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Wine for Edema

ByAdam Tate

Wine for Edema Tradition: Western Source / Author: Riverius (Opera Medica, 1737) Herb Name ElecampaneCelery rootFennel rootOrris rootValerianGentianAsarumSquill Elder root barkSassafras woodWormwoodAgrimonyGermanderMaidenhairCentauryBroom flowersParsley seedDill seedAmeos seedCinnamonIndian Spikenard Latin Inula heleniumApium graveolensFoeniculum vulgareIris germanicaValeriana officinalisGentiana luteaAsarum europeumScilla maritimaSambucus nigraLaurus sassafrasArtemisia absinthumAgrimonia eupatoriaTeucrium chamaedrysAdiantum capillus-venerisCentaurium erythraeaCytisus scopariusPetroselinum crispumAnethum graveolensAmmi majusCinnamonum zeylanicumNardostachys jatamansi Amount 1 1⁄2 oz. ea….

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Electuary of Scorpion

ByAdam Tate

Electuarium de Scorpionibus Electuary of Scorpion Tradition: Unani Source / Author: Pharmacopoeia Persica (1681) Herb Name Scorpion burntGentian GingerBlack PepperLong PepperWinter CherryCastoreum Latin Scorpio ustaGentiana luteaZingiber officinalisPiper nigrumPiper longum Physalis alkekengiCastoreum Amount 3 1⁄2 dram 1 1⁄2 dram 1 dram 5 1⁄2 drams ea. 4 drams Preparation: Powder and mix with three times their weight…

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Powder for the Memory (Hartman)

ByAdam Tate

Powder for the Memory Tradition: Memory Source / Author: Practical Chymistry, John Hartman, 1670 Herb Name MaceCubebsClovesSenna leafCrystals of TartarGinger Ground PineCalamusGentianCumin seedMountain Siler seedAniseed AmmiCarrot seedWild Alexander seedIndian SpikenardCoralPearl Latin Myristica fragransPiper cubebaEugenia caryophyllusCassia angustifoliaPotassium tartrateZingiber officinalisAjuga chamaepitysAcorus calamusGentiana luteaCuminum cyminumSiler trilobumPimpinella anisumAmmi majus Daucus carrotaSmyrnium olusatrumNardostachys jatamansiCorallum rubrumMargarita Amount 6 drams ea. 5…

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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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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…

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Emperor’s Powder Against the Plague

ByAdam Tate

Pulvis Imperator Contra PestilentialisEmperor’s Powder Against the Plague Tradition: Western Source / Author: Herb Name Pimpernel rootGentianTormentilBistort RueWormwoodWalnutGarnet preparedJuniper berries Latin Pimpinella saxifragaGentiana luteaPotentilla tormentillaPolygonum bistortaRuta graveolensArtemisia absinthumJugulans regiaGranatum Juniperus communis Amount equal parts Preparation: Prepare the Garnet; powder the herbs finely and mix in the Garnet. It can be made into a confection with…

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Electuary for Asthma of Andrezeos

ByAdam Tate

Electuary for Asthma of Andrezeos Tradition: Western Source / Author: Andrezeos (Omnia Quae extant in Latinum Sermonem Conversa, 1556) Herb Name GentianHyssopAgaricMastic Latin Gentiana lutea Hyssopus officinale Fomitopsis officinalis Pistacia lentiscus Amount 1⁄2 dram ea.2 drams Preparation: Powder and mix with Honey to form an Electuary Function: Clear Phlegm, benefit the Lungs, Stop Asthma Use:…

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Pills of Gentian

ByAdam Tate

Pills of Gentian Tradition: Unani Source / Author: Unani Formulary of India Herb Name AloeGentianYellow MyrobalanCelery juice Latin Aloe veraGentiana luteaTerminalia chebula (yellow) Apium graveolens Amount 50 grams ea. 100 gramsqs Preparation: Powder the herbs and mix with clarified Celery juice to form a pill mass. Function: Clears and purges Liver Heat, opens Obstructions Use:…

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Antidotum Aurelii

ByAdam Tate

Antidotum Aurelii Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Nicholas Alexandrinus (Medici Graeci, 1541) Herb Name Cassia WoodOreganoSouthernwoodSavinGermanderSilver bushAgrimonyCyperusMother of ThymeGentian Long BirthwortAgrimony rootDragon rootCalamusMarjoramWhite PepperFennel seedCumin PilionisParsley seedCitron seedTurnip seedSanicleCamels Hay seedWild Turnip seedWild Rue seedHorseradish seedPlantainHoney Latin Cinnamonum cassiaOreganum vulgareArtemisia abrotanumJuniperus sabinaTeucrium chamaedrysAnthyllis barba-jovisAgrimonia eupatoriaCyperus rotundusThymus serpillumGentiana luteaAristolchia longaAgrimonia eupatoriaDracunculus vulgarisAcorus calamusOreganum marjoranaPiper nigrumFoeniculum…

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Electuary of Steel (Unani)

ByAdam Tate

Electuarium de ChalybeMajun FauladElectuary of Steel Tradition: Unani Source / Author: Pharmacopoeia Persica (1681) Herb Name SaffronBlack PepperLong PepperCinnabar prepared *CubebMasticAniseedSkinkSpikenardMaceCloveCinnamonWhite SandalwoodCuminNigellaMelon seedChicory seedWhite Poppy seedPyrethrumRed BehenWhite BehenBlack MyrobalanRed Coral preparedAmber preparedPearlCelery seedAsh tree seedPistachioPennyroyal seedDatura seed **GentianCamel PlacentaGingerSparrow BrainChicken BrainSesame seedThyme (Greek)CamomileNutmegEmblic MyrobalanBelleric MyrobalanGreater CardamonGarden Cress AmmiCoconutAsparagus seed Cassia WoodBlessed ThistlePine nutsWalnut flower ***Convolvulus…

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Pills for Pestilence

ByAdam Tate

Pilulae Pestilentes Pills for Pestilence Tradition: Western Source / Author: Herb Name AloeRhubarbSaffronMyrrhZedoaryGentianAgaricVenice Treacle Latin Aloe spp.Rheum palmatumCrocus sativusCommiphora molmolCurcuma zedoariaGentiana luteaFomitopsis officinalisTheriac Venetia Amount 1 oz.2 drams 1 dram ea. 1 scruple ea.4 drams Preparation: Powder, and make a Pill mass with the Theriac Function: Opens Obstructions, moves Blood, clears Heat and Damp, purges…

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The Powder of Trithemius

ByAdam Tate

Pulvis TrithemiThe Powder of Trithemius Tradition: Western Source / Author: Abbot Trithemius of Sponheim in Wurzburg (1462–1516) Herb Name CloveGingerGround PineSennaCrystal of TartarCalamusGentianIndian SpikenardSiler MontaneAniseedCumin seedCaraway seedLovage seedParsley seedMaceCubebs Latin Eugenia caryophyllusZingiber officinalisAjuga chamaepitysCassia angustifoliaPotassium bitartrateAcorus calamusGentiana luteaNardostachys jatamansiSiler montanumPimpinella anisumCuminum cyminumCarum carvi Levisticum officinalePetroselinum crispumMyristica fragransPiper cubeba Amount 7 drams 6 drams ea. 4…

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