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Powder for Elephantiasis (Isaac)

ByAdam Tate

Powder for Elephantiasis Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Isaac (Nicolai Magni, De Medicis Pulveribus, 1545) Herb Name Yellow MyrobalanFennel seedMasticPsylliumSugar Latin Terminalia chebula (yellow variety) Foeniculum vulgarePistacia lentiscusPlantago afraSaccharum Amount 20 drams 5 drams7 drams10 drams30 drams Preparation: Powder Function: Clears Melancholy Use: 1. Elephantiasis2. Leprosy3. Melancholy disease Dose: 3 drams Cautions: None noted…

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Electuarium Acharistum (Nicholas)

ByAdam Tate

Electuarium Acharistum Tradition: Western Source / Author: Nicholas Myrepsus Herb Name CostusGalbanumCelery seedImmature DateHyssopLinseedCinnamonIndian SpikenardRed CoralSaffron Balsam woodCassia pulpCassia WoodCalamusRhaponticumMyrrh StoraxOpopanaxBdelliumGum AmmoniacGall Celtic SpikenardSouthernwoodAcorusSyrian SumacSquill Bay leafAniseedPsylliumBasil seedCarrot seedLovage seedFennel seedWhite Poppy seedBlack PepperWhite PepperLong PepperElecampaneBlack Hellebore, preparedGinger Latin Saussurea lappaFerula spp.Apium graveolensDiospyros lotusHyssopus officinaleLinium usitatissimumCinnamonum zeylanicum Nardostachys jatamansiCorallum rubrum Crocus sativusCommiphora opobalsamumCassia fistulaCinnamonum cassiaAcorus…

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Syrup of Psyllium (Mesue)

ByAdam Tate

Syrup of Psyllium Tradition: Western / Unani Source / Author: De morbus internis curandis, Mesue, 1551 Herb Name TabasheerPurslane seedQuince seedPoppy seedPsylliumPlantain juice depurated *River Crabs washed Latin Bambusae silicaePortulaceae oleraceaCydonia oblongaPapaver somniferumPlantago afra Plantago Succus depurataAlluvi Cancri Amount 2 drams ea. 5 drams20 drams20 drams * Plantain juice is depurated by gently boiling, removing…

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Requies (Nicholas)

ByAdam Tate

Requies‘Rest’, or ‘Relaxation’ Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Nicholas Herb Name RoseVioletOpiumMandrake root-barkHenbane seedWhite Poppy seedBlack Poppy seedChicory seedLettuce seedPurslane seedPsyllium NutmegCinnamonSugarRed SandalwoodWhite SandalwoodYellow SandalwoodTabasheerTragacanth Latin Rosa gallicaViola odorataOpiumMandragora officinalisHyoscyamus nigerPapaver somniferumPapaver nigraChicorium intybusLactuosa sativaPortulaceae oleraceaPlantago afraMyristica fragransCinnamonum zeylanicumSaccharum Pterocarpus santalinusSantalum albumSantalum citrinumBambusae silicaeAstragalus tragacanth Amount 3 drams ea. 1 1⁄2 drams ea. 2…

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Troches of Amber (Galen)

ByAdam Tate

DiaelectruTroches of Amber Tradition: Western Source / Author: Galen Herb Name PsylliumOrrisMasticAmberOpium Latin Plantago afraIris germanicaPistacia lentiscusSuccinumOpium Amount 30 drams ea.15 drams Preparation: Powder and form Troches Function: Stops Bleeding Use: Bleeding from the Lungs, Liver, Kidneys, Uterus and Hemorrhoids Dose: 1⁄2 dram with a suitable vehicle Cautions: None noted Modifications: Back to TROCHESBack to…

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