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Hardness



Hardness refers to Sclerosis or Fibrosis. It may come after unresolved Trauma or Chronic Inflammation, and may be in a Tissue or in an Organ.

See also Liver Hardness, Cirrhosis

Western Tradition

Hardness, to Soften

Powder of Lacca Lesser (Dialacca Minor) (Mesue)
Dialacca major
Troches of Wormwood Lesser (Mesue)
Pills of Rhubarb (Greater) (Pil. de Raved Sceni) (Mesue)
Troches of Rhubarb Lesser (Unani)
Electuary of Saffron Lesser (Diacrocon Minus) (Mesue)
Electuary of Saffron Greater (Diacrocon Majores) (M.)
Hiera Pachi, or Hiera Archigenis
Troches for Hardness of the Liver
Troches Praised for Liver Hardness (Nicholas)
Powder for Hardness of the Kidneys
Powder for Hardness of the Kidneys (Nicolas)
Ointment of Martiatum
Plaster of Diachylon
Plaster of Diachylon alterum
Plaster of Meliot

Cerate of Hyssop
Oil of Sweet Almond

Oil of Mastic


Hardness, to Mature and Resolve

Diachylon Magnus
Oxycroceum




Special Formula

Electuary of Saffron for Hardness
    Saffron
    Spikenard
    Cassia                                 2 drams each
    Cinnamon
    Costus
    Flowers of Pistachia        1 drams each
    Honey                                sufficient
Form an electuary.
Used for Hardness of the Liver, Spleen or Stomach.
Take 1 dram with Infusion of Parsley and Aniseed. (Syrian "Book of Medicine", trans. by Wallis Budge, 1913)


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