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Athanasia Magnus Nicolai
Athanasia Greater


Tradition:
Western, Unani

Source / Author:
Nicholas (Antidotarium, Plantini, 1561)

Herb Name
Cinnamon
Cassia Wood
Sa
ffron
Schoenanth
Storax
Valerian
Seseli
Henbane seed
Betony

Celery seed
Carrot seed
Aniseed
Opium
Indian Spikenard
Indian leaf
Castoreum
Myrrh

Hematite
Amber
Dragon’s Blood
Red Coral
Armenian Earth
Mumiya (Shilajit)
Comfrey root
Sealed Earth
Acorus
Asarabacca
Mandrake root-bark
Poley Montane
Pennyroyal

Bay berry
Spignel root
White Pepper
Long Pepper
Parsley seed

Latin
Cinnamonum zeylanicum Cinnamonum cassia
Crocus sativus
Cymbopogon schoenanthus
Styrax o
fficinalis

Valeriana officinalis
Siler trilobum
Hyoscyamus niger
Betonica o
fficinalis
Apium graveolens
Daucus carrota
Pimpinella anisum
Opium
Nardostachys jatamansi Cinnamonum tamala
Castoreum
Commiphora molmol
Haematitum

Succinum
Daemonorops draco
Corallum rubrum
Terra Armenius
Asphaltum Indicum
Symphytum o
fficinale
Terra Sigillata
Iris pseudoacorus
Asarum europeum
Mandragora o
fficinalis
Teucrium polium
Mentha pulegium
Laurus nobilis
Meum asthmaticum
Piper album
Piper longum
Petroselinum crispum

Amount

4 drams ea.











1 1⁄2 drams, 3 gr. ea.




















1⁄2 dram ea.

Preparation:
Powder the herbs, powder the Coral, Amber and Hematite separately, then mix; with three times their weight of Honey, form an Electuary.

Function:
Astringes, stops Bleeding, moves the Qi, warms and clears Cold

Use:
1. Dysentery with Blood
2. Pain of the Stomach or Bowels
3. Excess Menstruation
4. Bleeding of the Nose or Lungs
5. ‘Bleeding from any cause’

6. Food not retained in the Stomach

Dose:
1 dram, up to 2 drams

Cautions:
None noted

Modifications:
1. Some versions listed 1 dram from the group listed as 1⁄2 dram above.
2.
Medicamentorum Opus of Nicholas (1625) had another version: Betony was given in a dose equal to Cinnamon; it added other medicines including Frankincense, Poppy seed, Myrtle berry, Ribwort Plantain, Immature Mulberry, Pomegranate rind, Rose, Barberry juice, Polygonum, Cinquefoil and Cotton seed.


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Cinnamon Cassia Wood Saffron Schoenanth Storax Valerian Seseli Henbane seed Betony Celery seed Carrot seed Aniseed Opium Indian Spikenard Indian leaf Castoreum Myrrh Hematite Amber Dragons Blood Red Coral Armenian Earth Red Earth Mumiya Shilajit Comfrey root Sealed Earth Acorus Asarum Asarabacca Mandrake root-bark Poley Montane Pennyroyal Bay Berry Spignel root White Pepper Long Pepper Parsley seed

Dysentery with Blood Stomach Pain Bowel pain Excess Menstruation Bleeding of the Nose Bleeding from the Lungs Hemoptysis Bleeding Hemorrhage Stomach weakness Liver Pain Liver weakness Kidney Pain Spleen Pain Spleen Obstruction Lung Disease chronic Cough persistent Cough Asthma

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