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Diasenna,
Or, Electuarium de Cassia
Electuary of Senna

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Tradition:
Western, Unani

Source / Author:
Nicholas

Herb Name
Senna
Hazel Nuts, torrefied
Silk, torre
fied
Lapis Armenius, washed
Lapis Lazuli, washed
Sugar
Cinnamon
Clove
Galangal
Pepper
Indian Spikenard
Basil seed
Mace
Cardamon
Sa
ffron
Ginger
Zedoary
Rosemary
flowers
Long Pepper

Latin
Cassia angustifolia
Corylus avellana usta
Sericum usta
Terra Armenius praeparata
Lapis Azureus praeparata
Saccharum

Cinnamonum zeylanicum
Eugenia caryophyllus
Alpina o
fficinarum
Piper nigrum
Nardostachys jatamansi
Ocinum basilicum
Myristica fragrans
Elettaria cardamomum
Crocus sativus

Zingiber officinalis
Curcuma zedoaria
Rosmarinus o
fficinalis
Piper longum

Amount
3 oz.
50
2 drams
1 dram
3 drams
6 oz.
1 oz.












2 drams ea.

An alternate version from Dispensarium Magistri Nicolai:

Herb Name
Aloeswood
Clove
Galangal

Nutmeg
Indian leaf
Mace
Cinnamon
Lapis Lazuli, washed
Lapis Armenius, washed       

Senna
Saffron
Silk, torrefied
Ivory
Tabasheer
Anacardium
Bone of a Stags Heart
Blatta Byzantina

Colchicum
Myrrh
Gentian
Bay berry
Black Hellebore, prepared
Hazel Nuts, torrefied
Ambergris

Latin
Aquillaria agallocha
Eugenia caryophyllus
Alpina o
fficinarum

Myristica fragrans
Cinnamonum tamala
Myristica fragrans
Cinnamonum zeylanicum
Lapis Azureus praeparata
Terra Armenius praeparata
Cassia angustifolia
Crocus sativus
Sericum usta
Eboris
Bambusae silicae
Anacardium occidentale
Os Cordis Cervii
Unguis Odoratus
Colchicum autumnale
Commiphora molmol
Gentiana lutea
Laurus nobilis
Helleborus niger
Corylus avellana usta
Ambre gris
Amount






2 drams ea.

2 ½ drams ea.
38 drams
1 dram
2 scruples




2 drams ea.
1 oz.



2 drams ea.
15 in number
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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"It is good against Melancholy, Madness, and discontent of the Mind; also affects of the Spleen, Boils, Scabs, Elaphantiasis &c.". (Salmon)
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