Castoreum

Aniseed | Belleric Myrobalan | Black Myrobalan | Cardamon | Castoreum | Chebulic Myrobalan | Clove | Confect of Anacardium | Fennel seed | fl | Galangal | Grains of Paradise | Lavender | Nutmeg | ower | Raisin | Rose | Rosemary | Yellow Myrobalan

Tincture for Memory
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024March 23, 2025

Tincture for Memory Tincture for Memory Tradition: Western Source / Author: Antidotarium medico chymicum reformatum 1620 Herb Name Latin Amount * Chebulic Myrobalan Terminalia chebula 1 oz. ea. Yellow Myrobalan Terminalia chebula (yellow) 1 dram ea. Black Myrobalan Terminalia chebula (black) 1⁄2 dram ea. Belleric Myrobalan Terminalia bellerica 3 oz. Galangal Alpina officinarum 2 oz….

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(Amber) | Castoreum | Doronicum | Pearl | Spikenard | Tree Moss | Zerumbet

Electuary for Pregnancy (Unani)
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Electuary for Pregnancy Tradition: Unani Source / Author: Pharmacopoeia Persica (1681) Preparation: Powder and with 3 times their weight of clarified Honey, form an Electuary. Function: Settles Wind, Calms the Mind, Benefits Pregnancy Use: “keeps the fetus safe and healthy”1. Threatened Miscarriage2. Restless Fetus Dose: 1⁄2 dram Cautions: Castoreum is usually contraindicated during Pregnancy. The…

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Castoreum | Herbal Medicine | Materia Medica | Traditional Herbal Formula | Traditional Medicine | Unani Medicine | Unani-Tibb

Castoreum
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024December 27, 2025

Castoreum Jundbedastar (Unani) Gart der Gesundheit, Cuba, 1485 Materia Medica Animalia, Peter Peyto Good, 1853 Zoological name: Castor fiber (Eurasian); C. canadensis (North American) Parts used: Aromatic Gland, dried Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent, BitterThe genuine has a highly aromatic, fetid, strong, unpleasant scent“It is essentially Hot from the last phase of Third degree…

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Aloeswood | Black PepperWhite Pepper | Castoreum | Cinnamon | Clove | Indian leaf | Indian Spikenard | Long Pepper | Madder | Mastic | Rhubarb | Roman Spikenard | Thyme

Electuary of Indian leaf (Zenon)
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Electuary of Indian leaf Tradition: Western Source / Author: Zenon of Athens (Omnia Quae extant in Latinum Sermonem Conversa, 1556) * Aur is a traditional weight being that of a Gold coin. Over time, it was reduced from over 8 grams to around 6 grams. The weights may be adjusted for modern use.** Several sources…

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Balm | Bay berries | Burnet root | Castoreum | Mother of Thyme | Motherwort | Mugwort | Pennyroyal | Savin | Southernwood | Vervain

Decoction for the Womb (Schroder)
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Decoction for the Womb Tradition: Western Source / Author: Schroder Preparation: Decoct in water, covering the herbs by 4 finger-breadths, and decoct until one-third is wasted. Function: Moves Blood and Qi, promotes Menstruation, eases Spasm and Pain Use: 1. Amenorrhea 2. Dysmenorrhea3. Menstrual cramping4. Hysteria5. Pre-menstrual Symptoms Dose: 2–4 oz., 2 or 3 times daily…

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Aloes | Bdellium | Castoreum | Colocynth | Euphorbium | Gum Ammoniac | Hemlock seed | Opopanax | Sagapen

Pills for Apoplexy (Arnold de Villa Nova)
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Pills for Apoplexy Tradition: Western Source / Author: Arnold de Villa Nova Preparation: Powder and form pills with Leek juice Function: Clears Phlegm and Damp, purges Excess, opens Obstructions Use: Apoplexy associated with excess Dose: 1 scruple Cautions: 1. These are very strong. Avoid overdose.2. Not to be used in Pregnancy, in the very old…

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(Amber) | Aniseed | Armenian Earth | Asarabacca | Bay berry | Betony | Carrot seed | Castoreum | Celery seed | CinnamonCassia Wood | Comfrey root | Dragons Blood | ff | Hematite | Henbane seed | Indian leaf | Indian Spikenard | Long Pepper | Mandrake root bark | Mumiya (Shilajit) | Myrrh | Opium | Parsley seed | Pennyroyal | Poley Montane | Red Coral | ron | Sa | Schoenanth | Sealed Earth | Seseli | Spignel root | Storax | Valerian | White Pepper

Athanasia Greater Nicholas
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Athanasia Magnus NicolaiAthanasia Greater Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Nicholas (Antidotarium, Plantini, 1561) Preparation: Powder the herbs, powder the Coral, Amber and Hematite separately, then mix; with three times their weight of Honey, form an Electuary. Function: Astringes, stops Bleeding, moves the Qi, warms and clears Cold Use: Diseases with thin or viscid Phlegm“Watery…

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Aloe | Asarabacca | Belleric Myrobalan | Black Myrobalan | Castoreum | Chebulic Myrobalan | Emblic Myrobalan | ffron | Mastic | Rose | Sa | Scammony prepared | White Bryony | Yellow Myrobalan

Arabian Pills (Nicholas)
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Pilulae ArabicaeArabian Pills Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Nicholas Myrepsus Preparation: Powder and with Syrup of Wormwood form Pills Function: Purges all Humors from the Head, Stomach, Spleen, Bowels and Kidneys, especially Melancholy Use: 1. Severe or Chronic Headache2. Migraine3. Dizziness4. Vertigo5. Catarrh6. Pain of the Eyes, poor vision, floaters etc.7. Pain of the…

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Amomum | Cassia Wood | Castoreum | Euphorbium | Frankincense | Henbane seed | Indian leaf | Indian Spikenard | Long Pepper | Myrrh | Opium | Pellitory | Peony | Rhubarb | Saffron | Storax | White Pepper

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

DiaolibanumElectuary of Frankincense Tradition: Western Source / Author: Nicholas Preparation: Powder, then with three times their weight of clarified Honey, form an Electuary. Function: Stops Leakage, clears Damp, moves Qi and Blood, eases Pain Use: 1. Headache, Eyebrow pain2. Migraine3. Pain and Neuralgia of the Head4. Stomach Pain5. Nausea and Vomiting6. Cough7. Pneumonia8. Pleurisy9. Coughing…

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Aniseed | Carrot seed | Castoreum | Celery seed | Henbane seed | Myrrh | Opium | ron | Saff | Storax | White Pepper

Anodyne Troches (Galen)
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Trochisci Anodini Anodyne Troches Tradition: Western Source / Author: Galen Preparation: Powder and form Troches with Mandrake or Henbane juice Function: Moves Qi, relieves Obstruction, eases Pain Use: Used for various types of Pain Dose: 1⁄2–1 scruple Used externally by mixing with a little Rose or Violet Water, or Wine, and apply topically.It can be…

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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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Black Pepper | Burnt Sponge | Castoreum | Cinnamon | Cuttle | fi | Ginger | Long Pepper | Pellitory | Pumice | Rock Salt | Sea Balls | sh bone

Powder for Scrofula (Palestra Pharmaceutica)
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Powder for Scrofula Tradition: Western Source / Author: Palestra Pharmaceutica, Felix Palacios, 1763: Preparation: Powder Function: Clears Phlegm and Heat, resolves Swellings and Masses Use: 1. Scrofula2. Lymphadenitis3. Goiter4. Glandular Swellings coming from Phlegm and Heat Dose: 1⁄2 dram (up to 1 dram) every morning in wine or some other suitable vehicle. It was long…

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