Diospoliticum
Lesser Cumin Composition
or, The Egyptian Confect

Tradition:

Western

Source / Author:

Galen

Herb Name

Latin

Amount

Cumin prepared *

Cuminum cyminum

Rue

Ruta graveolens

Long Pepper

Piper longum

1 oz. ea.

Saltpeter **

Potassium nitrate

1⁄2 oz.

* Cumin is prepared by steeping for 24 hours in Vinegar, then stir-fried
** Some Unani texts list Bauraq, Borax, instead of Saltpeter.

Preparation:

Powder.

Function:

Warms the Stomach, promotes Digestion, clears Food Stagnation

Use:

1. Indigestion
2. Cold Stomach pain
3. Colic
4. Nausea, Belching, Wind associated with Food Stagnation
5. Also for Worms (with Food Stagnation)

Dose:

Half dram after food, with an appropriate Syrup of Quince or Wine etc.

Cautions:

Not suitable for long-term use.

Modifications:

1. If there is weakness, add Wormwood and White Pepper
2. If there is urinary incontience, add Caraway

Similar Formulas:

Compare with Confection of Cumin of Unani

‘It is an admirable remedy for such whose meat is putrified in their stomachs, it helps cold stomachs, cold belchings and windy’. (Culpeper)

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