Spignel root

Aniseed | Asarabacca | Balsam fruit | Balsam oil | Calamus | Cassia Wood | Celery seed | Cinnamon | Costus | Cretan Carrot seed | Hart’s Tongue | Indian Spikenard | Licorice juice | Madder | Myrrh | Parsley seed | Rhubarb | ron | Saff | Schoenanth | Scordium | Spignel root | Tragacanth | Wormwood juice

Electuary of Saffron Greater (Diacrocon Majores) (Mesue)
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Diacrocon, or Electuarium Croci, or Diacurcuma Majores Electuary of Saffron Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Preparation: With 8 times the weight of all the rest in Sugar dissolved in Endive Water and clarified, form an Electuary. Function: Warms, Opens Obstructions, Moves Blood and Qi, Promotes Urine Use: 1. Antidote 2. Cold and Weakness…

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(Amber) | Acorn of the Oak | Comfrey root | Coriander seed | ff | Mace | Orange peel | ron | Sa | Savory seed | Spignel root

Powder for Afterpains (Lemery)
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Powder for After-Pains Tradition: Western Source / Author: Lemery (Pharmacopeia Universal, 1749) Preparation: Powder Function: Moves the Blood, relieves Pain Use: After-pains of Childbirth Dose: 1–2 scruples Cautions: None noted Modifications: Back to POWDERSBack to FORMULASHow to Modify a FormulaSubstitutesWeights & Measures

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Aloeswood | Aniseed | Asarabacca | Balsam fruit | Chamedrys | Chamepitys | Clove | Galangal | Indian Spikenard | Lacca | Marjoram | Mastic | Rhubarb | Rose | Spignel root | Squinanth | Stoechas | Valerian

Electuary of Aloeswood (Egyptian?)
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Electuary of Aloeswood Tradition: Western Source / Author: Egyptian ? (Omnia Quae extant in Latinum Sermonem Conversa, 1556) Preparation: Mix with a decoction of Aloeswood and Indian Spikenard, then with sufficient Honey form a Confection Function: Open the Channels, Moves the Qi, Strengthens Internal Members, Strengthens the Liver, Thins the Humors, Promotes Urine Use: 1….

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Asarabacca | Asparagus seedAsparagus root | Black Pepper | Celtic Spikenard | Cinnamon | Clove | Coriander seed | Costus | Dock seed | ff | Frankincense | Galangal | Ginger | Gromwell | Henbane seed | Hog Fennel | Indian Spikenard | Lovage | Macedonian Parsley seed | Milium Solis | Myrrh | Parsley seed | Pellitory | ron | Sa | Saxifrage | Spignel root | Valerian

Electuary for Back Pain (Galen)
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Electuary for Back Pain Tradition: Western Source / Author: Galen (Omnia Quae extant in Latinum Sermonem Conversa, 1556) * Lapathi, as listed in the text, can refer to several species of Dock. Burdock seed would be a suitable choice in this case.** Celticae, listed in the text, probably refers to Celtic Spikenard Preparation: Powder and…

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(Amber) | Aniseed | Armenian Earth | Asarabacca | Bay berry | Betony | Carrot seed | Castoreum | Celery seed | CinnamonCassia Wood | Comfrey root | Dragons Blood | ff | Hematite | Henbane seed | Indian leaf | Indian Spikenard | Long Pepper | Mandrake root bark | Mumiya (Shilajit) | Myrrh | Opium | Parsley seed | Pennyroyal | Poley Montane | Red Coral | ron | Sa | Schoenanth | Sealed Earth | Seseli | Spignel root | Storax | Valerian | White Pepper

Athanasia Greater Nicholas
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Athanasia Magnus NicolaiAthanasia Greater Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Nicholas (Antidotarium, Plantini, 1561) Preparation: Powder the herbs, powder the Coral, Amber and Hematite separately, then mix; with three times their weight of Honey, form an Electuary. Function: Astringes, stops Bleeding, moves the Qi, warms and clears Cold Use: Diseases with thin or viscid Phlegm“Watery…

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