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Athanasia Magnus (Unani)
Athanasia Greater

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Tradition:
Unani

Source / Author:
Pharmacopoeia Persica (1681)

Herb Name
Myrrh
Opium
Saffron
Castoreum
Henbane seed
Costus
Cardamon
White Poppy seed
Agrimony
Goat horn, burned
Wolf Liver dried
Latin
Commiphora molmol
Opium
Crocus sativus
Castoreum
Hyoscyamus niger
Saussurea lappa
Elettaria cardamomum
Papaver somniferum alba
Agrimonia eupatoria
Cornu Capri usta
Hepatis Lupi
Amount










equal parts

Preparation:
Powder, mix with wine, and mix with sufficient clarified Honey to form an Electuary.

Function:
Moves Qi and Blood, Eases Pain, Stops Bleeding

Use:
1. Pain in the Liver, Spleen, and Stomach.
2. Pain in the Kidney, Bladder or lower Back
3. Colic with pain
4. Phelgmatic Diarrhea
5. Chronic Cough
6. Vomiting Blood
7. Hemorrhoids

Dose:

½–1 dram

Cautions:
Not used during Pregnancy

Modifications:

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