Antidotum Experum Contra Frigidam Podagram & Omnes Pedum Dolores
Antidote Experienced Against Cold Gout & All Feet Pain
Tradition:
Wetsern, Unani
Source / Author:
Nicholas Alexandrinus (Medici Graeci, 1541)
Herb Name | Latin | Amount |
|---|---|---|
Colchicum autumnale | ||
Convovulus scammonia | 60 drams ea. | |
Operculina turpethum | ||
Euphorbium resinifera | 20 drams ea. | |
Eugenia caryophyllus | ||
Nardostachys jatamansi | ||
Cinnamonum zeylanicum | ||
Zingiber officinalis | ||
Alpina officinarum | 10 drams ea. | |
Aristolchia longa | ||
Saussurea lappa | ||
Cyperus rotundus | ||
Saxifraga alba | ||
Lithospermum officinale | ||
Ruscus aculeatus | ||
Asparagus officinale | ||
Urtica dioica | 7 drams ea. | |
Curcuma zedoaria | ||
Commiphora molmol | ||
Cuminum cyminum | ||
Piper nigrum | ||
Daucus carrota | ||
Citrus limonum | 4 drams ea. | |
Mel | sufficient |
Preparation:
Powder, and mix with three times their weight of clarified Honey to form an Electuary
Function:
Warms, clears Wind, Cold and Damp, eases Pain
Use:
1. Cold and Damp-type Gout & Arthritis
2. Rheumatism from Cold and Damp
3. Special for Feet pain from Cold and Damp
4. Other Joint pain of the Lower Body from Cold and Damp
Dose:
3–4 drams before a warm bath
Cautions:
1. Not used in Heat or Yin deficiency.
2. Scammony, Colchicum and Euphorbium are all irritant and toxic in overdose. Birthwort is forbidden in many countries so should be omitted or substituted. Dose should begin smaller, increasing to 3 drams, and only increasing to 4 drams if required.
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