Species Incisa

Tradition:

Western

Source / Author:

Augustine Dispensatory

1. The first is from Augustine Dispensatory

Herb Name

Latin

Amount

Licorice

Glycyrrhiza glabra

1 oz.

Cinnamon

Cinnamonum zeylanicum

6 drams

Ginger

Zingiber officinalis

5 drams. 1 scruple

Calamus

Acorus calamus

1⁄2 oz.

Mace

Myristica fragrans

Nutmeg

Myristica fragrans

2 drams, 2 scruples ea.

Galangal

Alpina officinarum

Clove

Eugenia caryophyllus

2 drams ea.

Cubeb

Piper cubeba

4 scruples

Aniseed

Pimpinella anisum

Caraway

Carum carvi

Fennel seed

Foeniculum vulgare

Coriander seed prepared

Coriandrum sativum

2 oz. ea.

2. Schroeder (Compleat Chymical Dispensatory)

Herb Name

Latin

Amount

Licorice

Glycyrrhiza glabra

1⁄2 ounce

Cinnamon

Cinnamonum zeylanicum

5 drams

Ginger

Zingiber officinalis

3 drams

Galangal

Alpina officinarum

Zedoary

Curcuma zedoaria

2 drams ea.

Mace

Myristica fragrans

Nutmeg

Myristica fragrans

Clove

Eugenia caryophyllus

Cubeb

Piper cubeba

1 scruple ea.

Aniseed confected

Pimpinella anisum

Caraway confected

Carum carvi

Fennel seed confected

Foeniculum vulgare

Coriander seed confected

Coriandrum sativum

6 drams ea.

3. A Lesser Version (Fuchs, Opera Didactica, 1604):

Herb Name

Latin

Amount

Aniseed

Pimpinella anisum

Licorice

Glycyrrhiza glabra

1⁄2 pound ea.

Coriander seed confected

Coriandrum sativum

Fennel seed

Foeniculum vulgare

Caraway

Carum carvi

Ginger

Zingiber officinalis

4 ounces ea.

Calamus

Acorus calamus

2 ounces

Galangal

Alpina officinarum

Zedoary

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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