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Powder for Scrofula (Wirtzung)

ByAdam Tate

Powder for Scrofula Tradition: Western Source / Author: Wirtzung Herb Name Hazelnuts burntSponge stones burntSea balls burntwriting paper, burntPepperGingerRock SaltPumiceNutmegGallsWhite PepperLong PepperCinnamonWhite Hellebore preparedBlack Hellebore prepared Latin Corylus avellana ustaLapis Spongii ustaPilulae marina ustaCharta usta Piper nigrumZingiber officinalisSal GemPumexMyristica fragransQuercus infectoriaPiper albumPiper longumCinnamonum zeylanicumHelleborus alba praeparata Helleborus niger praeparata Amount 1⁄2 oz. each 2 drams…

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Electuary for Bile and Melancholy (Mesue)

ByAdam Tate

Electuary for Bile and Melancholy Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name Black MyrobalanYellow MyrobalanRhubarbRock Salt Latin Terminalia chebula (black)Terminalia chebula (yellow) Rheum palmatumSal Gem Amount 1 dram ea. Preparation: Beat, then infuse in 6 oz. Goats Whey for 10 hours, strain, press, and with 2 oz. Fumitory Syrup, form an Electuary Function:…

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Powder for Scrofula (Pharmacopoea Argentorarensis)

ByAdam Tate

Powder for Scrofula Tradition: Western Source / Author: Pharmacopoea Argentorarensis, 1725 Herb Name Burnt SpongeSelenitePumiceSea BallsSponge stoneCuttlefish boneLong PepperBlack PepperGingerCinnamonRock SaltPellitory GallsSugar Latin Spongia ustaLapis SpecularisPumexPilae MarinaeLapis SpongiaOs SepiaPiper longumPiper nigrumZingiber officinalisCinnamonum zeylanicumSal GemAnacyclus pyrethrumGallaSaccharum Amount 12 oz. 4 oz. ea.6 oz. 1 oz. ea.4 oz. Preparation: Powder Function: Clears Phlegm and Heat, resolves Swellings…

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Potion for Virulent and Corrosive Ulcers

ByAdam Tate

Potion for Virulent and Corrosive Ulcers Tradition: Western Source / Author: Wecker Herb Name Borage flowerViolet flowerChicory rootRaisinsPolypodyLicoricePrunesSebestenRhubarbAgaric SennaSpikenardRock SaltGinger Latin Borago officinalisViola odorataChicorium intybusVitis viniferaPolypodium vulgareGlycyrrhiza glabraPrunus domesticaCordia spp Rheum palmatumFomitopsis officinalisCassia angustifoliaNardostachys jatamansiSal Gem Zingiber officinalis Amount 1 pugil ea. 1⁄2 oz. ea. 2 drams ea. 51⁄2 oz.3 drams1 1⁄2 drams10 drams1 dram1⁄2…

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Powder to Increase Milk Supply

ByAdam Tate

Powder to Increase Milk Supply Tradition: Western Source / Author: Dispensatorium Pharmaceuticum Universale, 1764 Herb Name Turnip seedParsnip seedRadish seedAniseedFennel seedCelery seedDill seedRue seedWhite Chickpea flourCinnamon White Mustard seedCrystalRock SaltWhite Sugar Latin Brassica rapaPastinaca sativaRaphanus sativaPimpinella anisumFoeniculum vulgareApium graveolensAnethum graveolensRuta graveolensCicer arietinumCinnamonum zeylanicumSinapis alba CrystallumSal GemSaccharum Amount 2 drams ea. 1 dram ea.1⁄2 oz.3 drams1…

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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) Mineralogical Name: Sal; Sodium chloride Two…

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Infusion to Purge Phlegm (Mesue)

ByAdam Tate

Infusion to Purge Phlegm Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name AgaricChebulaGingerAniseedRock Salt Latin Fomitopsis officinalis Terminalia chebula Zingiber officinalis Pimpinella anisum Sal Gem Amount 1 dram ea. 1⁄2 scruple ea. Preparation: Bruise; infuse for 10 hours in Sage or Wormwood water; press, and sweeten with Sugar. It could be infused in water…

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Pills of Lapis Lazuli1 Mesue

ByAdam Tate

Pilulae de Lapide LazuliPills of Lapis Lazuli Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name Lapis lazuli prepared *DodderPolypodyAgaric Scammony preparedBlack Hellebore prepared Rock saltCloveAniseedHiera Picra powder Latin Lapis AzureusCuscuta europeaPolypodium vulgareFomitopsis officinalisConvovulus scammonia Helleborus niger Sal GemEugenia caryophyllus Pimpinella anisum Hiera Picra Amount 5 drams 1 ounce ea. 2 1⁄2 drams ea. 1⁄2…

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Powder for Scrofula (Palestra Pharmaceutica)

ByAdam Tate

Powder for Scrofula Tradition: Western Source / Author: Palestra Pharmaceutica, Felix Palacios, 1763: Herb Name Burnt SpongePumiceSea BallsCuttlefish boneLong PepperBlack PepperGingerCinnamonRock SaltPellitoryCastoreum Latin Spongia ustaPumexPilae MarinaeOs SepiaPiper longumPiper nigrumZingiber officinalisCinnamonum zeylanicumSal Gem Anacyclus pyrethrumCastoreum Amount 1 oz. ea. Preparation: Powder Function: Clears Phlegm and Heat, resolves Swellings and Masses Use: 1. Scrofula2. Lymphadenitis3. Goiter4. Glandular…

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Oil for Skin Diseases (Siddha)

ByAdam Tate

Oil for Skin diseases Tradition: Siddha Source / Author: Herb Name Haridra (Turmeric)Rock SaltDaruharidra (Barberry)Bakuchi Coconut milk Latin Curcuma longaSal PetramBerberis aristataPsoralea corylifolia Cocos nucifera Amount 1 part each 72 parts Preparation: Triturate the powdered herbs with the juice; then boil gently until the oil has extracted the herbs and keep. Function: Clears Heat, stops…

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Infusion for Burnt Bile of Mesue

ByAdam Tate

Infusion for Burnt Bile Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name Black MyrobalanGingerCinnamonRock Salt Latin Terminalia chebula (black) Zingiber officinalisCinnamonum zeylanicumSal Gem Amount 5 drams 1⁄2 scruple ea. Preparation: Mix, infuse 6 hours in Fumitory water, express and sweeten. Function: Purges Melancholy and Burnt Bile Use: For diseases of Burnt Bile; helps prepare…

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Stomach Pills Greater (Mesue)

ByAdam Tate

Pilulae Stomachica MagnaStomach Pills Greater Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name Hiera PicraChebulic MyrobalanEmblic MyrobalanBelleric MyrobalanWormwoodMasticAniseedAgaricGingerClovesRock SaltSquinanthTurbith Latin Hiera PicraTerminalia chebulaEmblica officinalisTerminalia bellericaArtemisia absinthum Pistacia lentiscus Pimpinella anisum Fomitopsis officinalisZingiber officinalis Eugenia caryophyllusSal GemJuncus odoratusOperculina turpethum Amount 10 drams 3 drams ea. 3 ½ drams ea.2 oz. 1 dram ea.12 drams Preparation:…

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