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Pills of Ten Things

ByAdam Tate

Pills of Ten Things Tradition: Unani Source / Author: Herb Name GingerBlack PepperLong PepperCyperusBelleric MyrobalanMasticCinnamonCassia WoodAsarumAloe Latin Zingiber officinalisPiper nigrumPiper longumCyperus rotundus Terminalia bellerica Pistacia lentiscus Cinnamonum zeylanicum Cinnamonum cassia Asarum europeum Aloe spp. Amount 2 drams ea. 20 drams Preparation: Powder and form Pills with Water of Macedonian Parsley. Function: Purges Wind-Cold-Phlegm, guides Qi…

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Electuary of Gums (Zenon)

ByAdam Tate

Electuary of Gums Tradition: Western Source / Author: Zenon of Athens (Omnia Quae extant in Latinum Sermonem Conversa, 1556) Herb Name Gum AmmoniacumSagapenOpopanaxSarcocolla MasticCuminAsafetidaEuphorbiumLong BirthwortRound BirthwortOrris Latin Dorema ammoniacumFerula persicaCommiphora guidottiiAstragalus sarcocollaPistacia lentiscusCuminum cyminumFerula asafetidaEuphorbium resiniferaAristolchia longaAristolchia rotunda Iris germanica Amount 10 aur ea. *2 aur4 aur 3 aur ea.1 aur 3 aur ea. *…

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Electuary of Centaury (Zenon)

ByAdam Tate

Electuary of Centaury Tradition: Western Source / Author: Zenon of Athens (Omnia Quae extant in Latinum Sermonem Conversa, 1556) Herb Name CentauryGentianAniseedFennel seedCelery seedFrankincenseClove AgaricOrrisCubebGalbanumGum AmmoniacumCastoreum Black PepperLong PepperWhite PepperRoman Spikenard **Indian SpikenardTurbith AloeBalsam fruitBalsam woodSquill roastedMasticSaffronScammony prepared Latin Centaurium erythraea Gentiana lutea Pimpinella anisum Foeniculum vulgare Apium graveolens Boswellia sacra Eugenia caryophyllus Fomitopsis officinalis…

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Powder for Foul and Intolerable Appetite in Women (Nicholas)

ByAdam Tate

Powder for Foul and Intolerable Appetite in Women Tradition: Western Source / Author: Nicolai Magni, De Medicis Pulveribus, 1545 Herb Name CardamonCuminCubebsFennel seedAniseedRoseSpikenardMastic‘Mother Cloves’ *CinnamonAloeswoodSchoenanthCitron peelMarjoramGinger Latin Elettaria cardamomumCuminum cyminumPiper cubebaFoeniculum vulgarePimpinella anisumRosa gallicaNardostachys jatamansiPistacia lentiscusEugenia caryophyllusCinnamonum zeylanicumAquillaria agallochaCymbopogon schoenanthusCitrus medica Oreganum marjoranaZingiber officinalis Amount 1⁄2 dram ea. * Mother Cloves refers to mature, full…

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Electuarium Dianthu (Galen)

ByAdam Tate

Electuarium Dianthu Tradition: Western Source / Author: Galen Herb Name Wormwood flowersWormwood leafRed SandalwoodWhite SandalwoodClove Indian SpikenardGalangalLong PepperMastic LicoriceLicorice juiceSugarRoseHoney Latin Artemisia absinthumArtemisia absinthumPterocarpus santalinusSantalum albumEugenia caryophyllusNardostachys jatamansiAlpina officinarum Piper longumPistacia lentiscusGlycyrrhiza glabraSuccus GlycyrrhizaSaccharum Rosa gallicaMel Amount 2 lbs. 1 lb. ea. 1⁄2 oz. ea. 3 drams2 drams1 lb.1 oz. 1 lb.2 dramssufficient Preparation: Powder…

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Golden Pills (Nicholas)

ByAdam Tate

Pilulae Aureae Golden Pills Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Nicholas Myrepsus Herb Name AloeScammony preparedRoseCelery seedFennel seedAniseedMasticSaffronTroches of Alhandal Latin Aloe spp.Convovulus scammoniaRosa gallicaApium graveolensFoeniculum vulgarePimpinella anisumPistacia lentiscusCrocus sativusTrochisci Alhandal Amount 5 drams ea. 2 1⁄2 drams ea. 1 1⁄2 drams ea. 1 dram ea. Preparation: Beat them well, and with a sufficient quantity…

