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Syrup of Agnus Castus Compound

ByAdam Tate

Syrupus de Agno Casto Syrup of Agnus Castus Comp. Tradition: Western Source / Author: Herb Name Agnus CastusFleawort seedEndive seedLettuce seedPurslane seedGourd seedMelon seedRue seedHemp seedWater Lily flowerMint Latin Vitex agnus-castusPlantago psylliumChicorium endivaLactuosa sativaPortulaceae oleraceaCucurbitas spp.Citrullus vulgarisRuta graveolensCannabis sativaNymphea albaMentha arvensis Amount 4 oz. 1⁄2 oz. 2 drams ea. 1⁄2 dram ea. 1 handful ea….

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Decoction for Cough and Asthma

ByAdam Tate

Decoction for Cough and Asthma Tradition: Western (Greek) Source / Author: Dioscorides (from Syrian “Books of Mediicnes”) Herb Name MintOreganoMaidenhairHorehoundOrrisLicorice Latin Mentha arvensisOreganum vulgareAdiantum capillus-venerisMarrubium vulgareIris germanicaGlycyrrhiza glabra Amount equal parts Preparation: Decoct in water down to half, strain and add Honey Function: Stops Cough and Wheezing, Clears Phlegm, Opens the Lungs Use: 1. Cough2….

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Electuary for Crass and Viscid Humors (Azaricon)

ByAdam Tate

Electuary for Crass and Viscid Humors Tradition: Western Source / Author: Azaricon (Omnia Quae extant in Latinum Sermonem Conversa, 1556) Herb Name OrrisBlack PepperLong PepperWhite PepperAsafetidaScordiumCastoreumIndian leafRue seedAsarabaccaGum AmmoniacumGalbanumSavoryDried Goose bloodSagapenBalsam woodBalsam fruitIndian SpikenardSaffronGround PineGermanderBishop’s weed seed MintMarjoramWild Blackberry leaf *CarawayCloveAloeswoodCinnamonAniseedTurbith Agaric ** Latin Iris germanicaPiper nigrumPiper longumPiper albaFerula asafetidaTeucrium ScordiumCastoreumCinnamonum tamalaRuta graveolensAsarum europeumDorema ammoniacumFerula…

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A Sound and Experienced Electuary (Mesue)

ByAdam Tate

Electuarium Sanum et Expertum ‘A Sound and Experienced Electuary’ Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name JujubeSebestenCurrantFig DateFenugreekMaidenhairCinnamonHyssopOrrisLicoriceAniseedFennel seedLinseedMint Latin Ziziphus jujubaCordia sppRibes nigrumFicus caricaDiospyros lotusTrigonella foenum-graecum Adiantum capillus-venerisCinnamonum zeylanicumHyssopus officinale Iris germanicaGlycyrrhiza glabraPimpinella anisumFoeniculum vulgareLinium usitatissimumMentha arvensis Amount 15 ea. 1 oz. 2 1⁄2 oz.1⁄2 handful 2 drams ea. Preparation: Seethe in…

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Pills to Prevent Miscarriage (Wirtzung)

ByAdam Tate

Pills to Prevent Miscarriage Tradition: Western Source / Author: Wirtzung Herb Name IvoryRed CoralWhite CoralMasticMintRed peel of ChestnutsAcornsMyrtle seedCypress nuts Latin EborisCorallum rubrumCorallum albumPistacia lentiscusMentha arvensisCastanea sativaQuercus spp.Myrtus communisCupressus semperviens Amount equal parts Preparation: Powder them well, and with Comfrey juice, form Pills. Function: Clears Heat, Astringes, benefits the Uterus Use: Threatened Miscarriage Dose: 3…

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Powder for Spermatorrhea (Bononiense)

ByAdam Tate

Powder for Spermatorrhea Tradition: Western Source / Author: Antidotarium Bononiense, 1641 Herb Name MintAgnus Castus seedOrris rootRue seedLettuce seed White Sugar Latin Mentha arvensis Vitex agnus-castus Iris germanica Ruta graveolens Lactuosa sativa Saccharum Amount 3 drams 2 drams ea. 1 dram1 1⁄2 drams weight of the rest Preparation: Powder Function: Astringent, clears Heat Use: 1….

