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Armenian Earth | Coriander seed prepared | Nutmeg | Pearl | Plantain seed | Purslane seed | Red Coral prepared | Rose | Tormentil

Powder for Diabetes (Riverius)
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Powder for Diabetes Tradition: Western Source / Author: Riverius (Opera Medica, 1737) Preparation: Powder Function: Astringent, clears Heat, benefits the Kidneys Use: 1. Diabetes2. Incontinence, Nocturnal Enuresis Dose: 1⁄2–1 dram in a suitable vehicle Cautions: None noted Modifications: Back to POWDERSBack to FORMULASHow to Modify a FormulaSubstitutesWeights & Measures

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(Amber) | Aloeswood | Armenian Stone | Balm seed | Basil seed | Burnt River Crab | Camphor | Cardamon | Cassia WoodCinnamon | Cubeb | Cucumber seed | Dodder of Thyme | Doronicum | Endive | ffron | fi | Gold | Greater Cardamon | Indian leaf | Indian Spikenard | Lapis lazuli prepared | lings | Manna | Mastic | Musk | Pearl | Red Behen | Red Coral | Rose | Sa | Silk | Stoechas | White Behen | Zedoary

Temperate Electuary for the Heart
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Temperate Electuary for the Heart Tradition: Unani Source / Author: Avicenna * Note: doses given are rounded off from the Arab doses Preparation: Powder the herbs; powder the stones separately then add to the herbs. Add the Musk and Camphor at the end. It may be formed into Troches with Rose water, each weighing 1…

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Aloeswood | Ambergris | Citron peelCitron seed | Deer horn burnt | Emerald prepared | Musk | Pearl | Peony root | White Amber

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

Pulvis Contra ApoplexiumPowder Against Apoplexy Tradition: Western Source / Author: Corpus Pharmaceutico Chymico Medicum, 1697 Preparation: Powder Function: Settles Wind, Clears Heat, Calms the Mind and Spirit, opens Obstructions Use: 1. Apoplexy2. Epilepsy3. Vertigo Dose: 1 scruple Cautions: None noted Modifications: Back to POWDERSBack to FORMULASHow to Modify a FormulaSubstitutesWeights & Measures

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Cinnamon | Comfrey | Coral | Hematite | Pearl | Rose hip | Rupturewort | Sealed Earth | Sweet Fennel | Tabasheer

Powder for Hernia (Pharmacopoeia Dogmatica)
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Powder for Hernia Tradition: Powder Source / Author: Pharmacopoea Dogmaticum Resititua, 1622 Preparation: Powder Function: Astringent, settles Wind, clears Heat, promotes Healing Use: 1. Hernia2. Aneurism Dose: 1 dram Cautions: None noted Modifications: Back to POWDERSBack to FORMULASHow to Modify a FormulaSubstitutesWeights & Measures

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(Datura seed) | Amber prepared | Ammi | Aniseed | Ash tree seed | Asparagus seed | Belleric Myrobalan | Black Myrobalan | Black Pepper | Blessed Thistle | Camomile | Cassia Wood | Celery seed | Chicken Brain | Chicory seed | Cinnabar prepared | Cinnamon | Clarified Honey | Clove | Coconut | Cubeb | Cumin | Emblic Myrobalan | Fennel seed | ffron | Fumitory | Garden Cress | Gentian | Ginger | Gold leaf | Greater Cardamon | Long Birthwort | Long Pepper | Mace | Mastic | Melon seed | Nigella | Nutmeg | Opium | Orchid | Pearl | Pennyroyal seed | Pine nuts | Pistachio | Pyrethrum | Red Behen | Red Coral prepared | Round Birthwort | Sa | Sesame seed | Silver leaf | Skink | Sparrow Brain | Spikenard | Squill | Stramonium nuts | Thyme (Greek) | Walnut flower | White Behen | White Poppy seed | White Sandalwood | White Sugar | Zerumbet

Electuary of Steel (Unani)
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Electuarium de ChalybeMajun FauladElectuary of Steel Tradition: Unani Source / Author: Pharmacopoeia Persica (1681) * Cinnabar is washed with Lemon water** Datura seed is dry-fried*** Florum Nucum**** Nucis Stramonia may mean the green fruit pods of Datura Preparation: Form an Electuary according to art. It is stirred weekly and used after 6 months. Function: Clears…

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(Amber) | Aloeswood | Ambergris | Balm | Basil seed | Belleric Myrobalan | Black Myrobalan | Bone of a Stag’s Heart | Borage | Bugloss juice | Camphor | Chebulic Myrobalan | Cinnamon | Citron peel | Coriander seed | Doronicum | Emblic Myrobalan | Emerald | Galangal | Gallia Moschata | Garnet | Gold | Indian Spikenard | Ivory | Jacinth (Zircon) | Mace | Musk | Myrtle leaf | Pearl | Red Behen | Red Coral | Red Sandalwood | ron | Rose | Saff | Sapphire | Sardonyx | Silver | Sweet Apple juice | Tabasheer | White Behen | Yellow Myrobalan | Zedoary

Letificans Conciliatoris
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Letificans Conciliatoris Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Luminare Majus, 1549 * The juices are prepared by depurating. Preparation: Powder and form a confection with Sugar.The stones should be well levigated before use. Function: Moves Qi, Calms the Mind and Spirit, Benefits the Heart, promotes Happiness Use: 1. Sadness or Worry without cause2. Fearful3. Melancholy4….

