Pumpkin seed

Aniseed | Cucumber seed | Gourd seed | Licorice juice | Mallow seed | Marshmallow | Melilot | Melon seed | Pumpkin seed | Tragacanth | Violet juice

Troches for Pleurisy from Heat with Vehement Fever
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Troches for Pleurisy from Heat with Vehement Fever Tradition: Western / Unani Source / Author: De morbus internis curandis, Mesue, 1551 Preparation: Powder and mix with mucilage of Linseed or Quince seed to form Troches. Function: Clears Heat, benefits Yin, stops Cough Use: 1. Pleurisy with Fever 2. May be used in related conditions such…

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Aniseed | Bean meal | Cucumber seed | Fennel seed | Gum Arabic | Lettuce seed | Licorice | Licorice juice | Mallow seed | Melon seed | Poppy seed | Pumpkin seed | Purslane seed | Starch | Sugar Penids | Tragacanth

Electuary of Poppy (Diapapaver) (Mesue)
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Diapapaver Electuary of Poppy Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: De morbis internis curandis, Mesue, 1551 Preparation: Confect with Honey purified, or with Penids and Honey together Function: Clears Heat, Stops Cough, benefits the Lungs Use: 1. Cough from Hot-Phlegm or Dryness2. Chronic Cough 3. Spasmodic Cough Dose: 2 aurerum (1 1⁄2–2 drams) Cautions: None…

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Cucumber seed | Linseed | Mallow seed | Marshmallow seed | Pumpkin seed

Powder for Hardness of the Kidneys (Nicolas)
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Powder for Hardness of the Kidneys Tradition: Western Source / Author: Nicolas (Nicolai Magni, De Medicis Pulveribus, 1545) Preparation: Powder Function: Open Obstructions, clears Heat, softens to resolve Hardness Use: Hardness (sclerosis) of Kidney, associated with Heat. It may be used for hardness of other organs associated with Heat. Dose: 3 drams with Syrup of…

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Chicory seed | Pumpkin seed | Purslane seed | Sweet Basil seed

Troches of Basil Seed
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Troches of Basil Seed Tradition: Unani Source / Author: Preparation: Powder, form Troches with Oxymel Function: Clears Liver Heat, opens Obstructions Use: 1. Hepatitis2. Hepatosis 3. Jaundice Dose: 2–3 grams Cautions: None noted Modifications: Back To TROCHESBack to FORMULASHow to Modify a FormulaSubstitutesWeights & Measures

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3 Sandalwoods prepared | Camphor | Cucumber seed | Endive | Gourd seed | Gum Arabic | Licorice juice | Melon seed | Pumpkin seed | Purslane seeds | Red Roses | Rhubarb | Sugar Candy | Tabasheer | Tragacanth | White starch

Powder of Three Sandalwoods (Diatrisantalum) (Mesue)
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Pulvis Triasantalum, or Pulvis Diatrion Santalon,or DiatrisantalumPowder of Three Sandalwoods Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Nicholas Praepositus * The Three Sandalwoods are prepared by sprinkling with Rose Water when beaten, then drying. Preparation: Powder Function: Clears Heat, opens Obstructions of the Liver, Strengthens Use: 1. Liver Obstructions2. Jaundice3. excess Appetite4. heat-type Diarrhea and Dysentery5….

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(Amber) | Borage | Camphor | Coriander seed | Cucumber seed | Hawthorn | Pearl | Pumpkin seed | Purslane seed | ron | Rose | Saff | Sugar Candy | Tabasheer | White Behen | White Sandalwood

Cooling Exhilarating Electuary
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Electuarium Exhilarans FrigidumCooling Exhilarating Electuary Tradition: Unani Source / Author: Pharmacopoeia Persica (1681) * Coriander seed is to be fried** Source text lists ‘both types” (utriusque) of Cucumber. This is unlikely to refer to Wild Cucumber as the second variety which is more draining. It may refer to 2 types of cultivated Cucumber. In any…

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Cinnamon | Cloves | Cotton seed | Cucumber seed | Endive seed | ff | Gourd seed | Gum Arabic | Lettuce seed | Licorice | Licorice juice | Mallow seed | Melon seed | Pine nuts | Pistachio | Pulp of Sebestens | Pumpkin seed | Purslane seed | Quince seed | Red Rose | Red Sandalwood | ron | Sa | Sugar Penids | Sweet Almonds | Tabasheer | Tragacanth | Violet | White Poppy seed | White Sandalwood | White starch

