Lithontripticon,
or Species Lithontribon
Stone-Breaking Powder
Tradition:
Western, Unani
Source / Author:
Nicholas Myrepsus
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Herb Name |
Latin |
Amount |
|---|---|---|
|
Capra sanguinus preparata |
1 1⁄2 oz. | |
|
Nardostachys jatamansi | ||
|
Zingiber officinalis | ||
|
Eugenia caryophyllus | ||
|
Cinnamonum zeylanicum | ||
|
Piper nigrum | ||
|
Elettaria cardamomum | ||
|
Myristica fragrans |
1⁄2 dram ea. | |
|
Saussurea lappa | ||
|
Glycyrrhiza glabra | ||
|
Cyperus rotundus | ||
|
Astragalus tragacanth | ||
|
Teucrium chamaedrys |
2 scruples ea. | |
|
Ammi majus | ||
|
Petroselinum crispum | ||
|
Asparagus officinale | ||
|
Ocinum basilicum | ||
|
Urtica dioica | ||
|
Citrus medica | ||
|
Pimpinella saxifraga | ||
|
Sanguisorba officinalis | ||
|
Carum carvi | ||
|
Daucus carrota | ||
|
Foeniculum vulgare | ||
|
Ruscus aculeatus | ||
|
Petroselinum macedonicum | ||
|
Arctium lappa | ||
|
Hartwort |
Tordylium officinale | |
|
Asarum europeum | ||
|
Lapis Spongii | ||
|
Lapis Lyncum | ||
|
Lapis Cancri | ||
|
Lapis Judaicus |
1 1⁄2 drams ea. |
Preparation:
Powder
Function:
Clears Wind and Damp, Promote Urine, Clears Stones
Use:
“Breaks and expels the stone if it is in the Kidneys or Bladder. using this medicine. they incur neither the pain nor the handicap of the Stone” (Nicholas, Antidotarium)
1. Gravel and Stones
2. Strangury
3. Urinary pain
Dose:
1–2 drams with wine or Water of Pellitory of the Wall
Cautions:
None noted
Modifications:
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