Caraway seed

Bay berries | Bishop’s weed seed | Bitter Almond | Black Pepper | Calamus | Caraway seed | Carrot seed | Castoreum | Cumin | Long Pepper | Lovage seed | Marjoram | Nigella seed | Opopanax | Rue | Sagapen | Wild Mint

Electuary of Bayberries (Electuarium de Baccis Lauri)
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Electuarium de Baccis Lauri Electuary of Bayberries Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Preparation: Beat the herbs well together, melt the gums, then form an Electuary with 1 1⁄2 lbs. of clarified Honey. Function: Warms the Stomach and Intestines, clears Wind, Eases Pain Use: 1. Wind, Colic 2. Stomach and Intestinal Spasm and Pain3. May…

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Aniseed | Burnet root | Caraway root | Caraway seed | Fennel seed | Parsley root | Parsley seed | Saxifrage root

Decoction of Parsley Compound
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Decoction of Parsley Compound Tradition: Western Source / Author: Trogus, 10AD Preparation: Bruise the seeds, wash the roots, cut small and steep overnight in a bottle of White wine. In the morning, boil down to a third. Strain and Clear. Function: opens the Liver and Spleen, clears Obstructions, clears Cold and Damp Use: 1. Used…

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Aniseed | Betony | Calamint | Caraway seed | Celery seed | Cumin seed | Fennel seed | Hyssop | Long Pepper | Parsley seed | Pennyroyal

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

Powder for the Stomach Tradition: Western Source / Author: Mylius, Antidotarium medico chymicum reformatum, 1620 Preparation: Powder Function: Warms the Stomach, clears Damp, regulates Qi Use: Disorders associated with Cold and Damp of the Stomach with Qi stagnation Dose: 1⁄2–1 dram Cautions: None noted Modifications: Back To POWDERSBack to FORMULASHow to Modify a FormulaSubstitutesWeights &…

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Balsam fruit | Burnt Egg shells | Cantharide, prepared | Caraway seed | Cucumber seed | Goat Blood prepared | Gourd seed | Gum Arabic | Hares ashes | Hollyhock seed | Indian Spikenard | Jew's stone | Maidenhair | Mallow seed | Milium Solis | Oxe Gall stones | Pepper | Pumpkin seed | Saxifrage seed | Scorpion ashes | Seseli

Confection of Ashes
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Electuarium de CineribusConfection of Ashes Tradition: Western Source / Author: Wirtzung * Head, wings and legs removed** This would appear to be Bezoar, but is listed as Oxe gall stone Preparation: With a sufficient quantity of Roses, or Confection of Roses, form an Electuary. Function: Clears Damp, Resolves Stones, Promotes Urine Use: 1. Gravel 2. Stones3….

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Alexander seed | Aloeswood | Amomum | Amomum seed | Aniseed | Asarabacca | Asparagus seed | Balsam | Basil seed | Calamint | Calamus | Caraway seed | Cardamon | Carrot seed | Cassia Wood | Chicory seed | Cinnamon | Cinquefoil root | Clove | Cubeb | Cucumber seed | Cyperus | Dill seed | Fennel seed | ffron | Flower-de-Luce | Galangal | Germander | Ginger | Gourd seed | Gromwell seed | Gum Arabic | Indian leaf | Indian Spikenard | Juniper | Lemon seed | Licorice | Long Pepper | Lovage root | Macedonian Parsley seed | Mastic | Melon seed | Nutmeg | Orris | Pellitory | Pumpkin seed | Red Behen | Rhubarb | Sa | Saxifrage seed | Schoenanth | Siler Montane seed | Storax | Sugar Penid | Tragacanth | White Behen | White Pepper

Electuary for a Duke (Electuarium Ducis) (Nicholas)
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Electuarium Ducis Electuary for a Duke Tradition: Western Source / Author: Nicholas Preparation: Powder and prepare an Electuary with three times their weight of Honey Function: Warms and strengthens the Stomach and Spleen, benefits Digestion, moves Qi, promotes Urine, clears Stones Use: 1. Indigestion 2. Poor appetite3. Nausea, Vomiting4. Wind-Colic5. Internal Coldness6. Promotes Urine in…

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Aniseed | Caraway seed | Celandine root | Celery seed | Fennel seed | Parsley seed

Electuary for the Eyes (Grulingus)
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Electuary for the Eyes Tradition: Western Source / Author: Grulingus Preparation: With clarified Honey, thrice the weight of the rest, form an Electuary Function: Benefits the Sight Use: 1. Poor or Failing Eyesight Dose: 1⁄2 oz. Cautions: None noted Modifications: Back To ELECTUARIESBack to FORMULASHow to Modify a FormulaSubstitutesWeights & Measures

