Itrifal Ghudadi
Triphala Electuary of Glands
Tradition:
Unani
Source / Author:
Unani Pharmacopeia
Pharmacopoeia Persica (1681)
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Herb Name |
Latin |
Amount |
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Terminalia chebula (black) |
75 grams |
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Cuscuta epithymum |
50 grams |
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Terminalia bellerica |
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Emblica officinalis |
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Operculina turpethum |
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Polypodium vulgare |
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Lavandula stoechas |
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Ghudad (Goat Lymph node) * |
Capra nodum |
25 grams ea. |
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Cassia angustifolia |
20 grams |
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Fomes officinalis |
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Curcuma zedoaria |
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Plumbago zeylanica |
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Ammonium chloride |
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Pimpinella anisum |
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Cinnamomum cassia |
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Nardostachys jatamansi |
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Syzygium aromaticum |
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Elettaria cardamomum |
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Myristica fragrans |
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Pistacia lentiscus |
10 grams ea. |
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Ghee or Almond Oil |
sufficient |
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Honey or White Sugar |
1.5 kg |
* Ghudad e Glu e Gospand Khushk (Lymph nodes from the Neck of a Sheep or Goat) *
Preparation:
This medicine uses prepared Lymph glands from the neck of a Goat or Sheep. The glands are washed well, and dried an oven to enable powdering.
Everything to be powdered is powdered, mixed with the warm Honey, and a little Ghee or Almond oil to form an Electuary.
Function:
Moves Blood and Qi, Clears Phlegm, Resolves Masses
Use:
1. Scrofula, Lymphatic Swellings
2. Glandular Swellings
3. Auxillary in other Tumors including Uterine Fibroids
4. Stomach Swelling
5. Headache
Dose:
5–10 grams (up to 20 grams) usually taken at night with warm water.
Cautions:
None noted
Modifications:
1. This can still be effective without the glands. Seaweed (Kelp or Laminaria etc.) could replace the Glands as a vegetable substitute.
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