Invigorator of the Decrepit

Tradition:

Unani

Source / Author:

Rhazes

Herb Name	Latin	Amount
Colocynth	Citrullus colocynthis	1/4 dram
Turbith	Operculina turpethum	1 dram
Centaury	Centaurium erythraea	½ dram
Ginger	Zingiber officinalis	1/3 dram
Castoreum	Castoreum	1/4 dram
Sagapen	Ferula persica	2 daniq
Indigo seed, peeled	Indigofera tinctoria	2/3 drams

Preparation:

Form Pills

Function:

Settles Wind, Purges Damp

Use:

Back, Pelvic and Knee pain from Wind-Damp

Dose:

½–1 dram are made into a potion and taken before bed for 2–3 nights.

Cautions:

None noted

Modifications:

Another version used Colocynth, Centaury, Turpeth, prepared Spurge, Garden Cress, Savin, Calamus, Mustard seed, Opopanax and Gum Ammoniac

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