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Electuary of Cumin (Diacyminum) Mesue

ByAdam Tate

Electuarium Diacyminum Electuary of Cumin Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name Cumin preparedGingerCinnamonCloveAloeswoodMace GalangalLong PepperCardamonMusk Latin Cuminum cyminumZingiber officinalisCinnamonum zeylanicumEugenia caryophyllusAquillaria agallochaMyristica fragrans Alpina officinarumPiper longumElettaria cardamomumMoschus Amount 10 drams 1⁄2 oz. ea. 2 1⁄2 drams ea. 2 drams ea. 1⁄2 scruple Preparation: Powder the herbs and mix with three times their…

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Expert Electuary for the Memory

ByAdam Tate

Expert Electuary for the Memory Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: De morbis internis curandis, Mesue, 1551 Herb Name Chebulic MyrobalanLong Pepper Latin Terminalia chebulaPiper longum Amount 1 lb.3 oz. Preparation: Powder, mix with Honey, and aromatize with Gallia Moschata 3 drams, Musk 1⁄2 dram Function: Strengthens the Brain Use: 1. Failing Memory, Amnesia 2….

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Powder of Anise Compound (Mesue)

ByAdam Tate

DianisumPowder of Aniseed Compound Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name AniseedLicoriceMasticCaraway seedFennel seedGalangalMace GingerCinnamonBlack PepperLong PepperWhite PepperCassia WoodCalamintPellitory of SpainCardamonCloveCubebIndian SpikenardSaffron Latin Pimpinella anisumGlycyrrhiza glabraPistacia lentiscusCarum carviFoeniculum vulgareAlpina officinarumMyristica fragransZingiber officinalisCinnamonum zeylanicumPiper nigrum Piper longumPiper albumCinnamonum cassiaCalamintha officinalisAnacyclus pyrethrumElettaria cardamomumEugenia caryophyllusPiper cubebaNardostachys jatamansiCrocus sativus Amount 2 1⁄2 oz. 1 oz. ea. 5…

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Electuary of Rhubarb (Zenon)

ByAdam Tate

Electuary of Rhubarb Tradition: Western Source / Author: Zenon of Athens (Omnia Quae extant in Latinum Sermonem Conversa, 1556) Herb Name RhubarbLaccaAloeswoodCinnamonLong BirthwortRound BirthwortPistachioSquinanthMarjoramAniseed Sealed EarthAgaricIndian leafAgrimony **Indian SpikenardBlack PepperLong PepperWhite PepperGinger StoechasOreganoOrrisEndive rootHyssopMasticSaffronBalsam fruitBalsam wood Latin Rheum palmatumLaccifer laccaAquillaria agallochaCinnamonum zeylanicumAristolchia longaAristolchia rotundaPistachio verum Juncus odoratusOreganum marjoranaPimpinella anisumTerra SigillataFomitopsis officinalisCinnamonum tamalaAgrimonia eupatoriaNardostachys jatamansiPiper nigrum…

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Powder for Scrofula (Wirtzung)

ByAdam Tate

Powder for Scrofula Tradition: Western Source / Author: Wirtzung Herb Name Hazelnuts burntSponge stones burntSea balls burntwriting paper, burntPepperGingerRock SaltPumiceNutmegGallsWhite PepperLong PepperCinnamonWhite Hellebore preparedBlack Hellebore prepared Latin Corylus avellana ustaLapis Spongii ustaPilulae marina ustaCharta usta Piper nigrumZingiber officinalisSal GemPumexMyristica fragransQuercus infectoriaPiper albumPiper longumCinnamonum zeylanicumHelleborus alba praeparata Helleborus niger praeparata Amount 1⁄2 oz. each 2 drams…

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Powder of Galangal Compound (Diagalanga) (Mesue)

ByAdam Tate

DiagalangaPowder of Galangal Compound Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name GalangalAloeswoodCloveMaceLovage seedGinger Long PepperWhite PepperCinnamonCalamusCalamint MintGreater CardamonIndian SpikenardParsley seedAniseedFennel seedCaraway seed Latin Alpina officinarum Aquillaria agallocha Eugenia caryophyllus Myristica fragrans Levisticum officinale Zingiber officinalis Piper longum Piper album Cinnamonum zeylanicum Acorus calamus Calamintha officinalis Mentha arvensis Amomum subulatum Nardostachys jatamansi Petroselinum crispum…

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Electuary of Indian leaf (Zenon)

