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Pills to Aggregate Lesser (Mesue)

ByAdam Tate

Pilulae Aggregative Minores Pills to Aggregate Lesser Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name Emblic MyrobalanBlack MyrobalanYellow MyrobalanMastic AniseedAgrimony juice thickenedWormwood juice thickenedRoseRhubarbHiera Picra Latin Emblica officinalisTerminalia chebula (black)Terminalia chebula (yellow) Pistacia lentiscusPimpinella anisumAgrimonia eupatoriaArtemisia absinthumRosa gallicaRheum palmatumHiera Picra Amount 3 drams ea. 2 drams ea.5 drams10 drams Preparation: Powder and form pills…

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Electuary for Stomach Debility

ByAdam Tate

Electuary for Stomach Debility Tradition: Unani Source / Author: Pharmacopoeia Persica (1681) Herb Name TabasheerChicken Gizzard skinRoseMintPistachio shell *Citron peelYellow MyrobalanRed BehenWhite BehenWhite SandalwoodSavoryCoriander seed torrefiedMyrtle fruit Latin Bambusae silicaeGigeriae galli endothelium corneum Rosa gallicaMentha arvensis Pistachio verum Citrus medicaTerminalia chebula (yellow)Salvia hemotodesCentaurea behenSantalum albumSatureja montanaCoriandrum sativumMyrtus communis Amount 1 dram ea3 drams 1/2 dram…

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Triphera of the Saracens (Triphera Saracenica Magna)

ByAdam Tate

Triphera Saracenica Magna Triphera of the Saracens Greater Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name Chebulic MyrobalanBelleric MyrobalanEmblic MyrobalanBlack MyrobalanYellow MyrobalanCinnamon Black PepperWhite PepperLong PepperIndian leafIndian SpikenardCardamonGreater CardamonWatercressCyperus Celery seedAsh tree seedCloveRed BehenWhite BehenGingerNutmegMaceSesame seedSweet AlmondsBitter AlmondsAloeswoodRhubarbFennel seedMastic Clove Basil seedMintPersian Oregano Latin Terminalia chebulaTerminalia bellericaEmblica officinalisTerminalia chebula (black)Terminalia chebula (yellow) Cinnamonum zeylanicum…

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Infusion for Mixed Humors Compound (Mesue)

ByAdam Tate

Infusion for Mixed Humors Compound Tradition: Unani Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name TurbithScammonyBlack Hellebore,RhubarbYellow MyrobalanChebulic MyrobalanBlack MyrobalanAgaricGingerAniseedCinnamonMasticGum ArabicSiler Montane Latin Operculina turpethumConvovulus scammoniaHelleborus nigerRheum palmatumTerminalia chebula (yellow) Terminalia chebula Terminalia chebula (black)Fomitopsis officinalisZingiber officinalisPimpinella anisum Cinnamonum zeylanicumPistacia lentiscusAcacia arabicaSiler montanum Amount 1 scruple ea. 1 dram ea. 10 grains ea. Preparation: Beat; steep in…

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Powder of Chebula and Rhubarb (Philon)

ByAdam Tate

Powder of Chebula and Rhubarb Tradition: Western Source / Author: Philon (Nicolai Magni, De Medicis Pulveribus, 1545) Herb Name Yellow MyrobalanRhubarb torrefied Latin Terminalia chebula (yellow) Rheum palmatum Amount 3 1⁄2 drams 1 1⁄2 drams Preparation: Powder Function: Clears Heat, Astringent Use: 1. Dysentery2. heat-type Diarrhea Dose: 1 dram with Iron water Cautions: None noted…

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Triphala Electuary of Raisins (Unani)

ByAdam Tate

Triphala Electuary of Raisins,or Triphala Electuary for the Brain Tradition: Unani Source / Author: Herb Name RaisinsCoriander seedYellow MyrobalanBlack MyrobalanBelleric MyrobalanEmblic Myrobalan Latin Vitis viniferaCoriandrum sativumTerminalia chebula (yellow)Terminalia chebula (black)Terminalia bellericaEmblica officinalis Amount 60 grams20 grams 10 grams ea. Preparation: With sufficient Sweet Almond oil and 120 grams of Purified Sugar, form an Electuary. Function:…

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Electuary for Scabies and Pruritis (Rhasis)

ByAdam Tate

Electuary for Scabies and Pruritis Tradition: Unani Source / Author: Rhasis (Rhazes) Herb Name Yellow MyrobalanSennaFumitoryWormwood juice Latin Terminalia chebula (yellow) Cassia angustifoliaFumaria officinalisArtemisia absinthum Amount 1 part 1⁄2 part ea. 1 part Preparation: With Honey form a Confect Function: Clears Heat and Melancholy, stops Itch Use: 1. Itchy skin2. Scabies3. May be used for…

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Expert Pills for Epilepsy from Phlegm

ByAdam Tate

Expert Pills for Epilepsy from Phlegm Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: De morbus internis curandis, Mesue, 1551 Herb Name SeseliRound BirthwortCastoreumIndian SaltPeonyTroches of SquillHiera PicraStoechasDodderPolypodyAgaricColocynthTurbithBlack MyrobalanBelleric MyrobalanEmblic MyrobalanLapis lazuli preparedYellow Myrobalan Black Hellebore, preparedChamepitys Latin Siler trilobumAristolchia spp.CastoreumSal IndiiPaeonia officinalisTrochisci ScillitumHiera PicraLavendula stoechasCuscuta europeaPolypodium vulgareFomitopsis officinalisCitrullus colocynthusOperculina turpethumTerminalia chebula (black)Terminalia bellerica Emblica officinalisLapis AzureusTerminalia…

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Infusion to Purge Bile and Phlegm (Mesue)

ByAdam Tate

Infusion to Purge Bile and Phlegm Tradition: Western Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name Chebulic MyrobalanYellow MyrobalanRhubarbCassia pulp Aloes washed Latin Terminalia chebulaTerminalia chebula (yellow) Rheum palmatumCassia fistulaAloe lota Amount 1⁄2 dram ea. 1 dram3 drams 1 scruple Preparation: Infuse the first 3 medicines in 6 oz. of Maidenhair water; press, strain, then dissolve in…

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