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Aniseed | Calamus | Caraway seed | Clove | Cubebs | Cumin seed | Gentian | Ginger | Ground Pine | Indian Spikenard | Lovage seed | Mace | Parsley seed | Senna | Siler Montane

The Powder of Trithemius
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Pulvis TrithemiThe Powder of Trithemius Tradition: Western Source / Author: Abbot Trithemius of Sponheim in Wurzburg (1462–1516) Preparation: Powder Function: Clears Cold and Phlegm, regulates Qi, benefits Brain and Memory Use: “In restoring lost Memory, especially in the Aged, powder of Trithemius, so called, will much help”. (Hartman, Practical Chymistry)1. Restores Memory after necessary Purging.2….

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Aniseed | Black Pepper | Calamint | Caraway seed | Cardamon | Cassia Wood | Cinnamon | Clove | Cubeb | Fennel seed | ff | Galangal | Ginger | Indian Spikenard | Licorice | Long Pepper | Mace | Mastic | Pellitory of Spain | ron | Sa | White Pepper

Powder of Anise Compound (Mesue)
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

DianisumPowder of Aniseed Compound Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Preparation: Powder. it can be made into an Electuary with 3 times its weight of clarified Honey, or as a confection with Sugar. Function: Warms the Stomach and Lungs, clears Cold Phlegm Use: 1. Cold Stomach pain 2. Nausea3. Wind-Colic 4. Bloating5. Chronic Cold-type…

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Aloeswood | Aniseed | Calamint | Calamus | Caraway seed | Cinnamon | Clove | Fennel seed | Galangal | Ginger | Greater Cardamon | Indian Spikenard | Long Pepper | Lovage seed | Mace | Mint | Parsley seed | White Pepper

Powder of Galangal Compound (Diagalanga) (Mesue)
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

DiagalangaPowder of Galangal Compound Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Preparation: Prepare a Powder. It was prepared into an Electuary with 3–6 times its weight of clarified Honey. Function: Clears Cold and Damp, stops Wind, regulates Qi, warms the Stomach, Heart Liver and Kidneys Use: “Effective against excessive weakness of the stomach, promotes digestion….

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Caraway seed | Cinnamon | Clove | Cubeb | Elecampane | Mace | Nutmeg

Powder Against Forgetfulness
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Powder Against Forgetfulness Tradition: Western Source / Author: Grulingus Preparation: Powder Function: Clears Cold and Damp, Benefits the Brain Use: Poor or Failing Memory Dose: 1 dram with wine Cautions: None noted Modifications: Back to POWDERSBack to FORMULASHow to Modify a FormulaSubstitutesWeights & Measures

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Asarabacca | Asparagus seed | Basil seed | Bishop’s weed seed | Black Pepper | Burdock seed | Burnet seed | Butchers Broom seed | Caraway seed | Cardamon | Carrot seed | Cinnamon | Citron seed | Clove | Costus | Crab Eyes | Cyperus | Fennel seed | Germander | Ginger | Goat Blood prepared | Indian Spikenard | Jew's stone | Licorice | Lynx Stone (Belemite) | Mace | Macedonian Parsley seed | Nettle seed | Parsley seed | Saxifrage seed | Sponge Stone | Tragacanth

StoneBreaking Powder (Lithontripticon) (Nicholas)
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Lithontripticon,or Species LithontribonStone-Breaking Powder Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Nicholas Myrepsus Preparation: Powder Function: Clears Wind and Damp, Promote Urine, Clears Stones Use: “Breaks and expels the stone if it is in the Kidneys or Bladder. using this medicine. they incur neither the pain nor the handicap of the Stone” (Nicholas, Antidotarium)1. Gravel and…

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Bay berries | Bishop’s weed seed | Bitter Almond | Black Pepper | Calamus | Caraway seed | Castoreum | Cumin | Gum Ammoniacum | Hyssop | Long Pepper | Parsley seed | Pennyroyal | Rue | Sagapen | Savory

Electuary of Bayberries (Zacharia)
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Electuarium de Baccis Lauri Electuary of Bayberries Tradition: Unani Source / Author: Zacharia (Pharmacopoeia Persica, 1681) Preparation: Beat the herbs well together, dissolve the gums in wine, then form an Electuary with sufficient clarified Honey. Function: Warms the Stomach and Intestines, clears Wind, Eases Pain Use: 1. Wind, Colic 2. Stomach and Intestinal Spasm and…

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