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Powder for Bad Breath from Rotting Teeth

ByAdam Tate

Powder for Bad Breath from Rotting Teeth Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Nicolai Magni, De Medicis Pulveribus, 1545 Herb Name WormwoodRueIvoryBurnt Deer HornCitron burnt*Aloe CamphorMasticSage Latin Artemisia absinthumRuta graveolensEborisCornu Cervii AdustiCitrus medica Aloe spp.CamphoraPistacia lentiscusSalvia officinalis Amount 2 scruples ea.1 scruple5 grains2 drams1 dram * The text lists Mali persici, Persian Apple. This was…

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Ointment for Congealed Blood

ByAdam Tate

Ointment for Congealed Blood Tradition: Western Source / Author: Wirtzung Herb Name Bay leavesRosemaryLavenderMarjoramSage Red MintYarrowCostusWormwoodSt. Johns wortGreater PlantainLesser PlantainAgrimonyBugloss RueRoseTansy Latin Laurus nobilisRosmarinus officinalisLavendula officinalisOreganum marjoranaSalvia officinalisMentha cardiacaAchillea millefoliumSaussurea lappaArtemisia absinthumHypericum perforatumPlantago majusPlantago lanceolataAgrimonia eupatoriaAnchusa officinalisRuta graveolensRosa gallicaTanacetum vulgare Amount 1 handful ea. 2 handfuls ea. 1⁄2 handful Preparation: Cut and boil them all…

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Decoction of Myrobalan (Mesue)

ByAdam Tate

Decoctum MyrobalaniDecoction of Myrobalan Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name Yellow Myrobalan Chebulic MyrobalanBlack MyrobalanTamarindFumitoryWormwood PruneRaisins stoned Latin Terminalia chebula (yellow)Terminalia chebulaTerminalia chebula (black) Tamarindus indicaFumaria officinalisArtemisia absinthumPrunus domesticaVitis vinifera Amount 1 oz. ea. 1 1⁄2 oz. 1 oz.2 drams 30 1 oz. Preparation: Decoct in 3 lbs. of water down to…

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‘Pills without which I would not be’ (Nicholas)

ByAdam Tate

Pilulae Sine Quibus‘Pills without which I would not be’ Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Nicholas Herb Name Aloe Rosata *Scammony preparedChebulic MyrobalanBelleric Myrobalan Emblic MyrobalanBlack MyrobalanYellow MyrobalanRhubarb MasticSennaWormwoodRose VioletTroches of AgaricDodder Latin Aloe RosataConvovulus scammoniaTerminalia chebulaTerminalia bellericaEmblica officinalisTerminalia chebula (black)Terminalia chebula (yellow) Rheum palmatumPistacia lentiscusCassia angustifoliaArtemisia absinthumRosa gallicaViola odorataFomitopsis officinalisCuscuta europea Amount 14 drams…

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Green Oil

ByAdam Tate

Green Oil Tradition: Western Source / Author: The Book of Herbs, Lady Rosalind Northcote, 1903 Herb Name SageCamomileWormwoodMarshmallow Latin Salvia officinalis Matricaria recutita Artemisia absinthum Althea officinalis Amount equal parts Preparation: Add the herbs to a jar and cover with Olive Oil; to a quart of oil, add 1⁄4 lb. Sugar (or a similar proportion…

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Syrup of Agrimony Mesue

ByAdam Tate

Syrupus de EupatorioSyrup of Agrimony Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name Celery rootFennel rootEndiveRoseLicoriceJuncus odoratusDodderWormwoodMaidenhairBedeguar (Briar Rose Gall)Spina arabicaBuglossAniseedFennel seedAgrimonyRhubarbMasticIndian SpikenardAsarabaccaIndian leaf Latin Apium graveolensFoeniculum vulgareChicorium endivaRosa gallicaGlycyrrhiza glabraCymbopogon schoenanthusCuscuta europeaArtemisia absinthumAdiantum capillus-venerisDiplolepis rosaeAcacia niloticaAnchusa officinalisPimpinella anisumFoeniculum vulgareAgrimonia eupatoriaRheum palmatumPistacia lentiscusNardostachys jatamansiAsarum europeumCinnamonum tamala Amount 2 oz. ea. 6 drams ea. 5…

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Syrup of Fumitory Compound (Augustana)

ByAdam Tate

Syrupus de Fumaria CompositaSyrup of Fumitory Compound Tradition: Western Source / Author: Augustana Herb Name EndiveWormwoodDodderHart’s TongueHops Dodder of Thyme Latin Chicorium endivaArtemisia absinthumCuscuta europeaAsplenium scolopendriumHumulus lupulus Cuscuta europea Amount 1 handful ea. 1 1⁄2 oz. Preparation: Boil in 4 lbs. of water down to half. Add clarified Fumitory juice 1 1⁄2 lbs., and White…

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Emperor’s Powder Against the Plague

ByAdam Tate

Pulvis Imperator Contra PestilentialisEmperor’s Powder Against the Plague Tradition: Western Source / Author: Herb Name Pimpernel rootGentianTormentilBistort RueWormwoodWalnutGarnet preparedJuniper berries Latin Pimpinella saxifragaGentiana luteaPotentilla tormentillaPolygonum bistortaRuta graveolensArtemisia absinthumJugulans regiaGranatum Juniperus communis Amount equal parts Preparation: Prepare the Garnet; powder the herbs finely and mix in the Garnet. It can be made into a confection with…

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Powder to Warm the Belly (Rondeletius)

ByAdam Tate

Powder to Warm the Belly Tradition: Western Source / Author: Rondeletius Herb Name GalangalCyperusCloveWormwoodMint Latin Alpina officinarum Cyperus rotundus Eugenia caryophyllus Artemisia absinthum Mentha arvensis Amount 2 drams ea. 1⁄2 dram ea. Preparation: Powder Function: Warms the Stomach, Moves Qi, eases Pain Use: 1. Gastralgia, Stomach Pain2. Indigestion3. Wind, Colic Dose: 1⁄2 dram Cautions: None…

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Powder for Ascites (Isaac)

ByAdam Tate

Powder for Ascites Tradition: Western Source / Author: Isaac (Nicolai Magni, De Medicis Pulveribus, 1545) Herb Name RhubarbTurbithWormwoodOrrisAloeswoodSpurge (Tithymallus)Celery seed Round BirthwortMasticRoseSquinanthTragacanthCalamus Red CoralAniseedFennel seedLaccaAsarumIndian leaf Latin Rheum palmatumOperculina turpethumArtemisia absinthumIris germanicaAquillaria agallochaEuphorbia lathyrisApium graveolensAristolchia rotundaPistacia lentiscusRosa gallica Juncus odoratusAstragalus tragacanthAcorus calamusCorallum rubrumPimpinella anisumFoeniculum vulgareLaccifer laccaAsarum europeumCinnamonum tamala Amount 6 drams each 3 drams each…

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Decoction to Promote Appetite

ByAdam Tate

Decoction to Promote Appetite Tradition: Western Source / Author: Medicus Officiosus, Weinhart, 1724 Herb Name Chicory rootBarberry rootWormwoodBlessed ThistleCentaury Latin Chicorium intybus Berberis vulgaris Artemisia absinthum Carduus benedictus Centaurium erythraea Amount 1 handful ea. 1⁄2 handful Preparation: Form a standard decoction Function: Clears Heat and Damp, stimulates Digestion Use: Poor Appetite; good for Digestive disorders…

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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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