The Herbalist's Bible by Julie Bruton-Seal

Author:Julie Bruton-Seal
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
Published: 2013-12-31T16:00:00+00:00

pot Marjerome: Origanum onites

wilde Marjerome: Origanum vulgare

Hearb Mastick: Parkinson gives the Latin as Marum vulgare; today it is known as Thymus mastichina, Mastic thyme or Spanish marjoram

Marum: possibly Teucrium marum

Trochisci Hedychroi: herbal lozenges—see box below

Andromachus: Andromachus the Elder, physician to Roman emperor Nero and inventor of the compound Theriaca Andromachi

treacle: theriac or poison antidote formula

effectuall: effective

still: distill

Distilled water: The distilled water of marjoram is a wonderful mouthwash, and helps promote digestion. It is relaxing to abdominal spasms, such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and makes an aromatic water for the complexion of ‘our daintiest women.’

Culpeper writes on Trochisci Hedychroi

Nicholas Culpeper’s Pharmacopoeia Londinensis, or, The London Dispensatory (1649, rev. 1653) was his attempt to set right the wrong he called ‘Ignorance in Physick.’ Culpeper did this by translating into plain English the exclusive-to-apothecaries and Latin-based London Pharmacopoiea, and publishing the resulting book cheaply for the common man.

Among the apothecaries’ recipes he reveals are a number for troches or pastilles, including Trochisci Hedychroi (his p148). As a sample of the compound treacles it is interesting to see how complex, expensive and hard to source this actually was.

The ingredients Culpeper lists are: Aspalathus, or yellow sandalwood; Mastich leaves; Asarabacca; Rhupontick; Castus; Calamus Aromaticus; Aloes; Cinnamon; Squinancth; Opobalsamum or Oyl of Nutmegs; Cassia Lignea, Indian Leaf or Mace; Indian Spicknard; Mirrh; Saffron; Amomus or Cardamoms the less; Mastich; and Canary wine.

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