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(Amber) | Armenian Earth | Cinnamon | Dragons Blood | Frankincense | Gum Arabic | Licorice juice | Melon seed | Musk Melon seed | Myrrh | Opium | Poppy seed | Tragacanth

Troches of Poppy of Zacharia Arasi
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Troches of Poppy of Zacharia Arasi Tradition: Western / Unani Source / Author: De morbus internis curandis, Mesue, 1551 Preparation: Powder and form Troches Function: Clears Heat, nourishes Yin, stops Cough, stops Bleeding Use: 1. Cough2. Catarrh3. Specifically for Lung Ulcers when not chronic but when they spit Blood.4. Shortness of Breath Dose: 1 dram;…

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(Amber) | Aloeswood | Cassia Wood | Cinnamon | Clove | Coriander seed | Crude Silk cut small | Cucumber seed | ff | Greater Cucumber seed | Licorice juice | Pine nuts | Pistachio | Purslane seed | ron | Sa | Spikenard | Sugar | Sweet Almond | Watermelon seed

Powder of Optimal Nutrition (Nicholas)
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Powder of Optimal Nutrition Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Nicolai Magni, De Medicis Pulveribus, 1545 Preparation: Powder Function: Nourishes Yin and Blood, increases Qi, strengthens Use: 1. Debility;2. chronic Weakness;3. Malnutrition.4. Maybe useful as a nutritive tonic in chronic diseases, wasting, emaciation and convalescence Dose: 2 drams Cautions: None noted Modifications: Back to POWDERSBack…

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(Amber) | Deer horn burnt | fl | ower | Oyster shell | Pomegranate | Red Coral

Powder for Menstrual Flux (Isaac)
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Powder for Menstrual Flux Tradition: Western Source / Author: Isaac (Nicolai Magni, De Medicis Pulveribus, 1545) Preparation: Powder Function: Astringent, clears Heat, stops Bleeding Use: 1. Heat-type excessive Menstruation2. Heat-type Uterine Bleeding3. other types of Bleeding from Heat Dose: 1 scruple–1 dram Cautions: None noted Modifications: Back to POWDERSBack to FORMULASHow to Modify a FormulaSubstitutesWeights…

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(Amber) | Dragons Blood | ff | Gum Arabic | Libani | Mastic | Myrrh | ower | Pomegranate fl | ron | Rose | Sa | Starch | Tragacanth

Troches to Strengthen the Lungs
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Troches to Strengthen the Lungs Tradition: Western / Unani Source / Author: De morbus internis curandis, Mesue, 1551 Preparation: Powder and with Rob of Quince, form Troches Function: Clears Heat, Nourish Yin, strengthen the Lung Qi Use: 1. Cough and Breathlessness from Lung deficiency Dose: 1⁄2–1 dram Cautions: None noted Modifications: Back To TROCHESBack to…

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(Amber) | Gum Arabic | Red Coral | Rose | Sealed Earth | Starch

Powder for Bleeding from the Stomach (Serapion)
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Powder for Bleeding from the Stomach Tradition: Western Source / Author: Serapion (Nicolai Magni, De Medicis Pulveribus, 1545) Preparation: Powder Function: Astringent, clears Heat, stops Bleeding Use: Bleeding of the Stomach, especially from Heat Dose: 1 dram with wine, or with water if from Heat. Cautions: None noted Modifications: Back to POWDERSBack to FORMULASHow to…

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(Amber) | Camphor | Castoreum | Elecampane | Hematite | Indian Spikenard | Lemnian Earth | Opium | Pearl | Pellitory | ron | Saff | Troches of Ramich | White Henbane seed | White Pepper | Zedoary

Philonium Persicum
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Philonium PersicumPhilon’s Persian Antidote Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Preparation: With three times their weight of clarified Honey, form an Electuary Function: Clears Heat, stops Bleeding Use: Rhazes said: “Let him who suffers from intestinal abrasion … drink the remedy called Persian Philonium in cold water”.“When treating an ulcer in the guts, and if…

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(Amber) | Alum | Armenian Earth | Burnt Deer Horn | Coriander | fl | Gum Acacia washed | Gum Arabic | ower | Pomegranate | Purslane seed | Red Coral | Rose | Sealed Earth | Starch | Tabasheer

Powder for Vomiting of Blood
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Powder for Vomiting of Blood Tradition: Western / Unani Source / Author: Serapion (Nicolai Magni, De Medicis Pulveribus, 1545) Preparation: Powder Function: Astringent, clears Heat, stops Bleeding Use: 1. Vomiting of Blood (Bleeding from the Stomach)2. May be used for other types of Bleeding Dose: 3 drams in Purslane water Cautions: None noted Modifications: 1….

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(Amber) | Dates | Mastic | prepared Coriander | washed Red Earth

Powder for Menstrual Flux (Wirtzung)
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Powder for Menstrual Flux Tradition: Western Source / Author: Wirtzung Preparation: Powder Function: Clears Heat, stops Bleeding Use: Excessive Menstruation Dose: 1⁄2 dram with a raw Egg Cautions: None noted Modifications: Back to POWDERSBack to FORMULASHow to Modify a FormulaSubstitutesWeights & Measures

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(Amber) | (Borax) | Aloeswood | Armenian Earth | Basil seed | Black Myrobalan | Chebulic Myrobalan | Coriander seed | Cyperus | Emblic Myrobalan | Gourd seed | Parsley seed | Purslane seed | Red Coral | Silkworm Cocoon burnt | Stoechas

Powder for Evil Complexion of the Heart (Isaac)
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Powder for Evil Complexion of the Heart Tradition: Powder Source / Author: Isaac (Nicolai Magni, De Medicis Pulveribus, 1545) * The text lists Gemmae, ‘Gems’. It probably refers to the 5 Precious Stones Preparation: Powder Function: Clears Melancholy, Strengthens and Benefits the Heart Use: 1. Melancholy affecting the Heart Dose: 1 dram with Syrup of…

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(Amber) | Aloeswood | Balsam | Barberry | Bugloss | Camphor | Cubeb | Cucumber seed | Gourd seed | Gum Arabic | Melon seed | Pearl | Pumpkin seed | Purslane seed | Red Coral | Rose | Sandalwood | Seseli | Sorrel seed | Tabasheer | Tragacanth

Confection for Heart Tremors
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Confection for Heart Tremors Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: De morbus internis curandis, Mesue, 1551 * Note: the proportion designated ‘3 drams’ was listed as 3 ounces in the text. It is most certainly an error and is probably meant to be in the proportion as given as 3 drams. The structure of the…

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(Amber) | fl | Lavender | Nutmeg | owers | Peony seed

Powder for Childhood Epilepsy (Riverius)
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Powder for Childhood Epilepsy Tradition: Western Source / Author: Riverius Preparation: Powder Function: Settles Wind, stops Spasm, calms the Mind and Nerves Use: 1. Childhood Epilepsy2. Childhood Convulsions not associated with Fever Dose: 1⁄2–1 scruple for a child; 1⁄2 dram for an adult. This was to be used by applying to the forehead, and to…

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(Amber) | Black tips of Crabs Claws | Crab Eyes | Deer horn prepared | Pearl | Red Coral

Powder of Crabs Claw (Countess of Kents Powder)
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Pulvis Comitissae Cantii, or, Pulvis e Chelis Cancrorum Compositus Powder of Crab Claws Compound, The Countess of Kent’s Powder, or Gascoines Powder Tradition: Western Source / Author: Preparation: Prepare each ingredient by levigating them in a Mortar with a little Rose Water until so fine they cannot be felt between the fingers Function: Clears Heat,…

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