Hiera Logadii

Tradition:

Western, Unani

Source / Author:

Nicholas Myrepsus

Herb Name	Latin	Amount *
Colocynth	Citrullus colocynthus
Polypody root	Polypodium vulgare	2 drams ea.
Euphorbium	Euphorbium resinifera
Poley Montane	Teucrium polium
Spurge seed	Euphorbium spp.	1 ½ dr., 6 gr.
Wormwood	Artemisia absinthium
Myrrh	Commiphora molmol	1 dr., 12 gr. ea.
Centaury	Centaurium erythraea
Agaric	Fomitopsis officinalis
Gum Ammoniac	Dorema ammoniacum
Indian leaf	Cinnamonum tamala
Indian Spikenard	Nardostchys jatamansi
Squill	Scilla maritima
Scammony prepared	Convovulus scammonia	1 dram ea.
Aloe	Aloe spp.
Thyme	Thymus vulgaris
Cassia Wood	Cinnamonum cassia
Germander	Teucrium chamaedrys
Bdellium	Commiphora mukul
Horehound	Marrubium vulgare	1 scr., 14 gr.. ea.
Cinnamon	Cinnamonum zeylanicum
Opopanax	Commiphora guidottii
Castoreum	Castoreum
Long Birthwort	Aristolchia longa
Black Pepper	Piper nigrum
Long Pepper	Piper longum
White Pepper	Piper album
Saffron	Crocus sativus
Parsley seed	Petroselinum cripsum	½ dram ea.
Black Hellebore prepared	Helleborus niger
White Hellebore prepared	Veratrum album	6 grains ea.

A version from the Syrian Book of Medicine:

Herb Name	Latin	Amount *
Colocynth	Citrullus colocynthus	5 drams
Squill	Scilla maritima
Agaric	Fomitopsis officinalis
Scammony prepared	Convovulus scammonia
Black Hellebore prepared	Helleborus niger
Gum Ammoniac	Dorema ammoniacum	2 ½ drams ea.
Thyme	Thymus vulgaris
Bdellium	Commiphora mukul
Germander	Teucrium chamaedrys
Aloe	Aloe spp.	3 drams ea..
Indian leaf	Cinnamonum tamala
Horehound	Marrubium vulgare
Poley Montane	Teucrium polium
Cassia Wood	Cinnamonum cassia
Black Pepper	Piper nigrum
Long Pepper	Piper longum
White Pepper	Piper album
Saffron	Crocus sativus
Cinnamon	Cinnamonum zeylanicum
Opopanax	Ferula opopanax
Polypody root	Polypodium vulgare
Sagapenum	Ferula persica
Betony	Betonica officinalis
Myrrh	Commiphora molmol
Parsley seed	Petroselinum cripsum
Long Birthwort	Aristolchia longa
Wormwood	Artemisia absinthium
Euphorbium	Euphorbium resinifera
Indian Spikenard	Nardostchys jatamansi
Ginger	Zingiber officinale
Amomum	Amomum compactum	2 drams ea.
Spurge seed	Euphorbium spp.
Gentian	Gentiana lutea	1 ½ dram ea.

Preparation:

Powder them all individually, then with three times their weight of Honey, form an Electuary, according to Art.

Function:

Purges Melancholy, clears Damp, settles Wind

Use:

Used for all Chronic Diseases of the Head
1. Madness, Insanity, Raving
2. Melancholy
3. Rage, Anger
4. Stupidity
5. Dementia
6. Dizziness
7. Vertigo
8. Deafness
9. Loss of Speech
10. Convulsions, Epilepsy
11. Headache
12. Migraine
13. Neuralgias of the Head
14. Paralysis
15. Tremors, Shaking, Parkinsonism
16. Pleurisy
17. Chronic Asthma
18. Arthritis, Sciatica, Lower Back Pain
19. Pain in the Tendons and Sinews
20. Eczema, Psoriasis
21. Liver or Spleen disease
22. Leprosy
23. Tumors including Fibroid Tumors, Cancers
24. “Running Sores” (usually skin cancers)
25. Poison
26. Chronic Fever
27. Poor Vision

Dose:

½–1½, or 2 drams; 1 dram was a common dose, being taken with Wine to which a little Salt has been added

Comment:

“Good against all old Madness, against the Melancholy, against all Falling Sickness [Epilepsy], and all other Ragings or Madness, against the Giddiness [Dizziness], and all pain of the Head. Item, it is very good against all Palsies [Paralysis], against all Shaking, and against all Heart-beating [Palpitations]. It is also good in the Pleurisy, in all sickness of the Liver and of the Spleen, it provokes Women’s Terms [Menstruation]; and is also good against all Gouts [Arthritis], against all Poison, Leprosy, and Scurfe”. (Wirtzung)

Culpeper said: “It takes away by the roots daily Evils coming of Melancholy, Falling Sickness, Vertigo, Convulsions, Migraine, Leprosy, and many other infirmities”.

The Hiera formulas are purgative drugs compounded with their correctives to reduce side effects, help relieve the condition, and which are (relatively) gentle in action.

Cautions:

Culpeper praised it but warned against its indiscriminate use, and its use in inexperienced hands.
1. Avoid overdose and long-term use.
2. Not used in Pregnancy, the very young, very old, the weak, or in Yin deficiency.

Modifications:

This can be simplified and relieved of some of its strong, irritant medicines.
1. For Gout and Arthritis take Hiera Logadii 3–5 drams, Turbith 0.5 scruple, Prepared Scammony 2 grains, Ginger 3 grains; mix for a dose. (Wirtzung)
2. For the same joint diseases, some highly recommended this enema: Make a decoction of Orris, Wild Cucumber roots, Cyperus rotundus, St. John’s Wort, 2 handfuls ea.; to 12–16 oz. of the strained decoction add Hiera Logadii 1 oz., infused Oil of Rue 3 oz., Honey of Roses 1 oz., 1 beaten Egg yolk, Salt 1 dram. Use daily. (Wirtzung)
3. Loss of Speech: take 1.5 drams of Hiera Logadii twice a week with decoction of Rosemary.

Similar Formula:

Hiera Theodoretus

Back To ELECTUARIES
Back to FORMULAS
How to Modify a Formula
Substitutes
Weights & Measures