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Pills to Clarify Pilulae Lucis Majores Mesue

ByAdam Tate

Pilulae Lucis Majores,or Pilulae OpticaePills to Clarify Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name RoseVioletWormwoodColocynthTurbithCubebCalamusNutmegDodder of ThymeIndian SpikenardBalsam fruit (or Cardamon)Balsam wood (or Aloeswood)Seseli seed (or Hartwort)RueAnnisFennel seedCelery seedSquinanthAsarabaccaMasticCloveCinnamonCassia woodSaffronMace               Chebulia MyrobalanEmblic MyrobalanBelleric MyrobalanYellow MyrobalanBlack MyrobalanRhubarbAgaricSennaEyebrightAloes Latin Rosa gallicaViola odorataArtemisia absinthiumCitrullus colocynthisOperculina turpethumPiper cubebaAcorus calamusMyristica fragransCuscuta europeaNardostachys jatamansiCommiphora opobalsamumCommiphora opobalsamumSiler montanumRuta…

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Electuary for Quotidian, Tertian and Quartan Fever (Galen)

ByAdam Tate

Electuary for Quotidian, Tertian and Quartan Fever Tradition: Western Source / Author: Galen (Omnia Quae extant in Latinum Sermonem Conversa, 1556) Herb Name RoseSugarSweet CostusRhubarbOrpimentCinnamonIndian SpikenardMasticTabasheerWhite SandalwoodYellow SandalwoodBarberryCloveSaffron Latin Rosa gallicaSaccharumSaussurea lappaRheum palmatumAuripigmentumCinnamonum zeylanicumNardostachys jatamansiPistacia lentiscusBambusae silicaeSantalum albumSantalum citrinumBerberis vulgaris Eugenia caryophyllusCrocus sativus Amount 20 drams40 drams 2 drams ea. Preparation: Powder and mix with…

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Pills to Crumble Kidney Stones (Unani)

ByAdam Tate

Pills to Crumble Kidney Stones Tradition: Unani Source / Author: Dispensatory of Ibn at Tilmid Herb Name Balsam seedsRadish seedCarrot seedParsley seedCaper root peelOpopanax root-barkBitter Almonds Bay laurel seedCitronellaCyperusIndian SpikenardPolypodyHarmal GentianBirthwortAsarumJews StoneWild CarawayMyrrhAmmoniacSagapenBdelliumBlack PepperCalamus Latin Commiphora opobalsamumRaphanus sativaDaucus carrotaPetroselinum crispumCapparis spinosa Commiphora guidottiiPrunus amygdalus amaraLaurus nobilisCymbopogon nardusCyperus rotundusNardostachys jatamansiPolypodium vulgarePeganum harmalaGentiana luteaAristolchia spp.Asarum europeumLapis JudaicumLagoecia…

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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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Aromatic Rose Compound for the Stomach (Mesue)

ByAdam Tate

Aromaticum Rosatum Stomachum Aromatic Rose Compound for the Stomach Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name RoseAloeswoodMaceCloveTroches of DiarrhodonGallia MuscataLicoriceCinnamonGalangalGingerNutmegGreater CardamonIndian Spikenard Latin Rosa gallicaAquillaria agallochaMyristica fragransEugenia caryophyllusTrochisci DiarrhodonTrochisci Gallia MoschataGlycyrrhiza glabraCinnamonum zeylanicumAlpina officinarumZingiber officinalisMyristica fragransAmomum subulatumNardostachys jatamansi Amount 1 1⁄2 oz. 2 drams ea.8 drams3 drams 1 1⁄2 drams ea. 1 dram…

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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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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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Confection for Catarrh

ByAdam Tate

Confection for Catarrh Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: De morbis internis curandis, Mesue, 1551 Herb Name LibaniMyrrhSaffronIndian SpikenardStorax Opium Latin Cedrus libaniCommiphora molmolCrocus sativusNardostachys jatamansiStyrax officinalisOpium Amount 1 part 5 parts ea. 3 parts Preparation: Dissolve the gums, add the rest in powder, then mix with three times its weight of clarified Honey to…

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Triphera Minor (Triphera Phoenonis, Triphera Minus) (Mesue)

ByAdam Tate

Triphera Minus,Or Triphera PhoenonisTriphera Minor,Or Lesser TripheraOr “The Delicate Electuary” Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name Chebulic MyrobalanBelleric MyrobalanEmblic MyrobalanBlack MyrobalanNutmegWatercress seedPersian OreganoDittany of CreteBlack PepperFrankincense Bishop’s weed Ginger TamariskIndian SpikenardSchoenanthCyperusSteel filings prepared * Latin Terminalia chebulaTerminalia bellericaEmblica officinalisTerminalia chebula (black)Myristica fragrans Nasturtium officinaleOreganum sppOriganum dictamnusPiper nigrumBoswellia sacraAmmi majusZingiber officinalisTamarisk gallicaNardostachys jatamansiCymbopogon…

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Troches of Camphor (Mesue)

ByAdam Tate

Trochisci de CamphoraTroches of Camphor Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name RoseTabasheerYellow SandalwoodSaffronLicoriceMelon seedGourd seedPumpkin seedCucumber seedTragacanthGum ArabicIndian SpikenardAloeswoodCardamonStarchCamphorWhite TartarArabian Manna Latin Rosa gallicaBambusae silicaeSantalum citrinumCrocus sativusGlycyrrhiza glabraCitrullus vulgarisCucurbita spp.Cucurbita pepoCucumis sativus Astragalus tragacanthAcacia arabicaNardostachys jatamansiAquillaria agallochaElettaria cardamomumAmylumCamphoraPotassium tartrateHedysarum alhagi Amount 4 drams2 drams2 ½ drams1 dram2 drams 1 dram ea. ½…

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The Great Electuary

ByAdam Tate

Electuarium DigherThe Great Electuary Tradition: Unani Source / Author: Pharmacopoeia Persica, 1681 Herb Name CinnamonIndian SpikenardPistachio *Chebulic MyrobalanNutmeg Laserpitium root **Red BehenWhite BehenWild ParsnipTree MossBalmBorageMasticCardamonMustard seedGingerCloveAsarumIndian leafCubebsCitron peel ZerumbetDoronicumWhite SandalwoodPomegranate seed AniseedMintBlack MyrobalanBuzidanSaffronZedoaryAmberPearlRed CoralCyperus ***RoseLobsterFox Testicles ****Treacle Mustard (Yellow)Treacle Mustard (Red)MuskAmbergrisGold leafSilver leaf Latin Cinnamonum zeylanicum Nardostachys jatamansi Pistachio verumTerminalia chebula Myristica fragrans Salvia hemotodesCentaurea…

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Confection of Ashes

ByAdam Tate

Electuarium de CineribusConfection of Ashes Tradition: Western Source / Author: Wirtzung Herb Name Scorpion ashesGoat Blood preparedBurnt GlassCabbage ashesHares ashesWagtail ashesBurnt Egg shellsCantharide, prepared *Jew’s StoneOxe Gall stones **PepperWild Yellow Rape seedCaraway seedGum ArabicHollyhock seed Saxifrage seedMilium solisSeseliBalsam fruitIndian SpikenardMaidenhairMallow seedPumpkin seedCucumber seedGourd seed Latin Scorpio ustaCapra sanguinus preparataVitri adusti Brassica oleracea ustaLepus ustaMotacilla ustaCalyx…

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