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Electuary of Sulphur (Unani)

ByAdam Tate

Electuary of Sulphur Tradition: Unani Source / Author: Pharmacopoeia Persica, 1681 Herb Name SulphurHenbane seedStoraxMyrrhRueBitter Costus *OpiumSaffronCassia WoodWhite Pepper Latin SulphurHyoscyamus nigerStyrax officinalisCommiphora molmol Ruta graveolensInula racemosaOpiumCrocus sativus Cinnamonum cassiaPiper album Amount 8 drams ea. 10 drams ea. 2 drams ea.12 drams20 drams * Bitter Costus is generally regarded to be Inula racemosa. Costus root…

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Hiera Logadii

ByAdam Tate

Hiera Logadii Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Nicholas Myrepsus Herb Name ColocynthPolypody rootEuphorbiumPoley MontaneSpurge seedWormwoodMyrrhCentauryAgaricGum AmmoniacIndian leafIndian SpikenardSquillScammony preparedAloeThymeCassia WoodGermanderBdelliumHorehoundCinnamonOpopanaxCastoreumLong BirthwortBlack PepperLong PepperWhite PepperSaffronParsley seedBlack Hellebore preparedWhite Hellebore prepared Latin Citrullus colocynthusPolypodium vulgareEuphorbium resiniferaTeucrium poliumEuphorbium spp.Artemisia absinthiumCommiphora molmolCentaurium erythraeaFomitopsis officinalisDorema ammoniacumCinnamonum tamalaNardostchys jatamansiScilla maritimaConvovulus scammoniaAloe spp.Thymus vulgarisCinnamonum cassiaTeucrium chamaedrysCommiphora mukulMarrubium vulgareCinnamonum zeylanicumCommiphora guidottiiCastoreumAristolchia longaPiper…

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Restorative of Nicholas (Pleres Arconticon) (Nicholas)

ByAdam Tate

Pleres ArconticonRestorative of Nicholas Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Nicholas Myrepsus Herb Name CinnamonCloveGalangalAloeswoodNutmegIndian SpikenardGingerTabasheerSchoenanthCypress nutsRose VioletMaceLicoriceMasticStoraxBasil seedMarjoramCostmaryCardamonLong PepperWhite PepperMyrtle berriesCitron peel Red BehenWhite BehenPearlRed CoralSilk torrefiedMuskCamphor Latin Cinnamonum zeylanicumEugenia caryophyllusAlpina officinarumAquillaria agallochaMyristica fragransNardostachys jatamansiZingiber officinalisBambusae silicaeCymbopogon schoenanthusCupressus semperviensRosa gallica Viola odorataMyristica fragransGlycyrrhiza glabraPistacia lentiscusStyrax officinalisOcinum basilicumOreganum marjoranaBalsamita majorElettaria cardamomumPiper longum Piper albumMyrtus communisCitrus…

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Powder for Mortal Poison

ByAdam Tate

Powder for Mortal Poison Tradition: Western Source / Author: Nicholas (Nicolai Magni, De Medicis Pulveribus, 1545) Herb Name GingerSaffronCinnamonCostusSchoenanthWhite PepperFrankincense Latin Zingiber officinalisCrocus sativusCinnamonum zeylanicumSaussurea lappaCymbopogon schoenanthusPiper album Boswellia sacra Amount 5 drams4 1⁄2 drams 4 drams ea. 2 1⁄2 drams1 1⁄2 drams1 dram Preparation: Powder Function: Strengthen and Protect the Heart, Resist Poison Use:…

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Powder of Anise Compound (Mesue)

ByAdam Tate

DianisumPowder of Aniseed Compound Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name AniseedLicoriceMasticCaraway seedFennel seedGalangalMace GingerCinnamonBlack PepperLong PepperWhite PepperCassia WoodCalamintPellitory of SpainCardamonCloveCubebIndian SpikenardSaffron Latin Pimpinella anisumGlycyrrhiza glabraPistacia lentiscusCarum carviFoeniculum vulgareAlpina officinarumMyristica fragransZingiber officinalisCinnamonum zeylanicumPiper nigrum Piper longumPiper albumCinnamonum cassiaCalamintha officinalisAnacyclus pyrethrumElettaria cardamomumEugenia caryophyllusPiper cubebaNardostachys jatamansiCrocus sativus Amount 2 1⁄2 oz. 1 oz. ea. 5…

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Electuary of Rhubarb (Zenon)

ByAdam Tate

Electuary of Rhubarb Tradition: Western Source / Author: Zenon of Athens (Omnia Quae extant in Latinum Sermonem Conversa, 1556) Herb Name RhubarbLaccaAloeswoodCinnamonLong BirthwortRound BirthwortPistachioSquinanthMarjoramAniseed Sealed EarthAgaricIndian leafAgrimony **Indian SpikenardBlack PepperLong PepperWhite PepperGinger StoechasOreganoOrrisEndive rootHyssopMasticSaffronBalsam fruitBalsam wood Latin Rheum palmatumLaccifer laccaAquillaria agallochaCinnamonum zeylanicumAristolchia longaAristolchia rotundaPistachio verum Juncus odoratusOreganum marjoranaPimpinella anisumTerra SigillataFomitopsis officinalisCinnamonum tamalaAgrimonia eupatoriaNardostachys jatamansiPiper nigrum…

