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Electuarium Laetificans
Letificans Electuary
Letificans Electuary
Tradition:
Unani
Source / Author:
Pharmacopoeia Persica (1681)
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Herb Name
Pearl
Ruby * Lapis lazuli prepared Red Coral Amber Jasper Jew's stone Musk Aloeswood Green Pistachio skin Citron peel Red Behen White Behen Doronicum Ginger Colchicum Long Pepper Black Pepper Asarum Red Sandalwood White Sandalwood Usnea Orchis Wild Parsnip Rose Tabasheer Mastic Costus Chicory Cinnamon ** Pyrethrum Euphorbium White Henbane seed Balsam Apple seed Opium Saffron Greater Cardamon |
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* source text says Hyacinth (Zircon) can also be used
** source text listed Carfa, called "Cinamomi crassioris", thick or coarse Cinnamon
Preparation:
With three times the weight of clarified Hioney, form an Electuary.
Function:
Strengthens Heart and Stomach, Clears Damp, Moves Qi, Promotes Joy
Use:
1. Heart weakness, Palpitations with Anxiety
2. Stomach debility
3. Melancholy
4. Sadness without cause
5. Anxiety
Dose:
1–2 drams
Cautions:
None noted
Modifications:
This formula would stand without the Opium, as none of the other Letificans formulas rely on such a large dose of Opium.
This is an interesting variation on the Letificans family of formulas. It is the only one that has Opium in such a large proportion. Some medicines, such as Jew's Stone and Euphorbium seem out of place.
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