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Pilulae de Foetida
Foetid Pills, or Stinking Pills
Foetid Pills, or Stinking Pills
Tradition:
Western, Unani
Source / Author:
Mesue
Herb Name
Aloe
Colocynth Sagapen Gum Ammoniacum Myrrh Rue seed Dodder of Thyme Turbith Scammony prepared Lesser Spurge root prepared Colchicum Ginger Indian Spikenard Cinnamon Saffron Castoreum Euphorbium prepared |
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Preparation:
Dissolve the gums in Leek juice; then add the remaining in powder, and with Syrup of the Juice of Leeks, make a Pill mass, S.A.
Function:
Clears Cold Phlegm
Use:
1. Arthritis
2. Rheumatism
3. Back Pain
4. Sciatica
5. Leprosy
6. Obstinate skin diseases: Pruritus, Morphew
Dose:
1–2 scruples
Cautions:
These are strong and irritant in excess. They are only suitable for cases with excess Damp or Phlegm, and are contraindicated in Yin deficiency.
Modifications:
Mesue had greater and lesser versions of the Foetid Pills, these being the Greater, the Lesser being far less commonly used. Galen originally formed the Pills of Spurge upon which these are loosely based.
These are used similarly to Pills of Sagapen, Pills of Sarcocolla and Pills of Colchicum.
These are used similarly to Pills of Sagapen, Pills of Sarcocolla and Pills of Colchicum.
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