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Troches of Gum Lacca (Trochisci de Lacca) (Unani)

ByAdam Tate

Trochisci de Lacca Troches of Gum Lacca Tradition: Unani Source / Author: Pharmacopoeia Persica, 1681 Herb Name Lacca washedRhubarbAsarabaccaBirthwortGentianIndian SpikenardMasticMacedonian Parsley seedAniseedAmeosJuncus odoratusSavinCostusBitter AlmondsValerianWormwoodAgrimony juice thickenedBlack PepperGinger Latin Laccifer laccaRheum palmatumAsarum europeumAristolchia spp.Gentiana lutea Nardostachys jatamansi Pistacia lentiscusPetroselinum macedonicumPimpinella anisumAmmi majusCymbopogon schoenanthusJuniperus sabinaSaussurea lappaPrunus amygdalus amaraValeriana officinalis Artemisia absinthumAgrimonia eupatoriaPiper nigrumZingiber officinalis Amount 3 drams…

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Antidote of Seven Things (Paulus Aegineta)

ByAdam Tate

DiasptumOr, Electuarium CentauriumAntidote of Seven ThingsOr, Electuary of Centaury Tradition: Western Source / Author: Seven Books of Paulus Aegineta Herb Name St. John’s wortLong BirthwortCentauryGround PineAgaricGermanderGentianHoney Latin Hypericum perforatumAristolchia longaCentaurium erythraeaAjuga chamaepitysFomitopsis officinalisTeucrium chamaedrysGentiana lutea Mel Amount 1 oz. ea. 3 oz. ea. 4 oz.5 oz.5 drams Preparation: Powder the herbs and mix with three…

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Powder Against Joint Pain

ByAdam Tate

Powder Against Joint Pain Tradition: Western Source / Author: Enchiridion Medicum, Petrus Pomarius, 1612 Herb Name Ground PineGermanderGentianRue Latin Ajuga chamaepitysTeucrium chamaedrysGentiana luteaRuta graveolens Amount 3 drams each1⁄2 oz. Preparation: Powder Function: Clears Wind and Damp, eases Pain Use: Arthritic pain Dose: A small spoonful taken with white wine during Winter, and water in Summer….

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Powder for the Liver

ByAdam Tate

Powder for the Liver Tradition: Western Source / Author: Herb Name GentianAmomumWormwoodCostusAgrimonyBitter AlmondBlack PepperAniseed Latin Gentiana luteaAmomum subulatumArtemisia absinthumSaussurea lappaAgrimonia eupatoriaPrunus amygdalus amaraPiper nigrumPimpinella anisum Amount 2 drams ea. 1 dram ea. Preparation: Powder Function: Clears Liver Heat, opens Obstructions Use: Heat, Inflammation or Pain of the Liver and Gall Bladder Dose: 1⁄2–1 dram Cautions:…

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Expert Electuary of Catilinae

ByAdam Tate

Expert Electuary of Catilinae Tradition: Western Source / Author: Catilina (Omnia Quae extant in Latinum Sermonem Conversa, 1556) Herb Name AniseedOrrisLaccaIndian SpikenardAloeswoodClove AgaricCarawayWild RueFennel seedLong BirthwortRound BirthwortCentaurySavory AmmiOreganoMasticRoseRhubarbGentianSquinanthMyrrhMint Latin Pimpinella anisumIris germanicaLaccifer laccaNardostachys jatamansiAquillaria agallochaEugenia caryophyllusFomitopsis officinalisCarum carvi Peganum harmalaFoeniculum vulgareAristolchia longaAristolchia rotundaCentaurium erythraeaSatureja montanaAmmi majusOreganum vulgarePistacia lentiscusRosa gallica Rheum palmatumGentiana luteaJuncus odoratusCommiphora molmolMentha arvensis…

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Electuary of Horehound Diaprassium

ByAdam Tate

DiaprassiumElectuary of Horehound Tradition: Western Source / Author: Nicholas (Luminare Majus, 1551) Herb Name HorehoundTragacanthPine nutSweet AlmondsPistachio DateFigRaisinsCinnamonCloveNutmegMaceAloeswoodGalangalZedoaryGingerIndian SpikenardLicoriceRhaponticumAnacardiumStorax MasticMyrrhGalbanumTerebinthOrrisRound BirthwortCaper root barkGentian Black PepperAniseedFennel seedDill seedMacedonian Parsley seedSaxifrage ColchicumOreganoHog FennelSquinanthCardamonWhite PepperCarawayLovageSwallow-wortBalsam herbPennyroyalDittanyCostusPellitorySavory BasilLong PepperAmomumWild ParsleyOrobusBalsam woodCassia WoodRed CoralIvoryBalsam fruitCretian CarrotMuskAmbergrisBone of a Stag’s Heart Latin Marrubium vulgareAstragalus tragacanthNux PineaPrunus amygdalus dulcisPistachio verumDiospyros lotus Ficus…

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Aromatic Bitter Decoction

ByAdam Tate

Decoctum Amarum Aromaticum Aromatic Bitter Decoction Tradition: Western Source / Author: Herb Name GentianCalamusGalangalCentauryWormwoodCamomileStoechas Latin Gentiana lutea Acorus calamus Alpina officinarum Centaurium erythraea Artemisia absinthum Matricaria recutita Lavendula stoechas Amount 2 drams 4 scruples ea. 1 dram ea. Preparation: Decoct from 3 pints down to 2 pints, adding 1⁄2 ounce bruised Caraway seeds towards the…

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Powder Against Strangury

ByAdam Tate

Powder Against Strangury Tradition: Western Source / Author: Renodeus (Dispensatorium medicum, Renou, 1615) Herb Name Celery seedParsley seedPeony seedSaxifrage seedGentianAniseedFennel seedCarawayMelon seedGourd seedPumpkin seedCucumber seedMilium SolisSpikenardCinnamonLicorice White Poppy seedLettuce seedPurslane seedSugar Latin Apium graveolensPetroselinum crispumPaeonia officinalisSaxifraga albaGentiana luteaPimpinella anisumFoeniculum vulgareCarum carvi Citrullus vulgarisCucurbita spp.Cucurbita pepoCucumis sativusLithospermum spp.Nardostachys jatamansi Cinnamonum zeylanicumGlycyrrhiza glabraPapaver somniferumLactuosa sativaPortulaceae oleraceaSaccharum Amount…

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