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Bay berry | Mistletoe | Pearl | Peony root | Rhaponticum | Rhubarb | Self Heal | Slaked Lime | White Amber

Powder for Cancerous Ulcers (Gabelhover)
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024December 8, 2025

Powder for Cancerous Ulcers Tradition: Western Source / Author: Gabelhover, 1599 Preparation: Powder Function: Dries, clears Heat and Toxin, resolves Tumors, promotes Healing Use: ‘An excellent powder for the open Cancer, and which is already corrupted and rotten’. Dose: Apply topically Cautions: None noted Modifications: Back to POWDERSBack to FORMULASHow to Modify a FormulaSubstitutesWeights &…

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Gold leaves | Mace | Pearl | Peony seed peeled | White Sugar

Cakes of Pearl and Gold
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Cakes of Pearl and Gold Tradition: Western Source / Author: Gabelhover, 1599 Preparation: Dissolve the Sugar in an appropriate water (Rose, Balm, Betony etc.) over a gentle heat, add the rest in powder, and form little cakes Function: Clears Wind and Heat, calms the Mind and Nerves, stops Spasms Use: 1. Epilepsy 2. Childhood Convulsions…

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Aloeswood | Basil seed | Camphor | Cardamon | Cinnamon | Citron peel | Clove | Cypress nuts | Galangal | Ginger | Indian Spikenard | Licorice | Long Pepper | Mace | Marjoram | Mastic | Musk | Myrtle berries | Nutmeg | Pearl | Red Behen | Red Coral | Rose | Schoenanth | Silk torrefied | Storax | Tabasheer | Violet | White Behen | White Pepper

Restorative of Nicholas (Pleres Arconticon) (Nicholas)
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Pleres ArconticonRestorative of Nicholas Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Nicholas Myrepsus Preparation: Powder. It can be made into an Electuary with Rose syrup.It can also be made into an Electuary with 10 times its weight in Sugar dissolved in Balm Water (Generally an Electuary was prepared with only 3 times the weight of the…

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(Bezoar) | (Borneol) | (Realgar) | (Toad Venom) | Bing Pian | Chan Su | Musk | Niu Huang | Pearl | She Xiang | Xiong Huang | Zhen Zhu

Liu Shen Wan
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Liu Shen Wan 六神丸Six Miracle Pill Tradition: TCM Source / Author: Handbook of Traditional Chinese Medicinal Preparations Preparation: Powder finely and mix with wine and form millet size pills. Usually brought as a patent medicine Function: Clears Fire Poison (extreme Toxic Heat), reduces Swelling, alleviates Pain Use: 1. Tonsillitis (severe, pustular) with difficulty swallowing 2….

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(Baical Skullcap) | (Bezoar) | (Borneol) | (Cinnabar) | (Coptis) | (Curcuma root) | (Gardenia fruit) | (Realgar) | (Rhinoceros horn) * | Bing Pian | Huang Lian | Huang Qin | Musk | Niu Huang | Pearl | She Xiang | Xi Jiao | Xiong Huang | Yu Jin | Zhen Zhu | Zhi Zi | Zhu Sha

An Gong Niu Huang Wan
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

An Gong Niu Huang Wan 安宫牛黄丸Calm the Palace Pill with Bezoar Tradition: TCM Source / Author: Systemic Differentiation of Warm Pathogenic Disease, 1798 * Artificial (‘ren-gong’, man-made) Bezoar is often used in patent medicines** Water Buffalo horn concentrate now replaces Rhinoceros horn in a dose of 60 grams*** Synthetic Musk is typically used in place…

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Aloeswood | Ambergris | Cinnamon | Gold leaf | Juice of Rennet Apples | Lapis lazuli prepared | Musk | Pearl | Silkworm Cocoons

Royal Confection of Kermes (Mesue)
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Confectio Alkermes Regia Royal Confection of Kermes Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue * cleansed and cut small** powdered with 3 drops of Cinnamon oil*** heated to red hot 3 times and quenched in Rose Water, then washed and levigated with the same. Preparation: Digest the juice, rose water and Silkworm cocoons in a…

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