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Electuary of Aloeswood (Diaxyloaloes) (Mesue)

ByAdam Tate

Diaxyloaloesor Confectio XyloaloesElectuary of Aloeswood Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name AloeswoodRoseCloveIndian SpikenardMace NutmegGallia MoschataCubebCardamonGreater CardamonMasticCinnamonCyperusSchoenanthZedoaryRed BehenWhite BehenIndian leafSilkworm cocoonPearlRed CoralAmberCitron leafCitron peelClove BasilWatercressMintMarjoramLong PepperGingerMuskAmbergris Latin Aquillaria agallochaRosa gallicaEugenia caryophyllusNardostachys jatamansiMyristica fragransMyristica fragrans Gallia MoschataPiper cubebaElettaria cardamomumAmomum subulatumPistacia lentiscusCinnamonum zeylanicumCyperus rotundusCymbopogon schoenanthus Curcuma zedoaria Salvia hemotodesCentaurea behenCinnamonum tamalaSericum MargaritaCorallum rubrumSuccinumCitrus medicaCitrus medicaOcinum…

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Silkworm Cocoon

ByAdam Tate

Silkworm Cocoon Abresham (Unani)Za og bsregs thal (Burnt Silk, Tibetan) Silkworm farmingMuseum Museorum, Valentini, 1704 Silkworm, Silkworm Cocoon, SilkInsectorum sive Minimorum Animalium Theatrum, 1634 Raw Silkworm Cocoons (Photo by Biswarup Ganguly) (Wikimedia) Types of raw Silk available on the Indian market:1 & 2 (Far Left & Left): Assamese Cocoons: Samia cynthia Red and White; 3:…

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Letificans Cooling Electuary (Unani)

ByAdam Tate

Electuarium Laetificans FrigidumLetificans Cooling Electuary Tradition: Unani Source / Author: Pharmacopoeia Persica (1681) Herb Name Red BehenWhite BehenChebulic MyrobalanPistacio peel Citron peel Silkworm CocoonPearlBugloss  FumitoryBalsam AppleCoriander seedTabasheerRed CoralAmberZerumbetDoronicumAloeswoodPomegranate juice Sorrel juiceHawthorn juiceSugar CandySyrup of Violet Latin Salvia hemotodesCentaurea behenTerminalia chebulaPistacia veraCitrus medicaSericiMargaritaAnchusa officinalisFumaria officinalisMomordica balsaminaCoriandrum sativum Bambusae silicaeCorallum rubrumSuccinumZingiber zerumbetDoronicum hookeriAquillaria agallochaPunica granatumRumex acetosaCrataegus laevigataSaccharumSyrupus…

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