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Pills for Epilepsy from Melancholy of Serapion

Tradition:
Western, Unani

Source / Author:
Serapion (De morbus internis curandis, Mesue, 1551)

Herb Name
Hiera Picra
Dodder
Lapis lazuli prepared
Scammony prepared
Colocynth
Black Hellebore, prepared
Indian Spikenard

Latin
Hiera Picra
Cuscuta europea
Lapis Azureus praeparata
Convovulus scammonia
Citrullus colocynthus
Helleborus niger praeparata Nardostachys jatamansi

Amount
5 drams
10 drams
7 drams




2 drams each

Preparation:
Form a confection with Honey water

Function:
Purges Melancholy, settles Wind and Damp-Phlegm, stops Spasms

Use:
1. Epilepsy from Melancholy or Wind and Damp-Phlegm
2. Similar Wind diseases of the Brain associated with Damp or Melancholy
3. Melancholy
4. Melancholy diseases: chronic Skin disease, Fibroids
5. Black Morphew


Dose:
1⁄2 dram

Cautions:
None noted

Modifications:

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This is a closely related formula to the various ‘Pills of Lapis Lazuli’; it can be used similarly to them. See also Expert Pills for Epilepsy from Phlegm which is similar, with more medicines including Myrobalans and Peony.
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