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Antidotum Asclepiadus Minus (Nicholas)

ByAdam Tate

Antidotum Asclepiadus Minus Tradition: Western Source / Author: Nicholas Alexandrinus (Medici Graeci, 1541) Herb Name CinnamonThiu Apyru (Sulphur)CostusEuphorbiumMandrake rootLong BirthwortMyrrhOpiumLibaniBlack PepperCardamonHenbane seedHoney Latin Cinnamonum zeylanicumSulphurSaussurea lappaEuphorbium resiniferaMandragora officinalisAristolchia spp.Commiphora molmolPapaver somniferumCedrus deodara Piper nigrumElettaria cardamomumHyoscyamus nigerMel Amount 12 drams7 drams 3 drams ea. 2 drams ea. sufficient Preparation: Powder and with three times their weight…

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Honey, Mel, Feng Mi PRO

ByAdam Tate

Honey, Mel, Feng Mi 蜂蜜 Feng Mi (TCM)Asl (Unani)Sbrang rtsi  སྦྲང་རྩི  (Tibetan) Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Entomological name: Apis spp. A. mellifera, Western Honey Bee, A. cerana, Eastern Honey Bee These are the two main species of domesticated Honey Bees. Other wild and Stingless Bee species have…

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Antidote for Hip Pain and Arthritis (Nicholas)

ByAdam Tate

Antidotum ad Dolores Coxendicis & Arthriticos Antidote for Hip Pain and Arthritis Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Nicholas Alexandrinus (Medici Graeci, 1541) Herb Name EuphorbiumCostusAgaricCastoreumGingerBlack PepperHoney Latin Euphorbium resinifera Saussurea lappa Fomitopsis officinalis Castoreum Zingiber officinalisPiper nigrumMel Amount 6 drams ea.sufficient Preparation: Powder, and mix with Honey to form an Electuary Function: Clears Cold…

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Electuary of Nuts (Mithridate)

ByAdam Tate

Electuarium Nucis Electuary of Nuts Tradition: Western Source / Author: Mithridate Herb Name Walnuts FigRueSalt Honey Latin Jugulans regiaFicus caricaRuta graveolensSalMel Amount 20151 ounce 1⁄2 scruple 2 ounces Preparation: Cut the Walnuts and Figs small, then beat well together with the Rue and Salt. When well incorporated, mix with Honey to form an Electuary. Function: Resists…

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Antidote prepared for the Empress Helena

ByAdam Tate

Antidotum Quod Helenae Augustae Conficiebatur Antidote prepared for the Empress Helena Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Nicholas Alexandrinus (Medici Graeci, 1541) Herb Name CinnamonGingerWhite PepperGalangalLovageCarrot seedMacedonian Parsley seedCelery seed Fennel seed Honey Latin Cinnamonum zeylanicumZingiber officinalisPiper nigrumAlpina officinarumLevisticum officinaleDaucus carrotaPetroselinum macedonicumApium graveolensFoeniculum vulgare Mel Amount 8 drams ea. 6 drams ea. 2 drams ea….

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Confection of Sesame and Triphala (Ayurveda)

ByAdam Tate

Confection of Sesame and Triphala Tradition: Ayurveda Source / Author: Herb Name Sesame seedChebulic MyrobalanBelleric MyrobalanEmblic MyrobalanLong PepperBlack PepperGingerHoneyGhee Latin Sesamum indicumTerminalia chebulaTerminalia bellericaEmblica officinalisPiper longum Piper nigrumZingiber officinalisMelButurum clarificans Amount 3 parts 1 part ea. 3 parts2 parts Preparation: Powder the herbs and make into a confection with Honey and Ghee Function: Moistens, nourishes…

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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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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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Electuary for Stomach Pain from Cold and Viscid Humors

ByAdam Tate

Electuary for Stomach Pain from Cold and Viscid Humors Tradition: Western Source / Author: Hippocrates (De morbus internis curandis, Mesue, 1551) Herb Name Bay berryAniseedPellitoryGingerGalangalMasticMyrrhHoneyVinegar Latin Laurus nobilisPimpinella anisumAnacyclus pyrethrumZingiber officinalisAlpina officinarumPistacia lentiscusCommiphora molmolMelAcetum Amount 1 oz. ea. 4 drams ea. 2 drams ea. 1 lb. 1 oz. Preparation: Boil the Honey with the vinegar…

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Electuary Against Sterility (Nicholas)

ByAdam Tate

Electuary Against Sterility Tradition: Western Source / Author: Nicholas Herb Name SeseliIvory raspedPeony rootPeony seedPomegranate root barkCinnamonCyperusCalamusSquinanthMugwortSpikenardCloveOlibanumMasticAmbergrisHoney Latin Siler montanumEborisPaeonia officinalisPaeonia officinalisPunica granatumCinnamonum zeylanicumCyperus rotundusAcorus calamus Juncus odoratusArtemisia vulgarisNardostachys jatamansiEugenia caryophyllusBoswellia sacra Pistacia lentiscusAmbre grisMel Amount 1 1⁄2 drams ea. 1 dram ea. 1⁄2 dram ea. 1⁄2 scruplesufficient Preparation: Powder the herbs and add to…

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Athanasia Minor Nicholas

ByAdam Tate

Antidotus Athanasia Minor Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Nicholas Alexandrinus (Medici Graeci, 1541) Herb Name Indian SpikenardSaffronWhite CostusMyrrh ValerianAmomumCarrot seedParsley seedBlack PepperHoney Latin Nardostachys jatamansiCrocus sativussee below *Commiphora molmolValeriana officinalisAmomum subulatumDaucus carrotaPetroselinum crispumPiper nigrumMel Amount 6 drams ea. 2 dramssufficient * White Costus probably refers to Inula racemosa, Elecampane or Costus may be used….

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Antidotum Apollonii Laodicensis (Nicholas)

ByAdam Tate

Antidotum Apollonii Laodicensis Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Nicholas Alexandrinus (Medici Graeci, 1541) Herb Name White PepperSaffronCinnamonHenbane seedAsarabaccaHoney Latin Piper nigrumCrocus sativusCinnamonum zeylanicum Hyoscyamus nigerAsarum europeumMel Amount 20 drams6 drams 4 drams ea. 2 dramssufficient Preparation: Powder, and with sufficient Honey, form an Electuary Function: Clears Cold Phlegm, Opens the Lungs Use: 1. Difficulty…

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