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Powder for Scrofula (Wirtzung)

ByAdam Tate

Powder for Scrofula Tradition: Western Source / Author: Wirtzung Herb Name Hazelnuts burntSponge stones burntSea balls burntwriting paper, burntPepperGingerRock SaltPumiceNutmegGallsWhite PepperLong PepperCinnamonWhite Hellebore preparedBlack Hellebore prepared Latin Corylus avellana ustaLapis Spongii ustaPilulae marina ustaCharta usta Piper nigrumZingiber officinalisSal GemPumexMyristica fragransQuercus infectoriaPiper albumPiper longumCinnamonum zeylanicumHelleborus alba praeparata Helleborus niger praeparata Amount 1⁄2 oz. each 2 drams…

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Philonium Romanum (Philonium Nicolai) (Nicholas)

ByAdam Tate

Philonium Nicolai,or Philonium Romanum,or Philonium MagnumRoman Philonium,or Greater Philonium, or Philonium of Nicholas Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Nicholas Herb Name White Henbane seedWhite PepperOpiumCassia WoodCinnamon Celery seedMyrrhEuphorbium preparedCostusMacedonian Parsley seedFennel seed Cretan Carrot seedSaffronPellitoryIndian SpikenardZedoary Latin Hyoscyamus albaPiper albumOpiumCinnamonum cassiaCinnamonum zeylanicumApium graveolensCommiphora molmolEuphorbium resiniferaSaussurea lappaPetroselinum macedonicumFoeniculum vulgare Daucus spp. Crocus sativusAnacyclus pyrethrumNardostachys jatamansiCurcuma…

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Powder of Galangal Compound (Diagalanga) (Mesue)

ByAdam Tate

DiagalangaPowder of Galangal Compound Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name GalangalAloeswoodCloveMaceLovage seedGinger Long PepperWhite PepperCinnamonCalamusCalamint MintGreater CardamonIndian SpikenardParsley seedAniseedFennel seedCaraway seed Latin Alpina officinarum Aquillaria agallocha Eugenia caryophyllus Myristica fragrans Levisticum officinale Zingiber officinalis Piper longum Piper album Cinnamonum zeylanicum Acorus calamus Calamintha officinalis Mentha arvensis Amomum subulatum Nardostachys jatamansi Petroselinum crispum…

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Hiera Pachi, or Hiera Archigenis

ByAdam Tate

Hiera Pachi, or Hiera Archigenis, or Hiera DiacolochyntidosThe Hiera of Pachiusor, Hiera of Archigenis Tradition: Western Source / Author: Scribonius Herb Name ColocynthAgaricGermanderWhite HorehoundStoechasSagapenumParsley seedRound BirthwortWhite PepperSpikenardCinnamonMyrrhSaffron Latin Citrullus colocynthusFomitopsis officinalisTeucrium chamaedrysMarrubium vulgareLavendula stoeachsFerula persicaPetroselinum cripsumAristolchia spp.Piper albumNardostachys jatamansiCinnamonum zeylanicumCommiphora molmolCrocus sativus Amount   10 oz. ea. 5 oz. ea. 4 oz. ea. Preparation: The…

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Athanasia Greater Nicholas

ByAdam Tate

Athanasia Magnus NicolaiAthanasia Greater Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Nicholas (Antidotarium, Plantini, 1561) Herb Name CinnamonCassia WoodSaffronSchoenanthStoraxValerianSeseliHenbane seedBetony Celery seedCarrot seedAniseedOpiumIndian SpikenardIndian leafCastoreumMyrrh HematiteAmberDragon’s BloodRed CoralArmenian EarthMumiya (Shilajit)Comfrey rootSealed EarthAcorusAsarabaccaMandrake root-barkPoley MontanePennyroyal Bay berrySpignel rootWhite PepperLong PepperParsley seed Latin Cinnamonum zeylanicum Cinnamonum cassiaCrocus sativusCymbopogon schoenanthusStyrax officinalis Valeriana officinalisSiler montanumHyoscyamus nigerBetonica officinalisApium graveolensDaucus carrotaPimpinella anisumOpiumNardostachys…

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Electuary of Frankincense (Diaolibanum) (Nicholas)

ByAdam Tate

DiaolibanumElectuary of Frankincense Tradition: Western Source / Author: Nicholas Herb Name CastoreumOpiumHenbane seedCassia woodIndian leafSaffronFrankincenseRhubarbAmomumMyrrhIndian SpikenardPellitoryEuphorbiumWhite PepperPeonyStoraxLong Pepper Latin CastoreumOpiumhyoscyamus nigerCinnamonum cassiaCinnamonum tamaleCrocus sativusBoswellia sacraRheum palmatumAmomum subulatumCommiphora molmolNardostachys jatamansiAnacylus pyrethrumEuphorbium resiniferaPiper albumPaeonia officinalisStyrax officinalisPiper longum Amount 4 drams ea.2 dr, 2 scr. 2 drams ea. 1 dr, 2 scr. ea.1 1⁄2 drams 2 1⁄2 scr….

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