Calamus

Bdellium | Betony | Calamus | Cinnamon | Confected Ginger | ff | Licorice | Marjoram | Mastic | Nutmeg | Red Behen | ron | Rue seed | Sa | Stoechas | White Behen | White Sugar

Special Confection for Scoliosis
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Special Confection for Scoliosis Tradition: Western Source / Author: Wirtzung Preparation: Powder the herbs and beat with the Sugar to form a Confection according to Art. Function: Relieves Wind, stops Spasms, moves Qi and Blood Use: 1. ‘Crookedness of the Back’; 2. Scoliosis;3. Spasm and Contraction of the muscle of the Back Dose: A piece…

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Agrimony | Ameos seed | Aniseed | Calamus | Carrot seed | Celery seed | Cinnamon | Colchicum | Dill seed | Dodder | Ginger | Hematite prepared | Lapis lazuli prepared | Licorice | Lovage seed | Parsley seed | Polypody root | ron | Saff | Scammony prepared | Sugar | Sugar Penid | Thyme | Turbith

Electuary of Polypody
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Electuarium de PolypodioElectuary of Polypody Tradition: Western Source / Author: Luminare Majus, 1551 Preparation: Powder the herbs. Decoct the sugar ands penids in Orris water and form a solid confection. Function: Clears Damp, Purges Melancholy, Benefits the Spleen Use: Melancholy diseases Dose: ½–1 dram Cautions: 1. Not suitable for marked weakness2. Not used during Pregnancy…

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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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A ru ra (Chebula) | Ba ru ra (Belleric) | Bong dkar (White Aconite) | Byi tang ka (Embelia) | Calamus | Chog la (Cinnabar) | Gi wang (Bezoar) | Gla rtsi (Musk) | Gur gum (Safflower) | Jam bras (Fever nut) | Lang thang rtse (Henbane seed) | Li shi (Clove) | Ma ru rtse (Butea) | Mu men (Lapis Lazuli) | Ru rta (Costus) | san dan dmar po (Red Sandal) | Sha ru (Deer horn burnt) | Shu dag nag | Skyu ru ra (Emblic) | Stag sha nag po (Oxytropis) | T

Joyful 16 Pill (Dg’a ba bchu drug)
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Dg’a ba bcu drug དག་བ་བཅུ་དྲུག་Joyful Sixteen Pillor Sixteen Delights Pill Tradition: Tibetan Source / Author: Tenzin Chodrak (physician of the 14th Dalai Lama) * Lapis Lazuli, Cinnabar and Mercury must all be prepared. Lapis Lazuli and Cinnabar are washed well; Mercury is processed according to traditional methods. Preparation: Powder and form Pills. Function: Moves the…

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Ambergris | Calamus | Cinnamon | Clari | Clove | Cyperus | fied Honey | Indian leaf | Indian Spikenard | Ivory | Mastic | Mugwort | Olibanum | Peony seedPeony root | Pomegranate root bark | Seseli | Squinanth

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

Electuary of Seseli Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Nicholas Florentinus Preparation: Powder the herbs, then mix with the honey to form an Electuary Function: Opens Obstruction, moves Qi and Blood, promotes Fertility Use: Female Infertility Dose: 1 dram Comment: This is one of the traditional formulas in which Ivory was used to treat Infertility….

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Agaric | Aloes | Annis | Asarabacca | Balsam fruit | Balsam wood | Belleric Myrobalan | Black Myrobalan | Calamus | Celery seed | Chebulia Myrobalan | CinnamonCassia Wood | Clove | Colocynth | Cubeb | Dodder of Thyme | Emblic Myrobalan | Eyebright | Fennel seed | Indian Spikenard | Mace | Mastic | Nutmeg | Rhubarb | Rose | Rue | Saffron | Senna | Seseli seed | Squinanth | Turbith | Violet | Wormwood | Yellow Myrobalan

Pills to Clarify Pilulae Lucis Majores Mesue
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Pilulae Lucis Majores,or Pilulae OpticaePills to Clarify Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Preparation: Powder and form pills with clarified Fennel juice. Function: Purges Phlegm and Melancholy from the Head, clears the Senses, Clarifies the Eyesight Use: 1. Poor or Failing Eyesight2. Floaters3. Blindness4. Nightblindness5. Eye pain6. Excess humors affecting the Head and Senses7….

