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Decoction of Dodder of Thyme (Mesue)

ByAdam Tate

Decoction of Dodder of Thyme Tradition: Western Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name DodderStoechasBlack MyrobalanChebulic MyrobalanBelleric MyrobalanEmblic MyrobalanTurbithPeonyAgaricPolypodySennaFumitorySquinanthBlack Hellebore, preparedRock SaltBlack Currant Latin Cuscuta europeaLavendula stoechasTerminalia chebula (black)Terminalia chebulaTerminalia bellericaEmblica officinalisOperculina turpethumPeonia officinalisFomitopsis officinalisPolypodium vulgareCassia angustifoliaFumaria officinalisJuncus odoratusHelleborus niger praeparataSal GemRibes nigrum Amount 1 1⁄4 oz. ea. 2 1⁄2 drams ea. 3 drams ea. 1…

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Indian Pills (Mesue)

ByAdam Tate

Pilulae Indie Indian Pills Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue (out of Haly) Herb Name Black MyrobalanBlack Hellebore, preparedPolypodyThymeDodder of ThymeStoechasAgaricTroches of Alhandal *Rock SaltLapis lazuli preparedCloveHiera Picra of Galen Latin Terminalia chebula (black)Helleborus nigerPolypodium vulgareThymus vulgaris Cuscuta europeaLavendula stoechasFomitopsis officinalisCitrullus colocynthusSal Gem Lapis AzureusEugenia caryophyllusHiera Picra Galenii Amount 2 1⁄2 drams ea. 3…

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Greater Polycrest Pills

ByAdam Tate

Pilulae Aggregative Majores, or Pilulae PolychrestaePills of Many Virtuesor Greater Polycrest Pills Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name TurbithAloeScammony preparedRhubarbYellow MyrobalanAgrimony juice thickenedWormwood juice thickenedAgaricTroches of ColocynthPolypodyChebulic MyrobalanBlack MyrobalanMasticRoseRock SaltDodderAniseedGinger Latin Operculina turpethumAloe spp.Convovulus scammoniaRheum palmatumTerminalia chebula (yellow)Agrimonia eupatoria Artemisia absinthumFomitopsis officinalisTroschisci AlhandalPolypodium vulgareTerminalia chebulaTerminalia chebula (black) Pistacia lentiscus Rosa gallicaSal GemCuscuta…

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Powder for Scrofula (Bononiense)

ByAdam Tate

Powder for Scrofula Tradition: Western Source / Author: Antidotarium Bononiense, 1641 Herb Name Sponge burntSea Balls burntCuttlefish boneLong PepperBlack PepperGingerCinnamonRock SaltPellitory GallsEchiumBurnt Hazel nut shellsPumicePlantain seedIron filings prepared *Burnt Egg shellWhite Hellebore preparedBlack Hellebore prepared Latin Spongia ustaPilae MarinaeOs SepiaPiper longumPiper nigrumZingiber officinalisCinnamonum zeylanicumSal Gem Anacyclus pyrethrumGallaEchium vulgareCorylus avellana ustaPumex Plantago majusFerrumCalyx ustaHelleborus alba praeparata…

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Pills to Purge Bile and Phlegm (Mesue)

ByAdam Tate

Pills to Purge Bile and Phlegm Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name RhubarbAloes washedAgaricOrrisCentaury minorWild CucumberRock SaltGingerCinnamonAniseed Latin Rheum palmatumAloe lotaFomitopsis officinalisIris germanicaCentaurium erythraeaEcballium elateriumSal Gem Zingiber officinalisCinnamonum zeylanicumPimpinella anisum Amount 1 dram ea. 1⁄2 dram ea.1 scruple 6 grains ea. Preparation: Powder and form Pills Function: Purges Bile and Phlegm Use:…

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Pills of Azurite (Mesue)

ByAdam Tate

Pilulae de Lapide ArmeniusPills of Azurite Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name Azurite prepared *Hiera Picra powder DodderPolypodyAgaric Scammony preparedCloveRock salt Latin AzuritumHiera PicraCuscuta europeaPolypodium vulgareFomitopsis officinalisConvovulus scammonia Eugenia caryophyllusSal Gem Amount 5 drams ea. 8 drams ea.3 1⁄2 drams ea.2 drams1 1⁄2 drams * Azurite is prepared by washing a number…

