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Sitz Bath to Promote Menstruation

ByAdam Tate

Sitz Bath to Promote Menstruation Tradition: Western Source / Author: Fuchsius Herb Name MugwortSageBetonyCalamintOreganoPennyroyalCamomileMelilot St. John’s wortSouthernwoodOrris rootParsley root Latin Artemisia vulgarisSalvia officinalisBetonica officinalisCalamintha officinalisOreganum vulgareMentha pulegiumMatricaria recutitaMeliotus officinalisHypericum perforatumArtemisia abrotanumIris germanicaPetroselinum crispum Amount 1⁄2 handful ea. 1 dram ea. Preparation: Prepare a decoction in a large pot. Function: Moves the Blood and Qi, promotes…

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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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Syrup of Betony (Bononiense)

ByAdam Tate

Syrup of Betony Tradition: Western Source / Author: Antidotarium Bononiense, 1641 Herb Name BetonyRueCelandineStrawberry leafEyebrightLovagePennyroyalChamedrysRosemaryOregano Bay leafSageHyssopLicoriceMadderCloveAniseedDill seedAmmiParsley seedLettuce seedBorage flowersRose Latin Betonica officinalisRuta graveolensChelidonium majusFragaria spp.Euphrasia officinalisLevisticum officinaleMentha pulegiumTeucrinum chamaedrysRosmarinus officinalisOreganum vulgareLaurus nobilis Salvia officinalisHyssopus officinaleGlycyrrhiza glabraRubia tinctorumEugenia caryophyllusPimpinella anisumAnethum graveolensAmmi majusPetroselinum crispumLactuosa sativaBorago officinalisRosa gallica Amount 1 handful 1⁄2 handful ea. 1 1⁄2…

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Syrup of Horehound (Fernelius)

ByAdam Tate

Syrupus Marubiuum, or Syrupus de PrassioSyrup of Horehound Tradition: Western Source / Author: Fernel Herb Name HorehoundMaidenhairOreganoHyssopCalamintThymeSavoryScabiousColtsfootLicoricePolypodyFennel rootParsley rootAniseedCotton seedRaisins Fat Fig Latin Marrubium vulgare Adiantum capillus-veneris Oreganum vulgare Hyssopus officinale Calamintha officinalis Thymus vulgarisSatureja montana Scabiosa arvensis Tussilago farfara Glycyrrhiza glabra Polypodium vulgare Foeniculum vulgare Petroselinum crispum Pimpinella anisum Gossypium herbaceum Vitis viniferaFicus carica…

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Confection for Diabetes (Galen)

ByAdam Tate

Confection for Diabetes Tradition: Western Source / Author: Galen (Omnia Quae extant in Latinum Sermonem Conversa, 1556) Herb Name Tabasheer *Aloeswood burntWhite SandalwoodPurslane seedTragacanthGum ArabicTurbithBarberryEndive seedArmenian Earth MasticCinnamonOreganoSugar Latin Bambusae silicae Aquillaria agallocha usta Santalum album Portulaceae oleracea Astragalus tragacanth Acacia arabica Operculina turpethum Berberis vulgaris Chicorium endivaTerra ArmeniusPistacia lentiscus Cinnamonum zeylanicum Oreganum vulgare Saccharum…

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Powder for Catarrh (Grulingus)

ByAdam Tate

Powder for Catarrh Tradition: Western Source / Author: Grulingus Herb Name BalmMarjoramBetonyOreganoNutmegCloveBenzoinSaffronMaceFrankincenseMastic Rose Latin Melissa officinalis Oreganum marjorana Betonica officinalis Oreganum vulgare Myristica fragrans Eugenia caryophyllus Styrax benzoin Crocus sativus Myristica fragrans Boswellia sacra Pistacia lentiscus Rosa gallica Amount 1⁄2 handful ea. 2 drams ea. 1 1⁄2 drams ea. 3 drams ea.2 pugils Preparation: Powder…

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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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Syrup of Stoechas (Judeus)

ByAdam Tate

Syrup of Stoechas Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Judeus (De Morbis internis curandis, Mesue, 1551) Herb Name StoechasHyssopOreganoBlack PepperPellitoryRaisins Latin Lavendula stoechas Hyssopus officinale Oreganum vulgare Piper nigrum Anacyclus pyrethrum Vitis vinifera Amount 4 oz. 1 oz. ea. 4 drams ea. 1 oz. Preparation: Decoct in 4 lbs water to 2, then with Honey…

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Antidotum Aurelii

ByAdam Tate

Antidotum Aurelii Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Nicholas Alexandrinus (Medici Graeci, 1541) Herb Name Cassia WoodOreganoSouthernwoodSavinGermanderSilver bushAgrimonyCyperusMother of ThymeGentian Long BirthwortAgrimony rootDragon rootCalamusMarjoramWhite PepperFennel seedCumin PilionisParsley seedCitron seedTurnip seedSanicleCamels Hay seedWild Turnip seedWild Rue seedHorseradish seedPlantainHoney Latin Cinnamonum cassiaOreganum vulgareArtemisia abrotanumJuniperus sabinaTeucrium chamaedrysAnthyllis barba-jovisAgrimonia eupatoriaCyperus rotundusThymus serpillumGentiana luteaAristolchia longaAgrimonia eupatoriaDracunculus vulgarisAcorus calamusOreganum marjoranaPiper nigrumFoeniculum…

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Infusion for Melancholy

ByAdam Tate

Infusion for Melancholy Tradition: Western Source / Author: Herb Name Black MyrobalanOreganoPennyroyal Latin Terminalia chebula (black) Oreganum vulgareMentha pulegium Amount 3 drams 4 drams ea. Preparation: Infuse for 6 hours in Borage water, press and sweeten Function: Clears Melancholy Use: A gentle formula to prepare and clear Melancholy Humor Dose: divide into 4 doses and…

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Powder for Epilepsy of Philon

ByAdam Tate

Powder for Epilepsy of Philon Tradition: Western Source / Author: Philon (Nicolai Magni, De Medicis Pulveribus, 1545) Herb Name Peony seedPeony rootOreganoCalamintAmbrosiaBalmHyssopMintMarjoramRosemary flowerBetonyBalsamita *SageCloveCinnamonNutmegAniseedFennel seedCardamonGalangalSiler MontaneLavenderAgnus Castus flowersCoriander preparedCumin preparedPepper PyrethrumSeseleosRue seedLicoriceLicorice juice Latin Paeonia officinalisPaeonia officinalisOreganum vulgareCalamintha officinalisAmbrosia spp.Melissa officinalisHyssopus officinaleMentha arvensisOreganum marjoranaRosmarinus officinalisBetonica officinalisMentha aquaticaSalvia officinalisEugenia caryophyllusCinnamonum zeylanicumMyristica fragransPimpinella anisumFoeniculum vulgareElettaria cardamomumAlpina officinarum…

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Electuary of Dodder and Fumitory (Mesue)

ByAdam Tate

Electuary of Dodder and Fumitory Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name Dodder of ThymeOreganoPennyroyalPolypody Black MyrobalanYellow MyrobalanRhubarbRock Salt Latin Cuscuta europeaOreganum vulgareMentha pulegiumPolypodium vulgareTerminalia chebula (black) Terminalia chebula (yellow) Rheum palmatum Sal Gem Amount 1 dram 2 drams ea.1⁄2 dram 2 scruples ea. 1⁄2 scruple Preparation: Infuse in 10 oz. Goat (or…

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