Mastic

Agaric | Aloeswood | Ammi | Aniseed | Caraway | Centaury | Clove | Fennel seed | Gentian | Indian Spikenard | Lacca | Long BirthwortRound Birthwort | Mastic | Mint | Myrrh | Oregano | Orris | Rhubarb | Rose | Savory | Squinanth | Wild Rue

Expert Electuary of Catilinae
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Expert Electuary of Catilinae Tradition: Western Source / Author: Catilina (Omnia Quae extant in Latinum Sermonem Conversa, 1556) Preparation: Powder; mix with Honey to form an Electuary Function: Promotes Urine, Clears Damp, Opens Obstructions, Dissolves Crass Wind, Strengthens the Stomach Use: 1. Edema2. Wind of the Stomach and Intestines3. Stomach weakness, Loss of appetite, Nausea…

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(Cinnabar) | Burnt Alum | fl | Frankincense | Mastic | Myrrh | owersPomegranate peel | Pomegranate | Round Birthwort | Sage | Sarcocolla | Vitriol, burnt

Powder for Moist and Hollow Ulcers
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024December 8, 2025

Powder for Moist and Hollow Ulcers Tradition: Western Source / Author: Antidoatarie Chyrurgical, John Banister, 1589 Preparation: Powder Function: Dries Damp, promotes Healing Use: Moist Ulcers Dose: Applied topically once daily after washing with wine Cautions: None noted Modifications: Back to POWDERSBack to FORMULASHow to Modify a FormulaSubstitutesWeights & Measures

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Agaric | Cinnamon | Indian Spikenard | Mastic

Electuary for Watering of the Eyes (Andrezeos)
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Electuary for Watering of the Eyes Tradition: Western Source / Author: Andrezeos (Omnia Quae extant in Latinum Sermonem Conversa, 1556) Preparation: Powder and mix with Honey to form an Electuary Function: Clears Damp, stops Watering of the Eyes Use: The source text sates ‘In the beginning of Water flowing down to the Eyes, it has…

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Agnus Castus | Aloeswood | Armenian Earth | Basil seed | Bugloss | Camphor | Cardamon | Carob | Castoreum | Chebulic Myrobalan | Cinnamon | Clove | Coriander seed | Crab washed | Dodder | Doronicum | ff | fi | Frankincense | Gallia | Gold | Henbane seed | Indian leaf | Indian Spikenard | Lapis lazuli prepared | Lettuce seed | Licorice | lings | Mandrake root bark | Mastic | Mint | Musk | Nutmeg | Pearl | Peony | Pomegranate bark | Red Behen | Rhubarb | ron | Rose | Sa | Silk burnt | Silver | Squinanth | Tabasheer | Usnea | White Behen | White Coral | Wild Rue seed | Zedoary

Electuary for Sadness and Worry
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Electuary for Sadness and Worry Tradition: Western Source / Author: Galen (Omnia Quae extant in Latinum Sermonem Conversa, 1556) * Lapis Lazuli is prepared by being burnt and washed** Gallia here probably refers to Gallia Moschata, an aromatic compound of Musk. The versions of these we have now are much later than Galen, so perhaps…

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Agaric | Aloe | Belleric Myrobalan | Chebulic Myrobalan | Dragons Blood | Emblic Myrobalan | Indian Spikenard | Lacca | Mastic | Mezereon prepared | Myrrh | Opopanax | Rhubarb | Sagapen | Wormwood

Pills of Mezereon Major
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Pills of Mezereon Major Tradition: Western / Unani Source / Author: De morbus internis curandis, Mesue, 1551 * Mezereon is prepared by steeping in vinegar for 3 days, changing the vinegar daily, then drying. Preparation: Dissolve gums in wine, add the rest in fine powder and form small pills Function: Clears Phlegm, purges Water Use:…

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Agaric | Blue Flower-de-luce | Colocynth | ffron | Hiera Picra of Galen | Horehound | Mastic | Sa | Sarcocolla | Turbith

Pills of Agaric (Avicenna)
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Pilulae de AgaricoPills of Agaric Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Avicenna Preparation: Powder and form pills with Wine. Function: Purges Phlegm and Damp, stops Cough and Wheezing Use: 1. Cough with excess Phlegm2. Asthma3. Wheezing4. Catarrh5. Arthritis6. Edema7. Vertigo8. Lethargy and Sleepy diseases Dose: 1⁄2–1 dram Cautions: Very drying; only for cases with excess…