Restorative Electuary (Antidotus Analeptica) (Nicholas)
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Antidotus Analeptica,or Electuarium Resumptivum Restorative Electuary Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Nicholas Preparation: Powder what is to be powdered, then make a soft Electuary with 3 times their weight of Syrup of Violets. Function: Strengthens Qi, nourishes Yin, clears Heat Use: 1. Restorative in Consumption, Phthisis, Hectic Fever 2. Strengthens in chronic Illness, chronic…

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Cucumber seed | Henbane seed | Melon seed | Pumpkin seed | Purslane seed | White Poppy seed

Electuary for Heat of the Urine (1)
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Electuary for Heat of the Urine Tradition: Western Source / Author: Renodeus (Dispensatorium medicum, Renou, 1615) Preparation: Powder the seeds and mix with three parts Licorice syrup. Function: Clears Damp-Heat, Promotes Urine Use: 1. Burning and Painful Urine2. Burning and frequent desire to Urinate 3. Urinary Ulcers Dose: 1 dram Cautions: None noted Modifications: Similar…

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Aloeswood | Aniseed | Asarabacca roots | Barberry seed | Basil seed | Bone of a Stag’s Heart | Camphor | Cardamon | Chicory seed | Cinnamon | Clove | Cucumber seed | Fennel seed | ff | Galls | Gourd seed | Gum Arabic | Indian Spikenard | Ivory | Licorice juice | Mastic | Melon seed | Musk | Pearl | Pumpkin seed | Purslane seed | Red Rose | Red Sandalwood | Rhubarb | ron | Sa | Sugar Candy | Tragacanth | White Poppy seed | White Sandalwood

Abbots Confect of Rose Diarrhodon Abbatis (Nicholas)
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024December 8, 2025

Abbots Confect of Rose Diarrhodon Abbatis Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Nicholas Praepositus Herb Name Red RoseSugar CandyWhite SandalwoodRed SandalwoodGum ArabicTragacanthIvoryAsarabacca rootsMasticIndian SpikenardCardamonLicorice juiceSaffronAloeswoodCloveGallsCinnamonRhubarbMelon seedGourd seedPumpkin seedCucumber seedAniseedFennel seedBasil seedBarberry seedChicory seedPurslane seedWhite Poppy seedPearlBone of a Stag’s HeartCamphorMusk Latin Rosa gallicaSaccharum CandiSantalum albumPterocarpus santalinusAcacia arabicaAstragalus tragacanthEborisAsarum europeumPistacia lentiscusNardostachys jatamansiElettaria cardamomumSuccus GlycyrrhizaCrocus sativusAquillaria agallochaEugenia…

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Aniseed | Cucumber seed | Gentian | Jew's stone | Maidenhair | Orris | Pumpkin seed | Scorpion ashes

Electuary for Stones (Azaricon)
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Electuary for Stones Tradition: Western Source / Author: Azaricon (Omnia Quae extant in Latinum Sermonem Conversa, 1556) Preparation: Powder and with a decoction of Camomile or Meliot and Honey, form an Electuary. Function: Clears Damp, Promotes Urine, Opens Obstructions, clears Gravel and Stones Use: 1. Edema 2. Urinary Obstruction3. Gravel and Stones of the Kidneys…

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Aniseed | Barberry | Chicory seed | Cinnamon | Cotton seed | Cucumber seed | Gourd seed | Gum Arabic | Lettuce seed | Licorice | Licorice juice | Mallow seed | Melon seed | Pine nuts | Pumpkin seed | Purslane seed | Quince seed | Red Sandalwood | Rose | Sebestens | Starch | Styrax calaminta | Sweet Almonds | Tragacanth | Violet | Water Lily | White Poppy seed | White Sandalwood | White Sugar

Electuary to Restore Humidity (Arnold de Villa Nova)
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Electuary to Restore Humidity Tradition: Western Source / Author: Arnold de Villa Nove Preparation: Powder what is to be powdered, and with Honey or Syrup of Violet, three times the weight of the rest, form an Electuary. Function: Strengthens Qi, Nourishes Yin Use: 1. strengthens the body in chronic Illness and convalescnce. 2. good for…

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Cassia Wood | Chicory seed | Cucumber seed | Licorice | Pumpkin seed | Sweet Almond | Tragacanth | Violet

Electuary of Violet
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Electuarium ViolarumElectuary of Violet Tradition: Unani Source / Author: Pharmacopoeia Persica (1681) Preparation: Powder and form an Electuary with Sugar dissolved in Rose water. Function: Resists Melancholy, Clears Heat, Benefits Yin, Stops Cough Use: 1. Disease caused by Black Bile2. Cough Dose: 1 dram Cautions: None noted Modifications: Back To ELECTUARIESBack to FORMULASHow to Modify…

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