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Electuary to Restore Humidity (Arnold de Villa Nova)

ByAdam Tate

Electuary to Restore Humidity Tradition: Western Source / Author: Arnold de Villa Nove Herb Name LicoriceRoseAniseedWhite SugarGum ArabicTragacanthWhite SandalwoodRed SandalwoodWhite Poppy seedLicorice juiceStarch Purslane seedChicory seedLettuce seedMelon seedGourd seedPumpkin seedCucumber seedQuince seedSweet AlmondsPine nutsSebestensCinnamonStyrax calamintaCotton seedMallow seedViolet Water LilyBarberry Latin Glycyrrhiza glabraRosa gallicaPimpinella anisumSaccharum albaAcacia arabicaAstragalus tragacanthSantalum albumPterocarpus santalinusPapaver somniferumSuccus GlycyrrhizaAmylum Portulaceae oleraceaChicorium intybusLactuosa sativaCitrullus…

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Electuary of Violet

ByAdam Tate

Electuarium ViolarumElectuary of Violet Tradition: Unani Source / Author: Pharmacopoeia Persica (1681) Herb Name VioletSweet AlmondChicory seed Cucumber seedPumpkin seedCassia WoodTragacanthLicorice Latin Viola odorata Prunus amygdalus dulcisChicorium intybusCucumis sativusCucurbita pepoCinnamonum cassia Astragalus tragacanthGlycyrrhiza glabra Amount 10 drams ea.3 drams 5 drams ea. 1 dram ea. Preparation: Powder and form an Electuary with Sugar dissolved in…

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Powder for Madness (Rondeletius)

ByAdam Tate

Pulvis ad PhrenitidemPowder for Madness Tradition: Western Source / Author: Rondeletius Herb Name Coriander seedWater Lily flowerViolet flowerRose Lettuce seedPoppy seedRed CoralRed Sandalwood Latin Coriandrum sativumNymphea albaViola odorataRosa gallicaLactuosa sativaPapaver somniferumCorallum rubrumPterocarpus santalinus Amount 2 drams3 drams 2 drams ea. 1 dram ea.1 1⁄2 drams2 scruples Preparation: Powder Function: Clear Heat, Calms the Mind and…

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Syrup of Senna Comp.

ByAdam Tate

Syrupus Cassiae CompositumSyrup of Senna Compound Tradition: Western Source / Author: Herb Name BarleyEndiveChicoryAgrimonyMaidenhairHart’s TongueFern rootCelery rootFennel rootAsparagus rootPrune CurrantWinter CherryWindweedMelon seedGourd seedPumpkin seedCucumber seedSafflower seedPolypody rootEndive seedChicory seedLicoriceBorage flowerBugloss flowerViolet flower Latin Hordeum vulgareChicorium endivaChicorium intybusAgrimonia eupatoriaAdiantum capillus-venerisAsplenium scolopendriumFilicis spp. Apium graveolensFoeniculum vulgareAsparagus officinalePrunus domesticaRibes nigrumPhysalis alkekengiConvolvulus spp.Citrullus vulgarisLagenaria vulgarisCucurbita pepoCucumis sativusCarthamus tinctoriusPolypodium vulgareChicorium…

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Pills Proven for Vision (Galen)

ByAdam Tate

Pills Proven for Vision Tradition: Western Source / Author: Galen (Omnia Quae extant in Latinum Sermonem Conversa, 1556) Herb Name SquinanthIndian SpikenardCassia WoodBalsam woodBalsam fruitAgaricAsarabaccaRoseVioletDodderWormwoodColocynthTurpentine gumCinnamonSaffronStoechasMasticScammony preparedAloe Latin Juncus odoratusNardostachys jatamansiCinnamonum cassiaCommiphora opobalsamumCommiphora opobalsamum Fomitopsis officinalisAsarum europeumRosa gallicaViola odorataCuscuta europeaArtemisia absinthumCitrullus colocynthusPinus spp.Cinnamonum zeylanicumCrocus sativusLavendula stoechasPistacia lentiscusConvovulus scammoniaAloe spp. Amount 1 dram ea.4 drams5 oz….

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Infusion of Senna and Flower with Spices (Mesue)

ByAdam Tate

Infusion of Senna and Flower with Spices Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name SennaOreganoPennyroyalBorage flowerBugloss flowerViolet flowerRose flowerGingerCinnamonAniseed Latin Cassia angustifoliaOreganum vulgareMentha pulegiumBorago officinalisAnchusa officinalisViola odorataRosa gallicaZingiber officinalisCinnamonum zeylanicumPimpinella anisum Amount 1 dram 1⁄2 dram ea. 2 drams ea. 1 scruple ea. 1⁄2 scruple Preparation: Infuse in 6 ounces of Borage water…

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