Diamargarum
Electuary of Pearl
Tradition:
Western
Source / Author:
Actuarius (Luminare Majus, 1551)
Herb Name | Latin | Amount |
|---|---|---|
Cinnamonum zeylanicum | ||
Eugenia caryophyllus | ||
Nardostachys jatamansi | ||
Alpina officinarum | ||
Glycyrrhiza glabra | ||
Aquillaria agallocha | ||
Troschici Rosarum | ||
Troches of Violet | Troschici Violarum | 1 dram ea. |
Myristica fragrans | ||
Myristica fragrans | ||
Curcuma zedoaria | ||
Rheum palmatum | ||
Styrax officinalis | 2 drams ea. | |
Margarita | ||
Zingiber officinalis | ||
Os Cordis Cervii | ||
Eboris | ||
Unguis Odoratus | 1 dram ea. | |
Moschus | 1 1⁄2 scruple | |
Ambre gris | ||
Camphora | 6 grains ea. |
Preparation:
Powder all, then with three times their weight of Honey, form an Electuary.
Function:
Calms the Mind and Spirit, Strengthens the Heart and Brain, clears Cold and Damp, Settles Wind and stops Spasms.
Use:
1. Palpitations
2. Heart weakness with Cold and Damp or Yang deficiency
3. Sadness, Melancholy
4. Shaking, Parkinsonism
5. Stomach weakness
Dose:
1⁄2–1 dram; in summer with Rose water or cool water, in winter with Wine.
Cautions:
None noted
Modifications:
Similar Formulas:
This is similar to Warming Pearl Powder of Avicenna, which was far more commonly used. That is more strengthening, while this is stronger to calm the Mind and Spirit and settle the Nerves to stop Spasms. It has a stronger effect of stopping rising Qi and settling Wind.
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