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Electuarium Indum Minus
Indian Electuary Lesser


Tradition:
Western, Unani

Source / Author:
Mesue

Herb Name
Turbith
Sugar
Mace
Clove
Pepper
Ginger
Cinnamon
Greater Cardamon
Nutmeg
Scammony prepared

Latin
Operculina turpethum
Saccharum

Myristica fragrans
Eugenia caryophyllus
Piper nigrum

Zingiber officinalis
Cinnamonum zeylanicum
Amomum subulatum
Myristica fragrans
Convovulus scammonia

Amount








7 drams ea.
12 drams

Preparation:
Powder and with 2 lbs., 3 oz., 3 drams of clarified Honey, form an Electuary.

Function:
Purges Phlegm and Damp, settles Wind, strengthens the Spleen

Use:
1. Phlegm and Damp affecting the Spleen and Stomach
2. Poor appetite and digestion from Damp
3. Nausea and Vomiting
4. Loose Bowels from Spleen and Stomach Damp
5. Kidney Pain
6. Colic


Dose:
1–2 drams

Cautions:
1. Not used in Yin deficiency.
2. Not used in Pregnancy


Modifications:

Similar Formulas:
This is used similarly to Greater Indian Electuary. That is better corrected, and was more commonly used.

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