Name CentauryGentianAniseedFennel seedCelery seedFrankincenseClove AgaricOrrisCubebGalbanumGum AmmoniacumCastoreum Black PepperLong PepperWhite PepperRoman Spikenard **Indian SpikenardTurbith AloeBalsam fruitBalsam woodSquill roastedMasticSaffronScammony prepared Latin Centaurium erythraea Gentiana lutea Pimpinella anisum Foeniculum vulgare Apium graveolens Boswellia sacra Eugenia caryophyllus Fomitopsis officinalis…

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Electuary for Crass and Viscid Humors (Azaricon)

ByAdam Tate

Electuary for Crass and Viscid Humors Tradition: Western Source / Author: Azaricon (Omnia Quae extant in Latinum Sermonem Conversa, 1556) Herb Name OrrisBlack PepperLong PepperWhite PepperAsafetidaScordiumCastoreumIndian leafRue seedAsarabaccaGum AmmoniacumGalbanumSavoryDried Goose bloodSagapenBalsam woodBalsam fruitIndian SpikenardSaffronGround PineGermanderBishop’s weed seed MintMarjoramWild Blackberry leaf *CarawayCloveAloeswoodCinnamonAniseedTurbith Agaric ** Latin Iris germanicaPiper nigrumPiper longumPiper albaFerula asafetidaTeucrium ScordiumCastoreumCinnamonum tamalaRuta graveolensAsarum europeumDorema ammoniacumFerula…

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Pills Proven for Coughs (Galen)

ByAdam Tate

Pills Proven for Cough Tradition: Western Source / Author: Galen Herb Name StoraxOpiumGalbanumSulphurTerebinthBlack Pepper Latin Styrax officinalisPapaver somniferumFerula spp.Sulphur vivPistacia terebinthusPiper nigrum Amount 1 dram 2 drams ea.15 drams Preparation: Powder, mix with clarified Celery juice to form pills the size of a Pea Function: Clears Phlegm, settles the Lungs, stops Cough Use: Cough associated…

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Troches for the Womb

ByAdam Tate

Troches for the Wombor Hysteric Troches Tradition: Western Source / Author: Herb Name AsafetidaGalbanumMyrrhCastoreumAsarabacca rootLong BirthwortSavin FeverfewCatnipDittany Latin Ferula asafetidaFerula galbanifluaCommiphora molmolCastoreum Asarum europeumAristolchia longaJuniperus sabinaTanacetum partheniumNepeta catariaDictamnus albus Amount 2 1⁄2 drams ea. 2 drams1 1⁄2 drams 1 dram ea. 1⁄2 dram Preparation: Steep the Gums in the Juice or Decoction of Rue, strain, and…

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Electuary of Lacca (Andrezeos)

ByAdam Tate

Electuary of Lacca Tradition: Western Source / Author: Andrezeos (Omnia Quae extant in Latinum Sermonem Conversa, 1556) Herb Name LaccaLong PepperBlack PepperCentauryRound BirthwortCostusGalbanumGum AmmoniacumHorehoundAsarabaccaIndian leafOrrisLicorice Latin Laccifer laccaPiper longumPiper nigrumCentaurium erythraeaAristolchia rotundaSaussurea lappaFerula spp. Dorema ammoniacumMarrubium vulgareAsarum europeumCinnamonum tamalaIris germanicaGlycyrrhiza glabra Amount 20 drams 10 drams ea. 4 drams ea. 7 drams ea. Preparation: Powder…

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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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Antidote Appropriate for Cough (Nicholas)

ByAdam Tate

Antidotum aptum Tussientibus Antidote Appropriate for Cough Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Nicholas Alexandrinus (Medici Graeci, 1541) Herb Name SaffronSafflowerLicoriceCinnamonSpikenardStoraxOpiumMyrrhGalbanumAniseedCelery seedCarrot seedHenbane seedHoney Latin Crocus sativus Carthamus tinctorius Glycyrrhiza glabra Cinnamonum zeylanicum Nardostachys jatamansi Styrax officinalisPapaver somniferum Commiphora molmol Ferula spp.Pimpinella anisumApium graveolens Daucus carrota Hyoscyamus nigerMel Amount 8 drams ea. 3 drams ea….

