Electuarium de Chalybe
Majun Faulad
Electuary of Steel
Tradition:
Unani
Source / Author:
Pharmacopoeia Persica (1681)
Herb Name | Latin | Amount |
|---|---|---|
Crocus sativus | ||
Piper nigrum | ||
Piper longum | ||
Cinnabaris | ||
Piper cubeba | ||
Pistacia lentiscus | ||
Pimpinella anisum | ||
Scincus | ||
Nardostachys jatamansi | ||
Myristica fragrans | ||
Eugenia caryophyllus | ||
Cinnamonum zeylanicum | ||
Santalum album | ||
Cuminum cyminum | ||
Nigella sativa | ||
Citrullus vulgaris | ||
Chicorium intybus | ||
Papaver somniferum | ||
Anacyclus pyrethrum | ||
Salvia hemotodes | ||
Centaurea behen | ||
Terminalia chebula (black) | ||
Corallum rubrum | ||
Succinum | ||
Margarita | ||
Apium graveolens | ||
Fraxinus excelsior | ||
Pistachio verum | ||
Mentha pulegium | ||
Datura seed ** | Datura stramonium | |
Gentiana lutea | ||
Camel Placenta | Secundina Camela | |
Zingiber officinalis | ||
Passer domesticus | ||
Gallus domesticus | ||
Sesamum indicum | ||
Thymus vulgaris | ||
Matricaria recutita | ||
Myristica fragrans | ||
Emblica officinalis | ||
Terminalia bellerica | ||
Amomum subulatum | ||
Lepidium sativum | ||
Trachyspemum ammi | ||
Cocos nucifera | ||
Asparagus officinale | ||
Cinnamonum cassia | 5 drams ea. | |
Carduus benedictus | ||
Nux Pinea | ||
Walnut flower *** | Jugulans regia | |
Convolvulus ceruleam indici | uncertain | |
Orchis spp. | ||
Zingiber zerumbet | ||
Foeniculum vulgare | ||
Stramonium nuts **** | Datura stramonium | |
Papaver somniferum | ||
Aristolchia longa | ||
Scilla maritima | ||
Aristolchia rotunda | ||
Fumaria officinalis | 2 1⁄2 drams ea. | |
Aurum | ||
Argentum | 50 of each | |
Saccharum | 1/4 weight of all the rest | |
Mel | weight of all the rest | |
Steel filings calcined | Ferro limatura | 6 drams |
* Cinnabar is washed with Lemon water
** Datura seed is dry-fried
*** Florum Nucum
**** Nucis Stramonia may mean the green fruit pods of Datura
Preparation:
Form an Electuary according to art. It is stirred weekly and used after 6 months.
Function:
Clears Damp, Settles Wind, Moves the Qi, Settles Wind, Strengthens the Kidneys
Use:
“suitable for the Elderly”
1. Colic
2. Twisting pain in the bowels
3. Epilepsy
4. Tremors
5. strengthens the stomach
6. Increases Virility
7. Lower Back pain
7. Spermatorrhea
8. Dripping Urine.
Dose:
1 drams
Comment:
The source text says it was invented by Indians. It is a “marvelous composition, and excels in innumerable virtues”.
Cautions:
None noted
Modifications:
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