Electuarium Socratis
Majun Soqrat
Electuary of Socrates
Tradition:
Unani
Source / Author:
Pharmacopoeia Persica (1681)
Herb Name | Latin | Amount |
|---|---|---|
Gentiana lutea | ||
Levisticum officinale | ||
Paeonia officinalis | ||
Balsam Apple seed | Momordica balsamina | |
Laurus nobilis | ||
Aristolchia longa | ½ dram ea. | |
Pimpinella anisum | ||
Castoreum | ||
Commiphora opobalsamum | ||
Commiphora opobalsamum | ||
Cinnamonum cassia | ||
Asarum europeum | ||
Pistacia lentiscus | ||
Doronicum hookeri | ||
Zingiber zerumbet | ||
Apium graveolens | ||
Eruca sativa | ||
Allium cepa | ||
Allium porrum | 3 drams ea. | |
Aloe spp. | 10 drams | |
Operculina turpethum | 20 drams | |
Aquillaria agallocha | 12 drams | |
Myristica fragrans | ||
Rheum palmatum | ||
Eugenia caryophyllus | ||
Myristica fragrans | ||
Elettaria cardamomum | ||
Nardostachys jatamansi | ||
Crocus sativus | ||
Scilla maritima | ||
Curcuma zedoaria | ||
Lepidium sativum | ||
Oreganum vulgare | ||
Cinnamonum zeylanicum | 3 drams ea. | |
Rosa gallica | ||
Melissa officinalis | ||
Laccifer lacca | 5 drams ea. | |
Cyperus rotundus | ||
Mahaleb Cherry kernel | Prunus mahaleb | 4 drams ea. |
Terminalia chebula (black | ||
Emblica officinalis | ||
Terminalia bellerica | 6 drams |
Preparation:
Powder the herbs, mix with Almond oil, then with 3 times their weight of clarified Honey, form an Electuary. Put in a glass vessel which should be kept in a pot of barley for 6 months.
Function:
Clears Phelgm and Damp, Moves the Qi, Benefits the Principal Organs
Use:
“It is the most effective remedy for all pituitous disease”
“it is especially suitable for the elderly”
1. Forgetfulness
2. Melancholy
3. Epilepsy
4. Morphea
5. Leprosy, Elephantiasis
6. Pain in the joints, Arthritis
7. Stomach pain
8. Alopecia
9. Chronic Cough
10. Quartern Fever
11. Pituitous Fevers
12. Urinary difficulty
13. Hemorrhoids
14. Resists Poisons
15. Stones in the kidneys and Bladder
16. Promotes menstruation
17. Bad Breath
18. Difficulty Speaking
Dose:
2–5 drams
Cautions:
None noted
Modifications:
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