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Electuarium de Margaritis
Electuary of Pearl

Tradition:
Western

Source / Author:
Galen (Pharmacopoeia Persica)

Herb Name
Pearl
Red Coral
Aniseed
White Behen
Winter Cherry
Ivy root *
Schoenanth
Cyperus
Tamarisk fruit
Cassia Wood
Cinnamon
Gum Arabic
Tragacanth
Asarum
Mastic
Latin
Margarita
Corallum rubrum
Pimpinella anisum
Centaurea behen
Physalis alkekengi
Hedera helix
Cymbopogon schoenanthus
Cyperus rotundus
Tamarix gallica
Cinnamonum cassia
Cinnamonum zeylanicum
Acacia arabica
Astragalus tragacanth
Asarum europeum
Pistacia lentiscus
Amount

½ dram ea.

3 drams ea.

1 drams ea.




1/4 dram ea.

½ dram ea.

1 dram ea.

* The source text lists Radix Hedera, Ivy root. This seems unlikely; it may be an incorrect translation

Preparation:
Powder and with Honey, form an Electuary.

Function:
Strengthens Kidneys, Benefits Qi and Blood, Calms Mind and Spirit

Use:
1. "Increase Virility"
2. "Strengthens the Nerves"
3. "restores the blood eminently"
4. "causes abundant sleep".

Dose:
1 scruple

Cautions:
None noted

Modifications:


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