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Black Bile & Melancholy




See also
Hypochondriac Melancholy
Preparers and Purgers of Melancholy

The Treatment of Melancholy (Wirtzung)
Treatment of Melancholy from Praxis Medicinae Theorica et Empirica


Western Tradition

Melancholy

Decoction of Dodder (Mesue)
Decoction of Dodder (Rhasis)
Conserve of Borage flowers
Conserve of Bugloss flowers

Syrup of Bugloss
Syrup of Borage

Syrup of Apple Compound
Syrup of Apple Saporis

Powder of Polypody (Montagnana)
Powder for Elephantiasis (Isaac)
Powder Purging Melancholy (Fuchs)
Electuary of Gems (Mesue)
Electuary for Melancholy and Fear (Zacharia)
Diamuscum

Hiera Pachi, or Hiera Archigenis
Restorative of Nicholas (Pleres Arconticon)
Comp. Cooling Pearl Powder (Diamargariton Frigidum)
Troches of Agaric
Indian Pills (Mesue)
Pills of Mastic (Mesue)

Pills of Lapis Lazuli 1 (Mesue)
Hiera Logadii






From Mesue & Nicholas

Choleram nigram purgant – Purge Black Bile

Dodder
Polypody
Stoechas
Squill
Black Myrobalan
Black Hellebore
Lapis Armenius
Oxymel
Vinegar of Squill
Decoction of Dodder (Mesue)
Decoction of Maidenhair
Syrup of Dodder of Thyme (Mesue)
Arabian Confect Purging Melancholy (Confect Hamech)

Pills of Lapis Lazuli 1 (Mesue)
Hiera Logadii


Choleram adustam purgant – Purge Burnt Bile

Hops
Black Myrobalan
Senna

Infusion for Burnt Bile of Mesue
Syrup of Fumitory major
Pills of Lapis Lazuli 1 (Mesue)
Pills of Lapis Armenius


Melancholiae conferunt – Benefits Melancholy

Agaric
Dodder
Stoechas
Polypody
Black Hellebore
Black Myrobalan
Lapis Armenius
Whey



Melancholicas aegritudines purgant –
To Purge in Melancholy diseases


Senna
Lapis Armenus
Lapis Lazuli

Electuary of Senna (Diasenna) (Nicholas)
Indian Pills (Mesue)
Pilulae Sebelliae
Pilulae Lucis

Pills of Lapis Lazuli 1 (Mesue)
Hiera Logadii


Special Formulas

INFUSION FOR MELANCHOLY
    Aniseed, 3 drams
    Senna leaf, 1 ½ oz.
    Dodder, ½ oz.
    Prunes, 10 in number
Beat them and infuse in (Goat) Whey for a day. Strain and make a potion. This of course can be infused in water too.

ELECTUARY FOR MELANCHOLY
    Rose, 3 oz.
    Cyperus 2 ½ drams
    Clove
    Mastic
    Indian Spikenard
    Asarum, 1 dram each
    Mace
    Cardamon
    Nutmeg ½ dram each
    Emblic Myrobalan ½ pound
Boil in 4 ½ pounds of water until 2 pounds have wasted; strain, add ½ pound Honey and boil to an Electuary.
Dose: 2 drams. (The Secrets of Alexis, 1615)

PILLS
i.  Indian Pills, 2 parts
    Hiera Logadii, 1 part
form pills with Syrup of Dodder.
ii. Indian Pills
    Pills of Lapis Lazuli, equal parts
form pills with Syrup of Dodder.

ELECTUARY
i.  Letificans Galeni, 2 scruples
    Dianthos
    Electuary of Gems, 2 drams each)
    Diamargariton Frigidum, 1 ½  drams
    Conserve of Violet
    Conserve of Bugloss, 1 ½  drams each
ii. Electuary Letificans Galeni, 1 ½ oz.
    Confected Citron peel 3 drams
    Sugar of Violet
    Sugar of Rose, ½ oz. each
Form an Electuary with Syrup of Borage

LOZENGES
i.  Electuary of Gems 1 oz.
    Dianthos
    Diambra, 2 scruples each
With Sugar dissolved in Violet water, form lozenges.

ii. Electuary of Gems 1 oz.
    Letificans Galeni, 2 drams
    Saffron 1 scruple
With Sugar dissolved in Rose water, form lozenges.

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