Diasenna
Or, Electuarium de Cassia
Electuary of Senna
Tradition:
Western, Unani
Source / Author:
Nicholas
Herb Name | Latin | Amount |
|---|---|---|
Cassia angustifolia | 3 oz. | |
Corylus avellana usta | 50 | |
Sericum usta | 2 drams | |
Terra Armenius praeparata | 1 dram | |
Lapis Azureus praeparata | 3 drams | |
Saccharum | 6 oz. | |
Cinnamonum zeylanicum | 1 oz. | |
Eugenia caryophyllus | ||
Alpina officinarum | ||
Piper nigrum | ||
Nardostachys jatamansi | ||
Ocinum basilicum | ||
Myristica fragrans | ||
Elettaria cardamomum | ||
Crocus sativus | ||
Zingiber officinalis | ||
Curcuma zedoaria | ||
Rosmarinus officinalis | ||
Piper longum | 2 drams ea. |
An alternate version from Dispensarium Magistri Nicolai:
Herb Name | Latin | Amount |
|---|---|---|
Aquillaria agallocha | ||
Eugenia caryophyllus | ||
Alpina officinarum | ||
Myristica fragrans | ||
Cinnamonum tamala | ||
Myristica fragrans | ||
Cinnamonum zeylanicum | 2 drams ea. | |
Lapis Azureus praeparata | ||
Terra Armenius praeparata | 2 ½ drams ea. | |
Cassia angustifolia | 38 drams | |
Crocus sativus | 1 dram | |
Sericum usta | 2 scruples | |
Eboris | ||
Bambusae silicae | ||
Anacardium occidentale | ||
Os Cordis Cervii | ||
Unguis Odoratus | 2 drams ea. | |
Colchicum autumnale | 1 oz. | |
Commiphora molmol | ||
Gentiana lutea | ||
Laurus nobilis | ||
Helleborus niger | 2 drams ea. | |
Corylus avellana usta | 15 in number | |
Ambre gris | 2 scruples |
Preparation:
Powder the Hazelnuts and boil in 2 lbs. of clarified Honey, then add the rest in Powder and form an Electuary
Function:
Purges Melancholy
Use:
‘It is good against Melancholy, Madness, and discontent of the Mind; also affects of the Spleen, Boils, Scabs, Elaphantiasis &c’.
1. Melancholy
2. Sadness
3. Madness, Mania, Lunatics
4. troubled Mind
5. Boils
6. Chronic skin diseases
7. Leprosy, Elephantiasis
Dose:
1⁄2–1 oz.
Cautions:
1. Not used during Pregnancy.
2. Not used in Yin deficiency
Modifications:
1. For Melancholy of the Head, take (the first version) with a little prepared Black Hellebore root. Note that Hellebore is added in the second version.
2. Leprosy, add 2 oz. of Viper powder.
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