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Pills to Aggregate (Pilulae Aggregative)

ByAdam Tate

Pills to Aggregate Pilulae Aggregative Tradition: Western / Unani Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name Yellow MyrobalanRhubarbAgrimony juice thickenedWormwood jucie thickened Scammony preparedChebulic Myrobalan Black MyrobalanAgaricColocynthPolypodyTurbith AloeMasticRoseRock SaltDodderAniseedGinger Latin Terminalia chebula (yellow) Rheum palmatumAgrimonia eupatoriaArtemisia absinthum Convovulus scammoniaTerminalia chebulaTerminalia chebula (black)Fomitopsis officinalis Citrullus colocynthusPolypodium vulgareOperculina turpethumAloe spp. Pistacia lentiscusRosa gallicaSal GemCuscuta europeaPimpinella anisumZingiber officinalis Amount…

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Salt, Rock Salt, Yan 盐

ByAdam Tate

Salt, Rock Salt, Yan 盐 Rock Salt: Sal Gem; Halite;–Rgyam tshwa  རྒྱམ་ཚྭ  (Tibetan)–Namak e Sang (Unani)–Saindhava (Ayurveda)–Shi Yan 石盐 (TCM)Sea Salt:–Yan 盐 (TCM)–Namak e Toam (Unani)–Samudra (Ayurveda)Black Salt: Halite violaceum–Vida (Ayurveda)–kha ru tsha  ཁ་རུ་ཚ  (Tibetan)–Namak e Siyah (Unani) SaltOrtus Sanitatis, Beck, 1517 Halite, Salt crystalPhoto by Parent Gery (Wikimedia) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO…

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Powder for Scrofula (Arnold de Villa Nova)

ByAdam Tate

Powder for Scrofula Tradition: Western Source / Author: Arnold de Villa Nova Herb Name Burnt SpongeSea balls toastedCuttlefish boneLong PepperBlack PepperGingerCinnamonRock SaltPyrethrumGallsSponge stone Latin Spongii ustaPilae marinaeOs SepiaPiper longumPiper nigrumZingiber officinalisCinnamonum zeylanicumSal Gem Anacyclus pyrethrumQuercus infectoriaLapis Spongii Amount 1 oz. each Preparation: Powder Function: Clears Phlegm-Heat, resolves Swellings Use: 1. Scrofula2. Lymphadenitis3. Goiter Dose: 1…

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Electuary Preventing Drunkenness

ByAdam Tate

Electuarium Prohibens EbrietatemElectuary Preventing Drunkenness Tradition: Unani Source / Author: Pharmacopoeia Persica (1681) Herb Name Goat Horn burnt and washedBitter AlmondsCabbage seedPennyroyal *Rock SaltRue Ammi Latin Cornu Capra usta & lotiPrunus amygdalus amaraBrassica oleracea var. capitataMentha pulegiumSal GemRuta graveolensAmmi majus Amount equal parts * Pulegium montani, Mountain Pennyroyal was listed Preparation: Powder and form an…

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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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Pills for Arthritis (Nicholas)

ByAdam Tate

Pilulae Arthritica Pills for Arthritis Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Nicholas Herb Name ColchicumTurbithAgaricCassia WoodIndian SpikenardCloveAloeswoodCubeb MaceGalangalGingerMasticAsafetidaAniseedFennel seedSaxifrage seedAsparagus seedButchers BroomRose GromwellRock SaltScammony preparedAloe Latin Colchicum autumnaleOperculina turpethumFomitopsis officinalisCinnamonum cassiaNardostachys jatamansiEugenia caryophyllusAquillaria agallochaPiper cubeba Myristica fragransAlpina officinarumZingiber officinalisPistacia lentiscusFerula asafetidaPimpinella anisumFoeniculum vulgarePimpinella saxifragaAsparagus officinaleRuscus aculeatusRosa gallicaLithospermum officinaleSal Gem Convovulus scammoniaAloe spp. Amount 1⁄2 oz….

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