Powder for Hoarseness of the Throat Tradition: Western Source / Author: Serapion Herb Name StarchTabasheerRoseSaffronSugar CandyCardamonCamphor Latin AmylumBambusae silicaeRosa gallicaCrocus sativusSaccharum candiiElettaria cardamomumCamphora Amount 5 drams2 drams3 drams1 dram4 drams 1⁄2 dram ea. Preparation: Powder Function: Clears Heat, Soothes the Throat Use: 1. Hoarseness2. May be used for itchiness and irritation of the Throat Dose:…
Powder for the Lungs Tradition: Western Source / Author: Dispensatorium Pharmaceuticum Universale, 1764 Herb Name Flowers of Sulphur (Sublimed)MasticMyrrhAloe SaffronWhite Sugar Candy Latin Flos SulphurisPistacia lentiscusCommiphora molmolAloe spp.Crocus sativusSaccharum Amount 3 drams2 drams1 dram 1⁄2 dram ea.6 oz. Preparation: Powder Function: Clears thin Phlegm, stops Cough and Wheezing Use: 1. Cough with Cold-Phlegm2. Asthma with…
Dialacca MajoresPowder of Gum Lacca Greater Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name Gum Lacca washedRhubarbSchoenanthIndian SpikenardMastic Wormwood thickened juiceAgrimony thickened juiceCelery seedAniseed Fennel seedAmmi seedSavinBitter Almonds (blanched)Myrrh Costus (or Zedoary)MadderAsarabaccaLong BirthwortRound BirthwortGentian SaffronCinnamonHyssopCassia WoodBdelliumBlack PepperGinger Latin Laccifer laccaRheum palmatumCymbopogon schoenanthusNardostachys jatamansiPistacia lentiscusArtemisia absinthumAgrimonia eupatoriaApium graveolensPimpinella anisumFoeniculum vulgareAmmi majusJuniperus sabinaPrunus amygdalus amara Commiphora…
Antidote for Back Pain Tradition: Western Source / Author: Galen Herb Name Sweet AlmondHazelnutWalnutPistachioGingerCinnamonAlipta SaffronGalangalCloveAniseedMastic Latin Prunus amygdalus dulcisCorylus avellanaJugulans regiaPistachio verum Zingiber officinalisCinnamonum zeylanicumAlipta MoschataCrocus sativusAlpina officinarumEugenia caryophyllusPimpinella anisumPistacia lentiscus Amount 4 oz. ea. 3 drams 2 drams ea. 1 dram ea. 2 drams ea. Preparation: Powder, and with sufficient Honey, form an Electuary…
Pulvis OxytociusBirth Powder Tradition: Western Source / Author: Herb Name SaffronCassia WoodMyrrhWhite AmberBorax Latin Crocus sativusCinnamonum cassiaCommiphora mukulSuccinum albumSodium tetraborate Amount 2 drams each1 dram Preparation: Powder Function: Moves the Blood, promotes Labor, relieves Pain Use: Promotes and Increases Labor. Evidently, it was used to induce Labor when due or overdue, but was most commonly…
Trochisci Anodini Anodyne Troches Tradition: Western Source / Author: Galen Herb Name Celery seedHenbane seedWhite PepperAniseedCarrot seedStorax SaffronOpiumCastoreumMyrrh Latin Apium graveolens Hyoscyamus niger Piper album Pimpinella anisum Daucus carrota Styrax officinalis Crocus sativus Opium Castoreum Commiphora molmol Amount 6 drams ea. 1⁄2 oz. ea. 3 drams ea. 2 drams ea. Preparation: Powder and form Troches…
Electuarium de Farfara MagistraleElectuary of Coltsfoot Magisterial Tradition: Western Source / Author: Luminare Majus 1551 Herb Name Coltsfoot rootsPine nutsRaisinsCinnamonMace SaffronCloveLicorice juice Latin Tussilago farfaraNux PineaVitis vinifera Cinnamonum zeylanicum Myristica fragrans Crocus sativus Eugenia caryophyllus Succus Glycyrrhiza Amount 6 oz.1 1⁄2 oz. 2 oz. 1 scruple ea. 1⁄2 scruple ea. 15 grains Preparation: Decoct the…
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