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Powder to Strengthen the Memory (3)

ByAdam Tate

Powder to Strengthen the Memory Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Nicholas (Nicolai Magni, De Medicis Pulveribus, 1545) Herb Name AmbrosiaMarjoramSageBetonyBalmBay berryPeony seedBalm seedBasil seedMustard seedZedoaryCumin prepared *Cubeb NutmegCinnamonCloveBlack PepperWhite PepperLong PepperCardamonGingerLicoriceYellow MyrobalanBlack MyrobalanFrankincenseMastic Coriander prepared **Sugar Latin Ambrosia spp.Oreganum marjoranaSalvia officinalisBetonica officinalisMelissa officinalisLaurus nobilisPeonia officinalisMelissa officinalisOcinum basilicumSinapis albaCurcuma zedoariaCuminum cyminumPiper cubebaMyristica fragransCinnamonum zeylanicumEugenia caryophyllusPiper…

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Confection to Increase Seed

ByAdam Tate

Confection to Increase Seed Tradition: Western Source / Author: De Morbis Foeminis, Turner, 1686 Herb Name Yellow Rape seedOnion seedAsparagus rootMustard seedRadish seedPine nuts Ash tree keysSea Holly rootOrchid rootCostus GingerLong PepperCress seed Latin Brassica rapaAllium cepaAsparagus officinaleSinapis albaRaphanus sativaNux Pinea Fraxinus excelsiorEryngium maritinumOrchis spp.Saussurea lappaZingiber officinalisPiper longumLepidium sativum Amount equal parts Preparation: Powder; to…

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Special Powder for Epilepsy

ByAdam Tate

Special Powder for Epilepsy Tradition: Western Source / Author: Wirtzung Herb Name Coriander seed preparedMustard seedNutmegPeony seed White Dittany Latin Coriandrum sativum Sinapis alba Myristica fragrans Paeonia officinalis Dictamnus albus Amount 1⁄2 oz. ea. 7 drams2 drams Preparation: Powder Function: Settles Wind, stops Spasms, regulates Qi, clears Cold and Phlegm Use: 1. Epilepsy2. other Wind…

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Antidote for Cold Kidneys and to Excite Libido (Nicholas)

ByAdam Tate

Antidotum ad Frigiditatem Renem & Excitandam LibidinemAntidote for Cold Kidneys and to Excite Libido Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Nicholas Alexandrinus (Medici Graeci, 1541) Herb Name OrchisElecampaneBlack PepperWild ParsleyBalsam tree resinCinnamonGingerEuphorbiumSilerNiterRocket seedSkink tailSavoryMarjoramLeek seedCoriander seedWatercressMustard seedHoney Latin Orchis spp.Inula heleniumPiper nigrumPetroselinum agreste Commiphora opobalsamum Cinnamonum zeylanicumZingiber officinalisEuphorbium resiniferaSiler montanumPotassium nitrateEruca sativaScincusSatureja montanaOreganum marjoranaAllium porrumCoriandrum…

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Confection for Coitus (Galen)

ByAdam Tate

Confection for Coitus Tradition: Western Source / Author: Galen (Omnia Quae extant in Latinum Sermonem Conversa, 1556) Herb Name Pine nutMelon seed kernelPumpkin seed kernelRed BehenWhite BehenSesame seedGalangalGingerSea HollyAlphagdi seed *Skink tailNettle seedMustard seedOnion seedAniseedPoppy seedLicoriceParsnip seedSugar Penid Latin Nux PineaCitrullus vulgarisCucurbita pepoSalvia hemotodesCentaurea behenSesamum indicumAlpina officinarumZingiber officinalisEryngium maritinum ScincusUrtica dioicaSinapis albaAllium cepaPimpinella anisumPapaver somniferumGlycyrrhiza…

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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 for the Memory (Sennertus)

ByAdam Tate

Powder for the Memory Tradition: Western Source / Author: Sennertus Herb Name NutmegAloeswoodFrankincenseIvoryAniseedMustard seedCoriander seed preparedCubeb CinnamonPearlMuskAmbergrisManus Christi perlata * Latin Myristica fragransAquillaria agallochaBoswellia sacraEboris Pimpinella anisumSinapis albaCoriandrum sativumPiper cubebaCinnamonum zeylanicumMargarita MoschusAmbre gris Amount 1⁄2 dram ea. 1 scruple ea. 2 drams 1⁄2 dram 6 grains ea.6 drams * Manus Christi Perlata is a confection…

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Compound Guaiacum Confection (Chelsea Pensioner)

ByAdam Tate

Compound Guaiacum Confection also known as ‘Chelsea Pensioner’ Tradition: Western Source / Author: There were a number of variations.The first is the original formula: Herb Name Guaiacum resinMustard seedSublimed SulphurSaltpeter RhubarbMolasses Latin Resina GuaiaciiSinapis albaSulphura sublimataPotassium NitrateRheum palmatum Molasses Amount 1⁄2 oz. 1 oz. ea. 2 drams ea.16 oz. The following uses Nutmeg instead of…

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Powder for Phlegmatic Abscess of the Throat

ByAdam Tate

Powder for Phlegmatic Abscess of the Throat Tradition: Western Source / Author: Isaac (Nicolai Magni, De Medicis Pulveribus, 1545) Herb Name White Dog Dung * MyrrhSaffronGinger Mustard seedGallPomegranate flower Latin Stercoris CaniniCommiphora molmolCrocus sativusZingiber officinalisSinapis alba Quercus infectoriaPunica granatum Amount equal parts * Sun-bleached white dog dung Preparation: Powder Function: Clear Phlegm, Resolves Swellings, Resists…

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