Species Incisa
Tradition:
Western
Source / Author:
Augustine Dispensatory
1. The first is from Augustine Dispensatory
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Herb Name |
Latin |
Amount |
|---|---|---|
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Glycyrrhiza glabra |
1 oz. |
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Cinnamonum zeylanicum |
6 drams |
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Zingiber officinalis |
5 drams. 1 scruple |
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Acorus calamus |
1⁄2 oz. |
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Myristica fragrans |
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Nutmeg |
Myristica fragrans |
2 drams, 2 scruples ea. |
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Alpina officinarum |
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Eugenia caryophyllus |
2 drams ea. |
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Piper cubeba |
4 scruples |
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Pimpinella anisum |
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Carum carvi |
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Foeniculum vulgare |
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Coriandrum sativum |
2 oz. ea. |
2. Schroeder (Compleat Chymical Dispensatory)
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Herb Name |
Latin |
Amount |
|---|---|---|
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Glycyrrhiza glabra |
1⁄2 ounce |
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Cinnamonum zeylanicum |
5 drams |
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Zingiber officinalis |
3 drams |
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Alpina officinarum |
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Curcuma zedoaria |
2 drams ea. |
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Myristica fragrans |
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Myristica fragrans |
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Eugenia caryophyllus |
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Piper cubeba |
1 scruple ea. |
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Pimpinella anisum |
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Carum carvi |
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Foeniculum vulgare |
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Coriandrum sativum |
6 drams ea. |
3. A Lesser Version (Fuchs, Opera Didactica, 1604):
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Herb Name |
Latin |
Amount |
|---|---|---|
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Pimpinella anisum |
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Glycyrrhiza glabra |
1⁄2 pound ea. |
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Coriandrum sativum |
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Foeniculum vulgare |
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Carum carvi |
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Zingiber officinalis |
4 ounces ea. |
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Acorus calamus |
2 ounces |
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Alpina officinarum |
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Curcuma zedoaria |
1 ounce ea. |
Preparation:
Powder. Instead of the confections, the seeds can be used, adding sugar to taste.
Function:
Clears Cold and Phlegm, warms and strengthens the Stomach
Use:
1. poor Appetite
2. Indigestion
3. Stomach debility
4. Stomach Pain from Cold and Phlegm
5. also for Colic and abdominal Spasms from Wind.
Dose:
1⁄2–1 dram, with warm water or wine
Cautions:
None noted
Modifications:
Similar Formulas:
There were many variations on this theme. Another version being Peptic Powder.
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