Round Birthwort

Bitter Almond | Black Pepper | Cardamon | Hyssop | Licorice juice | Maidenhair | Nettle seed | Orris | Radish seed | Round Birthwort | Saltpeter | Watercress

Electuary for Asthma (2) (De morbis internis curandis, 1551)
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Electuary for Asthma Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: De morbis internis curandis, Mesue, 1551 Preparation: Powder and with sufficient Honey, form a Confection Function: Clears Phlegm, Stops Wheezing Use: 1. Asthma2. Also Cough, Wheezing and Breathlessness Dose: 2 drams Cautions: None noted Modifications: Back To ELECTUARIESBack to FORMULASHow to Modify a FormulaSubstitutesWeights & Measures

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Frankincense | Gum Ammoniac | Round Birthwort | Sulphur | Wild Rue seed | Wormwood

Pills for Asthma and Shortness of Breath
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Pills for Asthma and Shortness of Breath Tradition: Unani Source / Author: Syrian Book of Medicine * Sulphur is best prepared for internal use. Flowers of Sulphur (sublimed Sulphur) can be used. Preparation: Powder, mix with Vinegar to a paste from which form pills the size of a (small) bean. Function: Clears Cold Phlegm, Stops…

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Centaury | Gentian | Germander | Ground Pine | Round Birthwort

Powder for Gout of the Duke of Portland
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Powder for Gout of the Duke of Portland Tradition: Western Source / Author: Preparation: Powder Function: Clear Heat and Damp, relieves Inflammation and Pain Use: 1. Gout;2. Heat-type Arthritis and Rheumatism Dose: Give a dram every morning fasting in a cup of water and wine, broth, or tea, fasting one and a half hours after….

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Asarabacca | Black Pepper | Centaury | Costus | Galbanum | Gum Ammoniacum | Horehound | Indian leaf | Lacca | Licorice | Long Pepper | Orris | Round Birthwort

Electuary of Lacca (Andrezeos)
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Electuary of Lacca Tradition: Western Source / Author: Andrezeos (Omnia Quae extant in Latinum Sermonem Conversa, 1556) Preparation: Powder and form an Electuary with Honey. Function: Open Obstructions, Moves the Blood, Clear Phlegm, stops Cough and Asthma Use: 1. Chronic Obstruction2. Amenorrhea3. Dysmenorrhea4. Chronic Cough5. Chronic Asthma Dose: As much as a Hazelnut with warm…

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Agrimony thickened juice | Fenugreek | ffron | Madder | Myrrh | Rhubarb | Round Birthwort | Sa

Troches for Shortness of Breath
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Troches for Shortness of Breath Tradition: Unani Source / Author: Syrian “Book of Medicines” Preparation: Powder the herbs, mix with the juice and form Troches. Function: Opens Obstructions, relieves Pain Use: 1. Asthma2. Shortness of Breath;3. Liver obstruction4. Hardness of the Liver5.. Abdominal Masses or Tumors6. Obstruction of the Bowels Dose: 1–2 drams in water…

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Balsam fruit | Camomile | Horehound | Licorice | Maidenhair | Orris | Peony | Round Birthwort

Electuary of Maidenhair (Zenon)
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Electuary of Maidenhair Tradition: Western Source / Author: Zenon of Athens (Omnia Quae extant in Latinum Sermonem Conversa, 1556) * Aur is a traditional weight being that of a Gold coin. Over time, it was reduced from over 8 grams to around 6 grams. The weights may be adjusted for modern use. Preparation: Powder and…

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Aloes | Burnt Dill | Round Birthwort | Unslaked Lime

Plaster for Cancer (Gabelhover)
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Plaster for Cancer Tradition: Western Source / Author: Gabelhover, 1599 Preparation: Powder, mix with Honey to form a stiff paste Function: Clears Heat and Toxin, moves Blood, resolves Masses Use: Applied topically for Cancer of the Nose, Lip, Face, Breast, or other fleshy part Dose: Applied topically on cotton cloth or gauze and bind on…

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Agaric | Round Birthwort | Turbith

Electuary for Asthma (Gereonis)
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Electuary for Asthma Tradition: Western Source / Author: Gereonis (Omnia Quae extant in Latinum Sermonem Conversa, 1556) Preparation: Powder, and form an Electuary with Decoction of Horehound Function: Clears Phlegm, stops Cough and Wheezing Use: 1. Asthma2. Obstructive Cough Dose: 1 dram with a decoction of Asarum Comment: This was claimed to be especially effective…

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Agrimony juice boiled thick | Bitter Almond | Calamint | Calamus | Gum Ammoniac | Nigella | Root bark of Capers | Round Birthwort | Rue | Seeds of Agnus Castus | Water Cress seed

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

Trochisci de CapparisTroches of Capers Root-bark Tradition: Western / Unani Source / Author: Mesue Preparation: Dissolve the Ammoniac in vinegar, mix in the Agrimony juice, then add the rest in powder and form Troches. Function: Opens Obstructions, moves the Qi, resolves Hardness Use: 1. Obstructio, Hardness and Tumors of the Spleen or Liver (or other…

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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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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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(Amber) | Angelica | Betony | Clove | Deer Horn | Germander | Ground Pine | Ivory | Red Coral | ron | Round Birthwort | Saff | Sarsaparilla | St. John’s wort seed

Electuary for Arthritis
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Electuarium ArthriticumElectuary for Arthritis Tradition: Western Source / Author: Platerus * Burnt Deer horn is probably meant Preparation: Powder finely and mix; add 4 ounces of Sugar made into a Syrup with Rose Water, and make an Electuary. Function: Clears Wind-Damp, Eases Pain Use: “It prevails against the Gout [Arthritis], and is good to consume…

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