Materia Medica in Arabic & Persian, Shirazy, 1793

Medicines which ease pain without stupefying; if warm, they clear cold pain; if hot, cold pain. They are generally thin, open the pores and capillaries, and have some relaxing effect.

Classically, it has been stated that ‘all pain comes from obstructions’, so medicines to relieve pain, other than narcotics, tend to open obstructions of Qi and/or Blood. Otherwise some are Cold and relieve Pain caused by Heat, Bile Humor and Inflammation.

Some of them clear the exterior (promote sweat), some move Qi and Blood. Some have a cooling, soothing nature that clears Heat and soothes inflammation thereby relieving pain.

See also 2R. Narcotics which are stronger analgesics with narcotic effects.

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  Four Greater Cold Seeds

Linseed	Fenugreek
Wheat meal	Barley meal
Camomile	Meliot
Wormwood	Costus
Marshmallow	Mallow
White Lily	Water Lily
Elder leaf	Violet
Cumin	Dill seed
Clove	Galangal
Bitter Almond	Asarum
Doronicum	Elecampane
Mullein	Saffron
Marjoram	Parsley
Galbanum	Opopanax
Asafetida	Frankincense
Colchicum	Euphorbium
Aconite prepared	Nux Vomica prepared
Olive oil	Almond oil
Sesame oil	Linseed oil
Egg Yolk	Butter
Marrow	Animal Fats, Suet

Sample Anodyne Formula

Anodyne Troches (Galen)
Triangular Troches (Unani)
Tincture Producing Sleep

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