Diasenna
Or, Electuarium de Cassia
Electuary of Senna
Tradition:
Western, Unani
Source / Author:
Nicholas
|
Herb Name |
Latin |
Amount * |
|---|---|---|
|
Cassia angustifolia |
3 oz. | |
|
Corylus avellana usta |
50 | |
|
Sericum usta |
2 drams | |
|
Terra Armenius praeparata |
1 dram | |
|
Lapis Azureus praeparata |
3 drams | |
|
Saccharum |
6 oz. | |
|
Cinnamonum zeylanicum |
1 oz. | |
|
Eugenia caryophyllus | ||
|
Alpina officinarum | ||
|
Piper nigrum | ||
|
Nardostachys jatamansi | ||
|
Ocinum basilicum | ||
|
Myristica fragrans | ||
|
Elettaria cardamomum | ||
|
Crocus sativus | ||
|
Zingiber officinalis | ||
|
Curcuma zedoaria | ||
|
Rosmarinus officinalis | ||
|
Piper longum |
2 drams ea. |
An alternate version from Dispensarium Magistri Nicolai:
|
Herb Name |
Latin |
Amount * |
|---|---|---|
|
Aquillaria agallocha | ||
|
Eugenia caryophyllus | ||
|
Alpina officinarum | ||
|
Myristica fragrans | ||
|
Cinnamonum tamala | ||
|
Myristica fragrans | ||
|
Cinnamonum zeylanicum |
2 drams ea. | |
|
Lapis Azureus praeparata | ||
|
Terra Armenius praeparata |
2 ½ drams ea. | |
|
Cassia angustifolia |
38 drams | |
|
Crocus sativus |
1 dram | |
|
Sericum usta |
2 scruples | |
|
Eboris | ||
|
Bambusae silicae | ||
|
Anacardium occidentale | ||
|
Os Cordis Cervii | ||
|
Unguis Odoratus |
2 drams ea. | |
|
Colchicum autumnale |
1 oz. | |
|
Commiphora molmol | ||
|
Gentiana lutea | ||
|
Laurus nobilis | ||
|
Helleborus niger |
2 drams ea. | |
|
Corylus avellana usta |
15 in number | |
|
Ambre gris |
2 scruples |
Preparation:
Powder the Hazelnuts and boil in 2 lbs. of clarified Honey, then add the rest in Powder and form an Electuary
Function:
Purges Melancholy
Use:
‘It is good against Melancholy, Madness, and discontent of the Mind; also affects of the Spleen, Boils, Scabs, Elaphantiasis &c’.
1. Melancholy
2. Sadness
3. Madness, Mania, Lunatics
4. troubled Mind
5. Boils
6. Chronic skin diseases
7. Leprosy, Elephantiasis
Dose:
1⁄2–1 oz.
Cautions:
1. Not used during Pregnancy.
2. Not used in Yin deficiency
Modifications:
1. For Melancholy of the Head, take (the first version) with a little prepared Black Hellebore root. Note that Hellebore is added in the second version.
2. Leprosy, add 2 oz. of Viper powder.
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