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Powder for Hernia of Vigo

ByAdam Tate

Powder for Hernia of Vigo Tradition: Western Source / Author: Vigo (The Antidotarie Chyrurgical, John Banister, 1589) Herb Name FrankincenseMasticMyrrhAloesSarcocollaDragon’s BloodMumia (Shilajit)Armenian EarthSealed EarthTragacanthIsinglassPomegranate flowerCypress nut Yellow Myrobalan HypocistusLaudanum Latin Boswellia sacraPistacia lentiscusCommiphora molmolAloe spp. Astragalus sarcocollaDaemonorops dracoShilajitTerra Armenius Terra SigillataAstragalus tragacanthIsinglassPunica granatumCupressus semperviens Terminalia chebula (yellow) Cytinus hypocistusLaudanum Amount 2 drams ea. 1 dram…

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Myrobalan, Yellow PRO

ByAdam Tate

Myrobalan, Yellow Citrine MyrobalanHalela Zard (Unani)A ru gser mdog  ཨ་རུ་གསེར་མདོག་ (Tibetan) Chebulic, Emblic, Belleric, Citrine (Yellow) and Indian (Black) MyrobalanA Complete History of Drugs, Pomet, London, 1748 Yellow MyrobalanIcones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1804  1. Yellow (Citrine) Myrobalan 2. Black (Indian, Nigrum) Myroabalan 3. Chebulic Myrobalan 4. Emblic Myrobalan 5. Belleric Myrobalan Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Left to Right: Yellow Myrobalan, Chebulic…

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Pills for Headache from Bile and Phlegm

ByAdam Tate

Pills for Headache from Bile and Phlegm Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: De morbis internis curandis, Mesue, 1551 Herb Name AloeYellow MyrobalanMasticRoseSaffron Latin Aloe spp.Terminalia chebula (yellow) Pistacia lentiscusRosa gallicaCrocus sativus Amount 6 drams 4 drams 3 drams 2 drams 1 dram Preparation: Powder and form Pills Function: Clears Heat and Phlegm, opens Obstructions,…

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Triphala Electuary for Epilepsy (Itrifal Zabeeb)

ByAdam Tate

Itrifal ZabeebTriphala Electuary for Epilepsy Tradition: Unani Source / Author: Herb Name Black MyrobalanChebulic MyrobalanYellow MyrobalanEmblic MyroabalnBelleric MyrobalanStoechas Peony rootPyrethrumRaisins Latin Terminalia chebula (black)Terminalia chebulaTerminalia chebula (yellow)Emblica officinalis Terminalia bellericaLavendula stoechasPaeonia officinalisAnacyclus pyrethrumVitis vinifera Amount 50 grams ea. 15 grams1 1⁄2 kg. Preparation: Powder the dry ingredients; Wash the Raisins, heat in 2.5 liters of…

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Decoction of Fumitory of Mesue

ByAdam Tate

Decoction of Fumitory Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name Chicory juiceEndive juiceHop juiceBorage juiceFumitory juiceYellow MyrobalanBlack MyrobalanRaisinsTamarind Latin Chicorium intybus Chicorium endiva Humulus lupulus Borago officinalis Fumaria officinalis Terminalia chebula (black) Vitis viniferaTamarindus indicaTerminalia chebula (yellow) Amount 4 oz. ea. 2 drams ea. 1 oz. 3 oz. Preparation: Boil the juices, removing…

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Powder to Strengthen the Memory (3)

ByAdam Tate

Powder to Strengthen the Memory Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Nicholas (Nicolai Magni, De Medicis Pulveribus, 1545) Herb Name AmbrosiaMarjoramSageBetonyBalmBay berryPeony seedBalm seedBasil seedMustard seedZedoaryCumin prepared *Cubeb NutmegCinnamonCloveBlack PepperWhite PepperLong PepperCardamonGingerLicoriceYellow MyrobalanBlack MyrobalanFrankincenseMastic Coriander prepared **Sugar Latin Ambrosia spp.Oreganum marjoranaSalvia officinalisBetonica officinalisMelissa officinalisLaurus nobilisPeonia officinalisMelissa officinalisOcinum basilicumSinapis albaCurcuma zedoariaCuminum cyminumPiper cubebaMyristica fragransCinnamonum zeylanicumEugenia caryophyllusPiper…

