Ambergris
Ambra grece
Amber Ash-hab (Unani)
Ortus sanitatis, Cube, Johann von, 1491
Ambergris, Skagway Museum
Photo by Wmpearl, edited) (Wikimedia)
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Zoological name:
waxy secretion from the Sperm Whale, Physeter spp.
Parts used:
Waxy secretion of the Sperm Whale
Temperature & Taste:
Warm, dry. Aromatic, Sweet
Uses:
1. Clears Cold, Moves the Blood, Benefits the Heart:
-Palpitations, Heart Debility
2. Warms and Strengthens the Kidneys:
-impotency, spermatorrhea
3. Clears Phlegm, Stops Wind, Moves the Qi:
-Paralysis, Hemiplegia
4. Clears Phlegm and Heat, Open the Orifices:
-High Fever with delirium
5. Clears Cold Phlegm, Stops Wheezing:
-Cough, Asthma. (TCM)
Dose:
Correctives:
Substitutes:
Main Combinations:
1. To Warm and strengthen the Brain and Heart:
i. Ambergris with … available in PRO version
ii. Ambergris with … available in PRO version
2. Stomach weakness:
i. Ambergris with … available in PRO version
ii. Ambergris with … available in PRO version
3. Palpitation, Arrhythmia, Chest Pain, Mental Dullness, Lethargy:
i. Ambergis with … available in PRO version
ii. Ambergris with … available in PRO version
4. Strengthen the Memory, Ambergris with … available in PRO version
5. Apoplexy., Ambergris with … available in PRO version
6. Melancholy:
i. Ambergris with … available in PRO version
ii. Ambergris with … available in PRO version
7. Infertility, and To promote Conception:
i. Ambergris with … available in PRO version
ii. Ambergris with … available in PRO version
iii. Ambergris with … available in PRO version
8. Postpartum pain, Ambergris with … available in PRO version
Major Formulas:
Powder of Ambergris (Diambra) (Mesue)
Powder Against Apoplexy
Electuary Against Sterility (Nicholas)
Powder to Promote Pregnancy (Renodeus)
Confection for Impregnation (Renodeus)
Powder for After-pains (Midwife to the Queen of France)
Troches of Musk (Gallia Muscata) (Mesue)
Troches of Gallia Sebellinae (Mesue)
Aromatic Musk Compound Aromaticum Moschatum (Mesue)
Troches of Aloeswood (Trochisci Aquilaria) (Mesue)
Electuary of Aloeswood (Avicenna)
Electuary of Aloeswood (Diaxyloaloes) (Mesue)
Electuary of Gems (Mesue)
Pills to Increase Memory
Exhilarative Syrup (Laurent)
Powder of Happiness (Letificans)
Letificans Conciliatoris
Royal Electuary (Mesue)
Cautions:
Not used during Pregnancy
Main Preparations used:
Species Diambra