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Cinnamon | Cyperus | Dragons Blood | fl | Long Pepper | Mace | Mastic | Myrtle berries | ower | Pomegranate | Red Coral | Sumach | Wormwood

Powder to Warm and Bind the Belly (Roneletius)
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Powder to Warm and Bind the Belly Tradition: Western Source / Author: Rondeletius Preparation: Powder Function: Warms, Astringent, strengthens the Stomach Use: 1. Diarrhea and Looseness associated with Cold and Damp2. Gastritis3. Colitis Dose: 1⁄2–1 dram Cautions: None noted Modifications: Back to POWDERSBack to FORMULASHow to Modify a FormulaSubstitutesWeights & Measures

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Clove | Frankincense | Mastic | Myrtle berries | Red Coral | Rose | Sandarac

Powder for Head Wounds (Bononiense)
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Powder for Head Wounds Tradition: Western Source / Author: Antidotarium Bononiense, 1641 Preparation: Powder Function: Clears Heat, stops Bleeding, promotes Healing Use: Wounds of the Head Dose: sprinkle on topically Cautions: None noted Modifications: Back to POWDERSBack to FORMULASHow to Modify a FormulaSubstitutesWeights & Measures

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(Amber) | Armenian Earth | Galls | Mastic

Astringent Powder for Hernia
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Astringent Powder for Hernia Tradition: Western Source / Author: Consultationes ac responsiones medicae, Thomas Mermann, Franz Ignaz Thiermairo, 1675 Preparation: Powder Function: Astringent, moves Blood Use: 1. Hernias2. Aneurism, Varicose veins Dose: 1 scruple–1⁄2 dram in an appropriate vehicle Cautions: None noted Modifications: Back To POWDERSBack to FORMULASHow to Modify a FormulaSubstitutesWeights & Measures

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Aloeswood | Ambergris | Amomum | Anacardium | Aniseed | Balsam fruit | Balsam wood | Basil | Black Pepper | Bone of a Stag’s Heart | Caper root bark | Caraway | Cardamon | Cassia Wood | Cinnamon | Clove | Colchicum | Costus | Cretian Carrot | Date | Dill seed | Dittany | Fennel seed | Fig | Galangal | Galbanum | Gentian | Ginger | Hog Fennel | Horehound | Indian Spikenard | Ivory | Licorice | Long Pepper | Lovage | Mace | Macedonian Parsley seed | Mastic | Musk | Myrrh | Nutmeg | Oregano | Orris | Pellitory | Pennyroyal | Pine nut | Pistachio | Raisins | Red Coral | Rhaponticum | Round Birthwort | Savory | Saxifrage | Squinanth | Storax | Swallow-wort | Sweet Almonds | Terebinth | Tragacanth | White Pepper | Wild Parsley | Zedoary

Electuary of Horehound Diaprassium
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

DiaprassiumElectuary of Horehound Tradition: Western Source / Author: Nicholas (Luminare Majus, 1551) Preparation: Powder and with three times their weight of clarified Honey, form an Electuary. Function: Clears Cold Phlegm, strengthens the Lungs, stops Cough and Wheezing, opens Obstructions Use: “Effective for all coldness of the chest. and especially for Catarrh and coldness of the…

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Agaric | Aniseed | Mastic | Turbith

Electuary of Turbith and Agaric
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Electuary of Turbith and Agaric Tradition: Western Source / Author: Omnia Quae extant in Latinum Sermonem Conversa, 1556 Preparation: Powder and form an Electuary with Honey Function: Clears Phlegm and Damp, Benefits the Spleen Use: 1. Phlegm obstructing the Lungs2. Phlegm obstructing the Stomach 3. Cough, Asthma etc4. Also for Damp affecting the Spleen Dose:…

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Aloe | Mastic | Round Birthwort | Troches of Agaric | White Amber

Pills of Amber
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Pilulae de SuccinoPills of Amber Tradition: Western Source / Author: Crato * Some versions listed Long Birthwort Preparation: Form a Pill mass with Syrup of Wormwood or Betony, 1 dram making 7 Pills. Function: Clears Phlegm and Heat, Moves the Blood Use: Used to purge Heat and Phlegm, and to cleanse and strengthen the Head,…

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