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Antidote Proven for Diverse Diseases

Tradition:
Western, Unani

Source / Author:
Nicholas Alexandrinus (Medici Graeci, 1541)

Herb Name
Amber
Musk
Storax
Galbanum
Opopanax
Laser
Myrrh
Castoreum
Bitumen Judaicum
Dragon’s Blood
Veratrum
Veronica

Horse Spleen
Mole Heart *
Petroleum Oil **
Honey

Latin
Succinum
Moschus
Styrax o
fficinalis
Ferula spp.
Ferula opopanax
Silphium spp.
Commiphora molmol
Castoreum
Bitumen Judaicum

Daemonorops draco
Veratrum album
Veronica o
fficinalis
Splenis Equi

Cordis Talpini
Petroleum
Mel

Amount














30 drams
sufficient


* Hare Heart is used similarly in Tibetan Medicine
** The source text lists
Petrolei (lit. Rock + oil) which usually refers to crude oil. It may also refer to a liquid bitumen.


Preparation:
Powder, and mix with Honey to form an Electuary

Function:
Moves the Blood, clears Melancholy, regulates the Mind

Use:
1. Mania
2. Epilepsy
3. Lunatic
4. a love for Solitude
5. Fearful


Dose:
2 drams with warm water if hot, otherwise with wine

Cautions:
None noted

Modifications:
1. Asafetida can replace the Laser gum.

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This is an unusual and interesting formula, containing a number of potent medicines not usually found together. The identification of Petrolei is uncertain; it is unlikely to be crude oil, it may be a type of liquid bitumen. The Spleen and Heart are unusual but the use of Mole Heart in the formula is reminiscent of the use of Rabbit Heart in Tibetan Medicine.
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