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Powder to Warm the Heart

ByAdam Tate

Powder to Warm the Heart Tradition: Western Source / Author: Wirtzung Herb Name MasticCinnamonBasilWild BasilMintMarjoramLong PepperPearlRed CoralAmberBurnt SilkRed BehenWhite BehenIndian SpikenardChebulic Myrobalan Latin Pistacia lentiscusCinnamonum zeylanicumOcinum basilicumOcinum sanctumMentha sppOreganum marjoranaPiper longumMargaritaCorallum rubrumSuccinumSericumSalvia hemotodesCentaurea behenNardostachys jatamansiTerminalia chebula Amount 1 dram ea. 1⁄2 dram ea. Preparation: Powder Function: Warms the Heart and Stomach, moves the Blood, regulates…

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Confection of Galen

ByAdam Tate

Confectio GaleniiConfection of Galen Tradition: Unani / Western Source / Author: Pharmacopoeia Persica (1681) Herb Name Indian SpikenardGreater CardamonCinnamonGalangalCloveCyperusGingerBlack PepperLong PepperBitter Costus *OpobalsamAsarumMyrtle berryCalamusSaffronMasticWhite Sugar Latin Nardostachys jatamansiAmomum subulatum Cinnamonum zeylanicumAlpina officinarumEugenia caryophyllusCyperus rotundusZingiber officinalisPiper nigrumPiper longumInula racemosaCommiphora opobalsamumAsarum europeumMyrtus communisAcorus calamusCrocus sativus Pistacia lentiscusSaccharum Amount 2 drams ea.5 dramsweight of all the rest *…

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Su He Xiang Wan

ByAdam Tate

Su He Xiang Wan 苏合香丸 Storax Pill Tradition: TCM Source / Author: Imperial Grace Formulary of the Tai Ping Era, 752 (Tai Ping Hui Min He Ji Ju Fang) Herb Name Su He Xiang (Storax)She Xiang (Musk) *Bing Pian (Borneol)An Xi Xiang (Benzoin)Mu Xiang (Costus) Tan Xiang (Sandalwood)Chen Xiang (Aloeswood)Ru Xiang (Frankincense)Ding Xiang (Clove)Xiang Fu…

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Electuary of Steel (Unani)

ByAdam Tate

Electuarium de ChalybeMajun FauladElectuary of Steel Tradition: Unani Source / Author: Pharmacopoeia Persica (1681) Herb Name SaffronBlack PepperLong PepperCinnabar prepared *CubebMasticAniseedSkinkSpikenardMaceCloveCinnamonWhite SandalwoodCuminNigellaMelon seedChicory seedWhite Poppy seedPyrethrumRed BehenWhite BehenBlack MyrobalanRed Coral preparedAmber preparedPearlCelery seedAsh tree seedPistachioPennyroyal seedDatura seed **GentianCamel PlacentaGingerSparrow BrainChicken BrainSesame seedThyme (Greek)CamomileNutmegEmblic MyrobalanBelleric MyrobalanGreater CardamonGarden Cress AmmiCoconutAsparagus seed Cassia WoodBlessed ThistlePine nutsWalnut flower ***Convolvulus…

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Hiera Logadii

ByAdam Tate

Hiera Logadii Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Nicholas Myrepsus Herb Name ColocynthPolypody rootEuphorbiumPoley MontaneSpurge seedWormwoodMyrrhCentauryAgaricGum AmmoniacIndian leafIndian SpikenardSquillScammony preparedAloeThymeCassia WoodGermanderBdelliumHorehoundCinnamonOpopanaxCastoreumLong BirthwortBlack PepperLong PepperWhite PepperSaffronParsley seedBlack Hellebore preparedWhite Hellebore prepared Latin Citrullus colocynthusPolypodium vulgareEuphorbium resiniferaTeucrium poliumEuphorbium spp.Artemisia absinthiumCommiphora molmolCentaurium erythraeaFomitopsis officinalisDorema ammoniacumCinnamonum tamalaNardostchys jatamansiScilla maritimaConvovulus scammoniaAloe spp.Thymus vulgarisCinnamonum cassiaTeucrium chamaedrysCommiphora mukulMarrubium vulgareCinnamonum zeylanicumCommiphora guidottiiCastoreumAristolchia longaPiper…

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Restorative of Nicholas (Pleres Arconticon) (Nicholas)

ByAdam Tate

Pleres ArconticonRestorative of Nicholas Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Nicholas Myrepsus Herb Name CinnamonCloveGalangalAloeswoodNutmegIndian SpikenardGingerTabasheerSchoenanthCypress nutsRose VioletMaceLicoriceMasticStoraxBasil seedMarjoramCostmaryCardamonLong PepperWhite PepperMyrtle berriesCitron peel Red BehenWhite BehenPearlRed CoralSilk torrefiedMuskCamphor Latin Cinnamonum zeylanicumEugenia caryophyllusAlpina officinarumAquillaria agallochaMyristica fragransNardostachys jatamansiZingiber officinalisBambusae silicaeCymbopogon schoenanthusCupressus semperviensRosa gallica Viola odorataMyristica fragransGlycyrrhiza glabraPistacia lentiscusStyrax officinalisOcinum basilicumOreganum marjoranaBalsamita majorElettaria cardamomumPiper longum Piper albumMyrtus communisCitrus…

