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Pharmacopoeia, 2002 - present

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Modern pharmacopoeia is the result of countless generations of accumulated knowledge. Ancient apothecary formulas were often well-guarded secrets and no doubt many early remedies have been forever lost. In various cultures throughout history, often only incantations or rituals were prescribed as treatments for physical, psychological, and spiritual ailments. Sometimes orations or tasks are needed in conjunction with potions to render them active. In all cultures, superstitions and taboos guide and limit the realm of medicine.

 

These remedies are recreations of actual cures from various cultures at various times throughout human history ranging from the fringes of early world history to present-day America. Each relies to some extent on sympathetic and/or mimetic magic.

Each work is in an edition of three.

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Anointing oil #B-99, 2004

Olive oil, Old Spice Shaving Lotion, bottle, label, tape

Bacteriostatic 0.5% Household Dust: Vacuum cleaner dust, water, bottle, label, tape

Bacteriostatic 0.5%, 2007

Household Dust: Vacuum cleaner dust, water, bottle, label, tape

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Berlin Wall, 2008

Fragments of the Berlin Wall, alcohol​, water, bottle, label, tape

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Bituren, 2008

Diatomaceous earth, sulfate of copper, bottle label, tape

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Bokorian, 2020

Cane toad, pufferfish, jimson weed, bottle, label, tape

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Botract, 2004-07

Carbonized cancerous human remains, holly seeds, magnetic ore, bottle, label, tape

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Cardall, 2020

Garlic, bottle, label, tape

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Chryselectrum, 2020

Deadly nightshade, hemlock, henbane, wolfsbane, bottle label, tape

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Ecatol, 2004

 Colocynth, frankincense, sweet beer, bottle, label, tape

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Effervel CY, 2005

Sargent's cypress, bottle, label, tape

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Electrum Sucinum, 2020

Baltic amber, thread, cotton, steel, bottle, label, tape

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Enduramide, 2020

Melissa Officinalis, potassium carbonate, water, bottle, label, tape

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Ermitilax, 2020

Blessed wax candle, holy water, bottles, label, tape

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Feingur, 2020

Inscribed dried cheese, wax, bottles, label, tape

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Ferromax, 2008

Iron flecks, olive oil, bottles, label, tape

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Hemostit, 2007

Brown paper, bottles, label, tape

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Infaturol A/B, 2006

Druidic teas, printed recitations, bottles, label, tape

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Lachryma Filia (East), 2008

Alcohol, distilled water, tears of a young girl, bottles, label, tape

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Liquidambar Styracifula, 2003

American Sweetgum, bottles, label, tape

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Mannatol, 2007

Post-um, bottles, label, tape

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Mischepa Oil, 2020

Myrrh, fragrant cane, fragrant cinnamon, cassia, bottles, label, tape

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6D Bright Nails, 2008

6D bright nails, bottles, label, tape

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Paeonia Suffrticosa, 2008

Peony root, mat board, metal casing, polyvinyl bag, label, tape

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Pheistic, 2004-07

Mallow, wine, vinegar, bottle, label, tape

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Plasmonis, 2007

Fourth book of the Iliad by Homer, mat board, polyvinyl bag, label, tape

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Polychrepine, 2021

Homeopathic poison nut, sucrose, bottle, label, tape

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Polyvalent Serpenticide, 2020

Alcohol, slug, holy water, bottle, label, tape

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Rugaquel, 2020

Elk hoof, bottle, label, tape

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Sotahtropin, 2020

Bitterroot, consecrated water, parchment inscribed with the ineffable name of God, temple soil, bottle, label, tape

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Succubin, 2006

Graveyard dirt, green paper, Valeriana Officinalis, bottle, label, tape

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Supplocin, 2007

Monomorium Minimum, olive oil, bottle, label, tape

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Tempratin, 2020

Burnt bees, olive oil, willow, bottle, label, tape

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Tonsurnatio, 2020

Betonica Officinalis, water, bottle, label, tape

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Verruphase, 2007

Great Northern Bean, bottle, label, tape

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Vibrofife, 2007

Bay-berry root bark, brandy, cayenne, gum myrrh, lobelia, poplar bark, bottle, label, tape

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Vigomax, 2007

Grape Nuts, bottle, label, tape

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Walnut, 2007

Raw walnuts, bottle, label, tape

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