Electuarium Acharistum
Tradition:
Western
Source / Author:
Nicholas Myrepsus
|
Herb Name |
Latin |
Amount * |
|---|---|---|
|
Saussurea lappa | ||
|
Ferula spp. | ||
|
Apium graveolens | ||
|
Diospyros lotus | ||
|
Hyssopus officinale | ||
|
Linium usitatissimum |
1 dram ea. | |
|
Cinnamonum zeylanicum |
4 scruples | |
|
Nardostachys jatamansi | ||
|
Corallum rubrum | ||
|
Crocus sativus | ||
|
Commiphora opobalsamum | ||
|
Cassia fistula | ||
|
Cinnamonum cassia | ||
|
Acorus calamus | ||
|
Rheum rhaponticum | ||
|
Commiphora molmol | ||
|
Styrax officinalis | ||
|
Commiphora guidottii | ||
|
Commiphora mukul | ||
|
Dorema ammoniacum | ||
|
Quercus infectoria | ||
|
Valeriana celtica | ||
|
Artemisia abrotanum | ||
|
Iris pseudoacorus | ||
|
Rhus spp. | ||
|
Scilla maritima | ||
|
Laurus nobilis | ||
|
Pimpinella anisum | ||
|
Plantago afra | ||
|
Ocinum basilicum | ||
|
Daucus carrota | ||
|
Levisticum officinale | ||
|
Foeniculum vulgare | ||
|
Papaver somniferum | ||
|
Piper nigrum | ||
|
White Pepper |
Piper album | |
|
Piper longum |
2 scruples ea. | |
|
Inula helenium |
1 1⁄2 scruples | |
|
Helleborus niger | ||
|
Zingiber officinalis |
1 scruple ea. |
Preparation:
Powder all the herbs, then with three times their weight of clarified Honey, form an Electuary.
Function:
Warms the Innate Heat (Yang), promotes Digestion, moves Qi, clears Cold Phlegm, stops Cough and Wheezing
Use:
1. Stomach weakness
2. Poor appetite and Indigestion
3. Pain of the Intestines
4. Pain of the Uterus
5. Cough
6. Asthma
7. Catarrh
8. Cold joint pain in the Aged
Dose:
1–2 drams
Cautions:
None noted
Modifications:
1. Luminare Majus (1549) had a few variations: Opium instead of Celery seed; omitted Cinnamon; added 2 scruples of Frankincense, Amomum and Floris Syriaci, and used Poppy juice extract (Meconium) in place of Poppy seed.
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