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Diacrocon Minus,
or Electuarium Croci Minus,

or
Diacurcuma Minores

Electuary of Saffron Lesser

Tradition:
Western, Unani

Source / Author:
Mesue

Herb Name
Indian Spikenard
Myrrh

Cassia Wood
Sa
ffron
Schoenanth
Costus
Cinnamon

Latin
Nardostachys jatamansi
Commiphora molmol
Cinnamonum cassia

Crocus sativus
Cymbopogon schoenanthus
Saussurea lappa
Cinnamonum zeylanicum

Amount






equal parts

Preparation:
Powder and mix with clarified Honey to form an Electuary

Function:
Warms, Opens Obstructions, Moves Blood and Qi

Use:
"Good for affection of the Liver and for coldness of the Stomach and for a defect of the Spleen" (Nicholas)
1. Antidote
2. Cold and Weakness of Stomach, Liver, Spleen, Kidney
3. Edema
4. Gravel and Stones
5. Cold-type Bladder or Kidney Pain
6. Liver disease
7. Hardness, Sclerosis or Cirrhosis of the Liver
8. Liver Pain
9. Pain caused by Blood Stagnation


Dose:
1 dram with warm water or wine

Cautions:
None noted

Modifications:

Similar Formulas:
1. Powder of Gum Lacca Greater (Dialacca Majores)
2. See Electuary of Sa
ffron Greater (Diacrocon Majores) of Mesue for more information on modifications and substitutes.


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