Electuarium Enula Campana
Electuary of Elecampane

Tradition:

Unani

Source / Author:

Pharmacopoeia Persica (1681)

Herb Name

Latin

Amount

Rhubarb

Rheum palmatum

Ginger

Zingiber officinalis

Elecampane

Inula  helenium

Blessed Thistle

Carduus benedictus

1 part ea.

Purslane seed

Portulaca oleracea

Fennel seed

Foeniculum vulgare

Aniseed

Pimpinella anisum

Ammi

Ammi majus

1⁄2 part ea.

Preparation:

Powder and mix with three times their weight of clarified Honey.

Function:

Clears Damp, Opens Obstruction, Resolves Tumors

Use:

Hard swellings of the Stomach or Liver

Dose:

as much as a Hazelnut

Cautions:

None noted

Modifications:


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