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Electuary of Scordium

ByAdam Tate

Diascordium Electuary of Scordium Tradition: Western Source / Author: Francastor (Pharmacopoeia Augustana) Herb Name Armenian EarthScordium leafCassia WoodCinnamonSealed EarthGalbanumGum ArabicDittany of CreteTormentilBistort StoraxGentianLong PepperGingerOpiumSorrel seedClarified HoneyRose SugarAromatic wine Latin Terra Armenius Teucrium Scordium Cinnamonum cassia Cinnamonum zeylanicum Terra Sigillata Ferula spp.Acacia arabica Origanum dictamnus Potentilla tormentilla Polygonum bistorta Styrax officinalis Gentiana luteaPiper longum Zingiber officinalis…

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Powder to Facilitate Birth (Renodeus)

ByAdam Tate

Powder to Facilitate Birth Tradition: Western Source / Author: Renodeus (Dispensatorium medicum, Renou, 1615) Herb Name SavinPennyroyalMugwortCassia Fistula fruit pulpSaffron CinnamonGalbanumMyrrh Latin Juniperus sabinaMentha pulegiumArtemisia vulgarisCassia fistulaCrocus sativusCinnamonum zeylanicumFerula spp. Commiphora molmol Amount 1 pugil ea.2 1⁄2 drams 1⁄2 scruple1 1⁄2 drams 1⁄2 scruple ea. Preparation: Powder Function: Moves Qi and Blood, Promotes Labor Use:…

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Antidote Proven for Diverse Diseases (Nicholas)

ByAdam Tate

Antidote Proven for Diverse Diseases Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Nicholas Alexandrinus (Medici Graeci, 1541) Herb Name AmberMuskStoraxGalbanumOpopanaxLaserMyrrhCastoreumBitumen JudaicumDragon’s BloodVeratrumVeronica Horse SpleenMole Heart *Petroleum Oil **Honey Latin SuccinumMoschusStyrax officinalisFerula gummosaCommiphora guidottiiSilphium spp.Commiphora molmolCastoreumBitumen Judaicum Daemonorops dracoVeratrum albumVeronica officinalisSplenis Equi Cordis TalpiniPetroleumMel Amount 30 dramssufficient * Hare Heart is used similarly in Tibetan Medicine** The…

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Beautiful Anodyne Antidote

ByAdam Tate

Calisti Antidotum AnodinumBeautiful Anodyne Antidote Tradition: Western Source / Author: Nicolai Alexandrini Liber de Composition, 1543 Herb Name StoraxMyrrhBdelliumOpiumWhite Henbane seedGalbanumOlibanumHoney Latin Styrax officinalis Commiphora molmol Commiphora mukulOpiumHyoscyamus albaFerula galbanifluaBoswellia sacra Mel Amount 8 drams ea. 3 drams ea.sufficient Preparation: Powder and with three times their weight of Honey, form an Electuary. Function: Clears Phlegm, Moves…

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Antidotus Acharistos Altera

ByAdam Tate

Antidotus Acharistos Altera Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Nicholas Alexandrinus (Medici Graeci, 1541) Herb Name MyrrhCassia FistulaSaffronIndian SpikenardLovage seedAniseedCastorGalbanumCostusBlack PepperWhite PepperHoney Latin Commiphora molmolCassia fistulaCrocus sativusNardostachys jatamansiLevisticum officinalePimpinella anisumCastoreum Ferula spp.Saussurea lappaPiper nigrumPiper nigrumMel Amount 9 drams ea. 2 drams4 1⁄2 dram3 drams2 1⁄2 drams 2 drams ea. 1 dram ea.sufficient Preparation: Powder the…

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