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Ammoniac | Asarum | Balsam seeds | Bay laurel seed | Bdellium | Birthwort | Bitter Almonds | Black Pepper | Calamus | Caper root peel | Carrot seed | Cyperus | Gentian | Harmal | Indian Spikenard | Jew's stone | Myrrh | Opopanax root-bark | Parsley seed | Polypody | Radish seed | Sagapen

Pills to Crumble Kidney Stones (Unani)
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Pills to Crumble Kidney Stones Tradition: Unani Source / Author: Dispensatory of Ibn at Tilmid Preparation: Powder, mix with balm oil; soak the resins in water; form pills Function: Clears Damp, Dissolves Urinary Stones, promotes Urine Use: 1. Kidney and Bladder Stones2. Also for Dysuria and Strangury Dose: Take 1 dram with water in which…

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Aniseed | Betony | Calamus | Calendula | Cardamon | Cinnamon | Clove | Coriander seed prepared | Fennel seed | Nutmeg | Peony seed | Red Coral | Rosemary | Siler Montane | Stoechas

Powder for Cold Diseases of the Head (Renodeus)
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Powder for Cold Diseases of the Head Tradition: Western Source / Author: Dispensatorium Medicum, Renou et al., 1615 Preparation: Powder the herbs, add the Coral in fine powder, then add sufficient Sugar of Rosemary to give in a gentle sweetness (1⁄2–1 oz.) Function: Warms the Head, settles Wind, stops Spasms, regulates Qi and Blood Use:…

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Ammi | Aniseed | Calamus | Carrot seed | Cloves | Coral | Cubebs | Cumin seed | Gentian | Ginger | Ground Pine | Indian Spikenard | Mace | Mountain Siler seed | Pearl | Senna leaf | Wild Alexander seed

Powder for the Memory (Hartman)
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Powder for the Memory Tradition: Memory Source / Author: Practical Chymistry, John Hartman, 1670 Preparation: Powder Function: Clears Cold and Damp, regulates Qi, benefits the Brain and Memory Use: 1. Poor or Failing Memory2. poor or dull Mental function Dose: 1 dram daily for the first month, morning and evening, 3 hours before food, taken…

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Calamus | Cardamon | Cinnamon | Clove | Cumin | Galangal | Ginger | Squinanth | Sugar

Powder for Edema (Nicholas)
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Powder for Edema Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Nicolas (Nicolai Magni, De Medicis Pulveribus, 1545) * 1 obolus is equivalent to approximately 600mg Preparation: Powder Function: Clears Cold and Damp, warms the Kidneys, promotes Urine Use: 1. Edema2. Difficult Urine3. also for Lower Back pain from Cold Kidneys Dose: 1⁄2–1 dram with wine or…

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(Acorus) | Aniseed | Balsam wood | Basil seed | Bay leaf | Bdellium | Black Hellebore, prepared | Black PepperWhite Pepper | Calamus | Carrot seed | Cassia pulp | Cassia Wood | Celery seed | Celtic Spikenard | Cinnamon | Costus | Elecampane | Fennel seed | ffron | Galbanum | Gall | Ginger | Gum Ammoniac | Hyssop | Immature Date | Indian Spikenard | Linseed | Long Pepper | Lovage seed | Myrrh | Opopanax | Psyllium | Red Coral | Rhaponticum | Sa | Southernwood | Squill | Storax | Syrian Sumac | White Poppy seed

Electuarium Acharistum (Nicholas)
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Electuarium Acharistum Tradition: Western Source / Author: Nicholas Myrepsus Preparation: Powder all the herbs, then with three times their weight of clarified Honey, form an Electuary. Function: Warms the Innate Heat (Yang), promotes Digestion, moves Qi, clears Cold Phlegm, stops Cough and Wheezing Use: 1. Stomach weakness2. Poor appetite and Indigestion3. Pain of the Intestines4….

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Black Myrobalan | Calamus | Cyperus | Libani | Savin

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

Expert Confection for Tremors Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: De morbis internis curandis, Mesue, 1551 Preparation: Powder and form a confection with Honey and a little Kermes Function: Stops Wind, clears Damp, regulates Nerves and Qi Use: Tremors, Shaking Dose: 1–2 drams Cautions: None noted Modifications: Back To ELECTUARIESBack to FORMULASHow to Modify a…

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