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Electuary of Reschidi (Unani)

ByAdam Tate

Electuarium ReschidiElectuary of Reschidi Tradition: Unani Source / Author: Pharmacopoeia Persica (1681) Herb Name Hyacinth (Zircon) *Mace SaffronWhite Sugar Latin HyacinthusMyristica fragrans Crocus sativus Saccharum alba Amount 5 parts ea.3 parts100 parts * the texts lists Rubini Hyacinthini, Ruby-colored Hyacinth (Zircon) Preparation: Dissolve the Sugar in Rose water, heat gently to the thickness of honey…

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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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Vigorous Cakes

ByAdam Tate

Vigorous Cakes Tradition: Western Source / Author: Wirtzung Herb Name PearlSapphireGarnetEmeraldHyacinth (Zircon)Red Coral White CoralRoseGold leafSilver leaf Latin MargaritaSapphirusGranatumSmaragdusHyacinthusCorallum rubrumCorallum albumRosa gallicaAurumArgentum Amount 3 drams 1 dram ea.3 drams 1 1⁄2 drams ea.1 drams 4 each Preparation: Levigates the stones well with Rose water, then mixed with the powdered Rose, and lastly, beat in the…

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Medicine to Defend the Base from all Danger

ByAdam Tate

Medicamen ex inventione nostra defendens basin ab omni periculoMedicine to Defend the Base from all Danger Tradition: Western / Unani Source / Author: De morbus internis curandis, Mesue, 1551 Herb Name Red CoralMaceBone of a Stag’s HeartAmbergrisPearlCrystalGold leafSilver leafIvoryRubySapphireHyacinth (Zircon)BalsamMuskRosemaryTabasheerSandalwoodCloveGalangalCalamus *CubebIndian SpikenardStaceorum barkCuttlefish bone BasilCardamonWhite PepperLong PepperBay berryPellitoryStoraxCalamusMagnetMyrrhThebane OpiumPeony seed *CamomileWild Sage (Lilifagus)MarjoramBalsamita **AmmiRound BirthwortDianthosSaffronAloeswoodWhite…

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