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Ruby

ByAdam Tate

Ruby Rubeus; Carbuncle (old name which included Garnet and other red stones);Manikya (Sanskrit)Yaqut (Unani)Pey ma ra ga, Pey rag (Tibetan)Hong Bao Shi (TCM) Ortus Sanitatis, Beck, 1517 Ruby crystal and Star SapphiresExotic Mineralogy, Sowerby, 1811 Ruby crystalsPhoto by Rob Lavinsky iRocks.com Mineralogical Name: Corundum (Al2O3)Traditionally the stronger colored stones were called Male, and lighter colored…

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The Goa Stone

ByAdam Tate

Goa Stone with Gold casePhoto: Metopolitan Museum (Wikimedia) Lapis de Goa The Goa Stone Tradition: Western Source / Author: Gasper Antonio (Florentine Jesuit missionary in Goa) Herb Name TopazJacinthSapphireRubyPearlEmeraldBezoarRed CoralWhite CoralMuskAmbergrisGold leaf Latin ChrysolithosHyacinthusSapphirusRubinusMargaritaSmaragdusBezoarCorallum rubrumCorallum albumMoschus Ambre grisAurum Amount 1 oz. ea.1⁄2 oz. 2 oz. ea. 1⁄2 oz. ea.40 Preparation: The stones must all be…

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Red Hungarian Powder

ByAdam Tate

Pulvis Pannonicus RubraRed Hungarian Powder Tradition: Western Source / Author: Herb Name Armenian Earth prepared *Earth of LemnosWhite CoralTabasheerPearl EmeraldRubySapphireJacinthBone of a Stag’s HeartRed Coral IvoryCinnamonRed SandalwoodSorrel seedCitron peelWhite SandalwoodCloveSaffronGold leaf Latin Terra Armenius Terra LemniaCorallum albumBambusae silicaeMargaritaSmaragdusRubinus SapphirHyacinthusOs Cordis CerviiCorallum rubrumEborisCinnamonum zeylanicum ​Pterocarpus santalinusRumex acetosaCitrus medicaSantalum albumEugenia caryophyllusCrocus sativusAurum Amount 3 ounces2 ounces6 drams…

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Gem Medicines

ByAdam Tate

Introduction to Gem Medicines Head Illustration from the Chapter on Medicines from Stones and Gems,Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Introduction to GemsVarious Gems and Precious Stones have been used in all Traditional Medicine Systems. Their use is especially prevalent in Unani and Tibetan Medicine, and it is most likely the Tibetans were heavily influenced by the Arabs…

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Letificans Electuary (Unani)

ByAdam Tate

Electuarium LaetificansLetificans Electuary Tradition: Unani Source / Author: Pharmacopoeia Persica (1681) Herb Name PearlRuby *Lapis lazuli preparedRed Coral AmberJasperJew’s stoneMuskAloeswoodGreen Pistachio skinCitron peel Red BehenWhite BehenDoronicumGingerColchicumLong PepperBlack PepperAsarumRed SandalwoodWhite SandalwoodUsneaOrchisWild ParsnipRoseTabasheerMasticCostusChicoryCinnamon **PyrethrumEuphorbiumWhite Henbane seedBalsam Apple seedOpiumSaffron Greater Cardamon Latin MargaritaRubinus Lapis AzureusCorallum rubrumSuccinum JaspidisLapis Judaicus Moschus Aquillaria agallochaPistachio verumCitrus medicaSalvia hemotodesCentaurea behenDoronicum hookeriZingiber officinalisColchicum luteumPiper…

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Medicine to Defend the Base from all Danger

ByAdam Tate

Medicamen ex inventione nostra defendens basin ab omni periculoMedicine to Defend the Base from all Danger Tradition: Western / Unani Source / Author: De morbus internis curandis, Mesue, 1551 Herb Name Red CoralMaceBone of a Stag’s HeartAmbergrisPearlCrystalGold leafSilver leafIvoryRubySapphireHyacinth (Zircon)BalsamMuskRosemaryTabasheerSandalwoodCloveGalangalCalamus *CubebIndian SpikenardStaceorum barkCuttlefish bone BasilCardamonWhite PepperLong PepperBay berryPellitoryStoraxCalamusMagnetMyrrhThebane OpiumPeony seed *CamomileWild Sage (Lilifagus)MarjoramBalsamita **AmmiRound BirthwortDianthosSaffronAloeswoodWhite…

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