Nutmeg

Cinnamon | Clarified Honey | Clove | Emblic Myrobalan | Ginger | Nutmeg | Polypody | Scammony prepared | Sugar | Turbith

Bishops Electuary Electuarium Elescop Mesue
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Electuarium Elescop, or Episcopi‘Bishops Electuary’ Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Preparation: Powder the herbs with the sugar, then mix with the warmed honey and form an Electuary. Function: Purges Bile and Pituitous (Damp) Humors, Settles Wind Use: 1. Joint Pain2. Arthritis3. Sciatica4. Lumbar pain5. Edema6. Colic7. Clears Damp from the Urinary system8. Hypochondriac…

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Nutmeg | Plantain seed | Tormentil

Powder for Excessive Menstruation (Wirtzung)
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Powder for Excessive Menstruation Tradition: Western Source / Author: Wirtzung Preparation: Powder Function: Astringent, stops Bleeding Use: 1. Excess Menstruation2. Uterine Bleeding3. May also be useful for Leukorrhea Dose: half teaspoonful, morning and night in a suitable vehicle Cautions: None noted Modifications: Back to POWDERSBack to FORMULASHow to Modify a FormulaSubstitutesWeights & Measures

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Aloeswood | Asarabacca | Balsam fruit | Calamus | Cardamon | Cinnamon | Clove | Cubeb | Indian Spikenard | Mace | Nutmeg | Rose | Schoenanth | Wormwood

Aromatic Pills of Aloes (Sweet Pills of Aloe, Pilulae Aloephangine) (Mesue)
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Pilulae AloephangineAromatic Pills of Aloes, or Sweet Pills of Aloe Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Preparation: Boil in 12 lbs. of water down to 3 lbs. To 3 lbs. of the strained decoction, add 1 lb. of Aloe in powder, mix well, and in the heat of the sun, evaporate the excess, then…

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Aniseed | Betony | Calamint | Carrot seed | Cinnamon | Cumin | Mugwort | Nutmeg | Schoenanth | Spike

Douche for Uterine Pain
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024

Douche for Uterine Pain Douche for Uterine Pain Tradition: Western Source / Author: Culpeper’s Directory for Midwives, 1662 Herb Name Latin Amount * Calamint Calamintha officinalis 1⁄2 handful ea. Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris Betony Betonica officinalis 1 dram ea. Cumin Cuminum cyminum Carrot seed Daucus carrota Aniseed Pimpinella anisum Spike Nardostachys jatamansi Cymbopogon schoenanthus Myristica fragrans…

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Aniseed | Cinnamon | Clove | Fennel seed | Long Pepper | Mastic | Nutmeg

Carminative Powder
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Pulvis Carminativum Carminative Powder Tradition: Western Source / Author: Preparation: Powder; divide into 6 doses. It was commonly kept whole and powdered as required to avoid loss of the volatile oils, hence the small doses given. It can also be kept in the form of an Electuary. Function: Moves the Qi, clears Cold and Damp…

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(Amber) | Acorns | Aloeswood | Coriander seed | Nutmeg | Red Coral | Red Sandalwood

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

Powder Against Incontinence Tradition: Western Source / Author: Enchiridion Medicum, Petrus Pomarius, 1612 Preparation: Powder, and with 5 ounces of Sugar, form Troches Function: Astringes to stop Leakage Use: 1. Urinary Incontinence2. Nocturnal Enuresis Dose: 1 scruple–1⁄2 dram before bed Cautions: None noted Modifications: Back to POWDERSBack to FORMULASHow to Modify a FormulaSubstitutesWeights & Measures

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Calamus | Cinnamon | Clove | Galangal | Grains of Paradise | Hyssop | Juniper berry | Lavender | Mint | Nutmeg | Peony seed | Sage | White Ginger | Zedoary

Powder for Paralysis and Vertigo (Nicholas)
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Powder for Paralysis and Vertigo Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Nicholas (Nicolai Magni, De Medicis Pulveribus, 1545) * White Ginger can refer to Hedychium coronarium. Regular Ginger can be used in its place. Preparation: Powder Function: Clears Damp, settles Wind, strengthens the Nerves Use: 1. Paralysis2. Vertigo3. Related Wind diseases Dose: 1 dram morning…

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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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Aniseed | Asparagus root | Betony | Butchers Broom root | Calamint | Calamus | Cinnamon | Fennel root | Fennel seed | Honey | Hyssop | Nutmeg | Parsley root | Peony root | Rosemary | Rue | Sage | Stoechas | Stone Parsley root

Tincture Against Convulsions
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024

Tincture Against Convulsions Tinctura ConvulsioTincture Against Convulsions Tradition: Western Source / Author: Salmon Herb Name Latin Amount * Hyssop Hyssopus officinale 1 handful ea. Rue Ruta graveolens 2 drams ea. Sage Salvia officinalis Stoechas Lavendula stoechas 4 drams ea. Rosemary Rosmarinus officinalis Calamint Calamintha officinalis 3 drams ea. Betony Betonica officinalis 6 oz. Calamus Acorus…

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Cinnamon | Clove | Galangal | Ginger | Greater Cardamon | Lesser Cardamom | Licorice | Long Pepper | Mace | Nutmeg | Spikenard

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

Powder for the Stomach (2) Tradition: Western Source / Author: Dispensatorium Pharmaceuticum Universale, 1764 Preparation: Powder Function: Warms, clears Wind, benefits the Stomach Use: 1. Wind, Colic and Bloating of the Stomach and Intestines2. strengthens the Stomach Dose: 1–2 drams Cautions: None noted Modifications: Similar Formulas: Peptic Powder Back To POWDERSBack to FORMULASHow to Modify…

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Aloeswood | Cardamon | Cinnamon | Clove | Galangal | Gum Arabic | Indian Spikenard | Licorice | Mace | Nutmeg | Rose | Tragacanth | Yellow Sandalwood

Aromatic Rose Compound (Aromaticum Rosatum)
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024November 27, 2025

Aromaticum RosatumAromatic Rose Compound Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Gabriel Herb Name RoseLicoriceCinnamonAloeswoodYellow SandalwoodCloveMaceGum ArabicTragacanthNutmegCardamonGalangalIndian Spikenard Latin Rosa gallicaGlycyrrhiza glabraCinnamonum zeylanicumAquillaria agallochaSantalum citrinumEugenia caryophyllusMyristica fragransAcacia arabicaAstragalus tragacanthMyristica fragransElettaria cardamomumAlpina officinarumNardostachys jatamansi Amount 15 drams7 drams5 drams 3 drams ea. 2 1⁄2 drams ea. 8 scruples ea. 1 dram each2 scruples Preparation: Powder; or form…

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Aloeswood | Cinnamon | fl | Lavender | Nutmeg | owers | Rosemary | Sugar

Powder for Vertigo
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Powder for Vertigo Tradition: Western Source / Author: Wirtzung Preparation: Powder Function: Settles Wind, regulates Qi, clears Phlegm and Damp, benefits the Brain and Nerves Use: 1. Vertigo2. Dizziness Dose: 1 dram Cautions: None noted Modifications: Back To POWDERSBack to FORMULASHow to Modify a FormulaSubstitutesWeights & Measures

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