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Greater Polycrest Pills

ByAdam Tate

Pilulae Aggregative Majores, or Pilulae PolychrestaePills of Many Virtuesor Greater Polycrest Pills Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name TurbithAloeScammony preparedRhubarbYellow MyrobalanAgrimony juice thickenedWormwood juice thickenedAgaricTroches of ColocynthPolypodyChebulic MyrobalanBlack MyrobalanMasticRoseRock SaltDodderAniseedGinger Latin Operculina turpethumAloe spp.Convovulus scammoniaRheum palmatumTerminalia chebula (yellow)Agrimonia eupatoria Artemisia absinthumFomitopsis officinalisTroschisci AlhandalPolypodium vulgareTerminalia chebulaTerminalia chebula (black) Pistacia lentiscus Rosa gallicaSal GemCuscuta…

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Powder for Elephantiasis (Isaac)

ByAdam Tate

Powder for Elephantiasis Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Isaac (Nicolai Magni, De Medicis Pulveribus, 1545) Herb Name Yellow MyrobalanFennel seedMasticPsylliumSugar Latin Terminalia chebula (yellow variety) Foeniculum vulgarePistacia lentiscusPlantago afraSaccharum Amount 20 drams 5 drams7 drams10 drams30 drams Preparation: Powder Function: Clears Melancholy Use: 1. Elephantiasis2. Leprosy3. Melancholy disease Dose: 3 drams Cautions: None noted…

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Electuary of Micleta (Nicholas)

ByAdam Tate

Electuarium Micleta Electuary of Micleta Tradition: Western Source / Author: Nicholas Praepositus Herb Name Yellow MyrobalanChebulic MyrobalanBelleric MyrobalanEmblic MyrobalanBlack MyrobalanCress seed  *Caraway AniseedCuminFennel seedBishop’s weed seed Tabasheer (Spodium)Pomegranate flowersMasticGum Arabic Latin Terminalia chebula (yellow) Terminalia chebulaTerminalia bellericaEmblica officinalis Terminalia chebula (black)Nasturtium officinaleCarum carviPimpinella anisum Cuminum cyminumFoeniculum vulgareAmmi majusBambusae silicaePunica granatumPistacia lentiscusAcacia arabica Amount 2 1⁄2…

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Syrup of Dodder of Thyme (Mesue)

ByAdam Tate

Syrupus CuscutaSyrup of Dodder of Thyme Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name Dodder of ThymeBlack MyrobalanYellow MyrobalanBelleric MyrobalanEmblic MyrobalanPolypody rootLicoriceAgaricThymeCalamintBuglossStoechasDodderFumitoryRoseAniseedFennel seedPruneRaisins stonedTamarind Latin Cuscuta europeaTerminalia chebula (black)Terminalia chebula (yellow)Terminalia bellericaEmblica officinalisPolypodium vulgareGlycyrrhiza glabraFomitopsis officinalisThymus vulgarisCalamintha officinalisAnchusa officinalisLavendula stoechasCuscuta europeaFumaria officinalisRosa gallicaPimpinella anisumFoeniculum vulgarePrunus domesticaVitis viniferaTamarindus indica Amount 20 drams 15 drams ea….

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Magisterial Imperial Pills

ByAdam Tate

Pilulae Imperiales MagistraleMagisterial Imperial Pills Tradition: Western Source / Author: Pharmacopoeia Augustana Herb Name CinnamonCalamusAniseedMasticGreater CardamonGingerZedoaryMaceNutmegCloveSaffronCubebAloeswoodTurbithMannaAgaricSenna leafIndian SpikenardChebulic MyrobalanBelleric MyrobalanEmblic MyrobalanBlack MyrobalanYellow MyrobalanRhubarbAloe Latin Cinnamonum zeylanicumAcorus calamusPimpinella anisumPistacia lentiscusAmomum subulatumZingiber officinalisCurcuma zedoariaMyristica fragransMyristica fragransEugenia caryophyllusCrocus sativusPiper cubebaAquillaria agallochaOperculina turpethumFraxinus ornusFomitopsis officinalisCassia angustifoliaNardostachys jatamansiTerminalia chebulaTerminalia bellericaEmblica officinalisTerminalia chebula (black)Terminalia chebula (yellow)Rheum palmatumAloe vera Amount 2 scruples…

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Proven Electuary Against Vitiligo

ByAdam Tate

Proven Electuary Against Vitiligo Tradition: Unani Source / Author: Dispensatory of Ibn at Tilmid Herb Name Cretian DodderYellow MyrobalanBlack MyrobalanChebulic MyrobalanSweet seedless Raisins Latin Cuscuta spp.Terminalia chebula (yellow variety) Terminalia chebula (black variety) Terminalia chebulaVitis vinifera Amount 40 grams100 grams 22 grams ea.37 1⁄2 grams * Note: amounts given are rounded off Preparation: Pound together,…

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