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Diacameron Minus

Tradition:
Western

Source / Author:
Nicholas (Nicholai Alexandrini, Liber de Composition, 1543)

Herb Name
Cinnamon
Clove
Galangal
Indian Spikenard
Zedoary

Ginger
Costus
Pellitory
Rhaponticum
Celtic Spikenard
Anacardium
Black Pepper
Long Pepper
Cardamon
Aniseed

Ivory
Date stone
Bone of a Stag’s Heart
Red Coral
Musk
Balsam

Latin
Cinnamonum zeylanicum
Eugenia caryophyllus
Alpina o
fficinarum
Nardostachys jatamansi
Curcuma zedoaria
Zingiber o
fficinalis
Saussurea lappa
Anacyclus pyrethrum
Rheum rhaponticum
Valeriana celtica
Anacardium occidentale
Piper nigrum

Piper longum
Elettaria cardamomum
Pimpinella anisum
Eboris
Diospyros lotus
Os Cordis Cervii
Corallum rubrum
Moschus
Commiphora opobalsamum

Amount









12 drams ea.




6 drams ea.



3 drams ea.

1 dram ea.

Preparation:
Powder and with three times their weight of Honey of Roses, form an Electuary.

Function:
Warms the Yang, benefits the Lungs, Kidney and Heart, clears Phlegm and Damp

Use:
1. Difficulty Breathing
2. Cold diseases of the Lungs
3. Cold diseases of the Stomach
4. Coldness and weakness of the Kidneys
5. Edema


Dose:
As much as a Nutmeg with wine

Cautions:
None noted

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