Aromaticum Caryophyllatum
Aromatic Clove Powder
Tradition:
Western, Unani
Source / Author:
Mesue
|
Herb Name |
Latin |
Amount |
|---|---|---|
|
Eugenia caryophyllus |
7 drams | |
|
Myristica fragrans | ||
|
Curcuma zedoaria | ||
|
Alpina officinarum | ||
|
Santalum citrinum | ||
|
a compound | ||
|
Cinnamonum zeylanicum | ||
|
Aquillaria agallocha | ||
|
Nardostachys jatamansi | ||
|
Piper longum | ||
|
Elettaria cardamomum |
1 dram ea. | |
|
Rosa gallica |
4 drams | |
|
Glycyrrhiza glabra | ||
|
a compound |
2 drams ea. | |
|
Cinnamonum tamala | ||
|
Piper cubeba |
2 scruples ea. | |
|
Ambergris (optional) |
Ambre gris |
1 dram |
|
Musk (optional) |
Moschus |
1⁄2 scruple |
Preparation:
The was commonly kept as a powder, but can be made into a solid confection, adding 1 dram of the powder to 1 oz. of sugar, and form a confection. It may be made into a soft Electuary with Syrup of Orange peel.
Some versions omitted the Ambergris and Musk.
Function:
Warms, moves Qi, strengthens the Heart and Stomach, opens Obstructions
Use:
‘This powder strengthens the Heart and Stomach, helps digestion, expels wind, stays vomiting, and cleanses the stomach of putrified humors’. (Culpeper)
‘They do strengthen the Heart and the Stomach, they expel the wambling [nausea] and parbraking [vomiting], and do separate all tough sliminess of the Stomach, they do warm all nourishing parts, and also expel all Winds’ (Wirtzung).
1. Digestive weakness associated with Cold, Damp or Wind: Nausea, Vomiting, Indigestion, Stomach Pain
2. mild Heart conditions associated with cold, such as Chest Oppression, Palpitations
3. Internal Wind affecting the Heart
4. Coldness of the Heart or Abdomen
Dose:
1⁄2 scruple–1 dram, in Rose water for those with heat
Cautions:
None noted
Modifications:
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