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Abbots Confect of Rose Diarrhodon Abbatis (Nicholas)

ByAdam Tate

Abbots Confect of Rose Diarrhodon Abbatis Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Nicholas Praepositus Herb Name Red RoseSugar CandyWhite SandalwoodRed SandalwoodGum ArabicTragacanthIvoryAsarabacca rootsMasticIndian SpikenardCardamonLicorice juiceSaffronAloeswoodCloveGallsCinnamonRhubarbMelon seedGourd seedPumpkin seedCucumber seedAniseedFennel seedBasil seedBarberry seedChicory seedPurslane seedWhite Poppy seedPearlBone of a Stag’s HeartCamphorMusk Latin Rosa gallicaSaccharum CandiSantalum albumPterocarpus santalinusAcacia arabicaAstragalus tragacanthEboris Asarum europeumPistacia lentiscusNardostachys jatamansiElettaria cardamomumSuccus GlycyrrhizaCrocus sativusAquillaria…

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Electuary of Aloeswood (Persica)

ByAdam Tate

Electuary of Aloeswood Tradition: Unani Source / Author: Pharmacopoeia Persica (1681) Herb Name AloeswoodFennel seedCelery seedCalamusIndian SpikenardMace Peony flowerCyperusClove Basil seedZerumbetCinnamonGingerBlack PepperMasticBuglossCamphorMusk Latin Aquillaria agallochaFoeniculum vulgareApium graveolensAcorus calamusNardostachys jatamansiMyristica fragransPaeonia officinalisCyperus rotundusOcimum caryophyllatumZingiber zerumbetCinnamomum zeylanicumZingiber officinalePiper nigrumPistacia lentiscusAnchusa officinalisCamphoraMoschus Amount 3 drams ea. 1 1⁄2 drams ea. 1 dram ea. 5 drams1⁄2 scruple1 scruple Preparation: Powder…

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Athanasia Greater Nicholas

ByAdam Tate

Athanasia Magnus NicolaiAthanasia Greater Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Nicholas (Antidotarium, Plantini, 1561) Herb Name CinnamonCassia WoodSaffronSchoenanthStoraxValerianSeseliHenbane seedBetony Celery seedCarrot seedAniseedOpiumIndian SpikenardIndian leafCastoreumMyrrh HematiteAmberDragon’s BloodRed CoralArmenian EarthMumiya (Shilajit)Comfrey rootSealed EarthAcorusAsarabaccaMandrake root-barkPoley MontanePennyroyal Bay berrySpignel rootWhite PepperLong PepperParsley seed Latin Cinnamonum zeylanicum Cinnamonum cassiaCrocus sativusCymbopogon schoenanthusStyrax officinalis Valeriana officinalisSiler montanumHyoscyamus nigerBetonica officinalisApium graveolensDaucus carrotaPimpinella anisumOpiumNardostachys…

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Warming Powder of Gems (Mesue)

ByAdam Tate

Species de Gemmis CalidiiWarming Powder of Gems Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name Troches DiarrhodonTroches of AloeswoodPearlZedoary DoronicumCitron peelMaceBasil seedSapphireJacinthSardonyxGarnet EmeraldCinnamonGalangalRed BehenWhite BehenClove GingerLong PepperIndian SpikenardIndian leafSaffronCardamonAmberRed CoralIvoryGold leafSilver leafMusk Latin a compounda compoundMargaritaCurcuma zedoariaDoronicum hookeriCitrus medicaMyristica fragransOcinum basilicumSapphirusHyacinthusSardinusGranatumSmaragdusCinnamonum zeylanicumAlpina officinarumSalvia hemotodesCentaurea behenEugenia caryophyllusZingiber officinalisPiper longumNardostachys jatamansiCinnamonum tamalaCrocus sativusElettaria cardamomumSuccinumCorallum rubrumEborisAurumArgentumMoschus Amount…

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Confection of Astoron

ByAdam Tate

Confection of Astoron Tradition: Western Source / Author: Astoron (Omnia Quae extant in Latinum Sermonem Conversa, 1556) Herb Name CinnamonIndian SpikenardAloeswoodMasticAniseedAcorusClove Latin Cinnamonum zeylanicum Nardostachys jatamansiAquillaria agallochaPistacia lentiscusPimpinella anisum Iris pseudoacorusEugenia caryophyllus Amount 1 dram2 drams1 1⁄2 drams1 dram2 drams 1⁄2 dram ea. Preparation: Powder and form an Electuary with Honey Function: Opens the Veins,…

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StoneBreaking Powder (Lithontripticon) (Nicholas)

