Electuary of Socrates

Electuarium Socratis
Majun Soqrat
Electuary of Socrates

Tradition:

Unani

Source / Author:

Pharmacopoeia Persica (1681)

Herb Name	Latin	Amount
Gentian	Gentiana lutea	½ dram ea.
Lovage	Levisticum officinale	½ dram ea.
Peony seed	Paeonia officinalis	½ dram ea.
Balsam Apple seed	Momordica balsamina	½ dram ea.
Bay berry	Laurus nobilis	½ dram ea.
Long Birthwort	Aristolochia longa	½ dram ea.
Aniseed	Pimpinella anisum	½ dram ea.
Castoreum	Castoreum	½ dram ea.
Balsam fruit	Commiphora opobalsamum	½ dram ea.
Balsam wood	Commiphora opobalsamum	½ dram ea.
Cassia Wood	Cinnamonum cassia	½ dram ea.
Asarum	Asarum europeum	½ dram ea.
Mastic	Pistacia lentiscus	½ dram ea.
Doronicum	Doronicum hookeri	½ dram ea.
Zerumbet	Zingiber zerumbet	½ dram ea.
Celery seed	Apium graveolens	3 drams ea.
Rocket seed	Eruca sativa	3 drams ea.
Onion seed	Allium cepa	3 drams ea.
Leek seed	Allium porrum	3 drams ea.
Aloes	Aloe spp.	10 drams
Turbith	Operculina turpethum	20 drams
Aloeswood	Aquilaria agallocha	12 drams
Nutmeg	Myristica fragrans	3 drams ea.
Rhubarb	Rheum palmatum	3 drams ea.
Clove	Eugenia caryophyllus	3 drams ea.
Mace	Myristica fragrans	3 drams ea.
Cardamom	Elettaria cardamomum	3 drams ea.
Spikenard	Nardostachys jatamansi	3 drams ea.
Saffron	Crocus sativus	3 drams ea.
Squill torrefied	Scilla maritima	3 drams ea.
Zedoary	Curcuma zedoaria	3 drams ea.
Garden Cress	Lepidium sativum	3 drams ea.
Oregano	Origanum vulgare	3 drams ea.
Cinnamon	Cinnamonum zeylanicum	3 drams ea.
Rose	Rosa gallica	5 drams ea.
Balm	Melissa officinalis	5 drams ea.
Lacca washed	Laccifer lacca	5 drams ea.
Cyperus	Cyperus rotundus	4 drams ea.
Mahaleb Cherry kernel	Prunus mahaleb	4 drams ea.
Black Myrobalan	Terminalia chebula	6 drams
Emblic Myrobalan	Emblica officinalis	6 drams
Belleric Myrobalan	Terminalia bellerica	6 drams

Preparation:

Powder the herbs, mix with Almond oil, then with 3 times their weight of clarified Honey, form an Electuary. Put in a glass vessel which should be kept in a pot of barley for 6 months.

Function:

Clears Phelgm and Damp, Moves the Qi, Benefits the Principal Organs

Use:

“It is the most effective remedy for all pituitous disease”
“it is especially suitable for the elderly”
1. Forgetfulness
2. Melancholy
3. Epilepsy
4. Morphea
5. Leprosy, Elephantiasis
6. Pain in the joints, Arthritis
7. Stomach pain
8. Alopecia
9. Chronic Cough
10. Quartern Fever
11. Pituitous Fevers
12. Urinary difficulty
13. Hemorrhoids
14. Resists Poisons
15. Stones in the kidneys and Bladder
16. Promotes menstruation
17. Bad Breath
18. Difficulty Speaking

Dose:

2–5 drams

Cautions:

None noted

Modifications:

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