Polypody

Agaric | Agrimony juice thickened | Aloe | Aniseed | Black Myrobalan | Chebulic Myrobalan | Colocynth | Dodder | Ginger | Mastic | Polypody | Rhubarb | Rock Salt | Rose | Scammony prepared | Turbith | Wormwood jucie thickened | Yellow Myrobalan

Pills to Aggregate (Pilulae Aggregative)
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Pills to Aggregate Pilulae Aggregative Tradition: Western / Unani Source / Author: Mesue Preparation: Powder and form Pills with Electuary of Rose. Function: Purge Mixed Humors, Opens Obstructions Use: “These Pills be very good in all ligering Agues, in all diseases of the head, of the stomach, and of the Liver, they expel Cholera [Bile],…

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Aniseed | Calamint | Coltsfoot | Cotton seed | Fat Fig | Fennel root | Horehound | Hyssop | Licorice | Maidenhair | Oregano | Parsley root | Polypody | Raisins | Savory | Scabious | Thyme

Syrup of Horehound (Fernelius)
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Syrupus Marubiuum, or Syrupus de PrassioSyrup of Horehound Tradition: Western Source / Author: Fernel Preparation: Boil in 8 lbs. of Honey Water in B.M. to 4 lbs.; add 2 lbs. each of Honey and Sugar; Boil, then perfume with 1 oz. of Orris root Function: Clears Cold Phlegm, stops Cough, strengthens the Lungs Use: 1….

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Ammoniac | Asarum | Balsam seeds | Bay laurel seed | Bdellium | Birthwort | Bitter Almonds | Black Pepper | Calamus | Caper root peel | Carrot seed | Cyperus | Gentian | Harmal | Indian Spikenard | Jew's stone | Myrrh | Opopanax root-bark | Parsley seed | Polypody | Radish seed | Sagapen

Pills to Crumble Kidney Stones (Unani)
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Pills to Crumble Kidney Stones Tradition: Unani Source / Author: Dispensatory of Ibn at Tilmid Preparation: Powder, mix with balm oil; soak the resins in water; form pills Function: Clears Damp, Dissolves Urinary Stones, promotes Urine Use: 1. Kidney and Bladder Stones2. Also for Dysuria and Strangury Dose: Take 1 dram with water in which…

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Agaric | Aniseed | Balm | Betony | Black Hellebore, prepared | Borage | Bugloss | Ceterach | Citron seed | Clove | Colchicum | Dodder of Thyme | Fennel seed | fflower seed | fl | Fresh Caper root-bark | Ginger | Hart’s Tongue | Maidenhair, White (Wall Rue) | Musk | ower | Polypody | Sa | Senna | Violet

Syrup to Purge all Humors of Frankfurt
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Syrupus Hologagus FrankfurtiiSyrup to Purge all Humors of Frankfurt Tradition: Western Source / Author: Preparation: Decoct all the medicines to Safflower seed in suffficient water down to half, adding the Dodder and flowers at the end, infuse a short while, then strain and add the Senna, Black Hellebore, Colchicum, Agaric, Dodder, Ginger, Clove and Musk…

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Almond | Aniseed | Black Myrobalan | Camphor | Fennel seed | ffron | Frankincense | Mastic | Musk | Polypody | Purslane seed | Red Sandalwood | Sa | Scammony prepared | Spodium | Sugar | Tragacanth | Violet | White Sandalwood

Electuary for Head and Stomach Pain (Galen)
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Electuary for Head and Stomach Pain Tradition: Western Source / Author: Galen (Omnia Quae extant in Latinum Sermonem Conversa, 1556) * In later Arab formulas, Spodium refers to Tabasheer. However, in Greek formulas for internal use, burnt Ivory is generally referred to. Preparation: Powder all the herbs, and with Syrup of Violet, form an Electuary…

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Borage fl | fl | flowers | Ginger | owers | Polypody | Prunes | Raisins, stoned | Rose | Rosemary | Sebestens | Senna | Violets

Decoction of Senna
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Decoction of Senna Tradition: Western Source / Author: Preparation: Boil in 4 lbs. of Water until half is gone, adding the Senna towards the end. Function: Purges Melancholy Use: Melancholy diseases of the Head Dose: 2–4 oz. Cautions: None noted Modifications: Back to DECOCTIONSBack to FORMULASHow to Modify a FormulaSubstitutesWeights & Measures

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Black Myrobalan | Dodder of Thyme | Oregano | Pennyroyal | Polypody | Rhubarb | Rock Salt | Yellow Myrobalan

Electuary of Dodder and Fumitory (Mesue)
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Electuary of Dodder and Fumitory Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Preparation: Infuse in 10 oz. Goat (or ass or Cow) Whey; express and add Syrups of Fumitory and of Dodder of Thyme, of each 2 oz. Function: Purges Bile and Melancholy Use: 1. Bile and Melancholy diseases;2. Skin diseases from Bile and Melancholy…

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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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Agrimony | Ceterach | Chicory | Fumitory | Licorice | Polypody | Senna | Thyme | Wormwood

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

Decoctum Fumariae CompositaDecoction of Fumitory CompoundOr, Decoction to be taken in May Tradition: Western Source / Author: Preparation: Cover by 4 finger-breadths, then boil gently to half. Preferably decocted in Whey but can also be boiled in water. Whey powder could also be added to the strained water decoction.If a stronger purgative effect is desired,…

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Agaric | Borage fl | Chicory root | fl | Ginger | Licorice | ower | Polypody | Prunes | Raisins | Rhubarb | Rock Salt | Sebesten | Senna | Spikenard | Violet

Potion for Virulent and Corrosive Ulcers
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Potion for Virulent and Corrosive Ulcers Tradition: Western Source / Author: Wecker Preparation: Boil in sufficient water and make a potion for 2 draughts, adding Syrup of Rose Solutive Function: Clears Heat and Poison, resolves Swelling, promotes Healing Use: 1. Virulent and Corrosive Ulcers Dose: divide into 2 equal doses Cautions: None noted Modifications: Back…

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Balm | Betony | Lesser Centaury | Mint | Mugwort | Plantain | Polypody | Rue | Sage | St. John’s wort | Vervain | Wormwood

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

Pulvis Contra RabiemPowder Against Rabies Tradition: Western Source / Author: Pirou Preparation: Gather the herbs around the full moon in Spring or Summer; dry, and powder. Some preferred to keep the herbs whole in small bags, ready to powder to when needed. Function: Clears Heat and Toxin, resists Infection Use: 1. Specific against Rabies infection…

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Agaric | Aniseed | Black Hellebore, prepared | Clove | Dodder | Hiera Picra powder | Lapis lazuli prepared | Polypody | Rock Salt | Scammony prepared

Pills of Lapis Lazuli1 Mesue
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Pilulae de Lapide Lazuli (1)Pills of Lapis Lazuli (1) Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue * Lapis Lazuli is preprared by washing a number of times, then levigating with Rose water. A contemporary version used in Unani Medicine: * Lapis Lazuli is preprared by washing a number of times, then levigating with Rose water….

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