Aniseed

Aniseed | Black Pepper | Caraway | Cumin | Date Pulp | Fennel seed | Ginger | Hyssop | Licorice | Lovage seed | Orris | Pennyroyal | Raisins | Rue | Savory | Sugar | Thyme | Tragacanth

Electuary of Hyssop (Diahyssopus) (Nicholas)
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Diahyssopus Electuary of Hyssop Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Nicholas Preparation: Powder the herbs, and with three times their weight of sugar (or Honey), form an Electuary. Function: Clears Cold Phlegm, benefits the Lungs and Stomach Use: 1. Cough from Cold-Phlegm 2. Sore Throat and Hoarseness from Wind-Cold or Cold Phlegm3. Cold diseases of…

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Agaric | Agrimony juice thickened | Aloe | Aniseed | Black Myrobalan | Chebulic Myrobalan | Colocynth | Dodder | Ginger | Mastic | Polypody | Rhubarb | Rock Salt | Rose | Scammony prepared | Turbith | Wormwood jucie thickened | Yellow Myrobalan

Pills to Aggregate (Pilulae Aggregative)
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Pills to Aggregate Pilulae Aggregative Tradition: Western / Unani Source / Author: Mesue Preparation: Powder and form Pills with Electuary of Rose. Function: Purge Mixed Humors, Opens Obstructions Use: “These Pills be very good in all ligering Agues, in all diseases of the head, of the stomach, and of the Liver, they expel Cholera [Bile],…

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(Amber) | Aniseed | Balsam | Capers root-bark | Clove | Cubeb | Cucumber seed | Endive seed | Eyebright | Galangal | Gourd seed | Honey | Hyacinth (Zircon) | Lacca | Mace | Mastic | Melon seed | Musk | Pearl | Pine nut | Pumpkin seed | Red Coral | Rue seed | Sandalwood | Sapphire | Sweet Almonds | Tabasheer | White Poppy seed

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

Noble Confection for the Heart Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: De morbus internis curandis, Mesue, 1551 Preparation: With Rose water, Pomegranate juice, and an equal amount of sugar; boil and form a confection Function: Clears Heat, strengthens the Radical Moisture (Yin) and Vital Spirit (Qi), Strengthens the Heart and Stomach, benefits Digestion Use: 1….

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Aniseed | Chicken Gizzard skin | Coriander seed | Fennel seed | Licorice | Mace | Mint | Nutmeg | Sugar of Roses

Powder for the Stomach (Bates)
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Pulvis Stomachicus Powder for the Stomach Tradition: Western Source / Author: Pharmacopeia Bateana, 1700 Preparation: Powder Function: Clears Cold, Wind and Phlegm, Warms and Promotes Digestion, clears Food Stagnation, benefits the Stomach Use: 1. Stomach Pain2. Indigestion3. Colic4. Griping5. Sour Belching6. poor Appetites and Digestion associated with Food Stagnation.7. It was also used for Hysteria…

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Aniseed | Calamint | Coltsfoot | Cotton seed | Fat Fig | Fennel root | Horehound | Hyssop | Licorice | Maidenhair | Oregano | Parsley root | Polypody | Raisins | Savory | Scabious | Thyme

Syrup of Horehound (Fernelius)
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Syrupus Marubiuum, or Syrupus de PrassioSyrup of Horehound Tradition: Western Source / Author: Fernel Preparation: Boil in 8 lbs. of Honey Water in B.M. to 4 lbs.; add 2 lbs. each of Honey and Sugar; Boil, then perfume with 1 oz. of Orris root Function: Clears Cold Phlegm, stops Cough, strengthens the Lungs Use: 1….

