Diaireos Salomonis
Electuary of Orris Root

Tradition:

Western, Unani

Source / Author:

Nicholas

Herb Name	Latin	Amount
Orris	Iris germanica	1 oz.
Pennyroyal	Mentha pulegium
Licorice	Glycyrrhiza glabra
Hyssop	Hyssopus officinale	6 drams ea.
Tragacanth	Astragalus tragacanth
Starch	Amylum
Bitter Almonds	Prunus amygdalus amara
Pine nut	Nux Pinea
Cinnamon	Cinnamonum zeylanicum
Ginger	Zingiber officinalis
Black Pepper	Piper nigrum	3 drams ea.
Fig	Ficus carica
Raisins	Vitis vinifera
Date	Diospyros lotus	3 1⁄2 oz. ea.
Storax	Styrax officinalis	2 drams, 1 scr.

Preparation:

Cut the fruits small, and beat them to a pulp, then push through a sieve. Beat all the other ingredients separately, then beat them together. With Sugar dissolved in Hyssop Water and clarified Honey, of each twice the weight of the rest, form an Electuary according to Art. Some made them into Tablets.

Function:

Strengthens Lung Yin and Qi, Clears Cold Phlegm, Benefits the Throat

Use:

1. Cough
2. Wheezing
3. Breathlessness
4. Asthma
5. Hoarseness, loss of Voice and Throat Irritation from Cold

Dose:

2–6 drams, twice or thrice daily. It was usually taken with a Licorice stick, or decoction of Hyssop, Fig and Raisin. Often held in the mouth until dissolved.