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Decoction of Myrobalans

Tradition:
Western, Unani

Source / Author:
Mesue

Herb Name
Yellow Myrobalan
Chebulic Myrobalan
Black Myrobalan
Tamarind
Fumitory
Wormwood

Prune
Raisins stoned

Latin
Terminalia chebula (yellow)
Terminalia chebula
Terminalia chebula (black) Tamarindus indica
Fumaria offi
cinalis
Artemisia absinthum
Prunus domestica
Vitis vinifera

Amount


1 oz. ea.
1 1⁄2 oz.
1 oz.
2 drams
30

1 oz.

Preparation:
Decoct in 3 lbs. of water down to 2 lbs., and dissolve in 2 oz. of Cassia pulp.

Function:
1. Purges Bile and Phlegm
2. Can be used for skin diseases


Use:
Diseases caused by mixture of Bile and Phlegm (Damp-Heat)

Dose:

3–5 oz.

Cautions:
None noted

Modifications:
To make it stronger, Mesue added: Cassia pulp 1 oz. (instead of 2 oz.), and Turbith and Agaric of each 1⁄2 oz.

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