Antidotum Quod Helenae Augustae Conficiebatur
Antidote prepared for the Empress Helena

Tradition:

Western, Unani

Source / Author:

Nicholas Alexandrinus (Medici Graeci, 1541)

Herb Name	Latin	Amount
Cinnamon	Cinnamonum zeylanicum
Ginger	Zingiber officinalis
White Pepper	Piper nigrum	8 drams ea.
Galangal	Alpina officinarum
Lovage	Levisticum officinale	6 drams ea.
Carrot seed	Daucus carrota
Macedonian Parsley seed	Petroselinum macedonicum
Celery seed	Apium graveolens
Fennel seed	Foeniculum vulgare	2 drams ea.
Honey	Mel	qs

Preparation:

Powder the herbs and mix with three times their weight of clarified Honey to form an Electuary

Function:

Warms, clears Phlegm, stops Wind

Use:

1. Vertigo
2. Tumors
3. Cough
4. strengthens the Voice
5. Stomach pain and hardness
6. Tumors and Hardness of the Liver and Spleen
7. Tensions of the Sides (stitches)
8. Punctures of the Intestines (puncturas intestinorum)
9. Strangury
10. Dysuria
11. Promotes Menstruation
12. Promotes Conception (‘Confirms Conception’)

Dose:

3 drams with warm water

Cautions:

None noted

Modifications:

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Antidotum Quod Helenae Augustae Conficiebatur Antidote prepared for the Empress Helena