Powder for the Memory

Tradition:

Memory

Source / Author:

Practical Chymistry, John Hartman, 1670

Herb Name Mace Cubebs Cloves Senna leaf Crystals of Tartar Ginger Ground Pine Calamus Gentian Cumin seed Mountain Siler seed Aniseed Ammi Carrot seed Wild Alexander seed Indian Spikenard Coral Pearl

Latin Myristica fragrans Piper cubeba Eugenia caryophyllus Cassia angustifolia Potassium tartrate Zingiber officinalis Ajuga chamaepitys Acorus calamus Gentiana lutea Cuminum cyminum Siler trilobum Pimpinella anisum Ammi majus Daucus carrota Smyrnium olusatrum Nardostachys jatamansi Corallum rubrum Margarita Amount 6 drams ea. 5 drams ea. 1⁄2 oz. ea. 2 drams ea.

Preparation:

Powder

Function:

Clears Cold and Damp, regulates Qi, benefits the Brain and Memory

Use:

1. Poor or Failing Memory
2. poor or dull Mental function

Dose:

1 dram daily for the first month, morning and evening, 3 hours before food, taken in Wine, or some other suitable vehicle; in the 2nd month, only in the mornings, in the third month, 3 mornings weekly, in the fourth month, twice a week.

Cautions:

None noted

Modifications:

Back To POWDERS
Back to FORMULAS
How to Modify a Formula
Substitutes
Weights & Measures