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Safflower (Saffron substitute), Aloe & Myrrh
Pilulae Pestilentiales,
or Pilulae Commune,
or Pilulae Ruffi
Pestilential Pills,
or Common Pills,
or Pills of Ruffus
or Pilulae Commune,
or Pilulae Ruffi
Pestilential Pills,
or Common Pills,
or Pills of Ruffus
Tradition:
Western, Unani
Source / Author:
Ruffus of Ephesos (98-117? AD)
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Herb Name
Aloes
Myrrh Saffron |
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Preparation:
Powder and form Pills using Lemon juice Syrup, or Syrup of Wormwood
Function:
Cleanses excess, opens Obstructions, preserves from Infection
Use:
1. Primarily used as a preservative during Epidemics, notably the Plague.
2. cleanses the Stomach and Bowels
3. promotes appetite and Digestion
4. promotes Menstruation
5. benefit the Lungs.
Dose:
1 scruple–1 dram, before dinner, before bed, or first thing in the morning
Cautions:
None noted
Modifications:
There were many additions to this simple formula.1. Rhubarb, Gentian and Zedoary were later added, and used for the same purpose, these also being called ‘Pestilential Pills’. Some added Angelica to these.
2. The former additions is basically the same as the modern ‘Swedish Bitters’ (to which the principle addition is Camphor).
Renodeus said in this prescription ‘Aloes frees the body from excrements, Myrrh vindicates it from putretude, and Saffron recreates the Heart and Vital faculties’.
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