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Pills of Rhubarb (Mesue)

ByAdam Tate

Pilulae de RhabarbaroPills of Rhubarb Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name Yellow MyrobalanHiera Picra of GalenLicorice juiceWormwood juice dehydratedMastic Troches of RoseRhubarbFennel seedCelery seed Latin Terminalia chebula (yellow) Hiera Picra GaleniSuccus GlycyrrhizaSuccum absinthum Pistacia lentiscusTrochisci RosumRheum palmatumFoeniculum vulgareApium graveolens Amount 3 1⁄2 oz.10 drams 1 oz. each3 1⁄2 drams3 drams 1⁄2 dram…

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Tragacanth Warming Powder (Pulvis Diatragacanth Calidii) (Nicholas)

ByAdam Tate

Pulvis Diatragacanth CalidiiTragacanth Warming Powder Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Nicholas Herb Name Gum TragacanthHyssopPine kernelsSweet AlmondLinseedFenugreekCinnamonLicorice Licorice juiceGinger Latin Astragalus tragacanthHyssopus officinaleNux PineaPrunus amygdalus dulcisLinium usitatissimumTrigonella foenum-graecum Cinnamonum zeylanicumGlycyrrhiza glabra Succus GlycyrrhizaZingiber officinalis Amount 2 ounces ea. 3 drams ea. 2 drams ea. 1 dram ea. Preparation: Powder Function: Clears Cold Phlegm, Stops…

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Troches of Winter Cherry (Trochisci Alkekengi) (Mesue)

ByAdam Tate

Trochisci Alkekengi Troches of Winter Cherry Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name Winter CherriesGum ArabicTragacanthFrankincensePine nuts Bitter AlmondsWhite StarchLicorice juiceArmenian EarthPoppy seedDragon’s BloodMelon seedGourd seedPumpkin seedCucumber seedParsley seedWhite Henbane seedWhite Amber Earth of LemnosOpium Latin Physalis alkekengiAcacia arabicaAstragalus tragacanthBoswellia sacra Nux PineaPrunus amygdalus amaraAmylumSuccus GlycyrrhizaTerra ArmeniusPapaver somniferumDaemonorops dracoCitrullus vulgarisCucurbita spp.Cucurbita pepoCucumis sativusPetroselinum…

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Troches for Pleurisy (Mesue)

ByAdam Tate

Troches for Pleurisy Tradition: Western / Unani Source / Author: De morbus internis curandis, Mesue, 1551 Herb Name VioletLicorice juiceTragacanthStarchMarshmallowFennel seed Latin Viola odorataSuccus GlycyrrhizaAstragalus tragacanthAmylumAlthea officinalisFoeniculum vulgare Amount 10 drams ea. 3 drams ea. Preparation: Powder and form Troches with Linseed mucilage Function: Clears Phlegm and Heat, stops Cough, strengthen the Lungs Use: 1….

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Electuary of Seeds

ByAdam Tate

Electuarium Diaspermaton Electuary of Seeds Tradition: Western Source / Author: Herb Name Melon seedGourd seedPumpkin seedCucumber seedChicory seedEndive seedLettuce seedPurslane seedAsparagus seedBurnet seedBasil seedParsley seedWinter CherryGromwell seedLicorice juiceCinnamonMace Latin Citrullus vulgarisLagenaria vulgarisCucurbita pepoCucumis sativusChicorium intybusChicorium endivaLactuosa sativaPortulaceae oleraceaAsparagus officinaleSanguisorba officinalisOcinum basilicumPetroselinum crispumPhysalis alkekengiLithospermum officinaleSuccus GlycyrrhizaCinnamonum zeylanicumMyristica fragrans Amount 2 drams ea. 3 drams ea. 1…

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Pills of Almond (Habb e Badam) (Unani)

ByAdam Tate

Habb e BadamPills of Almond Tradition: Unani Source / Author: Herb Name LinseedLicorice juiceBlack PepperGum ArabicSweet AlmondPine nutsWhite Sugar Latin Linium usitatissimumGlycyrrhiza glabraPiper nigrumAcacia arabicaPrunus amygdalus dulcisNux Pinea Saccharum album Amount 25 grams ea. 75 grams Preparation: Powder, form pills of size 4. Function: Clears Phlegm, Stops Cough Use: 1. Persistent, recrudescent and dormant Cough;2….