ByAdam Tate

Electuary of Indian leaf Tradition: Western Source / Author: Zenon of Athens (Omnia Quae extant in Latinum Sermonem Conversa, 1556) Herb Name Indian leafCinnamonIndian SpikenardRoman Spikenard **Madder CastoreumBlack PepperWhite PepperLong PepperCloveAloeswoodRhubarbMasticThyme Latin Cinnamonum tamala Cinnamonum zeylanicum Nardostachys jatamansi Valeriana celtica Rubia tinctorum CastoreumPiper nigrumPiper albumPiper longum Eugenia caryophyllus Aquillaria agallocha Rheum palmatum Pistacia lentiscus Thymus…

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Powder of Three Peppers (Diatrion Piperion) (Mesue)

ByAdam Tate

Diatrion PiperionPowder of Three Peppers Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name Long PepperWhite PepperBlack PepperAniseedThymeGinger Latin Piper longumPiper albumPiper nigrumPimpinella anisumThymus vulgarisZingiber officinalis Amount 6 dr., 15 gr. ea. 1 dram ea. dr. – dram, gr. = grains Preparation: Powder Function: Warms the Stomach, clears Cold, Wind and Phlegm from the Lungs,…

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Powder for Scrofula (Pharmacopoea Argentorarensis)

ByAdam Tate

Powder for Scrofula Tradition: Western Source / Author: Pharmacopoea Argentorarensis, 1725 Herb Name Burnt SpongeSelenitePumiceSea BallsSponge stoneCuttlefish boneLong PepperBlack PepperGingerCinnamonRock SaltPellitory GallsSugar Latin Spongia ustaLapis SpecularisPumexPilae MarinaeLapis SpongiaOs SepiaPiper longumPiper nigrumZingiber officinalisCinnamonum zeylanicumSal GemAnacyclus pyrethrumGallaSaccharum Amount 12 oz. 4 oz. ea.6 oz. 1 oz. ea.4 oz. Preparation: Powder Function: Clears Phlegm and Heat, resolves Swellings…

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Confection for Infertility from Cold

ByAdam Tate

Confection for Infertility from Cold Tradition: Western Source / Author: Wirtzung Herb Name Siler MontaneRed BehenWhite BehenAsh tree keysIvory Yellow Turnip seedWild Turnip seedCinnamonMace CloveGalangalLong PepperRosemaryBalsam woodBlatta ByzantinaMarjoramPennyroyalBalmBuglossCitron peelPearlMuskSugar Latin Siler trilobumSalvia hemotodesCentaurea behenFraxinus excelsiorEborisBrassica rapaBrassica spp.Cinnamonum zeylanicumMyristica fragransEugenia caryophyllusAlpina officinarumPiper longumRosmarinus officinalisCommiphora opobalsamumUngis odoratusOreganum marjoranaMentha pulegiumMelissa officinalisAnchusa officinalisCitrus medicaMargaritaMoschusSaccharum Amount 1 dram ea. 4…

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Diacameron Minus (Nicholas)

ByAdam Tate

Diacameron Minus Tradition: Western Source / Author: Nicholas (Nicholai Alexandrini, Liber de Composition, 1543) Herb Name CinnamonCloveGalangalIndian SpikenardZedoary GingerCostusPellitoryRhaponticumCeltic SpikenardAnacardiumBlack PepperLong PepperCardamonAniseed IvoryDate stoneBone of a Stag’s HeartRed CoralMuskBalsam Latin Cinnamonum zeylanicum Eugenia caryophyllus Alpina officinarum Nardostachys jatamansi Curcuma zedoaria Zingiber officinalis Saussurea lappa Anacyclus pyrethrum Rheum rhaponticum Valeriana celtica Anacardium occidentale Piper nigrum Piper…

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Triphala Electuary Greater (Unani)

ByAdam Tate

Triphala Electuary Greater Tradition: Unani Source / Author: Dispensatory of Ibn at Tilmid Herb Name Chebulic MyrobalanBelleric MyrobalanEmblic MyrobalanBlack MyrobalanBlack Pepper Long PepperGingerOrchidMace Indian Garden cressParsnip seedRed WallflowerWhite WallflowerAsh tree keys Wild Pomegranate seedSesame seedSugar CandyWhite Poppy seed Red BehenWhite Behen Latin Terminalia chebulaTerminalia bellericaEmblica officinalisTerminalia chebula (black)Piper nigrum Piper longumZingiber officinalisOrchis spp.Myristica fragransLepidium sativumPastinaca…

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