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Powder for Elephantiasis (Isaac)

ByAdam Tate

Powder for Elephantiasis Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Isaac (Nicolai Magni, De Medicis Pulveribus, 1545) Herb Name Yellow MyrobalanFennel seedMasticPsylliumSugar Latin Terminalia chebula (yellow variety) Foeniculum vulgarePistacia lentiscusPlantago afraSaccharum Amount 20 drams 5 drams7 drams10 drams30 drams Preparation: Powder Function: Clears Melancholy Use: 1. Elephantiasis2. Leprosy3. Melancholy disease Dose: 3 drams Cautions: None noted…

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Powder to Ascertain if Pregnant (Gabelhover)

ByAdam Tate

Powder to Ascertain if Pregnant Tradition: Western Source / Author: Gabelhover, 1599 Herb Name RoseWhite AmberMasticAloeswoodPrepared CoralIndian SpikenardRed BehenWhite BehenNutmegCinnamonYellow SandalwoodCardamonSugar Latin Rosa gallicaSuccinum albumPistacia lentiscus Aquillaria agallocha Corallum rubrum Nardostachys jatamansi Salvia hemotodes Centaurea behen Myristica fragrans Cinnamonum zeylanicum Santalum citrinum Elettaria cardamomum Saccharum Amount 1 dram ea.2 1⁄2 oz. Preparation: Powder Function: Regulates…

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Powder Against Obesity

ByAdam Tate

Powder Against Obesity Tradition: Western Source / Author: Gabelhover, 1599 Herb Name TartarCuminParsley seedFennel seedZedoaryGarlic seedMastic Latin Potassium tartrate Cuminum cyminum Petroselinum crispum Foeniculum vulgare Curcuma zedoaria Allium sativum Pistacia lentiscus Amount 1 dram each1⁄2 dram Preparation: Powder Function: Clears Damp, warms, promotes Urine, benefits Spleen Use: Obesity Dose: 1 dram in Pea broth, twice…

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Powder to Strengthen the Stomach and Digestion

ByAdam Tate

Powder to Strengthen the Stomach and Digestion Tradition: Western Source / Author: A Thousand Notable Things on Various Subjects, By Thomas Lupton, London, 1815 Herb Name CinnamonMasticPomegranate peelGalangal Latin Cinnamonum zeylanicumPistacia lentiscusPunica granatumAlpina officinarum Amount 3 drams 1 dram 1⁄2 dram Preparation: Powder and mix with clarified Honey to form a paste. Function: Strengthens the…

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Medicine for Paralysis

ByAdam Tate

Medicamentum ParalyticumMedicine for Paralysis Tradition: Western Source / Author: Grulingii Medicinae practica (1665) Herb Name Mumia (Shilajit)MyrrhAloe Dragons BloodSaffronMasticGum ArabicOlibanumOpobalsamGum AmmoniacSarcocollaLaudanumCastoreumMuskTerebinth Latin ShilajitCommiphora molmolAloe spp. Daemonorops dracoCrocus sativus Pistacia lentiscusAcacia arabicaBoswellia sacra Commiphora opobalsamumDorema ammoniacum Astragalus sarcocolla Laudanum CastoreumMoschusPistacia terebinthus Amount 2 scruples ea.½ scruple4 oz. Preparation: Cover with Spirit of Wine (Brandy) by 4…

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Powder for Menstrual Flux (Wirtzung)

ByAdam Tate

Powder for Menstrual Flux Tradition: Western Source / Author: Wirtzung Herb Name washed Red EarthMasticAmberprepared CorianderDates Latin Terra rubra lotio Pistacia lentiscus Succinum Coriandrum sativum Diospyros lotus Amount equal parts Preparation: Powder Function: Clears Heat, stops Bleeding Use: Excessive Menstruation Dose: 1⁄2 dram with a raw Egg Cautions: None noted Modifications: Back to POWDERSBack to…

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