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2A. Aperient

Opening Medicines, Deobstruent

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Materia Medica in Arabic & Persian, Shirazy, 1793

Aperient and Opening medicines relax and open the mouth of the vessels and organs to open obstructions. They are generally carminative and/or laxative, and therefore encourage bowel movement, and relax the parts to open obstructions, and this represents the effects they have on the greater system.

It will be noted that some of these medicines Move Qi, some Move Blood, some clear Damp or Heat and Damp.



Warming Aperient Medicines:

                       Opening Roots
                       Thyme
                       St. Johns wort
                       Mallow
                       Horehound
                       Pennyroyal
                       Cinnamon
                       Turmeric
                       Onion
                       Bitter Almond
                       Fumitory
                       Wormwood
                       Germander
                       Gentian
                       Agnus Castus
                       Asarum
                       Calamus
                       Valerian
                       Costus
                       Zedoary
                       Myrrh
                       Squill
                       Colchicum
                       Cream of Tartar
                       Saltpeter


Warming Seeds
Hyssop
Centaury
Marshmallow
Hops
Calamint
Cubeb
Clove
Garlic
Peach kernel & Flower
Dodder
Agrimony
Ground Pine
Carline Thistle
Lupin seed
Stoechas
Orris
Indian Spikenard
Cyperus rotundus
Pyrethrum
Gum Ammoniac
Senna
Black Hellebore prepared
Tartar Vitriolate


Cooling Aperient Medicines

                       4 Greater Cold seed
                       Chicory
                       Dandelion
                       Agrimony
                       Sandalwoods
                       Liverwort
                       Madder
                       Asparagus root
                       Agaric
                       Vinegar


4 Lesser Cold seed
Endive
Sorrel
Maidenhair
Rose
Butchers Broom
Rhubarb
Couch Grass root
Polypody
Lemon juice
Compounds
                       Oxymel of Squill
                       Troches of Agrimony
                       Troches of Rhubarb


Syrup of Five Roots
Troches of Wormwood
Troches of Lacca


Western Classification

2. Secondary Faculties
a. Aperients
b. Attenuaters
c. Inciding Medicines
d. Attenuaters of Congealed Blood
e. Lenitive
f. Purifying
g. Cleansing
h. Carminatives
i. Antispasmodics
j. Rarefying
k. Resolvent
l. Emollients
m. Drawing
n. Repellents
o. Astringent
p. Hemostatic
q. Anodyne
r. Narcotics & Hypnotics


s. Strengthening
t. Glutinate
u. Suppuratives
v. Expel Pus
w. Sarcotics
x. Incarnative
y. Corrosive
z. Cicatrizing
3. Tertiary Faculties
a. Sudorifics and Diaphoretics
b. Febrifuge and Antipyretic
c. Alexipharmic
d. Cordials and Cardiacs
e. Diuretics
f. Lithontriptic
g. Emmenagogue
h. Lactagogue
i. Aphrodisiacs
j. Increase Semen


k. Expectorant
l. Anti-tussive
m. Arthritic Medicines
n. Vulnerary
o. Emetics
p. Masticatories & Sternutatories
q. Anthelmintic
4. According to Part
a. Cephalic
b. Opthalmic
c. Cardiac
d. Pectoral
e. Stomachic
f. Splenetic
g. Hepatic
h. Nephritics
i. Uterine
j. Nervine
k. Arthritic

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