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Electuary of Horehound Diaprassium

ByAdam Tate

DiaprassiumElectuary of Horehound Tradition: Western Source / Author: Nicholas (Luminare Majus, 1551) Herb Name HorehoundTragacanthPine nutSweet AlmondsPistachio DateFigRaisinsCinnamonCloveNutmegMaceAloeswoodGalangalZedoaryGingerIndian SpikenardLicoriceRhaponticumAnacardiumStorax MasticMyrrhGalbanumTerebinthOrrisRound BirthwortCaper root barkGentian Black PepperAniseedFennel seedDill seedMacedonian Parsley seedSaxifrage ColchicumOreganoHog FennelSquinanthCardamonWhite PepperCarawayLovageSwallow-wortBalsam herbPennyroyalDittanyCostusPellitorySavory BasilLong PepperAmomumWild ParsleyOrobusBalsam woodCassia WoodRed CoralIvoryBalsam fruitCretian CarrotMuskAmbergrisBone of a Stag’s Heart Latin Marrubium vulgareAstragalus tragacanthNux PineaPrunus amygdalus dulcisPistachio verumDiospyros lotus Ficus…

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Powder of Great Use Against Forgetfulness (Grulingus)

ByAdam Tate

Powder of Great Use Against Forgetfulness Tradition: Western Source / Author: Philippi Grulingii Medicinae practica (1665) Herb Name Rosemary flowersMarjoram flowersSage flowersBetony flowersBalm flowers Bay berryPeony seedBasil seedBalm seedCinnamonZedoaryCaraway seedCumin seedCubebNutmegMace CloveCardamonGingerLicoriceFrankincenseMasticCoriander seed preparedWhite Sugar Latin Rosmarinus officinalisOreganum marjoranaSalvia officinalisBetonica officinalisMelissa officinalisLaurus nobilis Peonia officinalisOcinum basilicumMelissa officinalisCinnamonum zeylanicumCurcuma zedoariaCarum carvi Cuminum cyminumPiper cubebaMyristica fragransMyristica fragransEugenia…

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Decoction of Timaei (modified)

ByAdam Tate

Decoction of Timaei (modified) Tradition: Western Source / Author: Medicus Officiosus, Weinhart, 1724 Herb Name ComfreyPlantainTormentilMarshmallow rootLicoriceShepherd’s PurseSelf Heal RoseSt. John’s wort Latin Symphytum officinalePlantago majusPotentilla tormentillaAlthea officinalisGlycyrrhiza glabraCapsella bursa-pastorisPrunella vulgaris Rosa gallicaHypericum perforatum Amount 1 1⁄2 oz. 2 drams 1⁄2 oz. 3 drams ea. 1 handful ea. 1⁄2 handful ea. Preparation: Prepare a standard…

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Electuary for Paralysis (Wirtzung)

ByAdam Tate

Electuary for Paralysis Tradition: Western Source / Author: Wirtzung Herb Name LicoriceAniseedNutmegElecampanePeony root Latin Glycyrrhiza glabra Pimpinella anisum Myristica fragrans Inula helenium Paeonia officinalis Amount 1 ounce ea. 1⁄2 ounce1 dram Preparation: Powder, mix with 16 ounces of Spirit of Wine, then add 8 ounces of Honey to form a Confection. In Winter, add 2…

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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 Weakness of Sight

ByAdam Tate

Powder for Weakness of Sight Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Nicholas (Nicolai Magni, De Medicis Pulveribus, 1545) Herb Name EyebrightSageMintSeseliAniseedFennel seedGingerClove Long PepperBorage flowersSenna leafDodderLicoriceRaisins driedBlack MyrobalanLoaf Sugar Latin Euphrasia officinalisSalvia officinalisMentha arvensisSiler montanumPimpinella anisumFoeniculum vulgareZingiber officinalisEugenia caryophyllusPiper longum Borago officinalisCassia angustifoliaCuscuta europeaGlycyrrhiza glabraVitis viniferaTerminalia chebula (black) Panis Sacchari Amount 2 oz. ea. 1…

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Aromatic Clove Powder (Aromaticum Caryophyllatum) (Mesue)

ByAdam Tate

Aromaticum CaryophyllatumAromatic Clove Powder Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name CloveMaceZedoaryGalangalYellow Sandalwood Troches Diarrhodon CinnamonAloeswood Indian SpikenardLong PepperCardamonRose Licorice Gallia Moschata Indian leafCubebAmbergris (optional)Musk (optional) Latin Eugenia caryophyllusMyristica fragransCurcuma zedoariaAlpina officinarumSantalum citrinum a compoundCinnamonum zeylanicumAquillaria agallochaNardostachys jatamansiPiper longum Elettaria cardamomumRosa gallicaGlycyrrhiza glabra a compoundCinnamonum tamalaPiper cubebaAmbre grisMoschus Amount 7 drams 1 dram…

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Electuary of Pearl (Actuarius)

ByAdam Tate

DiamargarumElectuary of Pearl Tradition: Western Source / Author: Actuarius (Luminare Majus, 1551) Herb Name CinnamonCloveIndian SpikenardGalangalLicoriceAloeswoodTroches of RoseTroches of VioletNutmeg MaceZedoaryRhubarbStoraxPearlGingerBone of a Stag’s HeartIvory Blatta ByzantinaMuskAmbergrisCamphor Latin Cinnamonum zeylanicum Eugenia caryophyllus Nardostachys jatamansi Alpina officinarum Glycyrrhiza glabra Aquillaria agallocha Troschici Rosarum Troschici Violarum Myristica fragrans Myristica fragrans Curcuma zedoaria Rheum palmatum Styrax officinalis Margarita…

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Troches for Liver Ulcers (Andromachus)

ByAdam Tate

Troches for Liver Ulcers Tradition: Western Source / Author: Andromachus (Medicamentorum Opus, Nicolai Myrepsus, 1625) Herb Name Henbane seedLicoriceMandrake rootComfrey rootSenna leafAsarumSagapenRhubarbOpium Poppy seedAniseed Latin Hyoscyamus nigerGlycyrrhiza glabraMandragora officinalisSymphytum officinaleCassia angustifoliaAsarum europeumFerula persicaRheum palmatumOpium Papaver somniferumPimpinella anisum Amount 1 dram ea.3 drams 2 drams ea.1 1⁄2 drams Preparation: Powder and form Troches with Chicory and…

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