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Decoction to Cleanse the Sight (Riverius)

ByAdam Tate

Decoction to Cleanse the Sight Tradition: Western Source / Author: Riverius (Opera Medica, 1737) Herb Name Fennel rootSarsaparillaOrrisElecampaneBetonyMarjoramBalmEyebrightVerbenaCelandineLicoriceRaisinsAniseedFennel seedSennaTurbithAgaricGingerCloveStoechasLavender Latin Foeniculum vulgare Smilax sarsaparillaIris germanicaInula helenium Betonica officinalis Oreganum marjorana Melissa officinalis Euphrasia officinalis Verbena officinalis Chelidonium majus Glycyrrhiza glabra Vitis vinifera Pimpinella anisum Foeniculum vulgare Cassia angustifolia Operculina turpethum Fomitopsis officinalis Zingiber officinalis Eugenia…

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Decoction for Difficult Childbirth (Barbette)

ByAdam Tate

Decoction for Difficult Childbirth Tradition: Western Source / Author: Paul Barbette, 1675 Herb Name SavinMarjoramSquinanthIndian SpikenardLavender Latin Juniperus sabina Oreganum marjorana Juncus odoratus Nardostachys jatamansi Lavendula officinalis Amount 1 pugil ea. 2 drams ea. Preparation: Boil in wine or water; in 20 ounces of the strained decoction dissolve Venice Borax 1 dram, and a little…

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Powder for Paralysis and Vertigo (Nicholas)

ByAdam Tate

Powder for Paralysis and Vertigo Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Nicholas (Nicolai Magni, De Medicis Pulveribus, 1545) Herb Name SageLavenderHyssopMintCloveNutmegCinnamonWhite Ginger *Grains of ParadiseZedoary GalangalCalamusJuniper berryPeony seed Latin Salvia officinalisLavendula officinalisHyssopus officinaleMentha arvensisEugenia caryophyllusMyristica fragransCinnamonum zeylanicumZingiber officinalisAframomum meleguetaCurcuma zedoaria Alpina officinarumAcorus calamusJuniperus communisPaeonia officinalis Amount 2 oz. 1 oz. ea. 1⁄2 oz. ea.2 drams3…

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Powder for Vertigo

ByAdam Tate

Powder for Vertigo Tradition: Western Source / Author: Wirtzung Herb Name AloeswoodLavenderRosemary flowersCinnamonNutmegSugar Latin Aquillaria agallocha Lavendula officinalis Rosmarinus officinalis Cinnamonum zeylanicum Myristica fragrans Saccharum Amount 1 dram 1⁄2 dram ea. 1 1⁄2 drams41 oz. Preparation: Powder Function: Settles Wind, regulates Qi, clears Phlegm and Damp, benefits the Brain and Nerves Use: 1. Vertigo2. Dizziness…

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Apoplectic Water

ByAdam Tate

Aqua ApoplecticaApoplectic Water (Spirit) Tradition: Western Source / Author: Sennertus Herb Name Lily of the Valley flowerLavender CubebCinnamonMaceNutmegGalangalMistletoePeony root Latin Convallaria majalisLavendula officinalisPiper cubebaCinnamonum zeylanicumMyristica fragransMyristica fragransAlpina officinarumViscum albaPaeonia officinalis Amount sufficient 1⁄2 oz. ea. 6 drams ea. Preparation: Steep a sufficient amount of Lilly of the Valley flowers in 6 lbs. of the Rhenish…

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Powder Against Apoplexy (2) (Zwelfer)

ByAdam Tate

Species Contra Apoplexiam Powder Against Apoplexy (2) Tradition: Western Source / Author: Zwelfer (Corpus Pharmaceutico Chymico Medicum, 1697) Herb Name Doronicum rootPeony rootCostus rootRosemary flowerLavender flowerSiler Montane seedClove Basil seedPeony seedAniseed Coriander seedLesser CardamonCinnamonNutmegCloveCubebAloeswoodWhite AmberOil of Rose wood Latin Doronicum hookeriPeonia officinalisSaussurea lappaRosmarinus officinalisLavendula officinalisSiler montanumOcinum gratissimumPeonia officinalisPimpinella anisumCoriandrum sativumElettaria cardamomumCinnamonum zeylanicumMyristica fragransEugenia caryophyllusPiper cubeba…

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Four Thieves Vinegar

ByAdam Tate

Acetum Quattuor Furarii Four Thieves Vinegar Tradition: Western Source / Author: Herb Name CalamusCinnamonMintLavenderRue SageWormwoodRosemaryCloveNutmegGarlic heads Latin Acorus calamus Cinnamonum zeylanicum Mentha arvensis Lavendula officinalisRuta graveolensSalvia officinalis Artemisia absinthum Rosmarinus officinalis Eugenia caryophyllus Myristica fragransAllium sativum Amount 1⁄4 oz. ea. 2 in number Preparation: Beat the herbs, place in a container and cover with 1…

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