Bitter Almonds

Agrimony | Aniseed | Bitter Almonds | Black Pepper | Costus | Gentian | Greater Cardamon | Wormwood

Decoction for the Liver (Nicholas)
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Decoction for the Liver Tradition: Western / Unani Source / Author: Nicholas Myrepsus (Medicamentorum Opus Nicolai Myrepsus 1625) Preparation: Decoction Function: Open Obstruction, Clears Liver Heat Use: 1. Liver obstruction2. Inflammation of the Liver, Hepatitis3. Cholecystitis4. Jaundice Dose: 3 oz. Comment: This was called Hepatica Potio Mirabilis; Wonderous Potion for the Liver Cautions: None noted…

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Aniseed | Bitter Almonds | Fennel seed | ff | Licorice juice | Myrrh | Pine nut | Quince seed | ron | Sa | Sweet Almonds | White Poppy seed

Expert Pills for Cough from Cold and Dryness
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Expert Pills for Cough from Cold and Dryness Tradition: Western Source / Author: Paulus (De morbus internis curandis, Mesue, 1551 ) Preparation: Mix with Sugar Penids three times their weight, and with Fennel juice, and form pills Function: Warm and Moisten the Lungs, strengthens the Lungs, stops Cough Use: 1. Cough from Cold and dryness…

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Agrimony juice thickened | Ameos | Aniseed | Asarabacca | Birthwort | Bitter Almonds | Black Pepper | Costus | Gentian | Ginger | Indian Spikenard | Juncus odoratus | Lacca washed | Macedonian Parsley seed | Mastic | Rhubarb | Savin | Valerian | Wormwood

Troches of Gum Lacca (Trochisci de Lacca) (Unani)
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Trochisci de LaccaTroches of Gum Lacca Tradition: Unani Source / Author: Pharmacopoeia Persica, 1681 Preparation: Powder and form Troches with Decoction of Wormwood or juice or water of Agrimony Function: Opens Obstructions, Moves the Blood, Clears Phlegm and Heat, Promotes Urine Use: 1. Jaundice2. Abdominal Pain3. Abdominal Tumors or Fibrosis4. Fever associated with Obstruction5. Edema…

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Aloeswood | Ash tree seed | Belleric Myrobalan | Bitter Almonds | Black Myrobalan | Black PepperWhite Pepper | Cardamon | Celery seed | Chebulic Myrobalan | Cinnamon | Clove | Clove Basil seed | Cyperus | Emblic Myrobalan | Fennel seed | Ginger | Greater Cardamon | Indian leaf | Indian Spikenard | Long Pepper | Mastic | Mint | NutmegMace | Persian Oregano | Red Behen | Rhubarb | Sesame seed | Sweet Almonds | Watercress | White Behen | Yellow Myrobalan

Triphera of the Saracens (Triphera Saracenica Magna)
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Triphera Saracenica Magna Triphera of the Saracens Greater Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Preparation: Fry Myrobalans in butter (or Ghee) and the rest in Almond oil, then mix with triple their weight of clarified Honey. At last add Turbith powder 5 drams, Musk 15 grains (some versions seemed to not add Turbith) Function:…

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Bitter Almonds | Black Pepper | Cinnamon | Date | Fig | Ginger | Hyssop | Licorice | Orris | Pennyroyal | Pine nut | Raisins | Starch | Storax | Tragacanth

Electuary of Orris Root (Diaireos Salomonis) (Nicholas)
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Diaireos Salomonis Electuary of Orris Root Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Nicholas Preparation: Cut the fruits small, and beat them to a pulp, then push through a sieve. Beat all the other ingredients separately, then beat them together. With Sugar dissolved in Hyssop Water and clarified Honey, of each twice the weight of the…

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