ByAdam Tate

Lithontripticon,or Species LithontribonStone-Breaking Powder Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Nicholas Myrepsus Herb Name Goat Blood preparedIndian SpikenardGingerClove CinnamonBlack PepperCardamonMaceCostusLicoriceCyperusTragacanthGermanderBishop’s weed seed Parsley seedAsparagus seedBasil seedNettle seedCitron seedSaxifrage seedBurnet seedCaraway seedCarrot seedFennel seedButchers Broom seedMacedonian Parsley seedBurdock seedHartwortAsarabaccaSponge StoneLynx Stone (Belemite)Crab EyesJew’s Stone Latin Capra sanguinus preparata Nardostachys jatamansiZingiber officinalisEugenia caryophyllusCinnamonum zeylanicumPiper nigrum Elettaria cardamomumMyristica…

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Electuary of Gentian

ByAdam Tate

Electuary of Gentian Tradition: Unani Source / Author: Pharmacopoeia Persica (1681) Herb Name GentianBlack PepperIndian leafCostusIndian SpikenardRhubarb Latin Gentiana luteaPiper nigrumCinnamonum tamala Saussurea lappaNardostachys jatamansiRheum palmatum Amount 10 drams ea. 7 drams ea. Preparation: Powder and mix with three times their weight of clarified Honey, and form an Electuary. Function: Clears Damp, Moves Qi, Opens…

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Antidotus Acharistos Altera

ByAdam Tate

Antidotus Acharistos Altera Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Nicholas Alexandrinus (Medici Graeci, 1541) Herb Name MyrrhCassia FistulaSaffronIndian SpikenardLovage seedAniseedCastorGalbanumCostusBlack PepperWhite PepperHoney Latin Commiphora molmolCassia fistulaCrocus sativusNardostachys jatamansiLevisticum officinalePimpinella anisumCastoreum Ferula spp.Saussurea lappaPiper nigrumPiper nigrumMel Amount 9 drams ea. 2 drams4 1⁄2 dram3 drams2 1⁄2 drams 2 drams ea. 1 dram ea.sufficient Preparation: Powder the…

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Troches of Rose (Trochisci Diarrhodon) (Mesue)

ByAdam Tate

Trochisci DiarrhodonTroches of Rose Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name RoseLicoriceJuncus odoratusIndian SpikenardFennel seedTabasheerTragacanth Latin Rosa gallicaGlycyrrhiza glabraCymbopogon schoenanthusNardostachys jatamansiFoeniculum vulgareBambusae silicaeAstragalus tragacanth Amount 10 drams6 drams 2 drams ea. Preparation: Powder and form Troches with Chicory juice. Function: Moves the Qi, Opens Obstructions, regulates Liver and Spleen Use: 1. Stomach pain2….

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Aloeswood Powder for Palpitations

ByAdam Tate

Aloeswood Powder for Palpitations Tradition: Western Source / Author: Herb Name MasticIndian SpikenardAloeswoodCinnamonCloveLesser CardamonCitron peelMusk Latin Pistacia lentiscusNardostachys jatamansiAquillaria agallochaCinnamonum zeylanicumEugenia caryophyllusElettaria cardamomumCitrus medica Moschus Amount 1 1⁄2 drams each1⁄2 scruple Preparation: Powder Function: Moves the Blood and Qi, regulates the Heart Use: Palpitations and Heart Tremors (Arrhythmias) associated with Heat Dose: 1 dram with…

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Troches Proven for Hardness of the Liver (Nicolas)

ByAdam Tate

Troches Proven for Hardness of the Liver Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Medicamentorum Opus, Nicolai Myrepsus, 1625 Herb Name Scarlet PimpernelRhaponticIndian SpikenardBirthwort MaceAsarumAgnus CastusSennaPurslane seedWhite Poppy seedRoseCeltic SpikenardTabasheerHenbane seed Latin Anagallis arvensisRheum raponticumNardostachys jatamansiArsitolchia spp.Myristica fragransAsarum europeumVitex agnus-castusCassia angustifoliaPortulaceae oleraceaPapaver somniferum albaRosa gallica Valeriana celticaBambusae silicaeHyoscyamus niger Amount 1⁄2 oz. 1 oz. ea. 1⁄2…

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Electuary of Frankincense (Diaolibanum) (Nicholas)

ByAdam Tate

DiaolibanumElectuary of Frankincense Tradition: Western Source / Author: Nicholas Herb Name CastoreumOpiumHenbane seedCassia woodIndian leafSaffronFrankincenseRhubarbAmomumMyrrhIndian SpikenardPellitoryEuphorbiumWhite PepperPeonyStoraxLong Pepper Latin CastoreumOpiumhyoscyamus nigerCinnamonum cassiaCinnamonum tamaleCrocus sativusBoswellia sacraRheum palmatumAmomum subulatumCommiphora molmolNardostachys jatamansiAnacylus pyrethrumEuphorbium resiniferaPiper albumPaeonia officinalisStyrax officinalisPiper longum Amount 4 drams ea.2 dr, 2 scr. 2 drams ea. 1 dr, 2 scr. ea.1 1⁄2 drams 2 1⁄2 scr….

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