Exhilarating Electuary

Tradition:

Unani

Source / Author:

Rhazes (Continens)

Herb Name	Latin	Amount
Borage flower	Borago officinalis
Bugloss flower	Anchusa officinalis	3 dirhams ea.
Saffron	Crocus sativus	1 dirham
Red Behen	Salvia haematodes
White Behen	Centaurea behen
Doronicum	Doronicum hookeri	3 dirhams ea.
Cinnamon	Cinnamonum zeylanicum	5 dirhams
Cardamon	Elettaria cardamomum
Nutmeg	Myristica fragrans
Clove	Eugenia caryophyllus	3 dirhams ea.
Amber	Succinum	1 dirham
Musk	Moschus
Ambergris	Ambre gris	½ dirham ea.
Lapis Lazuli prepared	Lapis Lazuli preparata	2 dirhams
Silkworm Cocoon torrefied	Serici usta	5 dirhams

Preparation:

Powder and mix with three times their weight of equal amounts of Apple and Quince syrups.

Function:

Strengthens the Heart, Clears Melancholy, Exhilarates

Use:

1. Exhilarates, Cheers the Spirit, promotes Joy
2. Melancholy
3. Anxiety
4. Palpitations from Heart weakness
5. Heart weakness with restless Spirit

Dose:

As much as a Walnut

Cautions:

None noted

Modifications:

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