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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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Liu Shen Wan

ByAdam Tate

Liu Shen Wan 六神丸Six Miracle Pill Tradition: TCM Source / Author: Handbook of Traditional Chinese Medicinal Preparations Herb Name Niu Huang (Bezoar)Zhen Zhu (Pearl)She Xiang (Musk)Chan Su (Toad Venom)Xiong Huang (Realgar)Bing Pian (Borneol) Latin BezoarMargaritaMoschus moschiferusBufonis venenumArsenic sulphideDryobalanops aromatica Amount 4 1⁄2 grams ea. 3 grams ea. Preparation: Powder finely and mix with wine and…

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Pills to Increase Memory

ByAdam Tate

Pilulae pro MemoriaPills to Increase Memory Tradition: Western Source / Author: Secrets of Art and Nature, John Wecker, London, 1660 Herb Name CubebCalamusNutmegCloveFrankincenseMyrrhAmbergrisMusk Latin Piper cubebaAcorus calamusMyristica fragransEugenia caryophyllusBoswellia sacraCommiphora molmolAmbre gris Moschus Amount 1 1⁄2 drams ea. 5 grains ea. Preparation: Powder, and with Marjoram water, form pills weighing about 1 scruple Function: Clears…

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An Gong Niu Huang Wan

ByAdam Tate

An Gong Niu Huang Wan 安宫牛黄丸 Calm the Palace Pill with Bezoar Tradition: TCM Source / Author: Systemic Differentiation of Warm Pathogenic Disease, 1798 Herb Name Niu Huang (Bezoar) *Xi Jiao (Rhinoceros horn) **She Xiang (Musk) ***Bing Pian (Borneol)Huang Lian (Coptis)Huang Qin (Baical Skullcap)Zhi Zi (Gardenia fruit)Yu Jin (Curcuma root)Xiong Huang (Realgar)Zhen Zhu (Pearl)Zhu Sha…

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Royal Electuary (Mesue)

ByAdam Tate

Electuarium Regale Royal Electuary Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name Pine nutSweet AlmondsWhite SugarRose WaterSweet Almond OilOil of RosesCinnamonCloveYellow SandalwoodAloeswoodAmbergrisMusk Latin Nux PineaPrunus amygdalus dulcisSaccharum albumAqua RosaOleum Amygdalus dulcis Oleum RosataCinnamonum zeylanicumEugenia caryophyllusSantalum citrinumAquillaria agallochaAmbre grisMoschus Amount 8 oz.6 oz.4 lbs.1 1⁄2 lbs. 3 oz. ea.8 1⁄2 drams 3 drams ea. 4…

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Royal Confection of Kermes (Mesue)

ByAdam Tate

Confectio Alkermes Regia Royal Confection of Kermes Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name Juice of Rennet ApplesRose WaterSilkworm Cocoons *Aloeswood CinnamonAmbergris **Lapis lazuli prepared ***PearlGold leafMusk Latin Succus Pommi RennetiAqua RosataSericiAquillaria agallochaCinnamonum zeylanicumAmbre gris Lapis Azureus praeparataMargaritaAurumMoschus Amount 1 1⁄2 lbs. ea.4 oz. 6 drams ea. 2 drams ea. 1 dram1 scruple…

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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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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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Warming Pearl Powder (Diamargariton Calidum) (Mesue)

ByAdam Tate

Diamargariton CalidumWarming Pearl Powder Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name CinnamonAloeswoodCloveIndian SpikenardGalangalLicorice Troches of Violet with Scammony DiarrhodonNutmegAlipta Muscata ZedoarySpikenardMaceRhubarbRed StoraxPrepared PearlSpodium (Tabasheer)Stag’s Heart BoneGinger Blatta ByzantinaMuskAmberCardamonLovage seedBasil seedCamphor Latin Cinnamonum zeylanicumAquillaria agallochaEugenia caryophyllusNardostachys jatamansiAlpina officinarumGlycyrrhiza glabraTrochisci de Viola cum Scammonia Diarrhodon Myristica fragransAlipta MuscataCurcuma zedoariaValeriana celticaMyristica fragransRheum palmatumStyrax officinalisMargarita preparataBambusae silicaeOs…

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Antidote Proven for Diverse Diseases (Nicholas)

ByAdam Tate

Antidote Proven for Diverse Diseases Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Nicholas Alexandrinus (Medici Graeci, 1541) Herb Name AmberMuskStoraxGalbanumOpopanaxLaserMyrrhCastoreumBitumen JudaicumDragon’s BloodVeratrumVeronica Horse SpleenMole Heart *Petroleum Oil **Honey Latin SuccinumMoschusStyrax officinalisFerula gummosaCommiphora guidottiiSilphium spp.Commiphora molmolCastoreumBitumen Judaicum Daemonorops dracoVeratrum albumVeronica officinalisSplenis Equi Cordis TalpiniPetroleumMel Amount 30 dramssufficient * Hare Heart is used similarly in Tibetan Medicine** The…

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Dian She Wan (TCM)

ByAdam Tate

Dian She Wan 点舌丸Pointed Tongue Pill Tradition: TCM Source / Author: Herb Name Zhen Zhu (Pearl)Niu Huang (Bezoar) *She Xiang (Musk) *Chan Su (Toad Venom)Zhu Sha (Cinnabar)Xiong Dan (Bear Bile) **Xiong Huang (Realgar)Peng Sha (Borax) Ting Li Zi (Lepidium)Ru Xiang (Frankincense) ***Mo Yao (Myrrh) ***Xue Jie (Dragons Blood)Chen Xiang (Aloeswood)Bing Pian (Borneo Camphor) Latin MargaritaBezoarMoschus…

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Troches of Nutmeg (Rhasis)

ByAdam Tate

Trochisci Myristicae Troches of Nutmeg Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Rhasis Herb Name MasticIndian SpikenardAloeswoodCinnamonCloveGallia MuscataNutmegCubebGreater CardamonLesser CardamonCitron peelMusk Latin Pistacia lentiscusNardostachys jatamansiAquillaria agallochaCinnamonum zeylanicumEugenia caryophyllusCompound Myristica fragransPiper cubebaAmomum subulatumElettaria cardamomumCitrus medicaMoschus Amount 2 drams ea.1 oz. Preparation: Powder and form Troches with Wine Function: Moves the Blood and Qi, regulates the Heart Use:…

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