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Aniseed | Galangal | Ginger | Licorice | Melon seed kernel | Mustard seed | Nettle seed | Onion seed | Parsnip seed | Pine nut | Poppy seed | Pumpkin seed kernel | Red Behen | Sea Holly | Sesame seed | Skink tail | Sugar Penid | White Behen

Confection for Coitus (Galen)
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Confection for Coitus Tradition: Western Source / Author: Galen (Omnia Quae extant in Latinum Sermonem Conversa, 1556) * Identity of this is uncertain Preparation: Powder and form an Electuary with clarified Honey Function: Strengthen the Kidneys, Increase Yang, Nourish Sperm Use: 1. Aphrodisiac; Increase Lust2. Impotence 3. Male Infertility4. Low Sperm count Dose: 2 drams…

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(Jujube) | Aniseed | Barley | Butterbur | Coltsfoot | Cotton seed | Date | Elecampane | Fennel root | fl | Horehound | Hyssop | Licorice | Lungwort | Maidenhair | ower | Parsley root | Raisins | Sebesten

AntiAsthmatic Syrup (D’Aquin)
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Anti-Asthmatic Syrup Tradition: Western Source / Author: D’Aquin Preparation: Boil Barley in 9 pints of water for 1 hour, then add the roots (except the Licorice); boil for 30 minutes or more; next add the Dates stoned and cut, and other fruit; boil with the rest for 15 minutes; next add the herbs and boil…

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Aniseed | Cassia Wood | Cinnamon | Maidenhair | Raisin

Powder Against Postpartum Pain
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Pulvis Contra Dolores Post Partum Powder Against Postpartum Pain Tradition: Western Source / Author: Luminare Majus (1551) Preparation: Dry the Raisins well, then powder all finely Function: Moves the Qi and Blood, relieves Pain Use: Postpartum Pain Dose: 1 dram with white wine Cautions: None noted Modifications: Back to POWDERSBack to FORMULASHow to Modify a…

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Aniseed | Basil seed | Black Pepper | Calamus | Carrot seed | Celery seed | Celtic Spikenard | Cinnamon | Clove | Costus | Cumin seed | Cyperus | Fennel seed | Florentine Orris | Galangal | Ginger | Henbane seed | Indian Spikenard | Mandrake root bark | Masterwort | Orris | Parsley seed | Rose | Storax | Zedoary

Triphera Greater (Nicholas)
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Triphera MagnusTriphera Greater (with Opium and Without) Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Nicholas Preparation: Powder them all. Then with three times their weight of clarified Honey form an Electuary. Function: Warms to clear Cold, moves Qi Use: 1. Cold type Stomach Pain 2. Cold Phlegm of the Lungs3. Cold Cough4. Pneumonia5. Spitting Blood (cold-type)6….

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Agrimony juice thickened | Aniseed | Asarabacca | Bitter Almonds | Celery seed | Indian Spikenard | Madder | Red Roses | Rhubarb | Wormwood

Troches of Rhubarb (Mesue)
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Trochisci de Rhabarbaro Troches of Rhubarb Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Preparation: Powder; with white wine that has been boiled, or with Dodder water, form Troches of 1 dram. Function: Opens Liver Obstructions, clears Heat and Damp, resolves Swelling, moves Qi Use: “Trochisks of Rhubarb are good against the cold and bilious affections,…

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Agrimony juice | Aniseed | Asarum | Bitter Almond | Celery seed | Fennel seed | Juncus odoratus | Rhubarb | Rose | Spikenard | Wormwood

Troches of Wormwood Greater
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Trochisci Absinthium MagnusTroches of Wormwood Greater Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Medicamentorum Opus, Nicolai Myrepsus, 1625 Preparation: Powder and form Troches with Chicory juice Function: Opens Obstructions, clears Cold Use: 1. Coldness of the Stomach and Liver with obstruction;2. Stomachache; 3. Tumors of the Liver. Dose: 1 scruple–1 dram Cautions: None noted Modifications: Compare…

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Ameos | Aniseed | Elecampane | Fennel seed | Ginger | Honey | Hyssop | Long Pepper | Parsley seed | Siler | White PepperBlack Pepper

Antidote for Wind and Cold (Nicholas)
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Antidotum, quod Facit ad Flatuositatem & Frigiditatem Antidote for Wind and Cold Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Nicholas Alexandrinus (Medici Graeci, 1541) Preparation: Powder and mix with three times its weight of clarified Honey to form an Electuary. Function: Warms the Body, clears Wind and Cold Use: 1. Wind and Cold of the Stomach…

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