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Safflower (Saffron substitute), Aloe & Myrrh

Pilulae Pestilentiales,
or Pilulae Commune,
or Pilulae Ru
ffi
Pestilential Pills,
or Common Pills,
or Pills of Ru
ffus


Tradition:
Western, Unani

Source / Author:
Ruffus of Ephesos (98-117? AD)

Herb Name
Aloes
Myrrh
Sa
ffron

Latin
Aloe vera
Commiphora molmol
Crocus sativus

Amount
2 ounces
1 ounce
1⁄2 ounce


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. bene
fit 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).


  • Comment
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  • Research
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>
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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Research
1. Evaluation of a Unani polyherbal formulation (Tiryaqe wabai) as an immunostimulator in elderly persons
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