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Troches of Spodium (Trochisci Spodii) (Nicholas)

ByAdam Tate

Trochisci Spodii Nicolai Troches of Spodium [Tabasheer] of Nicholas Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Nicholas (Medicamentorum Opus Nicolai Myrepsus 1625) Herb Name RoseTabasheerPurslane seedLicorice juiceTragacanthStarchSugar Latin Rosa gallicaBambusae silicaePortulaceae oleraceaSuccus GlycyrrhizaAstragalus tragacanthAmylumSaccharum Amount 3 drams 2 drams ea. 1 dram ea.4 drams Preparation: Powder and form troches with mucilage of Psyllium Function: Clears Heat…

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Sugar Penid (Diapenidon Frigidum) (Nichoals)

ByAdam Tate

Diapenidon or Diapenidon FrigidumSugar Penids (without Spices)or Cooling Sugar Penids Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Nicholas Myrepsus Herb Name Sugar Penids (see below)Pine nutSweet AlmondsWhite Poppy seedLicorice juiceGum ArabicTragacanth StarchMelon seedGourd seedPumpkin seedCucumber seedCamphor Latin Nux PineaPrunus amygdalus dulcisPapaver somniferumSuccus GlycyrrhizaAcacia arabicaAstragalus tragacanthAmylumCitrullus vulgarisLagenaria vulgarisCucurbita pepoCucumis sativusCamphora Amount 2 oz. 3 dr., 1 scr….

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Pills of Black Pepper

ByAdam Tate

Pills of Black Pepper Tradition: Unani Source / Author: National Formulary of Unani Medicine, 1998 Herb Name Black PepperLicorice juiceSugar Latin Piper nigrum Succus Glycyrrhiza Saccharum Amount equal parts Preparation: Powder and form Pills. Function: Clears Cold-Phlegm, stops Cough Use: 1. Cold-type Cough2. Cold-Phlegm type Asthma Dose: 500mg–1 gram Cautions: None noted Modifications: Back To…

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Powder of Plantain Compound

ByAdam Tate

Powder of Plantain Compound Tradition: Western Source / Author: Dispensatorium Pharmaceuticum Austriaco, 1729 Herb Name Licorice juiceSealed EarthRed EarthPlantain rootBistortTormentilCrocus Martis astringensBurnt Deer hornPomegranate peelHematite preparedOrange peel NutmegSagePomegranate flowersMistletoeRed Coral preparedPlantain seedStag’s pizzleChickens Gizzard preparedCloveDragon’s BloodHypocistus Latin Succus GlycyrrhizaTerra SigillataTerra rubraPlantago majusPolygonum bistortaPotentilla tormentillaRed Ferric oxideCornu Cervii ustaPunica granatumHaematitum Citrus aurantiumMyristica fragransSalvia officinalisPunica granatumViscum albaCorallum…

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Powder for the Lungs (Wirtzung)

ByAdam Tate

Powder for the Lungs Tradition: Western Source / Author: Wirtzung Herb Name Poppy seedStarchTragacanthGourd kernelPumpkin kernelCucumber kernelMelon kernelPurslane seed Mallow seedTabasheerLicorice juice Sugar Penids Latin Papaver somniferumAmylumAstragalus tragacanthCucurbitas spp.Cucurbita pepoCucumis sativusCitrullus vulgarisPortulaceae oleraceaMalva sylvestrisBambusae silicaeGlycyrrhiza succus Saccharum penidum Amount 1 1⁄4 ounces 3 drams ea. 7 drams ea. 5 drams ea. 3 drams ea. equal…

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Troches for Pleurisy from Heat with Vehement Fever

ByAdam Tate

Troches for Pleurisy from Heat with Vehement Fever Tradition: Western / Unani Source / Author: De morbus internis curandis, Mesue, 1551 Herb Name Violet juiceTragacanthAniseedLicorice juiceMelon seedGourd seedPumpkin seedCucumber seedMallow seedMarshmallowMelilot Latin Viola odorataAstragalus tragacanthPimpinella anisumSuccus GlycyrrhizaCitrullus vulgarisLagenaria vulgarisCucurbita pepoCucumis sativusMalva sylvestrisAlthea officinalisMelilotus officinalis Amount equal parts Preparation: Powder and mix with mucilage of Linseed…

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