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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 montanum
Hyoscyamus niger
Betonica offi
cinalis
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 dr., 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:
Diseases with thin or viscid Phlegm
"Watery fluids with Wind" (Wind-Damp)
1. Dysentery with Blood

2. Pain of the Stomach or Bowels
3. Excess Menstruation
4. Poor condition of the Uterus
5. Arthritis, Gout
6. Sciatica
7. Headache
8. Bleeding of the Nose or Lungs
9. ‘Bleeding from any cause’ 

10. Food not retained in the Stomach: "for those who have not digested food"

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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