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Emmenagogue Syrup

ByAdam Tate

Emmenagogue Syrup Tradition: Western Source / Author: De Morbis Foeminis, Turner, 1686 Herb Name Madder rootCyperus rootAsparagus rootButcher’s Broom rootMelon seed BalmValerianSavinMintPennyroyalLicoriceCurrants Latin Rubia tinctorum Cyperus rotundus Asparagus officinale Ruscus aculeatus Citrullus vulgaris Melissa officinalis Valeriana officinalis Juniperus sabina Mentha arvensis Mentha pulegium Glycyrrhiza glabra Ribes nigrum Amount 1 oz. ea. 2 handfuls 1 handful…

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Powder for the Stomach (Bates)

ByAdam Tate

Pulvis Stomachicus Powder for the Stomach Tradition: Western Source / Author: Pharmacopeia Bateana, 1700 Herb Name Chicken Gizzard skinNutmegMaceAniseed Fennel seedCoriander seedMintLicorice Sugar of Roses Latin Galli Stomachichum CoriumMyristica fragransMyristica fragransPimpinella anisumFoeniculum vulgareCoriandrum sativumMentha arvensisGlycyrrhiza glabraSaccharum Rosa gallica Amount 4 ounces 3 drams ea. 1 dram2 drams2 ounces Preparation: Powder Function: Clears Cold, Wind and…

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Electuary of Aloeswood (Diaxyloaloes) (Mesue)

ByAdam Tate

Diaxyloaloesor Confectio XyloaloesElectuary of Aloeswood Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name AloeswoodRoseCloveIndian SpikenardMace NutmegGallia MoschataCubebCardamonGreater CardamonMasticCinnamonCyperusSchoenanthZedoaryRed BehenWhite BehenIndian leafSilkworm cocoonPearlRed CoralAmberCitron leafCitron peelClove BasilWatercressMintMarjoramLong PepperGingerMuskAmbergris Latin Aquillaria agallochaRosa gallicaEugenia caryophyllusNardostachys jatamansiMyristica fragransMyristica fragrans Gallia MoschataPiper cubebaElettaria cardamomumAmomum subulatumPistacia lentiscusCinnamonum zeylanicumCyperus rotundusCymbopogon schoenanthus Curcuma zedoaria Salvia hemotodesCentaurea behenCinnamonum tamalaSericum MargaritaCorallum rubrumSuccinumCitrus medicaCitrus medicaOcinum…

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Powder for Loss of Appetite Greater (Nicholas)

ByAdam Tate

Powder for Loss of Appetite Greater Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Nicolas (Nicolai Magni, De Medicis Pulveribus, 1545) Herb Name CinnamonAniseedCelery seedCyperusMintCalamintZedoaryCloveSesame Latin Cinnamonum zeylanicumPimpinella anisumApium graveolensCyperus rotundusMentha arvensisCalamintha officinalisCurcuma zedoariaEugenia caryophyllusSesamum indicum Amount 5 drams ea. 3 drams ea. 1 dram ea.7 drams Preparation: Powder Function: Moves Qi, Warms, clears Damp, benefits the…

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The Great Electuary

ByAdam Tate

Electuarium DigherThe Great Electuary Tradition: Unani Source / Author: Pharmacopoeia Persica, 1681 Herb Name CinnamonIndian SpikenardPistachio *Chebulic MyrobalanNutmeg Laserpitium root **Red BehenWhite BehenWild ParsnipTree MossBalmBorageMasticCardamonMustard seedGingerCloveAsarumIndian leafCubebsCitron peel ZerumbetDoronicumWhite SandalwoodPomegranate seed AniseedMintBlack MyrobalanBuzidanSaffronZedoaryAmberPearlRed CoralCyperus ***RoseLobsterFox Testicles ****Treacle Mustard (Yellow)Treacle Mustard (Red)MuskAmbergrisGold leafSilver leaf Latin Cinnamonum zeylanicum Nardostachys jatamansi Pistachio verumTerminalia chebula Myristica fragrans Salvia hemotodesCentaurea…

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Powder to Warm the Belly (Rondeletius)

ByAdam Tate

Powder to Warm the Belly Tradition: Western Source / Author: Rondeletius Herb Name GalangalCyperusCloveWormwoodMint Latin Alpina officinarum Cyperus rotundus Eugenia caryophyllus Artemisia absinthum Mentha arvensis Amount 2 drams ea. 1⁄2 dram ea. Preparation: Powder Function: Warms the Stomach, Moves Qi, eases Pain Use: 1. Gastralgia, Stomach Pain2. Indigestion3. Wind, Colic Dose: 1⁄2 dram Cautions: None…

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