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Electuary of Sulphur

Tradition:
Unani

Source / Author:
Pharmacopoeia Persica, 1681

Herb Name
Sulphur
Henbane seed
Storax
Myrrh

Rue
Bitter Costus *
Opium
Saffron
Cassia Wood
White Pepper

Latin
Sulphur
Hyoscyamus niger
Styrax officinalis
Commiphora molmol
Ruta graveolens
Inula racemosa
Opium
Crocus sativus
Cinnamonum cassia
Piper album
Amount



8 drams ea.

10 drams ea.

2 drams ea.
12 drams
20 drams


* Bitter Costus is generally regarded to be Inula racemosa. Costus root could also be used.

Preparation:
Powder and with three times their weight of Honey, form an Electuary.

Function:
Clears Phlegm and Damp, Warms the Yang, Stops Cough, Resists Poison

Use:
1. Phlegm diseases
2. Black Bile diseases
3. Phlegm Cough
4. Asthma
5. Edema
6. Difficult Urination
7. Inveterate Fever
8. Antidote to lethal poisons including Hemlock
9. Scorpion Bite

Dose:

1⁄2 dram

Cautions:
Avoid overdose

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