Powder for Dysentery
Tradition:
Western, Unani
Source / Author:
Nicolas Benedicti (Nicolai Magni, De Medicis Pulveribus, 1545)
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Herb Name |
Latin |
Amount |
|---|---|---|
|
Terminalia chebula (black) | ||
|
Terminalia chebula (yellow) | ||
|
Terminalia chebula |
2 1⁄2 drams ea. | |
|
Terminalia bellerica | ||
|
Emblica officinalis |
2 drams ea. | |
|
Nasturtium officinale | ||
|
Cuminum cyminum | ||
|
Pimpinella anisum | ||
|
Ammi majus | ||
|
Carum carvi |
1 dram ea. |
Preparation:
Steep all in vinegar for a day and a night, then dry and powder, adding 1 dram of each of the following in fine powder: Tabasheer, Pomegranate flowers, Sumac and Mastic. Mix well
Function:
Astringent, clears Damp, relieves Wind
Use:
1. Dysentery, without without Blood
2. Diarrhea, with or without Blood
Dose:
Take in the morning and again later in the day with Syrup of Myrtle.
Cautions:
None noted
Modifications:
Similar Formulas:
This is a variation of Micleta, which was more commonly used.
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