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Powder of Ambergris (Diambra) (Mesue)

ByAdam Tate

Diambra, Species de AmbraePowder for Ambergris Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name CinnamonDoronicumCloveMaceNutmegBay leafGalangalLong PepperYellow SandalwoodAloeswood GingerIndian SpikenardCardamonGrains of ParadiseAmbergrisMusk Latin Cinnamonum zeylanicumDoronicum hookeriEugenia caryophyllusMyristica fragransMyristica fragrans Laurus nobilisAlpina officinarumPiper longumSantalum citrinumAquillaria agallochaZingiber officinalisNardostachys jatamansiElettaria cardamomumAframomum meleguetaAmbre grisMoschus Amount 3 drams each 2 drams each1 1⁄2 drams 1 dram each1⁄2 dram Preparation:…

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Medicine to Defend the Base from all Danger

ByAdam Tate

Medicamen ex inventione nostra defendens basin ab omni periculoMedicine to Defend the Base from all Danger Tradition: Western / Unani Source / Author: De morbus internis curandis, Mesue, 1551 Herb Name Red CoralMaceBone of a Stag’s HeartAmbergrisPearlCrystalGold leafSilver leafIvoryRubySapphireHyacinth (Zircon)BalsamMuskRosemaryTabasheerSandalwoodCloveGalangalCalamus *CubebIndian SpikenardStaceorum barkCuttlefish bone BasilCardamonWhite PepperLong PepperBay berryPellitoryStoraxCalamusMagnetMyrrhThebane OpiumPeony seed *CamomileWild Sage (Lilifagus)MarjoramBalsamita **AmmiRound BirthwortDianthosSaffronAloeswoodWhite…

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Aromatic Clove Powder (Aromaticum Caryophyllatum) (Mesue)

ByAdam Tate

Aromaticum CaryophyllatumAromatic Clove Powder Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name CloveMaceZedoaryGalangalYellow Sandalwood Troches Diarrhodon CinnamonAloeswood Indian SpikenardLong PepperCardamonRose Licorice Gallia Moschata Indian leafCubebAmbergris (optional)Musk (optional) Latin Eugenia caryophyllusMyristica fragransCurcuma zedoariaAlpina officinarumSantalum citrinum a compoundCinnamonum zeylanicumAquillaria agallochaNardostachys jatamansiPiper longum Elettaria cardamomumRosa gallicaGlycyrrhiza glabra a compoundCinnamonum tamalaPiper cubebaAmbre grisMoschus Amount 7 drams 1 dram…

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Musk, Moschus, She Xiang 麝香

ByAdam Tate

Musk, Moschus, She Xiang 麝香 MuskMuska (Persian)Mushk (Unani)Mrgamadah (Sanskrit)Gla Rtsi  གླ་རྩི  (Tibetan) Gart der Gesundheit, Cuba, 1485 Tibetan Musk Deer (Wikimedia) Above: Container traditionally used to transport Musk pods. (Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578)Left: Musk Deer (Shaw, G. Zoological Lectures delivered at the Royal Institution, 1809) Left: Tonkin Musk; Right: Russian MuskHandbook of Pharmaceutical Practice, Hager, 1878…

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Electuary of Pearl (Actuarius)

ByAdam Tate

DiamargarumElectuary of Pearl Tradition: Western Source / Author: Actuarius (Luminare Majus, 1551) Herb Name CinnamonCloveIndian SpikenardGalangalLicoriceAloeswoodTroches of RoseTroches of VioletNutmeg MaceZedoaryRhubarbStoraxPearlGingerBone of a Stag’s HeartIvory Blatta ByzantinaMuskAmbergrisCamphor Latin Cinnamonum zeylanicum Eugenia caryophyllus Nardostachys jatamansi Alpina officinarum Glycyrrhiza glabra Aquillaria agallocha Troschici Rosarum Troschici Violarum Myristica fragrans Myristica fragrans Curcuma zedoaria Rheum palmatum Styrax officinalis Margarita…

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