Pilulae de Opopanacis
Pills of Opopanax

Tradition:

Wetsern, Unani

Source / Author:

De morbus internis curandis, Mesue, 1551

Herb Name	Latin	Amount
Aloe	Aloe spp.	10 drams
Troches of Alhandal	Trochisci Alhandal	6 drams
Opopanax	Commiphora guidottii
Sagapen	Ferula persica
Gum Ammoniacum	Dorema ammoniacum
Bdellium	Commiphora mukul
Colchicum	Colchicum autumnale	5 drams ea.
Wild Rue seed	Peganum harmala
Juice of Wild Cucumber	Ecballium elaterium	2 1⁄2 drams ea.
Black Pepper	Piper nigrum
Long Pepper	Piper longum
Ginger	Zingiber officinalis
Thapsia	Thapsia garganica
Yellow Myrobalan	Terminalia chebula (yellow)
Belleric Myrobalan	Terminalia bellerica
Emblic Myrobalan	Emblica officinalis
Myrrh	Commiphora molmol
Sa ff ron	Crocus sativus
Euphorbium	Euphorbium resinifera
Castoreum	Castoreum	1 dram ea.
Scammony prepared	Convovulus scammonia	1 1⁄2 drams
Agaric	Fomitopsis officinalis	2 drams
Turbith	Operculina turpethum	7 drams

Preparation:

Dissolve gums in warm water or Leek juice; the other ingredients are steeped in the juice of Oregano; then mix together to form Pills.

Function:

Clears Damp-Phlegm, settles Wind, stops Spasms

Use:

1. Nervous diseases from Wind and Damp-Phlegm
2. Spasms
3. Paralysis from Damp-Phlegm obstruction
4. Arthritis and Joint Pain from Damp
5. Lower Back and Knee Pain and swelling from Damp
6. All diseases caused by viscid moisture (Damp-Phlegm)