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Electuary of Rhubarb (Unani)

ByAdam Tate

Electuary of Rhubarb Tradition: Unani Source / Author: Herb Name RhubarbCalamusCelery rootFennel seedAniseedBishops weed seedTurmeric LaccaRaw Sugar Latin Rheum palmatumAcorus calamusApium graveolensFoeniculum vulgarePimpinella anisumAmmi majusCurcuma longaLaccifer laccaSaccharum Amount 10 grams ea. 200 grams Another version from Pharmacopoeia Persica (1681): Herb Name RhubarbCalamusSiler Montane *White Henbane seedCelery rootFennel seedAniseedBishops weed seed Latin Rheum palmatumAcorus calamusLaserpitium siler…

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Bright Red Decoction (Dmar chen thang)

ByAdam Tate

Dmar chen thang  དམར་ཆེན་ཐང་Bright Red Decoction Tradition: Tibetan Source / Author: Herb Name Ma nu (Inula)Sle tres (Tinospora)Kanda ka ri (Raspberry)Sga skya (Galangal)A ru ra (Chebulic Myrobalan) Ba ru ra (Belleric Myrobalan) Skyu ru ra (Emblic Myrobalan) Btsod (Madder)Zhun mkhanRgya tshos (Lacca)Tsan dan dkar po (White Sandal) Tsan dan dmar po (Red Sandal) Bri rmug…

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Pills of Rhubarb (Greater) (Pil. de Raved Sceni) (Mesue)

ByAdam Tate

Pilulae de Raved Sceni,or Pilulae de RhabarbaroPills of Rhubarb (Greater) Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name Gum AmmoniacumSagapenBdelliumTurbith Yellow MyrobalanLaccaRhubarbMastic Indian SpikenardPoley MontaneAloeOpopanaxMezereon preparedGum Arabic Latin Dorema ammoniacumFerula persicaCommiphora mukulOperculina turpethumTerminalia chebula (yellow) Laccifer lacca Rheum palmatumPistacia lentiscusNardostachys jatamansiTeucrium polium Aloe spp.Commiphora guidottiiDaphne mezereumAcacia arabica Amount 10 drams ea.8 drams7 drams6 drams…

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Electuary of Frankincense (Zenon)

ByAdam Tate

Electuary of Frankincense Tradition: Western Source / Author: Zenon of Athens (Omnia Quae extant in Latinum Sermonem Conversa, 1556) Herb Name FrankincenseMasticSquinanthBirthwortAloeswoodLacca OrrisRoseRhubarbAniseed Latin Boswellia sacraPistacia lentiscusJuncus odoratusAristolchia spp.Aquillaria agallochaLaccifer lacca Iris germanicaRosa gallicaRheum palmatumPimpinella anisum Amount 10 aur *4 aur 2 aur ea. 1 aur ea. 1 dram 5 aur ea. 6 aur *…

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Powder for Coagulated Blood (Renodeus)

ByAdam Tate

Powder for Coagulated Blood Tradition: Western Source / Author: Renodeus (Dispensatorium medicum, Renou, 1615) Herb Name RhubarbLaccaSealed EarthMummy (ie. Mumiya, Shilajit) Spermaceti Latin Rheum palmatumLaccifer laccaTerra Sigillata ShilajitSperma ceti Amount 1 dram ea. Preparation: Powder Function: Moves the Blood, clears Stasis Use: 1. Internal bruising2. Coagulated Blood such as Hematoma3. Pain of a fixed, sharp…

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Troches of Rhubarb Greater

ByAdam Tate

Trochisci de Rhabarbo Magnus Troches of Rhubarb Greater Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Medicamentorum Opus, Nicolai Myrepsus, 1625 Herb Name RoseWormwoodRhubarbTabasheerJuncus odoratusLaccaAgrimony juiceYellow SandalwoodSaffronCassia woodTragacanthMastic Latin Rosa gallicaArtemisia absinthumRheum palmatumBambusae silicaeCymbopogon schoenanthusLaccifer laccaAgrimonia eupatoriaSantalum citrinumCrocus sativusCinnamonum cassiaAstragalus tragacanthPistacia lentiscus Amount 3 drams ea. 1 dram ea. 2 scruples ea. Preparation: Powder and form Troches…

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‘Powder for Those who Fall from their Horse’

ByAdam Tate

‘Powder for Those who Fall from their Horse’ Tradition: Western / Unani Source / Author: Nicholas (Nicolai Magni, De Medicis Pulveribus, 1545) Herb Name LaccaMyrrhFenugreekCastoreumArmenian Earth Latin Laccifer laccaCommiphora molmolTrigonella foenum-graecumCastoreumTerra Armenius Amount 2 drams ea. 1 1⁄2 drams ea.3 drams Preparation: Powder Function: Moves Blood, clears Stasis Use: Bruising, Trauma Dose: 1⁄2–1 dram with…

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Powder for Bruising Lesser (Renodeus)

ByAdam Tate

Pulvis ad Casus Minus Powder for Bruising Lesser Tradition: Western Source / Author: Renodeus (Dispensatorium medicum, 1615) Herb Name LaccaMyrrhArmenian Earth Latin Laccifer lacca Commiphora molmol Terra Armenius Amount 2 scruples ea.1 1⁄2 drams Preparation: Powder Function: Moves the Blood, clears Stasis Use: 1. Bruising2. Trauma Dose: 1 scruple–1 dram, taken with wine or some…

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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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Medicament Strong Against Asthma

ByAdam Tate

Medicament Strong Against Asthma Tradition: Western Source / Author: Acastror (Omnia Quae extant in Latinum Sermonem Conversa, 1556) Herb Name HorehoundBirthwortLacca Latin Marrubium vulgareAristolchia spp.Laccifer lacca Amount 2 drams ea.3 drams Preparation: Powder and form a confection with three times their weight of Honey. Function: Opens the Lungs, Clears Phlegm, Stops Wheezing Use: Asthma Dose:…

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Powder for Congealed Blood in the Chest

ByAdam Tate

Powder for Congealed Blood in the Chest Tradition: Western Source / Author: Wirtzung Herb Name MadderLaccaArmenian EarthSealed EarthRhubarb Latin Rubia tinctorum Laccifer lacca Terra Armenius Terra Sigillata Rheum palmatum Amount 1⁄2 oz.2 drams 1 dram each 1⁄2 dram Preparation: Powder Function: Moves the Blood, clears Blood Stasis Use: Used for Stagnant Blood in the Chest….

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Electuary of Lacca (Andrezeos)

ByAdam Tate

Electuary of Lacca Tradition: Western Source / Author: Andrezeos (Omnia Quae extant in Latinum Sermonem Conversa, 1556) Herb Name LaccaLong PepperBlack PepperCentauryRound BirthwortCostusGalbanumGum AmmoniacumHorehoundAsarabaccaIndian leafOrrisLicorice Latin Laccifer laccaPiper longumPiper nigrumCentaurium erythraeaAristolchia rotundaSaussurea lappaFerula spp. Dorema ammoniacumMarrubium vulgareAsarum europeumCinnamonum tamalaIris germanicaGlycyrrhiza glabra Amount 20 drams 10 drams ea. 4 drams ea. 7 drams ea. Preparation: Powder…

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