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Electuary of Scordium

ByAdam Tate

Diascordium Electuary of Scordium Tradition: Western Source / Author: Francastor (Pharmacopoeia Augustana) Herb Name Armenian EarthScordium leafCassia WoodCinnamonSealed EarthGalbanumGum ArabicDittany of CreteTormentilBistort StoraxGentianLong PepperGingerOpiumSorrel seedClarified HoneyRose SugarAromatic wine Latin Terra Armenius Teucrium Scordium Cinnamonum cassia Cinnamonum zeylanicum Terra Sigillata Ferula spp.Acacia arabica Origanum dictamnus Potentilla tormentilla Polygonum bistorta Styrax officinalis Gentiana luteaPiper longum Zingiber officinalis…

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Electuary for the Joints

ByAdam Tate

Electuarium ad ArticulosElectuary for the Joints Tradition: Unani Source / Author: Pharmacopoeia Persica, 1681 Herb Name ColchicumSennaAsarumGingerCuminLong Pepper Latin Colchicum luteumCassia angustifoliaAsarum europeumZingiber officinalis Cuminum cyminumPiper longum Amount 10 drams5 drams 2 drams ea. Preparation: Powder, and with 3 times their weight of Honey, form an Electuary. Function: Clears Wind–Damp Use: 1. Arthritic pain Dose:…

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Confection of Eyebright (Confectio Humain) (Mesue)

ByAdam Tate

Confectio Humain Confection of Eyebright Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name EyebrightFennel seedsCloveCinnamonCubebLong PepperMaceClarified Honey (prepared) Latin Euphrasia officinalis Foeniculum vulgare Eugenia caryophyllus Cinnamonum zeylanicum Piper cubeba Piper longum Myristica fragrans Mel Amount 2 oz.5 drams 1 dram ea. 1 lb. Preparation: The Honey is prepared as follows: boiled in the juices…

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Powder of Musk Sweet (Diamoschu Dulce) (Mesue)

ByAdam Tate

Diamoschu DulceSweet Powder of Musk Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name SaffronDoronicumZedoaryAloeswoodMace PearlSilk toastedWhite AmberRed Coral prepared Gallia Moschata BasilRed BehenWhite BehenIndian leafIndian SpikenardCloveGingerCubebLong PepperMusk Latin Crocus sativusDoronicum hookeriCurcuma zedoariaAquillaria agallochaMyristica fragransMargarita SericumSuccinumCorallum rubruma compoundOcinum basilicumSalvia hemotodesCentaurea behenCinnamonum tamalaNardostachys jatamansiEugenia caryophyllusZingiber officinalis Piper cubebaPiper longumMoschus Amount 2 drams ea. 2 1⁄2 drams…

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Confection for Impregnation (Renodeus)

ByAdam Tate

Confection for Impregnation Tradition: Western Source / Author: Dispensatorium medicum (Renou, 1615) Herb Name Parsnip seedTurnip seedIvorySeselos Red BehenWhite BehenAsh tree keyCinnamonDoronicumClove MaceGalangalLong PepperRosemaryBalsam woodBlatta ByzantinaMarjoramPennyroyalBalmBuglossCitron peelSpikenardAmbergrisPearl Latin Pastinaca sativaBrassica rapaEborisSiler montanumSalvia hemotodesCentaurea behenFraxinus excelsiorCinnamonum zeylanicumDoronicum hookeriEugenia caryophyllusMyristica fragrans Alpina officinarumPiper longumRosmarinus officinalisCommiphora opobalsamumUnguis OdoratusOreganum marjoranaMentha pulegium Melissa officinalisAnchusa officinalisCitrus medicaNardostachys jatamansiAmbre gris Margarita Amount…

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Pills of Opopanax (De morbus internis curandis)

ByAdam Tate

Pilulae de OpopanacisPills of Opopanax Tradition: Wetsern, Unani Source / Author: De morbus internis curandis, Mesue, 1551 Herb Name AloeTroches of AlhandalOpopanaxSagapenGum AmmoniacumBdelliumColchicumWild Rue seedJuice of Wild CucumberBlack PepperLong PepperGingerThapsia Yellow Myrobalan Belleric MyrobalanEmblic MyrobalanMyrrhSaffronEuphorbiumCastoreumScammony preparedAgaric Turbith Latin Aloe spp.Trochisci AlhandalCommiphora guidottiiFerula persicaDorema ammoniacumCommiphora mukulColchicum autumnalePeganum harmalaEcballium elateriumPiper nigrumPiper longumZingiber officinalisThapsia garganica Terminalia chebula (yellow)Terminalia…

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