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Pulvis Cordiales,
or Pulvis Cardiales Magnus
Cordial Powder,
or Greater Cordial Powder


Tradition:
Western, Unani

Source / Author:

Herb Name
Pearls
Tabasheer
Garnet
Cinnamon
Tormentil
Armenian Earth
White Sandalwood
Yellow Sandalwood
Red Sandalwood
Ivory

Unicorn (Narwhal horn)
Jacinth
Sapphire
Red Coral
White Coral
Valerian
White Dittany
Zedoary
Aloeswood
Sealed Earth
Burnt Silk
Bone of a Stag’s Heart
Red Behen

White Behen
Gold leaf
Musk
Ambergris

Latin
Margarita
Bambusa spp
Granatum
Cinnamonum zeylanicum
Potentilla tormentilla
Terra Armenius
Santalum album
Santalum citrinum
Pterocarpus santalinus
Eboris

Cornu Monocerus
Hyacinthus (Zircon)
Sapphirus
Corallum rubrum
Corallum album
Valeriana o
fficinalis
Dictamnus albus
Curcuma zedoaria
Aquillaria agallocha
Terra Sigillata
Serici usta

Cervus spp.
Salvia hemotodes
Centaurea behen
Aurum
Moschus
Ambre gris

Amount




3 drams ea.





2 drams ea.







1 dram ea.
5 scruples
2 scruples

1⁄2 dram


2 scruples ea.
5

10 grains ea.


Preparation:
Form a powder, according to Art. The stones should be powdered, then levigated with Rose water, then dried and powdered. The herbs may all be powdered together, then the levigated stones are added. Finally, the Musk, Ambergris and Gold leaves are added and mixed well.

Function:
Clears Heat, resists Poison, calms the Heart and Spirit, Strengthens

Use:
1. protects during Epidemics
2. stops Fever, clears Poison,
3. protects the Heart during Fevers

4. strengthens the Heart, Spirit and Brain and comfort the Natural, Vital and Animal Spirits.
5. It is restorative after Chronic Illness, and is good for Melancholy.


Dose:
1 scruple–1⁄2 dram in a suitable Cordial vehicle.

Cautions:
None noted

Modifications:

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