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Electuary to Restore Humidity (Arnold de Villa Nova)

ByAdam Tate

Electuary to Restore Humidity Tradition: Western Source / Author: Arnold de Villa Nove Herb Name LicoriceRoseAniseedWhite SugarGum ArabicTragacanthWhite SandalwoodRed SandalwoodWhite Poppy seedLicorice juiceStarch Purslane seedChicory seedLettuce seedMelon seedGourd seedPumpkin seedCucumber seedQuince seedSweet AlmondsPine nutsSebestensCinnamonStyrax calamintaCotton seedMallow seedViolet Water LilyBarberry Latin Glycyrrhiza glabraRosa gallicaPimpinella anisumSaccharum albaAcacia arabicaAstragalus tragacanthSantalum albumPterocarpus santalinusPapaver somniferumSuccus GlycyrrhizaAmylum Portulaceae oleraceaChicorium intybusLactuosa sativaCitrullus…

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Troches of Agnus Castus

ByAdam Tate

Troches of Agnus Castus Tradition: Western Source / Author: Herb Name Agnus Castus seedLettuce seedRose flowersPomegranate flowerShavings of IvoryWhite AmberArmenian EarthPlantain seedSassafras Latin Vitex agnus-castusLactuosa sativaRosa gallicaPunica granatumEboris Succinum albaTerra ArmeniaPlantago majusLaurus sassafras Amount 1 dram ea. 2 drams ea.4 scruples2 scruples Preparation: With the mucilage of Quince seeds extracted in the Water of Water…

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Powder for Madness (Rondeletius)

ByAdam Tate

Pulvis ad PhrenitidemPowder for Madness Tradition: Western Source / Author: Rondeletius Herb Name Coriander seedWater Lily flowerViolet flowerRose Lettuce seedPoppy seedRed CoralRed Sandalwood Latin Coriandrum sativumNymphea albaViola odorataRosa gallicaLactuosa sativaPapaver somniferumCorallum rubrumPterocarpus santalinus Amount 2 drams3 drams 2 drams ea. 1 dram ea.1 1⁄2 drams2 scruples Preparation: Powder Function: Clear Heat, Calms the Mind and…

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Pills for Ascites (Renodeus)

ByAdam Tate

Pills for Ascites Tradition: Western Source / Author: Renodeus (Dispensatorium medicum, 1615) Herb Name Endive seedChicory seedLettuce seedCelery seedFennel seedParsley seedEuphorbiumMezereonRhubarbColocynthAgaricTurbithSpikenardMastic Rose Latin Chicorium endivaChicorium intybusLactuosa sativaApium graveolensFoeniculum vulgarePetroselinum crispumEuphorbium resiniferaDaphne mezereumRheum palmatumCitrullus colocynthusFomitopsis officinalisOperculina turpethumNardostachys jatamansiPistacia lentiscus Rosa gallica Amount 1⁄2 dram ea. 1 dram ea.3 drams 1⁄2 dram ea. 1 scruple ea. Preparation:…

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Electuary for Sadness and Worry

ByAdam Tate

Electuary for Sadness and Worry Tradition: Western Source / Author: Galen (Omnia Quae extant in Latinum Sermonem Conversa, 1556) Herb Name Basil seedBuglossMintLapis lazuli prepared *Pearl Crab washedWhite CoralArmenian EarthSilk burntGallia ** Indian SpikenardChebulic MyrobalanDodderCinnamonFrankincenseMastic ZedoaryDoronicumRed BehenWhite BehenIndian leafCardamonClove UsneaCastoreumLicoriceSaffronLettuce seedHenbane seedSquinanthMandrake root barkAloeswood PeonyRhubarbWild Rue seedNutmegPomegranate barkCarobAgnus CastusCoriander seedSilver filingsGold filingsCamphorRoseTabasheer ***Musk Latin Ocinum…

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Lohoch of Poppy (Lohoc de Papavere)

ByAdam Tate

Lohoch de Papavere Lohoch of Poppy Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue, Luminare Majus (1551) Herb Name White Poppy seedSweet Almonds blanchedPine nutGum ArabicTragacanthLicorice juiceStarchLettuce seedPurslane seedQuince seedSaffronSugar PenidsSyrup of Meconium (Poppy) Latin Papaver somniferumPrunus amygdalus dulcisNux PineaAcacia arabicaAstragalus tragacanthSuccus GlycyrrhizaAmylumLactuosa sativaPortulaceae oleraceaCydonia oblongaCrocus sativus Amount 25 drams 10 drams ea. 1 oz.3 drams…

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Powder Against Strangury

ByAdam Tate

Powder Against Strangury Tradition: Western Source / Author: Renodeus (Dispensatorium medicum, Renou, 1615) Herb Name Celery seedParsley seedPeony seedSaxifrage seedGentianAniseedFennel seedCarawayMelon seedGourd seedPumpkin seedCucumber seedMilium SolisSpikenardCinnamonLicorice White Poppy seedLettuce seedPurslane seedSugar Latin Apium graveolensPetroselinum crispumPaeonia officinalisSaxifraga albaGentiana luteaPimpinella anisumFoeniculum vulgareCarum carvi Citrullus vulgarisCucurbita spp.Cucurbita pepoCucumis sativusLithospermum spp.Nardostachys jatamansi Cinnamonum zeylanicumGlycyrrhiza glabraPapaver somniferumLactuosa sativaPortulaceae oleraceaSaccharum Amount…

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Powder for Gonorrhea from Heat (Nicholas)

ByAdam Tate

Powder for Gonorrhea from Heat Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Nicolas (Nicolai Magni, De Medicis Pulveribus, 1545) Herb Name Lettuce seedCannabis seedRue seed Latin Lactuosa sativa Cannabis sativa Ruta graveolens Amount 3 1⁄2 drams3 drams1 1⁄2 drams Preparation: Powder Function: Clears Heat, Astringent, resists Poison Use: 1. Gonorrhea2. Spermatorrhea associated with Heat Dose: 1…

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