Species Incisa

Tradition:

Western

Source / Author:

Augustine Dispensatory

1. The first is from Augustine Dispensatory

Herb Name Licorice Cinnamon Ginger Calamus Mace Nutmeg Galangal Clove Cubeb Aniseed Caraway Fennel seed Coriander seed prepared

Latin Glycyrrhiza glabra Cinnamonum zeylanicum Zingiber officinalis Acorus calamus Myristica fragrans Myristica fragrans Alpina officinarum Eugenia caryophyllus Piper cubeba Pimpinella anisum Carum carvi Foeniculum vulgare Coriandrum sativum Amount 1 oz. 6 drams 5 dr., 1 scr. 1⁄2 oz. 2 dr., 2 scr. ea. 2 drams ea. 4 scruples 2 oz. ea.

2. Schroeder (Compleat Chymical Dispensatory)

Herb Name Licorice Cinnamon Ginger Galangal Zedoary Mace Nutmeg Clove Cubeb Aniseed confected Caraway confected Fennel seed confected Coriander seed confected

Latin Glycyrrhiza glabra Cinnamonum zeylanicum Zingiber officinalis Alpina officinarum Curcuma zedoaria Myristica fragrans Myristica fragrans Eugenia caryophyllus Piper cubeba Pimpinella anisum Carum carvi Foeniculum vulgare Coriandrum sativum Amount 1⁄2 ounce 5 drams 3 drams 2 drams ea. 1 scruple ea. 6 drams ea.

3. A Lesser Version (Fuchs, Opera Didactica, 1604):

Herb Name Aniseed Licorice Coriander seed confected Fennel seed Caraway Ginger Calamus Galangal Zedoary

Latin Pimpinella anisum Glycyrrhiza glabra Coriandrum sativum Foeniculum vulgare Carum carvi Zingiber officinalis Acorus calamus Alpina officinarum Curcuma zedoaria Amount 1⁄2 pound ea. 4 ounces ea. 2 ounces 1 ounce ea.

Preparation:

Powder. Instead of the confections, the seeds can be used, adding sugar to taste.

Function:

Clears Cold and Phlegm, warms and strengthens the Stomach

Use:

1. poor Appetite
2. Indigestion
3. Stomach debility
4. Stomach Pain from Cold and Phlegm
5. also for Colic and abdominal Spasms from Wind.

Dose:

1⁄2–1 dram, with warm water or wine

Cautions:

None noted

Modifications:

There were many variations on this theme. Another version being Peptic Powder.
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