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Electuary of Rhubarb

Tradition:
Unani

Source / Author:

Herb Name
Rhubarb
Calamus
Celery root
Fennel seed
Aniseed
Bishops weed seed
Turmeric

Lacca
Raw Sugar

Latin
Rheum palmatum
Acorus calamus
Apium graveolens
Foeniculum vulgare
Pimpinella anisum
Ammi majus
Curcuma longa
Laccifer lacca
Saccharum

Amount







10 grams ea.
200 grams

Another version from Pharmacopoeia Persica (1681):

Herb Name
Rhubarb
Calamus
Siler Montane *
White Henbane seed
Celery root
Fennel seed
Aniseed

Bishops weed seed
Latin
Rheum palmatum
Acorus calamus

Laserpitium siler
Hyoscyamus alba
Apium graveolens
Foeniculum vulgare
Pimpinella anisum

Ammi majus
Amount







equal parts

* The source text lists Radix Laserpitum, which is probably Siler.

Preparation:
Powder and with three times the weight of Honey, form an Electuary

Function:
Clears Heat and Inflammation, relieves Pain

Use:
1. Liver pain
2. Gastric pain
3. Hepatitis
4. Uterus Pain
5. Uterine Tumor


Dose:
5 grams (2 drams) with Oxymel

Cautions:
None noted

Modifications:
In the second version, the source text says Henbane seed may be replaced with Elecampane.

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