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Triphera Minor (Triphera Phoenonis, Triphera Minus) (Mesue)

ByAdam Tate

Triphera Minus,Or Triphera PhoenonisTriphera Minor,Or Lesser TripheraOr “The Delicate Electuary” Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name Chebulic MyrobalanBelleric MyrobalanEmblic MyrobalanBlack MyrobalanNutmegWatercress seedPersian OreganoDittany of CreteBlack PepperFrankincense Bishop’s weed Ginger TamariskIndian SpikenardSchoenanthCyperusSteel filings prepared * Latin Terminalia chebulaTerminalia bellericaEmblica officinalisTerminalia chebula (black)Myristica fragrans Nasturtium officinaleOreganum sppOriganum dictamnusPiper nigrumBoswellia sacraAmmi majusZingiber officinalisTamarisk gallicaNardostachys jatamansiCymbopogon…

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Electuary of Socrates

ByAdam Tate

Electuarium SocratisMajun SoqratElectuary of Socrates Tradition: Unani Source / Author: Pharmacopoeia Persica (1681) Herb Name GentianLovagePeony seedBalsam Apple seedBay berryLong BirthwortAniseedCastoreumBalsam fruitBalsam wood Cassia WoodAsarumMasticDoronicumZerumbetCelery seedRocket seedOnion seedLeek seedAloesTurbith AloeswoodNutmegRhubarbCloveMace CardamomSpikenardSaffronSquill torrefiedZedoaryGarden Cress OreganoCinnamonRoseBalmLacca washedCyperusMahaleb Cherry kernelBlack MyrobalanEmblic MyrobalanBelleric Myrobalan Latin Gentiana luteaLevisticum officinalePaeonia officinalis Momordica balsaminaLaurus nobilisAristolchia longaPimpinella anisumCastoreumCommiphora opobalsamumCommiphora opobalsamumCinnamonum cassiaAsarum europeum Pistacia…

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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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Pills to Preserve the Sight (Grulingus)

ByAdam Tate

Pills to Preserve the Sight Tradition: Western Source / Author: Grulingus Herb Name NutmegMarjoramCinnamonCassia woodRose MasticChebulic MyrobalanAloe Latin Myristica fragransOreganum marjoranaCinnamonum zeylanicum Cinnamonum cassiaRosa gallica Pistacia lentiscusTerminalia chebulaAloe spp. Amount 1 dram ea. 2 drams8 drams Preparation: Powder and form a pill mass with wine Function: Cleanses the Head and Eyes, benefits the Sight Use:…

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Powder of Nutmeg for Vertigo

ByAdam Tate

Powder of Nutmeg for Vertigo Tradition: Western Source / Author: Herb Name Nutmegprepared Coriander seedMistletoe of the OakPeony seedGalangal CalamusBetonyCubebCumin Latin Myristica fragransCoriandrum sativumViscum albaPeonia officinalisAlpina officinarumAcorus calamusBetonica officinalisPiper cubebaCuminum cyminum Amount 1⁄2 oz. ea. 1 dram ea. 1⁄2 dram ea. Preparation: Powder. Sugar can be added to sweeten. Function: Astringes and regulates Qi, stops…

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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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Electuary for a Duke (Electuarium Ducis) (Nicholas)

ByAdam Tate

Electuarium Ducis Electuary for a Duke Tradition: Western Source / Author: Nicholas Herb Name Aniseed LicoriceMasticGermanderCinnamonGingerGalangalFennel seedCaraway seedCassia WoodCalamintCarrot seedPellitory Long PepperWhite PepperCyperusOrrisSchoenanthAmomumIndian leafAsarabaccaSaffron Gum ArabicTragacanthCubebCloveBalsamCardamonJuniperNutmegAloeswoodLovage rootFlower-de-LuceRhubarbCinquefoil rootIndian SpikenardCalamus Red BehenWhite BehenSiler Montane seedAlexander seedDill seedAsparagus seedLemon seedAmomum seedCloveBasil seedGromwell seedSaxifrage seedChicory seedMacedonian Parsley seedMelon seedGourd seedPumpkin seedCucumber seedStoraxSugar Penid Latin Pimpinella anisum Glycyrrhiza glabraPistacia…

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Warm the Palace 7 Pill

ByAdam Tate

Warm the Palace 7 Pill Tradition: Mongolian Medicine Source / Author: Herb Name White CardamonAsparagus rootGymnadenia root *AloeswoodNutmegSoloman’s Seal rootClove Latin Amomum kravanh Asparagus shatavari Gymnadenia Conopsea Aquillaria agallocha Myristica fragrans Polygonatum sibiricum Eugenia caryophyllus Amount * Gymnadenia is one of the plants used synonymously with Orchis species Preparation: Powder and form pills of 200mg…

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Powder to Strengthen the Memory

ByAdam Tate

Powder to Strengthen the Memory Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Nicholas (Nicolai Magni, De Medicis Pulveribus, 1545) Herb Name GingerCalamusCyperusNutmegBlack PepperMastic Sugar of RosesSugar of BuglossMarjoramSageAnacardiumIndian Spikenard Latin Zingiber officinalisAcorus calamus *Cyperus rotundusMyristica fragransPiper nigrumPistacia lentiscusSacchari RosatiSacchari BuglossatiOreganum marjoranaSalvia officinalisAnacardium occidentaleNardostachys jatamansi Amount 1 1⁄2 drams ea. 1 dram ea. 3 drams ea. 1…

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Powder for Diabetes (Riverius)

ByAdam Tate

Powder for Diabetes Tradition: Western Source / Author: Riverius (Opera Medica, 1737) Herb Name Plantain seedPurslane seedCoriander seed preparedRoseRed Coral preparedArmenian EarthPearlTormentilNutmeg Latin Plantago majusPortulaceae oleraceaCoriandrum sativumRosa gallicaCorallum rubrumTerra ArmeniusMargarita Potentilla tormentillaMyristica fragrans Amount 1 oz. each 1 scruple ea.1⁄2 dram Preparation: Powder Function: Astringent, clears Heat, benefits the Kidneys Use: 1. Diabetes2. Incontinence, Nocturnal…

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Powder Against Apoplexy (1) (Zwelfer)

ByAdam Tate

Pulvis AntiapoplecticusPowder Against Apoplexy Tradition: Western Source / Author: Zwelfer (Corpus Pharmaceutico Chymico Medicum, 1697) Herb Name DoronicumSweet Costus rootAloeswoodCardamonCubebCorianderAniseedNutmegWhite AmberCloveCitron seedDistilled Cinnamon oil Latin Doronicum hookeriInula racemosaAquillaria agallochaElettaria cardamomumPiper cubebaCoriandrum sativumPimpinella anisumMyristica fragransSuccinum albaEugenia caryophyllusCitrus medicaCinnamonum zeylanicum Amount 1 oz. 3 drams ea. 2 drams ea. 1⁄2 oz. ea.1 1⁄2 drams 1 scruple ea….

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Decoction to Warm the Head

ByAdam Tate

Decoction to Warm the Head Tradition: Western Source / Author: Herb Name StoechasBetonySagePeonyRaisinsLicoriceAniseedCarrot seedNutmeg Latin Lavendula stoechas Betonica officinalis Salvia officinalis Paeonia officinalis Vitis vinifera Glycyrrhiza glabra Pimpinella anisum Daucus carrota Myristica fragrans Amount 1⁄2 handful ea. 2 drams1 oz. 3 drams ea.1⁄2 dram Preparation: Prepare a standard decoction Function: Settles Wind, clears Damp and…

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