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Troches of Rose (Trochisci Diarrhodon)(Nicholas)
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Trochisci DiarrhodonTroches of Rose Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Nicholas Preparation: Powder then form Troches with Rose juice or Rose water. Function: Clears Heat, resolves Fever Use: 1. Fevers including Burning Fever and Spotted Fever Dose: 1⁄2–1 dram Cautions: None noted Modifications: Back to TROCHESBack to FORMULASHow to Modify a FormulaSubstitutesWeights & Measures

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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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Aloeswood | Aniseed | Asarum | Calamus | Celery seed | Fennel seed | Indian leaf | Lacca | Mastic | Orris | Red Coral | Rhubarb | Rose | Round Birthwort | Spurge (Tithymallus) | Squinanth | Tragacanth | Turbith | Wormwood

Powder for Ascites (Isaac)
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Powder for Ascites Tradition: Western Source / Author: Isaac (Nicolai Magni, De Medicis Pulveribus, 1545) Preparation: Powder Function: Opens Obstructions, purges Water Use: Ascites Dose: 1 dram taken with vinegar in which the following powders are infused: Squinanth, Agrimony, Fennel and Anise, of each 2 drams. Cautions: Not suitable for the very weak.Do not overdose….

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Armenian Earth | Barley | Cotton seed | Crystal Sugar | Cucumber seed | Dragons Blood | Gourd seed | Gum Arabic | Ivory | Licorice | Mallow seed | Melon seed | Myrrh | Myrtle seed | Pine nut | Pistachio | Pumpkin seed | Purslane seed | Quince seed | Rose | Sugar Penids | Sweet Almonds | Tragacanth | White Poppy seed

Troches of Gordon (Trochisci Gordonii)
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Trochisci Gordonii Troches of Gordon Tradition: Western Source / Author: Gordon Preparation: Cut the nuts, then beat them; separately beat the herbs and seeds to powder; sieve and mix the powders together. Add a little mucilage of Psyllium and/or Hydromel to form a stiff paste; roll, cut and dry in the sun Function: Clears Heat,…

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Aloeswood | ffron | Indian Spikenard | Licorice | Mastic | Rose | Sa | Tabasheer

Troches of Rose (Mesue)
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Trochisci DiarrhodonTroches of Rose Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue There were a number of versions, the first from Mesue: A Second version of Mesue: A modern Unani version: This last version is most practical due to the omission of Aloeswood and Saffron. Preparation: Powder and form Troches with White Wine.The last version above…

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Agrimony | Betony | Ivy leaves | Parsley | Plantain | Rose | Sage

Potion for Bruising
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 1, 2026

Potion for Bruising Tradition: Western Source / Author: Wirtzung Preparation: Stamp them, mix with wine, and give the strained wine twice daily until they are healed. This is intended for fresh leaves to be used. If dried herbs are used, they can be steeped to make a herb wine, or made into a Tincture with…

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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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Aloe washed | Castoreum | Cinnamon | Lovage | Rose | Wormwood

Powder of Musk Bitter (Diamoschu Amarum) (Mesue)
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Diamoschu AmarumBitter Powder of Musk Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue If the Stomach is in poor condition, the following is added to Sweet Powder of Musk (Diamoschu Dulce) when making: Preparation: Powder Function: This stimulates Stomach function when it is not functioning properly Use: Added to Sweet Powder of Musk when the Stomach…

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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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Aloeswood | Clove | Lacca | Madder | Rhubarb | Rose

Electuary to Strengthen the Liver (Catilina)
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Electuary to Strengthen the Liver Tradition: Western Source / Author: Catilina (Omnia Quae extant in Latinum Sermonem Conversa, 1556) Preparation: Powder and with decoction of Pistachio shells and Honey, form an Electuary Function: Open Obstructions, Strengthens the Liver Use: 1. Liver Weakness 2. Liver obstruction3. Good for a Cold and Moist temperament Dose: 2 drams…

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Borage | Bugloss | Cassia pulp | Chebulic Myrobalan | Dodder | fl | Licorice | Mother of Thyme | owers | Polypody root | Prune | Raisins | Rose | Tamarind | Violet | Wormwood | Yellow Myrobalan

Syrup of Fumitory Greater
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Syrupus de Fumaria major Syrup of Fumitory Greater Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Preparation: Boil the Polypody in 10 lbs. of water down to 5 lbs.; then add Wormwood, Prunes, Raisins, Mother of Thyme, Rose and Licorice and boil down to 3 lbs., adding the flowers towards the end. To the strained decoction,…

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Camomile | Celtic Spikenard | Cinnamon | Cochineal | fl | Galangal | Mace | Nutmeg | ower | Rose | Rosemary | Schoenanth | Stoechas

Powder to Warm the Head (Rondeletius)
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Powder to Warm the Head Tradition: Western Source / Author: Rondeletius Preparation: Powder Function: Warms the Head, clears Cold and Phlegm, stops Wind Use: Cold diseases of the Head:1. Mental Dullness2. Lethargy3. Headache4. Vertigo5. Catarrh Dose: 1⁄2–1 dram Cautions: None noted Modifications: Back to POWDERSBack to FORMULASHow to Modify a FormulaSubstitutesWeights & Measures

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