Decoction for Excessive Menstruation Tradition: Western Source / Author: Herb Name TormentilComfreyBarberry seedSorrel Gum ArabicTragacanthPlantain juice depurated Latin Potentilla tormentilla Symphytum officinale Berberis vulgaris Rumex acetosa Acacia arabica Astragalus tragacanth Plantago majus Amount 1 oz. ea. 1⁄2 oz. ea. 2 drams ea.1 1⁄2 lbs. Preparation: Macerate 24 hours, bring to the boil, strain, and sweeten…
Powder of Polypody Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Montagnana (Nicolai Magni, De Medicis Pulveribus, 1545) Herb Name Dill seedAniseedLicoriceVioletSorrelEndivePolypody rootMasticCinnamonScammony preparedWater Lily flower Latin Anethum graveolensPimpinella anisumGlycyrrhiza glabraViola odorata Rumex acetosaChicorium endivaPolypodium vulgarePistacia lentiscusCinnamonum zeylanicumConvovulus scammoniaNymphea alba Amount 1 1⁄2 drams ea.2 oz.1 dram1⁄2 scruple1 scruple4 scruples Preparation: Powder Function: Purges Melancholy Use: Melancholy…
Trochisci Gallia Sebellinae Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name Fresh RoseAloeswoodCloveGum ArabicIndian SpikenardYellow SandalwoodSorrel Latin Rosa gallicaAquillaria agallochaEugenia caryophyllusAcacia arabicaNardostachysjatamansiSantalum citrinumRumex acetosa Amount 1½ oz 1½ drams ea.2 drams3 drams Preparation: Beat the fresh Rose in a stone mortar and add the rest in powder. Form Troches with Gum Arabic dissolved in…
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